John Klein Email & Phone Number

Richmond, Virginia Area

• Create and execute test cases for product fixes and enhancements based on business requirements for new releases, being delivered on time set by management in both an agile and waterfall environment.• Manage fixes and enhancements through JIRA application.• Create and execute automation scripts using Cucumber framework and Selenium.• Train co-workers on Selenium automation testing.• Use Eclipse IDE to manage release builds for testing and to validate code changes.• Create and execute API/web service scripts in both Postman and SoapUI.

• Assisted in the upgrade of an ERP system, both financial and distribution, and a CRM application for a distribution company, establishing the requirements through gap analysis of legacy system creating Business Requirement Documents (BRD) and Functional Requirement Documents (FRD), test plans and test cases. Testing includes full functional testing and technical understanding of modification to validate changes being done to business requirements.• Tested integration of 3rd party tax system, Vertex, into ERP system. • Validated mapping of SCM data for conversion of ERP application.• Tracked and managed defects through JIRA application.

• Created test plans and create and execute test cases to perform functional and regression testing of Oracle ERP Financial application, KYC/AML application, Oracle iProcurement, B2B, PeopleSoft HR module, Wall Street Treasury Work Station, Lotus Notes used for Customer Relationship Management (CRM), company intranet website and in-house developed applications, such as money transfers, agent settlement system and fraud management, all from documented requirements to ensure applications meet business needs and for outside auditors. Testing included full functional and data validation using SQL to ensure business requirements are met.• Managing testing priorities between these different applications was critical in successful deliveries.• Lead software tester for projects. Managed testers covering multiple applications through migration into Production. Created project test plan, conducted status update and defect triage meetings. • Facilitated Project Risk Analysis meetings with business and project management to determine the most important test characteristics among predetermined testing goals to then determine what test scripts to utilize.• Assisted in gathering the requirements from the business creating Business Requirement Documents (BRD) and the Functional Requirement Documents (FRD) for various application releases.• Designed and helped manage reports for financial reporting using Hyperion 11.• Validation of vendor data and configuration testing of PeopleSoft 9 HR application. • Assisted with implementation of Oracle Release 12 using A.I.M. methodology, tested customizations of core functionality and validated data through integration and back end database testing. Contributed to the creation of MD.050 and MD.070 documentation for upgrade.• Tested web server applications including performance testing load balances using QTP and LoadRunner.

• Created and executed functional and regression test cases based on gathered requirements and configurations for new applications, enhancements and fixes to JD Edwards World ERP Finance and Manufacturing system, payroll system, employee time tracking in Kronos, financial forecasting software, SOX, web applications and other critical supported software in manual, automated and performance test scripts. Created test result results documentation for release to UAT testing.• Designed and managed reports for financial reports using Cognos 8.• Met directly with business owners to understand accounting requirements and helped ensure those requirements were met during the SDLC process.• Effectively configured and tested changes to Automatic Accounting Instructions and User Defined Codes.• Assisted Configuration Management group staging/promoting code changes from Development to QA and then to Production.

• Created test plans/cases and executed test cases for functional and technical qualifications of cable system software applications, using white and black box testing methods, and hardware in a manual environment and in an automated environment utilizing SILK Test. Testing included the transporting of files through FTP. Performed regression tests for all applications. Assisted management with deployment of releases into Production through detailed results/instructions created in Test Release Notes all to meet Business deadlines. • Met directly with business owners to fully understand business requirements and helped ensure requirements were met through the SDLC process.• Built up two content-to-cable system servers and established outside vendor support to assist QA in delivering best product. • Assisted other teams and the company’s acceptance testing group with testing when management requested assistance in order to meet production deadlines. All of these tasks were accomplished in addition to regular assigned workload and management recognized this contribution to our testing efforts with an award.• Assisted management in creating/maintaining/testing configurations for test servers based in Unix and Linux and in training new members to the QA group.

• Developed and executed test cases based on business requirements for Fixed Assets, Job Cost, General Ledger, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable modules for both World and One World xe ERP financial software in both a manual and automated environment. These test cases were based on release requirements for code written in C++ or RPG and ran in the environments of IBM AS/400, NT, HP9000 and Sun and on the Web working with both HTML and Java. • Worked directly with business to fully understand requirements for a release and ensure requirements were met through code development.• Effectively configured and tested changes to Automatic Accounting Instructions and User Defined Codes and tested report writer app.• Represented the Financial group in being the lead Financial QA Analyst testing the Euro conversion product. This work was in addition to regular assigned workload.• Assisted management weekly by compiling information on outstanding testing issues with the financial software applications and reporting the compilation of information back to management for their weekly issue status meeting.