Backed by Bain Capital Double Impact, Sparq is the leading U.S.-based digital engineering consultancy for building, deploying and supporting digital applications, products and experiences. Sparq assembles trusted software engineering teams that collaboratively solve challenges with creativity and rigor. Our experts know how to work together—with each other and with clients—generating momentum, velocity and success.• Principal quality assurance engineer/SDET lead serving various clients providing the best automation solutions/implementations.• Work with Google Cloud Platform, automating API, backend, utilizing many technologies (Karate, Selenium, TestNG, REST Assured/Postman, Java & more).• I work closely with executive leadership and sales to determine optimal resources/teams to ensure client success. • Design, facilitate and provide proof of concepts to clients helping make the best strategic decisions.• Conduct training sessions around new frameworks and technologies.• Research cutting edge technology and tools to provide the best, most cost effective solutions.• Define quality engineering best practices and processes.• Define automation strategies, vision and timelines.

• Define and instituted the quality engineering competency and processes.• Manage multiple competencies (local and offshore) within the business unit (Product, Business Analysis, Quality Assurance, UI/UX and Scrum Master).• I work closely with executive leadership and sales to define product vision. • Establish/redefine processes to ensure efficiency and quality is not compromised.• Recommend/support clear, concise expectations/processes to ensure customer quality is a focus throughout the lifecycle.• Thought leader with a proven history to think ahead, be proactive and prepared with a strong emphasis on delivery, customers and quality.• Career coach and mentor in various competencies/topics.• Assist other business units stand up quality assurance and engineering best practices and frameworks.• Work on existing, legacy products as well as building from the ground up.

• 18 years experience in leadership and quality engineering.• Directory of quality engineering at the Charleston Digital Hub.• Oversee multiple projects and teams in the government and commercial sectors.• Responsible for government quality engineering deliverables.• Defined and instituted the hub's quality engineering organization and competency.• Hiring manager, budgeting, mentor/coach with a passion to grow/improve all team members.• Experience with all testing phases (SDLC, security, performance/load, WebServices).• Experience as a Scrum Master & Project Manager.• Experience in Java, Ruby and Objective-C.• Write web automation using Java / Ruby & selenium web driver.• Write native mobile automation using calabash / frank & cucumber.

• Quality engineering and automated testing of enterprise level software; including integration with our internet solution.• Improve bench marking and automation processes. • Involved in load and performance based testing.• Served as scrum master for multiple teams.• Assisted in training when converting from our waterfall methodology to Scrum.• Write and execute test plans; both automated and manual.

• Quality assurance for research interview platform.• Involved with quality leadership/leadership in improving current delivery processes.• Involved with customer deliverables ensuring quality and timely completion.