Test Automation Team Lead

Omari W. Dixon

QA Team Lead

Phone: 303-***-**** Email: **************@*****.***

OBJECTIVE:

To acquire a client that will leverage my expertise in the QA & Test Automation field with emphasis on realizing productivity gains by utilizing [Phrase-Keywords] and other established best practices. HIGHLIGHTS:

● Automation expertise with 20+ years of QA & Test Automation experience in a variety of work environments and business organizations.

● Advanced usage of Google App Script and Excel VBA to create powerful macros that accelerate the entire testing process including test data handling and test suite management.

● Experienced with Microsoft, HP, Compuware, and IBM Rationale’s product suites.

● Technically savvy with experience in web design, programming & database mgmt.

● Experienced in managing an offshore team and delivering results in a timely fashion to a geographically distributed onshore team.

● Provides strong leadership, multitasking, and task management skills.

● Experienced trainer and presenter in group and ad-hoc learning environments.

● Demonstrates excellent people skills, professionalism, and is a great team leader. SKILLS:

Project Planning: Azure DevOps, JIRA, Microsoft Project, SCRUM, SharePoint, Documentum, Outlook Testing Tools: Katalon, Robot Framework, HP UFT/BPT 12, SoapUI Pro, HP ALM Quality Center 12, LoadRunner, Rational Test, Segue Silk Test, TestPartner, Selenium, Cucumber, Groovy Change Control Apps: Github, CVS, SourceSafe, Rational ClearCase, Perforce Applied Testing: Salesforce, Groovy, XML, ASP, VB, .NET, Java, FLEX Builder, AJAX, DHTML Database Testing: Neo4J, Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, Access, MySQL, TOAD Platform Testing: Hadoop, Windows, UNIX, AS/400, CICS, TSO EXPERIENCE:

7/22 - Present

Phrase-Keywords.com, Charlotte, NC

Position: Freelance QA Training & Support

● Responsible for developing new & maintaining the current VBScript, Java, & C# based code libraries of the [Phrase-Keyword] Test Automation approach.

● Provided training materials, framework software and documentation updates to existing client base via Phrase-Keywords.com website.

6/21 - 7/22

Insight Global, Inc.

Client: PriceWaterhouseCoopers - IFS Division, Tampa, FL Position: QA Team Lead

● Responsible for developing new & maintaining the current test suite using the [Phrase-Keyword] Test Automation approach across two applications.

● Succeeded in creating [Phrase-Keyword] driven test scripts with test coverage of 95% of the targeted functionality with over [121,000] automated End to End test permutations.

● Managed a local & offshore team consisting of both manual and automation testers through the daily and weekly participation in Sprint Refinement/Stand-up and QA Touchpoint meetings.

● Facilitated regular Collaborative Coding Exchange (CCX) sessions with my distributed QA team to vet test solutions and accelerate the development of Selenium based Java & C# automation classes/methods.

● Created a plethora of Google App Script macros in Google Suite Sheets that accelerated the entire testing process including test data handling and test suite management.

● Succeeded in optimizing the testing process & training the team in the advanced usage of ADO functionality, including creating custom bug fields, enforcing state rule changes, etc.

● Delivered multiple training presentations instructing existing team on the VBScript, Java, & C# based code libraries of the [Phrase-Keyword] Test Automation approach. 6/19 – 6/21

Insight Global, Inc.

Client: AirBnb.com, New York, NY

Position: Test Automation Lead

● Responsible for developing new & maintaining the current test suite using the [Phrase-Keyword] Test Automation approach combined with the BDD Given-When-Then approach.

● Delivered multiple training presentations instructing existing team on the VBScript, Java, & C# based code libraries of the [Phrase-Keyword] Test Automation approach.

● Succeeded in creating automation scripts with test coverage of 67% of the targeted functionality and over 300 automated test scripts using Robot Framework & Python.

● Succeeded in optimizing their testing process in the advanced usage of Jira functionality, including bulk tagging and creating Jira Queries using JQL. 4/18 – 6/18

Tek Systems, Inc.

Client: The Clearing House, Winston-Salem, NC

Position: Test Automation Lead

● Responsible for implementing the [Phrase-Keyword] Test Automation framework and training the manual and automation team in its usage.

● Delivered multiple training presentations instructing existing team on the VBScript, Java, & C# based code libraries of the [Phrase-Keyword] Test Automation approach.

● Succeeded in creating automation scripts with test coverage of 60% of the targeted functionality and over 500 automated test scripts in a span of only four weeks in a road map estimated for 12 weeks for test case completion.

● Succeeded in optimizing & training the client in the advanced usage of ALM functionality, including creating Excel Reports, Managing Testsets, Release Management and other features. 11/16 – 1/18

Tek Systems, Inc.

Client: Bank of America, Charlotte, NC

Position: Test Automation Lead

● Responsible for automating and executing scripts for the Instrumentation team's event monitoring and alert system.

● Successfully developed an automated framework solution that integrates UFT 12 with SuperPutty & WinSCP Unix tools.

● Delivered multiple training presentations instructing existing team on the VBScript, Java, & C# based code libraries of the [Phrase-Keyword] Test Automation approach.

● Facilitated presentations to the QA team to demo my POC and obtain feedback about suggested improvements.

5/15 – 10/16

Tek Systems, Inc.

Client: Wells Fargo, Charlotte, NC

Position: Test Automation Lead

● Responsible for automating and executing scripts for the middle tier business logic layer using UFT, BPT, and SoapUI Pro based on requirements in JIRA.

● Successfully developed an automated framework solution that integrates UFT 12 with SoapUI Pro using Groovy which improved performance by making it easier to data-mine XML responses that match XPath search criteria, and then validating legacy data responses with the current platform.

● Successfully developed ALM Excel Reports that provide real-time data statistics to management about the progress of the ongoing testing cycle.

● Successfully developed a Bulk Excel Import Accelerator tool that converts imported test cases steps into Call to Test links in ALM for optimal script reusability. 4/13 – 4/15

Thompson Technologies, Inc.

Client: PricewaterhouseCoopers - Amica, Providence, RI Position: Test Automation Lead

● Responsible for creating and implementing the open source [Phrase-Keyword] framework solution for the GuideWire Insurance platform.

● Delivered multiple training presentations instructing existing team on the VBScript, Java, & C# based code libraries of the [Phrase-Keyword] Test Automation approach.

● Managed the day-to-day operations of our testing team of over 20 testers in our Columbia SPG center as part of our initial sprint engagement with the client.

● Successfully created a full suite of over 10,000 test permutations including SoapUI Pro scripts that validated custom business rule functionality.

● Successfully created a Test Data Harness solution to support sharing test data across multiple remote machines and environments.

● Trained our geographically distributed team consisting of both client and PwC resources in the usage of the automation framework.

● Participated in weekly status meetings to report testing progress and discuss outstanding issues with active sprint stories.

11/11 – 12/12

Thompson Technologies, Inc.

Client: PricewaterhouseCoopers – Universal, San Juan, PR Position: Test Automation Lead

● Responsible for creating Web Service Interface tests and implementing a BPT component-driven QTP framework for the GuideWire Insurance platform.

● Delivered multiple training presentations instructing existing team on the VBScript, Java, & C# based code libraries of the [Phrase-Keyword] Test Automation approach.

● Successfully created a full suite of over 250 test automation validations for multiple Search screens in the PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter and BillingCenter applications.

● Successfully facilitated the bi-weekly executions of the End-to-End utility scripts that performed the time consuming process of new account/policy/claim creation.

● Utilized a macro driven Excel spreadsheet and Access DB architecture to support over 2,000 objects shared and sharing test data across multiple PC machines.

● Participated in bi-weekly SCRUM meetings to report testing progress and discuss outstanding issues with active sprint stories.

3/11 – 11/11

Thompson Technologies, Inc.

Client: Lexis Nexis, Alpharetta, GA

Position: Test Automation Lead

● Responsible for implementing a BPT component-driven QTP framework for the MBSI platform and training the automation/manual QA team in its usage.

● Delivered multiple training presentations instructing existing team on the VBScript, Java, & C# based code libraries of the [Phrase-Keyword] Test Automation approach.

● Successfully created a full suite of over 500 test automation validations for multiple applications including NCF, CLUE, Consumer Disclosure, and MVR.

● Successfully facilitated the bi-weekly executions of the End-to-End scripts that validated the time consuming process of new company/account/product setup.

● Utilized a macro driven Excel spreadsheet and Access DB architecture to support over 1,000 objects shared and sharing test data across multiple VM machines.

● Documented application defects and engaged the development team in the iterative process of defect resolution on an ongoing basis.

8/10 – 12/10

Tek Systems, Inc.

The Clearing House, Winston-Salem, NC

Position: Test Automation Lead

● Responsible for implementing the [Phrase-Keyword] Test Automation approach and training the manual/automation team in its usage.

● Delivered multiple training presentations instructing existing team on the VBScript, Java, & C# based code libraries of the [Phrase-Keyword] Test Automation approach.

● Succeeded in creating automation scripts with test coverage of 100% of the targeted functionality and over 2,000 automated test scripts in a span of only four months.

● Succeeded in transforming the client's QA process to support the Basis Path Testing Methodology, which utilizes gray box test methods for identifying test scenarios. 4/10 – 8/10

Blue Cross Blue Shield, Columbia, SC

Position: Sr. Test Automation Engineer

● Responsible for implementing a keyword driven QTP framework and training automation team in its usage.

● Succeeded in creating automation scripts for automating the client's Web Services testing effort by integrating with SoapUI and extracting data from Terminal Emulator screens for side-by-side data validation.

9/09 – 4/10

Wells Fargo Bank, Charlotte, NC

Position: Sr. Test Automation Engineer

● Responsible for implementing a keyword driven QTP framework and training automation team in its usage.

● Succeeded in creating automation scripts for supporting test scenarios in multiple Oracle database-driven, Flex applications.

12/07 – 9/09

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Rockville, MD Position: Sr. Test Automation Engineer

● Responsible for managing all aspects of multiple project's Automation effort, including implementing a framework, setting standards, and reporting results.

● Successfully created a suite of QTP scripts that utilized the BPT Framework.

● Implemented performance testing utilizing LoadRunner and VuGen.

● Established a separate Automation environment in a multi-tier server cluster that supports testing GUI and SQL backend databases.

8/04 – 3/07

Accenture Technology Solutions, Charlotte, NC

Bank of America Tools Testing Team

Position: Sr. Test Automation Engineer

● Responsible for managing the team of offshore QA Testers in all aspects of testing for the ServiceCenter & AssetCenter applications for the Bank of America team.

● Successfully transitioned the entire team of 50 users from using Microsoft Word and Excel to using Quality Center for test case documentation and execution.

● Developed an advanced automation methodology using Excel & VBScript that resolved the many of the object identification challenges with QTP 8.2. ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:

The following companies are listed to provide a complete perspective of all work experience. The personnel records can no longer be obtained due to internal organizational changes and/or corporate dissolution.

11/03 – 5/04 MBNA America, Inc. Wilmington, DE

Testing Services Department

Position: QualityCenter Administrator

5/02 – 11/03 Thomson Financial New York City, NY

Quality Assurance Department

Position: Senior QA Engineer

9/00 – 2/02 EMI Recorded Music of North America, Inc. New York, New York Information Technology Department

Position: Senior QA Engineer

EDUCATION:

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

Degree: Bachelor of Science, December 1997

Major: Management Information Systems

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