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New York, New York, United States

Bellevue, Washington

• Led the design and implementation of Front-End, Integration (RESTful / SOAP APIs), and Unit Testing frameworks as part of the Law Enforcement Relations Team
• Coached Product Managers on writing Testable Requirement Specifications
• Defined and implemented processes including Layers of Functional Testing, Test Phase Exit Criteria, Definition of Done, Testable Requirements, Requirements Changes Management, Defect Tracking and Triage
• Collaborated with Human Resources Applications team to redefine their Testing processes and Code Quality Standards
• Coordinated with Vendor Test Team to manage workload, task assignments, and review of deliverables
• Conducted candidate interviews and made hiring recommendations to build out QA Test Automation team

Seattle, WA

• QA Lead as part of both Ads & Business Platform and Messenger RTC (Real-Time Communications) teams for iOS, Android, and Web products
• Implemented criteria to disposition defect backlog to reduce number of open defects by 47%
• Worked to influence Software Engineers to take ownership of writing and maintaining End-to-End Automated Tests
• Managed coordination with Off-Shore Manual Testing team as well as an On-Site Testing contractor on daily tasks, communication, and coverage
• Worked with Product Support Specialists to understand external bug reports and identify problem areas
• Reported on Quality of weekly mobile app releases for Video & Audio Calls in Facebook Messenger

Bellevue, WA

• Contractor at Expedia
• Supporting Test Automation code (C#) for The Lodging Services group
• Collaborating directly with multiple teams which consume web services to address ongoing support needs

Seattle, WA

• Worked with Product Managers to understand Business Needs and how Software Quality could ensure Business Value
• Evangelized and implemented Feature Branching strategy for Git source control for several development teams
• Coached Product Managers in implementing better Agile processes
• Collaborated with remote development team to design and implement a test strategy for a custom Order Management System

Seattle, WA

• Sole QA resource driving the definition and implementation of QA processes, philosophies, workflows, and tools for a team of over 20 developers and product managers
• Worked directly with Product Managers to revamp our use of JIRA to capture requirements and Acceptance Criteria in a more meaningful way
• Evangelized and implemented Behavior Driven Development (BDD) concepts into entire development cycle
• Coordinated with DevOps team to incorporate Build Verification Tests (BVT) into an AWS Continuous Integration (CI) environment
• Expanded Unit Test and Integration Test coverage using NUnit in C#
• Mentored Developers in modern testing techniques

Seattle, WA

• SDET for Personalization Team creating Automation Testing for iOS app
• Deep-Dive Evaluation and Recommendation of tools for use in iOS Functional Automation
• Took ownership of maintenance and enhancement of Test Data team's data generation web portal (written in Grails / Javascript)
• Created Automation Test coverage for various internal teams using HP QuickTest Pro and CodedUI

Seattle, WA

Birmingham, Alabama Area

• Created and Executed Manual and Automated tests for several e-commerce sites operated by EBSCO
• Created Automated Tests using C# and CodedUI
• Implemented improvements to Manual Testing process in how the team was using MS Test Manager and Team Foundation Server

Birmingham, Alabama Area

• Led effort to standardize Manual Testing process of Auto Insurance website
• Developed and Distributed training for QA team on Manual Testing processes
• Evaluated and recommended test management and test automation tools
• Designed and implemented Test Automation framework using HP QuickTest Pro
• Created utility for aid in verifying test results (using VB.NET)
• Led effort to develop transactional data generation tool to reduce external service fees

Huntsville, Alabama Area

• Contractor with the US Army
• Developed and Executed Automated tests using HP QuickTest Pro
• Defined test procedures and standards
• Maintained and Imported project requirements from Enterprise Architect to HP Quality Center

Tukwila, WA

• Authored business process documentation for user provisioning system for Boeing
• Authored end-user training materials
• Assisted with system design

Huntsville, Alabama Area

• Contractor for NASA
• SCRUM Master for cross-functional development team
• Facilitated Requirements Gathering workshops
• Developed and executed Functional Automation tests using HP QuickTest Pro
• Authored system process documentation (Use Cases, Process Flows, etc.)
• Assisted in development of end-user training materials

Certificate, Software Product Management

Bsba, Management Information Systems