STE, manual, testing, WTT, TFS, VSO, bug filing, test case development

Paul Black ***********@*****.*** 425-***-****

Summary

Fifteen years Microsoft experience as a software test engineer, including 9 years Microsoft FTE

Experience with WTT, VSO, Product Studio, and debuggers

Proficient at designing, running, and documenting test cases and test results

Experience managing test projects and small test teams

Familiar with the software development cycle (agile/scrum, waterfall)

Successfully reduced the test cost of several products

Familiar with many test methodologies such as Smoke, Functional, Regression, Accessibility, and User Acceptance

Trained as a technical writer

Wrote Knowledge Base articles, readme files, and test documents

US Military veteran

Experience

VMC Consulting Feb 2011 – Apr 2015

Software Test Engineer – Microsoft contract

Ownership of test benches for running automation testing USB 2.0 and 3.0 devices

Responsible for conducting automated and manual testing for Windows 8, 8.1, and 10

Filed bugs in Product Studio and Visual Studio Online (VSO)

Communicated with core team and developers about debug breaks and conducted bug repros

Ran Monthly Test Passes (MTP) and reported issues

Maintained and prepared lab machines for testing – installing OS’, automation framework, updates, etc.

Maintained and developed test cases

Tracked project status with TFS

Longtop Corp. 2009-June 2010

Software Test Engineer – Microsoft contract

Ownership of the UI and SQL Usage Tracker feature for the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP)

Wrote test plans and developed test cases for areas of ownership

Worked with the offshore test team to verify testing progressed as expected

Tracked and resolved bugs in Product Studio

Modified test plans and test cases as appropriate based on design changes and interaction with developers and PM’s in an agile development model

Shipped CTP and Beta2 releases

Microsoft Corp. 2000-2009

Software Test Engineer

Design, run, and document test cases for a variety of conferencing products: NetMeeting, Windows Messenger, Office Communicator 2005, and Office Communicator 2007. Write test plans and test cases for products. Document test cases in WTT. Document and track any problems (bugs) found with products in Product Studio database. Verify any fixes for products. Ensure satisfactory performance of products for release to manufacturer or customers.

Responsible for bug fixes, hotfix package testing, and sign off prior to shipping Office Communicator 2005 and 2007 updates. Met all customer deadlines for these updates.

Owned legacy products (NetMeeting, Windows Messenger) for all Service Pack and security releases on all supported OS’s, install methods, and languages. Developed test cases and plans which enabled new contract staff to run test cases with minimal training and assistance.

Designed test plan, release notes, and took test ownership for the release and support of NetMeeting 3.02, which resulted in additional sales of the Window Vista OS.

Reduced contract staff costs by 70% for shipping Windows Messenger releases by restructuring the test matrix without adding risk to Windows Messenger.

Reduced NetMeeting test time for Windows Service Pack and GDR test passes from 4 weeks to 1.5 weeks. Reduced the staff required to run test passes by 50% without adding risk to NetMeeting.

Developed Section 508 presentation to product team, enabling product team to become familiar with US government requirements for software accessibility and to ship products which met US government specifications.

Responsible for developing and running the Build Verification Test (BVT) for NetMeeting 4 and added validity and respect to the process by leading the test team in bug count.

Volt Corp. 1999-2000

Software Test Engineer – Microsoft contract

Run daily Build Verification Test (BVT) cases for NetMeeting and document test results. File any bugs and track bug resolution in Raid database. Verify bug fixes in subsequent builds. Determine if daily build warrants further testing, and inform product team of test results.

Owned NetMeeting BVT testing for all NetMeeting release vehicles: Windows 2000, Windows 98/ME, Internet Explorer 5/5.5, and downloadable versions resulting in no regressions in any release vehicle.

Responsible for maintaining lab machines.

Entrek Software – start up co. 1999

Assisted in developing emulator for Windows CE devices

Education

University of Washington – Earned certificate in technical writing and editing

Shoreline Community College – Earned certificate for software testing

University of Washington – B.A. in History, B.A. in English

Columbia Basin Community College – A.A. degree

Military – U.S. Army 1985-1988; WA National Guard 1988-1992

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