Engineer Quality Assurance

Anthony Vu

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Houston, TX 77084

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Objective

A QA lead position within a software development environment using

extensive experience in: process development and improvement, project

management, and personnel utilization to increase profitability and client

satisfaction

Selected Personal Achievements

Planned and managed testing strategy and project within 6 months in using

the agile methodology that resulted in the product is tested thoroughly

with minimum defects and met the Quality Release Candidate.

Created and implemented test strategy to run the performance testing and

automated test suite that has 50 to 100 test scripts for daily run that

reduced the manual test time from 8 to 2 hours and number of valid bugs

were found weekly and submitted to Development team

Coordinated team members using "think out of the box" technique in beta and

regression testing and automated tools that resulted save testing time

reduced by 40% and caught number of defects in the early stage of testing

Resolved all QA and development issues preventing the release of the

product to customers. Communicated strategy that initiated discussions to

resolve issues, coordinated the efforts with members in different teams,

and followed up on feedback to make sure customer is satisfied with product

released in each version.

Technical Skills

Test Automation Tools: Quick Test Pro (QTP), Win Runner, Load Runner,

Visual Test, IBM Rational, HP Quality Center.

Test management Tools: Test Director (HP Quality Center), ClearQuest,

ClearCase, PVCS tracker, Team Track, Team Foundation

Server, Visual Studio 2005 and 2008, Swift

Platforms: UNIX, Solaris, Linux, Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP/Vista

Languages/Tools: VB, Java, C/C++, SQL C#

Internet Programming/Tools: XML, HTML, ASP, J2EE, .NET, JSP, VB Script,

Java Script

Database: Oracle, MS SQL Server, Sybase, MS Access, TOAD

Web Servers: IIS, Apache, Java Web Server, Tomcat.

Documentation Tools: MS Office, MS Project, MS Visio, Adobe Tools.

Keywords: Software Development Cycle Test Plan Test Case Test Script

Automation Manual Agile Scrum Process Model Software Testing QA Analyst

Black Box testing System Integration Regression Stress Load Testing

TestComplete Rational Clear Case Arc GIS PeopleSoft Development Management

CMM IEEE ISO9000 SCM Processing Requirement Defects Relational Databases

VMWare workstation SQL Server Enterprise Manager Team Oriented Use Cases

Quality Assurance SQA Good communications skills both written and oral

Multi Tasking Strong Organizational Analytical skills Fast-paced

Environment Highly Motivated Experienced Dedicated Web Services Waterfall

Self-starter Configuration Management regulatory compliance guidance SAP

Data Warehouse, OmniWorks Tool, baseline build, SWIFT tracking tool.

Employment History

Schlumberger 2/2010 - Present

Commercialization Engineer

Schlumberger Limited is the world's leading oilfield services company

supplying technology, information solutions and integrated project

management that optimize reservoir performance for customers working in the

oil and gas industry

. Review software requirements and specifications documents, provide

input to improve product effectiveness, integration and usability

. Implement the Agile testing methodology for Product Lifecycle

Management Process - PLMP using scrum meeting, Sprint and Product

backlog.

. Utilize and promote use of the software development standards and

testing and evaluation techniques defined by Schlumberger software

development organization, and contribute towards their improvement

. Design, organize and execute test strategy, test plans and test suites

with focus on intended application workflows and in close cooperation

with the Development Team

. Find, explore, analyze and prioritize technical problems based on the

importance to the end user and effect on overall product quality

. Working closely with the Development Team, executing test plans and

reporting results for assigned software products, contribute technical

expertise to ensure Test Plan completeness

. Document and report test results in a timely manner using provided

systems for test result reporting and defect tracking in Swift and

TFS.

. Develop test plan for new designs and features based on the user

stories or tasks in the Sprint Backlog

. Developed and maintained test plan and test cases in HP Quality Center

to complete the project for Beta and Commercial release.

. Coordinate testing team members for testing and swift issue

verification each sprint. Result: most of issues were detected,

resolved and met the QRC standard expectation during and after

regression testing.

. To ensure our customers can efficiently perform their workflow using

our products without software failures.

Seismic Micro-Technology, Inc. 3/2007 -5/ 2009

Quality Engineer

SMT is the global leader in Windows-based exploration and production

software

. Executed and debugged manual and automated test cases in Visual Test,

Quick Test Pro and TestComplete test scripts that caused application

failed to run in current build that resulted in more than 20% defects

were caught and fixed for each software release cycle.

. Developed and executed manual and automating test scripts for the

KINGDOM software that caused daily build failed in installation test

resulting build issues and saved 1 hour per QA team member for build

installation and caught 5 to 10 defects in each build

. Used Team Foundation Server for bug tracking in coordination with

Visual Studio 2005-2008 and customize the work items (be it a task,

bug etc) in the Process Template and associate work flows to ensure

that meet the organization needs throughout the software development

cycle; Improved in the quality of configuration management

capabilities and practices within the Test team. Developed and

implemented standardized methods, practices, and supporting tools for

configuration management

. Maintained digital databases for 2D/3D tapes, seismic, and well logs

. Provided easy access to geological reports, cross sections, logs, and

map to exploration teams. (Texas, Gulf of Mexico)

. Imported, exported and validated well data after data migration in SQL

server and Oracle data base.

. Used Agile Test Methodology, C sharp and VB to write automated test

scripts in Software Development Cycle.

. Developed and executed GUI, Functional, Integration, Performance,

Acceptance, Data Validation, System and Installation test strategies

for KINGDOM Software products.

. Developed and executed test plans, test scripts and created test

environments as necessary to perform independent tests and verified

new software prior to release to the client.

PROS Revenue and Management 8/2005 - 2/2007

Sr. QA Analyst

PROS is the world leader in B2B pricing and revenue optimization science

and software

. Executed, loaded and validated XML packages with a large amount of

client data into the SQL server and Oracle data base using Unix and

SQL commands that resulted in matrix report is shown with number of

packages that have incorrect input data

. Used different Benchmark monitoring tools (Windows Resources, Toads

and Oracle) identified bottlenecks and analyzed the performance of

Windows and Database server that resulted in minimize the network

issues

. Produced various reports (Transaction Performance, Hits per second, %

of CPU and Memory utilization, Queue length and Queue throughput etc)

using Benchmark performance Analysis that resulted in the application

is more stabilized and the sale of product is increased by 40%

. Developed and executed test cases to test Java applications running on

the client machine with backend SQL Server and Oracle database; Also

checked the data flow through the front and backend and used SQL

queries to extract the data from the database

. Executed and validated Data Loader with the airline internal systems

such as PNR, Inventory, Schedule and Reference data that used to

forecast the passenger demand on an O&D basis that provide the

appropriate information O&D Forecaster and Optimizer to match the

level of passenger demand and allocate the client's inventory of

seats.

. Developed and maintain a master, comprehensive, test plans,

procedures, matrixes and metrics to meet Quality Assurance standards.

Use TeamTrack to estimate task duration and effort

. Used the Agile-Scrum development method working with cross functional

teams in manual, regression and integration testing

. Created Data-Driven tests to check the performance of the application

with different sets of data.

. Ran SQL Queries for validating the data integrity and involved in

testing Web services and web based applications

. Executed acceptance, black box, end-to-end, functional, installation,

integrated, performance, regression, stress and system tests into the

product life cycle.

SunGard Energy, Inc 4/2000 - 7/2005

Sr. QA Analyst

SunGard is the Leading Provider of Integrated Software Solutions for the

Energy Industry

. Analyze business requirements, technology, and organizational

factors. Conceptualize the solution, outlined project scope, and set

goals. Define application architecture, development platform, and

tools resulting to identify a strategy for solving the problems

decreasing cost by 15%

. Evaluated a company's development processes to determine best method of

implementing QA automation and configuration management that result in

recommendations were accepted and implemented

. Coordinated team members with GUI and functional ETRM (Energy Trading and

Risk Management) application testing tasks, which include analysis,

planning/design, preparation, and execution of the test plan for deal

capture, logistics and accounting systems that provided the platform to

enable trading business for a new commodity.

. Developed and documented testing strategy for the Entegrate solution and

Openlink Endur to outline testing requirements for all integrated modules

such as Gas trading, Risk management, Power tools, Coal and Emissions

trading.

. Setup commodities for booking forwards, futures, swaps, power term

forwards, energy options. Use trading manager to set up gas physical

deals, gas swaps, power deals and settlement for all energy

transactions.

. Coordinated team members to develop, implement and execute test

methodologies and plans to ensure software product quality for the 2-tier

client-server application for energy commodity trading

. Planned and executed of specific defect and regression tests for

maintenance of Nucleus application - Front-end application utilized

Visual Basic, Manual testing was executed in both Sybase and Oracle

database environments

. Developed and executed test scripts with positive and negative data

for data driven test, handle errors and synchronize checkpoints (GUI,

text, bitmap) using WinRunner and Quick Test Pro

. Created and executed WinRunner and Quick Test Pro test scripts based

on test plans and java web-based applications.

. Analyze in graphical presentation of Test report to the QA management

using LoadRunner Analysis

. Initiated and incorporated testing methodology, model and managed test

planning into the unstructured testing environment that resulted in a

QA department has established, organized that met all business

requirements

Bindview Corporation 6/1997 - 3/2000

QA Analyst

Bindview is a leader in IT risk management solutions for controlling

enterprise and e-Business infrastructures

. Analyze and setup QA lab over 100 operating systems and servers for

installation, integration, performance and regression testing.

Coordinate QA team members with different testing tasks of the cross-

functional products to assure quality and timelines that met

requirement resulting in the application ran smoothly per release

cycle.

. Prepared test plans, creating and executing test cases, reporting,

tracking the defects, Release Notes and Traceability Matrix.

. Developed and documented testing strategy to outline testing

requirements for all phases of Software Development Life cycle.

. Hand-on experience with the Waterfall in software development life

cycle (SDLC)

First Data Corporation 1/1996 - 4/1997

QA Analyst

. Setup the number of merchant transactions by sending the XML packets

to a gateway using tcp soap proxy communication and transaction

processing to return the response packets with approval codes.

. Used ftp connect to SQL server to create a xml transaction with sale

packet then modify it with Merchant information and sent to

Authorization server using TCP protocol as data communication between

the transaction. The response packet is return with the approval or

rejects code.

. Ran SQL Queries for validating the data integrity and involved in

testing Web based applications

. Worked on designing User Interface, Screen Mock-ups, Application

Prototype, and perform Usability Testing.

. Assisted in the implementation of CMM methodologies contributing to

improvements of CMM level

. Reviewed IEEE, ISO 9000 software standards, and 10CFR50 quality

standards; review contractual requirements from client; and

participated in vendor compliance audits to meet sub-contracted

requirements. Result: Contractual schedule requirement for developing

and obtaining approval of quality plans and processes was met

Education

. CLC Technical School, Network Engineer Management

. BS, Computer Engineer West Virginia University

. MCSE Certified Microsoft System Network Engineer

. CNE Certified Novell System Engineer

. Certified in KINGDOM Software Products.

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