Software Testing, Web Development, SolidWorks 3D Design

Craig Church 425-***-****

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Redmond, WA 98052 www.linkedin.com/pub/craig-church/a8/159/80/en

Creative professional with 18 years of industry experience in Software Testing and Leadership. I also have a combined 5+ years of web

development experience. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Experienced with Agile/Scrum process. Able to manage

and delegate concurrent activities and deliver on time. I believe in looking at the bigger picture and the value of collaborating as a

team to achieve goals. Quick learner with a solid record of self-growth and performance in a series of independent, team, project

roles. I enjoy “hands on” product testing and creative problem solving to help improve the overall customer experience.

EXPERIENCE OVERVIEW

QA/STE/SDET: 18 years

QA/STE/SDET Lead (5-6 FTE direct reports, 6-8 Contractors): 13 years

Project/Program Management: 7 years

Web, Mobile & Desktop Software Testing: 18 years

Web API Testing (Client Side Browser, JavaScript, Basic JQuery Server Calls, Browser Console & Debug Tools): 5 years

Security Testing: 3 years (Client application threat assessment, file fuzzing, html/xml corruption, file format)

HTML4/HTML5/CSS2/CSS3/XML: 5 years

Project & Test Planning: 10 years

Software Sustaining Engineering Process (Test Driver): 4 years

Agile/Scrum Software Engineering Process: 4 years

Product Design Specification and Manual Documentation: 5 years

JavaScript (API Testing, Web Page Development, Web Prototyping & Game Development): 5 years

C# in MS Visual Studio (10% of time): 3 years

Certifications:

- “NSCA JavaScript CP-242 – Certification #4739436: http://www.ncsacademy.com/verifycert.cfm?cert=4739436

- “JavaScript” – W3Schools, http://www.refsnesdata.no/certification/w3certified.asp?id=6749997

- “SOLIDWORKS Mechanical Design – Associate”, Certification #C-6HJQXAAQBE

Awards: Microsoft “Gold Star” Award (Recognition for consistent high performance and quality of work).

SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE

Programming: JavaScript, JQuery, Mustache, HTML, CSS, Selenium WebdriverIO, C#, Visual Basic, XML, MS Visual Studio 2012.

OS/Devices: Windows (XP, Vista, 7 & 8.1, Server 2012), Mac OS, iOS (iPhone and iPad), Android & Windows Phone.

Productivity: MS Office 2013, Publisher, Project, Visio 2013, Visual Studio 2012, Apple Productivity Suite (Pages, Numbers, Keynote),

Adobe Acrobat, PageMaker, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Windows PowerShell.

Graphics, Audio & Video: Macromedia Director, Macromedia Authorware, Adobe Flash, Sonar Producer & Platinum, Reaper,

ProTools, Cubase, Cubasis, Power Director, iMovie, Snapseed, Photo FX, Photoshop Touch, Filterstorm, LenseLight, MS Expression.

CAD & 3D Modeling: Licensed seat for SolidWorks Premium 2014/2015 and SolidWorks Simulation, AutoCAD 2014/2015. Rhinoceros

4.0/5.0, TrueSpace 3D, DraftSight.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Oct 2014 – Present

RockettOne Media, Redmond, WA.

2D/3D graphics, modeling and testing services. Web prototyping & development services.

Use 3D modeling and simulation tools to design prototype machinery and test functionality for integration and assembly.

Work directly with customer to understand and define requirements, risks and goals.

Create and test 2D/3D design concept layouts, drawings and models using SolidWorks 2014/2015, AutoCAD and Rhinoceros 5.0.

Create graphics, animation and/or video for promotional materials, logos and product sales presentation.

Jun 1998 – Oct 2014

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA.

Sr. QA/STE/SDET Test Lead / Office Graphics Team, MS Office v. 2011 – 2013: 2010 – 2014

QA/STE/SDET Test Lead / Office PowerPoint, Multimedia & Graphics Team, MS Office XP thru 2010: 2000– 2010

QA/STE Tester / Office Activation Team (Office Multimedia Team), MS Liquid Motion & Vizact: 1998– 2000

Lead and mentor 5 to 6 direct reports, identify and set growth opportunities, project goals, define career and performance

objectives. Provide performance evaluations and ratings for the annual review process.

Effectively own and test a wide range of product feature areas including: UI design, usability, functional and code coverage,

feature integration, performance, accessibility, globalization, telemetry, etc...

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Responsible for test planning, test case creation, and logging detailed steps to help developers repro bugs.

Work with peers, developers and program managers. Help define release criteria, project goals, exit milestones, development

estimates and timeline for each product release. Participate in team-wide triages.

Participate in feature design process, providing input and occasional writing of specifications.

Participate in candidate interviewing and hiring process at the Microsoft Redmond campus.

Create and maintain automation scripts as needed using C#, JavaScript and Visual Basic/VBA as applicable for feature testing.

Travel to college campuses around the country to interview students, and give presentations.

Jan 1997 – Jun 1998

Volt Computer Services (Contracted to Microsoft Corp), Redmond, WA.

Software Test Engineer

Contracted to Microsoft by Volt Computer Services testing new multimedia features being developed.

Testing a new UI prototype and JavaScript runtime to help create Dynamic HTML web pages via timeline and event based UI.

Testing ActiveX runtime components for IE4 that converted Macromedia Director Animations into interactive Dynamic HTML

presentations interfacing with the JavaScript language.

Testing multiple animation and multimedia features in the Microsoft Liquid Motion application.

Create animations, multimedia games and interactive web pages as part of my testing using JavaScript, Visual Basic, ActiveX

Controls, Liquid Motion and Dynamic HTML. Created/maintained basic automation.

1993 – 1997

Reflex Multimedia, Seattle, WA.

Lead Designer and Project Manager

Handle all business and financial transactions, project and contract negotiations, customer liaison.

Manage employees and sub-contractors for my company. Maintained computers, software and upgrades.

Create 2D & 3D models, animations and design/proposal graphics for mechanical equipment prototypes, manufacturing, sales

and QA purposes. Created equipment brochures and maintenance/service manuals.

Create multimedia applications, videos, audio and related content for web pages, corporate presentation, sales promotions and

product identification.

Work with engineering firms and product suppliers to maintain quality and industry safety standards for projects.

1989 – 1993

Jesse Engineering, Fife, WA.

Mechanical Designer, Detailer

2D & 3D Mechanical design and fabrication drawings for OEM and prototype equipment.

Mentor other AutoCAD operators and taught them new ways to improve their productivity and quality.

Maintain computers in the CAD department. Helped others on the team get up to speed with new programs.

Write specification documents and operation/maintenance manuals for equipment being provided to the customer.

1986 – 1989

Advanced Design Unlimited, Seattle, WA.

Mechanical Designer, Draftsman/Detailer

2D Mechanical design and fabrication drawings. Graphics for OEM and prototype equipment manufacturing.

Mentor other draftsmen and taught them new ways to improve their productivity and quality.

Maintain the computers in the CAD and manual drafting department.

Perform labor and materials estimates for new project quotations. Performed parts purchasing.

Project liaison between the fabrication/machine shop and final installation in the field.

EDUCATION & INSTRUCTION

Testing Fundamentals, High Performance Coaching, Situational Leadership: Microsoft Technical Education

Managing Teams @ Microsoft, Managing Cross-Product Partnerships: Microsoft Technical Education

JavaScript Foundations, UX Fundamentals, JQuery Building Blocks, Responsive Web Design: Aquent Gymnasium

Computer Science and Computer Graphics: South Seattle College (Seattle WA)

Mechanical Design and Fabrication: Dimensional Engineering & Lovstead Engineering (Seattle, WA)

Life: Working and learning with talented engineers and professionals for world reaching companies.

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