Engineer Test
Resume:
CHRISTOPHER J. SEWELL
********@*****.***
Brooklyn, NY 11205
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Certified Scrum Master (PSM I) – Hosted sprint planning, story grooming, daily scrums, test plan and test cases reviews, sprint demos, and retrospectives, resulting in timely project management flow
Experienced Quality Assurance (QA) Manual Software Lead Tester with over 10+ years’ developing and executing test plans and scenarios at system, regression, and integration level, producing defect-free applications
Hands-on experience with Linux based, Desktop, Web based, Web Services, and Client-Server Applications
Used automated test tools for Regression testing, delivering defect-free products
Executed SQL queries, validating data, resulting in applications built according to business requirements
Expertise in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), resulting in defect-free software deliverables
Experience in Test Environment Setup in both Linux & Windows, producing real-world user experiences for defect-free deliverables
A preference for Financial Services (6 years’ experience) & Healthcare firms (2 years’ experience) and applications
Worked closely with development, product, and Technical Support teams, resolving quality issues before deployment
Led a team of 2 junior level testers to develop structured testing methods to produce clear and detailed test documentation and to conduct proper test defect tracking
Good exposure to web-based applications and http protocols
Hands on experience in preparing Test plans, Test cases, Automated Tests and Test Data, and executing
Good expertise in peer reviews (Test Design and Defect Reporting)
Expertise in analyzing results and reporting suggestions and defects
Working knowledge on Java, .Net and SQL Server Technologies based Projects
Independent team member with good interpersonal relations, strong communication skills, hard-working, high level of motivation, ability to perform well in a group and work under strict deadlines
Capability to quickly master new technology and leverage its full ranges of capabilities
Proficient in learning new technologies and quickly adapting to new environments
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Testing Tools: qTest, Soap UI, RQM, JIRA, Quick Test Pro, Quality Center, ActiveVos
Rational Tools: Rational ClearCase, Rational ClearQuest
Virtual Tools: VMWare, Virtual PC
Operating Systems: Linux, Windows 2010
Languages: Unix/Shell scripting (basic), Visual Basic (1.5 years)
Web Technologies: HTML, XML
RDBMS: Oracle SQL
Methodologies: Agile Scrum, Waterfall
Web Servers: Apache, Tomcat
Version Control: Perforce, SVN
Deployment Tools: TeamCity, Nolio
EXPERIENCE
Liquidnet, Inc: New York, NY 2014 to 2020
Quality Assurance (QA) Manual Software Lead Tester – Scrum Master
Certified Scrum Master (PSM I) – Hosted sprint planning, story grooming, daily scrums, test plan and test cases reviews, sprint demos, and retrospectives, resulting timely project management flow
Designed and executed manual functional & regression level test cases for windows desktop GUI trading application & Java-based Trade Analytics application, producing
Documented functional & regression test results in qTest & Excel
Created a functionality coverage matrix for test regression of the Trade Analytics reporting application
Designed test scenarios to validate new functionality and correct defect
Conducted daily SCRUMs to communicate tasks completed, tasks to be completed, and obstacles
Offered recommendations on process improves to Sprints, including lengthening the Sprint from a 2-week to a 3-week cycle to accommodate more time for regression testing
Managed and executed deployments of new code to testing and staging environments using TeamCity and Nolio, reporting deployment issues to development
Managed and executed backfills of test data into testing and staging environments using small UNIX c-shell scripts
Reported defects in JIRA to include: Steps to reproduce, Expected Results, and Actual Results with screenshots and log files if applicable
Escalated critical and blocker defects to test lead and development leads directly for priority attention
Interfaced daily with developers for test setup and expected results of code functionality
Attended the CAST testing conference in NYC to learn more about test automation tools and methodologies
TECHNOLOGIES: TeamCity, Nolio, Java, Oracle SQL, JIRA
TESTING STYLE: Agile, 95% back End, 100% Manual Testing, Java-Based Application
Maryland Health Exchange: Linthicum, MD 2013 to 2014
CONVISO: Contractor
Quality Assurance (QA) Manual Software Lead Tester
Designed system and integration level test cases and test procedures for the Maryland Health Exchange's Financial Management application
Coordinated web services testing against Federal Data Hub
Lead test engineer, participated in daily status meetings, conference calls with Citibank, and conference calls with integration team meetings
Performed manual, front and back-end testing of application based in Functional requirements generated by Business Analysis
Documented test results in Excel Spreadsheets and bug tracking in JIRA
Stored test cases in RQM and SharePoint to make available to upper management and coordinated test teams for integration
Interacted with System Administrators and Software Developers for test setups
Formulated scenarios to perform Positive, Negative, and Boundary Level testing
Interfaced with offshore development team 8 hours away in Kiev, Ukraine using Skype and Webex sessions
Organized and lead defect tracking meetings with international team members
Assisted in getting a demo system accepted by the State of Maryland with 22% less defects than previous deployments by working weekends
Utilized SOAP UI to generate web service requests for test setup
Debug sessions with ActiveVos analyzing the BPEL process
HIPAA compliance awareness
TECHNOLOGIES: Soap UI, XML, Java, Windows, RQM, JIRA, ActiveVos, Skype, Webex
TESTING STYLE: Agile, 95% Front End, 100% Manual Testing, Web-Based Application
Ancile Solutions: Ellicott City, MD 2012 to 2013
HIREWAVE TECHNOLOGIES: Contractor
Quality Assurance (QA) Manual Software Lead Tester
Organized writing, modifying, and execution of test plans and test procedures in a virtual PC environment at the Integration Level for an eLearning application
Performed manual Ad-Hoc testing, end-to-end and System testing
Documented test results in MS Word and bug tracking in JIRA
Participated in daily Agile Scrum activities to highlight work completed, work to be done and impediments
Interacted with System Administrators and Software Developers for test setups
Performed front-end validations based on functional specifications
Formulated methods to perform Positive, Negative, and Boundary Level testing scenarios against requirements
Tested GUI Application using .NET technologies, interacted with developers Internationally to solve defects and re-executed test cases to perform Regression Testing
Worked closely with program developers to ensure application development met user’s expectations
Participated in Defect review, Go-No/GO and Status meetings and coordinated test efforts
TECHNOLOGIES: NET, XML, HTML, Windows 2007/XP, Virtual PCs, JIRA
TESTING STYLE: Agile, 100% Front End, 100% Manual Testing, Web-Based Application
AOL.COM/Advertising.com: Baltimore, MD
KINETICS TECHNOLOGIES: Contractor 2011 to 2012
Quality Assurance (QA) Manual Software Lead Tester
Adserver Team QA Analysts, organized development, writing, and execution of test plans and test procedures in a .NET Windows environment at an integration level for a Web-Service application
Presented test plans and test results to Operations for acceptance level testing
Performed SQL Database validation using Select, Join, Update and Insert statements
Documented test plans and test results in HP Quality Center & TestLink
Participated in daily Agile Scrum activities to highlight work completed, work to be done and impediments
Interacts with System Administrators and Database Administrators for test setups
Maintained VB Scripts & Ruby Scripts for Test Automation for regression level testing
Extensive backend testing experience using SQL and VB Scripting for web-services
Ran SQL queries to verify data consistency
Created testing scenarios and test data to validate back-end web server processing
Wrote basic SQL queries and statements to verify values in backed with respect to specific operations performed by the Web Service application
Formulate methods to perform Positive, Negative, and Boundary Level testing against requirements
Used basic SQL queries to extract data from database tables to prove data mapping
Participated in Defect review, Go-No/GO and Status meetings and coordinated test efforts
Created test cases and executed from Quality Center
Logged defects in the Quality Center and assigned concern developer for resolution
TECHNOLOGIES: .NET, VB Scripting, SQL, Quick Test Pro (QTP), HP Quality Center, XML, HTML, Web Services, Apache/Tomcat
TESTING STYLE: Agile, 50/50 Manual/Automated, 95% Back-End, 5% Front-End
PRAXIS ENGINEERING: Annapolis Junction, MD 2010 to 2011
Lead Test Engineer
Senior test engineer responsible for developing, writing, and executing test plans and test procedures for a Windows-based image collection application at a user acceptance, regression, system, and integration levels
Worked alongside another senior test engineer to assist in conducting test activities
Participated in requirement reviews and design reviews
Created test plan document and high-level test cases based on review meetings
Used Rational Clear Quest to log defects and track resolution till closing of defect after retesting
Provided support for User Acceptance Test and collaborated with the Project Manager in communicating issues identified during testing
Participated in Defect review, Go-No/GO and Status meetings and coordinated test efforts
Involved in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) assisting with test cases, test data and requirements
Conducted Regression tests to verify applied fixes previous functionality
Created test reports with a general overview, open bugs, new bugs and enhancement requests. Entered new bugs and maintained current status of bugs
Instrumental in Identifying and reporting bugs and verifying resolved bugs
TECHNOLOGIES: Citrix, Rational Clear Quest, Windows NT/2000, UNIX Shell Scripting, Apache/Tomcat
TESTING STYLE: Waterfall, 70% Front-End, 30% Back-End, 90% Manual, 10% Automated
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON: Annapolis Junction, MD 1996 to 2010
Lead Test Engineer
TECHNOLOGIES: SQL, LINUX/UNIX, Unix Shell Scripting, Apache/Tomcat
TESTING STYLE: Waterfall, 90% Back-End, 10% Front-End, 90% Manual, 10% Automated, Unix/Linux Based Applications
EDUCATION
University of Virginia
Masters Electrical Engineering (1993)
Bachelors Electrical Engineering (1991)
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