Christopher A. Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas, United States

Austin, Texas Area

• Collaborated with Quality Enablement team to develop a test automation strategy for new platform implementations. Coded and executed automated functional REST API tests against multiple platform environments nightly..
• Evaluated platform configuration requirements and developed manual test cases using Tricentis qTest.
• Developed HTTP web services and automated tests for retrieving and validating platform configuration.
• Implemented automated tests to verify acceptance criteria by the build team.

Austin, Texas Area

• Developed REST API client in Python used by multiple internal engineering teams to interact with the platform HTTP endpoints.
• Designed and built automated test framework from the ground up using Python and pytest.
• Coded over 300 automated API tests.

Austin, Texas Area

• Coded Java and Javascript tests to verify GIS data integrity for a large Hadoop dataset. Collaborated with product managers to deliver automated solutions that met the required specifications. Performed peer code.
• Built Java SDK framework using Jersey as part of REST API automation test suite development.

Austin, Texas Area

• Developed, documented and implemented test cases and plans in Gurock TestRail for TRACT billing SaaS product based on existing specifications, and business and technical requirements. Executed acceptance tests of new.
• Led design and development of Java SDK using Jersey and JAXB as part of the REST API automation test suite development.
• Led test effort for the development of a new UI using Agile methodologies.
• Built automated test suite using Java, Selenium WebDriver and TestNG for new UI.
• Coded custom TestNG listener for reporting results of automated test cases to TestRail test case management application via TestRail's REST API.

Austin, Texas Area

• Reviewed new feature requirements for various applications and tools within Pluck product and provided feedback. Wrote and executed test plans in a collaborative team environment (worked on existing test plans, as well.
• Produced over 20 releases of Pluck product in six months using Agile development methods.
• Automated process for creating release candidates in Git which reduced the time to create builds from hours to minutes.
• Automated process for tagging and releasing new versions of Pluck product in Git.
• Setup and configured internal HTTP, CIFS and DNS servers for use by engineering teams.

Austin, Texas Area

• Analyzed product requirements and designs to define test plans and procedures. Developed both manual and automated tests using Selenium. Executed automated and manual test cases based on test plans to ensure product.
• Successfully launched five releases of StrongBox product.
• Reported over 250 valid defects in a 12-month time period.
• Led effort to define test plans, use cases and test scenarios for two new features.
• Worked with product management and support to identify customer issues in order to focus test efforts and improve product usability and reliability.
• Managed offshore resources to maintain efficient test activities.

• Software Quality Assurance Team Leader that participated in and reviewed software design across multiple business units for IBM Systems Director product. Created test plans and schedules. Authored test abstracts.
• Worked collaboratively to bring three product releases to market in an 11-month time period.
• Ensured product complied with large financial institution’s requirements that resulted in $12M in sales.
• Released new BladeCenter Open Fabric Manger I/O virtualization solution that reduces blade server deployment by over 90% and delivered $4.5M in sales in the first year.
• Coordinated with in-house and 3rd party development vendor to release high quality DAS, NAS, SAN, and iSCSI RAID storage systems management solution.
• Streamlined database installation and configuration using virtual machine solutions that reduced test environment setup by over 90%.

Houston, Texas Area

• Performed development and execution of software quality assurance tests and processes for the BMC Patrol product. Responsible for developing test plans, methods, and procedures to ensure continuous improvement to.
• Led pilot internationalization quality assurance team to ensure foreign language readiness and product quality that resulted in increased global sales of Patrol product by $20M.
• Achieved 40% reduction in hardware costs through the implementation of virtualization software in the test environment.
• Coded and executed automated functional and internationalization tests that resulted in a 30% reduction in time and resources utilized.

Master Of Business Administration

Bachelor Of Science, Electrical Engineering