Stephen A. Solomon MBA

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Senior Quality Assurance Analyst & Test Automation Engineer

Digital Imaging/Software Application Testing/Developing Automated & Manual Test Scripts

Supervising QA Analysts/Software & Hardware Troubleshooting

M.B.A. (Technology Management), B.A. (Information Systems), Senior Quality Assurance Analyst and Software Integration

QA, software/hardware testing, and business technology analysis acumen gained over the past 20 years encompasses:

Utilized SQL statements to verify integrity of an Oracle database via functional testing of user interface, which resulted in a 10% continuous improvement of the application’s data-handling throughput.

Supervised and assisted an average of 8 clients per testing session in the replication of errors in WebPDM, resulting in a 15% improvement in reliability over the software version lifecycle. Utilized Mercury Test Director on multiple workstations in a Windows/.NET environment.

Core competencies: QA Testing; Management of QA testing, Extreme Attention to Detail, Ability to supervise and train QA Analysts in new technologies; Goal-oriented team player across multi-departmental functions. Simplifying complex issues for training personnel; Managing digital imaging workflow; Reconciling business requirements and constraints with testing; Functional, Black Box, White Box & regression testing; and Strict adherence to QA Standards.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Proximous/Michaels Companies, Irving, Texas March 2018 to July 2018

QA Lead Contractor

•Authoring two Test Strategy documents for e-commerce and Product Information Management projects

•Manual testing of Security Roles/Permissions, Entity and Attribute Creation, Context Mappings

•Created detailed Defect Reports and Retesting via Jira

•Performed UI and functional testing on multiple platforms including IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and mobile apps on the iPhone and iPad

•Contributed to on-shore and off-shore QA build, functional, System Integration, and regression testing on two simultaneous projects

•Performed End-to-End Workflow Validation from 3rd party data modeling, xml data integrity, and media asset management

•Utilized Atlassian Jira, Zeplin, Demandware, Riversand, Excel, Word, Skype, iPads, Wireframes

Elan Partners/Mary Kay, Addison, Texas June 2017 to September 2017

Senior QA Analyst Contractor

•Manual testing and sign-off of Business Requirements testing, Enhancements, and test analysis

•Created TFS Work Items via Powershell scripting

•Performed front office/data mart SSRS Report Validation

•Created QA Environment test data using proprietary server apps

•Lead QA on monthly regions Regression testing

•Performed Audit testing on post-release and post-regression releases

•Utilized Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 2014, TFS, Visual Studio, Powershell

TORCHMARK CORPORATION, McKinney, Texas May 2014 to October 2016

Test Automation Engineer

• Developed automated test cases from manual test cases in Microsoft Test Manager, and Business Requirements Documents, utilizing both Coded and Action Table Frameworks

•Test Automation using Ranorex Studio 6.0, on a financial insurance Application Under Test, test analysis, test scripting, AUT error validation, test execution locally and on remote Lab Agents via SaaS (Software As A Service) and Cloud Virtualization

•Ranorex C# code check-in via VS and TFS, defect reporting, mainframe data validation, and trained test automation engineers

•Designed and developed positive and negative test case automation for multiple projects

•Utilized Ranorex Studio, Team Foundation Server, Visual Studio, Sharepoint, SnagIt, and Innotas Time Tracking

THINK FINANCE/KFORCE, Addison, Texas June 2013 to December 2013

Senior Quality Assurance Analyst Consultant

•Authored test cases from User Stories, Business Requirements Documents and Technical Spec Documents

•Tested Line of Credit, SMS Communication and Core Admin Backend products and Service Oriented Architecture apps, test planning, test execution, test tracking

•Utilized SQL Server Management Studio, Target Process Agile Workflow tool, Axigen, Sharepoint, RDC, Queue Explorer, White Hat Sentinel Security testing, and soapUI

ONE TECHNOLOGIES, Dallas, Texas February 2012 to May 2013

Senior Quality Assurance Analyst

•Tested D2C online credit monitoring products and services, test planning, test execution, test tracking/reporting, and issue reporting/resolution from user stories and functional requirements in cloud via RDC

•Utilized Microsoft SQL Server, Acunetix Security testing, Footprints, Jenkins, Jira, Confluence, wizdl, Ruby/Selenium/WebDriver Automated Scripting, Confluence Project Management, HyperSnap, and HipChat

ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION CONSULTANTS, Richardson, Texas January 2011 to January 2012

Senior Quality Assurance Analyst III

•Authored User Acceptance Test Plans

•Created Test Cases for an electronic toll collection e-commerce software suite, in a 3-tier SOAP compliant system

•Utilized a Java/PHP front end and Oracle 10g app servers on a PL/SQL back end, ETL testing

•Utilized PL/SQL Developer, HP Quality Center, MS Office, SharePoint, Windows and Linux

WELLS FARGO/HD VEST, Irving, Texas September 2009 to January 2011

Systems Quality Assurance Analyst consultant

•Authored Enterprise Project Management Business Requirements, Project Definition documents, creating Use and Test Cases for a financial Surveillance Reporting System

•Planned, authored, and executed QTP automated VBScript test cases utilizing QuickTest Professional 9.2 and Quality Center 9.5

•Utilized SQL Query Analyzer, SharePoint, Outlook, iPass, Mutual Funds Prospectuses, TFS, and scrums in an Agile environment

TXU ENERGY, Irving, Texas June 2009 to September 2009

Senior Quality Assurance Analyst/Test Automation Engineer consultant

•Automation of Regression testing of SAP and Web Services applications

•Created Technical Master Data for SAP e-commerce Billing applications

•Authored and executed QTP automated VBScript test cases utilizing QuickTest Professional 9.2 and Quality Center 9.5

STREAM ENERGY, Dallas, Texas July 2008 to May 2009

Senior QA Analyst/Lead Test Automation Engineer QA consultant

•Championed the Automated Testing effort by initiating and kicking off the QuickTest Professional Test Automation Project

•Implemented Test Automation Framework for efficient workflow

•Created and executed comprehensive User Story Test Cases from Business Requirements

•Authored manual and automated test scripts for Flex/PHP retail, billing and reporting applications

•Designed and implemented the QTP/Flex Installation process. Authored several Test Automation documents for training QA on QTP

•Assisted QA staff with QTP training, VBScript development, data parameterization, debugging, and License Server Management. Utilized QTP, TOAD, Redmine, soapUI, SharePoint, and WImAdmin Utility, and scrums in an Agile environment

•Developed a test automation framework using QTP in an Adobe Flex and PHP environment. This enabled automated regression and smoke testing of a complex GUI retail billing and reporting application, which increased build testing efficiency by 25%

NDEx, L.P., Addison, Texas June 2007 to July 2008

Senior Quality Assurance Analyst

•Translated Business Requirements into functional test plans for real estate/mortgage litigation applications

•Identified and documented defects in a custom-built C# based case management system

•Nominated for Employee of the Month, November, 2007

•Utilized TOAD, Ranorex, Python, SeaQuest TestTrack Pro, Citrix, and SharePoint

CONCENTRA, INC., Addison, Texas June 2006 to May 2007

Quality Assurance Analyst II

•Translated Business Requirements into testable manual and automated scripts and test plans

•Tested C-based healthcare management/Billing applications on Citrix and MetaFrame Web-based platforms

•Utilized CAST SQL data utility, Compuware TestPartner, QADirector, Visual Source Safe, Lotus Notes, and SharePoint network portals

VECTORsgi, INC., Addison, Texas July 2005 to April 2006

Senior Quality Assurance Analyst Consultant

•Managed automated and manual scripting with defect reporting using Mercury Interactive WinRunner and Test Director

•Performed environment and regression testing on several Java, C and VB based e-commerce, EDI and financial applications for compatibility and performance on client/server and Web-based platforms

AJILON, INC., Dallas, Texas April 2005 to June 2005

QA Engineer Consultant for Citigroup

•Tested Citigroup Financial Mortgage Lead Management System and Dialer software

•Designed test requirements, test case documentation, and defect reporting using Mercury Interactive Test Director

•Conducted functional, validation, and regression testing on source code documentation and graphical user interface banking application

KEANE, INC., Irving, Texas February 2005 to April 2005

QA Consultant/GameStop

•Directed “BRIAN” re-platforming project that encompassed managing software requirements, test plan, test case documentation, and defect reporting using Mercury Interactive Test Director

•Performed load, environment, and regression testing on dozens of proprietary POS (Point of Sale) accounting, retail, and financial e-commerce executables for compatibility and performance on latest Unisys ES 7000 platform

•Utilized SQL Data Manager as front-end to Pervasive.SQL back-end

AITP & MICROSOFT, Garland, Texas June 2004 to October 2004

Quality Assurance Analyst/Beta CD QA Tester

•Served in a voluntary position that maintained a QA mindset subsequent to Gerber Technology

•Performed manual QA testing of Microsoft TechNet CDs including Beta and existing Microsoft technologies, as well as self-taught Mercury Quick Test Pro Test Automation

GERBER TECHNOLOGY, INC., Richardson, Texas May 1999 to October 2003

Quality Assurance Analyst

•Authored and implemented automated (WinRunner) and manual (Mercury Interactive Test Director) test scripts

•Performed usability, functional, and regression testing of complex Visual Basic (VB) design/cost, e-commerce and ERP CAD/CAM applications in WebPDM

•Saved a client $25,000 in licensing upgrade fees by isolating 3 major errors in the customer’s implementation of WebPDM e-commerce application

DIAMOND HEAD SOFTWARE, INC., Richardson, Texas June 1994 to April 1999

Lead Quality Assurance Analyst/Technical Support Engineer

•Designed and developed testing procedures for scanner hardware compatibility as well as VB banking and insurance e-commerce applications for testing VB components in a Windows environment

•Provided coaching, Lead QA management, mentoring, and lead test coordination for supervising and training a staff of five QA Analysts

Professional Affiliations: American Society for Quality, Association of Information Technology Professionals

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