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Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, US

• Lead ISO defense and Vulnerability Management, providing strategic guidance on Application Security to align with business goals and regulatory requirements.
• Design and implement operational processes for SAST, DAST, VAST, SCA, and SBOM using cutting-edge technologies (e.g., Veracode, Qualys).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance security controls and optimize business performance.

Nashua, NH, US

• Part-time staff writer and game developer with a team of talented like-minded professionals creating captivating roleplaying games that are appealing and fun to play.
• Keeping exacting standards in the quality of work both professionally and creatively.

US

• Working as a freelance writer with a team of developers from around the globe to develop, proof, and playtest games worldwide.
• Collaborated with talented industry writers, editors, and game designers, creating captivating roleplaying games that are appealing and fun to play.
• Keeping exacting standards in the quality of work both professionally and creatively while meeting outline and deadline dates.

Dallas, Texas, US

• Managed Application Security initiatives for tracking vulnerabilities across e-commerce, web-based, and mobile platforms.
• Developed and implemented comprehensive test plans, documentation, and issue reporting processes.
• Ensured compliance with global software life-cycle processes, including POS, security, and web presence.
• Spearheaded Agile Software Development efforts and coordinated remediation activities.

Boulogne-Billancourt, Île-de-France, FR

• Freelance proofreader, writer, game developer, and professional GM.
• Future development, playtesting, proofreading of science fiction and fantasy, tabletop role-playing games.
• Previously Freelance contract with Fantasy Flight Games, the producers of Android: Shadow of the Beanstalk, Legend of the Five Rings, Genesys, Realms of Terrinoth, and Star Wars.
• Drawing upon over thirty years of RPG game master and player experience, to find the rhythm and flow of science fiction, fantasy, and mystery writing role-playing games.

Ridgefield Park, NJ, US

• Conducted comprehensive testing of mobile applications, focusing on security and performance.
• Collaborated with development teams to resolve issues and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.

Plano, TX, US

• Oversaw security testing of mobile applications, implementing QA processes and tracking issues through JIRA.
• Led Agile Software Development efforts to streamline QA procedures and improve product quality.

San Francisco, CA, US

• Contracted thru Brontech as the Senior Software QA Manager.
• Leading application and application security testing, on all mobile devices (iOS and Android) ensuring BIM 360 Field integration. A 3D model management and issue reporting software.
• Identified and verified client issue remediation and specifications while working with Devs.

Allen, US

• Created software QA implementation, testing, and administration for all subcontracted companies.
• Developed processes for relevant development lifecycle issues and managed the QA team and hiring.
• Collaboratively verified and resolved issues relating to IT specifications, issues, user roles, and permissions, utilizing Agile.
• Utilized testing skills across multiple code languages and platforms for network, web, and mobile applications which included but not limited to Linux, iOS, and Android.

• Contract software testing in iOS, performing QA, issue reporting, resolution, and regression.
• Feature, functionality and payment security sweeps for patent, NDA, and trademark e-commerce site.
• Worked with developers on project issue resolution in a collaborative agile process environment.

Phoenix, AZ, US

• Secure IT and software application for pharmacy software, which required high governmental standards and medical regulatory level testing and documentation.

Richardson, Texas, US

• Double byte software testing, tracking, and translation verification in Japanese.
• Utilized a custom translation string editing and verification tool.
• Facilitated cross-culture communication to produce secure and issue free E-Commerce web experience.
• Managed all localized content and translation work including documentation and processes implementation.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US

• Managed, tested, tracked, and supported Ackerman McQueen online communities and e-commerce, web-based applications.
• Application verification of software created in JAVA, Ruby, and Selenium.
• Verified iPhone applications, UI and user flow processes and permissions.
• Created technical and how-to video documentation for team and clients.

US

• Tracked and supported issues for CollectWeDo, an online community-based, web, and e-commerce application.
• Tested application viability of Flex developed software which output through Adobe Flash player, aided development of UI, usability, and flow processes for application development.

Dallas, TX, US

• Led scrum, testing, tracking, and process application support.
• Recorded risk and vulnerability issues for, an online community-based web / e-commerce application.
• QA'd code programmed in Flex and delivered through Adobe Flash, and aided development of UI, usability, and flow processes for application development.

• End to end Information Technology and Network Security admin for both desktop and server-side support.
• Wiring, security systems, and troubleshooting of client issues.
• Collaborated with a great team who believed in backups and processes that saved clients long term headaches.

San Francisco, California, US

• Served as Japanese Liaison with Macromedia. Interfaced with Tokyo employees.
• Translated, tested, and reported software issues for all (Asian double byte) localized languages for Macromedia.
• Effective written and verbal communication between Japanese and English-speaking software engineers to increase the usability of the products design.

Round Rock, Texas, US

• Front-line telephone and remote technical support on the Alamo and National rent car projects, worked in Oracle, resolved client and user issues with several types of remote access.
• Recorded and tracked issues for Perot in a bug tracking database for clients in a timely and polite manner.

T-Ten Automotive, T-Ten Automotive

Japanese Studies