My last contract ended close to the time our son was born. I spent his first 3+ years practicing the art and science of motherhood and making sure that our son's first years were special. Once he was firmly established in preschool I was ready to get back to business!

While parenting I've also kept my hand in the technical world with volunteer work on the following websites: 100WomenWhoCareSouthernMaine.com (Information Coordination) PSOHistory.org (Website design, Information Coordination and QA) WatervilleAreaNewcomers.org (Information Coordination and QA) EastPond.org (QA) GNCC.org (QA)Past testing includes websites for: Waterville Country Club Belfast Curling Club Broomstones Curling Club

Contract position testing web site.• Created and executed test cases and test plans• Tested releases individually and as part of a team• Worked with Development to improve and clarify Specifications• Entered, tracked and validated fixes for bugs using FogBugz.com• Utilized Selenium IDE to automate testing tasks(Contract closed when entirely on-site team formed in Austin, TX)

• First QA tester for startup web company• Created and executed test cases and test plans• Tested releases individually and as part of a team• Worked with Development to improve and clarify Specifications• Entered, tracked and validated fixes for bugs using FogBugz.com(Contract closed by Department lay off)

• Managed team of up to 5 QA Engineers testing online and desktop applications• Lead and/or managed QA team on multiple projects through all aspects of testing (project design and specification, test plan creation, functional, automated and regression testing, defect reporting, bug tribunals, and end of project reviews)• Worked with cross-functional teams throughout project life cycles• Created and executed detailed test cases and test plans• Performed black box and white box… Show more • Managed team of up to 5 QA Engineers testing online and desktop applications• Lead and/or managed QA team on multiple projects through all aspects of testing (project design and specification, test plan creation, functional, automated and regression testing, defect reporting, bug tribunals, and end of project reviews)• Worked with cross-functional teams throughout project life cycles• Created and executed detailed test cases and test plans• Performed black box and white box testing• Reviewed Project Specifications and worked with Product Management to improve new features before testing• Participated in design review meetings• Tested CD-ROM desktop software containing information on over 14 million US businesses• Entered, tracked and verified bugs in Lotus Notes Problem Tracking database• Participated in bug triage meetings• Assisted Customer Support and Sales Teams with customer issues. Show less

• Project and QA Lead for ISDN Dial-Out Software• QA Project Lead for VPN/L2F Client Software, and Home Gateway firmware• Senior QA project member for Analog Dial-Out and Dial-In software, and Network Management software• Created test plans, automation plans, QA project plans and schedules• Automated tests with Visual Test, command scripts, Ganymede Chariot, and QA Partner (in order of emphasis)• Performed and coordinated manual testing• Used Network Monitor, Performance… Show more • Project and QA Lead for ISDN Dial-Out Software• QA Project Lead for VPN/L2F Client Software, and Home Gateway firmware• Senior QA project member for Analog Dial-Out and Dial-In software, and Network Management software• Created test plans, automation plans, QA project plans and schedules• Automated tests with Visual Test, command scripts, Ganymede Chariot, and QA Partner (in order of emphasis)• Performed and coordinated manual testing• Used Network Monitor, Performance Monitor, System Monitor and SNMP applications to trace network traffic and monitor system performance• Entered and maintained bugs in Lotus Notes system. Show less

• Tested major functional areas of Oracle Express Objects, Analyzer and Administrator• Worked closely with developers on product design, product enhancements, and test plan creation• Created automation scripts using QA Partner and Express Basic• Entered and tracked bugs in Lotus Notes• Tested Personal Express in Japanese, and then supervised QA Engineer in that role.

• Translated (J-E), rewrote and illustrated operation manuals and specifications for surface mount circuit board assembly machines using Quark Xpress and Adobe Illustrator• Supervised two other translators in the department• Worked with Japanese engineers to edit the manuals• Handled layout issues and revised outdated manual styles.(1 year contract)

• Wrote, edited and illustrated User’s Manuals for Epson PCs, laptops and hardware options using Ventura Publisher and Corel Draw• Responsible for maintaining schedules, coordinating translation into four languages and interacting with printing companies• Communicated with Japanese engineers in both English and Japanese.(Dept. lay off)

• Temporary administrative position in technical support before receiving Japanese work visa.

• Wrote and edited Project Documentation Guidelines and Software Development Life Cycle Standards, Technical Reference, Service And User’s Manuals.(Dept. lay off)

• Maintained existing COBOL Cost and General Accounting systems on HP 3000s• Inventory Reconciliation System Project lead• Lights Out Project member.