Melissa Mutkoski Email & Phone Number

Port Charlotte, Florida, United States

Enjoying working with the very successful Island Team of Paradise Exclusive. I am excited by the opportunity to share my love of the Cape Haze peninsula with other people. So much beauty here, a naturally active lifestyle, huge artist communities and a staggering amount of live music playing everywhere! Boating, shelling, beaches, estuaries. Dolphins, manatees, Osprey, Eagles. I specialize in working with buyers looking for a second home they can use for vacations, rent out to others when they aren't using it, spend the winters here, and/or retire to full time. If you are considering a vacation home, let me introduce you to our slice of paradise!

Forced to retire early due to very poor health in 2012. In 2014 we decided to move to SW Florida where the sun is warm and the air is clean and the indoor/outdoor lifestyle improved my health dramatically. By 2015, my Asthma went away, lost weight, walked away from my wheelchair in 2015 and went back to school to learn how to best introduce others to this wonderful paradise we call home.

Lexington, Ma

Short term contract working on the backend systems programming database systems and testing software fixes.

A short term contract role, reporting into the Enterprise segment of Dell's Storage business unit assisting with the development Dell’s new Global QA vision. I am working directly with members of Dell's QA organizations around the globe to develop and implement Dell's new unified global approach to SQA policies and best practices, while maintaining the success of local teams.

ZoomInfo is the most comprehensive source of information on business people and companies in the world.I led a small SQA team working in a fast and growing Java/Linux/Agile environment. Responsible for quality of new web app & backend product releases. I was involved in writing bash scripts, SQL queries, JUnit and Selenium tests. Designed our CruiseControl implementation. Wrote test strategies, developed automated metrics for management, was responsible for project estimates, planning, and status tracking.

Led a team of 6 consultants on a short-term project to identify the test approach and work with various application teams across the company to perform Unicode Internationalization/Localization testing in a .Net environment. Completed Contract.

Picis provides comprehensive information systems for the emergency department (ED), operating rooms (ORs), post-anesthesia care units (PACUs) and intensive care units (ICUs). Their products enhance patient care and promote patient safety by providing up-to-date clinical information at the point of care across the entire high-acuity spectrum. I started out as an SQA Engineer, and became an SQA Manager, reporting to the VP of Engineering. Later moved to lead a special project team to improve its test coverage, reporting to a Sr QA Manager. I worked closely with Developers, Doc writers, Project Managers, and Customer Support to release high quality software products in a .Net / SQL environment.

NaviMedix is the leader and innovator in unifying electronic communications between healthcare providers and their business partners nationwide.Developed and executed manual tests for quarterly releases of a client/web/server system. Promoted to Team Lead Jan/2004. Determined quality criteria and status for releases. Worked directly with the client’s IT department during the implementation test phase. Used SQL queries and Enterprise Manager extensively to set up data and validate tests. Wrote & executed Silk test scripts.

Formation developed Enterprise Software for managing chemical formulations for process industries.Managed multiple product lines, concurrent projects, and a team of 4-8 SQA engineers. Improved test coverage and bug prevention by streamlining test documentation, designing tests from requirements, and utilizing exploratory and data-driven test techniques. Designed & coded SilkTest programs to test XML/Java application, web services, and workflow features. Coached team members in test automation, internet testing, white-box testing, and internationalization/localization (“I18N/L10N”) testing. Responsible for the quality of every release. Founded the Corporate Quality Council for the CEO, shepherding the company’s initiative to qualify for the pharmaceutical market (passing FDA audits). Designed & managed a test lab.

COM/COLD enterprise software for the CRM market.Managed a single product line and a team of 4-6 QA engineers. Increased product quality and improved time-to-market through the introduction of new test techniques, tools and project management processes. Designed test strategies, including stress, load and server-side testing. Designed and coded I18N and L10N tests and many other features using SilkTest and Winrunner. Helped design the SilkTest harness, library and validation functions. Designed architecture for API Toolkit test, and coded tests in C.

Enterprise client/server/web document management software, integrated with MS Office programs.Led a department of 20+ SQA Engineers, Test Automators and 4 Team Managers, working on three product lines simultaneously. Successful at getting geographically dispersed teams to work well together. Increased company’s ability to release more products more often, while raising product quality and usability. Used SilkTest, SQA Robot, API Toolkit & C++ to test L10N/I18N, Y2k, OLE, and workflow features. Established a metrics program, usability testing, and project estimation processes.

Enterprise database design & management software that created ERDs, FDDs, PFDs, etc. Later became Cayenne Software.Improved product quality by writing test plans and developing extensive automated test scripts using WinRunner on Windows and ATF on OS/2. On one project, reduced test time by 75% by introducing them to data-driven and self-validation automation techniques. Trained and mentored other QA’ers on test design and test automation. Helped the QA Director identify & implement process improvement initiatives, implemented a modified version of SEI’s Capability Maturity Model, called the Test Maturity Matrix.

Tested & shipped 4 versions of Borland's shrink-wrapped spreadsheet software Quattro Pro Dos, and the first version of QPro for Windows. Designed and developed manual and automated test suites using macro harnesses, proprietary scripting languages, Autotester and Test Runner. Maintained and updated these suites for subsequent versions of our product. Was promoted to a full-time automator in 1993. Worked with an extensive hardware compatibility test lab.

I was recruited to write complex macro programs in the old language to test the translator that transformed macros into the new version's language and syntax. Lotus introduced me to Software Testing. I ended up designing white-box unit tests by analyzing the translator code (XML) and designing positive and negative tests to validate each translation function, delivering the first release of Lotus 1-2-3G for OS/2. Tested a Japanese double-byte version (known as 1-2-3J) using a Kanji keyboard. Contract was extended for a year and a half until the OS/2 line was abandoned.

Certificate, C/C++ Programming Certificate

Certificate of C/C++ Programming

Bs, Global Management

Earned a B.A. in Global Management

As, Computer Programming

Activities and Societies: Mainframe programming certificate.Computer Programming Certificate

Ba, Pr / Mass Comm

Completed 2 years of B.A. in Mass Communications and Theater