Steven A Preston

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Tacoma WA 98422

206-***-****

Summary

10+ Yrs of experience Hardware / Software QA

Vulnerability Testing Online / Offline / Java Apps / Linux and Windows and VM / Over the Air RTOS Cyber Security Encryption testing for Track-One Card transaction data.

Strong hands-on experience / tracking defects (over 5000 bugs) with Microsoft Team Foundation Server

Wireless Device Embedded Application Testing - / Android / Kindle / POS systems, Device Encryption / Key Injection / Wireless update testing (JAVA) Device Driver Testing Graphics / Audio / UART / USB 2.0 – 3.1/ Tablet Transmitters - OTA / Pointers Confluence / Git Hub

Experience with CI/CD systems (Jenkins), API Testing

&yrs Postman payload packages

Strong hands-on experience in Black Box / White Box / Regression / Manual and Full Stack Deployment Testing

Web E-commerce end-to-end UI to backend processing verification

Docker Installation and testing in Linux / Centos environments.

Data Warehouse / ETL - Coinstar / IBM / - migrating data from embedded app - Access to SQL

Windows navigation and testing experience from NT4.0 – to Windows 10

Strong experience in working with relational databases and backend testing using complex SQL queries.

Device Encryption / Key Injection / Wireless update testing (Java)

Device Driver Testing Graphics / Audio / UART / USB 2.0 – 3.1/ Tablet Transmitters - OTA / Pointers

Confluence / Git Hub

Skills

Azure

Confluence

GitHub

Data Warehouse

ETL

Device Driver Testing Graphics

CI/CD systems (Jenkins),

Black Box

White Box

Regression

Manual

Full Stack

Device Encryption

Key Injection

Wireless update testing

Linux

Testing

Embedded app

SQL

Postman

Device Encryption

Android

Kindle

Device Encryption

Tracking defects

Bug tracking

Docker

USB

Audio

UART

Pointing devices

CD / CD Jenkins (7 Yrs)

Cell phones

Automation

Visual Source Safe

Lotus Notes

Driver debugging

UI / UAT Testing

Html

MY SQL

DHTML / CSS

Macro Scheduler

VBScript

PHP

Java testing

Stress Testing

Python Testing (2yrs)

C++ (testing( 3 yrs

Leadership Role Summary

Technical Sargent in US Army (computerized telecommunications)

Sole proprietor Technical Training School specializing in the MCSE course. Training 40 student classes on basic and advanced PC theory and MCSE curriculum.

Coinstar INC Placed in charge of QA team for 45 days until a new director could be hired.

IBM supervised one-person team for QA in testing customized software suites.

Unique Abilities:

Discovering critical bugs that would not have been discovered using standard testing methods.

Designing Customized Flash Based UIs – that function without the need of a browser.

Rapidly Learning an application to instructor level

Developing a system of performance metrics for any end-to-end process.

Develop Automated Test Suite of stand-alone tools.

Ability to convey complex information in simple terms.

Windows NT 4.0 Development for the Power PC Project (IBM TEST TEAM).

Certified Advanced Digital Cellular Network Topology Theory and Operation GTE Corporation.

Certified In wave propagation and frequency analysis FT Gordon GA.

Education

Ex military Veteran 1981-1993

GED Night School of Chicago – 1980

Some College - University Maryland

Experience

Skillable Orlando, FL 6/2022 – 9/2023

QA Tech

E-commerce Front End UI 100+ Features

API Tester (Postman) Backend

Azure DB Testing / Configuration

Azure ADO Test Suites / Test Cases

Reward Style Dallas, TX 6/2021 – 1/2022

QA Tester

Testing successful E-Commerce Testing.

Back End POSTMAN API Testing

Front End UAT Testing

Front End – Forms Testing

Navigation / HubSpot Testing

GIT HUB / Version Management

Club House Bug Tracking

Test Plan Revisions

Vulnerability Testing

TableSafe Inc Kirkland, WA 10/2015 - 3/2020

Senior QA Tester

Testing successful wireless migration of encrypted transaction from embedded app Linux Credit Card processing tablet to Amazon Web Servers.

Then migrated into MySQL Database

Simultaneously migrated from MySQL database to a PHP web app, that allows data to migrate financial data back and forth from the UI to the database.

A control dashboard that allowed for financial configuration options.

Data is migrated back to the Linux payment tablet on demand based on the user request for:

Total transaction cost amount

Split transaction amount.

Method of payment

Payment Tips provided by each user.

Voided data based on:

User cancellation.

Reconciliation and then migration of processed financial data (refund)

Reconciliation and then migration of partial data (partial refund of a split transaction)

QA Testing for

Encrypted key-injection via JTAG device

Bug Tracking (Team Foundation Server)

UBUNTU / Centos device driver, debugging, testing root-cause analysis.

RTOS Linux command-line testing for Verification of Track II Credit Card Data

Microsoft Corporation Redmond, WA 7/2013 – 8/2013

Software Tester ST3 / Performance Architect

Test Case verification – for test procedures added to the analysis matrix.

Windows Feature Testing Windows Blue (Windows 8.1)

EUBC Testing – European Union Browser Choice Testing

Windows 8 Device Driver regression testing and root-cause analysis.

Amazon Seattle, WA 5/2013 – 6/2013

Performance Architect

Test Case verification – for test procedures added to the analysis matrix for mobile devices (kindle)

Scrum Testing

UAT Testing

Bug reporting

Database Update Testing

Kindle / Device Driver debugging Testing.

Kindle / Android RTOS Firmware Embedded App Testing

R&D Coding for private product 1/Jan 2007/ - 6/2013

Maxi Mims Academy 5/2007 – 11/2007

Assistant

Work for this non-profit organization as an assistant to the instructor, working with troubled teens that did not complete their High School education.

Responsible for maintaining the Local Area Network within the school and PC repair.

Performed Root Cause Analysis as part of Network QA to determine points of failure and devise solutions.

Independent Consultant 5/2006 – 5/2007

Developing an application designed to backup files locally, or download, and upload data from the Internet without the necessity of a browser. The application components consist of:

A Flash UI with multi-level security

Customized Flash based Encryption.

Customized Non-Flash based Encryption.

FTP sends and receive capability.

Customized internal Email

Automated Testing – created automated test tools and test scripts.

Created all test plans, policies, cases and scripts.

Automated logging and documentation of software defects

Three tools were used for version control based on different development environments (Swish, Macro Scheduler, Instant EXE)

Coinstar© Inc 2/1999–5/2006

Senior Software / Hardware Test Engineer

Over 7 years testing web-based coin-counting application and over 7 years testing SQL backend communication processes for nationwide Windows NT 4.0 network, training analyzing, and determining the cause of application bugs for developers with test team members. analyzing Microsoft Access database tables for anomalies that result in SQL conversion and reporting errors. I had to test up to 21 complex SQL processes simultaneously.

Hardware FPGA testing for custom circuit boards for the Coinstar machine.

Monthly primary automation task includes writing technical function summaries and test plans in IEEE format.

Responsibilities also include successfully integrating applications into the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 environment by testing and comparing C++/C#/Java application at the component, APIs, and individual file level with similar default NT 4.0 functions, to determine which items conflict, and which specific items to omit based on efficiency of function.

Additional device driver testing and root-cause analysis of hardware and software problems prior to initiating nationwide component of driver upgrades.

Automated Testing – Created automated test tools and test scripts that worked in this unique environment.

Load, Stress and Performance Testing – Using proprietary internal tools to determine fail points and levels for firmware, software and hardware, then report detailed analysis back to development team for debugging.

Wrote both test plans and test cases, then created the scripts based on them, received a salary bonus for the quality of test plans delivered personally by the Vice President and my direct supervisors.

Visual Source Safe (VSS) for source control, and customized proprietary tools for test management and defect tracking

worked as a senior member of the test team where each member was responsible for 2-3 processes and was responsible for up to 21 simultaneously.

IBM Center for Microsoft Technologies (Kirkland programming Center) 7/1996 - 2/1999

Project Test Lead IBM Test Center

Provided device driver testing root-cause analysis for Server and Clusters for admission to Windows Hardware Qualification labs (WHQL).

Providing PC hardware test expertise to test team technicians as IBM contractors. Designing, implementing and enhancing hardware and software test plans for new PC technology using (I.E.E.E.) format in formal SDLC.

Training staff on hardware diagnostic programs. Providing test teams within depth training on hardware troubleshooting techniques.

Trained staff on advanced test techniques necessary for detecting, tracking and reporting software anomalies.

Managed and allocated test time and equipment resources to team members within each project. Providing complete hardware and software consulting reports to project managers and department heads on necessary hardware, diagnostic and multimedia software necessary to maintain current technology test standards. Implementing hardware compatibility certification procedures for hardware going through Microsoft certification admission.

Overall responsibility is to insure daily automation task and project test suspense dates are met for IBM server certification.

Automated Testing – Used proprietary internally developed IBM testing tools.

RTOS firmware testing

Load, Stress and Performance Testing – Using proprietary internal tools to determine fail points and levels for firmware, software and hardware, then report detailed analysis back to development team for debugging.

Used proprietary test tools (Secretary) to install firmware, flash bios, install software, etc. and test every step, with Proprietary tools for test management, version control and defect tracking.

Responsible for developing all test plans and cases and received awards for the quality of the test plans.

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