Robert Swift Email & Phone Number

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Seattle, Wa / Victoria, Bc

Worked in a variety of roles, for a variety of clients. Primarily as a Lead QA Engineer. Most recently, as a Data Test Engineer.DATA TEST ENGINEER (October 2020 - Present)Pluto TV Web CTV Project Lead Data testing efforts on multiple Smart TVs and streaming devices for a growing application. Supported new feature development, and regression testing cycles for both development and front-end testing teams. Pull down automated testing suites, locally run them and analyze results.LEAD QA ENGINEER (November 2014 - August 2020)Blackboard Educational PlatformHBO MAX, HBO NOW, HBO GO: Roku PlatformVerizon Digital Signage Product: Android PlatformSling LG WebOS PlatformBuilt a QA team for Educational Application work on mobile devices. Creation and comprehensive testing of an entirely new, expanded project HBO MAX for use on a number of supported Roku models.Lead quality assurance testing of HBO NOW and HBO GO for the Roku platform.Successfully achieved Roku platform certification and launched the HBO MAX application on the Roku platform under an aggressive, fixed deadline with fixed resources.Lead QA efforts for an Android application designed for display of digital signage. Lead QA team during initial development of LG Web OS application for Sling TV.Project and Feature-Level Test Planning for multiple applications, often supporting several at once.Creation and Maintenance of test suites. Familiar with several test management tools.Regular Test Reporting to Clients. Often streamlining and standardizing reporting across multiple teams.Direction of Certification Testing for Releases for multiple platforms.Coordination of feature testing between client and partner teams.Capturing, analyzing, and delivering logs for development, back end, business intelligence, and other data teams.Scripting suites of tests for broader certification requirements.Onboarding, support, and management of QA team members based outside of the United States and Canada.

Work with a diverse student population, recruiting and preparing teams for interscholastic competition. Collaborate with Athletic Director, Counselors, and school administration on academic issues, transportation, and equipment needs. Compile and maintain records of medical and scholastic eligibility. Regularly assist with school events.

Work in a variety of schools, and the district office, in many job roles. Extensive experience in main-office roles, as well as in attendance, and counseling office positions. Work with data compilation and entry, email correspondence, phone, mailing, and filing. One-on-one work with students and teachers at all grade levels. Emphasis on ELL classroom settings, WASL, and MAP test administration. Assist with Master Scheduling.

Greater Seattle Area

This organization eventually became Globant. I led teams, interviewed applicants, helped determine departmental goals and supported their outcomes.

Prepared, maintained and executed test plans for multiple enterprise web, mobile, and desktop applications, including:- Applications across multiple frameworks: ASP.NET, WinForms, AngularJS, Kendo UI, Android, iOS, Windows 8 RT- Verifying cross-browser compatibility.- Regression testing including product interop, hardware integration, multiplatform releases (Windows, OS X).- Managing issue lifecycle from reproducing and documenting customer reported issues to verifying fixes from development.- Maintaining known issue lists for released software, cross referenced with development bug reports- Communicate issues clearly to development.- Testing early in product lifecycle to provide guidance and feedback to development and get test plans in place before release testing begins.Tasked with training incoming employees in:- How customers use products we develop- Testing methodology- Proper use off issue tracking system (Atlassian Jira, Redmine)

Supervise merchandise, wireless, digital imaging, and car audio and media departments. Collaborate with store management, and supervisor teams on individual store and corporate initiatives. Perform annual employee reviews. Oversee department staffed with up to twenty-five employees. Lead corporate learning sessions for as many as 150 attendees.