Quality Assurance Project

Kojo Mends-Aidoo Quality Assurance Test Analyst

315-***-**** *******@*****.***

EDUCATION

**/**** **** ******* ** Buffalo

Bachelor of Science, Computer Information Systems

Key Coursework:

• Object Oriented Programming Languages

• Database Management

• Web Development

• Operating Systems

SKILLS

• Java SE 1.6, Eclipse, JUnit, Mockito, Maven, JDBC

• SQL Oracle 11g

• UNIX vi editor, shell scripting

• UML Visual Paradigm for UML

• VC Tools SVN

• QA Testing HP Quality Centre, Selenium, Quick Test Professional

EXPERIENCE

8/2013 – 4/2014 Barclays Technology Centre of Dallas

Quality Assurance Software Test Analyst

• Lead offshore QA tester for Barclays’ premier mobile application on android platform. Immediately helped to increase

efficiency of android development team, and improved the build acceptance rate

• Manual tester responsible for system integration, unit, regression, smoke, and live testing of builds in a continuous

integration environment

• Executed test scripts to ensure proper end to end testing of each release

• Responsible for coordinating regular meetings between Dallas, and UK android teams. Helped to raise and resolve any

issues faced

• Instrumental part of Pingit Dallas team day to day decisions on app improvement and features to enhance end-user

experience

• Coordinated with team members, business analysts, and developers to provide feedback, and implement any

necessary changes

• Usage of Oracle SQL developer/creation of scripts in order to manipulate test data

• Responsible for defect management through usage of HP Quality Center, JIRA, and Confluence

• Responsible for creation of daily reports and release notes which aided in statistical analyses of each release; Managed

project wiki page raising awareness on status of team progress and new requirements

• Reviewed business documents to ensure all requirements were met, and were consistent throughout the app

• Helped to train, and bring multiple testers up to speed on the testing process and phases. Resulted in increased

productivity within the team

• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, team player as well as self –starter

• Knowledge and usage of cloud computing/data warehousing to increase team productivity

• Experience working in Agile environment

12/2010 – 12/2011 Bank of America

Mortgage Servicing Specialist

• Provided aid for homeowners undergoing process of receiving mortgage modification, and receiving payments

• Maintained interdepartmental correspondence in response to escalated customer issues

08/2006 – 12/2010 SUNY College at Buffalo

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.

• Vice President of Delta Epsilon Chapter

• Served as Web Administrator, created a newly updated chapter website which helped to increase awareness of our

programming and event scheduling

• Helped lead an 8 person executive board to implement programming helping to increase student awareness of current

issues on campus, in the community, as well as on a national level

• Met regularly with outside organizations, including vendors, as well as venue owners, in order to organize events,

including those with upwards of 1000 of our own guests

• Organized events, developed relationships with outside vendors

01/2010 – 05/2010 Computer Information Systems Intern

Research Assistant

• Worked on testing team during the creation of a mock bank teller system

• Performed testing for infrastructure and development teams

• Created a mock student registration database using Oracle SQL

PROJECTS AND CERTIFICATIONS

5/2013 -- 6/2013 ISTQB: ISEB Certified Tester Foundation Level

• Manual testing, Quality Center, Automation

• Selenium, QTP

8/2012 – 5/2013 FDM GROUP TRAINING COURSES

UNIX: Safe RM Project

• Use shell scripting to create a safe rm command that persists deleted files to a recycle bin

SQL: Oracle SQL Project

• Modify an existing trading platform database design and create complex SQL queries to extract data for reporting

• Extend the existing ERD to incorporate enhancements, ensuring a normalized, optimized design

UML, HTML, CSS, XML, JavaScript: The Trading Platform System

• Design and implement a trading platform website

• Created UML diagrams (Use Case, Activity, Class, and Sequence diagrams) making sure to implement design

patterns, SOLID and the 4 pillars when necessary

• Utilized JavaScript to implement a scrolling stock ticker

• CSS implemented to improve the website’s looks and appearance

Java: The Trading Platform System

• Design and implement a trading platform application

• Design, code and test the classes that constitute the model and controller portions of the project.

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