Matthew Nicholson Email & Phone Number

Lebanon, Ga, Us

As the founding and lead photographer of Dim Horizon Studio my responsibilities include everything you might expect from running a small business ( Client Relations, Contract Negotiations, Billing / Invoicing, Requirement Gathering & Office Documentation ) as well as all the technical skills of staying current in the ever-changing world of digital photography ( Lighting Techniques, Composition, Digital Photo Processing, Equipment Research ).If you'd care to see my work in more detail please head on over to http://dimhorizonstudio.com/ and or connect with myself ( and my wife ) on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/403339 / Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DimHorizonStudio

Atlanta, Ga, Us

- Work with colleagues and stakeholders to gain an in-depth understanding of critical business requirements- Help develop and review product requirements for high-priority projects based on customer and stakeholder feedback- Work closely with Product Managers, CS, UXR, and Marketing to determine opportunities in outlined strategic areas- Work with senior-level management regarding the implementation of changes.- Evaluate the implications of product changes based on product and market expertise. Further, capturing and explaining those implications with Engineering, Product Managers, and other stakeholders.- Work closely with the product team to ensure operational team processes are factored into new product development plans.- Develop process improvements to improve the quality and efficiency of collaboration between product and other departments.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

As a self-motivated, creative, and proactive team player pushed for excellence in a fast-paced technical environment involving numerous platforms based on cloud architecture with a diverse technical stack. Collaborated closely with developers, designers, and other stakeholders throughout ShootProofs SDLC to document and perform numerous software quality checks including requirement-driven exploratory functional testing & non-functional/integration testing. - Perform manual functional and non-functional testing to ensure that the developed products meet expected requirements and functionality - Write automated testing to ensure continued service of established functionality- Participate in troubleshooting and triaging of issues with different teams to drive toward a root cause analysis and resolution- Use Atlassian Jira to document, track, and escalate issues as needed- Interact with development team members to understand and determine a testing plan for the product or issue at hand- Interact with UX designers, visual designers, and business analysts in understanding requirements to inform test plans- Review and provide feedback on acceptance criteria as defined in user stories and other issue types- Define and influence the QA team's testing priorities- Define and maintain defect reporting standards and process for use by all departments- Lead and influence the adoption of tools and processes to increase the QA team's efficiency- Offer support during production deployment of applications- Contribute to automated testing practices as they evolve within the department

Atlanta, Ga, Us

As a self-motivated, creative and proactive team-player pushed for excellence in a fast-paced technical environment involving numerous platforms based on cloud architecture with a diverse technical stack. Collaborated closely with developers, designers, and other stakeholders throughout ShootProofs SDLC to document and perform numerous software quality checks including requirement driven exploratory functional testing & non-functional/integration testing. Responsible for assisting in the triage and identifying of key issues with products in active development, as well as products serving customers in a production environment. - Perform manual functional and non-functional testing to ensure that the developed products meets expected requirements and functionality - Participate in troubleshooting and triaging of issues with different teams to drive toward a root cause analysis and resolution- Use Atlassian Jira to document, track, and escalate issues as needed- Interact with development team members to understand and determine a testing plan for the product or issue at hand- Interact with UX designers, visual designers, and business analysts in understanding requirements to inform test plans- Review and provide feedback on acceptance criteria as defined in user stories and other issue types- Define and influence QA team's testing priorities- Define and maintain defect reporting standards and process for use by all departments- Lead and influence the adoption of tools and processes to increase QA team's efficiency- Offer support during production deployment of applications- Contribute to automated testing practices as they evolve within the department

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Manager of Quality & Support champions the quality and following support of multiple software solutions to ensure they meet and then exceed the requirements/expectations devised during Solution Design / Discovery. Responsibilities include coordinating activities within the quality assurance team & support development team then designing/developing quality procedures as well as establishing baseline standards with associated documentation (Test Planning, Test Case Generation/Execution).

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

A multi-talented & flexible consultant at SolTech, Inc engaged in multiple in-house development initiatives while also being assigned to external clients specifically leveraging indicated business & technical specialties. • Business Analyst - Project Artifact Generation, Requirement Analysis, SDLC Support (Agile), PCI Compliance, Process Development & Analysis, Test Case Execution/Generation, Test Planning• Quality Assurance - Selenium, Quality Center, Web Platforms, Desktop Manual Testing, Mobile Manual Testing• Web Development - ColdFusion, PHP, SQL, DNN 6, jQuery, MVC 3, .NET, C# • Business Analyst - Project Artifact Generation, Requirement Documentation, SDLC Support (Proprietary & Agile), PCI Compliance, Process Development & Analysis

Lead QA Engineer for multiple projects surrounding the 2012 Presidential Election for a leading Global Online News Organization ( Primaries Results, Electoral Calculator, Polling Center, Election Results ) on desktop systems and mobile tablet devices ( iOS / Android ). Responsibilities included manual testing, test / use case documentation in both Quality Center & JIRA as well as assisting with research & development associated with automated testing solutions utilizing Quality Center & Selenium HQ.

Business Analyst responsible for documenting & drafting business practices, requirements, communications with key projects in the Consumer Travel Network (CTN) of a International Travel Agency. Other responsibilities included locating, interviewing, leveraging, Business Clients within Agency in effort to track & develop documentation associated with the client's specific SLDC (Method One) as well as draft preliminary wire-frames that captured the requirements of our Business Clients.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Consulting through Insight Global for Koch Business Solutions

Wichita, Kansas, Us

Technical consultant & business analyst assisting in the configuration/migration of “ePlus Procure+” v6.9 (an IT Procurement Solution) within Koch Business Solutions. Responsibilities include designing integration points, designing interim and future business process to accommodate multiple business entities within Koch Enterprise while ultimately ensuring compatibility with specific internal accounting technical stack / solutions with additional responsibilities related to SQL/Oracle report generation/development

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Python/Jython Software Developer focused on maintaining and enhancing an exception automation product using SDLC principles. Other responsibilities included maintaining a companywide SCM (Source Control Management) solution while acting as team lead and company point of contact for SCM solution, management of the build/deployment process and source control maintenance associated with company business practices. Additionally, received training in the utilization of both SABRE/WSPN GDS environments.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Provided Application Support for IT Procurement Solution “ePlus Procure+” as well as Vista Plus a report delivery application utilized by a number of divisions within Georgia Pacific. Responsibilities include SQL Database Administration, Oracle Database Administration, Report Generation/Development and Software Design/Development.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Provided technical support to over 500 remote users within "Autotrader.com". Responsibilities included management of a high volume of support calls, remote network setup & configuration as well as remote desktop support & configuration.

Norwalk, Connecticut, Us

Supported the OwlPrint System at Kennesaw State University. Responsibilities included administering and maintaining a specialized printing solution that allowed students to use a single card payment system for personal printing requirements.