Engineer Test

Michael Lau

email: *******.***@*********.***

*** ***** ******* *** 650-***-****

Daly City CA 94015

Experience Summary

. A Senior QA Engineer with over 14 years of Quality Assurance

experience within software and web based applications. I have designed

Website using HTML, XML, Javascript, AJAX, Dreamweaver, Photoshop,

and Illustrator

. I have designed automation testing in Silktest, Selenium, and Ruby.

. Broad knowledge of Website design, Manual testing on various OS

systems,

. Work within the Agile Life Cycle software method which includes,

requirement analysis, design, coding, unit test, and acceptance

testing. Agile methods emphasize strong face-to-face communication

over written documents when the team is all in the same location;

maintain daily contact through videoconferencing, voice, or e-mail.

. Work well under pressure and a quick learner

. Ability to work independently as well as in a group to meet deadlines

Technical skills

Programming Languages: 4-Test, Javascript, Ruby, Visual C #, PHP, SQL,

C++,

shell scripting, Perl.

Internet Utility tools AJAX, Fiddler, Firebug

Automation Software: Selenium, Silktest2008, WinnRunner 7.0, Quick Test

Pro, Selenium

Database Software: Oracle Database 9.0i, SQL 7.0, MySQL

Operating Systems: Windows 7, Windows XP sp 3, Unix, Linux,

Mac OS

Hardware Hammer and Ameritec call generators

Protocols: HTTP, ISDN, WnkO, MFCR2, and SS7

Software: SVN source control, Adobe Flash CS4, Dreamweaver

10.0, VmWare

3.0, Photoshop CS4,

Microsoft Word and Excel 2003,

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Lyris QA Automation

Engineer 2010

. Tested all the Lyris API's to insure that the API's interface with the

Lyris Email Marketing Products. Testing the API's help reduced the

test cycle by a week

. Wrote an API data driven test case in Ruby to test against the Unix

server which returns an XML returned value. The Data driven

testcases interface with the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. User can

enter all the testcases in the Excel Spread Sheet.

. Generated GUI automation test scripts in Selenium IDE and used

Selenium RC to test the Email Marketing Web application 24 hours a

day. Sending emails, creating mailing lists, grouping emails. Creating

rules, creating schedule on calendar. All tests were ran 24 hours a

day and reduce testing cycle to a week..

. Provides training and documentation to co-workers on automation

scripts and how to generate automation test scripts.

. Generated test plan and testcases to provide test coverage of the

Email Marketing Apps. Testcases were used to generate the automation

test scripts .

Special project : www.fastsnowboarder.com

. Data driven E-commerce business and Advertising website for small

consumer businesses

. Developed PHP code to monitor hits on my website. PHP code was also

used to streamline the website and interact with the MYSQL database.

Used AJAX to exchange data with a web server, and changing parts of a

web page, without reloading the whole page.

. Used the PHP to keep track of inventories and update the merchandises

automatically on the website.

. Used CSS style sheet to generate the layout of the website.

. Website integrates with the PayPal system to execute a shopping cart

and payments

Jaman Senior QA

Engineer 2008-2009

. Wrote test plans to stream movies on line in order to get thick and

thin Jaman SaaS application client to be released on schedule

. Used PHP scripts simulate a load test to rent and return movies into

the system.

. Created a website using Dreamweaver, PHP, JavaScript, and Css Style

Sheet for team portfolio, test documentation, and test status report.

The website was for upper management to track testing progress and QA

team test plans and testcases. PHP code was used to streamline the

website .

. Worked with QA Team, software developers and upper managements to

insure that test plans covered application designed in JavaScript,

AJAX, and PHP .

. Used SQL query codes to verify that emails are sent between multi

users within the Jaman Systems

. Work within the Agile methods those emphases on face-to-face

communication over test plan, test cases, automation scripts within

the team organization to release the software on time and minimal

bugs.

Vibrant Media Senior QA

Enginner 2006- 2008

. Created a website using Dreamweaver, PHP, and JavaScript for team

portfolio, test documentation, and test status report. The website

was for upper management to track testing progress and QA team test

plans and testcases.

. Work within the Agile Life Cycle software method which includes,

requirement analysis, design, coding, unit test, and acceptance

testing to meet the software release schedule for the SaaS Marketing

application.

. Developed Data Driven Silktest scripts to test and verify the various

website tooltips links. Silktest script help reduced test time from 6

hours to 3 hours. Silk scripts were ran again Internet Explorer and

Firefox.

. Edited and created HTML and XML test pages to test against the Vibrant

Media Application based on JavaScript, AJAX, and PHP.

. Proposed to upper management about the effective of using Silktest

tool to help shorten the test cycle and reduce manual testing

eBay Senior

Automation QA Engineer 2006

. Created a website using Dreamweaver for team portfolio, documentation,

and test status report. The website was for upper management to track

testing progress and QA team test plans and testcases

. Tested the Paypal and Add to Cart button to insure that the HTML code

can be embed to user's website

. Created a website using Dreamweaver for team portfolio, documentation,

and test status report.

. Help created test plan for Fraud and Risk Management feature in the

PayPal division.

. Used API calls to test the backend of the Paypal application.

. Developed Automation Silktest scripts for the Paypal Web

applications. The Automation test verified, banking accounts, credit

cards, merchant accounts, money sent, and money requested in the

PayPal web application. All tests were ran 24 hrs a day.

CompuDyne -Public and Safety Justice Senior QA Engineer

2003- 2005

. Created PHP scripts to generate a 1000 users to connect to the

database to ensure that systems can allow multi-users to insert,

modify, and delete datat into the database.

. Created a website using Dreamweaver for team portfolio, documentation,

and test status report. The website was for upper management to track

testing progress and QA team test plans testcases

. Organized the QA Test plans and test cycles with upper management and

developers

. Developed Test plans and Manual Test cases for the Record Management

System. Manual Test cases were determined which parts of the

application need to be automated

. Created Manual test cases to test the Child Windows on the C# .Net

Web Brower

. Team Automation lead in setup up a Frame Work in Silk Test.

Multimedia - Self Employed

2001 - 2002

. Started my own Multimedia company building Digital Slide shows using

Photoshop and Adobe Premiere. Multimedia files were converted to .VOB

files to be played on a home base DVD player

Clarent Senior QA

Engineer 1999 - 2001

Setup a E1 and a T1 phone system network to generate 36 hours stress test

using the Hammer and Ameritec on the IP Telephony Gateways. We measured

call completion rate percentage, packet lost, and round trip delays. Used

Silk scripts to monitor memory leak during stress test.

Use SQL scripts to verify that data was stored in the Database.

Created Test cases to insure that Static text on the screen matches the

text on the HTML code

Evaluated other Call generator vendors to verify if the call generator is

compatible with Clarent E1 and T1 softswitch VoIP Gateways.

Tested E1 and T1 VoIP softswitch gateways

Team Automation lead in setup up a Frame Work in Silk Test to verify data

in the Oracle Database

Oracle Senior Member

of Technical Staff 1997- 1999

Trained team members on the Silk tool to test the Oracle Consumer Product

Wrote Silk scripts to generate General Ledger, Account Payable, and

Account Receivable on Oracle Financial.

Developed test plans, test cases to test the Oracle Web Interoffice . Test

plan was to give upper manger the duration of the testing cycle

Setup an Oracle Database on a Windows NT Server 4.0 .

Designed Web pages for the Industrial Application Division for upper

management to gain access to test documentation and test scripts, using the

Netscape HTML wizard

Netscape Senior QA

Consultant 1997

Wrote a QA Partner script to verify that the Netscape installer program

installed the necessary files to execute the Netscape Browser in the

Windows 95 and Window NT environment. The QA partner does a bitmap

comparison between the actual files and the installed files.

Created basic HTML : table, font features, Links, borders, and loaded

.gif files to test the Netscape browser

Generated Test cases to test the boundary of the Netscape email system to

ensure that error messages are created when an invalid email address has

been executed

Visa Senior QA Cousultant 1996 -

1997

Wrote QA partner scripts to create 1000 projects name on a Oracle Server.

Automation scripts were executed 24 hours a day to test the reliability of

the Server.

Developed test plans to determine the effective used of QA Partner

Generated Manual Test cases where QA Partner was not applicable

ALL Tel Information Systems Senior QA Consultant

1996

Designed a QA Partner automation script to build 100 history flow sheets

for a patient. All files were saved and sent to a printer to insure that

the data are entered correctly.

Developed a QA Partner script to verify that the Medical Software can admit

50,000 patients without memory leaks or data loss. The script insures that

all types or combinations of ascii characters are accepted by the medical

software without error. If an error occurs, the script will print a error

message on the result file.

Apple Computer ( Contract ) Test Engineer

1995-1996

Developed a QA Partner automation script to copy 2000 various

graphics files from PC Client to the Mac Server 24 hours a day. The

script did a bitmap comparison between the original file and the copied

file to insure that all files were copied correctly.

Planning

Planned and proposed testing methodology to QA managers, resulting in

shorter test cycles and minimum staff usage.

Designed Test plan and test cases to generate a testing schedule

Education: B.S., Computer Science, San Jose State University

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