Steven Hirsch Email & Phone Number

Greater Boston Area

Perform test plan writing and execution for Allscripts' Sunrise Enterprise Scheduling application.

Needham, MA

• Experienced QA Technical Lead and Manager for PTC’s MCAD (Mechanical Computer Aided Design) product Creo (formerly Pro|Engineer) and Flexible Modeling Extension (FMX) module. Led international teams of QA engineers..
• Provided Subject Matter Expert (SME) guidance, ensuring QA engineers: Understood project scope, observed CAD geometry integrity, performance, and overall UXD (User Experience Design) principles; Reported and.
• Drove efficient, effective use of overseas teams of QA engineers (in India). Defined project assignments ensuring best matches between engineers’ skills, project requirements, and workload balance. Mastered cultural.
• Enhanced communications within the R&D organization by translating concepts and processes between product managers, subject matter experts, local developers, and remote QA teams, saving time and increasing convergence.
• Drove project management for new features through many major release cycles: Balanced project scope, schedule and cost while maintaining quality; Utilized in depth product knowledge to identify integration test.
• Audited projects for Agile compliance.

Needham, MA

• QA mentor and expert tester for PTC’s Pro|Engineer MCAD application. Trained junior QA engineers in the process of testing Pro|E, reporting defects and test automation. Inspired QAE’s to test beyond the product.
• Conducted pre-release / beta test events at customer sites, enabling customers to test new Pro|E versions with their own data and use practices, improving customers’ confidence to adopt the new versions, and providing.
• Provided in person training to QA engineers in India.
• Provided test automation training seminars for local and India QA teams, aligning engineers’ automation skills with accepted best practice methods.
• Coordinated the merge of previously separate automated test suites (functional and performance) into a common library, simplifying test execution and results analysis.
• Provided feedback on feature enhancement specifications, with an eye to resolve ambiguities or gaps that could hinder development or QA progress.

Needham, MA

• Expert tester for PTC’s Pro|Engineer MCAD application with focus on Pro|Engineer basic and advanced geometric features and overall Part Module functionality.
• Performed Pro|E testing through all phases of software development life cycle (SDLC): Unit, functional, integration, and system testing; Covered all supported MS Windows and UNIX OS and hardware platforms; Performed.
• Created software defect reports, verified bug fixes.
• Authored test plans.
• Reviewed product Documentation to ensure new features were explained correctly and completely.