R. David Davis
Middletown, NJ *****
E-mail: abqxt5@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE
Obtaining a position as Quality Assurance Manager/ Team Lead in the
Information Technology field and use my 13 plus years of
experience, training and expert skills to benefit myself and
the company that I am employed by.
EXPERIENCE
Automated Tools/Supervision
. Developed SQA manual abbreviated for beginners
. Trained 10+ CHC testers on the SQA testing tool
. Developed Playback manual abbreviated for beginners
. Trained 16 IBM Global testers on the mainframe testing tool
Playback
. Trained 30 CHC testers on the mainframe testing tool Playback
. Sr. QA Analyst on a team of 4-6 testers using SQA, SQA Robot
. QA Team lead on a team of 16
. QA Manager of a team of 20-30 testers and programming analyst
Quality Assurance
. Prudential Healthcare, QA methodology and Test Plan set up
. Batch testing, methodology and Test Plan set up
. Functionality testing, Load, Regression, Unit testing
. QA manual testing, QA automated testing, Client/Server
testing, Linx testing
. QA Risk Assessment
. Test Link and Source Forge bug tracking
. PC standalone apps (Peachtree, MapInfo, FAS, FAST, SilverRun,
PeopleTech etc.)
. Web Testing VoIP apps (Browsers, Search Engines and Web Page
-Amerada Hess)
. QA Team Lead experience 8+ years, QA Manager 6 years
. QA Team Lead on testing Healthcare Apps
Automated Test tools
. Playback mainframe automated testing tool
. SQA (PC/CS) TSL
. Training on WinRunner (Mainframe & PC) software apps
. Test Director, LoadRunner some QTP & Quality Center
Applications
. CICS, RMDS, RICS some DB2 exposure
. Multiple Client/Server Apps
. Java script,VB, Access, Oracle, Sql, html
. EMC's IPDart, StackOS
E-Commerces Training Classes
. Metlife QA Web Methodology 24 hr (3/2003), Metlife QA
Web Test Plan development 8 hr (4/2003)
. MetLife QA 2000 Test Plan dev 4 hr (5/2003), Software
Testing Analysis and Review 5 day (5/2003)
WORK HISTORY
12/2003-Present QA Manager, Contract, Independent, Consulting firm
Sicklerville, NJ.
DUTIES: Quality Assurance management duties Some release Liaison
duties to Clients.
. Write detailed test plans to test existing systems along with
writing Test Summaries for final project release.
. Perform QA Manager duties upon request and assignments
. QA Manager for 5G Media & Marketing 2010-2012 (End to end Web
testing/UAT)
. QA Manager for PRLM StatusQuo 2012-present (End to end Web
testing/UAT)
. Contract worker - 2008-2010 Citrix Co./Vapps Co. VoIP, Sip testing
. QA Manager/Supervisor on Agile/Scrum 8 Sprints
. QA Supervisor/Team Lead 3R Retention Retrieval 2003-2007
. Set up interviews and testing for new candidates.
2001- 8/2003 Principal Software Engineer/ QA Lab Manager, EMC2
Hopkinton, MA
DUTIES: QA Lab Manager for Quality Assurance - Perform duties on
Client/Server and Midrange Storage Units/Rig projects.
. Created and maintained Unix Shell scripts for QA testing of
system changes.
. Designed and held classes for the following, Solutions
Testers, Seniors, Leads and Project Managers with the IP4700
rig set up and configuration.
. Designed and developed abbreviated IP4700 rig set up and
configuration Manual for training new hires.
. Designed and developed project release documentation
including Excel spread sheets and release procedures.
. Supervising a team of 10-15 people in analyzing and testing
System changes to IP4700/NS600 and PC applications. Set up
Auto Testing Suites.
. Maintained and setup QA Testing Lab with 2.5 million worth of
equipment. Approx. value.
. Wrote detailed test plans to test existing systems along with
writing Test Summaries for final project release.
. Worked in Client/Server and Web based environment, and
software development life-cycle, including software
testing.
. Testing tools including WinRunner, LoadRunner, WinBlast and
SQA robot.
2/1997-4/2001 PROGRAMMING ANALYST/TL, COMPUTER HORIZONS CO.
(Prudential Projects)
DUTIES: Perform Lead Tester duties on Client/Server, Software and
Mainframe projects.
o Responsible for training most CHC Solutions Mainframe
Testers, Seniors, Leads and Project Managers with the
Automated Mainframe Testing Tool Playback.
o Designed and developed project release documentation
including Excel spread sheets and release procedures.
o Supervising a team of 3-4 people in analyzing and testing
System changes to mainframe and PC applications.
o Wrote detailed test plans to test existing systems along with
writing Test Summaries for final project release. Also
performed some PA duties.
PROGRAMMING ANALYST
(1997-1998)
DUTIES: Analyzed and debugged Cobol II source code.
. Responsible for verifying code changes and unit testing.
. Developed test plans and spreadsheets to help control workflow.
. Performed batch testing in RMDS using TSO and JCL. used
Playback Toolkit.
. Perform QA analysis. Prudential Code remediation also.
. Excel Workbench remediation Y2k
10/1992-12/1996 QUALITY ASSURANCE TEAM LEAD/COORDINATOR, PRUDENTIAL
INS. CO.
DUTIES: Team Lead in Analyzing and test System changes to mainframe
applications.
. Wrote object plans and detailed test plans to test existing systems.
. Performed hands on Sr. QA testing duties and methodology on all
projects.
. Helped to design first draft of project plan.
. Executed Healthcare Apps Software testing Prumatic
. Tested and debugged PruCobol
. Use of fileaid in testing
EDUCATION
Rampo College, Ramapo N.J. Major: Business
Mercer County Community College, W.Windsor N.J. Major: Computer
Science, Grad w/Cert
Brookdale C C Lincroft NJ Television
Production classes cum 3.5
ADDITIONAL WORK HISTORY INFO
Agile/Scum Projects worked on:
. QA supervisor Agile Scrum experience
. Working with the daily Scrum/Sprint meeting with stakeholders, stories
. Sprint planning, review and retrospective.
. Worked with product owner, scrum master, scrum/sprint team members
. Verified artifacts and burn downs.
. Defining task but allowing QA scrum/sprint team members to
choose their assignment.
. Sprint test planning and test case review in scrum/sprint format. I
have
. Work on eight different projects using Agile Scrum
methodology including end to end project
. Offshore Liaison for Testing turnover and monitoring - India.