Debra Benoit Email & Phone Number

Mansfield, MA, US

Burbank, California, US

I manage all things to related to the assessment of quality of products produce at AI. I develop manual and automated testing scripts post determining the best test methods for a given project. I am proficient with the Selenium webdriver and Appium web driver (using the python bindings) automation tools. I create scripts for web applications using angular.

Provided all levels of software quality engineering for an eCommerce website involved in administering donations made from sales of entertainment events. Coordinated tasks and managed the efforts of a small offshore QA team. Promoted to SQA Manager.

Boston, MA, US

• QA Lead responsible for overseeing overall testing effort. This encompass planning testing resources - interview potential candidates; work closely with the onsite and the overseas outsource QA teams to monitor testing.
• Working in an Agile Development environment build test strategies from specifications extracted as per Iteration priority for Clinical studies placed on PDA devices called LogPad/StudyPad systems: Work with the.
• Provide detailed schedules and project status. As a result, developed a tool that aids in tracking the progress of development efforts/ Iteration cycles. This tool was later implemented as a mandatory department.
• Participates as scrum master (per request of team mates) for daily scrum meets to address planned work and/or impediments. Help to resolve issues arising that may hinder deliverable timelines.
• Conduct periodic review of testing tools, manual or automated scripts to ensure the test documents or tools contain valid test scenarios to ensure quality products and/or to pass audits set forth by the FDA guidelines.

 Contract position hired to help with determining the quality for the periodic release of a Hotel Management System, a centralized control center that consolidates inventory across all booking channels employed by web travel search utilities such as Travelocity and integrated systems like GDS and voice agents. Work in a fast-paced development environment.

Boston, MA, US

 Contract position brought in to assist in the implementation of QA processes. Develop testing tools such as test plans, test suites, and knowledge base testing documentation in an environment with no documentation. Report and track defects. Promote proper bug writing methods in effort to resolve problems in a timelier manner. To increase efficiency.