Quality Assurance
Resume:
GARY M. CANHA
Burlington, MA ****3
781-***-****, Cell 781-***-****
*********@*******.***
OBJECTIVE Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer
SKILLS Systems: IPad iOs 6 and 7, Windows XP, 2000, NT, 98, and 95, Macintosh OS X and OS 9, UNIX, MS-DOS 6.22.
Software: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint, Quality Center, Bugzilla, TestTrack Pro, Jira, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw, Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server 7.0, Lotus Notes 4.6 VPN, Freehand, PageMaker, QuarkXPress, MacDraw. Agile software development procedures
EXPERIENCE
9/2014 –9/2016 September Leaf, Inc., Woburn, MA
Software Quality Assurance Lead
Responsible for QA testing software for in-house projects. QA lead for projects, created test plans and test cases to ensure quality software builds. Worked closely with engineers to ensure the highest level of quality possible.
• QA testing applications.
• QA Testing on mobile devices, IPhone and IPad in-house projects.
• QA Test Plan writing.
• Worked with engineers to identify root causes of defects.
• Produced and analyzed results for products.
7/2012 –9/2014 Scholastic Contractor/ September Leaf, Inc., Watertown, MA
Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst
Responsible for QA testing educational software for Teachers and Students. Using the Agile software development procedures within our Engineering team to created test plans and test cases to ensure quality software builds. Worked closely with project managers to ensure the highest level of quality possible.
• Lead QA on Teachers Digital Planning Space project
• QA testing applications working on Math180 products. Worked on multiple simultaneous products.
• Utilizing Agile procedures for all QA projects.
• QA Testing on multiple systems including IPad, Mac, and Windows.
• QA Test Plan writing.
• Responsible for fully understanding detailed product specifications.
• Worked with engineers to identify root causes of defects.
• Produced and analyzed results for products.
2/2011 – 7/2012 MASSDot Contractor, Boston, MA
Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst
Responsible for QA testing for the software to handle Snow and Ice. Created test plans and test cases to ensure quality software builds. Worked closely with project managers to ensure the highest level of quality possible.
• QA testing applications working on MASSDot Snow and Ice Project
• QA Test Plan writing.
• Responsible for fully understanding detailed product specifications.
• Worked with engineers to identify root causes of defects.
• Produced and analyzed results for products.
2009 – 2/2011 Independent QA Contract Work, Burlington, MA
Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Responsible for handling QA testing for software products utilizing Mobile Phones. Worked closely with project managers to ensure the highest level of quality possible while adhering to the customer schedule. Building a QA presence and maintaining an agile approach to development procedures.
• QA testing mobile applications working with MOAEC (a company that creates music software for organizing mp3s)
• QA testing iphone applications for a small startup, starting a QA function from the ground up.
• Worked with engineers to identify root causes of defects.
• Produced and analyzed results for products.
2001 – 2009 Follett Digital Resources, Woburn, MA
Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Responsible for handling QA testing for software products in the Follett Professional Services Organization. Created test plans and test cases to ensure that products for Harcourt, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Pearson, and Prentice Hall fully met specifications. Worked closely with project managers and team leads to ensure the highest level of quality possible while adhering to the customer schedule. Utilized QA test methodologies and standards as well as Agile software development procedures.
• Lead QA on Triumph Coach Learning, Edison Schools, PH Words, Harcourt Middle School Math, Holt Online Assessment Program (HOAP).
• Tested web applications for Prentice Hall Mathpro5, PH Words, Interactive Math, Interactive Math 2, Triumph, web based testing, Ran regressions, analyzing functional specifications.
• Tested standalone MathPro 4 Windows and Macintosh application.
• Tested the proprietary internal Lycea eLearning platform.
• Responsible for fully understanding detailed product specifications.
• Wrote test plans and test cases for web based and platform specific products.
• Worked independently and provided mentorship to other QA analysts when working on projects with more than one quality engineer.
• Continuously reviewed and edited test cases to properly align the plans with the state of the products.
• Responsible for executing tests according to the procedures developed.
• Worked with engineers to identify root causes of defects.
• Produced and analyzed results for in house products.
• Worked on multiple simultaneous products.
• Submitted defect reports for bugs in TestTrack Pro and Bugzilla.
1999 – 2001 American Student Assistance, Boston, MA
Software Quality Assurance Analyst
Performed software testing on an internal application using Microsoft Access. Worked with project managers, software developers, and other QA analysts. Performed software evaluation, detected defects in software. Wrote and maintained test procedures and also performed test cases.
• Testing of Commonline 4 package 2 and Regression, analyzing functional specifications.
• Testing of Enterprise Web Client phase 1, web-based updates.
• Wrote test cases for Commonline 4 procedures.
• Created test files for test procedures.
• Reviewed existing test cases, edited test cases.
• Executed tests according to procedures developed.
• Produced and analyzed results.
• Submitted defect reports for bugs and performed regression testing.
1998 - 1999 Epsilon, Burlington, MA
Software Quality Assurance Analyst
Performed software testing on internal and vendor applications. Worked with project managers, software developers, and business systems analysts, on software evaluation, detecting defects in software. Wrote and maintained master test plans and performed test cases. Administrative Quality Management responsibilities.
• GUI testing of Insight, an internally developed marketing database tool
• Wrote master test plan for MASE, a data transfer process for American Express
• Created baselines for MASE testing area in UNIX
• Produced and analyzed results for BSA’s
• Analyzing functional specifications
• Execution of test cases, verification of results
• Worked on EQUUS, Enhanced Quantum U.S. for American Express, a marketing database
• Performed Quality Management administrative duties
1997 - 1998 Tufts Health Plan, Waltham, MA
Software Quality Assurance Analyst
As a software tester, worked with project managers and software developers. Uncovered and reported defects in software. Testing of software designed internally and externally. Maintaining master test plans and performing project specific test cases. Analyzed functional specifications, using IEEE format, wrote and updated test cases. Used Software Quality Assurance methodologies, standards and procedures.
• GUI testing of various Lotus Notes databases functionality, developed internally
• Manual testing of Macess an external vender
• Evaluating risk probability with project managers
• Trained in the healthcare industries standards and practices
• Creating master test plans based on functional specifications
• Executed test cases and reported results
1994 - 1997 Instrumentation Laboratory, Lexington, MA
Software Tester
Software Testing, Research and Development (manufacture medical instrumentation equipment). Work with software developers, finding defects in software. Testing of coagulation instrumentation software. Maintaining and performing project specific test cases. Validating functional specifications, wrote and updated test cases. Work on Host Communications, Service, Barcode, Customer Simulation and Main.
• Manual testing of software
• Documentation of results to software engineers
• Worked on the ACL Futura Project, a blood coagulation instrument
• Produced weekly reports and updates for testing status
• Coordinated all biochemical supplies for testing
• Software testing in FDA regulated environment
• Trained in coagulation chemistry, for safety and professional usage
1994 Judge Technical Services, Foxboro, MA
Software Tester
• Software Testing in R&D Execute test scripts written to develop C language software for instrument designed to analyze blood samples. Document findings and report to other software developers. Software testing in FDA regulated environment. Update test cases to reflect changes in software.
1992 - 1994 Self Employed, Lexington, MA
Freelance Graphic Designer and Artist
Contracted to make illustrations for magazines, artwork for advertisements, portraits, CD covers and artwork in all areas.
1990 - 1992 Lenko Sales and Distributors, Woburn, MA
Graphic Designer and Artist
Designed advertisements, catalogs, layouts and artwork for Sporting Goods Apparel, using Adobe Illustrator on Macintosh and CorelDraw on Windows.
EDUCATION B.A. in Art - University of Lowell
Lexington High School
INTERESTS Artistic: Portraits, Oil painting, Drawing, Camera ready artwork, Visual Design, Video, Photography
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