QA_Velini

Nicholas Velini

Sunnyvale, CA *******@*****.*** 408-***-****

SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER

Test Strategy / Test Automation / Risk Management

Detail oriented Software QA expert with extensive experience in both, Agile and Waterfall software development life cycle. Proven skills to effectively analyze, architect, and execute test plan to achieve the highest level of software quality. Develop automated testing projects to minimize QA cycle time while streamlining QA procedures. Deliver quality software solutions through continual innovation in testing, processes, tools, and techniques.

Technical Skills

Platforms Windows, Linux/Unix, MacOS

Architecture Client/Server, Enterprise, Plug-in, Web, SaaS

Languages used Java, SQL, Shell, XML, HTML, JavaScript, PHP, Python, HAR

Methodologies Agile, Waterfall

Testing Techniques Installation, Black box, Functional, Negative, Regression, System/Integration (SIT), Usability, Performance, Load, Stress, Security, Failover, Compatibility, Localization, Network, Acceptance (UAT),

Exploratory

Testing Tools SilkTest, LoadRunner, SoapUI, Jmeter, MonkeyTalk, Appium,

Postman, TestNG, JUnit, Selenium, WebDriver, Xcode, Jenkins, Wireshark

Databases/Tools Oracle, MySQL

Bug Database Bugzilla, Mantis, JIRA

Servers Apache, AWS

Work Experience

06/15-11/16 Performance Test Engineer, Appvance, San Jose, CA

Responsible for 100% of Functional and Performance testing deliverables including test requirements, test scenarios, and design scripts.

Managed test data on AWS controller servers and achieved 100% of data quality in 3 month.

Analyzed scalability, throughput, and load testing metrics against AWS test servers to ensure maximum performance per requirements.

Identified application response time, throughput, resource utilization, memory leaks, and slow response time through Firefox and Chrome diagnostic tools.

Provided production support by statistics monitoring, client communications and solution proposals.

Designed and implemented full test scenarios (Selenium, SQL, Jmeter, SoapUI, HAR, SAHI, Appium) per customer requests.

Conducted daily Smoke tests on a new builds and reported status to management.

03/12-02/15 Lead QA Engineer, iLookTV, San Jose, CA

Led automation and manual QA Engineers in an Agile Scrum environment.

Developed from the ground up an automation program utilizing MonkeyTalk for iPhone and iPad apps covering 80% of code, SoupUI /REST – server - 90%, Eclipse – website - 90%.

Designed and coded database based application (MySQL, PHP) for keeping track of test cases, test executions and other QA related documentation.

Performed and led Smoke, Functional, Backend, Performance, and Regression testing and used Xcode for debugging.

Created daily JIRA Active Bug reports and weekly QA Performance Status, QA Status Reports and led daily scrum.

Converted PRDs into test cases, test suites and other functional documentation.

08/11-02/12 Test Lead, PepperMob, Milpitas, CA

Lead QA in Agile/Scrum/Sprint environment for CRM Client, User Portal, Web Servers, and Corporate Web Site.

Developed automated test scripts covering ~60 % of functionality using SoapUI (server side), Selenium (website), Eclipse and JMeter (User Portal).

Worked with Business and Development teams to translate BRDs and FSDs into test plan and test cases and other functional documentation.

Prepared daily JIRA Active Bug reports and weekly QA Performance and Status Reports.

Organized QA meetings to insure team has high rate of bug closers, follows test procedures and resolves issues with development team on time.

Drove Smoke, Functional, Backend, Performance, Boundary (positive and negative), Regression testing.

Developed database based application ( MySQL, PHP) for keeping track of test cases, test execution, requirements (use cases) and other QA related documentation.

Provided support to junior team members.

09/10-08/11 Test Automation Engineer, LASTH Corp., Mountain View, CA

Tested Web-based retail application developed for needs of music (CDs, DVDs, tickets to various events).

10/09-07/10 Software QA Engineer, Memocast, San Jose, CA

Performed manual and automated testing of Web-based video-on-demand application. The product allowed customers to view, download, and publish their own videos and sell them at the site.

2001-2009 Self-Employed, International Marine Consultant

Provided consulting services to the maritime industry. Performed data analysis on the fleet and its use (economical characteristics and results, consumption of fuel and other resources, traffic, salaries, benefits, insurance, etc.)

2000-2001 Test Engineer, Microsoft TV, Mountain View, CA

Performed Usability, System, Functional, Regression, and Diagnostics testing of analog/digital converters and set-top box (DCT 2000, DCT 5000) technology for digital TV.

1999-2000 Software QA Engineer, Aspec/Ingenious, Sunnyvale, CA

Tested Management System software applications implementing workflow with ability to submit, approve, publish, reject, catalog and index documents.

Certifications

2015 Advanced Test Automation – Jmeter, PCS, Los Altos, CA

2011 Testing Mobile Applications, Online

2010 White Box Testing, PCS, Los Altos, CA

2009 Test Automation with Selenium/JUnit/Eclipse, PCS, Los Altos, CA

2009 Certified Software Quality Assurance Engineer

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