James Butler
Stratford, Connecticut 06614
***********@*******.***
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Objective:
A highly motivated individual seeking a full time Lead or Senior Quality
Assurance position within an organization where my experience, computer
skills and leadership experience can be fully utilized.
Professional Experience:
FactSet Research Systems, Norwalk, Connecticut (6/12-present)
Quality Assurance Manager (8/13-present)
. Managing a team of with employees stationed on and offsite
. Hiring offsite direct reports
. Testing Mobile and C++ Real Time Market Applications
. Managing Automation work being done by direct reports
. Conducting performance appraisals
. Managing teams workload - All direct reports are working on different
projects
. Conducting periodic team/individual meetings
. Interfacing and working with Off-shore testing team
. Conducting periodic reviews of client reported issues
. Working to improve the processes followed by project managers
. Implement process of having daily QA Standups
Quality Assurance Analyst (6/12-8/13)
. Testing Real Time News and Market software
. Interfacing and working with Off-shore testing team
. Developing and editing Test Cases
. Creating features from specifications for test case creation
. Managing defects reported to bug database
. Developing documentation to improve processes within QA group
Sila Solutions Group (Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation), Shelton, Connecticut
(5/11- 6/12)
Test Lead
. Leading the establishment of QA methodologies across multiple projects
. Leading a team of 2 QA Analyst
. Testing IETM software used for maintaining the maintenance records of
an aircraft
. Performing manual regression and functional testing
. Linking requirements to test cases
. Developing and editing Test Cases, so the linked requirements are
tested
. Reporting defects to bug database
. Working within Scrum development methodologies
. Preparing documentation for TRR and FQT
Carestream Health Molecular Imaging, Woodbridge, Connecticut (2/06-5/11)
Lead Software Quality Assurance Engineer
. Responsible for managing the design and execution of QA processes for
Molecular Imaging Software
. Development of comprehensive QA test plans for releases of Molecular
Imaging Software
. Developed test procedures and test cases from product requirements and
software specifications
. Verified, validated, and documented that the software and hardware was
working according to objectives and requirements
. Responsible for leading a Software Quality Project
. Experience working with Regulatory Affairs to certify that software
release is 21 CFR part 11 complaint; writing a test plan to certify
that the software is compliant with the regulation
. Testing of Carestream Scientific camera systems
. Performing extensive stress, regression, functional and engineering
tests; most testing done manually
. Testing functionality of software and hardware with new Mac and PC
operating systems that are released
. Responsible for testing to verify the analysis information generated
by the software is valid
. Providing advanced technical support to customers and sales reps
. Preparing customized network software for customers
. Worked closely with developers to determine defect causes and
resolutions
. Maintaining and reporting bugs to bug database
. Traveled to customer sites to do software and hardware installations
. Traveled to camera supply vendors
. Introduction of the automated testing tool to stress test software and
to reduce the amount of regression testing
. Successfully tested numerous software and camera releases
US IT Solutions contracted to
Eastman Kodak Company MIS, New Haven, Connecticut (5/04-2/06)
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
. Testing of Scientific camera systems
. Performing extensive stress, regression, and functional; most testing
done manually
. Testing functionality of software and hardware with new Mac and PC
operating systems that are released
. Verifying the analysis information generated by the software is valid
. Preparing customized network software for customers
. Reporting bugs to bug database
Education:
Bachelor of Science, May 2004
Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Connecticut
Computer Science
Software:
Operating Systems: Windows XP Professional, Vista, Windows 7, Mac OS9, OSX
Software: MS Office, MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Internet Explorer, Flash,
Adobe Photoshop
Bug Tracking Software: Mantis, JIRA
References to be furnished upon request