Drive change through grass roots understanding of QA processes, Test Automation, and DevOps at RBC. Consult with teams across the enterprise on quality engineering best practices by providing direction, expertise, insight, coaching, and development through continuous engagement.Facilitate the use of appropriate testing tools as well as the investigation and roll out of new ones. Identify knowledge gaps and develop coaching material/guidelines to streamline quality engineering… Show more Drive change through grass roots understanding of QA processes, Test Automation, and DevOps at RBC. Consult with teams across the enterprise on quality engineering best practices by providing direction, expertise, insight, coaching, and development through continuous engagement.Facilitate the use of appropriate testing tools as well as the investigation and roll out of new ones. Identify knowledge gaps and develop coaching material/guidelines to streamline quality engineering practices across the enterprise.Development and roll out of a new project level metrics reporting system.Develop keywords for test automation using Python/Selenium. Show less

Test Prime for BlackBerry 10 and Android OS Camera programs. Using Agile methodology, supported 10 developers during development sprints, testing changes prior to branch submission, maintaining branch stability and dramatically reducing defect escapes by 90%.Collaborated with SW Architect under tight time constraints to completely redesign Face Detection feature, simplifying the user experience, increasing face recognition accuracy across all device models/architectures, and eliminating… Show more Test Prime for BlackBerry 10 and Android OS Camera programs. Using Agile methodology, supported 10 developers during development sprints, testing changes prior to branch submission, maintaining branch stability and dramatically reducing defect escapes by 90%.Collaborated with SW Architect under tight time constraints to completely redesign Face Detection feature, simplifying the user experience, increasing face recognition accuracy across all device models/architectures, and eliminating unnecessary refocusing of camera lens. Managed offsite outsource test team, overseeing development and execution of automated testing and reporting. Primary tester tasked with designing and executing test suites and plans for complex camera features, including: Auto-Focus and Auto-Exposure, Exposure Compensation, Face Detection and Tracking, HDR, Low Light capture, Panorama, High Frame Rate Video, Time Shift, Auto-Suggest, Frame Analysis for auto-Flash/auto-HDR/auto-Low-Light modes Show less

Managed end-to-end testing of BlackBerry Presenter program, including defect Triage sessions with development leads. Contributed to Music, Photo, and Video testing, complete DLNA infrastructure testing, HDMI output, streaming services and apps, and wireless Handheld remote control testing. Facilitated requirements based testing of numerous Bluetooth enabled accessories

Managed implementation of new Reverse Logistics system to test and refurbish returned products, saving the company ~$4 Million in scrap costs. Managed day-to-day activities of warranty and repair team for Harmony Remote business unit, including testing and repairing field returns, communicating defects to factories. Trended weekly performance metrics.