Engineer Quality Assurance

RAYMOND L. WATSON

***** ***** ***** ***** . *******, Colorado 80433

303-***-**** . 303-***-**** . ************@*****.***

QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER

Accomplished analytical Quality Assurance Engineer with proven

track record driving organizational objectives in large-scale environments.

Versed in all areas of QA including Change Control, Compliance, Process

Improvement, and internal and external audits, as well as Risk Management

and database utilization ensuring accuracy and efficiency across multiple

sites. Solid team player with strong customer relation skills ensuring

client satisfaction.

Project Management . Change Management . Strategic Planning . Process

Improvement

Team Leadership / Motivation . Needs Assessment . Training / Development .

Cost Reduction

Software Development . QA / Testing . QC / QA . Assembly Automation .

Consulting

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ROCKET SOFTWARE, Denver, Colorado . 10/2009 - 1/2014

IBM business partner of 1,200 employees worldwide

Senior Quality Assurance Software Engineer

Served as Quality Assurance Team Leader, UniData and UniVerse database

builder, UniData SQL tester, liaison to cross-functional groups, and

ClearCase Administrator. Conducted Project Tracking meetings with upper

management, product marketing, and customer support. Handled project

management functions, ensured build schedules, created and assigned Bug

Issues through cycle, and provided follow-up ensuring check-in of fixes.

Constructed subsequent version of products for next cycle of QA testing.

Manufactured database products on all UNIX/LINUX platforms, including AIX,

HP/UX, HP Itanium 64-Bit, SOLARISx86, SOLARIS 64-Bit, Red Hat LINUX, and

SuSE LINUX.

Achievements:

. Facilitated procurement of appropriate amount of machines for each QA

member to perform tests simultaneously by collaborating with management

and participating in Budget Planning meetings ensuring proper budget and

resource allocation.

. Increased customer confidence in products by delivering consistent and

complete product release packages for each U2 database release on every

UNIX/LINUX platform through automation of build and manufacturing process

for U2 Database products.

. Garnered "Rocket U2 Star Award" for ensuring achievement of go-live dates

through identification and resolution of critical issues discovered late

in development including creating and implementing Hot Fixes and

notifying Customer Support.

. Boosted customer confidence and achieved customer requirements on U2

products by pairing with outside vendor storing source in escrow.

IBM CORPORATION, Denver, Colorado . 7/2001 - 9/2009

Provider of everything related to computers, computer services, databases,

and software application development

Senior Quality Assurance Software Engineer

Oversaw Project Management functions and administration of U2 Database

projects, as well as working directly with U2 Customer Support handling

critical customer situations. Facilitated specific software installed on

UNIX/LINUX platforms for debugging customer issues, fielded questions

regarding check-ins and ensured application of software source code from

both Engineering and Customer Support. Reviewed Check-in Logs determining

fixed versions.

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Achievements:

. Created and launched comprehensive single report of all U2 Projects

utilized throughout company for project updates, progress, schedules, and

issues.

. Eliminated unknown check-ins and streamlined logging of Windows and UNIX

check-ins utilizing a common format in Product/Version log files by

modifying ClearCase Triggers on each VOB, capturing pertinent information

about each check-in, and automatically entering into appropriate product

check-in log file.

. Enhanced customer confidence by demonstrating capability to support fixes

and enhancements for all U2 database products, including older versions.

INFORMIX CORPORATION, Denver, Colorado . 3/2000 - 6/2001

Software company and developer of relational databases and programming

tools for computers

Quality Assurance Software Engineer

Produced weekly Project Status report and distributed to Management and

Engineering, as well as conducted weekly Project Status meetings.

Maintained ClearCase VOBS & Views, and performed source code merges from

existing branch to begin new branch for next version of product.

Constructed newest version of UniData database on all UNIX platforms.

Achievements:

. Facilitated multiple database builds within single day, up to 8

platforms, by automating build procedure for UniVerse with parameter-

driven UNIX Shell scripts allowing for automatic source code copy and

building of product on any UNIX platform.

. Established formal communication process for release schedules by

creating Task Lists for tracking each test to be done by each QA engineer

on every product / platform combination.

. Reduced QA review time of Regression Test results by eliminating valid

and platform-specific differences from list of tests to be examined by QA

engineers, facilitating focus on tests with real product issues.

CAREER NOTE: Quality Assurance Software Engineer, ARDENT SOFTWARE; Quality

Assurance Software Engineer, UNIDATA INC; Software Engineer Consultant, CTG

COMPUTER TASK GROUP; Software Engineer: Payroll Dept., US WEST. Details

available upon request.

EDUCATION

Bell Training Class: Computer Programming & Problem Solving

Michigan Bell Telephone - Southfield, Michigan

Associate of Accounting & Computer Science

Oakland Community College - Auburn Hills, Michigan

Online Training

Perl Scripting, Microsoft PowerShell & ISE, SQL Server

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

2013: Rocket U2 Star Award . 2011: Rocket U2 Star Award . 2009: IBM U2 Star

Award

TECHNICAL SKILLS

IBM Rational ClearCase . SVN . SQL Programming . UNIX & LINUX: Red Hat &

SuSE

UNIX Systems: AIX, HP, SOLARIS, Unix 'vi' Editor, etc . Microsoft Office

Suite

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