William Jenkins
adpqj9@r.postjobfree.com
www.linkedin.com/in/wajenkin
US Citizen
Summary
Test Domains: Functional, Automation, Regression, Compatibility, Competitive, Scalability, Performance, Persistence, Usability, Beta, Int'l/Localization (I18N & L10N), Black-box, White-box
Software/Platforms: Perforce, Siebel, Notes, Exchange/Outlook, Project, Ghost, VMWare, TOAD, Oracle11i, CaliberRM, Crosspoint, Rally, C/C++, HTML, XML, SQL, PL/SQL, Windows Vista/XP/2000/ME/98/95/3.1/2003 Server/NT/10, NetWare, Linux, Mac, OS/2, TCP/IP/UDP, Wireshark, Python
10 years Information Technology (IT) Professional experience
8 years Quality Assurance (QA) experience
8 years International & Offshore experience
6 years hands-on Management experience
4.5 years Datacenter/Server Administration experience
1.5 years Help-Desk & Network Administration experience
Project Management and Scheduling
Employee Performance Management
SDLC, Waterfall, and Agile Methodologies
Goal-oriented team player
EXPERIENCE
07/2021-07/2021
Ultimate Staffing - Oxnard, CA
Help desk client support
●Provide supportive services to the IT department for the return of 2,000 workers from COVID
●Troubleshooted and resolved issues employees had with thin clients
07/2019-08/2020
The Discovery House Treatment Center - Reseda, CA
Support Staff
●Provide supportive services to patients, counselors, nurses and other staff in the Residential Unit
●Help staff with general computer and networking questions
10/2016-12/2016
Tarzana Treatment Centers - Tarzana, CA
Outpatient Technician
●Provide supportive services to patients, counselors, nurses and other staff in the Outpatient Department
●Help staff with general computer and networking questions
11/2013-07/2014
Dealer Services – Chatsworth, CA
Telemarketer
●Call Center environment performing telemarketing and phone sales for automotive extended warranty services. Platforms used include VICIdial and Avaya
01/2013-08/2013
Traffic Management Inc. – Ventura, CA
Traffic Controller
●Drove company vehicles and setup traffic control closures with cones, signs, barricades, Flashing Arrow Signs, Light Towers, etc. on job sites per Federal MUTCD guidelines
●Flagging of traffic to ensure safe work zone for TMI customers, TMI employees, and the public
●Completing required paperwork, receipts, and time-sheets on or before mandatory deadlines
01/2008-05/2008
Yahoo! - Burbank, CA
QA Engineer
●Designed, implemented, executed, and maintained test plans, test cases, and test tools on the next generation Yahoo! advertising grid platform using C++ and Red Hat Linux.
10/2004-12/2005
Symantec – Santa Monica, CA
QA Manager - Norton Internet Security
●Directed testing effort for Norton Internet Security product line with revenues in excess of $500 million annually and a staff of 22 direct reports.
●Successfully managed 5 concurrent projects within budget while maintaining high quality standards and achieving all milestones on time or ahead of schedule.
●Improved Consumer Division QA process by implementing skills learned in the Enterprise Division. These include code coverage analysis, risk-based testing, security vulnerability checks, and writing test tools & automation tests to improve efficiency.
●Developed and maintained relationships with major OEM vendors such as Dell, HP, Toshiba, SONY, and Cisco-Linksys.
11/2002-10/2004
Symantec - Santa Monica, CA
QA Manager – Enterprise Security & Licensing Technologies
●Directed testing effort for Enterprise Security product line with revenues in excess of $600 million annually and a staff of 16 direct reports.
●Directed testing effort for high-volume/high-transaction/24x7/scalable systems. Symantec Online Store (symantecstore.com), weekly Firewall Application & AntiSpam signatures, patches, critical customer fixes and security vulnerabilities, and Licensing & Pricing data in Oracle 11i. Worked directly with IT and partners, Digital River & NaviSite, to enforce and update SLAs.
●Increased product SKU processing time by 300% using automation. Delivery time went from 6 days to 2 days.
●Created QA Career Path Matrix used for employee career development which was adopted by HR as standard guidelines for engineering departments across the organization.
12/2000-11/2002
Symantec - Santa Monica, CA
QA Supervisor – Enterprise Security
●Directed testing effort for Enterprise Security product line and sub-projects with revenues in excess of $600 million annually and a staff of 6 direct reports.
●Defined, developed, maintained, and executed on, project schedules, QA plans, test cases, and processes.
09/1997-12/2000
Symantec - Santa Monica, CA
Sr. QA Analyst
●Defined, developed, maintained, and executed test plans and test cases on Enterprise and Consumer product lines for the following testing domains: Functional, Automation, Regression, Compatibility, Scalability, Performance, Persistence, Usability, Beta, Internationalization/Localization (I18N & L10N), Black-box, White-box.
●Defined, developed, maintained Enterprise Lab and Virtual Machine Environments.
03/1996-09/1999
Hitachi Imaging Solutions/Dataproducts - Simi Valley, CA
Systems Operator
●Performed nightly job processing and tape backups on network file servers in the Datacenter.
●Maintained inventory of on and off-site tape backups and was required to be on-call 24x7 for Datacenter issues.
06/1997-09/1997
QualityLogic - Moorpark, CA
Network Systems Administrator
●Diagnosed hardware, software, network, and server problems in a 60+ user LAN running Windows NT 3.51 & 4.0.
●Upgraded and repaired computers and installed operating systems and applications.
●Mapped and planned the physical network topology for an upgrade from category 3 to category 5 cabling.
01/1996-01/1997
Rockwell Science Center - Thousand Oaks, CA
PC/LAN Analyst
●Diagnosed hardware, software, network, server, and remote access problems in a multi-platform environment.
●Trained users on the operation of desktop computers, laptops, and peripherals.
EDUCATION
2014-Present
Los Angeles Pierce College
●Associate of Arts Degree in Addiction Studies – GPA 3.64
●Pursuing an Associate of Science Degree in Networking, Cloud, Cybersecurity