With 25+ years in the software industry I have had the opportunity to act as Tester/Lead/Manager on many types of software projects, in many industries; from web pages and insurance software to audio/video software and video games. I currently Manage 2 groups of amazing folks:- The Quality Assurance Organization wherein 7 full time employees and 6 contractors across the globe test a platform that is both deep and wide, including all the things; web, api, native, manual testing, automation testing, performance testing, and more. - My Release Team of four Engineers manages over 20,000 apps currently in production; iOS & Android, phones and tablets, as well as Roku and Kindle. They submit hundreds of apps per week and deal daily with ever changing App Store requirements.I've had the opportunity to work on some truly cutting edge projects in my career, the highlights of which include the following, in rough chronological order. - Tested the original Xbox pre-launch and am listed in the credits of the original Halo video game, just above Cortana herself (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzNcN7LYyOc&t=82s)- Tested and deployed an NT4 based Audio\Video system in Paul Allen's properties and yachts world-wide- Created a Customer Support Team, providing 24x7 coverage, with one week ramp up time, while still managing the QA Department post launch of an MMO video game (think World of Warcraft with Pirates)- Presented 3 three times at the Software Test Professionals series of conferences, one of which was voted second best presentation of the conference- Formerly Scrum Master certified and regularly facilitated Agile\Scrum workshops and training sessions up and down the West Coast for Deloitte’s clients- Earned my Unity Developer certification at Unite Austin 2017, scoring 92% on the exam, while dabbling in creating VR worlds and games- Have tested many cutting edge mobile apps, including:1. Reach Now, the 1st app to offer car sharing as well as ride hailing, my test device was a literal BMW.2. Alaska Airlines, the 2nd app to enable customers to checkin to their flight, behind Lufthansa.3. Nike, 3rd of its kind mobile point of sale system, behind Nordstrom Rack and Apple Retail.
Listed skills include Agile Methodologies, Scrum, Quality Assurance, Software Quality Assurance, and 45 others.