Manager Quality Assurance

Email: abnum9@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER SUMMARY/COMPANY PROFILE

30+ Years Extensive Experience in Software Design & Development, QA and Management.

Areas include Financial, Banking, AI knowledge base Development, Customer Care, Database

Technologies,

Internet protocols, LDAP Directory Servers, biotechnology, Online Game Server Development, Web

Hosting,

Space Science Research. Remote QA Web Testing Services. QA Management and Testing. Web Hosting,

Software Development, Software Design, Test Automation, Project Tracking, IT Analysis and Design,

Database Systems, Remote QA Services Resource Allocation, International Clients, Online Game

Client/server development, Space Science technologies.

Bottom Line: Hands on Development, QA and Managing people and projects = Getting things done.

CURRENT ACTIVITIES

* Remote QA Management & Services for Small Business.

PAST EXPERIENCE

* Remote QA Services for various Clients.

* Senior Technical QA Manager at Netscape Communications

* QA Consultant at Scopus Technology

* QA Consultant at Informix

* Director of Quality Assurance at Integral Systems

* QA MAIT Test Lab Manager at Genentech Corp.

* Test Lab Manager at Spectrum Holobyte / Microprose

* QA Manager at Syntelligence International

* KB AI Developer at Syntelligence Systems Inc

* Programmer/Consultant at Ultra Data Corporation

* Programmer Specialist at First Interstate Services Co

* Software Designer at Geac (UK.CA,US)

* Software Developer at Geac (UK.CA,US)

CLIENT/CAREER HISTORY

Founder,Owner of Stu Megan Associates

(March 1986 to present)

QA Management and Consulting Services for Business Clients

Application and LAMP Web Development (PHP/SQL/Open Source)

QA Consultant providing remote testing services for multiple clients

QA Test Software Installation and Implementation company wide

Test Definition, Test Scope. Scripts. Cases defined, built and executed,

QA Report generation, QA Project Planning.

Comprehensive Test Project Management for products.

QA Consultant for Metaweb Technologies

October 2006 - March 2007 (6 months CONTRACT)

QA Consultant providing remote testing services

QA Test Software Installation and Implementation company wide

Test Definition, Test Scope. Scripts. Cases defined, built and executed,

QA Report generation, QA Project Planning.

No overhead costs, low hourly rates.

New Web 3.0 based new technologies

Comprehensive Test Project Management for product

Domain administration of content

Owner,Developer,Webmaster,Image Reviewer at Spacewatch

University of Arizona : SpaceWatch Observatory

October 2003 March 2006 (2.5 years PUBLIC OUTREACH)

Discovery of Near Earth Asteroids for Spacewatch (FMO Project).

Design, implementation and support the 'FMO Group' Website

Site Support for ~50 international Astronomers, Professional and Amateur.

Software Tools and Image Review of over 10,000 images

Senior Technical Manager at Netscape Communications

March 1998 to April 2001 (3 years 2 months FULLTIME)

Directed the QA department for Directory Server ( US and Europe)

Directed the QA of Meta Directory and other LDAP server products.

Responsible for staff of 15+,

Installation and support of 60+ machine Test Labs

Design and development of Test Automation tools.

I implementation of Testing Standards for Development.

Coordination between various sites including Europe.

QA Consultant for Scopus Technology

June 1996 to February 1998 (1 year 9 months CONTRACT)

All Available Unix and Windows Client Server Scenarios Testing

Enterprise application testing on ~every RDBMS available

HPUX / AIX/ Solaris/BSD /Mac / NT 3.1 /3.5/

Unix and NT

Oracle Versions 7/8/9

Sybase DB Administration

SQLServer / Informix/ Scopus

XRunner / MsTest automation tools.

Oracle DB creation/maintenance

Support Lab training and maintenance

QA Consultant for Informix

Menlo Park, CA

July 1997 to October 1997 (4 months CONTRACT)

QA Test lab installation, setup and maintenance.

Windows / Unix / IIS Web server administration.

Informix OWS software testing.

Illustra Datablade/C+ Dev testing.

Informix RDBMS administration.

XRunner and MS-Test test tools.

Director of Quality Assurance for Integral Systems

Walnut Creek, CA

March 1997 to June 1997 (4 months FULLTIME)

Directed a QA department of 30+ staff

3+ managers reporting direct.

HR and payroll system application software QA Department.

Windows/ DB2/ Solaris/ Oracle/

QA Partner /SQA Robot test tools.

MAIT Test Lab Manager for Genentech Corporation

South San Francisco CA

1995 to 1996 (1.3 years CONTRACT)

Defined, planned and implemented a multi-platform NT /Mac Testlab.

Configured/Administered IIS Intranet

WEB administration /HTML development.

LAN Administration and maintenance.

QA Testing of MAIT software

Cross platform testing (Win 98/NT 5.0, Oracle 8.0 NT, Oracle 2000 clients).

Change Control Coordinator.

QA Test Lab Manager for Spectrum Holobyte / Microprose

1995 to 1995 (10 months CONTRACT )

Managed QA Team of 4.

Compatibility Test Laboratory Administration

CD-ROM software products distribution.

Setup/Administration of Beta Test Department.

Design and development of Beta Test Database system.

Hardware/Software Database Administrator.

Testing of multimedia software.

Manager of Quality Assurance at Syntelligence

Castro St Mountain View.

1992 to 1994 (2 years FULLTIME)

Managed a department of 7 people.

Hiring and training of staff

Expert Systems Knowledgebase Testing

In-house Test Tool Development.

Unix, SunOS, Windows, DOS, MVS testing.

OS2 /DB2 RDBMS admin

AI Expert Systems Consultant for Syntelligence Systems International

Redhill, England UK

1990 to 1991 (1.5 years FULLTIME/CONTRACT)

Software Development of Expert Systems.

AI Knowledge base for Lending/Insurance industries.

Setup of UK office.

LAN administration.

Client site support.

Press interviews, technical document preparation. Technical Training Supervision.

OS2/DB2/Windows/DOS/MVS ( SYNTEL/COBOL/CICS),Lisp-based.

Mercury XRunner and MSTest test tools.

Senior Knowledge Engineer at Syntelligence Systems

Sunnyvale, CA

1989 to 1990 (1.5 years FULLTIME)

AI Development of Knowledgebase systems

Lending/Insurance industries risk assessment software.

OS/2 /Xerox /Sun /PC /MVS client-server environments.

Proprietary Development tools (SYNTEL), Lisp-based.

Mercury hardware based test tools (their early years)

Programmer/Consultant at Ultra Data Corporation

1988 to 1989 (1 year FULLTIME)

Pick Operating System.

Development/Project Design and Management.

Programmer/Analyst Specialist at FISC

Los Angeles

1986 to 1988 (2 years FULLTIME)

Development of PC based banking software (Personal Banker.) using FoxBASE+

Model 204 5-million customer RDBMS development.

Excelerator CASE tools

Managed introduction of MasterCard GOLD project.

Software Maintenance of existing MVS-TSO/COBOL Bank systems.

Software Developer /Development Coordinator at GEAC USA Inc

Woodlands Hills & Agoura Hills, CA

1984 to 1986 (2.5 years FULLTIME)

Development of online real-time ABS financial systems.

Led three Development groups.

Hiring/Training/Standards duties.

Development of financial systems using proprietary hardware/software.

The ORIGINAL MERCURY HARDWARE TOOLS, plus XRunner and MSTest test tools.

Systems Designer/Project Team Leader at GEAC CANADA

Vancouver, BC, Canada

1981 to 1984 (2.5 years FULLTIME)

Design and Coding of DDA and CD financial systems for the GFS product.

Onsite support and maintenance for conversion of 60+ credit unions to GFS.

Led a team of three programmers.

Hiring/Training/Tech Doc preparation duties.

Systems Designer/Project Team Leader at GEAC UK Ltd

Bristol England, UK

1980 to 1981 (1 year FULLTIME)

Design and Coding of Financial and Leasing Software Applications.

Onsite support and maintenance for Finance For Industry .

Proprietary hardware/software ( GEAC 800/8000/ZOPL/ABL)

INTERESTS:

Creative Software Development & QA.

Author and Astronomer,

Chess,Soccer,Fiction Ornithology,Politics

Stu Megans Groups & Honors:

* Group Membership:Forbes San Francisco, Ex Mozilla, Ex Iplant, Netscape Alumi, Ex Genex, Game

Developers, OnStartups et al

*Asteroid 1999 AV1 named StuMegan in my honor on July 12th,2004*

*Recovery of Asteroid 2003 WU21 on November 21st 2003

*Discovery of Near Earth Asteroid 2004 BV18 January 19th, 2004*

*Discovery of Near Earth Asteroid 2004 UH1 October 24th, 2004*

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