Andrew Kowalick

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PHOENIXVILLE, PA 19460 acgy60@r.postjobfree.com 610-***-****

Summary

Proven hands-on Software Testing/Quality Assurance Leader. Extensive

experience leading test teams in various industries including tax

compliance, medical/pharmaceutical, and government defense with security

clearances. Solid reputation for building relationships with project teams

and stakeholders to collaborate on successful on time, within budget

software releases. Extensive test lead experience on multiple medium to

large testing engagements with a proven track record of successful software

testing resulting in high quality software releases. Highly skilled in test

strategy and test planning, and thorough knowledge of testing methodology.

Strong analytical and problem solving skills. Experience testing web-based,

software as a service, client/server, and legacy applications. Excellent

verbal and written communication skills. Customer focused with strong

commitment to business ethics and personal integrity.

Professional Experience

Vertex INC, Berwyn, PA 1996-2014

TEST PROJECT MANAGER / TEST LEAD (2006-2014)

TEST LEAD ON VARIOUS MEDIUM TO LARGE PROJECTS, OVERSEEING ALL TESTING

ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING FUNCTIONAL, REGRESSION AND USABILITY TESTING, DEFECT

MANAGEMENT, TEST AUTOMATION, PLATFORM CONFIGURATION AND SOFTWARE

INSTALLATION TESTING, AND TEST STATUS REPORTING TO MANAGEMENT. TEST TEAMS

RANGED FROM 3 TO 8 TESTERS.

. RESPONSIBLE FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF TESTING EFFORT

IN A DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT INVOLVING MULTIPLE CODE CHANGES IN A FAST-

PACED RELEASE SCHEDULE.

. Led test planning and overall testing effort for critical tax software

product line.

. Led integration testing effort with the state Dept. of Revenue partner

to analyze whether transmission tests were successful. Identified

critical issues in the transmission process and worked with the

Business Analyst and Developer to resolve issues.

. Coordinated testing of monthly payroll files, which included automated

regression testing using HP QuickTest Professional.

. Managed test efforts on web-based sales tax application, and an on-

demand hosted application, which followed SSAE-16 auditing standards.

. Completed platform testing of a payroll application, ahead of

schedule, on 20 different configurations including Windows, AIX, Red

Hat Linux, SUN/Solaris, HP Unix, and AS/400 platforms.

. Led test efforts for 3 different sales tax product lines

simultaneously, one of which had the largest client base of Vertex

products. Software applications included mainframe, client/server and

a web-based application using Cognos Business Intelligence.

. Produced weekly test execution status reports for project team and

management, including status of all defects and change requests.

. Tested web-based sales tax returns electronic filing application.

. Reduced test cycle durations by automating regression testing.

. CREATED TEST SCENARIOS AND THEN IMPLEMENTED REQUIREMENTS, TEST CASES

IN HP QUALITY CENTER, EXECUTED TEST CASES, AND COMPLETED TESTING

PROJECTS ON TIME AND ON BUDGET.

Senior Software Quality Analyst (2001)

SOFTWARE QUALITY ANALYST II (1998)

SOFTWARE QUALITY ANALYST I (1996)

SOFTWARE QUALITY ANALYST WITH INCREASING RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROMOTIONS

FROM A SYSTEMS FUNCTIONAL TESTER ROLE TO A SENIOR SOFTWARE QUALITY ANALYST

LEAD TESTER ROLE. TEST LEAD RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED REVIEW OF FUNCTIONAL

REQUIREMENTS, DEVELOPMENT OF ESTIMATES FOR TESTING EFFORT, CREATION OF TEST

PLANS AND TEST CASES, TEST EXECUTION, ANALYSIS OF TEST RESULTS, AND TEST

STATUS REPORTING. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED MENTORING,

TRAINING, AND PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERVIEWING AND HIRING PROCESS FOR

ACQUIRING QUALITY TESTERS. TYPE OF TESTING PERFORMED INCLUDED FUNCTIONAL,

INSTALLATION AND DATABASE CONFIGURATION TESTING.

. LEAD TESTER FOR SALES TAX APPLICATION SUITE, INCLUDING A SALES TAX

REPORTING APPLICATION USING CRYSTAL REPORTS AND BRIO/HYPERION BUSINESS

INTELLIGENCE TOOL.

. PARTICIPATED IN A VENDOR PRODUCT EVALUATION PROJECT TO SELECT AN

AUTOMATED TESTING TOOL.

. SERVED AS QA TEST REPRESENTATIVE FOR PROJECT TEAMS AND MANAGEMENT,

PROVIDING CURRENT STATUS OF TEST EFFORTS. PRODUCED DEFECT REPORTS,

AND FACILITATED DEFECT REVIEW PROCESS.

. WROTE WINRUNNER SCRIPTS FOR AUTOMATED BUILD VERIFICATION TESTING FOR

SALES TAX APPLICATION, RESULTING IN FASTER VALIDATION OF INSTALLATION

PROCESS.

. COORDINATED THE PLATFORM TESTING EFFORT FOR A SALES TAX APPLICATION,

RESULTING IN FASTER TEST RESULTS VERIFICATION.

. WORKED WITH TECHNICAL WRITERS TO DOCUMENT INSTALLATION PROCEDURES FOR

A REPORTING APPLICATION.

. COORDINATED WITH IT ON SETUP OF TEST ENVIRONMENTS.

GMIS INC., MALVERN, PA 1994 -

1996

QUALITY ASSURANCE TECHNICAL ANALYST

TESTED SEVERAL SUCCESSFUL RELEASES OF SOFTWARE APPLICATION THAT PROFILES A

HEALTHCARE PROVIDER'S PRACTICING PATTERNS. WROTE TEST PLANS, GENERATED TEST

CASES, PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TESTING, CREATED AND TRACKED DEFECTS, VERIFIED

FIXED DEFECTS, PRODUCED WEEKLY DEFECT REPORTS, AND FACILITATED WEEKLY

DEFECT/ENHANCEMENT MEETINGS.

BASE TEN SYSTEMS INC., TRENTON, NJ

1994

SOFTWARE TEST ENGINEER

TESTED SOFTWARE PRODUCT THAT TRACKS PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTION PROCESS.

WROTE TEST PLANS, PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TESTING, CREATED AND TRACKED

DEFECTS, AND VERIFIED TEST DATA USING MS ACCESS.

MARTIN MARIETTA CORPORATION, VALLEY FORGE, PA

1990 - 1994 (1990 -

1994)

Test Engineer

CONDUCTED SOFTWARE TESTING ON MULTIPLE PLATFORMS FOR GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS

REQUIRING SECRET COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION (SCI) AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

(DOD) SECURITY CLEARANCES. WROTE TEST PROCEDURES, CONDUCTED TEST READINESS

REVIEWS, TRACKED TESTING PROGRESS, MANAGED DEFECTS, GENERATED TEST DATA,

PARTICIPATED IN DESIGN AND CODE WALK-THRU REVIEWS, AND PRODUCED AND

DISTRIBUTED TEST/DEFECT STATUS REPORTS TO PROJECT TEAM.

UNISYS CORPORATION, MALVERN, PA

1983 - 1989

SENIOR SYSTEM REPRESENTATIVE

CONDUCTED WORKLOAD SIMULATION TESTS FOR SOFTWARE PERFORMANCE TESTING.

CONDUCTED SOFTWARE BENCHMARK TESTING FOR GOVERNMENT CUSTOMERS. DEVELOPED

EMULATION SCRIPTS TO RUN SIMULATION WORKLOADS TO VALIDATE THE BENCHMARK

REQUIREMENTS.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts, Computer Science, Lycoming, Williamsport, PA

CUM LAUDE HONORS GRADUATE

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Tester, Foundation Level (ISTQB, 2006)

TRAINING / CONFERENCES

. Penn State Great Valley courses: Project Management, C Programming, SQL

Query

. SQE SOFTWARE TESTING FOUNDATIONS

. RAPID SOFTWARE TESTING BY JAMES BACH

. STAREAST AND STARWEST TESTING USER CONFERENCES

TECHNICAL SKILLS

o Testing experience in Web, Software as a service, PC Client/Server

. and mainframe environments, including Windows, AIX, HP UNIX, SUN Solaris,

AS/400 platforms

. TESTING: HP QUALITY CENTER

. AUTOMATED TESTING: HP QUICK TEST PROFESSIONAL

. ISSUE TRACKING: TRACK, APPLIX, ORACLE DEFECT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AXOSOFT

ONTIME

. DESKTOP VIRTUALIZATION: VMWARE, GHOST

. MICROSOFT APPLICATIONS: WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT, PROJECT, ACCESS

. DB QUERY: ORACLE SQL, MS ACCESS, COGNOS QUERY STUDIO

. PYTHON SCRIPTS AND XML FILES TO RUN TESTS ON DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS

. TEST ARTIFACTS KEPT IN SUBVERSION AND CVS VERSION CONTROL SOFTWARE

COMMUNITY SERVICE

. Good Works, Inc. volunteer repairing low-income homes in local community

. BASEBALL/SOFTBALL COACH AND UMPIRE IN PHOENIXVILLE COMMUNITY LEAGUE

. MEMBER OF FINANCIAL COMMITTEE FOR LOCAL CHURCH

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