James Cookson Email & Phone Number

Tacoma, WA

Greater Seattle Area

Seattle, WA

Currently enrolled in course work to add formalized training in Java, Python & SQL. Course will also cover OOP & expand on language's core functionalities. Upon completion - a certificate will be awarded.Current interests include Blockchain & Machine Learning technologies. Current personal project is designing & building a multi-discipline test harness.

University Place, WA

Took 1.5 months off for family and a much-needed vacation. Afterwards, spent a great deal of time submitting and interviewing for positions. In June, after reviewing the positions I was interested in pursuing and skills I could contribute, I decided that taking on some additional schooling would be a great opportunity to improve my offering to potential.

Seattle, WA

• This is what I do:
• QA for EMC Cloud Portal Svcs Team, cloud based options & solutions for current and future EMC customers to leverage the power of the cloud in their current space.This is the technology I am involved with (daily):
• Cloud Computing, Cassandra (DataStax/Apache), Solr, Docker, JMeter, Jenkins (CI)These are what I do (all the time):
• Plan & execute testing (all colors) using methodologies for manual and automated tests based on technical requirements & specifications
• Utilize test automation using Ruby within a Linux/Windows VM environment
• Utilize performance, stress, load & benchmarking tests utilizing JMeter.

• QAE @ Amazon.com under contract for CSC (5/2010-12/2010)QAE @ Amazon.com under contract for TEK Systems (6-9/2011)Self-guided, resourceful and hard working software engineers to provide development support, creation of.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience writing automated tests using C++, Java or Perl
• Deep background in testing in a Linux environment and using shell scripts
• Experience working with Oracle databases and practical experience with SQL
• Strong problem solving skills and an ability to come up with creative solutions to impossible-to-solve problems
• Good communication skills both in person and in writingJob responsibilities may include (but are not limited to):

Marchex Inc.Position requires project planning experience in addition to skills relating to management of the testing process. Ability to read through functional & operational specification documentation and review for completeness as well as for writing of test cases, test plans and evaluation for User Acceptance Testing needs and requirements. Requires.

Lead/PM role for UAT team for MS LP&O team. Position requires project management and planning experience in addition to skills relating to management of testing teams and process. Position requires review and writing of test cases, test plans and evaluation of functional specifications for User Acceptance Testing needs and requirements. Requires an ability.

QA Test Engineer for Getty Images Quality Assurance group. Primary responsibilities include owning portions of manual testing for new and updated feature testing and production support for Getty Images enterprise asset management system as well as working with external teams and groups within the Getty images team. Primary testing involved a high level of.

Primary responsibilities for the position are owning portions of manual testing, identifying methods of automating user scenarios and implementing them, as well as incorporating the latest test tools and infrastructure. Additional responsibilities are user advocacy, test advocacy, working with external companies, and working across groups within the.

Performed analysis for testing viability in relation to project goals. Provided automation consulting for commencement of automation framework construction. Evaluated various automation testing applications for usability, sustainability and ramp in, so that there was a minimum of lost time before real results could be felt in the development lifecycle..

Primary responsibilities for the position are owning portions of manual testing, identifying methods of automating user scenarios and implementing them, as well as incorporating the latest test tools and infrastructure. Additional responsibilities are user advocacy, test advocacy, working with external companies, and working across groups within the.

Quality Assurance Testing of Windows Media Player for Handheld devices (x-platform). I am responsible for the writing of test cases and plans for a small project or a medium to large feature set. Reviews of test specifications, cases, and automation written by others for coverage and completeness. Is a member of the team responsible for improving test.

QA Testing of PhotoWorks new site and future iterations, all based entirely on the Java programming language. A few of the variables that determine types of configurations we were to support were: operating system, existing PhotoWorks or PhotoAccess customers, Browser type (configuration standard), and amount and type of images. Initial testing consisted.