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Louisville, Kentucky

• Led the development and execution of manual and automated test scripts, with a primary focus on conducting functional, performance, and stress testing for web and client-server applications across medium to high.
• Identified and resolved issues in requirements, design specifications, story design, and product documentation.
• Managed the design and development of manual and automated test flows.
• Reviewed, summarized, and presented detailed analysis of findings.
• Ensured the accuracy of defect documentation and facilitated problem resolution.
• Responsible for all personnel management, counseling, interviewing, onboarding, and training for 30 Software Test Automation Engineers.

New Albany, Indiana

• Defined and implemented all manual and automated test methods for use by the developers.
• Led the evaluation of several test automation tools, and the selection of the SmartBear suite for adoption and deployment throughout the company.
• Created SoapUI projects to exercise Samtec’s large repository of APIs.
• Acted as a representative of QA in the Agile/Scrum environment, embedding with teams to get them familiar with testing methodology including TFS Test Case design and execution.
• Conducted QA Training for Scrum teams that did not have access to a QA engineer.
• Reviewed product design documentation to ensure that requirements stated were correct, unambiguous, and verifiable.

San Francisco Bay Area (Remote)

• Created a testing harness for the internal 6connect API suite including managing encryption and decryption processes as part of the API security validation in PHP.
• Created test case sets for each section of the software, clearly identifying objectives, test conditions/setup, input data requirements, input data sets, testing steps, and expected results.
• Designed a flexible, maintainable UI test suite and large variety of test plans based on common use cases and incorrect use cases to establish that both success and failure conditions were handled correctly.
• Accomplished initial automation via a set of Cron controlled shell scripts.

Louisville, KY

• Responsible for supervising the planning, execution, and documentation of performance tests in multiple QA environments with LoadRunner.
• Author of all IDE program QA Performance and Automation processes and procedures.
• Assisted with the selection of testing tools used by the small-glass and mid-glass QA teams.
• Designed and implemented a Sharepoint test intake form, driving multiple workflows, to automate all steps from test request thru test completion and reporting. Included in this was a repository that workgroups could.
• Supervised the day-to-day activities of five offshore and three local automation engineers.
• STAR Award recipient for determining the root cause for excessive login times that had blocked the IDE initial go-live and for manually creating charts that brought clarity to several blocking issues.

Louisville, KY

• Worked directly with departmental business customers and other SQMO staff to develop testing requirements, and set-up test plans. Executed those plans, working with QA staff in the department, ultimately letting them.
• Designed and implemented custom GUI interfaces for each department, to facilitate their test script organization, execution, and report tracking activities.
• Set up and maintained a Corporate QTP license server.
• Authored multiple video training courses, covering topics ranging from detailed QTP and LoadRunner test creation and execution to generalized courses on Humana’s Agile Test methodology.

Louisville, KY

• Defined and implemented testing procedures and test tools used by HumanaOne.
• Set up and deployed HP Quality Center for use by HumanaOne.
• Based on information gleaned from research presented to IEEE, determined the appropriate number of Quality Center concurrent licenses to purchase to maximize availability for the least cost.
• Designed and scripted an automated QTP controller that would execute multiple QTP scripts on multiple PCs, based on selections made on a central console.
• Assisted with evaluation and adoption of Agile/SCRUM processes at HumanaOne. After conducting a pilot project in HumanaOne, gave presentations and evangelized until Humana adopted Agile as an alternative SDLC.
• Co-led the evaluation of several Agile project management tools, and the selection of VersionOne for detailed evaluation, adoption, and deployment throughout the enterprise.

Louisville, KY

• Responsible for all Go-Live deployment activities related to moving code from HumanaOne development environments to production.
• Developed and deployed a tool to allow stake holders to monitor the exact state of the go-live process via a live dashboard that tracked each code package thru the night.

Louisville, KY

• DS Test Lab Manager
• Maintained a Windows test environment that included the installation and management of 79 rack mounted production emulation servers.
• Developed policies and procedures for testing environment access by UPS Technology Personnel.
• Performed backups and maintained disaster recovery images with Altiris.NAS Migration Team (Project completed significantly under budget and under time)
• Performed migration of data and users from Novell and Windows NT4 systems to Active Directory in a Windows 2000 enterprise wide migration.
• Verified 100% data integrity after each migration evolution.

Louisville, KY

• Directed and coordinated work of others to develop, test, install, and modify COTS programs to operate within the Financial Systems environment.
• Wrote detailed descriptions of user needs, program functions, and steps required to develop or modify computer programs.
• Reviewed computer system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations, to determine if requested program or program change was possible within existing systems.
• Prepared workflow charts and diagrams to specify in detail the operations performed by equipment and computer programs and operations performed by personnel when interacting with them in the network.
• Conducted studies pertaining to development of new information systems to meet current and projected needs.
• Planned and prepared technical reports, memoranda, and instructional manuals as documentation of program development.

Louisville, KY

• Formalized testing policies, test plan designs and all test development procedures for use by the Quality Assurance department.
• Set up a multi-browser, multi-OS test lab.
• Assisted in the development of Project Management and Software System Life Cycle methodologies for the FARIS Software Development team.
• Developed and implemented testing procedures and test tools used by FARIS Software Engineers.
• Edited product description, software design, and user manuals for all products produced by FARIS.
• Authored a UI Design manual that standardized the look and feel of all software produced.

Reston, VA

• Wrote and implemented test plans, test cases, and automated testing procedures for multiple web-based projects.
• Refined, validated, and executed black box, grey box, and white box test scripts.
• Performed automated load testing with WebLoad and Mercury LoadRunner.
• Carried out automated regression testing with Mercury WinRunner.
• Compiled functional decompositions for clients.
• Used PVCS Tracker for test maintenance and defect tracking.

Upper Marlboro, MD

• Managed a staff of three bench engineers and two field service technicians.
• Coordinated the simultaneous construction of an average of 350 Build-To-Order desktop computers per week.
• Assigned field service technicians to specific repair tasks.
• Assigned and tracked workload using an in-house ticket system for break-fix and warranty repairs.
• Certified Printer Service Engineer (HP, Brother, & Compaq).

Falls Church, VA

• Responsible for all purchasing for a computer store and repair center.
• Certified Field Service Engineer (PC & Mac).
• Managed a staff of four field service technicians.

• Production Controller – Naval Weapons Station, Charleston, SC
• Designed, implemented, and administered a material management program that tracked the funding and material ordering for over 1150 individual projects among 65 government agencies.Assistant Site Manager – Bureau of.
• Managed a staff of 27 software engineers.
• Work focused on converting Legacy COBOL code to ADAElectrical/Motor Repair Work Center Supervisor – USS Ranger (CV 61), San Diego, CA
• Managed a staff of 19 electrical engineers.
• Participated in Desert Shield and Desert Storm.Damage Control Work Center Supervisor – USS J. F. Kennedy (CVS 67), Norfolk, VA

Mclean, VA

West Union EMS, Doddridge Co WV - FirefighterHarrison Co Bureau of Fire and Rescue, Clarksburg WV - EMT/C & Paramedic traineeWorked at The Capitol Children's Museum, in Washington, DC, assisting with the design and build-out of an interactive exhibit on communications.Ran the Repair/Product delivery & installation department at The Computer Store(TCS) in.

Master Of Science, Software Systems Engineering - Concentration On Man-Machine Interface Testing

Coursework included Internet Interface Design, Software Testing Methodology, Software Requirements Analysis, Formal Methods of Testing.

Bscis, Information Systems

Associate Of Science - As, Computer Science

Attended, Major: Computer Science

Attended, Major: Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Joined Alpha Phi Omega Assisted in the installation of the schools first computer (a PDP11-40) Assisted in the.