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New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Cambridge, Ma, Us

-Act as release manager for several releases per year, operating on a round-robin schedule within the team.-Develop test automation on a component within several networks, often communicating with other components.- Enhance and improve code repository for testing automation using python.- Perform network based testing through Jira tickets for manual verification and automation tickets.

Hartford, Ct, Us

- Tackling automation refactor effort on Revenue Management and Billing.- Lead point of contact and subject matter expert for all topics regarding automation within CEE.- Maintain, update and handle regression bed of over 200 test cases with average pass rate of over 96% across 6 environments.- Tackled learning API testing and creation in spare time with the help of co-workers.- Showcased and demoed two innovations regarding employee/coverage creation.- Refactored over 60k LOC down to 13k using modular techniques and objects.- Centralized repository querying strategy and implemented a concept called ’Easy Reading’ with SQL.- Learned protractor based automation suite using typescript from no prior knowledge.

Hartford, Ct, Us

- Tackled automation on a long lasting project that was deemed impossible to automate, finishing half of the team's backlog within 4 months and creating utilities and data structures to accommodate dynamic and calculation based data.- Designed, recorded, and scripted a video series on increasing BDD Code efficiency with automation. The course focuses heavily on dynamic use of code, modular design, and simplistic yet elegant coding techniques in relation to automation.- Created XPath utility that allows XPath creation to be seamless and easy to implement in frameworks regardless of use case. Flexibility and dynamic paths are easy to make and read - with user friendliness being a key feature of the tool.- Spearheaded framework refactor effort with Systems Team for maximum efficiency and ease of use, dramatically reducing maintenance effort and code.- Lead for Systems team, maintaining peak performance of automation and ensuring every agile team follow best practices, and good coding practice.- Overhaul massive amounts of scripts to improve regression stability and speed on automation framework.- On board and train new employees and teach them the best strategies and practices.- Attend recruiting events to seek out new talent.- Interview candidates for mid-level positions, both technically and behaviorally.- In a team of innovators, created new best practices and documentation for over ten teams to follow for efficiency, coordination, communication, and accountability.- Lead a small team for a major overhaul in automation and code refactor.- Created PDF Validation tool that reduced manual intervention to improve execution speeds.- Helped develop a framework for multiple teams to implement BDD with as much modularity and quality in mind.- Improve upon functionality to have test cases run more reliably, while making them run faster.- Converted many features to a BDD format from a TDD format.

Hartford, Ct, Us

- Performed BDD in practice; implementing user stories and scenarios for testing.- Wrote in Gherkin what actions were to be performed while maintaining generic functions that could be used in multiple test cases.- Implemented and tested scenarios using Java with Selenium and expanding upon a framework and making contributions to make testing quicker and simpler.- Updated around 400 scripts and data for test cases for another internal application using Java and Excel.

-Used Unity 3D, in C#, to help create an educational science fiction game for middle school aged children to expand their knowledge about the human body, dinosaurs, Albert Einstein, the big bang, etc.-Upgraded and modified point system and user interfacing for the SOL HUD.-Implemented and developed 3 AI systems including the pet (A*), ICE Creature Control, and a self-created system rework to replace ICE.-Developed sound controller and animation system for dinosaurs and character emotes.-Development of VR mechanics to match the standard version of the game. -Improved upon point system using UI/HUD.-Used Plastic SCM for source control and management.-Planned and wrote up documentation for AI system and interaction.

Hannover, Lower Saxony, De

- Designed and implemented a proof of concept for preventive maintenance on manufacturing lines.- Created forecasting models using machine learning in Python to predict when a line would go down based off certain critical components's IoT data.- Developed database, using MySQL, to mimic data pulls from IoT sensors and exports for a PowerBi display.- Upon discovery of a potential failure date, sent out emails detailing the information about the prediction.- Managed a group of 4 members, including myself, which consisted of 2 students from the MEM department.- Communication with both CSE and MEM teams were held in a Scrum/Agile environment, both with RFS and with appropriate Senior Advisors.- Collaborated with RFS to come up with design plan that accumulated to over 60 pages of documentation for implementation.

Plainville, Ct, Us

-Assisted R&D team with new products using PSoC in C.-Produced an efficient and logical system for company-wide part, drawing, PCB, and document management allocation while modernizing the old system, effectively making it extremely user friendly. Used by the manufacturing department, development engineers, and will be accessed through all company locations (worldwide).-Developed, designed, tested, and deployed a new tooling database system using Filemaker that enabled engineers throughout the company, and more to access and collaborate on tools such as molds, dies, gauges, and fixtures.-Implemented a complex project planning utility for project engineers to see where a tool is headed in the future.-Performed trip study analysis on a new series of circuit breakers and aided in several forms of circuit breaker and switch testing.-Worked closely with other departments to develop for their business and engineering needs.-The mold/die/fixture/gauge database replaced several other tools and combined it into 1 and converted the style, design, and code to work more efficiently and accurately than the previous tools.-Created tool metrics, charting and graphing - optimized performance of previously implemented computation system by 90% while increasing accuracy and stability.-Contains a custom queue based system for tool alteration priority. Optimized previous implementation speed and reduced code line amount by 33%.-Created with Filemaker Pro and documented via tutorial videos for new employees being trained.- Both applications combined numerous scattered files and centralized it into one place. This removed the need to enter the same information in multiple documents while saving time for navigation and eliminating confusion.-Recording and editing in OBS and Lightworks.

Holyoke, Ma, Us

-Overhauled a major gas tool that benefits the forecasting and operator team to effictively monitor gas pipeline flow at the specific generator level. Upgrades included front end and back end development using C#, JavaScript and HTML.-Automated several processes throughout the department using VBA and C#, saving the company money and time.-Integrated SQL with tools that eased automation and report creation.

Plainville, Ct, Us

-Main developer of short simulation game promoting current product line using Unity 3D in C#.-Scripted, debugged, commented all code for the game.-Implemented a navigation system for time driven events.

Bachelor Of Science In Engineering (B.S.E.), Computer Science And Engineering

High School Diploma