Sr. QA Analyist, QA LEad, QA Manager

Jim Wingren

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Poulsbo, WA 98370 **********@*****.***

An experienced QA Engineer with a wide array of skills and abilities in and

around Quality Assurance and over 16 years of experience in the industry.

Summary of Work Experience

Applied Technical systems, Inc. - QA Manager/QA Lead

2/22/12 - 4/11/14 : Corporate QA Manager

Work with Corporate Information Assurance Team to develop and document

Corporate QA policies and procedures for use in CMMI/DIACAP certification.

Author Corporate QA Plan.

Provide input on, and review all Corporate IA documentation.

Oversee work of interns: Assign tasks, and monitor progress on various QA

projects.

Mentor new hires in QA department.

2/1/13 - 4/11/14: QA Lead: MSAT (Naval ship readiness web application)

Author specific QA plan for MSAT application.

Develop QA process documentation for team.

Conduct regular manual testing at all levels for application.

Author manual test cases for build verification and regression testing.

SCRUM Master for team.

2/1/13 - 12/1/13: QA Lead: SWS (Naval weapons system readiness web

application)

Author specific QA plan for SWS application.

Develop QA process documentation for team.

Create manual test cases for all requirements listed in user stories.

Use Testlink to track and manage requirements test coverage.

Conduct regular manual testing at all levels for application.

Author manual test cases for build verification and regression testing.

SCRUM Master for team.

2/22/12- 2/1/13: QA Lead: USPTO PE2E (US Patent Office web application)

Author specific QA plan for USPTO PE2E application.

Develop QA process documentation for team.

Migrate defect database from Fogbugz to JIRA.

Migrate defect database from JIRA to RALLY.

Create test cases for all requirements listed in user stories.

Author automation testing for UI using TestComplete.

Use Testlink to track and manage requirements test coverage.

Conduct regular manual/automated testing at all levels for application.

Paladin Data Systems - Sr. Test Engineer/QA Lead

01/2011 - 01/2012: QA Lead for SMARTGov (Microsoft Cloud deployed

Permitting Application.)

Author Test Plan, Test Cases, Defect Management Process, QA Procedures,

Release Procedures

Customer Service Procedures, Help Documentation, Use Cases.

Author, triage, administrate and maintain defect database. (TestTrack Pro)

Perform functional, regression, integration and system testing including

tracking and metrics.

Automated testing. (TestComplete : Java)

SQL database validation, maintenance and queries using Microsoft SQL

Management Studio 2008

As needed application builds through Hudson interface.

Provide estimates, metrics and progress reports to Project Managers and

Product Owners.

Attend use case reviews, page reviews and code reviews to provide QA

feedback and estimates.

AGILE SDLC SCRUM Master for project.08/2004 - 01/2011: Sr. Test Engineer

for Multiple DoD contracts

Lead Tester for custom application for Naval personnel readiness. (ASM)

Testing for Missile Calibration system for Lockheed Martin. (IMPS, CEP)

Performed Functional, Regression, Integration and System Testing.

Significant Automated Testing for Lockheed Martin. (TestComplete : Java,

C#)

08/2004 - 1/2012: Additional Responsibilities and Accomplishments

Application environments include :

Web Application front-end interface with SQL/Oracle back-end.

Oracle Forms Client-Server applications.

Client-server installation testing.

Researched and implemented company-wide tools for test case creation and

tracking, defect management, regression/load automation testing, and

project metrics.

Basic scripting in SQL, Jscript, XML, HTML, C#, CSS

Proficient with TestComplete test automation software from Smartbear.

Provided project direction and input at corporate level.

Worked with Operations Management to define and track Test Group metrics

and responsibilities.

Interviewed, trained, and mentored new testers.

Completed several presentations to the company on subjects ranging from

'Basic Defect Management', 'Reducing Project Cost Through Inspections' and

'The Benefits of Automated Testing'.

Drove overall QA Best Practices for the company and championed the CMMI

process.

Worked with outside vendor (Slalom) to design, implement and configure

Microsoft Dynamic CRM.

Visio/Microsoft Corporation

12/2000 - 8/2004: Software Test Engineer for Office Graphics and

Applications, Layout Features

Feature owner/tester on version 1 product.

Reviewed and provided feedback on developer and program manager

specifications.

Created and maintained Test Design Specifications (test plans).

Maintained signoff for features and kept feature crews informed of progress

towards exit criteria.

Discovered, logged and tracked resolution of defects throughout product

cycle.

Required creating and debugging XML documents using a variety of tools.

Owned testing of Corporate Deployment methods for several releases of

Visio.

Maintained corporate deployment and terminal servers on LAN for remote

debugging and testing.

Tested all customizations of installation and setup for Office family of

products using the Office Resource Kit.

Reviewed and provided feedback on developer and program manager

specifications.

Created and maintained Test Design Specifications.

Maintained signoff for features during milestones and final signoff for

shipping.

Coordinated testing of product among entire test group.

Created collateral documentation for use on MSDN and Microsoft.com (Visio

Resource Kit for Deployment)

Education and Certifications

2011-Present: Certified Scrum Master (CSM) through the Scrum Alliance

2006-Present: International Institute for Software Testing

Certified Software Testing Professional (CSTP) - Completed required

training courses in multiple areas pertaining to Software Testing to

receive certification.

Currently working towards Certified Software Testing Manager (CSTM)

certification.

5/1992 to 12/1993: University of Colorado at Denver. Business

Administration Master's Program.

Included courses on Business Law and Ethics, Economics, Marketing Strategy,

Advertising.

8/1988 to 5/1992: Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA. BA in Studio Art

Liberal arts degree with Major in Studio Art. Included 2 and 3 dimensional

design, ceramics, printmaking and specialization in acrylic painting.

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