Software Quality Assurance Tester (Manual)

PHILIP LEVIN

Riverdale, New York ***** 718-***-****

*********@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/levinphil

SENIOR QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER

Passion for Delivering High Quality Products

Collaborate with Product Management and Development teams to define test plans and cases. Clearly and accurately communicate defects and product behaviors to members of the product development team. Energetic and self-driven individual who works well in a team atmosphere, coordinating work as a lead. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with keen attention to detail. Expertise in:

Evaluating test cases, test plans, and testing processes for completeness, effectiveness and efficiency.

Working in both Agile and Waterfall environments.

Writing clear, concise and comprehensive test plans and test cases.

Estimating, prioritizing, planning, and coordinating testing activities.

Documenting defect / issues in JIRA.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

COX AUTOMOTIVE INC., North Hills, NY 2014 – 2017

Senior QA Engineer

Developed and executed test cases and reported bugs associated with sprint tasks for user stories.

Supervised offshore test team. Identified manual regression tests to be automated.

Collaborated with tech lead, guaranteeing all user stories were testable.

Created and executed test cases for product verification that confirmed software was ready for production.

Executed automated regression tests using Robot Framework, reducing manual testing 50%.

Provided accurate test estimates for Scrum Team that contributed to Sprint planning.

FUJIFILM MEDICAL SYSTEMS, Stamford, CT 2007 – 2014

Software Test Engineer

Ensured that all aspects of software have been tested and executed. Created scenarios that executed software in manner that would create potential issues and allow problems to be found at very early stages of development.

Compiled and analyzed results of over 200 automated regression tests using QTP for each build during testing cycle.

Insisted that each requirement have well-defined result, which gauranteed all software requirements were testable.

Confirmed all requirements were allocated to a test suite in Quality Center by mapping each requirement to test case in suite.

Found over 200 issues early in development cycle, enabling developer to fix code easier, quicker and cheaper.

Automated 40 test cases for Math Lib using QTP.

Analyzed requirement, transforming into 50 test scripts.

Trained and mentored personnel in running QTP automated tests during QA cycle.

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INSITEONE, INC., Stamford, CT 2007

Quality Assurance Consultant

Supported Quality Assurance team in creating test plans, test cases, and test scripts. Performed regression testing.

Authored document, showcasing methods for improving testing efficiency of Quality Assurance team.

NYSE GROUP/SECURITIES INDUSTRY AUTOMATION CORPORATION, Brooklyn, NY 1999 – 2006

Senior QA Analyst

Led test group in developing automated test scripts. Maintained and updated test cases and regression test scripts. Performed functional and regression testing as well as conducting user acceptance testing with NYSE personnel. Solved configuration problems. Diagnosed and resolved complicated infrastructure automation issues. Coordinated workload and resolved all problems with offshore office.

Decreased runtime of manual regression script from 4 days to 4 hours by coding Tcl automated script.

Reduced verification of data files from 5 hours to 3 minutes by writing UNIX shell program.

Shrank test time 30% for application developers by automating test scripts.

Minimized coding and maintenance time 25% to automate test cases by coding utilities and creating software libraries.

Authored application production troubleshooting guide for testers which cut time resolve recurring problems from hours to minutes.

Trained and mentored personnel, increasing knowledge of Tool Command Language (TCL) Scripting / Automation.

Condensed time to train new personnel 50% by developing and writing standardized training curriculum on automation methodology.

Designed Test Case Summary Report for tracking test case statuses / metrics reported by team members, enabling management to monitor project’s progress.

Managed integration testing of application, ensuring environments with appropriate release levels were established.

EDUCATION

Completed all course work for Master of Science (MS) Mathematics

NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, Chicago, IL

Bachelor of Arts (BA) Mathematics

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Chicago, IL

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