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Portland, Or, Us

Portland, Or, Us

Translate product vision/roadmap/strategyinto detailed requirements which the Engineering team can develop into prototypes and ultimately productsTranslate market requirementsand use cases into detailed requirements that the QA Team can test against and determine if the product goals are being technically metEvangelize for the customer,particularly their technical needs, and get team buy in on the direction using evidence-based decision makingIdentify product capabilitygaps for internal and external customers and quantify the value of filling those gaps so they can be appropriately prioritized for developmentWork with the Engineeringteam to build milestone schedules that are tightly coupled with the product road map and market value building objectivesRepresent the company by visitingcustomers to solicit feedback on company products and services

- Building and managing an agile software QA organization to work alongside the software engineering team, to ensure that embedded firmware, remote, and cloud hosted software is high quality, scalable, and secure.- Building and managing a hardware QA organization to work alongside the hardware and manufacturing engineering teams, to make sure that PCB and enclosure designs are high quality, and to deliver the critical quality guidance and documentation to the factory QC organization that will allow them to test manufactured systems as they come off of our production lines.- Building out and managing two hardware/software QA labs (USA and China) for testing both equipment and software, and testing new candidate components for their fitness to include in our systems.- Working with all Product / Engineering leads to ensure that a commitment to quality is woven into everything the company produces.

- Short term contract.- Updated and developed Product Brief for USB 2.0 audio wireless transmitter.- Created new product introduction plan USB 2.0 audio wireless transmitter.- Supported CEO in demonstration of USB 2.0 audio wireless transmitter.- Support new design wins and sales team.- Wrote programmers quick start guide for new product design integration.- Supported VP of Marketing in future product road map management.

• Noninvasive Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) biotech research company.• MVP definition using the Lean methodology, setting company vision, business plan, and milestones.• Project Management including planning and tracking of team progress on milestones & schedule, budget, deliverables, and overcoming obstacles impeding R&D.• Public speaking engagements and presentations to individual investors, angel investment groups, venture capital groups, regional and international trade organizations, and trade shows.• Awarded startup grants from the state of Oregon and from international trade organizations.• Recruited a highly-respected company advisory board with deep expertise in Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals, Diabetes, and Corporate Law.• Successfully developed director/executive level contacts at 8 multi-billion-dollar strategic partner targets, 3 of which signed NDA’s, and 5 of which provided letters of support for our SBIR grant applications.• Created financial models including company phases of R&D, FDA regulatory testing, manufacturing, and investor exit.• Negotiated with vendors/partners/investors and raised $650k in private investment with follow on investment committed for A round.• Filed provisional patents for noninvasive continuous glucose monitoring device.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

• Planned and lead the multi team effort to stabilize and ready the technology for implementation in customer products.• Drove several concurrent projects through the Engineering organization including the planning, scoping, financial forecasting, scheduling, managing and coordinating across several Engineering teams. • Developed and managed the WiSA Association requirements and drove initiatives with multinational membership companies (LG, JBL/Harmon Kardon, Klipsch, Bang & Olufsen, Polk Audio, Gibson, and more).• Public speaking, presentations, and demonstrations for investors, strategic partners, and customers at trade shows as well as at customer offices.• Communicated project priorities, status, and drivers to Executive Staff, individual contributors, and to customers/partners.• Managed and mentored 7 Direct reports of Engineers across a broad SW and HW skill set.• Coordinated with Marketing, Sales, and Operations teams to provide Engineering and production support to customer development efforts and production lines.• Product planning and management coordination with Marketing, Sales, Operations, and Engineering teams.• Built QA Engineering team from the ground up, including all job scoping, hiring, and direct managing.

Houston, Tx, Us

Testing of internal and external Java web services testing, Oracle database data flows on a 24/7 financial transaction system. UNIX log files.

· Gathered requirements and wrote the PRD (Product Requirements Doc), as well as assisted in writing the MRD (MarketRequirements Doc).· Wrote and executed the test plan, test cases, and test scripts for hardware, and software validation· Used Python to view/change FPGA registers· Audio Quality testing using an Audio Precision SYS-2722· Speaker cross over design and synthesis using LEAP 5 CrossoverShop.· Defect tracking and reporting using Bugzilla

· I wrote and executed test plans, and test cases based on product requirements documentation.· QA lead and tester for client server in house back ojce applications as well as web applications for customer use.· Tested Java web applications for fit, form, and function.· Tested the back-end data flow of the web applications using SQL queries.· Defect tracking and reporting using Sepine Test Track Pro.· Underwent one-day training/demo for Mercury Quality Center.

Recording, and touring nationally. Released 3 albums.

Beaverton, Or, Us

· QA lead on projects ranging from web applications to a full Siebel CRM integration.· Responsible for overseeing the test process from end to end including gathering requirements, writing test plans, testcases, and test scripts, managing test technicians, and reporting results.· Used SQL queries to test the back end data flow of web applications and the Siebel CRM system.· Scripted automated testing of web products using Mercury WinRunner to emulate use cases and perform regressiontesting. Also used various found macros to automate testing.· Types of testing included were: white box, black box, regression testing, end user experience (including GUI), data verification, disaster recovery, and load testing.· The applications tested utilized C+, JAVA, HTML, SQL, and VB.· Maintained the QA lab, including all hardware maintenance, networking, and software.

· Responsible for end to end testing process, including test case writing, executing tests, managing test technicians, and reporting results. · Types of testing included: white box, black box, data flow verification, regression testing, load testing, end user experience, and disaster recovery. · Automated load testing of web services using SilkTest.· All the products tested were web based products that included HTML, C+, JAVA, VB, and SQL databases.