STEVEN BREWER

Email ad2kg3@r.postjobfree.com

Phone 940-***-****

SUMMARY:

Over 30 years of Experience in the IT industry with emphasis on Quality Assurance, Quality Control and Business Analysis

Must have experience IS Management, Project Management, User Support, Analytical Analysis, Quality Assurance (Functional, regression, defect, performance. load testing, validation for the GUI and back-end systems) Management, Customer Support, Materials Management, Training, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Billing, Clinical, General Ledger, Collections, Agile/Scrum Methodologies.

Over 20 years of experience of testing Payment Gateways and their integration with Payment Channels, Processors & other platforms.

Over 15 years’ experience in testing and testing integrations using REST APIs for System integration validations Performs continuous testing for security, API, and regression suite.

Creates automation strategy, automated scripts and supports data and environment configuration.

Participates in code reviews, monitors, and reports defects to support continuous improvement activities for the end-to-end testing process.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Hardware: IBM Compatible, IBM, Digital 11-175, Digital 8500, 4000 Mainframes, Perkin-Elmer, Wang, HP3000, Tandem, IV Phase, AS400, POS Equipment

Software: Windows NT, 98,95, XP and 2000, Microsoft Word, MS Project, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Access 97 and 2000, Lotus, DOS, VAX VMS, DCL, JCL, Cobol, 4GL (Forth), Assembler, TCP/IP, Datatrieve, SQL Query, Sybase, TOAD, Visio, DB2, ftp, PCAnywhere, FoxPro, Oracle, XML SOAPUI, ALM, Rally, TestRail, VB 6 and #NET ISO-8385

Must have experience testing Payment Gateways and their integration with Payment Channels, Processors & other platforms.

Must have experience testing integrations using REST APIs.

Over 30 years of Experience in the IT industry with emphasis on Quality Assurance, Quality Control and Business Analysis

IS Management, CMS,Project Management, User Support, Analytical Analysis, Quality Assurance (Functional, regression, defect, performance. load testing, validation for the GUI and back-end systems) Management, Customer Support, Materials Management, Training, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Billing,

Clinical, General Ledger, Collections, Agile/Scrum Methodologies, Mobile testing, Java, Selenium, Jira,

QA Vail Resorts

Quality Assurance Analyst Remote

06/22 to 07/06/22

I conducted software testing for the Systems and data systems for bug fixes and new software versions. Archived and preparation of software releases Staged and prepared hardware and software for testing applications. I prepared tests cases and testing benchmarks to assure software performance.

Attended all meetings daily to make sure all items were being tested and working with development teams and team leads.

Technical environment: (Windows XP, Jira, MS Excel, SQL, Access, Word, TCP/IP

Cloud Systems XML.)

07/21 to QA 7-11 CORPORATE, Coppell, TX

10/21 Quality Assurance

I conducted software testing for the POS and fuel systems for bug fixes and new software versions. Archived and preparation of software releases. Mobile testing of software with IOS, Android platforms on all builds

Staged and prepared hardware and software for testing applications. I prepared tests cases and testing benchmarks to assure software performance.

Attended all meetings daily to make sure all items were being tested and working with development teams and team leads.

Technical environment: (Windows XP, Jira, MS Excel, Access, Word, Linux Servers, TCP/IP

Cloud Systems, Oracle 10g, SQL, SOAPUI, API, Java Script, Cypress, Agile. and XML.)

08/19 to THE SITE CONTROLLER, Corinth, TX

05/21 QA Quality Assurance Analyst

I conducted all software testing. Archived and preparation of software releases. Staged and prepared hardware and software for testing applications. I prepared tests cases and testing benchmarks to assure software performance.

Staged and prepared hardware and software for testing applications. I prepared tests cases and testing benchmarks to assure software performance. Configured POS, Card readers and fuel pumps for labs to test pay at the pump transactions. Responsible for connecting needed equipment and testing to make sure communication for card swipe transaction and fueling reported to POS platform. I have experience with Dresser Wayne, Gilbarco, Talheim, and Schlumberger pumps and card readers. Mobile testing

Tested the New EMV pumps and card readers to ensure our software worked successfully and was ready for EMV certifications.

Technical environment: (Windows XP, AS400, Cucumber, Selenium, MS Excel, ALM, Word, Oracle 11g, DB2, SQL, and XML)

07/17 to NEC, INC. Irving, TX

07/19 QA Quality Assurance Analyst

Created test cases with Business Analysts for new EMV project based upon Business and Functional Design (documentation. Using latest EMV specifications for POS and Pay at the Pump transactions for retail petroleum .

Technical environment: (Windows XP, AS400, MS Excel, ALM, Word, Oracle 11g, DB2, SQL, and XML)

12/16 to NCR, INC., Plano, TX

04/17 QA Quality Assurance Analyst/ Business Analyst

Responsibility for transforming high level plan into detailed test plan for EMV Credit card certification for a client. Worked closely with project management and subject matter experts to outline the scope and complete business needs. Transformed high level plan into detailed test plan for testing point of sale and pay at the pump credit card testing for contact and contactless transactions.

Created estimated timelines and for testing effort scope of testing overall testing. Communicated status of each working phase to management on a scheduled basis. Using automated UL Testing tool performed tests for POS and Pay at pump transactions for required cards for certification with credit card host. Reviewing acceptance criteria (i.e., behaviors) for accuracy, clarity and completeness.

Demonstrated ability to interact primarily with peers, supervisors, application end user managers, and to work cooperatively in a teamwork environment.

Technical environment: (Windows XP, AS400, MS Excel, ALM, Word, Oracle 11g, SQL and XML)

03/16 to AXIS PAYMENT SYSTEMS, Carrolton, TX

12/16 QA Regional Sales Advisor

Responsible for assisting clients and team members with credit rates and equipment costs analysis. Consult with both parties to determine potential cost savings and benefits derived with choosing our services.

Present electronic payment products and services with small to medium-sized businesses in local territory. Prospect and manage the sales cycle of the appointments given, as well as some self- generated business. Proactively manage the territory to drive processing penetration rates

Drive the sales engagement in a short sales cycle environment.

Collaborate with Management to develop strategic outside sales plans and optimize sales growth through successful penetration of target businesses.

Position self as the cashless payment solutions Subject Matter Expert (SME) in territory

Technical environment :(Windows XP, MS Excel, Word, Microsoft Office)

09/15 to INFO VISION INC., Richardson, TX

10/15 QA Quality Assurance Analyst

Responsible for the following duties Review and approve test plans, scenarios, scripts, or procedures. Review and approve testing programs that addresses areas such as database impacts, software scenarios, or usability. Review documentation of software defects and assign software

developers to investigate and resolve the issue. Review and approve test schedules or strategies in accordance with project scope or delivery dates.

Review software documentation to ensure technical accuracy, compliance, or completeness or to mitigate risks.

Participate in product design reviews to provide input on functional requirements, product designs, schedules, or potential problems.

Technical environment: (Windows XP, AS400, MS Excel, ALM, Word, Oracle 11g, SQL, and XML)

12/14 to QA KFORCE, INC.

02/15 GM Financial, Quality Assurance Analyst

Contract with a client to work on an integration project for internal processing of account information for their products. Responsible for validating mainframe file transfers and information verification per Business Requirement Document and Technical Requirements.

Created and ran test cases for the processes using HP Application Lifecycle Management ALM. Created and tracked defects during testing phase.

Technical environment :(Windows XP, AS400, MS Excel, ALM, Word, Oracle 11g, SQL, and XML )

06/13 to BA SELF EMPLOYED

10/14 Quality Assurance Analyst

Worked with several network marketing entrepreneurs to create a team website. Was responsible for testing web pages and all security for user login verification. Created test cases for the testing of the website functionality and usability for members.

Validation of video training and all page formats and content. Tested sales funnels and lead pages for functionality and insured that follow up sequences were sent as designed via auto responders. Worked with global developers to verify design and functionality was working as specified for compliance and team vision.

Technical environment: (Windows XP, MS Excel, Access, HTML, SQL, and XML)

03/13 to SA-CONSULTING, EXPRESS SCRIPTS INC.

06/13 QA Quality Assurance Analyst-Contractor

Managed offshore and onshore QA Analysts to process the workflow of test cases that were submitted to the SharePoint site by testers to be processed on the Mainframe and post the results back to the SharePoint site. The testers were creating scenarios for claim adjudication.

Trained analysts to process the tests and publish the results for the testers to review.

We validated the jobs were running to completion and then would provide the testers with errors encountered and possible reasons for them.

Technical environment: (Windows XP, AS400 mainframe, Excel.)

02/12 to QA VELOC, INC., CASH AMERICA INC. Irving, TX

03/13 Senior Quality Assurance Analyst-Contractor

I was contracted to work for client to test their POS system for the pawn store industry. I was responsible for the creation of test cases and the testing of software application.

I performed application testing and validated Oracle database tables using SQL to ensure correct results.

Responsible for creating test cases and results for backlog of support issues, these were scoped for future development, worked with support and development teams to ensure that coverage was provided of new updates to improve future software updates.

Technical environment: (Windows XP, MS Excel, Access, Word, Oracle 10g and 11g, SQL, and XML.)

10/06 to EXCENTUS, INC., Irving, TX

01/12 QA Quality Assurance Analyst/Business Analyst

I was able to perform Business and QA in this position for new software and quarter credit card network certifications and new software changes with the team for 4 years. experience utilizing SQL against a variety of Relational Databases like SQL Server, DB2 and Oracle We were better able to know the frontend and back office to ensure that accuracy from the client and for our senior management. This was very important when we grew from 100 sites to over 1 million transaction per day

Provided software testing of all POS software products.

Responsible for managing a team of QA Analysts that were responsible for creating and running test scripts to ensure that quality was maintained for all modules.

We performed credit card network certifications and general application testing. Staged and prepared hardware and software for testing applications.

I prepared tests cases and testing benchmarks to assure software performance. Configured POS, Card readers and fuel pumps for labs to test pay at the pump transactions. Responsible for connecting needed equipment and testing to make sure communication for card swipe transaction and fueling reported to POS platform. I have experience with Dresser Wayne, Gilbarco, Talheim, and Schlumberger pumps and card readers.

We performed comparison analysis of software design specifications to developed software, insuring proper functionality.

I was responsible for testing of an interface that converted ISO8583 protocol to XML for sending transactions to a web services host platform.

We were responsible for testing the web services host at the application level and provided load testing to help development improve transaction processing and better refine system performance. Oracle SQL was used for test result validation for host processing results.

Technical environment: (Windows XP, MS Excel, Access, Word, Linux Servers, TCP/IP Cloud Systems, Oracle 10g, SQL, SOAPUI, and XML.)

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