James Ferguson

addy69@r.postjobfree.com

317-***-**** (mobile)

Indianapolis, Indiana

OBJECTIVE

Seek opportunity to utilize my professional experience as a software engineer and quality assurance professional/test lead in a way that will add value to an organization.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Testing Consultant

September 2013 – June 2020

Fusion Alliance

Technical Consulting and Testing

Competency Manager:

Facilitated meetings with other testing consultants

Performed performance review of other testing consultants

Communicated with clients to ensure other testing consultants were performing to their expectations

Senior Test Lead:

Created test plan for medical company

Created and executed test cases for multiple devices/multiple browsers

Logged and tracked defects in JIRA

Participated in daily standup meetings with Agile SCRUM team

Assisted in global implementation of software

Senior Test Lead:

Created test plan for financial website for motorcycle company

Created and executed test cases for multiple devices/multiple browsers

Logged and tracked defects in JIRA

Participated in daily standup meetings

Senior Test Lead:

Gained understanding of processes, practices and problems from a Software Testing perspective

Assessed and recommended appropriate:

oTesting discipline

oTest environment

oTest skills

oSoftware test tools

Automated testing of Check Validation

oIncreased productivity

oSignificantly reduced risk

Gave demonstration to Client and Customer

oDemonstrated automation of check validation process

Presented/gave demonstration to company executives

oPresented findings and gave recommendations for software testing

oDemonstrated automation of check validation process

Delivered Quality Test Plan, Quality Analysis

Project Quality Engineer

February 2008 – September 2013

Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana

Medical Devices and Supplies

Project Lead:

Worked with business team to finalize requirements for both Waterfall and Agile projects

Led team via MS Project

Participated in weekly defect reviews with Dev manager

Mentored/assisted members of team in test case development and execution

Tester:

Created, reviewed and executed test scripts for complex medical software

Found and documented various defects using defect tracking software

Performed testing to verify fixed defects Assisted others on team with testing and data setup/system configuration

Test Lead/Data Lead

April 2007 - February 2008

Computer Task Group (CTG) Indianapolis, Indiana

Computer/IT Services Pharmaceutical

Team Lead:

Led team of data analysts

Assigned and assisted with data creation in new LIMS system

Assigned and reviewed test scripts in TestDirector

Assisted client in analyzing business requirements for new LIMS system

Test Analyst/Data Analyst

July 2006 - April 2007

Computer Task Group (CTG) Indianapolis, Indiana

Computer Software Pharmaceutical

Tester/Business Analyst:

Actively participated in LIMS system assessment with client

Conducted business requirement analysis for test scripts

Quickly learned complex LIMS system and trained other team members

Analyzed and created data for manual testing

Created test scripts in TestDirector

Technical Services Manager

July 2005 - July 2006

eSkye Solutions, Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana

Computer Software Alcohol industry

Technical Services Manager:

•Analyzed software and hardware products and configurations and suggested and planned for upgrades and enhancements

•Provided analysis and planning for reports and application modifications

•Performed various upgrade tasks such as software and report changes, distribution and installation of software and hardware

•Provided user service and support for existing applications

•Configured installation files for distribution of software products

•Traveled extensively to California to provide service and support to employees and customers

Software Engineer

February 2000 - July 2005

Computer Task Group (CTG) Indianapolis, Indiana

Computer Software Government

Project Lead:

Gathered requirements

Developed project plan

Directed plan through full software life-cycle

Conducted user training

Helped implement software

Provided maintenance and support.

Development Lead:

Developed software using ColdFusion 4.5 front-end, MS Access 2000 database

Created ODBC data link

Developed Access database and ColdFusion front-end

Developed software with MS VBA front-end, MS Access 2000 database

Developed database, front-end forms, queries and reports

Held formal meetings with clients and future users of system

Scheduled testing of system

Developed software with MS Visual Basic 6.0 front-end, Seagate Crystal Reports 7.0, MS SQL Server 7.0 database

Developed front-end forms and reports

Tested application

Assisted with problem finding and fixing, enhancements

Utilized SQL Server tools and PC Anywhere to assist users

Software Developer

February 1998 to December 1999

Computer Task Group (CTG) Indianapolis, Indiana

Computer Software Pharmaceutical

Software Developer/Tester:

Developed software with SQL Forms 4.0 front-end, Oracle 7.0 database

Created new forms for the front end

Made enhancements to existing forms on the front end

Fixed problems with existing forms on the front end

Manipulated data on back end using SQL Plus

Actively participated in team meetings

Tested Forte and SQL Forms applications manually and through automated tools (Mercury WinRunner)

Testing Team Lead/TestDirector Administrator

(Mercury TestDirector, WinRunner 4.0 )

Created test scripts and schedules for automated testing

Conducted automated tests of Admin/LIMS applications

Trained team members on testing software

SOFTWARE: ColdFusion, JavaScript, HTML, Visual Basic, Access (VBA), Crystal Reports, SQL Forms, Paradox, Visual FoxPro, Mercury TestDirector, Mercury WinRunner, MS Project, Visio, JIRA, Cornerstone, Confluence

OPERATING SYSTEMS: Windows 95, NT, 2000, XP, UNIX, 8-10

DATABASES: MS SQL Server, Oracle, MS Access

Certified SAFe 4 Practitioner

EDUCATION

Master's Degree,

May 2003

Indiana Wesleyan University Indianapolis, Indiana

MBA

Bachelor's Degree,

December 1995

Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana

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