Viktor Kogan

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Viktor Kogan

**** ********* ***** ****** *****, CA 94596

Mobile: 925-***-****

adkkr2@r.postjobfree.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/viktor-kogan

OBJECTIVE:

Experienced Software Quality Assurance Test engineer, looking for a position to utilize and develop my skills in software development, test automation and modern technologies. SUMMARY:

Hands-on Software Quality Assurance Engineer with 20+ years of experience testing software applications and systems employing a wide variety of technologies across multiple platforms

10+ years’ experience in testing Financial Enterprise desktop and mobile applications

8+ years of Project and Team Lead experience supporting multiple product deliverables through full product lifecycle using Agile/Waterfall Methodologies

Extensive experience in functional, integration, API, GUI, system stability, high availability, regression and performance testing

Expertise in the development of Test Documentation, Test Scenarios, Test Cases/Plans and Test Reports

Exceptional analytical and debugging skills with high attention to detail and accuracy TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating systems: Red Hat Linux, Solaris, macOS, Windows Server, HP-UX

Platform software: AWS cloud, Amazon S3, Apache Tomcat, WebLogic Server, WildFly (JBoss), WebSphere, Jet Speed 2, Java Web Start, Business Objects

Test tools: HP ALM, ClearQuest, Quick Test Professional, LoadRunner, WinRunner, Silk Test

Languages: SQL, PL/SQL, Java, JavaScript, Python, XML, HTML

Databases: DB2, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL

Other tools: JIRA, TestRail, jMeter, Selenium, Perforce, Clarify, Cognos, MS Project, VNC, WinSCP, PTC Integrity, MKS Toolkit

PERSONAL SKILLS:

Self-motivated, dedicated, well organized and detail oriented. High potential, fast learner, hard worker. Strong teamwork and communication skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Senior Quality Assurance Analyst / Software Quality Assurance Manager / Team Lead (Nov 2000 – March 2020) Infor (formerly GEAC), New York, NY

Worked on CloudSuite v11 Expense Management (ER, TP, PR and TS), HR and Financials (Finance, Payroll and ERP) products

Managed a team of six QA engineers in the testing and approval of 4 major releases of the XM Suite

Designed Test Plans and Test Cases for all Expense applications running on many devices including desktops, laptops, tables and cell phones

Created and maintained test schedule, coordinated testing with development, QA, and professional services teams to ensure that the product was delivered with the highest quality standards possible

Developed acceptance criteria for both QA and customers which led to more successful release candidates

Led QA test execution, build creation, installation and validation testing of all XM Suite projects

Designed testing strategies and methodologies for QA team

Worked collaboratively with senior management and engineering teams to implement process improvements

Developed and maintained test plans, test specifications, test cases and UAT scripts for development, QA, and beta product phases

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Performed risk analysis and assisted engineering and marketing teams in the definition of new product features and requirements

Leveraged ANT and XML to build and install XM in a QA (premises and cloud) and production environments

Participated in hands-on testing of portlets, SSL security, Windows and Linux installations

Coordinated QA efforts with offshore QA and Development groups

Led multiple QA Teams through the entire product development lifecycle

Conducted performance and validation of multi-tenants testing on Cloud/Hosting environment (AWS) and developed performance analysis documents to establish baseline

Lead test efforts for end-to-end testing of new server architecture based on Apache Tomcat platforms

Validated creation and testing of custom Cognos and Business Objects reports and analyzed use cases, design specifications, and product documentation

Performed internationalization tests for localized versions of Expense Management Suite

Applied and tested service packs and patches, configured test system for pilot, early adopter and beta programs

Worked with different departments to develop, deploy and test the product datasets to a layered model

Wrote and conducted team employee annual reviews and evaluations

Managed QA team hardware and software infrastructure requirements

Provided second-level customer support, participated in on-site product deployment for multiple customers

Earned company-wide employee of the month award multiple times between 2001-2019

Successfully implemented products include but not limited to: XM deployment options, Connect, product datasets to the new layered model, Parallel routing of workflow of documents, ETL, E-mail notification and approval, Timesheets Overtime Calculation engine, System Administration Tool, JSP Print, Standard Import/Export, CC Feeds, OCR receipts, Cash advance, XMDBtool, Spreadsheet import process, Copy Expense Report feature, Corporate Data Type Export/Import feature Sr. Software Quality Assurance Engineer (Jul 1997 – Nov 2000) Extensity Inc, Emeryville, California

Performed testing of all major components of both the client/server and web-based Extensity Application Suite. For the client/server application, the client ran on Windows and the server utilized Oracle and SQL Server. The web-based application ran on WebLogic and Apache Tomcat and leveraged Java Web Start

Conducted extensive testing: installation, acceptance, security, stress, scalability, performance, regression, black box, user interface, integration, functional, and performance across all supported OS and DB platforms

Performed automated testing using LoadRunner and MKS Toolkit shell-scripting utilities

Developed test plans, test cases and test scenarios

Designed and maintained automated daily regression test cases utilizing Silk Test

Maintained and supported beta hosting system for internal and external testing

Successfully implemented products include: Expense Report, Extensity Timesheets, Expense Reports Mobile Edition (ERME), Mobile Connect (WAP), Enhanced Password Security and all other major components Software Quality Assurance Engineer (Jun 1995- Jul 1997) Berkeley Process Control, Inc., Richmond, California

Developed test scripts using Visual Test

Developed test cases focusing on functional, stress, and regression test matrices

Performed both manual and automated testing

Tested various Windows applications for the QuickStart Development System

Assisted the development team in resolving software defects to the point of complete problem resolution EDUCATION:

MS in Mechanical Engineering

Odessa National Polytechnical University (ONPU), Ukraine Training Courses

Oracle WebLogic Server, HP LoadRunner, J2EE Platform, Java programming language and upper level Computer Science classes at City College of San Francisco

REFERENCES: Available upon request

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