Test Lead for various projects

Developing community programs for youth in areas such as 1) Python coding for PI 2) Stem Curriculum for robotics 3) Electronics and science projects 4) Working with youth engagement program for at risk youth

• Testing defects and features for credit reporting software• Providing documentation of tests and test cases• Using Selenium, JMETER, Katalon Studio to address performance issues• Creating bash scripts to edit config files and start servers, search directories• Investigating problems with applications and documenting them• Updating/deploying/configuring JBOSS application software

Working at Prophix software as a contractor responsible for testing new functionality in an agile environment. -Testing stored procedure automation on SQL Server 2016 and MYSQL-Creating test cases for user stories relating to API testing, front end GUI testing, back-end analysis-Creating XML files for API automation

Experienced working on supporting all aspects of testing in a LINUX/UNIX/WINDOWS environment for Avamar/NetWorker backup and recovery software.• Designing tests for Avamar/NetWorker backup software for Sybase / SAP-ORACLE / Oracle / MongoDB / SapIQ / INFORMIX databases• Creating documentation related to installing databases, database administration and test plans for new database features• Automating tests using Powershell, STAF/STAX, QFTEST, TCL including the programming of new test scripts• Installing/Testing releases on various OS including Solaris 9, 10, 11, AIX, SLES, RedHat, HP-UX, Linux, Windows 2012 R2• Developed test scripts to update DB, run backup and recovery, silent installations• Supporting existing test cases using bash, dos, xml, powershell, tcl• Kickstart/Setup/Configure Avamar Servers• Install, setup and configuration of Sybase, Oracle, SAP Oracle, SapIQ and Mongo databases• Use of SQL and testing scripts to ensure data integrity throughout testing process• Use of BRTOOLS 7.20 and 7.40 for backup and recovery of SAP databases using backint• Testing of database failover scenarios for Solaris clustered setups• Testing backup and recovery of ORACLE SAP Databases on AWS cloud services• Use of QC and ALM for test case development and tracking, Bugzilla and Esczilla for tracking bugs and escalations from production, GA and Beta candidates• Involved with customer relations during escalations to understand clients concerns and bring swift resolution to issues• Resolving networking issues related to client/server under test, e.g rewiring servers on racks, setting up ip addresses• Performing disaster recovery scenarios and fail-over testing for ORACLE and SAP/ORACLE• Training and mentoring new employees and co-op students, knowledge transfer sessions, new feature training• Writing and performing disaster recover scenarios for SAP ORACLE and ORACLE Databases• Writing and testing powershell scripts for automated testing of Avamar servers

• Configuring HS20/21/22 with OS and applications using PXE server• Performance testing software releases in a staging environment and producing executive reports and capacity analysis reports• Analyzing load testing effect on Oracle 10/11g databases through use of graphs and AWR reports• Tuning Weblogic Work Managers and JDBC connections for newly added API's• Administrating/Auditing/Optimizing/Debugging production systems running Redhat/Weblogic/Oracle • Preparing prep testing, launch plans, deployment strategies, walkthroughs for production release software• Working individually, and coordinating across many teams to accomplish objectives of provisioning.• Verified and Validated Weblogic/Oracle/Provisioning software on different Linux distributions including Redhat, SUSE• Development/packaging of RPM’s for release into production environment• Collaborating with Development teams to find solutions for deployment/production/software problems• Supporting multiple groups throughout the company debug application problems during their testing cycles• Main QA resource on project to upgrade BB global infrastructure from Oracle 10g to Oracle 11g including performance testing, inter-region backwards compatibility, load testing, capacity analysis.• Supporting multiple groups throughout the company debug application problems during their testing cycles to ensure production readiness.• Involved in research projects assessing the feasibility of migrating from WL10 to JBOSS applications, and moving to WebLogic on ODA• Working on a team providing 24/7 coverage for ORACLE/WEBLOGIC provision blackberry infrastructure in production. Lead provisioning support for many global blackberry outages• Participating in root cause analysis after local or global blackberry outages/incidents• Running automation stress testing and automated load testing for Provisioning Software

• Participated in a team setting developing functional, automated and manual regression testing scripts working under tight deadlines usually on the critical path.• Reproduced production bugs and quickly developed testing solutions to verify hotfixes for production• Prime Test Lead for Weblogic 8 to Weblogic 10 upgrade for provisioning software, including development of wlst/python deployment scripts, and Weblogic configuration. Result of this year long project was the seamless global upgrade of BB Infrastructure servers to WL 10.• Created scripts to check configuration of servers and query their statuses, automating the deployment of builds and rebuilding clusters from scratch, also automating some scripts to test XML and registrations.• 1 year of working with Jmeter testing WebUI functionality as well as XML interfaces.• Over 3 years of working on Weblogic Servers, including initiative to upgrade existing Weblogic servers from version 8 to version 10 and testing problems with the porting of Provisioning to WL10• Worked on both functional teams and reliability and performance teams, developing test cases and testing functionality of Provisioning. • Providing configuration support for testing groups for Weblogic, Oracle, MDS, Redhat, Python, Jmeter, JConsole, SoapUI, SUSE and Introscope Wily.• Created XML request files with attached test cases, based on existed DTD files, and verified the XML response• Performed back-end testing based on the XML-DTD Request/Response procedure• Produced bug summary reports, as required by project managers, during QA project cycle• Performed front-end testing based on pre-defined test cases using the application's GUI

• Took initiative and developed server initialization scripts which resulted in a 10-20% time saving per test.• Filled in for Team Lead during absences, completing end of cycle documentation for FDA.• Developed and delivered training procedures for operating medical imaging printers leading to improved customer satisfaction, a $75,000 reduction per year in operating expenses, and reducing downtime from an average of 4 days to 3 hours. • Created new scripts and test cases for server software resulting in greater code coverage and meeting additional hazard requirements. Added over 500 test cases to server testing, one new test suite, and performance testing to the database server.• Some hands on development of C code for Hardcopy Server.• Hands on experience with WinRunner and many Rational Products such as Rational Rose and Purify• Created and maintained internal website using UNIX, FrontPage, and other web management software improving communications and the efficiency of the test team.• Resolved many defects saving time and resources by assisting developers in the debugging of server software using Visual Studio with the C programming language. • Involved in training 5 Coop students in how to test server software, submit defects, troubleshoot testing problems, and completing testing result records. • Responsible for applying patches and updates for a lab of 12 Windows and UNIX workstations, including virus detection and cleaning, setting environment variables, and hardware repair. Downtime due to improper maintenance of computers was reduced from a high of 20 hours per week to 0.• 3 months of Team Lead position and filled in several times for team leads during vacations and absences. Responsible for all FDA paperwork, running a diff on the build trees, narrowing down test cycle based on diff results • Troubleshot and isolated hard to reproduce problems in PACS, DICOM and Medial Imaging software