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Rochester, Mn, Us

Intern Responsibilities:-Maintained automation scripts in KornShell-Developed a Java frontend and job executor, improving test bandwidth by 1500%.-Wrote and executed manual test cases-Performed complex enterprise system installs-Developed multi-threaded algorithm to isolate large files on iSeries systems that executed in a couple hours, previous algorithm took up to a week to execute. Quality Assurance Analyst Responsibilities:-Wrote and reviewed test plans-Wrote, reviewed and executed test cases-Clearly communicated status, provided estimates and met deadlinesQuality Assurance Engineer Responsibilities:-Maintained and wrote automated test cases -Performed gap analysis-Created and maintained automated test framework

Quality Assurance Test Lead-Reviewed Strategy documents and ensured all features were assigned to quality assurance team members-Reviewed and approved test plan documents-Wrote Quality Assessments and directed Quality Plan approvalsQuality Assurance Automation Consultant-Worked with multiple teams to improve their automation frameworks and coverage-Reduced functional regression test times by up to six months by providing and assisting in execution of plans to automate functional test cases-Improved quality across the organization by implementing System Verification Test scenarios and providing automation direction on these testsCross Team System Verification Test Architect-For all of SPSS, organized and led the System Verification Test team-Wrote Strategy document outlining common set of terminology, test approaches and automation strategies for multiple teams-Outlined strategy to tie multiple automation systems together providing robust cross platform, cross team, automation framework for cross product test coverage-Performed analysis on integration points from ten different SPSS products and outlined what the requirements were for ensuring qualitySystem Verification Test Engineer/Analyst-Helped incorporate multiple products from multiple divisions together and played key roles in strategy design and implementation-Designed and maintained the continuous delivery pipeline for robust, multi-team, cross-division product-Worked in multi-team automation framework to ensure ease of use and reusability of test methodsPerformance Engineer-Write and execute performance automations.-Analyze performance results

Bachelor’S Degree, Computer Science

Associate’S Degree, Digital Arts