GENNADIY BLINDER

San Francisco, CA

Mobile: 415-***-****

Email: acy7su@r.postjobfree.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gblinder

SENIOR SOFTWARE QA ENGINEER

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Many years of Software QA/Testing experience

Test several hardware and software products, work cross-functionally to ensure the projects meet the diverse needs of the organization

Hands on experience working in Agile and waterfall environments with onshore and offshore teams

Expert level knowledge of various testing methodologies: Black/Grey/White Box, GUI, New Functionality, Regression, System Integration, User Acceptance and End to End Testing

Work directly with business clients. Strong communication and relationship-building skills

Passion for software quality

Enjoy working as a member of a result-driven team

US Citizen

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Platforms: Windows, Linux, MacOS, iOS, and Android

Languages: SQL, Batch/Bash scripting, HTML, XML, JSON, C#, basics of Java

Test Tools: SoapUI, Postman, SilkTest, TestNG, WinRunner, Selenium, Firebug,

DDMS, ADS, AAPT

Bug Tracking: Jira, Test Track Pro, Bugzilla

RDBMS: Oracle, MySQL

Build/Release: Maven, Continuous integration with Jenkins

Images: Setup Manager, ImageX, Ghost, WDS, CLONEZILLA

Desktop Support: SCCM, Active Directory, VPN, Remote Access Support, Microsoft Office

WORK EXPERIENCE:

12/15-Present Sr. Software Quality Engineer, Meshtrip, San Francisco, CA

Testing online travel portal for instantly bookable vacation rentals on desktop, mobile, and tablet platforms.

Define Test Strategies including test plans, test scripts, test cases based on bi-weekly sprints and user stories

Facilitate User Acceptance Testing of meshtrip.com website on different browsers

Validate the overall functionality of web and mobile platform on Windows, Mac OS, Linux, iOS, and Android

Teste SOAP and REST API of Meshtrip application and also the integration between Meshtrip application and vacation rental suppliers such as AirBnb, WayToStay, Booking.com, etc. Utilize Postman and SoapUI as primary tools.

Implement test cases covering supplier integration scenarios and orchestrate various workflow web service call sequences using SoapUI to test SOAP integrations and Postman to test REST web service integrations

Log test results and bugs in Jira

Deploy the application onto various operating systems and verified cross-platform functionality

Test web interface and automated some UI tests using Selenium

Extend existing Unit and Integration test coverage by automating some test cases using Java unit tests and integration tests written in Eclipse IDE

Environments and Tools:

Windows, Linux, MacOS, iOS, and Android, basics of Java, XML, JSON, SoapUI, Postman, SQL, Selenium, TestNG, Jira, Maven, Firebug, DDMS, ADS, AAPT, Agile test methodology

06/96-12/15 Sr. System Integration/Sr. QA Engineer, Fujitsu, Sunnyvale, CA

Responsible for creation and testing of highly customizable operating system images, and for the development of process automation tools.

Extensively tested individual applications and drivers

Tested preinstalled images on Fujitsu tablets, notebooks and slates with Windows 10/8/7/Vista/XP/2000/98

Performed white box and functional testing of multiple Windows 8 factory image applications

Developed and executed performance, stress, stability, and benchmarking test strategies that ensure products meet or exceed performance targets.

Documented and analyzed issues which were discovered, and performed regression testing

Performed WHQL tests using WLK, DTM and HCT

Maintained defect tracking system (Test Track Pro)

Configured Drivers and Applications discs shipped with Fujitsu mobile products

Worked directly with software vendors and teams from other Fujitsu regions on issue resolution

Worked with teams from other Fujitsu regions on issue resolution

Verified MFI against product specifications, identified and reported bugs in images, debugged and provided solutions, and performed regression testing on new builds

Black-box tested XPTPC/ Drivers & Applications Recovery Disc to verify driver installation

White box tested WWAN, verifying that Fujitsu’s Button Utility with UMTS/EVDO was SAR compliant, that Sierra Aircard Watcher deployed included image connects on 3G and LTE devices, and that Intel WIDI functions correctly

Responsible for testing cloud integrated storage products and features both Windows and Linux platforms.

Verified proper localization of various applications, drivers, and master images

Prioritized show-stopping bugs and provide detailed documentation to Fujitsu’s engineering department in Japan

Scripted tools to automate WIM image restoration with ability to specify partition scheme selection

Built and released master file images (MFIs) for deployment to Fujitsu’s notebooks, tablets, and slates

Worked on automated image localization, to create images in a variety of languages including Spanish, Chinese, Italian and French

Integrated drivers, utilities and 3rd Party Software into factory imagines of Fujitsu’s notebooks and tablets, offering a wider range of optional software and components to the end users

Built, maintained, and enhanced tools and scripts to automate image creation

Implemented and white-box tested hard drive based recovery for Fujitsu’s tablets and slates, to support various hard disks

System Design:

Worked with a variety of business departments across the company on all aspects of system design, implementation, and integration

Worked with business departments to help gather and outline functional and technical requirements, and wrote functional and technical requirements documentation

Consulted business partners and other IT departments integration plans and designs to help build integration plans

Composed test plans and test strategies for factory images of Fujitsu’s notebooks, tablets, and slates

Worked with business departments and various IT teams to gather Windows 8 compatible application uses cases, and wrote test plans based on these use cases

Documented guidelines and test cases for High Dynamic Range testing

System Development:

Developed Calendar Application for Windows 8 factory image, using C#/XAML in Visual Studio 2012

Led certification validation effort of multiple Windows 8 factory image applications

Developed Fujitsu’s Windows 8 Modern Apps using C#/XAML

Developed in-house test automation scripts and tools

Scripted tool to automate WIM image restoration, and added ability to specify partition scheme selection

Process improvements:

Redesigned Fujitsu’s notebook, tablet and slate master image creation processes. Enhancements resulted in improving factory image delivery by 57%

Worked on a self-initiated side project to design proposal in order to further adjust Fujitsu’s notebook, tablet and slate image creation processes. This proposal was implemented and reduced boot time by 35%

Operational Support and Sustainability:

Analyzed and resolved operational field software problems, which were escalated to Software Engineering field analysts by customers and other departments within Fujitsu

Installed, upgraded, supported, and performed troubleshooting of Enterprise applications hosted on Windows Server 2008 to replicate customer deployment scenarios

Performed troubleshooting of network connectivity issues in a LAN/WAN environment

Ensure desktop computers interconnect seamlessly with diverse systems including associated validation systems, file servers, email servers, application servers, and administrative system

Requested and coordinated vendor support

Customize software and hardware to meet user specifications

Managed e-mail and account administration within system integration group via Active Directory

Supported individual desktop installation and customization requests

Pinpointed software, firmware and BIOS problems, by providing detailed root cause analysis

Developed workarounds to known issues via patches, and software program modifications, independent of development teams

Worked closely with Fujitsu factory and manufacturing to troubleshoot individual software and hardware customization issues

Researched industry standards, specifications, and knowledgebase to answer technical questions in pre and post sales scenarios

Teamwork and Knowledge Transfer:

Trained multiple new team members

Provided demos and training to various business and IT departments within Fujitsu, on new Fujitsu image updates and releases

Environments and Tools:

Windows, Linux, Android, WDS, CLONEZILLA, SCCM, Visual Basic, C#, WinRunner, Test Track Pro, Setup Manager, ImageX, Ghost, Agile and waterfall methodology

03/95-06/96 QA Tester, TA Engineering Corporation, Redwood City, CA

Responsible for testing the accuracy and functionality of the Training Assistant heart rate monitoring application

Performed manual usability, functional, and performance testing of a stand-alone Visual C++ application, serving as an interface for the heart rate monitor belt

Wrote test plans, defined test cases, submitted bug reports

Used WinRunner software to automate functional GUI testing in order to record and

play back user interface steps

HONORS AND AWARDS

2009-2015 Fujitsu Spotlight Award

2012, 2013 Fujitsu Infinity Award Gold

EDUCATION:

1992 B.S. in Instrumentation Engineering, National Technical University of Ukraine, Kiev

TRAINING:

2006-2015 Microsoft Corporation Redmond WA

Windows Vista/7/8/10 ADK/OPK Trainings

Windows Engineering READiness Training

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