Experienced Quality Engineer and Support Technician with a demonstrated history of working amongst small teams in a rapidly changing environment, and highly variable customer demands. Skilled in Testcase Creation, Version Control, Risk Assessment and Triage Control, Agile, Leadership, and Startups. My time in the Hospitality, Sustainable Development, and Tech industry has developed a sense of adaptability and community encompassing a variety of approaches to collaborative ownership of both problems and systems solutions. I pride myself on being accountable, adaptable, and honest. I have used these core principles to drive a sense of ownership and transparency within teams as well as reducing overall cost and product cycle time to projects by introducing early and frequent validation efforts within testing while maintaining relations to both engineering and business development teams.Most recent experience:•Proven experience in onboarding and scaling a Quality Engineering team from the one to 13 members in an immerging market for HW/SW AI driven Robotics. •Assisted defining testing strategy, system requirements, process improvements, MVPs and contributing to product backlogs for the incremental elimination of QE tech debt and transition to automated testing solutions.As an anthropologist, a Hospitality professional, and an Engineer, I believe the success of the product and happiness of an end user to be as important if not an indicator of the success and cohesion of a team that promotes mentorship, ownership, and a commitment to quality work. Looking forward to my next iteration!
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Robotics System TechnicianBoston Dynamics Sep 2023 - PresentWaltham, Ma, Us -
System Test EngineerRighthand Robotics, Inc Oct 2021 - Oct 2022Charlestown, Massachusetts, Us• Collaborated with senior QE and management to transitioned entire QE test case procedures from Google Sheets to TestRail to ensure they are well documented and visible to upper management and stakeholders.• Onboarded and new trained QE team members embedded in various engineering teams post series C funding (team total of 13) while delegating and assuming past role responsibilities as needed.• Reviewed new project system requirements and test design for different types of integrated testing tools for the Automation and Hardware/ops Test teams.• Conceptualized and escalated needs for post release retrospectives, formalized Test escape, and formalized tiers of risk severity/impact test triage with senior engineers and Agile Coaches to the Product Owners.• Partnered with the team Agile Coach to transition QE technical debt from backlog from a list of large technical tasks towards a backlog focused on directed Epic and sprint goal outcomes. • Initiated and drove test driven development across Dev and QE to promote deeper understanding of test scalability, early validation in integration process, and process implementation (resulting in shifting QE test process from a Project to Product focus) -
Test Coordinator/ Quality EngineerRighthand Robotics, Inc Apr 2021 - Oct 2021Charlestown, Massachusetts, Us• Assisted in and presented robot demonstrations with the Sales and Executive team to potential Integrators, Investors and Board Members• Coordinated the release of shippable product features, hotfixes and upgrades with the Director of Software Engineering and senior engineers during release testing•Triaged and scheduled test requests with multiple Robot technicians and Test Engineers to accommodate 5+ custom projects throughout the development and release cycle.• Supported Operations department coordinate troubleshooting and repair of in house testing fixtures to account for supply chain shortages while maintaining test fixtures for multiple custom projects• Created SOP and process documentation pertaining to standardization of our inhouse testing fixtures and equipment including cameras, test item creation and qualification. -
Robotics Test Technician/SupportRighthand Robotics, Inc Oct 2020 - Apr 2021Charlestown, Massachusetts, Us• Sole in-office QA role providing ad hoc integration tests supporting 40+employees during Covid pandemic• Established User Acceptance Criteria with Solution Designers for the creation of Internal test environments and test items• POC tickets for HW R&D testing for Product TeamWorked with Electrical controls Engineers, Deployment Engineers, and Service Technicians • Assisted Sustaining Engineering troubleshoot hardware/software defects using log parsing tools in Linux and Bash scripting as well as computer vision segmentation validation tools• Validated HW defects against multiple changes in software regarding multiple variable including defective UR firmware, configuration files, as well as Component Validation including, RCA on damaged grippers, firmware Intel-RealSense Depth cameras.• Manually tested UI Testcases for the launch of RightPick™ 3 Console while working with QE teams in India to provide a quality user experience for operators. -
Data Operations Intern-Ended As A Result Of Covid PandemicBon Me Feb 2020 - Mar 2020Roxbury, Ma, Us -
Online English TutorFreelance Aug 2019 - 2020Interacted with Chinese native speakers in order to provide a unique language and cultural immersion experience ages 6+. Lesson plans focused on building spoken confidence through practical application both colloquially and in various professional industries (software engineering, hospitality, agriculture)
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Chef De PartieBarbara Lynch Collective Jun 2019 - Aug 2019Boston, Ma, Us-Prepared food while maintaining an intense curiosity for food culture and focus on accuracy, presentation, cleanliness, and timing. -Exhibited a passion for food, a high sense of urgency, and the ability to multitask in Boston’s only Relais & Châteaux and Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star property-Was responsible for quality, ordering/waste management, and training of Garde Manger station. -
Bon Appetit Sustainability Research Assistant And Student LiaisonBon Appétit Management Company Aug 2016 - Jun 2019Redwood City, Ca, Us-Performs numerous small project research (Community Vegan Cooking Class) as a liaison between the Sustainability teams of Food and Waste-Served as a liaison between Bon Appetit chefs and students to assist with and prioritize ethical food sourcing and sustainable initiatives-Researched, analyzed data, and supported the Beloit College Sustainability Teams to promote more sustainable and ecological purchasing in the dining hall -
StagiaireL’Espalier Dec 2018 - Jan 2019Assisted in daily mise en place under supervision of CDC Logan Foos/Exec Chef Frank McClelland as a closing member of this renowned Farm to Fork establishment
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Sustainable Agriculture ResearcherSolheimar Ecovillage 2018 - 2018Prepared geothermal powered greenhouse beds for a variety of organic produceSourced and processed organic produce from the village greenhouse and local purveyors
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Seasonal Sous ChefConcordia Language Villages 2017 - 2017Moorhead, Mn, UsPrepared culturally authentic cuisine while in accordance with MI food safety regulationsCoordinated kitchen help, menu development, and assuming the responsibilities of the Executive Chef when needed
Nicholas Yee Skills
Nicholas Yee Education Details
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Beloit College3/2 Engineering Sustainable Agriculture/Community Development -
Higher Education Consortium For Urban AffairsAgricultural Economics
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Nicholas Yee works for Boston Dynamics
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Nicholas Yee's current role is Robotics System Test Engineer.
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Nicholas Yee attended Beloit College, Higher Education Consortium For Urban Affairs.
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