Quality Assurance Analyst

Steven Winslow

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Software Quality Assurance Specialist

Experienced Analyst with a proven ability to find bugs in software. Have led the testing efforts in launching products which allowed the company to tap new markets and reach new customer bases. Served as lead analyst and subject matter expert on implementation of products and features that have since generated over $1 billion in sales. Detail oriented work ethic ensures all work and documentation is complete and accurate.

Experience

SYSTEMS ANALYST PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE AUGUST, 2007 TO JANUARY, 2017

Translated business requirements into technical documents for the department which developers then used these documents as a reference point for their coding efforts.

Developed detailed test plans from business requirements and technical reference documents.

Created testing tools in Microsoft Excel using both Excel-based formulae and macro coding.

Used regression tool to store test cases in database to track changes over time.

Managed project timelines at all stages of the release cycle.

Executed test plans using testing tools created to find any possible bugs in the developer’s codework.

Partnered with developers to come up with solutions to bugs.

Partnered with business analysts on User Acceptance Testing and provided feedback on their reported issues.

Helped business analysts with business requirement reviews and provided feedback on errors and inconsistencies within their requirements.

Provided numerical output to case designers for special requests, which allowed customers to see accurate projections of their policy values.

Answered questions post-launch to clear up any confusion about certain functionality of a product or feature.

Created and conducted training presentations for other analysts.

Skills & Abilities

MICROSOFT EXCEL

Advanced Excel formatting and calculation, including Lookup function across different sheets.

VBA Coding in Excel for connecting to external Excel data sources.

MICROSOFT WORD

Touch Typing skills 60 WPM (Typing certificate available on request).

MICROSOFT ACCESS

Able to create and run queries to SuperSQL databases.

MICROSOFT PROJECT

Able to create and maintain project schedules for multi-stage projects with multiple resources.

COMMUNICATION

Create presentations for training and information sharing purposes.

Generate technical reference documents explaining implemented products and/or processes so others can understand how the implemented product and/or process works.

Provide and discuss lessons learned at the end of the release cycle to improve personal and departmental processes.

Education

BACHELORS IN SCIENCE 2007 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH

Major: Mathematics - Statistics

Minor: Economics

Related coursework: Statistical and Data Analysis, Technical Writing

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUGUST 2016 TO CURRENT SADDLEBACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Completed coursework: Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting.

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