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Bellevue, Washington, US

New York, NY, US

QA resource for multiple development teams covering front-end mobile financial product, internal customer data tool and back-end integration process. Database manipulation and SQL queries performed for tests in multiple environmentsAdheres to strict financial and legal framework when verifying product quality and integrity for consumer uptime and 3rd-party.

Palo Alto, California, US

Contributed to first-time automated testing infrastructure using Playwright covering E2E user scenarios across a front-end product ecosystem.Overhauled the test-case management for multiple Agile teams with best-practice test plan and test-case generation using Qmetry.Provided critical feedback during the foundational stage of new feature designs resulting.

Became a father! The best job ever:)

Company layoff leading to investigating and trialing new test automation frameworks: Playwright and Cypress. Continued research in testing and software quality philosophy including the organization of test cases and testing infrastructure from a human design approach.

Bellevue, Washington, US

• Tester of core product features and issues on an Agile development team. Compiled, documented and automated test cases across all product areas. Became a subject matter expert in multiple product areas and contributed.
• Rigorously tested new product features for version releases, collaborating with designers and developers for customer and internal user product quality assurance.
• Utilized Atlassian tools to document, test and report bugs. Improved Agile sprint planning allowingdevelopers to increase work volume and reduce bugs.
• Designed, developed and tested proprietary test case management application to catalog manual and automated tests product wide, improving test case coverage and testing process overall.
• Communicated between developers, product managers and DevOps for successful builds improving the release process and increasing release efficiency.
• Automated end-to-end tests using Protractor and JS. Monitored nightly automated test suite regressions and Automated API tests using Postman leading to a significant reduction in issues per version release.

Tysons, Virginia, US

• Part of team of Quality engineers who tested IoT security devices and their associated software. Used analytical mindset to troubleshoot and parse device log errors. Trained and mentored fellow junior testers with.
• Executed manual test cases for end user IoT security products.
• Utilized Atlassian tools to document, test and report bugs and respond to issue tickets.
• B2B and end user support experience monitoring customer service calls. Implemented testing for customer bugs resulting in immediate customer satisfaction.
• Analyzed embedded Linux device logs for errors providing developers solutions for difficult bugs.
• Communicated between developers, product managers and systems admins for successful version builds.

US

-Uses work-order system to fulfill customer orders.-150+ hours Forklift Operation-Uses physical aptitude and mental problem solving to organize, inventory and move product

• Principal drum-set and percussionist for Tony-Award winning regional theater company.
• Held leadership responsibilities in tight-knit, highly professional music/instrumental teams.
• Eight, 3-hour shows per week for 6-10 weeks.
• Premiered brand-new shows with NYC/Broadway composers and arrangers in demanding and ever-changing production environment.

• Responsible for logistics and communication of rental equipment for $10K+ clients.
• Client and production staff point-person.
• Documented 2000sqft warehouse inventory scheme and created google sheets/docs for new acquisitions, employees and logistical operations.
• Director of hiring and managing employee schedules.
• Handled high-security and sensitive info for access to govt. buildings and performance spaces.
• Worked 60-70 hour weeks, always on call.

Master Of Music - Mm, Music Performance, Orchestral And Jazz

Bachelor'S Degree, Music Performance, General