Engineer Software

SDET Software QA Engineer

Quality Testing Code Reviews Product Releases

Computer Science Major with over 17 years of industry experience; leading and supporting critical software testing through developed QA practices for over 7 years. Well versed in all aspects of the SDLC, CI/CD, and automation testing processes. Experienced working with Agile, Scrum, HP QC/ALM, Code Reviews, Test Plans, Test Case Writing, Requirements Gathering, and overall process improvements. An innovative and accomplished technical troubleshooter experienced in designing and executing test protocols, technical training, and entry level programming.

Strengths and Core Competencies

Experienced Software QA Engineer Automation Software Engineer

McAfee VirusScan Enterprise McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator McAfee Host IPS

HP QC/ALM VersionOne Code Collaborator Subversion Bugzilla VMware ESX

Black & White Box Testing Automation Testing QA Process CI/CD Agile Scrum/Kanban

SDLC Windows TCP/IP Networking Enterprise Firewalls & Routers

Microsoft Office Microsoft Windows Microsoft Visual Studio Microsoft OneNote

Microsoft SQL Server SQL Server Management Studio

Additional Skills – Python, PERL, C/C++, SQL, XML, SQL, WinDBG, Wireshark

Professional Overview

QA Software Engineer

PGE Co - Portland, OR (06/2016 – 11/2016)

Performed manual black box testing of complex internal multi-vendor PGE applications, F5 BigIP migration project, customer facing web pages, and the design of the F5 work flow charts with Project Management.

Performed defect validation along with functional, acceptance, compatible, integration, and regression testing.

Worked daily with virtual servers, VersionOne, HP QC/ALM software, and Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Wrote and reviewed Requirements, Test Plans, Test Summary Reports, Test Cases, and Defects throughout the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

QA Engineer / SDET

McAfee Inc / Intel Corp - Hillsboro, OR (07/2009 – 01/2014, 01/2014 – 01/2016)

Provided QA testing for McAfee VirusScan Enterprise Anti-Virus software of feature, patch, and mixed releases.

Performed all levels of Software QA Testing. (Functional, Compatible, Integration, Regression, Exploratory, etc…)

Developed and maintained Build of Materials (BOM) testing process.

Worked daily with VMware, Bugzilla, VersionOne, HP QC software, and Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Written and performed both manual and automated test cases in white and black box test environments.

Reviewed automation framework and test case development during the design of the automation testing suite.

Performed code reviews of C/C++, SQL, and Perl using Code Collaborator software.

Managed code change reviews to the base Access Protection rule set for multiple team developers.

Assisted with root cause analysis, identification, and planning of bug fixes for patch releases and hotfixes.

Wrote and managed documentation for patch and hotfix releases to customers.

Maintained code changes through Subversion source control software for automation testing framework.

Performed localization testing of McAfee software on localized Windows OS systems.

Additional Employment

Intelligent Business Systems, LLC - Portland, OR (02/2006 – 08/2008)

Programmer: Provided entry-level programming in OZEXE using low-level C code for multi-carrier mail shipping software with database integration. Performed custom code configuration changes at customer locations.

OXIS International – Portland, OR (06/2005 – 02/2006)

IT Specialist: Installed, upgraded, inventoried, and maintained company computers and network. Performed daily and weekly backups of the Windows 2003 server using VERITAS backup software.

Intel Corp – Hillsboro, OR (04/2004 – 05/2005)

Computer Specialist: Built demo systems for the Intel Channel group for training and events (ICC, TST, ISS, Boot camps, road shows) of Intel pre-production desktop, mobile, and server products.

Stream International – Beaverton, OR (11/1999 – 06/2003)

Technical Support Specialist: Provided phone support for Enterprise Firewalls, Hubs & Switches, VPN, Internet cable modems, Remote Access Systems (RAS) 1500, ISDN & 56K LAN modems, and RJ-45 cable making.

Intel Corp – Hillsboro, OR (02/1999 – 04/1999)

Computer Specialist: Maintained inventory and deployment of 460+ workstations, performed hardware upgrades. Installed hardware and software for 500+ new servers in dedicated server room.

Military Career

United States Navy - (1991 -1998) Honorable Discharge

Awards:

Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal

Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation

Navy “E” Ribbon (2)

Navy Good Conduct Medal

National Defense Service Medal

Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (3)

Electrician

Completed Radiological Controls Monitor School - Trained in the safe handling, control, and shipment of radioactive material.

Education and Professional Development

Bachelor of Science Computer Science

Portland State University Graduated Spring 2009

Certificate -- Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)

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