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Quality Assurance Engineer

Location:
Redmond, WA, 98052
Posted:
May 06, 2010

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Resume:

LAUREN FINE

*******@*****.***

631-***-****

Objective A program management position building and improving online

services through utilization and analysis of social computing

Education University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI December 2009

B.S in Informatics - Social Computing, School of Literature Science &

the Arts

Skills

. Operating Systems: Windows

. Applications: Microsoft Office Suite: Excel (Pivot Tables),

Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher InfoPath, Visio, Project

. Languages: C++, Python, HTML, CSS, basic SQL

. Development Environments: Visual Studio

. Web Design Programs: Expression Web

. Social Networks: LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter

. User Research & Usability Methods: Personas & Scenarios,

Competitive Analysis, Heuristic Evaluation, Card Sorting,

Usability Testing.

. Servers: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 & 2010

. Metrics/Reporting: Google Analytics

Related Experience

Microsoft Corporation Redmond, WA May

2009 - August 2009

Operations Program Manager (OPM) Intern

. Set up and presented Data Garage, a capacity planning tool, for

Office Live

. Generated weekly, monthly and quarterly reports for OPMs using

Data Garage

. Ran an analysis of Office Live Workspace to show

underutilization of servers

. Maintained GFS Change calendar and Office Live SharePoint site

. Wrote Project Charters to outline background, objectives and

success criteria of projects

Microsoft Corporation Redmond, WA May

2008 - August 2008

Operations Engineer (OE) Intern

. Decreased outages by implementing a project plan for new

password update process

. Standardized the update process so that it could be handed off

to vendors

. Scripted a server audit tool to ensure accuracy of server lists

during password updates

. Redesigned the password update template to reflect the new

process and to incorporate Octopus, the new password update tool

Additional Experience

University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI

December 2008 - December 2009

Undergraduate Social Computing Recruiting Assistant

. Integrated and oversaw marketing efforts through the Social

Computing blog

. Maintained Informatics Twitter account and Facebook fan page as

part of marketing efforts

. Led information sessions to promote Social Computing

concentration

. Conducted office hours for prospective Social Computing students

to ask questions

Maryhaven Center of Hope Port Jefferson, NY

June 2007 - August 2007

Quality Assurance-Intern

. Compiled and updated information of individuals using MS Excel

and Word

. Completed accident reports

. Assisted with secretarial duties by answering phones and doing

data entry

. Screened potential employees over the phone

Grover Home Headquarters Patchogue, NY

June 2005 - September 2006

Summer Associate-Intern

. Data entry using MS Excel

. Organized weekly staff meetings

. Followed up with leads and arranged meetings between salesmen

and customers

. Used pivot tables to analyze commission run sheets of salesmen

in MS Excel

Relevant Coursework

. Evaluation of Systems and Services

o Focuses on the development cycle of products and methods

used throughout the evaluation process.

o Methods include personas and scenarios, competitive

analysis, observation, surveys, interviews, data analysis,

heuristic evaluation, usability testing and task analysis.

. Models of Social Information Processing

o Focuses on how social groups form, interact, and change as

well as the technical structures of social networks.

o Studies how information flows and is used in multi-person

settings.

. Design of Complex Web Sites

o A hands-on approach to building websites using HTML, CSS,

and AJAX, Python and Google App Engine.

. Data Structures and Algorithms

o Several programming assignments in C++ focusing on the use

of various data structures.

o An introduction to greedy algorithms

Leadership Activities

. Girls in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science - gEECS is

a student organization aimed at bringing academic and social

support to women in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

o Executive Board Member

. Planned, organized and advertised events, including

corporate dinners and information sessions, monthly

luncheons, and social events.

. Alpha Phi Omega - APO is a national co-ed service fraternity

o Communications Chair

. Wrote articles for the APO monthly newsletter, A La

Mode

. Participated in creating APO yearbook, Pi Filling



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