- Ad-Hoc regression testing against new functionality and server upgrades across multiple releases, triaging and reporting of any issues found- Daily triage of CI/CD pipelines for Online/Api, iPad, Windows applications, reporting found issues- Automation development using Groovy and Swift for various features with OpenAPI and EarlGrey/XCUI automation frameworks- Help drive infrastructure updates across multiple automation frameworks and Jenkins infrastructure--- Consolidating and porting over TestRail libraries written in Java, C# and Python over to a new shared Python library--- Updating Jenkins job structure and documentation, allowing outside teams to start utilizing automation infrastructure for their personal needs - Advise/mentor teammates as subject matter resource for automation best practices, testing environments, and other technical matters- Drove daily upgrades of automation owned Salesforce orgs, triaging automatic upgrade failures and applying manual upgrades as needed

- Lead SDET recruiting/hiring meetings for all product groups- Lead daily standups, weekly project status meetings with product owners, and weekly knowledge transfer meetings - Managed team of 3 Senior Engineers in updating automation processes and procedures for a more “shift-left” approach including addition of a new OpenAPI automation suite that utilized on-demand Salesforce SFDX org creation and cleanup- Collaborated with product owners (PM, Dev, Functional QA, Automation Leaders) to develop a continuous priority based testing system across all product teams- Created and improved Jenkins Pipelines using Groovy, Python, Java and Bash to expand online/api automation capabilities and add various utilities that automated routine manual work--- Utilizing Java to generate TestRail test plans automatically based on various test case fields to start all automation pipelines--- Managed development of Jenkins pipeline that used Python scripts to automatically apply upgrades to automation test environments

- Managed team of 10+ local and 10+ remote engineers to produce automation coverage for different Online/Salesforce, API, iPad, or Windows applications- Collaborated with other automation manager(s) on weekly meeting updates, team assignments, and weekly testing efforts- Coordinated assignments for engineers across 8 different product teams, collaborating with product owners to prioritize assignments- Recruited, screened and hired automation engineers to fill local and remote positions- Coordinated with product owners to lead weekly regression runs across all product teams, reporting results and tracking found bugs to ensure product quality

- Helped to develop a new Java/Cucumber based automation framework capable of testing every application platform (Online/Salesforce, API, iPad, iPhone, Android, Windows) in order to ensure more visibility and readability of scripts for functional qa and project management- Coordinated with product owners to develop a hybrid (API and Online/iPad/Windows) data driven testing matrix that tested core mission critical functionality and validated database data stamping- Automation development on Online, API, iPad platforms using Java/Cucumber on core mission critical features and C# on a MVVM unit test based test suite- Weekly regression testing runs, triage, and reporting of found issuesExtensive experience configuring test environments (Salesforce Orgs)- Interviewed, mentored, and led entry-level engineers. Training them on product, automation suites, and soft skills needed to coordinate and collaborate with product owners (PM, Dev, Functional QA)

- Automation development on Online/Salesforce, API platforms with JScript using TestComplete automation suite- Automation development using C# and Ranorex libraries for Windows application- Automation development using Java and XCUI Framework for IOS application- Performed spike POCs on various automation frameworks, choosing XCUITest for iPad automation- Weekly regression testing runs, triage, and reporting of found issues- Interviewed and trained new hires on products,environments, and test suites

- Automation development on Online/Salesforce, API platforms with JScript using TestComplete automation suite- Performed Spike POCs on various automation frameworks, choosing XCUITest for iPad automation- Weekly regression testing runs, triage, and reporting of found issues- Interviewed and trained new hires on products,environments, and test suites

Built, Maintained, Diagnosed Computer Hardware/Software for various clients

Performed various duties related to the construction business. Exposed to all aspects of the home building process from foundation to roof. Worked with various contractors in Butte County, generally being the second or third in command on the job.