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Bella Vista, Ar, Us

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

Led testing and quality engineering efforts for Talent Management products. Developed and championed the vision and strategy for Quality Engineering. Optimized testing resource utilization and mentored Quality Engineers to develop, learn, and adopt innovative automation testing tools and practices.Notable Achievements:✦ Enhanced collaboration, coding transparency, development efficiency and system design in 5 engineering teams by leading them in the adoption of DORA metrics and engineering excellence practices, enabling bi-weekly releases.✦ Conducted comprehensive audits of Root Cause Analyses and Action Plans for all Talent Management production incidents and presented detailed status reports to senior leadership.✦ Reduced incident frequency and enhanced support readiness by developing and implemented comprehensive Operational Readiness Review (ORR) checklists, ensuring monitors, alerts, and incident playbooks are documented.✦ Developed GraphQL API interface designs and features for a career planning tool using TypeScript and Apollo framework.✦ Developed full-stack feature enhancements, code reviews, and build pipeline enhancements for highly visible product with Android, iOS, and browser interfaces using a React, and TypeScript framework✦ Enhanced the engagement and retention of 100,000 employees by directing cross-functional teams in the successful release of a cloud-based career planning tool, demonstrating leadership in a product-focused engineering environment.✦ Increased testing transparency and collaboration while reducing testing efforts by 15% and development time by 30% through the development of robust automated testing solutions using application engineering tech stack.✦ Through my mentorship and training, 5 individuals were promoted.

Led testing efforts for one Agile scrum team. Mentored Quality Engineers to develop, learn, and adopt innovative automation testing tools and practices.Notable Achievements:✦ Mentored 5 Quality Engineers and 8 high-profile releases using Agile and Scrum methodologies - 3 promotions.✦ Saved over 10,000 testing hours and $500,000 testing costs annually through the development and implementation of test strategies focusing on end-to-end automation and robust performance testing approaches.✦ Developed robust, scalable, and microservices-based API endpoints using Java, Spring Boot and Hibernate for cloud-based mobile native (Android and iOS) applications.✦ Identified and mitigated pre-production issues by leading the development and implementation of automation testing and real-world performance tests, analyzing usage patterns, estimating system load, and executing concurrent scenarios.✦ Contributed to the development, testing, and deployment of a mobile app reducing orientation administrative costs by 75%.

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

Led engineering teams in product development and Agile adoption. Facilitated daily stand-up, sprint planning, product demos, retrospectives while removing roadblocks and fostering a culture of open collaboration continuous improvement.Notable Achievements:✦ Designed and created Confluence workspaces, Jira Scrum and Kanban boards. Mentored teams to drive adoption, ensure effective usage, and optimize workflow management.✦ Prevented $500,000 in annual lost sales of perishable goods by utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) methodologies to innovate the assignment of employee training.

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

Led testing efforts for various HR and Back Office software products. Guided, supported, and reviewed product test design for simple and complex product deliveries. Mentored Quality Engineers to develop, learn, and adopt innovative automation and performance testing tools and practices. Managed third-party vendors to optimize resource utilization and budgets for project and product testing efforts.Notable Achievements:✦ Managed teams of 5 to 20 Engineers, optimizing resource utilization, with budgets from $500,000 to $2 million.✦ Led the store number conversion testing for 2,000 HR apps, achieving flawless performance with no issues reported.

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

Designed, developed, tested, installed, and supported simple and complex applications and systems. Delivered all products on time, on/under budget, while delighting the customer.Notable Achievements:✦ Saved $3 million in annual maintenance costs by converting the Core HR management system to a new provider.✦ Designed, developed, and maintained the “CBL Workstation” used by 1.2 million Walmart store employees.