Ron Barnett Email & Phone Number

Los Gatos, Ca

Santa Clara, Ca

Senior QA Architect for Nook Android e-reader software. Responsibilities include:--Leading team of ten QA engineers (5 US/5 Taipei), assigning tasks, tracking assignments versus deadlines--Creating and maintaining test plans for integrated end-to-end Nook e-reader platform and Nook mobile application testing --Managing design, creation, and execution of test suites against all related software platform components for Nook-branded e-reader devices, including boot, display, touch panel, video playback, audio playback, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB, SD, power, battery life, account sync, OTA updates--Managing design, creation, and execution of test suites against all related software application components, including reader, library, shop, settings, account creation/sign-in, account sync, in-store functionality, and OS-shop updates--Designing and specifying tests to be created and implemented by Nook Automation teams--Designing, managing, and executing daily Nook platform and application build acceptance process--Managing system software bug flow including mentoring bug creation process within the team, screening bugs, alerting management to test blocking issues, and participating in bug scrub meetings with software development and project management

Sunnyvale, Ca

--Led team of five QA engineers, assigning tasks, tracking assignments versus deadlines--Created and maintained test plans for integrated end-to-end webOS system software testing --Managed design, creation, and execution of test suites against all related projects, including the Palm Pre, Palm Pixie, and other unreleased products--Designed and specified tests to be created and implemented by webOS Whitebox QA team--Managed daily webOS build acceptance process--Managed system software bug flow including mentoring bug creation process within the team, screening bugs, alerting management to test blocking issues, and participating in bug scrub

Sunnyvale, Ca

--Led team of seven QA engineers, assigning tasks, tracking assignments versus deadlines--Created and maintained test plans for the Foleo--Managed design, generation, and execution of test suites for integrated end-to-end Foleo testing--Specified tests to be implemented by the Foleo Whitebox QA team--Managed the Foleo build acceptance process--Managed Foleo bug defect flow including mentoring bug creation process within the team, screening bugs, and participating in bug scrub meetings with software development in the Bay Area and Massachusetts, marketing, and project management

Sunnyvale, Ca

--Recruited, hired, and managed separate teams in Bay Area and Europe, total of three managers and 9 QA engineers. Hired third-party testing to perform additional testing--Managed and lead team in testing of Palm UMTS and CDMA smartphone handsets with emphasis on live network telephony functionality--Worked closely with Palm’s telephony carrier team, 3rd-party partner telephony carrier partners, incorporating technical requirements into the Telephony QA test plans--Managed overall design, generation, and execution of test suites for testing Palm’s smartphone products in live networks and telephony labs in the North America, Europe, and Asia--Managed the telephony bug flow including screening bugs and participating in bug scrub meetings with other QA teams, software development, marketing and project management--Represented the Telephony QA team during project reviews with upper-management--Directed my team leads to prepare weekly project statuses for presentation to my direct management as well as upper-and executive-management--Delivered regular feedback to my direct reports via one-on-one meetings and annual performance reviews

Mountain View, Ca

Managed the Intuit WebQuicken application quality assurance team. Responsible for:--Recruiting, hiring, and managing a team in the Bay Area, a total of 5 QA engineers for the testing of Intuit financial website software--Managing the overall design, generation, and execution of test suites for testing the WebQuicken products --Managing the design, implementation and deployment of the WebQuicken bug tracking system.--Managing the project bug flow including screening bugs and participating in bug scrub meetings with other QA teams, software development, marketing, and project management--Representing my team during project reviews with division management--Directing my team to prepare weekly project statuses for presentation to my direct mngmnt --Delivering regular feedback to my direct reports via one-on-one meetings and annual performance reviews

Mountain View, Ca

Sunnyvale, Ca

San Diego, Ca