Quality Assurance Engineer

PERRY LEONG

* **** ****** **** . *******, MA **778-3510 . 508-***-****

**********@*****.*** . http://www.linkedin.com/in/perryleong/

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

. Information technology specialist with extensive experience in desktop

integration and quality assurance testing, business analysis and project

management

. Strong understanding of SDLC life cycle, requirements gathering, testing

definition & planning, QA methodologies, functional & regression testing,

test execution and test results analyses

. Excellent communication skills, self starter, quick learner, team player

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Hardware Intel based servers, desktops and notebooks

Platforms Microsoft Windows NT, 2000, XP, Vista, 7

Applications Microsoft Office, Outlook, Project, Visio, FrontPage,

Virtual PC, SharePoint, Internet Explorer, Active Directory,

Systems Management Server, Netscape, Symantec Ghost, VMware

Workstation, Rational TeamTest

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

STATE STREET CORPORATION, Quincy, MA 1986-2008

Senior Quality Assurance Engineer (Sept 2001 - Dec 2008)

Managed the test team in the coordination, development and execution of

testing activities of all desktop applications and installation packages in

support of over 15,000 workstations in North America. Implemented the use

of virtualization in testing and reduced the setup time by over 50%.

Diagnosed system problems and recommended solutions. Tested and integrated

over 50 retained software applications from the company's largest corporate

acquisition, finishing 4 weeks ahead of the scheduled 26 week timeframe.

Quality Assurance Engineer (Jul 1997 - Aug 2001)

Directed the integration test team by preparing assignments and scheduling

tests in support of over 3000 mutual funds workstations. Served as a

technical subject matter expert for testing. Participated in the

development of the corporate Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

Directed the hardware and software purchases for the department. Led the

design and setup of the new departmental integration test lab. Built and

configured departmental workstations and servers. Took on the role of

first tier help desk within the department, resulting in quicker turnaround

time by 40% for all workstation support requests.

Senior Systems Analyst (Sept 1995 - Jun 1997)

Developed test cases and test plans. Designed and maintained automated

test scripts. Evaluated new software. Documented and tracked bugs.

Performed setup of workstation hardware and software configurations and

participated in remote client software installation ensuring that all bank

applications introduced to both internal and external client desktops

functioned without affecting any other applications on the desktop.

Systems Analyst (Jul 1994 - Aug 1995)

Participates in the definition and design of new systems and enhancements.

Performed test preparation activities. Defined and compared expected test

results. Produced thorough documentation for all assigned tasks using IEEE

standards where applicable, and participated in application performance and

coexistence testing on all applications deployed on the desktop.

EDUCATION

Boston College, Newton, MA

Bachelor of Science, Business Management, Minor: Computer Science

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