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Test Tool
Development:
Web Application Testing In Excel (my own invention)
Suite of Functions in VBA to enable Excel user
to write scripts to automate the execution, reading and writing to web pages.
Includes tools for Javascript execution, Ajax, reading and writing to SQL
databases, and an interactive macro recorder.
Software
Quality Assurance:
- Test Tool Developer
- Senior QA
- Test Lead
- Test plan writing
- Test script
development
- Test script automation
- Test execution
- Test lab management
Software Development:
- Visual Basic
- VB.NET
- VBA
- VBScript
- ASP
- PHP
- Ruby
- SQL Server 7 / 2000
- MySQL
- DBase / FoxPro
- Test Automation
Target Location:
Qualifications:
- Software QA since 1994
- DOS, Windows 3.1,
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 3.51, NT 4.0, 2000, Win XP, Unix and
IBM Mainframe environments
- Evaluated software
written in C, C++, Visual Basic, DBase/Foxpro and Cobol
- Back ends in DB2, dBase,
SQL Server, Oracle, Informix and Sybase.
Entire spectrum of Software Quality Assurance:
- Analyze and enumerate
quality assurance requirements based on product specifications and/or
interviews with management;
- Discover missing
specifications and write them when necessary;
- Create Testing
Approaches and Test plans based on those requirements;
- Create quality metrics
documents;
- Design test scenarios
and environments;
- Design, build and
manage Software test laboratories;
- Select, implement and
manage Defect Tracking software;
- Write scripts of
individual Functional Unit Test cases, Assembly Tests, Stress Tests,
Installation Tests and Acceptance Tests;
- Execute test scripts;
- Rewrite test scripts
into automation scripts;
- Schedule and run the
automated system;
- Maintain execution
logs;
- Analyze the automated
failures and write defect reports on them;
- Add the failed items
into a regression test suite; and
- Train and manage
others to do the above.
Tools:
- Test
Automation:
- SoapUI
- Compuware QA Run
- Rational Visual Test
- HP/Mercury QuickTest
Pro
- Siebel add-in
- Adobe Flex add-in
- Mercury WinRunner
- Mercury LoadRunner
- Microsoft MS-Test
- Microsoft WAST
- Borland dBase 5 (DOS)
- Microsoft Visual
FoxPro
- DOS Batch File
Automation
- Databases:
- Microsoft Sql Server
- IBM DB2
- MYSQL
- Oracle 11i
- Lotus Approach
- Lotus Notes
- Microsoft Access
- Borland dBase 4 - 7
- Ashton Tate dBase 2 -
3
- Programming Languages:
- Microsoft Visual Basic
6 with ADO, Activex Objects
- Microsoft Basic (all
versions since 1978)
- Scripting
Languages:
- Lotus LotusScript
- Microsoft VBScript
- Microsoft VBA
- HTML
- XML
- Ruby
- PHP
- ASP
- PostScript
- Platforms:
- Windows XP Server,
2000, NT Windows 9x, 3.x DOS 2,3,4,5,6 IIS, APACHE Linux, Solaris, SCO
Unix Mac OS: System 1 - 9 Mac OS X MVS
EDUCATION:
CSU Northridge, Northridge, CA
Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA
OTHER TRAINING:
1990-1991 Lifespring
2002-2009 Landmark Education
2006-2009 Toastmasters International
Volunteer Work:
1994-1998 Compuserve - Expert on LotusScript
2002-2009 Landmark Education - various roles including seminar and course
production supervisor
Publication: WATIX (Web Application Testing In Excel).
Other experience relating to IT: Consultant, contractor,
employee since 1984.Computer user and hobbyist since 1978.
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Intel Corporation
Hillsboro, Oregon – 9/2010 to Present
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Developer / QA Automation: (back-end, on the Developer side) Design and
write tools for rapid navigation through the App-Up Client and Developer Registration.
Use SoapUI for design and execution of automated interface testing.
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Wells Fargo Bank Data Center / International Wholesale Technology
Portland, Oregon – 4/2010 to 9/2010
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QA Automation: Write a framework for working in the QuickTestPro
10 / Flex QTP Add-In environment, making easy keyword driven automation for
the other testers. Write Test
Automation Plan, Automate the tests with QuickTestPro / Flex.
Development: Participate in planning
sessions with development, QA, and the business, developing strategies for
achieving the goals of the project.
 Kronos
Inc. Talent Mgmt Div.
Beaverton, OR 2005-2009
QA Automation: Write test plans & test cases for
assessment quiz scoring. Automate the tests with VBA, ASP.NET, Ruby/Watir.
Write test plans & test cases for data validation, convert to automation
with Silk Test, Ruby or VBA. Environment: .NET. Created test automation tools
for ease of conversion of test scripts to automation scripts, and for ease of
entry from spreadsheet data to database data for automated data access in
tests.
Assessment Test Automation - with Excel/VBA/Ruby/Watir, created a
test script that executes 450 iterations of Assessment tests in 4 hours,
where each iteration had been taking 2 to 4 hours to do manually.
Assessment Renorm Automation - with ASP/SQL Server, created a tool
that generates code behind assessments, where before the code was being hand
written offshore.
Assessment Randomization Development - created tool for developers
and testers to use to test a complex task solution in a few minutes, which
would have taken them several hours to do manually. These tools were
developed in a structured release environment (Agile)
- from specification to testing to release.
Test Automation Tool Development: Developed a set of
functions in Excel/VBA to automate web testing. Includes DOM handling of HTML
objects, including JavaScript and AJAX calls. Concept
similar to Ruby/Watir but in Excel environment.
 Nike
/ World Headquarters
Beaverton, OR 2004-2005
Siebel QA Automation:
Set up test automation framework for use throughout company. Convert manual
performance, functional tests for sales order entry, Web Applications into
automated scripts: WinRunner for Siebel 6.5, and QuickTest Pro 8 for Siebel
7.7, .Net, PeopleSoft and Web applications. Created Excel tools for ease of
conversion of test scripts to automation scripts, and for ease of entry from
spreadsheet data to database data for automated data access in tests. Perform
load testing against Siebel upgrades using LoadRunner. Train HR QA in
QuickTest scripting.
 Symantec
Springfield, OR 2002-2003
QA Automation Designer / Programmer
Designed and developed an application making it easy for non-programming
testers to write / convert test scripts to automated code.
QA Automation Developer -
Siebel Call Center - Automated
Test Scripts for UI of Siebel 6.3 Call Center. Wrote and automated
client-side performance tests for Symantec eService site using PCAnywhere /
QA Run scripts in worldwide Symantec sites. Conducted load, stress and
performance tests against Siebel desktop-based and web-based applications.
Environment: QA Director, QA-Run, Mercury QuickTest 7,
WinRunner, LoadRunner, Rational Visual Test; VB6, VBA, Siebel 6.3, Siebel
7.5, Toad, Access, SQL Server, PCAnywhere, VNC, MS-Web Application Stress
Tool
 AIG
SunAmerica Financial
Woodland Hills 2001-2002
Lead QA Engineer
Advisory Services: Wrote test plans and scripts
based on Business Analyses. Supervised 3 to do script writing and regression,
functional, bug fix testing, and reporting. Installed test automation.
Installed and wrote web stress testing scripts. Managed bug tracking and
assignment of bug fixes to specific development groups. Maintained stats on
environment changes and bug counts for upper management. Reported to project
lead.
General QA: Advised
QA group on industry standard QA methodologies. Moderated a task group to
facilitate communication between QA, Development and Business Analysis
groups. Reported to Assistant Technical VP.
PAM:Created new test plan for instrumentation and
measurement of web page delivery system.
General QA: Created automated linkage to client and product
specification pages, and to client sites and specification items using VBA on
an Excel front end.
Environment: Visual Basic, VBA, SQL Server, ASP pages,
APACHE on Linux; Oracle, TOAD; IIS; MS Web Application Stress Tester Bottom
Line: Automation saved them 3 manual testers @ 40-50k / year.
 Viasoft
Software
Phoenix 1998-2000
QA Engineer
EPM - A Suite of tools used in software development, on
mainframe and micro environments. Migrated products from VB3 procedural to
VB6 object oriented processes. Converted 16-bit existing tools to 32-bit
using Visual Basic 3, 4, and 6. Assisted in creating an Activex DLL to carry
common functions. Developed internal tools used by management for maintaining
databases of employees and skills. Developed analysis tools for testing group
to verify that input of a program matched output. Maintained string tables in
DLL’s in C++. Used Rational Visual Test.
 Siebel
Sales Information Systems
San Mateo 1996-1998
QA Automation / Test Lab Manager
Set up, managed 2 test labs and 1 training lab. Implemented procedures for
rapid rebuild of lab systems using Ghost. Managed test runs in the labs.
Supervised 2. Test Automation Developer Siebel Sales Enterprise - Software to
automate worldwide sales & service effort. Wrote and conducted build
acceptance testing. Conducted Installation testing, release management. Set
up & managed company’s 80 seat training lab, conducted testing sessions
there. Supervised 1. Used MS Visual Test version 4. Bottom Line: Test
automation saved them 50-100 man days per year; Ghost implementation saved
them 300-400 man days per year.
 Hewlett
Packard
Santa Clara, CA1995-1996
Lotus Notes Application Developer
HPNN (Hewlett Packard News Network) - Product Support
bulletin board service. Designed and developed an application for automated
import of data via FTP from various sources into Notes database. Developed
data analysis tools for HPNN's Notes Administration. Used Notes 3, 4
LotusScript, MS Test 3, MS Visual Test 4. Managed 3 in the project. Bottom
line: Automation saved them one man-year per year.
 Borland
International,
Scotts Valley, CA 1994
QA Automation / Test Lab Manager
Set up, managed 25 seat PC lab for testing multi-user applications. Novell
Netware, Microsoft DOS and Windows 3.1. Test Automation Developer- dBase 5.5
- Commercial database product. Programming and running test software for dBASE
4, dBASE 5 and dBASE 5.5. Test Areas: UI Features (combobox, listbox, etc),
Network features. Evaluated test failures. Wrote bug reports into a dBase/
Unix bug reporting system. Used dBase for test automation and bug tracking.
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Contact
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