Qa Quality
Resume:
Jason Soliven
Making businesses better by leading Software Quality Assurance
Surrey, B.C. V4N 6M7
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HIGHLIGHT of QUALIFICATIONS
● Leadership attributes illustrated by managing projects with local and globally distributed teams in both real-time and virtual environments with team members located throughout the Asia Pacific and Atlantic regions
● Software project leader with a proven track record of strategic vision, quick delivery, and demonstrated ability to inspire/mentor delivery teams to implement latest QA & BA programs for maintaining high-quality standards.
● A champion for embedding quality in products and process as exhibited by multiple process and development improvement efforts in addition to managing projects
● Demonstrated ability to manage technological change as evidenced by multiple projects requiring introduction of new technological systems and business processes
● Strong Communication and coordination skills proven by working effectively with managers, project team members, subject matter experts (SMEs) and external stakeholders on various development and testing projects
EXPERIENCE
Zenith Point Consulting, Surrey B.C. — Principal
November 2019 - Present
Big River Technology / Wells Fargo November 2019 - Present Shaped and established the QA frameworks and process for microservices testing for an American multinational financial service. Project involved the creation of microservices for use in an analytics discovery Environment with a dashboard application on top of these services. The Quality function has a client-facing focus that also provides assistance to the internal development process/ design using approaches such as Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD), Agile principles
• Wrote QA stories, scripts, and automation.
• Reported on QA metrics, processes and reporting frequency.
• Ensured acceptance criteria (functional and non-functional) for each microservice/application is understood and that pass/fail aligns to defined TECHNICAL SKILLS
Process and Frameworks
(Waterfall, Agile - Scrum &
Kanban, BDD, BDT,Selenium,
Appium, Cucumber, Mobile
Testing Framework)
Business Analysis
(Requirements Elicitation,
Business Process Modelling,
Use Case Documentation, Data
Modelling, User Stories, Story
Mapping, S.W.O.T Analysis,
M.O.S.T. Analysis)
Reporting Management Tools
(JIRA, TestRail, Test Director,
Zephyr)
Development & Release Tools
(Katalon, GIT, SVN, Jenkins,
xCode, Android Studio,
Eclipse, LogCat, Source Tree,
Buddy Build, Charles Proxy,
Python, IntelliJ / Karate BDD,
Postman)
Platforms
(iOS, Android, Web, Windows
Phone, Blackberry, Web)
Salesforce
CERTIFICATIONS
Project Management
Professional (PMP)2013 PMI,
PMP Number: 1586183
criteria.
• Ensured testing assets are provisioned and data compliance is followed.
• Validated user story QA effort estimates and sprint plan prior to sprint commencement.
• Coordinates delivery with Dev, DevOps, BA’s and Product Owner.
• Ensures adherence to defined technology standards and processes.
• Test execution of select complex/ framework components. O2E Brands, Vancouver B.C. — Software QA Head
August 2017 - October 2019
Established the software quality assurance practice and related services for O2E Brands and provide leadership through the application of best practices and coordination of business technology activities across multiple software platforms and projects.
• Established and evolved project and software quality assurance processes, standards, and systems utilizing JIRA, BDD, and Story Mapping techniques
• Implemented software testing procedures for integration testing and regression testing with emphasis on automating the testing procedures using Selenium and Katalon frameworks.
• Planned and deployed QA team across multiple software projects and development platforms
• Develop and execute detailed project, quality, and risk management plans and scripts, documenting the actual results against the expected results.
• Hired, coached, and mentored QA team members
• Work and coordinate closely with project management, business analysis, and development teams
• Create and implement a roadmap for continuous integration & test automation frameworks across multiple software platforms using Katalon, GitHub, and Jenkins
Dynamic Leap, Vancouver B.C — Senior BA & QA Lead
April 2017 - June 2017
Led the QA department to mature and expand the testing capabilities by introducing and implementing advanced QA & testing methodologies, establishing best practices, and continually providing successful solutions within the mobile development space. In the BA capacity, worked closely with clients in product discovery activities and produced requirements documentation. Also acted as a customer contact point for ongoing projects along with managing customer expectations, and by making best efforts towards maintaining customer satisfaction.
• Set up and improved various internal Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) procedures and processes, and proposed company policies in line with industry’s best practices.
ISTQB Certified Tester,
Foundation Level (CTFL) 2010
ISTQB, License
10-CTFL-01530-USA
Advanced Certificate in
Business Analysis 2007
NEXIENT / ROYAL ROADS
UNIVERSITY, Burnaby, BC
EDUCATION
MBA, Management of
Technology 2010 SEGAL
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF
BUSINESS, SIMON FRASER
UNIVERSITY, Vancouver,
BC
B. Tech., Honours,
Technology Management
2008 BRITISH
COLUMBIA INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY, Burnaby, BC
Post-Graduate Diploma in
Applied Information
Technology 2000 ITI
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INSTITUTE, Vancouver, BC
BBA 1998 TRINITY
WESTERN UNIVERSITY,
Langley, BC
• Instituted, and executed on, testing and defect management methodologies for mobile development in the Agile environment.
• Effectively estimated, planned, and coordinated all software testing activities.
• Successfully lead, trained, and guided QA staff through multiple mobile development projects.
• Brought to bear QA and BA methodologies in reviewing requirement and design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback and estimates from both perspectives
• Led implementation initiatives to use Appium & Cucumber in the context of build generation using Buddy Build & Jenkins
• Implemented BDD approach to testing by translating story acceptance criteria into BDD Gherkin format.
• Provided guidance to clients in product discovery process with business analysis, consulting, requirement elicitation and management services.
• Added value for projects by performing project management tasks including resource planning, change management, cost management, and progress tracking.
• Developed test scenarios and test plans along with execution of test cases to ensure product quality.
Mio Global, Vancouver B.C — Manager, Quality Assurance August 2016 - March 2017
Led and defined Mio’s quality strategy, processes, & methodologies to maximize product quality, test efficiency and customer satisfaction. Also responsible for managing testing activities conducted by multiple teams across various geographies. Responsible for building a team dedicated to excellence in QA for Mio.
• Increased Mio’s testing capacities by coordinating and managing testing activities conducted by virtual teams across various geographies.
• Improved testing effectiveness within Mio by coordinating testing activities across all Mio products and ensure they are executed with speed and effectiveness.
• Introduced and oversaw processes for defect management, issue tracking, documentation and reporting.
• Established a high level of quality, accuracy and accountability for all QA activities
• Provided further clarity for stakeholders by refining functional and business requirements along with acceptance criteria with product owners
• Initiated test automation programme by writing test cases in Gherkin format suitable for BDD & BDT automation
• Integrated business analysis functions, by eliciting requirements and performing functional reviews, in service of ensuring proper coverage for testing
• Engaged and coordinated external testing resources to execute on test strategies and initiatives
• Collaborated with Product Management, Science, Manufacturing and R&D, Industrial Design, Software Development, Marketing, Global Sales and Customer Experience teams to further development of new product ideas and market opportunities for Mio Global’s wearable products. Atimi Software, Vancouver B.C
QA Lead Consultant
January 2016 - July 2016
In addition to QA Lead role, also offered analysis, advice, and insight to clients regarding product assurance best practices and implementation. Responsibilities include everything from validating and verifying business requirements, to providing high-level strategy recommendations, to procedure refinement and implementation. Also responsible for keeping clients up to date on developments in mobile product assurance areas. QA Lead
January 2012 - January 2016
Led multiple, and globally distributed, teams of QA professionals on varying client projects to deliver quality products in budget and on time. Responsibilities included executing QA process and coaching and developing team members to achieve their goals. Also in charge of planning and supervising the verification of Software Quality in multiple development environments from Waterfall to Agile and everything in between. Further accountabilities include initiating, promoting, and implementing improvements in processes and policies for the quality assurance department.
• Led The successful QA effort and delivery of the Android, IOS, Windows Phone 8, and Blackberry 10 mobile application for multiple client engagements while managing planning, execution, and resources
• Effectively estimated QA efforts in potential new projects as well as providing task lists based on estimates for sales efforts
• Worked with product owners and stakeholders to analyze and validate requirements and software specifications
• Introduced business analysis tools (e.g. Use Case and Business Process Modeling) in an effort to validate requirements and prevent requirement and design defects.
• Mentored and aided QA staff with career decisions and goal setting as well as defined required skills for projects and who can potentially fill skill voids
• Promoted new ideas and directions for QA process and assisted in planning strategic direction of QA department.
• Championed effective QA practices in all projects as well as actively identified weaknesses in current processes along with possible improvements for them
• Promoted and facilitated implementation of testing automation frameworks through the course of projects in order to shorten testing cycles and increase testing coverage and efficiency
• Acted as liaison to other departments to ensure QA needs are being upheld
• Set-up continuous integration system for clients using Jenkins to create and distribute builds to stakeholders
• Interviewed, hired, and trained new QA staff, including other QA Leads, for multiple projects
Further work experience & details available upon request
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