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Tydus Leon Huddleston

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SUMMARY

Market driven, highly analytical, detailed and result oriented Senior Quality Assurance professional with strong manual and automated software development and testing skills, and extensive experience in software development methodologies including both Agile and Waterfall models.

Strong expertise in test planning, design, and development of enterprise level applications that met business requirements and production deployment schedule.

Ten (10) years of successfully testing and verifying over 30 UPS.com XML, Java and Web based E-Commerce applications.

Strong experience using HP Quality Center (ALM) for test management; And Team Track and Serena Business Manager for defect tracking.

Strong expertise with Mercury Unified Functional Test, HP Quick Test Pro and Soap UI test automation tools as both developer and user.

Strong expertise in development and maintenance of Data Driven and Keyword Driven test automation to support functional, smoke, regression and production verification testing.

Strong experience developing UFT/QTP VB Scripts utilizing both static and dynamic descriptive programming.

Ten (10) years of experience in design, execution and verification of Build Validation and Verification, Positive and Negative, Boundary Values Analysis, Smoke (Sanity), Functional, Integration, System, Regression, Ad-hoc (Exploratory), Cross–Browser, User Interface and User Acceptance, Performance/Load/Stress, Static and Dynamic testing.

Proficient in multiplatform (Windows. Linux, Mac OS) and cross browser testing (IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera) as well as Mobile testing on different devices (Android, iOS, Windows Phone).

Strong understanding of Software Development and Software Test Life Cycles.

Proven knowledge of Unix and SQL; can write shell scripts and SQL queries for data analysis and verification.

Proven knowledge of SharePoint; performed admin role for 5 years.

Strong experience in writing technical and user documentation.

Proven leadership skills as lead of both development and QA teams as cost, schedule and resource planner; and technical team lead.

Proven independent technical performance skills as on-site field support, trade show product demonstrator, technical interviewer and college recruiter.

Self- driven and self-motivated professional with excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.

Comfortable working as lead or member of integrated team; can work independently if required.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Test Process Tools: Selenium, Confluence, JIRA, GitHub, Mercury Unified Functional Test, HP QuickTest Pro, HP Quality Center (ALM), Soap UI, Team Track, Serena Business Manager, Litmus, LoadRunner, Req Pro, UML

Software Developmet Tools: Apache Camel, Maven, Jenkins, Eclipse, J-Builder

Languages: Java, XML, HTML, VB6, JavaScript, SQL, ADA, C#

Software Development Methodologies: Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, OOA&D (Booch, Rumbaugh, Jacobson, Shlaer/Mellor)

Testing Methodologies: ALM, ISTQB

Architecture: OOP, Client Server, Web Based and Mobile Applications

Databases: MS SQL Server, Oracle, DB2

Infrastructure: XMLSpy, SharePoint

Operating Systems Windows, Linix, Unix, Mac OS

Software and Tools: MS Project, MS Excel, MS Word, MS Power Point, MS Outlook, MS Visio

Misc: Secret Clearance (inactive); ISTQB Foundations Trained

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sr. Quality Assurance/Backend Engineer Backbase

(Permanent) Atlanta Georgia 5/16 to Present

Supporting the Customer Experience Platform Application as a member of an Agile Squad providing both QA automation with SoapUI and Selenium and Backend Java development using Camel and Maven.

Sr. Quality Assurance/Automation Engineer United Parcel Service

(Permanent) Alpharetta Georgia 2/04 to 11/15

Successfully lead the test and verification of 30+ UPS.com and Supply Chain IT Enterprise large scale, complex, XML, web and client server applications utilizing the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) test methodologies as part of the Customer Technology e-Solutions portfolio.

Assessed and estimated Enterprise Release application test cost, schedule and resource sizing requirements per 6 month work cycles based upon Business Requirements. Providing results to senior management.

Created and tracked project plans (utilizing MS Project) for functional, regression and production verification of business requirements. This included resource planning, key milestones, and internal and external dependencies.

Developed test plan documents based upon the ALM TE580 specification for multiple applications per 6 month work cycle. Analyzed Functional Requirements, Use Cases, Architecture, and Application Interface Specification documents to determine testing coverage. Held internal QA and external stakeholder (Development, Marketing and Customer Interface/Business Owner teams) review/presentation meetings; with stakeholder signoff required.

Developed test cases in Quality Center which included requirement traceability and test data. Also maintained test case execution and results in Quality Center. Held internal QA and external stakeholder review/presentation meetings; with stakeholder signoff required.

Developed functional and regression automated tests in QTP/UFT based upon a Data Driven approach. This included extensive Expert View VB Scripting complete with application validation and verification logic. These automated tests are used by all members of the QA Team.

All project artifacts were stored on SharePoint and shared with Project Teams. I held role of SharePoint admin for the QA Team for 5 years.

Submitted and managed application defects in Team Track for 7 years, then migrated to Serena Business Manager for the last 3 years. Held admin role for QA Team.

Supported Agile software development as a QA SME. Participated in daily scrum and Sprints.

Verified weekly Development application Builds prior to release to the general test user population.

Provided weekly written status to QA manager for presentation to Senior Management. This included test execution metrics, defect management, planned test activities and issues complete with risk mitigation.

Provided test cases and data to Development teams for Product Test Readiness verification.

Provided Knowledge Transfer presentations to junior QA staff (utilizing MS PowerPoint). Also mentored junior staff in QA methodologies and automation.

Mentored off shore (India) QA team members as application SME.

Lead defect review/assessment meetings with stakeholders and local QA team.

Participated in E2E and Components Down testing with UPS NJ and MD technology campuses as QA contributor and application SME.

Supported UAT by providing test cases and data to Customer Facing Team.

Lead production verification planning and execution for over 30 UPS.com applications. This consisted of developing and validating a set of smoke tests required for production deployment. This effort required collaboration with other QA team members.

Conducted “Lessons Learned” sessions with application stakeholders to identify and implement process improvements and best practices.

Individually responsible for the testing and verification of the UPS.com Fraud Prevention, Freight Shipping, GEMINI, My Freight and the Notification Email Service applications.

Supported emergency and maintenance production deployments as QA resource and SME. This required working outside of core business hours.

Technical Environment: MS Project, ALM, MS Visio, MS PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, SharePoint, Linux, MS Server, VB, Java, JavaScript, JDBC, XML, Flash, Flex, .Net, ASP, OOA/OOD, Web Services, SOAP, PL/SQL, Oracle, SQL Server, TOAD, Web Logic, MS Exchange Server, Web Analytics, Team Track, Version Manager, ReqPro, Serena Business Manager, and HP QC/QTP/Load Runner, Mercury UFT, Soap UI and ISTQB.

Senior Web Developer United Parcel Service

(Permanent) Roswell Georgia 8/00 to 2/04

Responsible for the XML Online Tools application Development. This task required strong Java language programming skills in a Weblogic 10/Unix environment, a strong working knowledge of the SDLC and application tools. Close collaboration with the Quality Assurance, Business Analyst and Marketing teams. This task also included writing a Developer’s Guide per application.

Responsible for migration from Oracle to MS SQL Server Database. This task required strong knowledge of SQL query and database structure. Independent use of TOAD as database management tool.

Senior Engineering Tech Specialist Lockheed-Martin Aeronautical Systems

(Permanent) Marietta, Georgia 2/99 to 8/00

Responsible for the Planning and Scheduling for the F-22 Block 3 Avionics Software Development. This task required interfacing with Senior Managerial and Technical Staff to ensure plan and schedule consensus. This task also required Software team restructuring for plan implementation efficiency. I was also responsible for the independent design, code and test of multiple Pilot Vehicle Interface Tactical Display user interface modules.

Staff Software Engineer Raytheon Systems Corporation/Hughes Defense Corporation

(Permanent) Fort Wayne, Indiana 6/98 to 1/99

Responsible for the Design, Code and Test of the Joint Warfighter Interoperability Demonstration (98) situational awareness User Interface. This task required window development using Java (1.1) and CORBA. Also, provided systems engineering analysis and design, and software engineering (using Java 1.2 and CORBA) for the AFATDS IR&D team. (6/97-12/98)

Responsible for the operational concept, software design, software code and test of the Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS) Vector Map Background implementation. This task entailed writing operational concept and software design papers, leading a 3 person software development team coding in Ada, C and X-Windows and providing weekly oral and/or written status to management. (6/96-6/97)

Responsible for AFATDS Army Battle Command System field integration support in Fort Hood, Texas. This task required independent on-site system software management, technical interface with Army and AFATDS field integration team personnel, and travel. (6/96-12/98).

Responsible for interviewing potential Raytheon employees for the AFATDS Software Development Group. This task required a structured interview with candidates (+20) and a written interview evaluation report. Participated as a college/university recruiter requiring presentations to and interviews of students and staff. Participated as an Interview Process Team member responsible for designing and developing the Raytheon (Fort Wayne,IN) interview process. (6/96-1/99).

Responsible for the demonstration of the AFATDS product at national/domestic trade shows. This assignment required leading a technical staff (13 members) with the coordination and presentation of the AFATDS Software and Hardware Systems, direct interface with Hughes/Raytheon Army and Marine business development and marketing, and attendance as a 1997 Association of the US Army industrial product exhibitor. (5/97-11/97)

Responsible for attending monthly Common Operating Environment Joint Mapping Tool Kit TWG meetings (Fairfax, VA). This task required independent travel to meeting site, ensuring program interests were supported (by information gathering and reporting to AFATDS technical/management staff), and direct technical support of PM ATCCS COE and PM FATDS customer representatives. (9/96-4/98)

Senior Software Engineer Magnavox Corporation

Technical Lead (Permanent) Fort Wayne, Indiana 1/92 to 6/96

Participated as a member of the Magnavox Command Systems Division Follow-Up Software Process Assessment Team. This effort required a working knowledge of the SEI Capability Maturity Model Key Practice Areas, comprehensive research into the AFATDS Version 1 and Version 2 programs to ensure CMM SEI level 3 compliance, and technical input for assessment team findings and corporate management briefing. (6/96)

Responsible as Technical Lead for the Fire Support System Package 11 Message Set Implementation. I provided product schedule and resource allocations. I completed the Operational Concept phase, lead a 2 man team through the Requirements Definition phase and lead a 5 man team into the System Design phase. This effort required team member tasking and supervision, cost account management, coordination of task peer reviews and Internal Design Audits, weekly management status reports and chairing of weekly product status meetings. (11/95-6/96)

Responsible as a Technical lead of a 3-6 man team for the development, integration and test activities for the AFATDS Version 1 Guidance Manager CSCI Geometries, Architecture and Text computer software components. Implemented in Ada using the Rational R1000 development environment and supported with the UNIX Operating System, the Structured Query Language Database Management System and X-Window Graphics on the HP 9000. Also prepared cost and schedule analysis for assigned level of effort, provided software maintenance and trouble-shooting, and produced software documentation. (4/92-11/95)

Senior Programmer Analyst Unisys Corporation

Test Technical Lead (Permanent) Eagan, Minnesota 3/86 to 1/92

Responsible for planning and scheduling integration and test activities for the 43 Runtime Support Software (43RSS) system, the technical training of new personnel and supervision over the testing effort. Developed preliminary/formal test design and procedures for customer product enhancements. Performed beta, system regression and formal acceptance testing. (1/89 to 1/92)

Responsible for the development and integration of the Circuit Card Assembly and Processing Robotic System (CCAPS) Surface Mount Low Level Serial Interface, Initialization and Critical Anomaly Control modules. Wrote the SM Software Maintenance/Users manual. Initiated and supported software design & code walkthroughs. (3/86-1/89)

Programmer Analyst Sperry Corporation

(Permanent) Eagan, Minnesota 6/79 to 3/86

Team leader for the Over-The-Horizon Monitor subsystem software development. Responsible for documentation, development, integration, program trouble report resolution and formal acceptance testing support of the Ownship Data, Display/Track, Data Transfer and General Data Entry Management subprograms.

Responsible for the design, code and testing of the MK-23 Hardcopy Unit software package. Responsible for analyzing and decoding the MK-81 data buffer components and producing an interface handler for the MK-23.

Responsible for writing the design documentation for the Central Signal Data Converter POFA module and implemented the SSN 700/594 On Line Test software enhancements.

Programmer/Statistical Analyst Dept. of Transportation

(Intern) Raleigh, North Carolina 6/78 to 8/78

EDUCATION

B.A. Mathematics (with Computer Science concentration)

Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, North Carolina

Systems Engineering Certification

University of California, Irvine

REFERENCES

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