Software QA/Test Engineer
Resume:
Anthony T Green
Hyattsville, MD *****
***************@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
Over the last twenty years I’ve served as a Software Test engineer as my primary discipline, a Business Analyst, User support liaison, Configuration management specialist, Systems Engineer, Network specialist, Web designer, a Tester, and a Jr. Developer. I’ve supported organizations ranging from small to large. Continuous improvement and efficiency is a cornerstone philosophy that I emphasize and am guided by. I seek to join an organization that either shares the same philosophy or is a budding organization that aspires to gain the benefits of establishing process and continuous process improvement.
WORK EXPERIENCE
CACI, Arlington, Va
Department of Justice,
September 2014 - present
Clearance Held: DOJ Public Trust
Environment / Tools: Windows, .NET, Java based applications, Lean Kit Kanban,
Program Management Office in support of support the following programs Joint Automated Booking System (JABS), Civilian Applicant System (CAS), Tribal Access Program (TAP), and the Justice Telecommunications System (JUST/NCIC).
User Account Management
Manage the JUST/NCIC) inactive user process. Of the 11k+ JUST/NCIC users approximately 2000 users meet the inactive user requirements every month.
Prepare and distribute a monthly data call, to request disposition status for approximately 2000 users.
Manage collection and recording of data call responses
Execute account retention/deletion process.
Test Engineering Support
Provide technical engineering, implementation support, and guidance for Criminal booking and Civil applicant turn key kiosk solutions.
Work with Solutions Vendor to design functionality and Operational maintenance improvements.
Manage on-site Test lab and environment.
Perform requirement verifications
Perform functional enhancement validations
User Acceptance Testing
Provide User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for all Criminal and Civil applications and solutions supported by the program.
Create and execute UAT test plans.
Buchanan & Edwards, Rosslyn, Va
Department of State
October 2013 – September 2014
Creative Information Technology, Tysons, Va
September 2010 – October 2013
Clearance Held: DoS-Top Secret
Environment / Tools: Windows Server 2003/2008, .NET 4.0, MS IIS, Oracle SOA Suite, WCF Windows Services, ASMX Windows Services, SQL Server JIRA, Confluence, HP Service Test, Classic ASP, Java, Zephyr.
Application Interface Testing
Currently serving as part of a Test as a service test team, my immediate testing support consists of test engineering and lead support of 4 project application areas. Each project application area is of differing platforms and technologies. To support each of these project application areas, varying combinations of the following tools are used: Atlassian JIRA, Confluence, Zephyr Test management tool, plug-in for JIRA, HP QTP, and HP Service test. My primary tool usage is HP Service test, Zephyr Test management, and basic click and record HP QTP scripting.
Other Activities/Responsibilities:
Prepare: Test plans, Test cases, Test summaries
Perform Regression testing
Perform Functional testing
Ensure accuracy and consistent throughout the application(s)
Test Engineering Support
As a self-sufficient and self-serving test team were stewards of our own test environments. My specialized role and contribution to our testing team is the systems engineering support for set-up, maintenance, software deployment, and snap shot management of the varying test environments. We utilize a VMware virtualized server network environment. Snapshot management is performed using a VSphere client. Additional test team systems engineering support includes management of the HP tool suite license server and software patch and update acquisition. Additionally, support includes CM like responsibilities of the test automation scripts using Subversion (SVN) to control the test assets.
Other Activities/Responsibilities:
Provide Test environment management and deployment support
OS Patching evaluation and install
Environment Integration troubleshooting
Coordinating with Configuration management for build deployments
Business Analysis
Served as a business process analyst for an Enterprise Service Bus team. The service bus platform was built around the Oracle 10g BPEL architecture and then later migrated to an 11g WebLogic/OSB implementation. My initial role to the team was to provide process and standards consistency to the team. As other core team members rolled off of the project my responsibilities and contributions to the team included providing business, strategic, and operational supportability guidance for web services and web service integration.
Other Activities/Responsibilities:
Provided project integration coordination.
Provided project deployment coordination
Web Services Testing
As the lead web services/service bus tester, depending on the Service model, provided and created integration specification documentation to ensure consistency and reliability of composite integrations. Preformed inspection and validation of back-end data structures, web services XSD’s and transformation rules. The primary services were java BPEL processes, other service types included EJB’s, Asmx, and WCF. Service platform components varied by project. Often used components: BPEL processes, OWSM, Oracle Msg Queueing, .NET WCF services, MTOM attachments. I utilized HP Service test 11.20 as the primary tool for testing and validating stand alone and Web service composites. Other tools include XML spy for schema structure validation.
Other Activities/Responsibilities:
Including preparing: Test Plans, Test Scenarios, and Test summaries
Ensure the Services adhere to security, encryption, and department policies
Coordinate Integration Testing with external partners,
Provide coordination between Consumer/Provider partners to ensure consistency throughout Service to Data integration
The ACI Group, Baltimore, Md
Department of State
March 2007 – July 2010
Clearance Held: DoS-Secret
Environment/Tools: Windows server 2000/2003, .NET, Oracle, Power builder, MS IIS, Rational Clear Quest, Clear Case, Requisite-Pro, Rational Robot, SQL.
Lead Test Engineer
As lead Test engineer for one of the Department of State’s high visibility public facing application suites, I coordinated, planned and executed testing of each of the applications in the application suite. Part of the application suite was public facing other parts were internal information processing components. Leveraged the IBM-Rational tool suite for requirements mapping (Rational Req Pro), Rational Robot for generating volume application submissions, and Rational Clear Quest for change request, defect, and enhancement tracking. In addition, I performed integration and extended unit testing of the Data Share hub which facilitated data exchanges of information between several federal agencies.
Other Activities/Responsibilities:
Prepared test plans, test cases, test summaries, test reports.
Provided functional, grey-box, regression, and back-end testing
As part of the project’s CMMI level 3 goal of continuous process improvement, I lead an action group to continually refine the change management control gate process.
Cyberpath Inc, Silver Spring, Md
Department of Labor
March 2006 – January 2007
Clearance Held: DOL-Public Trust
Environment: DB2, Informix, Delphi, SQL
Sr. Tester
Provided Functional, Regression, Transaction, and Back-end testing.
Daily responsibilities include providing various tests for a Case Management system.
Analysis and reverse engineering for un-documented/outdated processes.
Provided Production issue resolution.
Created Test Plans.
Enterprise Information Services, Tysons, VA
Internal Revenue Service
September 1999 – March 2006
Clearance Held: Treasury- Public Trust
Environment/Tools: IBM Mainframe, TSO, ISPF, JCL, File-Aid, Front Page, Microsoft Office, MS Access, Windows '98, Windows NT, SQuA, Endevor, Rational Clear Case training, Rational Clear Quest training, Symantec Ghost, Veritas Autoexec Backup, Rational UCM Fundamentals training, Managing Rational UCM training. PeopleSoft People Tools fundamentals training, Clear Case 5.1, Rational Clear Quest Designer.
Tier II/III CM Analyst
Provide Source Code Control for NT/Unix environments using IBM Clear Case
Daily responsibilities included building Inter-Op, NT, and UNIX Clear Case projects.
Additional responsibilities include performing Technical Verification to other Unix, Inter-Op, and NT Clear Case projects.
SQuA and Endevor CM Analyst
SQuA and Endevor CM Source Code Control Specialist.
Provide production CM SCC support, using Unisys SQuA and Endevor source code version control tools. Primary task: Ready and promote incoming development tasks/packages to SAT QA staging environments and then from SAT QA to Production environments.
Test lead for Customer Service Tracking Web application. SQL server 2000/ASP.
Lead Admin/Designer for Rational Clear Quest Defect tracking system.
Provide support for weekly metrics reporting.
Systems Engineering Support Analyst:
Provided Systems Engineering support. Primary task: Review Modernization Management Support documents. These documents include the following classifications: Project Management Plans, Transition Management documents, Staffing plans, Physical Technology models, Enterprise Integration Test Environment procedures, and Site Deployment plans.
Principal Software Test Engineer:
Primary roles: Create test data repositories for Internal Revenue Service (IRS) corporate data systems. Repository creation involves analysis, working with developers, subject matter experts, and responding and adapting repository design specification changes. Process Re-Engineering, which entails conducting lessons learned sessions, noting concerns, issues, and deficiencies. This information is used to recommend solutions, strategies, and serve as a forum of discussion with upper management.
Documentation responsibilities: Create System design and Test documentation, which include Functional specifications, program requirements, Test plans (Unit, Regression, and SAT), and System change requirement documents.
Testing activities: Generate test data for use in testing repository programs. Performed repository unit, regression, and system tests. Also responsible for issue tracking and resolution.
Designed, developed, and maintained the Test Data Repository web-site
Created a component inventory and test log database system for capturing system requirements, maintaining test cases and created queries and reports to related requirements to test cases.
Provide process improvement and document reviews for the Systems Engineering group.
NT Systems Administration
Area of responsibility covers providing l NT server maintenance.
Provide Quarterly Server security reports using IRS LEM (IRS Law Enforcement Manual, 2.12 SECURITY AND PRIVACY) procedures and center specific utility.
Implement Server Security protocols.
Performed daily full backups using Veritas Backup Exec. 8.5 via DDS-4 internal tape drive.
Perform daily monitoring of servers status (up/down) using IPCheck Server Monitor.
Provide maintenance for ASP, SQL Server 2000, MS Access based workflow management applications.
NT Clear Case (Build Machine) System Administrator
Provide NT network support to Clear Case projects. Support includes ‘On-Call' support coverage, monitoring and maintaining machine operation, network connectivity, user authentication and Clear Case service account control for Clear Case clients (servers and workstations). Provide backup and recovery support using Symantec Ghost 7.5 corporate edition.
Lead Test/Utility designer
Test lead for Customer Service Tracking Web application. (SQL server 2000/ASP).
Test lead for Lab usage Tracking Web application. (SQL server 2000/ASP).
Lead Admin/Designer for Rational Clear Quest Defect tracking system.
Developer for a Transmittal tracking system (Ms Access).
Developer for a Web based Intranet Problem tracking system (Ms Access, Ms Access Data Pages, MS Front Page 2000).
Developer for a weekly metrics reporting system (Ms Access).
Data Converters, Inc, Arlington, VA
The Executive Office of the President
June 1999 – September 1999
Clearance Held: N/A
Environment: Client Server. Windows NT, Lotus Notes, MS-Access, Visual basic, Oracle, Filenet, Windows 95-2k, Rational ReqPro.
Test Supervisor
Primary roles:
Develop and coordinate System Test. Responsible for developing test objectives, testing work flow, testing tools, and managing testers.
Coordinated system test lab preparation and testing resources.
Conducted testing, created test scripts.
Assisted with document deliverables.
Worked closely with Systems integration specialist to verify validity and stability of the system hardware and software builds.
Gathered requirements for custom built desktop PCs.
Purchased PC system components (Case, motherboard, CPU, hard drive, memory, etc.).
Assembled PCs and configured system bios, set jumpers, loaded OS, installed and configured software specifications. Configured systems for standard desktop use, small office networks, Digital audio HW/SW to PC configurations.
ATR Inc, McLean, VA
Kaiser-Permanente
October 1998 – May 1999
Clearance Held: N/A
Environment/Tools: Mumps/Unix/Mainframe. Rational SQA, Mercury WinRunner
Y2K Tester Planner
Test Planning
Primary roles: Requirements Gathering, Test planning, Creating Test Procedures, and assist with document deliverables.
Provided testing strategy and methodology support.
ITM Inc, Fair Oaks, VA
Information Analysis
August 1997 – August 1998
Clearance Held: N/A
Environment: ADS/O 14.0, IDMS COBOL, IDMS
Product Tester/Analyst:
Primary role: Requirements Gathering, Test planning, developing test scenarios, providing expertise in test plan execution.
Other activities included: Unit testing, and Integration testing.
Additionally, provided support in achieving product deliverables, product design, and Product Factory support.
SETA, McLean, VA
Us Customs
January 1996 – August 1997
Clearance Held: Us Customs - Public Trust
Environment: CICS, COBOL74
WESTCO, Inc., Silver Spring, MD
Department of Justice
March 1992 – January 1996
Clearance Held: DoJ - Public Trust
Environment: PC/MF NOMAD, DB2, MVS, CICS, COBOL74
Tester/Analyst (USCS)
Performed Software QA testing. Created test plans, participated as a member of the analysis team tasked to revitalize outdated sub-systems. Also participated as part of the design team for new systems.
Software Analysis (DOJ Project)
Performed root cause analysis, recommend solution/strategies, prepared design specification documents, and prepared client presentations for design verification and acceptance.
Software Testing
Performed unit, regression, and post-migration testing, developed test plans, and implement test plan(s) to completion.
Life Cycle Testing
Performed software integration testing, prepared test scenarios, created scenario matrices by fiscal business cycle, compared tests input with system outputs, documented exception,, and recommended enhancements.
Asst. Team Leader
Delegated task assignments for testing and QA, attended team leader meetings, and team briefings.
Jr. Developer
Performed low level software enhancements and updates.
Database Applications Development
Created relational database, spreadsheet, and word processing systems structured with on-line screens, look-up tables, embedded tables, reports, and automated scripts to aid in query request, applications for project management.
Education
Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, Virginia
Associate of Science, Business Administration
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