Building automation in Java in support of Verizon Cloud Compute (VCC). Agile development shop.

Rapid development of automation test code in TCL / Expect supporting multiple streams and Proof of Concept releases for Ambient's embedded linux Smart Grid nodes.• Wrote TCL / Expect code to automate testing of major product features including Mac Filtering, Security Enhancements, Health Monitoring, SW Install and Upgrade, Tamper Detection, SNMPv3, LDAP / OLMA, Ultracap Battery and Last Gasp, a feature which sends alerts when ac is lost.• Wrote TCL / Expect code to improve and expand test harness and infrastructure capabilities• Wrote functions to automate power loss scenarios by connecting to and controlling a Netbooter remote power supply• Produced effective and reliable multi-platform automation under under high pressure and tight deadines in intensely dynamic environment while simultaneously writing test plans to help manual test group meet project deadlines

In this 2 month contract I was brought in to update automation code in C# for Raytheon's RAID web application using Visual Studio 2008 and .NET 3.5. Reviewed and added to testplans and performed manual and automated testing.

Key member of SQA team supporting high performance, high availability DNS, DHCP and Address Management server suite.* Wrote test plans and created and executed manual and automated testing for major Cisco Network Registrar product features including IPv6 Address Space Management, DHCP Options, DNS Dynamic Update and Lease State, Concurrency, Dynamic Scope Management, Address Utilization, Lease Query, LDAP, WebUI* Created and executed automated tests using Java and Cisco's Eclipse-based AIDAN framework, as well as TCL / Expect and SilkTest* Worked closely with developers to identify, reproduce and isolate defects and assist in debugging by providing core files, stack traces, and detailed steps to reproduce the problem* Performed feature / functional, system, regression, user acceptance (smoke), and load / stress testing on Windows, Solaris, and Linux operating system platforms* Successfully planned and executed WebUI Usability Enhancements testing to improve the user experience of the WebUI, the major product focus of CNR 7.0* Planned, wrote and executed testing for WebUI User Concurrency to verify multiple users could effectively and safely operate simultaneously* Planned, wrote and executed back end data validation test plans and automation to verify data integrity in CNR's database* Planned, wrote and executed test automation to verify database backup and disaster recovery functionality* Planned, wrote and executed automated LDAP testing to verify CNR successfully wrote DHCP Lease State data to LDAP servers* Planned, wrote and executed automated testing for SNMP functionality to verify CNR successfully sent SNMP messages when various server operations and conditions were met; verified accuracy of information in PDU packets* Planned, wrote and executed testing to verify server logged lease state data to a MySQL database. Wrote SQL queries to verify integrity of data* Verified bug fixes and performed regression testing

Member of small, fast paced software startup.* Wrote test plans, executed manual and automated testing, and wrote automation using TCL / Expect and QAPartner (now SilkTest)* Created and executed GUI and CLI tests for DHCP and DNS features* Performed protocol testing of DNS and DHCP and used snoop, tcpdump, dig and other tools to verify server functionality