Quality Assurance Years Experience
Resume:
Hugh C. Harris
Pembroke Pines, Fl 33024
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SUMMARY
Innovative Testing Automation Architect with experience and proven track
record.
Designed and implemented automated regression testing strategies across
multiple environments for a variety of business applications.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
. 10 years experience in full life cycle testing, including creating in
implementing test plans and strategies.
. 20 years full life cycle development experience on Distributed and
Mainframe systems.
Quality Assurance Engineer - Independent Purchasing Corp., Miami - Jul 2009
- Feb 2010
. Developed manual and automated testing strategies, to support a new Point
of Sale (POS) payment system, using Quality Center (QC)10.0 and Quick
Test Professional (QTP) 10.0.
. Designed Performance Testing solutions for the new POS system utilizing
Loadrunner 9.5.
. Assisted with the installation and initial testing of the HP Testing
Suite.
Lead Technical Architect - American Express, FTL, Fl - Nov 2005 - Jul 2009
. 5 years developing and implementing simple and complex test plans
utilizing HP Quality Center.
. 5 years experience creating automated testing scripts using Quick Test
Pro. 10 on Web, Windows and other distributed applications.
. 2 years experience creating automated testing scripts using IMACROS on
Web applications with Flash components.
. 10 years extensive experience developing and execution manual testing
scenarios for mainframe and distributed applications.
. Coordinated all project and contractor budget for all QA projects.
. 5 years developing, executing and interpreting Performance Testing
results using Loadrunner 9.5 and Performance Center 9.5 on Web, SOAP,
Websphere MQ, Message Broker and a variety of API's.
. Working knowledge of BAC, BPM and Sitescope in monitoring Test and
production systems to reduce system downtimes.
. Knowledge of C, Java, XML, HTML and programming skills using Vbscript.
. Extensive experience developing and testing projects using SDLC,
including Unit, Assembly, Integration and User Acceptance Testing.
. Extensive knowledge of Extreme Programming (XP) Agile development process
and Test Driven Development (TDD).
. Excellent knowledge of Windows OS (XP, Vista, Server, and Windows 7),
networking and Internet infrastructure (TCP, UDP and VPN connections and
Windows security).
SPA/Lead Technical Architect - American Express, FTL, Fl - Sept 2005 - Jul
2009
. Excellent written, analytical and verbal communication skills in handling
all phases in the testing process of projects.
. Developed testing strategies, and reports in coordination with business
and technical project teams.
. 5 years managing onshore and offshore teams for Development and QA
Projects.
. 7 years project management experience utilizing Microsoft Project.
. Extensive Project Management knowledge as it relates to Development and
Quality Assurance projects.
. 6 years programming knowledge of Oracle, DB2 and SQL 2003/2005 and other
relationship DB's.
. Extensive multi-tasking capabilities, by coordinating the testing up to
10 projects at a time.
. 5 years of experience working with testing and version control software
such as Subversion by Collabnet for storing development and testing
source codes.
. 8 years development and production release experience on Mainframe and
Distributed environments.
. Extensive experience in maintaining reusable testing libraries for
regression and functional testing.
. Applied TOGAF techniques in the development on Performance and
Automated Regression testing systems across AET.
. Worked independently and with other project teams in the coordination
of all testing activities.
Senior Programmer Analyst - American Express, FTL, Fl ? Sept. 1996 - Sept
2005
. Developed, implemented and maintained complex mainframe and distributed
applications for the creation of Charge Cards and the creation of Credit
Refund Checks for Corporations, Small Businesses and Personal accounts.
. Responsible for the daily generation of files going to an external vendor
for the creation of over 5,000 Charge Cards.
. Developed and maintained Automated Regression and Performance Testing
systems for Domestic and International Account Disputes using QTP, QC and
Loadrunner.
EDUCATION
Associate Credits, Computer Science
Prince Georges Community College, Largo Maryland
Managing Information Technology Projects
Application Software Testing
ESI International, Orlando Florida
Quick Test Professional
Loadrunner & Performance Center
Mercury Training Center, Atlanta, Georgia
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