Quality Project

Mr. Grossman has * years experience in Software Test Automation

delivering solution projects on a variety of technical platforms. He has

a demonstrated record of leadership and project management serving as a

Senior Consultant. He has extensive experience with life-cycle

methodologies and has a successful record meeting project schedule,

quality and financial objectives. He is experienced in identifying and

managing project risks and known for his effective communication skills.

In addition, he has presented as a Track Speaker at several quality

assurance conferences including HP Software Universe, Mercury World, QAAM

and User's Group Meetings. In these presentations, Paul shares his real

world experience, technical expertise, and best practices to maximize the

test automation investment. Most recently Paul was a runner-up in HP's

2009 Automation White Paper competition and has participated as an active

member of the beta test team for HP Quick Test Professional 9.2 through

11, as well as PowerDebug for QTP.

General Experience

Industries

Medical Devices Digital Media Production Audio Engineering

Media Purchasing Online Retail Virtual Classroom

Insurance Training

Applications

QTP 8.2 - 11 (Beta) AutoIt3 / Jitbit Microsoft Virtual PC

WinRunner 8.2 Quality Center 9.2 -10.0 VMWare Workstation /

Player

Test Design Studio Quality Center Dashboard PowerPoint

Platforms

Windows 7/Vista Windows Server 2003 Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP

Databases

Oracle Access

Experience

Quality Center Quality Center Migration QC Dashboard Installation

Installation

Quality Center Quality Center QC Dashboard

Administration Customization Customization

Keyword & Data Driven

Test Automation Framework

Design

Other Software

Adobe Connect Pro Source Safe Virtual Machines (VM)

(Virtual Classroom) Subversion MS Virtual PC

Camtasia Studio Tortoise VMWare

(Product Demos) (Source Code Version SandboxIE

Microsoft Office Control) PC Lite

including WOL (VM footprint reduction)

PowerPoint & Visio (Remote PC Boot-Up) MS Virtual CD

SnagIt (Screen capture) AT&T WebEx Meeting (VM Software Install)

SteamDown Remote Desktop (RDC) Ghost

(Online Video Capture) ClearQuest

Employment Experience

DSR

Test Automation Consultant

MediaBank, Chicago-based Advertising Management Firm 10 /

2009 - 7 / 2010

This client requested automation of 300 test cases of a highly complex

and technical nature. Paul stepped in mid-project to replace the

outgoing project lead who had completed an initial conversion of a

Excel-based framework to Access. Along with a test analyst, we moved

the project away from overwhelming manual data maintenance to

automated data refresh, unattended test execution and extensive

analysis reporting.

> Enhanced Access/Excel-based Keyword framework in Quick Test

Professional v.9.2 and v.11 (Beta)

> Implemented static code analysis and MS help file documentation in

Test Design Studio

> Provided memory use, object and thread count tracking graphs for pin-

pointing application resource leaks.

> Implemented data replacement for automated maintenance of rolling

dates, timestamps and value ranges.

> Implemented automated format conversion for import of formula-less

Excel files for reduced maintenance.

> Implemented automated data configurations in eight supporting Excel

files for reduced maintenance.

> SQL-based data retrieval from Access, validation from Oracle, and

retrieval & update in Excel.

> Mouse-based Pause/Stop from minimized automation tool for mid-suite

test status reporting and analysis.

> Implemented screensaver deterrent for continuous unattended test

execution in excess of 60 hours.

> Provided application recovery and test restart design for robust

execution in unstable application.

> Added dictionary-based connection for automatic connection closure for

reduced overhead.

> Enhanced analysis with root cause reporting for 15+ common QTP and

application error conditions.

> Added dynamic timing control for execution in multiple environments

with varying responsiveness.

> Added Email result notification for easy filtering of test status

searches in multi-test resports.

> Added color-coded Step level performance reporting for analysis of

code optimization.

> Implemented Subversion / Tortoise source code versioning from inside

Notepad++ .

Spherion (Technisource) 8 / 2006 - 8

/ 2009

Sr. Consultant

> Test Automation Technical Screener

> Quality Center Server Administrator

> HP Product Demonstrations and Training

Premier, Charlotte-based Insurance Firm 5 - 8 /

2009

> Keyword Driven Framework Design in Quick Test Professional 10.0

> Java-based application

> SQL-based data retrieval from Oracle

Impact!, Chicago-based Marketing Firm 7 / 2008

> Quality Center Dashboard Best Practices Presentation

Borders, Ann Arbor-based Online Media Retailer 9 - 10 /

2007

> Implemented custom Keyword based automation framework

> Documentation and Code Design with Test Design Studio.

> Designed Data-Driven Order Entry Engine

> Quality Center 9.2 New Feature training sessions.

OnTrack, Leading Data Recovery Company 6 / 2007

> Installed and configured Quality Center 9.2

> Delivered 8-hours of customized product training over three days

> Quality Center 9.2 Demo and Proof of Concept

Zurich Insurance 3 - 9 / 2007

> Automation Project Assessment

> Proof of Concept

> Quick Test Professional, Automation Project Implementation.

> Quality Center Installation and Configuration.

> Created high-quality custom client solutions while mitigating risk to

our clients.

Lifetouch, Leading Portrait Studio Software Developer 11

/ 2006

> QuickTest Professional Proof of Concept and Demo

Allstate & State Farm Insurance 7 - 9 /

2006

> Manual Testing Training Courses

> Test Automation Training Courses

Floral Transworld Delivery (FTD / FTD.com) 5 / 2005 - 6 /

2006

Senior Software Test Engineer

> Initiated the WinRunner Test Automation Project for application

testing.

> Headed up the Quick Test Pro Test for Website testing.

> Implemented Quality Center Workflow Customization.

> Designed a keyword-driven automation framework in WinRunner.

> Created Point of Sale Order Generation Engine for testing of business

process flow.

> Authored Test Procedures in Quality Center.

> Led customized Quality Center product training classes.

> Beta Tester HP Quick Test Pro 9.2

Siemens Medical Devices 4 / 2000 - 5

/ 2005

Senior Product Test Engineer

> Delivered cost justification presentation to management highlighting a

$2 million project ROI.

> Used automation to identify resource leaks, startup issues, and

network load problems.

> Customized HP's Quality Center Import Add-On, realizing a 70% time

savings importing 85 test procedures from Microsoft Word Documents

into Quality Center (formerly Test Director).

> Designed Excel-based Keyword driven automation framework in WinRunner.

> Designed Automated End to End Testing of Medical Devices

> Documented defects in ClearQuest. (CHARM)

> Participation in CMMi-based code reviews.

> Implemented automation project metrics tracking within Excel.

Education

> Online training courses

2009 - 2010

> QTP Unplugged, Tarun Lalwani

2009

> HP Certified Sales Boot Camp, HP, Chicago

2008

> Advanced HP Quick Test Professional 9.2, HP, Chicago

2008

> Administration and Project Planning for HP Quality Center 9.2, HP,

Chicago 2008

> HP Certified Instructor, SKY IT, New York

2007

> Mercury Quick Test Professional, Introduction & Advanced Level

Training 2006

> Quality Center, Introduction & Advanced Level Training, HP Chicago

2006

> WinRunner Expert Level Automation Training, RTTS, New York

2004

> WinRunner & Test Director Product Training, Mercury Interactive, San

Jose 2001

> Capability Maturity Model (CMMi) Methodology Training

2001

> Total Quality Management (TQM) Methodology Training

2000

> B.A., Computer Graphic Design, Savannah College of Art and Design

1995

. 1st Place, Multimedia Programming, "Video MadLibs" (Children's

Interactive Story Kiosk)

Certifications

HP Certification ID: 0463-3B456

HP Accredited Software Engineer, Quality Center/QTP 9.2 March

2008

HP Certified Instructor June

2007

Quality Center, Certified Product Consultant February

2007

Quick Test Professional, Certified Product Specialist

February 2007

Speaking Engagements

IIST Training Courses 2009 - 2010

QAI QUEST, Chicago 2009

HP User's Group, Dallas 2008

HP Software Universe, Las Vegas 2008

QAAM, Baltimore 2008

HP Software Universe, Las Vegas 2007

Mercury World, Las Vegas 2005

Mercury World, Orlando 2004

PSQT / PSTT Conf., St. Paul 2004

Associations

> Authorized reseller of Test Design Studio from Patterson Consulting

> www.AdvancedQTP.com Moderator, General QTP Q&A

> LinkedIn HP QTP Groups

> HP Vivit

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