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Mazatlán, Sin., MX

Co-founded and served as CEO for a nearshore Quality Assurance service business in Mexico.Grew the company from zero to 35 employees across all functions.Directly managed executive and engineering teams.Led multi-million dollar sales efforts against startups as well as Fortune 500 companies.Managed onsite and remote teams across Mexico, staffing client.

Lehi, Utah, US

Managed multi-million dollar departmental budget for headcount, capital, and operating expenses. Responsible for building a fully remote team of 20 QA engineers. Researched and onboarded multiple domestic and international service providers to augment the existing US based QA team. Accountable for quality of all mobile and firmware software releases..

Taking a break to live abroad and search for the perfect burrito.

​Hired to train and streamline an existing team of 15 testers in a post acquisition environment.Redesigned the quality program, instituted measurable KPI’s and tracked test metrics to measure capacity, leading to greater efficiency of the manual test effort.Assessed and redesigned the nascent automation test program, leading to initial build acceptance.

San Francisco, California, US

Hired during Series A funding to build a Quality Assurance team from the ground up. Responsible for sourcing and hiring; grew the team from 1 to 15 employees across 2 years, keeping pace with growth across the Engineering Org. Designed and built the entire quality program to support aggressive software release cadences, for embedded firmware, mobile and.

San Francisco, CA, US

Performed 100% of all QA related duties for over one year before hiring and managing a team of 8 testers. Responsible for overall product quality across all Dropcam software and hardware releases, including 3 milestone hardware releases (Dropcam HD / Dropcam Pro / Dropcam Tabs), and countless web and mobile platform releases. Grew the team size from 1 to 7.

San Francisco, CA, US

Hired and managed team of functional and automated test engineers to cover iOS, Android, Desktop and Web client applications. Created test plans and test case repository for all Toktumi products and websites. Instituted and moderated bug review and triage processes. Worked with development and product teams to solve problems, create new features, and.

San Francisco, California, US

Worked closely with developers in an Agile environment to quickly iterate and improve new builds. Created and maintained test cases as well as VMWare test environments. Maintained and administrated the JIRA bug tracking system. Lead tester for all releases of the Outlook Client application, using ad-hoc, regression and compatibility testing methods. Ran.

Burlington, MA, US

Conducted thorough compatibility qualification with new versions of Digidesign Pro Tools and the Macintosh operating system. Test Lead for Windows Vista 64bit Driver project. Trained and provided guidance for other QA staff on Pro Tools testing and internal databases. Identified and isolated bugs. Provided detailed reports to engineering via shared.

Lake Forest, CA, US

Designed and installed advanced video production systems. Demo artist for products such as Media 100 844/X, Discreet Smoke, Apple Final Cut Pro and others. Provided on-site and phone based technical support for clients. Performed quality control testing on Macintosh, Windows, and Linux operating systems. Worked with clients and manufacturers to provide the.

US

Leader of departments Macintosh Product Team. Responsible for tracking 10 employees. Supervised the testing of several software products. Designed and implemented test plans. Maintained test databases. Involved in testing and troubleshooting product integration for Media 100i, Final Effects Complete, Media 100 844/x, and several other software.

Managed QA staff and oversaw departmental operations. Supervised the testing of several product lines, hardware and software, from alpha stage to release. Designed and implemented testing procedures. Responsible for departmental funding and expenditures. Maintained equipment inventory checklists. Involved in testing and troubleshooting product integration.

Provided technical support services for owners of ICE rendering hardware and software, as well as Adobe After Effects, Media 100 editing systems, BorisFX software, and many othersTransferred to QA team to lead efforts to develop next generation ICE hardware, including audio capabilities; documented issues in pre-release software, worked with engineering.