Manager Engineer

ALVIN MAGNO

SOFTWARE TESTING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE

Block 20 Lot 21 Bridgewater St. Somerset Place

Manggahan, Pasig, Philippines 1611

Mobile: +63-999-******* and +63-977-*******

Email: *****.*****@*****.***

Career summary

A forward thinking, capable and committed software tester and manager with a proven ability to meet agreed deadlines, co- ordinate tasks and work to defined testing methodologies within a structured environment. Focused on any task at hand and able to utilize existing test knowledge and experiences to come up with practical solutions and alternatives to testing processes. Having first class leadership, negotiation and communication skills. Capable of switching hats to proficiently manage teams, lead testing efforts, or delve into the forefront of doing actual testing work.

Work experience

SeaChange International

Principal SQA Engineer (Technical QA Manager/Test Architect) July 2015 – November 2016

Responsible for leading projects throughout a project’s life cycle. Also involved in creating and streamlining processes to manage defects right through to resolution as well as creation and execution of manual and automated test cases.

Defining test strategies for projects.

Creating and reviewing test plans and test cases.

Coordinating the work of test teams and monitoring their

performance.

As a scrum master, following up any outstanding open test risks / issues.

Managing the gathering of results.

Compiling test metrics for management.

Reporting to upper management on progress and issues.

Identifying approaches that optimize testing efficiency to meet tight delivery schedules.

Planning and estimation.

Arranging team meetings and workshops.

Mentoring, training, and evaluation of team members.

Providing online support for product deployment and patching.

Kickstarting the test automation effort for the Monetization components.

Key skills

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Agile methodology Automated tests

Defect tracking Functional tests

Test methodology Performance test

System testing Test management

Test Lab Virtualization

PROFESSIONAL ABILITIES

Experience across multiple types of testing

i.e. user acceptance, system integration,

performance.

Experience of working on Business, Technical and Functional Requirements.

Knowledge of MS Office tools including

MS project, PowerPoint and Visio.

Able to take preventative or mitigating action

when any risk becomes unacceptable.

Understanding of different test approaches

and techniques.

Awareness and understanding of current

developments and best practices in testing.

Knowledge of execution, scripting and planning.

Making sure that all testing deliverables comply with company guidelines, standards and

regulations.

MANAGERIAL ABILITIES

Managing test teams.

Strong Influencing and Communication skills.

Having a flexible attitude and positive approach.

Ability to lead offshore testing teams.

Experience of client facing roles.

Constantly maintaining high levels of accuracy.

Ability to quickly learn applications with

minimal documentation

An understanding & appreciation of the full

development life cycle & how testing relates to it.

Can translate business processes into clear

and comprehensive test scenarios.

Hiring and Training new test team members.

CURRICULUM VITAE

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Teradata

Senior Technical Consultant April 2014 – April 2015 Responsible for

• Managing the QA effort for ETL testing

• Performing process analysis and implementing improvements

Training team members

ITRS Group

Software Test Lead April 2011 – March 2014

Responsible for

Managing the Manila QA/Test group

Leading the automation efforts for UI, backend, and test automation framework

Leading the regression and issue verification for maintenance, minor, and major releases

SeaChange International

Principal Systems Integration and Test Engineer (Technical Test Manager/Test Architect) August 2009 – April

2011

As Test Manager for the Universal Media Library appliance, was responsible for

Creation of test plans, test matrices, test suites, and test cases

System and qualification testing

Providing support for customer deployed systems

UAT on internally developed utilities

Conducting training for Technical Support engineers

Leading test automation work

As Technical Test Manager for Server and Storage, was responsible for

Research and Development for Next Generation Media Delivery (Internet Video Streaming)

Documentation of component architecture and integration

Project Lead for Universal Media Streamer and iTrap projects

Setting up of sales demo and POC systems

Macquarie Group

ITG Associate (Senior Software Test Engineer) March 2008 – July 2009

Headstrong (Now Genpact)

Senior Consultant (Software QA/Test Lead) July 2007 – February 2008

Emerson Process Management (Fisher Rosemount Systems) Senior Software Test Engineer March 2004 – June 2007 Systematics Technology Services Inc. (Now Metrobank Technology)

QA Analyst November 2003 – February 2004

Microsoft (Business Solutions Division formerly Great Plains Software)

Software Test Engineer March 1999 – June 2003

SOFTWARE USED

Operating System: Windows, CentOS, AIX, SUSE,

Solaris

Database: MySQL, Cassandra, MSSQL, PostgreSQL,

Teradata, Aster, Hadoop, Sybase, Oracle

Software Testing/CM: ESXi, VM, JIRA, TestLink, Rally, JMeter, Shell scripting, Ruby, Perl scripting,

Robot Framework, Vagrant, VirtualBox, MS

Sharepoint, Teradata SQL Assistant, Teradata

Studio, SVN, Jenkins, Pivotal Tracker, Confluence, TestComplete, MS Project, AccuRev, Bugzilla, MS

VSS, QTP, Badboy, Rational ClearQuest, Rational

DDTS, Rational Robot

SEMINARS AND TRAININGS

Methodologies of Testing

SQL 2000 Administration

Systems and Configuration Management

QA Testing Lab Management

Build Management

Platform Process

State Promotion Model

Rational ClearCase User Training

Rational ClearCase Administration

Rational MultiSite Administration

UML Bootcamp

.NET Bootcamp

Java Programming

DeltaV

AMS Suite

Verification Process

Measurement And Analysis Process

Harmonized Process and Product Quality Assurance Process (PPQA)

Document and Records Control Procedure

OpenEDMS

Reuters Tick Capture Engine (RTCE)

CentOS Administration

Geneos AC2 and basic/advanced administration

Teradata 14 Factory

Aprimo MRM

Informatica Foundation

Academic qualifications

FEATI University 1993-1998

BS

Electronics and Communications

Engineering

Professional License

Professional Regulation Commission (Philippines)

Licensed Electronics and Communications Engineer

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