Quality Assurance Manager
Resume:
ANTHONY MINSON
Waldorf, Maryland 20602
**************@*******.***
CAREER SUMMARY
Senior (Lead) Tester with expertise in UNIX and web-based environments with
consulting experience in communications, telecommunications and government.
Experience in providing system analysis, planning and testing, training,
product evaluation, help desk, long and local phone service, form design
service and quality assurance. Technical writing and technical review of
business requirements, User Documentation and System Documentation. Top
Secret Clearance (inactive Feb 1998).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Computech INC, Bethesda MD 2003 - 2010
Federal Communication Commission FCC (Lead Tester) 2003
. Conducting Software testing for the FCC ISAS Auction System in the
Initial, Resubmit, Bidding and Final phases.
. Generated Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Scenarios, Test Sessions and Test
Scripts for testing efforts.
. Software testing included Bidding System, Form 175 Application, Auction
Manager, INBOX, Application Review, Reports Admin Application, War Room
Viewer Application and the War Room Reporter Application.
. Provided interface testing between ISAS Auction with FCC Registration,
RAMIS and Refund Systems.
. Set up, Validated and update Database in System test.
. Set up Auctions (ISAS) for System testing.
. Validate Data Base in Production.
. Report and documented problems found in testing software, application and
data base.
. Supported testing Mock (Internal) Auctions for the FCC.
. Validated reports for Live Auctions for the FCC.
. Assist the technical support staff with auctions applications issues.
. Use SQL queries to set up Database, retrieve reports and information.
. Conversion testing.
. Testing efforts for the use of MAC PC's to be used in Auctions by
Applicants and Bidders.
. Conduct training of new employees and Production personnel.
. Supervise the Testing Team in System Test.
. Performs WEB QA's on the FCC websites when new data/information has been
uploaded to the different web sites.
. Provides the RSA Security Cards needed for testing (Bidding) in the FCC
ISAS Auctions for the testing group as well as a back up to the
Production team for the RSA Cards for the Public and the FCC.
. Participates in weekly Internal Change Control Board (ICCB) meetings.
. Provided testing for the FCC Business Objects Reports.
DMR CONSULTANTS, Falls Church, VA 1996 -
2002
Consultant (MCI Worldcom) 2001
. Provided testing (UAT, Functional and Regression) for the international
long distance billing group.
. Created test plans and test cases for each software release, various
feeds/files in UNIX (IDD, IRIS, BTS and ASPEN).
. Used SQL queries to identify problems and check database tables.
. Created and printed invoices for verification of accuracy and
completeness to include language, calculation of taxes and charges,
footers and to ensure all calls were posted by each country.
Consultant (Internal Revenue Service (IRS)) 2000 - 2001
. Performed as Senior IT Specialist to produce and design overlays for tax
forms to be used by taxpayers on the Internet.
. Created overlays for tax forms.
. Provided Page Definitions to place data onto forms during mainframe
processing. The forms were taken through a quality assurance process to
ensure accuracy of overlay and placement of data on the overlay.
Consultant (Verizon) 2000
. Performed as Telecommunications Systems Connectivity Analyst to provide
mission-critical support activities to Verizon's Program One.
. Monitored high volume telecommunications traffic along with its
associated connectivity between computer systems.
. Provided detection of restrictions in flow of EDI transactions.
. Monitored transaction flow into UNIX through Verizon's WEB GUI.
. Set up trading partner protocols that used PGP encryption for Internet
FTP transactions and updated certification depository for dedicated
secure lines.
Consultant (AT&T) 1996 - 2000
. Performed as Lead Tester for IDTO-Local Application in SST.
. Created test cases and test plans for (UAT, SST, IST, LIT and Regression)
software releases.
. Ensured telephone numbers, trunk structure, accounts information and
features for user were processed correctly through various down stream
systems.
. Created SDF documents for end of release testing and turnover to other
testing groups.
. Point of Contact for 3 different testing groups.
. Provided daily and weekly status reports for all testing efforts.
. Trained fellow employees.
. Conversion testing.
VALIDITY CORPORATION, Landover, MD
Communications System Analyst 1987 - 1996
. Provided testing and development of new and existent communications
systems, both ship board and shore.
. Provided users/customers with training and OJT.
. Designed and implemented User's Guide, Operator's Manual, and Quick
Reference Guides to include technical review of documentation.
. Created Test Plans and Test Procedures for DCS CAT III Certification
Testing, Operational Acceptance Test (OAT), Test and Acceptance (T&A),
Quality Assurance Test (QA), Interface Certification Test (ICT), Test and
Evaluation (T&E), and Hardware Acceptance Test (HAT).
UNITED STATES NAVY
Radioman 1977 - 1987
. Maintained connectivity for over 20 DCA circuits through satellite
connection.
. Provided island communications.
. Performed all facets of message center operations.
. Developed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the command.
. Conducted circuit restoration, reports, and provided technical assistance
to contractors.
EDUCATION
UNITED STATES NAVY:
Communications System Technical School (NEC 2318)
Leadership Management Education and Training
Radioman C7 School (NEC 2313)
Quality Control Monitoring
Radioman "A" School
American InterContinental University (Online)
A.A. Business Administration (Graduated 2008)
B.A. Information Technology, Internet Security (Graduated 2009).
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Federal Communication Commission FCC: Auctions, ISAS, Round Results
Application, Reports Application, Auction Manager, Bidding System, Form 175
Application, War Room Viewer, War Room Reporter, Form159 and Business
Objects (Web Intelligence Advance Report Design).
MCI WorldCom Application: ARBOR (MCI overseas billing system).
Bell Atlantic Applications: Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC),
Common Objective Request Broker Architecture (CORBA), Electronic Data
Interchange (EDI), Data Access and Crossconnect System (DCAS), ARBOR,
NETLINKS, and WEB GUI.
AT&T/IBM Applications: IDTO, IDTO-Local, TSO-SRP BE, BCAPPS, LDM, AISE,
ANSB, MIS Server, LIFE, PrimeLife, 4ESS, COBRA, POCITS, Frame Relay, CRIS,
and FRAD.
DOD: SRT/RIXT/MATE, UYK-20, UYK-44, Personal Computers, Desktop Tactical
Computer (DTC -2), Tactical Advanced Computer (TAC-3), MARCEMP, PCMT, PCRS,
GateGuard, NAVMACS, CUDIXS, DIGITAL VAX 11/780, AMLAS, NIPS/PC-NIPS,
AUTODIN, UHF/HF Radio Equipment, COMSEC Material and Cryptographic
Equipment.
Functional understanding of: SMT, OBS-OON, CADM, CADM-MW, WATS/SOP, ON,
TOPAS, MMTAMS, CWM, Software Development Framework (SDF), Group Wise 5,
Lotus Notes, CLAIMS, MS-DOS, X.25/SNA, Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP), DDN, DMS, DOD-STD-2167A, DOD 5200.28-STD, UNIX, HP-UX, SOFTPC,
WP5.1, Microsoft Windows, Windows 95, 98, 2000, MODEMS, TERMINAL SERVERS
and CLIENTS, STU III, WANs, LANs, ISIS Form Design Software, Advance
Function Presentation (AFP) and JAWS 9.0.
Testing Tools: Trouble Tracking Tool, PVCS Tracker 7.0.15, PVCS Version
Manager 7.5.1.0, Test Director, QTP, Test Expert, ECXpert, WinSql,
Embarcadero Rapid SQL 7.2.1, Snagit 7, Microsoft Office Visio 2003,
EditPlus 3, VMware Remote Console, WinRunner 7.5, ValidDB Application,
Active State ActivePerl 5.8, CAST Application, FCC Auction Tracking Tool
and PONTRONICS.
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