Robert Probst Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il

Storybook library component testing and React front-end testing involving the following:• Conducted detailed manual and automated web application testing for front and backend services as part of an agile team; used dev tools to find HTML, CSS, console, network, visual, and logic errors. Used Mongo Compass and Postman for MongoDB and API testing. Entirely white box testing.• Performed extensive smoke, regression, permission, timezone, error state, negative, integration/cross-browser-OS,… Show more Storybook library component testing and React front-end testing involving the following:• Conducted detailed manual and automated web application testing for front and backend services as part of an agile team; used dev tools to find HTML, CSS, console, network, visual, and logic errors. Used Mongo Compass and Postman for MongoDB and API testing. Entirely white box testing.• Performed extensive smoke, regression, permission, timezone, error state, negative, integration/cross-browser-OS, and UI manual testing; owned testing process for UI team, including writing, maintaining, and executing total coverage manual suites• Basic scala and selenium script writing and extensive automated test suite troubleshooting. Managed local dev and testing environments, git and version control• Part of an agile team, with daily and weekly meetings to clarify plans and keep projects on goal across teams* Created and conducted interviews for new testers, helped to conduct interviews for new developers on the team, created script for phone screening. Worked to bring consistency to interview process• Worked directly with stakeholders from multiple teams to clarify testing expectations, business requirements• Created many detailed functional specs built around user stories and acceptance criteria, kept extensive documentation; created multiple templates for clarity and easy of documentation• Led or aided in issue triaging, backlog grooming and management, and process maintenance• Took the Product role on the hackathon-winning Governator project, an internal app to monitor automated test suites and dev code health, significantly alleviating testing/dev stress • Actively involved in creation of tester career ladder and updating tester score cards Show less

• Owner, founder, and editor for independent press that offers translation services for Japanese artists• Worked with Inori (I'm in Love With the Villainess), irua, N.Bakery, 6th Manager, and many more indie yuri creators.• Engaged in constant market analysis to inform product and service development for the press• Coordinated daily with a global team to produce scripts and localized comics on deadlines• Frequent, intensive copyediting and typesetting reviews to produce polished… Show more • Owner, founder, and editor for independent press that offers translation services for Japanese artists• Worked with Inori (I'm in Love With the Villainess), irua, N.Bakery, 6th Manager, and many more indie yuri creators.• Engaged in constant market analysis to inform product and service development for the press• Coordinated daily with a global team to produce scripts and localized comics on deadlines• Frequent, intensive copyediting and typesetting reviews to produce polished drafts of scripts and comicshttps://twitter.com/PressMacaron Show less

• I've been a copyeditor, proofreader, or sometimes both, on 250 projects as of July 2020• Copyeditor for the Danmaku!! Lunatic Extra board game• The Macaron Press: Collaborated daily to copyedit and proofread narration, dialogue, and image-editing as part of an international localization team; maintained style guide

Chicago, Il

• Conducted detailed, thorough regression, smoke, and automated testing for health benefits counseling software, creating clarity out of vague testing expectations; ramped up to standard analyst expectations within a month• Logged, verified, and regressed bugs; created templates for bug creation, testing notes, and proper documentation• Created and ran clear, effective, consistent test case suites; utilized extensive, efficient documentation• Reviewed all vendor-completed testing… Show more • Conducted detailed, thorough regression, smoke, and automated testing for health benefits counseling software, creating clarity out of vague testing expectations; ramped up to standard analyst expectations within a month• Logged, verified, and regressed bugs; created templates for bug creation, testing notes, and proper documentation• Created and ran clear, effective, consistent test case suites; utilized extensive, efficient documentation• Reviewed all vendor-completed testing and defect tickets, clarifying them for our English-speaking teams, preventing WADNABs and duplicates, verifying correct testing procedures, and providing feedback to measurably improve practices; negotiated clearer and more effective testing expectations provided to vendors• Researched, conveyed, and implemented QA best practices on my team and wherever possible• Collaborated and communicated daily with Production and engineers in agile, kanban, and waterfall environments Show less

Manhattan, Ks

• Assist copyeditors in proofreading, editing, querying and fact-checking manuscripts for the Winter 2016 issue• Worked with manuscripts before and after they were sent to an experienced, freelance copyeditor• Read and studied copyediting, grammar, usage, and proofreading manuals, including Chicago style, copyediting, and house style guidelines; learned the publishing process from start to finish• Searched for, acquired, and wrote captions for photos relevant to manuscripts;… Show more • Assist copyeditors in proofreading, editing, querying and fact-checking manuscripts for the Winter 2016 issue• Worked with manuscripts before and after they were sent to an experienced, freelance copyeditor• Read and studied copyediting, grammar, usage, and proofreading manuals, including Chicago style, copyediting, and house style guidelines; learned the publishing process from start to finish• Searched for, acquired, and wrote captions for photos relevant to manuscripts; coordinated photo acquisition from local museums, newspapers, and historical societies• Fact-checked and copyedited manuscript footnotes and endnotes for clarity, consistency, and correctness Show less

Manhattan, Ks

• Taught multiple lecture and discussion-based classes of English composition focusing on group activities; developed and presented Power Point slides to facilitate learning and enhance written/verbal communication• Designed and applied an advanced level independent study course based around user-experience• Graded and helped revise approximately 1000 papers for 160 students, providing extensive feedback • Conducted extensive research for multiple papers and projects… Show more • Taught multiple lecture and discussion-based classes of English composition focusing on group activities; developed and presented Power Point slides to facilitate learning and enhance written/verbal communication• Designed and applied an advanced level independent study course based around user-experience• Graded and helped revise approximately 1000 papers for 160 students, providing extensive feedback • Conducted extensive research for multiple papers and projects simultaneously• Produced 450 pages of written work and read 25,000 pages of text, meeting daily deadlines; 60 hour work weeks• Conceptualized and carried out an empirical study based around user interaction with software, the design went through many iterations and was constantly reassessed for effectiveness; written in both MLA and Chicago styles• Prepared guides and lead peer-review composition workshops; held one-on-one student conferences • Created daily lesson plans, presentations, activities, handouts, and templates Show less

Schiller Park, Il

Ran a daily sales route with a coworker, taking orders from and delivering parts to customersDaily written, face-to-face, or phone communication between employees, other branch locations, and vendorsDaily efficient use of “FastNet” computer network to order parts and manage inventory/salesPhysically systemized and documented inventory for efficient use and accuracy; fixing inconsistenciesUsed product knowledge to give customers personal recommendations Daily forklift use… Show more Ran a daily sales route with a coworker, taking orders from and delivering parts to customersDaily written, face-to-face, or phone communication between employees, other branch locations, and vendorsDaily efficient use of “FastNet” computer network to order parts and manage inventory/salesPhysically systemized and documented inventory for efficient use and accuracy; fixing inconsistenciesUsed product knowledge to give customers personal recommendations Daily forklift use Hazardous materials safety training, overall manufacturing/distribution safety training Show less

Schaumburg, Il

• Researched online website builder software, created new website and transferred all electronic data from old website to a new content management system, wrote new and copyedited over 600 existing product descriptions.• Assembled/dissembled plastic winding and film running machines; operated shipping and receiving• Regularly noticed and fixed imperfections of less than 1/10" by eye

Bartlett, Il

October 2011–November 2012

Master’S Degree, English Language And Literature, General, 3.7

Activities and Societies: Touchstone Literary Magazine Fiction Team, Jacobin Reading Group

Bachelor’S Degree, Anthropology, 3.2

Activities and Societies: Alpha Sigma Xi executive board

Associate’S Degree, Liberal Arts And Sciences/Liberal Studies, 3.2

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society