Quality Assurance Design
Resume:
MARCO FELIX
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SUMMARY
I am a Usability Analyst, Information Architect, Web Designer, Quality
Control Engineer and Interface Developer with over 10 years of experience
in designing graphics, web contents, and navigations schemes for web sites.
I have a strong background in graphic design, web development, interactive
media design, human computer interactions, corporate presentations, UI
design, and creation of mock-ups and wireframes. Possessing excellent
communication skills and an understanding of human perception that allows
me to create compelling graphic layouts and engaging web experiences.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
o Acrobat Pro
o Apache Servers
o ASP.NET
o ColdFusion
o Crystal Reports
o CSS
o DHTML
o Ajax
o Fireworks
o Flash MX
o Actionscripting
o FrontPage
o FTP
o GoLive
o XHTML
o Image Ready
o Interwoven
o JavaScript
o Joomla
o Interwoven
o Mainframe
o Dreamweaver CS4
o Microsoft.NET Framework
o MySQL
o Photoshop
o Illustrator
o SQL
o SQL Server 7.0/2000
o Ultradev
o Visio
o WebSphere
o Windows 2000/NT/ISS
o XML
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Independent Contractor
December 2009 - Present
Freelancer
o Worked from product/promotion requirement documents, conceptualized
interface designs, created UI architecture documents, and
created/iterated UI mockups in XHTML, CSS, Photoshop, Fireworks, and PDF
formats.
o Wrote functional requirements for interactive web sites based on
information gathering sessions with clients.
o Defined information architecture for websites, including wireframes and
navigation.
o Researched, designed, and documented content management procedures for
collecting multilingual content from clients.
o Interacted with clients in gathering and managing website content.
o Worked with graphic designers and wrote text for digital branding guide.
o Produced graphics and content for user manuals documenting back-end
administrative web sites.
o Developed and assessed client's needs and specifications; plan and
implement projects from initial conceptual design through coding, final
delivery and client approval.
o Performed technical support (Hardware, Software, Networking).
o Web development and programming
o Database design and query optimization
o Search engine optimization
o Online business development
o Marketing and market research
o User Interface and Web Design
o Graphic Design
ePrize.com
February 2005 - November 2009
Interface Developer
o Provided UI leadership throughout the development process within
engineering, creative, and multimedia teams.
o Worked from product/promotion requirement documents, conceptualized
interface designs, created UI architecture documents, and
created/iterated UI mockups in HTML, CSS, Photoshop, Fireworks, and PDF
formats.
o Designed complete user web interface and navigation templates for both
English and Spanish interactive promotions for fortune 500 clients.
o Conducted strategic planning, evaluation/recommendation, hands-on
deployment, and ongoing administration of distributed Internet/intranet
applications.
o Responsible for the design, development, information architecture and QA
testing for Internet, and Intranet web sites.
o Analyzed, design, program, implement and maintain web design and content.
o Training end users on developed web applications.
o Technical liaison between end users, content development and production
teams.
o Able to work under pressure, manage multiple projects, and meet
deadlines.
o Conducted demonstrations of web models with technical staff and
communications.
o Created efficient coding, following usability standards and
methodologies; including Section 508 compliance.
o Designed and developed web-based applications; including web site
architecture.
o Implemented standards of quality for the overall design and specific
content of web-based communications.
o Performed quality control and testing procedures.
o Wrote and edited technical documentation for ongoing website support.
o Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with Web security technologies,
policies, practices, and controls.
o Compiled, analyzed and reported statistics related to the web site usage.
Used those reports to recommend and implement navigational and structural
improvements.
Organic
September 2004 - April 2006
Quality Engineer
o Coordinated Quality Assurance (QA) activities for internal / external
applications.
o Analyzed project requirements and definitions, and developed QA plans and
system test plans.
o Authored and implemented test cases.
o Maintained defect management databases.
o Responsible for testing, quality control and assurance during the
production, planning, development and integration phases of all projects.
o Tested DaimlerChrysler web sites both Spanish and English for
performance, quality assurance, scalability, functionality, browser
compatibility
o Tested the web sites for Tommy Hilfiger's Europe division and the re-
design of Sirius Satellite Radio and Coach.com.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
June 1999 - June 2004
Applications Developer
Web Development Tasks:
o Managed multiple simultaneous projects, successfully meeting all budgets
and timeframes, including all phases of graphic user interface design
projects for a wide of clients requiring, interactive, transactional
dynamic sites.
o Assessed client needs and develop specifications; plan and implement
projects from initial conceptual design through coding, final delivery
and client approval.
o Responsible for User Interface/Interaction Design, Usability, Testing,
Evaluation, Information Architecture and Graphic Design, Template
Construction, Code Optimization.
o Integrated web based applications with databases such as DB2, MS SQL
Server and Access (all web development in compliance with Section 508
Accessibility Act)
DBA related Tasks:
o Responsible for database design and maintenance, object creation, stored
procedure troubleshooting, query tuning and batch processing for all SQL
servers housed on the Windows NT and Windows 2000 platforms
Server Administration Tasks:
o Responsible for installing, configuring, maintaining, troubleshooting,
and migrating hardware/software for 6 IMB WebSphere Application servers
and 3 SQL servers for distributed applications across multiple platforms.
(Windows 2000 and NT)
EDUCATION
o Bachelors Degree, Science and Management Information Systems, George
Mason University, Fairfax, VA
o Bachelors Degree, Civil Engineering Degree, Jose Marti Polytechnic
Institute, Havana, Cuba
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