Performance Architect
CurrentResponsible for evaluating and recommending development and testing practices for product performance, scale and reliability. Work with PMs to develop strong Acceptance criteria and test cases.
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Mark Mcfadden is listed as Performance Architect at Kinaxis(I enjoy solving problems, coaching and having fun!) at Kinaxis, a with 1025 employees, based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at ibm.com and a matched LinkedIn profile for Mark Mcfadden.
Mark Mcfadden previously worked as Performance Architect at Kinaxis and Program Director, Software Development at Ibm. Mark Mcfadden holds B.Eng, Engineering from Carleton University.
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An executive, with over 25 years of progressive experience within the software development industry. Over 15 years experience managing teams and projects. Extensive experience in building and running a large Quality Control organization including system level performance, scale, interoperability, system verification, feature verification and test automation teams. Managed and optimized Globalization and Samples teams for IBM Cognos Analytics. Managed and revitalized Data Technology Services for IBM Cognos Analytics. Proven performance in linking corporate vision with the delivery of desired results through empowerment, development and utilization of people, process and technology. A strong motivator and team player with effective leadership, communication, problem solving and decision making. A passion to understand technology and solve problems by utilizing smart processes combined with reliable technology.¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬Performance Architect at Kinaxis Inc. responsible for evaluating and recommending best practices in development and testing product with performance, scale and reliability in mind.Areas of Expertise:Business Intelligence – Data Analytics Engineering – Application Security Engineering – Quality Performance/Scale Design – Testing – Tuning – Automation Platforms – Tooling – SaaS Delivery – Coaching /Leadership – Global Management – Cloud Services – Product Development
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Responsible for evaluating and recommending development and testing practices for product performance, scale and reliability. Work with PMs to develop strong Acceptance criteria and test cases.
Ottawa, Canada Area
• Led the globally distributed (India, China, USA, Europe and Canada) Quality organization for IBM Cognos Business Intelligence and Cognos Analytics• Orchestrated and guided the test strategy for both on-prem and cloud version of IBM Cognos Business Intelligence and Cognos Analytics• Set the Globalization strategy to ensure translation of strings into 27 languages • Led revitalization of the IBM Cognos’ Database Technology Services (DTS)• Defined and managed budget for 3rd party licensing, globalization, automation tools, etc.• Directed new conformance migration for Cognos’ products• Acted as Quality Champion which required setting and achieving quality standards and certifications• Worked with Fortune 500 companies across different vectors (Finance, Manufacturing, Retail, …) with respect to quality concerns, product integration, performance tuning and topology recommendations • Moved quality organization from a waterfall yearly release cycle to an agile continuous delivery cadence• Drove Accessibility of IBM Cognos’ products• Managed multiple teams totaling over 100 employees• Received IBM Executive Leadership Training• Led development initiative to port Cognos Business Intelligence and Cognos Analytics from on Premise to Cloud• Led project to containerize Cognos Analytics using Docker and Kubernetes• Coached and mentored teams and individuals
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
• Responsible for Performance, Scale and Stability testing for Cognos Business Intelligence and Cognos TM1• Responsible for guiding Test Automation team for Cognos Business Intelligence, Cognos TM1 & SPSS• Senior Development Manager for Cognos Business Intelligence migration to Power Little Endian Architecture• Led Security team for Cognos Business Intelligence responsible for code security code scanning, pen testing, security assessments and security defect resolution• Quality Lead for all IBM Cognos Business Intelligence releases responsible for creating and completing the Quality Certification Plan for each release• Authored Service Level Agreements and Documents of Understanding• Authored and contributed to numerous technical whitepapers and best practice documents
Ottawa, Canada Area
• Set vision, mandate and strategy of team• Determined the technical solutions for team• Grew team to a top tier test quality organization which became the quality gate for Cognos BI and other Cognos products• Developed a team of SMEs • Acted as Performance prime to guide and assist field support and customers• Planned and help build from ground up a world class performance lab of over 200 physical servers
Ottawa, Canada Area
• Created load test automation• Automation Specialist • Automated setting up and configuring of complex multi-tiered environments• Developed test scenarios to simulate “day in the life” of various customers• Provided feedback to development on improvements for performance and stability of features and product• Identified and documented best practices• Provided guidance on technical solutions• Wrote test plans
Contracted to Bell, Canada.• Upgraded the TNOSS (Telecommunication System) application that monitored the Western Canada and Ontario Bell telephone network.• Maintained and responded to issues with the Western Canada/Ontario Bell network monitoring system and Quebec and Atlantic Canada network.• Wrote C/C++ code to support telecommunication systems• Wrote stored procedures to maintain Sybase database
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Mark Mcfadden holds B.Eng, Engineering from Carleton University.
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