DANIEL J. WILSON

Cell: 619-***-**** Email: ad3d8i@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/djwilson2

El Cajon, CA 92019 (Willing to relocate or work remotely)

System Test/Software Quality Engineer

SUMMARY

I am a creative, results oriented System Test/Software Quality Assurance Engineer who pays attention to detail with over 20 years of progressive experience in software development, test engineering, system test engineering and software quality assurance is seeking a place to shine and offer my expertise in testing and test management. I seek a new opportunity to apply my skills and help you provide the best product experience for your customers by ensuring that no detrimental experiences are ever presented to them due to lack of quality testing.

RELEVANT SKILLS

•Software/firmware testing process throughout the complete Software Development Life Cycle.

•Experienced working in Agile development environment.

•Experienced working with JIRA/Confluence and CRMDB defect tracking tools and JAMA, SVN, Git, GitLab for software configuration management.

•Extensive experience in development of test suites, execution, analysis, troubleshooting, root cause analysis and problem resolution.

•Excellent defect detection skills, not only in my testcase design but also in thinking outside the testcase experience to consider what a customer would do and how to verify they cannot break the system.

•Familiar with setting and implementing testing standards and best practices.

•Former lead for remote (India) test engineers and technicians who I trained, supervised and validated test results for.

•Familiar with MacOS, Microsoft Windows and Linux.

•Familiar with OOP language theory using Python.

•Ownership and ability to track and close out issues.

•Experienced with MS Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat

•Proficient with JavaScript, Perl and Python scripting for automation

•Experienced working remotely and independently in a fast-paced SCRUM environment.

•Familiar with the Eclipse IDE for C++ and Java.

•Familiar with JSON, XML, SQL database queries, REST and SOAP APIs.

•Strong logical thinking, communication, teamwork and interpersonal skills.

•Experienced as Microsoft and Linux network administrator.

•Experienced working in a Continuous Integration/Continuous Development testing environment.

•Experienced with using software debugging tools.

•Experienced with writing end-to-end tests across platforms.

•Experienced creating and executing Unit Testing, Integration Testing, Smoke Testing, Validation Testing, USB testing, Wi-Fi testing, performance testing, stability testing, Requirements Verification Testing, Acceptance Testing, Regression Testing, Black Box Testing, White Box Testing, Gray box testing, voice quality, audio quality, mobile device, user experience testing and video quality testing.

•WORK HISTORY

Software Engineer in Test, Sr Jan 2021-Nov 2023

PTC Corporation (Vuforia/Kepware) San Diego, CA

•Performed Quality Assurance testing of the Vuforia Engine software based upon SCRUM requirements.

•Created Epic test plans and managed the manual testing of the Vuforia Engine on iOS, Android and Windows (Hololens) devices.

•Created 100% of the Epic test plans and managed the manual testing of the Kepware ThingWorx server including the UA Gateway.

•Created 100% of the Story acceptance tests and tested the products based upon the acceptance criteria of the story.

•Collaborated with development engineers in determining the test requirements and updated the stories to reflect them.

•Performed 100% of the manual acceptance testing and Exploratory testing based upon the story and epic requirements freeing up the development engineers to work on bug fixes and new features.

•Determined the Definition of Done and ensured that the software quality did not suffer with new features and bug fixes.

•Created automated tests for end-to-end testing of the Kepware product.

•Triaged failed automated tests and determined root cause.

•Triaged flaky automated tests (tests that usually passed, but sometimes failed) to determine reason, if the test was at fault, I fixed it.

System Test Engineer Jul 2020-Sep 2020

Cubic Transportation System (Acara Solutions) San Diego, CA

•Studied, tested, and reported issues with a new fare collection system for the Metropolitan Boston Transit Authority.

•Tested the communication between the backend (NextCity) and the fare collection system to verify events, issues and account updates are properly transmitted.

•Verified the firmware interacted properly with the hardware and the software on the fare collection system used on buses and transit gates.

•Entered issues into the Jira system to track bugs.

•Verified the testcases linked properly with the customer requirements to ensure that the test coverage of each requirement is correct.

System Test Engineer Jul 2019-Apr 2020

Philips Health (SSI) San Diego, CA

•Created FDA approved test cases based upon the product requirements and stories using HP/MF-ALM (Quality Center).

•Tested the various FDA class 1 and class 2 devices such as systems that test fractional flow reserve and internal vascular ultrasound systems and associated wires/catheters.

•Verified that security settings were secure and searched for weaknesses to ensure compliance with HIPPA.

•Performed regression testing on new wire and catheter hardware as well as updates to ensure proper functionality.

•Database testing to ensure that data that is created and stored in the remote server is accurate and has high integrity. Also verified that database security is in accordance with the HIPPA requirements to protect patient data.

•Worked in an Agile (CI/CD) environment using scrums.

Software QA Engineer Jun 2015-Dec 2018

Nortek Corporation Carlsbad, CA

•Created over 5000 test cases based upon the product requirements, customer requirements, use cases, stories, regulatory requirements as well as test cases to track issues found while testing.

•Tested the various residential security products performing end to end testing including verifying that signals were properly being relayed to the customer backend and the central station.

•Created and performed many testcases to verify the functionality of the WIFI, Cellular, Z-Wave (IoT) features and devices used with NSC products work in accordance with product, customer and regulatory requirements.

•Performed voice audio quality testing and call performance testing.

•Checked mobile applications on iOS and android platforms to verify proper functionality.

•Tested compliance and functionality of customer-based websites and mobile applications to NSC product requirements in an Agile/Scrum development environment.

•Verified databases created, transferred and stored both locally and on the backend are correctly synchronized, of high integrity and accurate.

•Verified functionality of the device API using Rest API, Linux CLI, Python and Postman.

•Converted Testcase database from Test Expert to JAMA, creating new testcase storage structure and test plan management system. In all over 10000 testcases were converted.

Test Engineer Jul 2011-Jun 2015

Arris Corporation (Motorola/Google) San Diego, CA

•Developed over 4000 test cases based upon software requirements documentation, customer requirements and JIRA (bug tracking tool) issues reported for testing the VMS110 & IPC100 set top systems, iPad and Android based tablets and web-based portals.

•Performed audio and video quality testing.

•Tested various set top device functionalities, working primarily on OSD (On Screen Display), Closed Caption, Smartstream Terminal Data Collector (STDC), Minimal Regression Testing (MRT), video verification and Flash verification testing as well as product performance testing.

•Developed, updated and modified JavaScript based software to perform automation using proprietary ‘portal’ (Web based) system for testing set top products.

Engineer, Staff Jul 2009-Oct 2010

Qualcomm Corporation (MediaFLO) San Diego, CA

•Developed over a 1000 test cases to test the Auto (Automobile mounted device), PDVD and PTV (Personal Television media streaming device) for FLO TV based upon the product requirements, regulatory requirements and customer requirements.

•Created automation techniques using Perl to test FLO TV products including the Auto device, PTV and PDVD.

•Evaluated reports of issues performed by offshore testers for accuracy and reproducibility prior to creating Change Requests (defect reports) to submit the issue to the development team.

•Assigned test cases to subordinate Engineers and tracked test results (test planning) to provide status reports to management.

•Created test strategies and test plans providing accurate test time estimations to Test Lead.

Product Test Engineer Mar 2001-Apr 2009

Kyocera Wireless Corporation San Diego, CA

•Created and maintained test plans and test cases based upon the telecommunication standards plus proprietary and customer requirements for Enhanced Messaging Services, Data Services (1xRTT and EVDO), OTASP, OTAPA and CAVE that were used to verify product quality.

•Created, updated and reviewed automated test cases for Data Services, OTAPA, OTASP and CAVE.

•Executed hands on tests based upon written test cases and investigated any issues forwarded by other Test Engineers, customers and developers.

•Performed exploratory testing on mobile device software to test corner cases and further ensure the quality and reliability of the product.

•Trained and supervised multiple Technicians and Engineers in remote sites (Russia, India, China) to ensure that test cases are properly executed as well as verified all issues reported prior to submitting a defect report.

•Worked directly with customers to analyze issues and provide feedback to developers on customer desires and requirements.

•Researched and developed test procedures, strategies and polices for new features such as FOTA, EVDO Rev A and RUIM which are to be implemented into new products.

•Provided support for testers offsite and in Kyocera Wireless Corp. as a subject matter expert in OTASP, OTAPA, CAVE, DATA (1x and EVDO), Messaging (SMS & EMS) and RUIM.

Network Administrator 1999-2001

Anteon Corporation San Diego, CA

Worked as an Information Technology (IT) contractor to Naval Facilities Engineering Command: Southwest Division (EFDSW) in San Diego, CA.

•Provided IT assistance to internal customers via a telephone support line, email and via onsite support.

•Administrated user accounts, printers, servers and computer accounts on a NT network.

•EDUCATION

Master of Computer Science National University, San Diego, CA May 2018 GPA: 3.360

Bachelor of Information Systems University of Redlands. San Diego, CA Dec 2011 GPA: 3.473

•CERTIFICATIONS

CompTIA A+ Certification Microsoft MTA Security Fundamentals

Microsoft MTA Networking fundamentals

CompTIA Server+ Certification Microsoft MTA Server Linux Essentials

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