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Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

evolutionQ provides robust quantum-safe cybersecurity products and services. Quantum Delivery Network (QDN) software product BasejumpQDN™ provides quantum-safe security services to high-speed networks. A quantum-safe software product that allows organizations who are building a network based on Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) devices to easily deploy and cost-effectively manage quantum technologies throughout their network.

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Kitchener, Canada Area

Completely overhauled and updated the software release regression test and release procedures to improve software quality and facilitate company growth out of the start-up phase. Implemented realistic soak and stress test scenarios. Fostered a learning and sharing environment, creating a positive information flow and open inter-team communication.• Resource Management: Interviewing and hiring Senior Management, QA Engineers and co-op students. • Technical & Thought Leadership: Improved and documented QA and Agile processes, displayed more efficient ways of working and a hands-on approach to testing and troubleshooting.

Waterloo, Ontario

As the Senior Engineering Manager, I am proactive in ensuring customer facing software releases are delivered on time using Agile methodology and that my team produces high-quality deliverables. I prioritize customer issues and ensure timely resolution; additionally, I review and analyze requirements for new features. Moreover, I serve as a mentor to teammates, encouraging personal and professional growth.My accomplishments in this role include:• Resource Management: Interviewing and hiring new Development and QA Engineers. Allocating resources according to project and business needs.• Operations Management: Spearheaded 5+ teams/25 engineers including Software QA, Software Development and Customer Escalations Development; provided resource planning and budget management services in addition to operational oversight. • Project & Product Management: Integral participant in cross-functional planning of projects for companies of all sizes (large international to small local), including software and hardware deliverables, applications and programs; delivered recommendations for solutions and improvement. Worked closely with Product Management to build new features and provide input on company direction.

Waterloo, Ontario

I created and executed detailed Test Plans and Strategies for new features. I reproduced customer issues in-house to help developers debug the issues; I created a new software release process and improved software quality. Further, I determined which test cases should be automated through in-depth analysis.My achievements in this role include:• QA & Release Process: Reimagined various aspects of QA process, created and implemented a new software release process at Exinda that dramatically improved the quality of customer-facing software releases, leading to a complete turnaround of company customer relations quality and improved overall customer satisfaction.• Introduced Automated Testing: Championed developing and introducing automated testing and automated test suites. Previously all testing was done manually at Exinda • Team Leadership: Mentored testers who were investigating problems by giving them the tools and guidelines they needed rather than just giving them the answers; fostered a true learning environment by putting responsibility on testers to collect more information and investigate problems themselves.

Kitchener, Canada Area

I Developed and implemented Test Plans and Test Cases for new and existing features; I performed in-depth performance testing because this was a very difficult problem to solve.• Test Planning & Strategy: Created a complete Product Test Plan for end to end test coverage of all existing and new features; determined which test cases should be executed manually and which should be automated.• Test Execution: Conducted functional, system, usability, and performance testing in physical hardware and virtualized environments.• High Bandwidth Traffic Suite: Created a high bandwidth traffic generation suite using open source tools.

Montreal, Qc

Some of my contributions during this time include:• International Team Coordination: Coordinated software development and technical issues on an international level between Research and Development organizations in Canada, Germany, Finland, Croatia and China.• Process Improvements: Implemented a Fault Slip Through Analysis process for software faults found at customer sites, resulting in improved test methods and test coverage • Customer Relations: Performed customer demonstrations of new equipment and features and conducted customer Acceptance Testing.• System Testing: Wrote System Test Plans and Performed System Testing on Mobile Network core nodes. Debugged and fixed complex software faults in test site and live customer site environments.