Quality Assurance Software

Walter Las, VCP

**** ***** ***** ****, ***** Rock, TX 78664

Phone: 512-***-**** ******-***@*******.***

SENIOR SOFTWARE QA TESTER

• Senior software QA tester with full development lifecycle experience, including

designing and implementing test plans, test cases and processes.

• Qualifications include nine years of QA testing experience

SKILLS SUMMARY

Defect/Bug Tracking

SQA Testing & Methodologies Regression & Negative Testing

Test Plan Creation UI & Compatibility Testing Functional Requirements

Documentation Test Strategies & Coverage

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BUFFALO TECHNOLOGIES – Austin, TX

Developer of storage devices such as NAS, SAN, and DAS.

Senior Quality Assurance Analyst/Virtualization Engineer, 2/2013 to 12/2014

Served as the sole QA tester on a project to get NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices

certified with VMware and Citrix XenServer using iSCSI and NFS protocols along with a

variety of RAID levels and disk configurations.

• Ran automated test cases supplied by VMware and Citrix to identify and

document software issues that would preclude passing certification tests.

o Worked directly with development team to enhance user experience and

fix issues with iSCSI and NFS.

o Saved thousands of dollars by self-certifying devices rather than having an

outside firm conduct tests.

• Setup necessary servers and switches required for testing NAS devices.

BUFFALO TECHNOLOGIES – Austin, TX

Via ConnectTel

Lead Quality Assurance Analyst, 11/2011 to 2/2013

Promoted to lead role for a QA team for an enterprise level NAS device. Performed

system, regression, and data integrity tests for all subsystems of the device software.

Provided developer team with identified bugs and possible root cause. Responsible for

leading QA team meetings and bug review meetings. Interviewed hiring candidates and

training new QA analysts.

• Delivered QA testing reports that determined product quality and release

readiness.

• Found issue in firmware in partner’s hard drive that would have caused data loss

in customer’s data.

• Worked with development team to create a schedule for maintenance releases.

SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE, INC., -- Austin, TX

Software developer creating solutions for mobile networking

Quality Assurance Test Engineer, 08/2008 to 09/2011

Worked on a remote team testing software that combined and managed wired and

wireless networking on laptops designed for a large computer company. Performed new

feature and regression testing involving LAN, Wi-Fi, and Wi-Max.

• Documented software defects using bug tracking software.

• Created and modified test cases for new features using test case management

software.

• Ran test cases for unified program and also stand-alone controlling software for

mobile broadband and Wi-Max.

NOVATEL WIRELESS – Austin, TX (Contractor)

Developer of mobile broadband devices

Quality Assurance Test Technician, 5/2007 to 08/2008

Worked on a remote team testing Dell branded software to control Novatel mobile

broadband and GPS hardware.

DELL INC., -- Austin, TX

Producer of laptop, desktop, and server computer equipment

Quality Assurance Test Technician, 03/2006 to 03/2007

Member of a QA team testing Wi-Fi cards for Dell laptops. Performed system, regression,

RF, and security tests.

• Documented software defects using Dell’s bug tracking software.

• Setup test systems using Dell’s proprietary configuration manager (FIDA).

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

Parsippany High School – Parsippany, NJ

Graduated with High School Diploma, 1987

VMware Certified Professional (VCP), 2013

VMW-00995128J-00355377

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS (Partial List)

Agile, HTML, CSS, iSCSI, RAID, Ethernet, Windows, Linux, OS X, FTP, sFTP, ssh, telnet, DLNA, Amazon

Cloud Services, WebFS, DHCP, DNS, NFS, CIFS, Samba, APF, RedMine, TestRail, DFS, NNTP, MTU, Port

Aggregation

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