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Santa Monica, CA, US

Calabasas, California, United States

• Led QA initiatives for consumer audio and software products, ensuring comprehensive testing across all platforms.
• Prioritized empathy, creativity, and organization in leading my team of testers through dynamic demands, while skillfully balancing resource and time constraints.
• Played an integral role in identifying trends in incoming bugs and effectively escalating issues to cross-functional teams, demonstrating flexibility in managing dynamic testing demands across multiple platforms.
• Championed the conversion of repetitive manual routines into automated processes, implementing script automation in Python to drastically enhance efficiency and save valuable time and resources while empowering the team.
• Thrived in a player/coach role, successfully leading a team of competent testers, and guiding them through ever-changing information and challenges with resilience and resourcefulness, while consistently delivering.
• Approached planning and decision-making with thoughtfulness and mindful inclusivity to ensure alignment with organizational objectives.

Calabasas, California, United States

• Drove test development, estimation, planning, execution, reporting, and closure, throughout the product and software lifecycles.
• Fostered seamless communication and collaboration among cross-functional teams, including Hardware, Firmware, Software, and Sound Design, to identify root causes and find solutions to complex challenges.
• Successfully transitioned to the role of Product Owner whenever this was needed by the organization, acquiring new skills and knowledge to effectively manage popular releases including the Line 6 Relay Digital Wireless.
• Effectively managed and triaged reported issues, identifying root causes of defects and potential trends in incoming bugs, while appropriately escalating to cross-functional team members.
• Demonstrated openness to new ideas in our adoption of TestRail, contributing to improved test case management and overall product quality.
• Adapted testing strategies to accommodate evolving technology landscapes, ensuring compatibility with emerging consumer devices and platforms.

Calabasas, California, United States

• Led a 10-member testing team, maintaining rigorous standards while overseeing QA test plans and audio quality evaluations.
• Demonstrated exemplary written and verbal communication skills, fostering transparent and effective communication across cross-functional teams.
• Designed and executed test plans for hardware, firmware, and software products released on macOS, iOS, Windows, and Android platforms.
• Managed test runs and led bug reviews, contributed to design meetings and code reviews.
• Worked directly with cross-functional teams to read, triage, route audio bugs, and solve complex problems.

Calabasas, California, United States

• Conducted critical tests for products, ensuring top-tier quality, isolating defects in hardware, embedded firmware, and the drivers and software applications they interact with.
• Configured test environments across platforms.
• Managed bug databases and utilized data for preventing regressions.
• Designed an inventory management system for the test team.
• Leveraged technical proficiency to file high-quality bug reports, while collaborating closely with developers to facilitate efficient debugging.
• Utilized advanced audio measurement tools to validate specs and ensure impeccable audio performance.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Founded an independent tutoring service based on helping students realize their potential.
• Coached students in learning and achieving admission to the top schools of their choice.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Rhetoric And Composition/Writing Studies

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Computer Science