Engineer Quality Assurance

Boris Berdichevsky

San Francisco

415-***-**** • *******@*******.***

Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Highly seasoned and accomplished Software QA Engineer with deep and broad proficiency in all types of corporate software. More than 21 years of experience providing all phases of software quality testing for client/server, Web-based applications, IP telephony, CRM, and automation environments. Consistently deliver strong and sustainable technology gains in creating mission critical solutions. Hands-on technical troubleshooting expertise to ensure increased reliability, improved processes, and maximized productivity. Strong and accessible teacher and presenter of difficult and complicated material to a variety of audiences. Able to function well independently or as part of a team.

Agile Development

New & Emerging Technology

Strategic Planning & Analysis

Client Requirements

Technical Documentation

Quality Assurance & Control

Systems Analysis

Defect Tracking

Manual/Automated Testing

Customer Service

Risk Assessment

Diagnosis/Troubleshooting

Systems Integration

Complex Problem Solving

Software Testing

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES

OS/Platforms:

Microsoft Windows, FreeBSD, Ubuntu, Sun Solaris, UNIX, Linux, AIX, MAC

Languages:

Java, C/C++, HTML, JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby

Databases:

Essbase, MS SQL, Oracle, DB2, MySQL, Postgres

Software:

OLAP, Clear Case, Lotus Notes, Multimedia, Netegrity SiteMinder, Vantive, VMWare

Testing Tools:

WinRunner, Silk Test (9+years), Test Director, JUnit, JMeter, Selenium Webdriver

Networking:

Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), TCP/IP, Cisco routers

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Automation Engineer (Jan. 2013 - May 2017)

Akamai, San Francisco, CA

Supervised testing environment for all system compatibility checks.

Enforced test development standards in coordination with senior management.

Assisted diverse support team delegations in manual and automated test plan production.

Gathered data and produced reports for Change Control board meetings on a regular basis.

Enhanced common Akamai Selenium automation harnesses as a base for suite needs.

Extended/created existing Selenium/Java/Python/RobotFramework to include objects, declarations, and methods for pages and areas of automation.

Created acceptance and regression test cases based on this new framework for Media Production Management Group.

Worked with Oracle database, using SQL Developer as part of manual testing and automation.

System Administrator and QA Engineer (Jan. 2009 – Dec. 2012)

Intresys, San Mateo, CA

Led department technical staff establishing workload priorities and evaluating performance against assigned goals.

Vetted, hired and, onboarded new technical staff while establishing training and professional development programs.

Evaluated testing data ensuring products adhered to project QA requirements prior to release certification.

Defined, documented, and assessed performance metrics from products, processes, and ongoing projects.

Performed set up of Selenium grid environment for load testing.

Oversaw company servers, including Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu, Windows 7, 2008.

Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer (Jan. 2005 – Jan. 2009)

Genesys Laboratory, Daly City, CA

Tested Genesys voice adapter for Siebel in several environments.

Met the most stringent requirements to successfully pass the validation process.

Standardized processes and tools increasing efficiency allowing individual products to maintain customized process and a specific release schedule.

Professional development program resulted in four QA Leads receiving promotions to management.

Designed and deployed an unattended production system with a web interface to manage build production, test environment, product deployment, automated testing, and reporting in a single cycle, greatly enhancing the efficiency of the software development process.

Conducted test for On-Demand Solutions team, which helped complete $15M deal.

Improved quality, enabled globalization, and ensured ISO compliance throughout the product lifecycle.

Senior QM&T Engineer (Jan. 2004 – Jan. 2005)

Kaiser Permanente, Walnut Creek, CA

Used WinRunner and QTP to automate test cases/areas.

Performed key problem solving by identifying software issue and coming up with sharp solutions.

Multi-tasked in a dynamic fashion and found program errors.

Additional employment at Hyperion Solutions, Interim Technology, Interactive Solutions and Solytech.

Consulting experience as Quality Assurance Engineer at Interactive Solutions, Inc., International Programming and Systems, Inc. and Solytech.

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

Bachelor of Science, Electromechanical Engineering, Polytechnic University, Odessa, Ukraine, 2004

Completed on-the-job training in various companies for Java, WAS, Perl, SQL for Testers, QA Partner; 1995-2004.

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