JOSEPH A. SINGER
Naperville, IL. ***** 630-***-****
www.linkedin.com/in/Joseph-Singer **********@*****.***
Quality Assurance Professional
Profile
Highly skilled and result driven professional with an accomplished career in all phases of quality assurance verification, functional and regression testing, testing execution and validation of test scripts.
Proven track record of handling full systems life cycle of new development and on-going systems maintenance projects with emphasis on design, development, quality assurance and support on both large and small-scale projects in the mainframe, client and web server environments.
Versatile analytical and technical asset in any businesses software applications.
Instrumental in improving processes, enhancing productivity and implementing technology solutions.
Recognized for collaborating with all members of the organization to achieve set objectives.
Agile/Scrum Methodology
Quality Assurance
Process Optimization
Software Implementation
Solution Advise
Regulatory Compliance
Root Cause Analysis
POS Management
Software Testing
Policy Adherence
Microsoft Office
Communication Skills
Professional Experience
JP Morgan Chase, Chicago, IL
Quality Assurance Tester, 2008 – Present
Direct and perform all the functions that include, utilizing the Agile\SCRUM methodology in 2-week sprints for test case builds from functional requirements from JIRA Stories.
Verify production and testing environment builds of new code, recommending deployment of production and testing environments by using HP ALM Test Center.
Validate reviews of business requirements and development specs. Design, plan and execute test cases from JIRA Stories in 2-week SCRUM sprints using HP ALM Test Center.
Resolve defects found during testing from inception to closure, applying unique techniques for test case defects, tracking and resolution.
Confirm web site functionality against test case execution created from functional and technical specifications.
Synectics Incorporated, Chicago, Illinois
Senior Quality Assurance Tester – Senior Consultant, 2007 – 2008
Held full accountability for managing test case builds and executing manual quality assurance functional and regression web site testing, also identified opportunities for improvement.
Conducted assessment of test scripts after verification of business requirements and development specifications. Utilized Microsoft Word and Excel for test case creation and modifications.
JOSEPH A. SINGER **********@*****.***
Links Technology, Schaumburg, Illinois
Senior Quality Assurance Tester – Senior Consultant, 2006 – 2007
Oversaw all phases of Link Technology and performed a variety of duties such as verification, creating test cases, validation of test runs and defect tracking.
Assured strict compliance with company rules & regulations. Functioned with a highly talented and professional team managing data refreshes with production data unloads for testing.
Guaranteed traceability of requirements through to test cases and to defects; properly applied test management tool (Mercury Test Director) to build test cases and validated test runs for POS testing.
Shoplocal, LLC, Chicago, Illinois
Senior Quality Assurance Tester, 2006 – 2006
Executed duties such as verification, manual testing, validation of test cases and test execution using Mercury Quality Center and Test Director.
Centralized control over the entire testing life cycle by utilizing (Mercury Quality Center), managing and organizing activities like requirements coverage, test case management, and test execution reporting.
AQUENT, Chicago, Illinois
Senior Quality Assurance Tester, 2004 – 2005
Analyzed and managed requirements on a mainframe conversion project testing mainframe applications in regression testing environment.
Efficiently devised a test strategy to adequately cover requirements.
Implemented existing test cases and test data through a newly constructed regression test environment.
TEK Systems Incorporated, Rolling Meadows, Illinois
Senior Quality Assurance Tester – Senior Consultant, 2004 – 2004
Excelled as Q/A Senior Tester on a Sears.com project testing mainframe interfaces with the Sears.com web environment and point-of-sale (POS) interfaces.
Created and updated test cases, documenting testing using clear quest defect reporting tool and clear case tool. Worked effectively with development teams on setup and execution of mainframe testing environment.
Additional Experience
BitWise Incorporated
Senior Programmer Analyst \ Quality Assurance Analyst – Senior Consultant, 1996 – 2002
Sears Roebuck and Co.
Mainframe Senior Programmer Analyst, 1991 – 1996
Education &Training
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science for Business, DeVry Institute of Technology Lombard, Illinois
Training: Internet Webmaster, MicroTrain Lombard, Illinois
JAVA – Code Training for Automation Testing – JP Morgan Chase Internal – Instructor Led
Selenium Automation Testing – JP Morgan Chase Internal – Instructor Led