Richard Beaulieu

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Report and Application Specialist at Alstar Oilfield Contractors Ltd. @ Alstar Group
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Canada
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About Richard Beaulieu

Senior Software Quality Assurance Professional: To lead Software Quality Assurance; to build strong engaged high performing cross functional teams; to establish new quality team or grow existing team. To apply my skills developed over the last 18 years. Fluent in English and French.EXPERTISE--Team Lead, Supervisor, Manager--Software Development Methodologies: Waterfall; Agile, TDD (Test Driven Development) and SCRUM.--Software Quality Assurance: Best practices, Test Requirements, Test Coverage, Test Execution, Test Management, Change Management, Release Managment and Test Environment Management.--Software Training: Software Training: Prepared, delivered and maintained training content including SharePoint Wikis.ACCOMPLISHMENTS-- Established best practices: ---- code reviews, ---- “walk-throughs”, ---- Development planning, release and post release cycle processes. ---- Automated build process and automated regression testing.-- Established change request standards ---- Team Foundations Server’s Team Explorer, ---- TeamTrack ,---- QuickBase.-- Developed “Known Issues” communication process and strategy.-- Configured and managed testing platforms and environment.-- Established technical testing standards for functional, regression, system, performance and UAT.-- Developed time tracking, test plan and test templates.-- Established training protocol for supported software applications.-- Created a Knowledge Base in wiki format for application support and training.

Richard Beaulieu's Current Company Details
Alstar Group

Alstar Group

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Report and Application Specialist at Alstar Oilfield Contractors Ltd.
Richard Beaulieu Work Experience Details
  • Alstar Group
    Application Specialist
    Alstar Group Jan 2022 - Present
    Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    Doing great things for a great company helping them take their operations to the next level.
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  • Alstar Oilfield Contractors Ltd.
    Application Support Specialist
    Alstar Oilfield Contractors Ltd. May 2019 - Nov 2021
    Calgary, Canada Area
    Software application specialist responsible for managing and maintaining the test environments with a focus on configuration, business transformation; including testing system migration; upgrades and new features. Learn and master business systems in order to assist business in obtaining the maximum leverage from their systems. Train and mentor users including coordinating User Acceptance Testing. Support business units and liaise with software vendors when escalation is required.
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  • Atb Financial
    Senior Test Analyst (Contract)
    Atb Financial Mar 2018 - May 2019
    Calgary, Canada Area
    Elevating customer digital solutions' experience by using risk based testing approach to build well structured, maintainable manual test suites. Drive quality forward; coach, mentor and train colleagues to build strong, efficient, nimble teams; including inspiring and contributing to making test automation work for people and provide the biggest impact. Challenge the status quo all the while building on success.
  • Hopewell Residential Management Lp
    Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst (Contract)
    Hopewell Residential Management Lp Mar 2014 - Dec 2017
    Calgary, Canada Area
    Software quality, data integrity, system integration and implementation, change management, defect resolution, User Acceptance Testing, application support, software application training, SharePoint/.Office 365 body of knowledge (wiki) of Hopewell's invoicing web portal and implementation of LandDev/HomeDev, Lotworks/HomeSite, and NewStar Enterprise.
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  • Westjet Encore
    Software Quality Assurance Analyst (Contract)
    Westjet Encore Oct 2013 - Mar 2014
    Calgary, Canada Area
    -- Defined software quality plan, test requirements, test case design and testing approach.-- Identified risk in configuration and release management.-- Co-ordinated technical and user acceptance testing.-- Managed Change Control and defect tracking.-- Managed support issues between client and vendor.
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  • Savanna Energy Services Corporation
    Tassq Team Lead
    Savanna Energy Services Corporation May 2010 - Sep 2013
    Calgary, Ab
    Team Lead for Training, Support, Software Quality-- Responsible for leading and coordinating the day-to-day activities of software quality assurance, application support and software training in an IT department of 30 for an international energy services company serving 3000 employees worldwide. -- Lead a team of 5 coaching and training staff in their various roles.-- Gauged staff performances and ensured work is completed in compliance with the IT governance, architecture and program specification.-- Prepared, delivered and maintained software training content for users.-- Conducted advanced application support and software test plans, including approving service desk request for data and configuration changes of Savanna’s productions systems. -- Managed software testing and deliverables for various projects and applications including prioritizing and delegating workload. -- Established technical testing standards for functional, regression, system, performance and user acceptance testing.-- Established maintainable training and application support content in a Knowledge Base in SharePoint2010.
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  • Entero Corporation
    Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst
    Entero Corporation Oct 2008 - Jan 2010
    QA Processes, Leadership, Mentoring, Training and Testing-- Hired originally to help with Quality Assurance Process Improvements, Training on "How to Test" and to perform application testing, I quickly liaised with stakeholders and co-ordinated quality assurance deliverables such as: User Stories, Test Cases, Test Plans, Scripting Macros, Mentoring and Training.-- Reviewed: Test Plan Templates; Change Request and Project Management tool; Test Coverage Mechanism, Smoke Test and Regression Test planning; Test Management Tool (ApTest Manager), DSTL (Domain Specific Testing Language)-- Ensured proper requirements defined.-- SCRUM Pig; QA Team member; helped defined acceptance criteria and proper functional test requirements and use cases.-- Managed and executed on development plans within Sprints.-- Black Box Tester made responsible for testing data models, imports, exports and related integrated functionality.-- Introduced industry accepted standards in testing approaches and methodologies by facilitating training sessions.
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  • Intuit
    Software Quality Assurance Analyst/Manager
    Intuit Nov 2000 - Sep 2008
    Development and QA Processes, PM, Personnel, Leadership-- Ensured proper requirements defined and gathered leading to high customer satisfaction rating.-- Feature Team member and QA Lead, helped defined proper functional requirements and use cases leading to ensuring software performed as documented and as per customer satisfaction.-- Managed and executed on development plans and release cycles.-- Black Box Tester and Domain Expert, key resource to Engineering, Product Management and Operations.-- Review, verification and validation of critical functionality in software.-- Established electronic project management and bug tracking tool, standards, work flow and processes.-- Plan and manage test and validation strategies on complex pro-tax software.-- Introduced testing approaches and methodologies; unit, integration, regression, functional, acceptance, exploratory, pair, risk based test design and planning.-- Reduced costs by reducing patches and improving processes.-- Introduction of automated testing and established QA Lab.-- Reduced time to client for release and CD Master.-- Staff management including performance evaluation, interviewing, testing and hiring, reduction in over time.-- Escalated client support both internal and external.-- Automation of notification of certain development and communication processes, including Known Issues process and Bug closure notification.-- Improved on reporting processes and reports.
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Richard Beaulieu Skills

Quality Assurance Testing Agile Methodologies Software Quality Assurance Test Planning User Acceptance Testing Regression Testing Integration Test Automation Test Cases Scrum Requirements Analysis Software Documentation Project Management Management System Testing Requirements Gathering Software Testing Leadership Cross Functional Team Leadership Visio Software Development Process Improvement Sdlc Automation Training Team Leadership Project Planning Waterfall Software Development Life Cycle Sql People Skills Business Process Improvement Waterfall Project Management

Richard Beaulieu Education Details

  • Institute For Computer Studies
    Institute For Computer Studies
    E-Commerce Solutions Developer
  • Simon Fraser University
    Simon Fraser University
    Criminology
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  • Cegep Champlain
    Cegep Champlain
    Business Administration, Marketing Diploma

Frequently Asked Questions about Richard Beaulieu

What company does Richard Beaulieu work for?

Richard Beaulieu works for Alstar Group

What is Richard Beaulieu's role at the current company?

Richard Beaulieu's current role is Report and Application Specialist at Alstar Oilfield Contractors Ltd..

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Richard Beaulieu's email address is qa****@****shaw.ca

What schools did Richard Beaulieu attend?

Richard Beaulieu attended Institute For Computer Studies, Simon Fraser University, Cegep Champlain.

What skills is Richard Beaulieu known for?

Richard Beaulieu has skills like Quality Assurance, Testing, Agile Methodologies, Software Quality Assurance, Test Planning, User Acceptance Testing, Regression Testing, Integration, Test Automation, Test Cases, Scrum, Requirements Analysis.

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