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Dollar General Qa Tester

Location:
Newnan, GA
Posted:
April 10, 2023

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Objective

To utilize my knowledge of various information technologies with a leading

IT organization

Education

Bachelor of Science of Engineering Technology - University of Memphis

High School Diploma - Hamilton High School

Certifications

Microsoft Certified System Developer (MCSD) for .NET

Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) for .NET

Microsoft Certified Professional in Desktop application development for .NET

Microsoft Certified Professional in Web application development for .NET

Microsoft Certified Professional in XML web development and server components for .NET

Microsoft Certified Professional in Design and Analysis

Steven Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Programming languages Operating Systems Databases

C# DOS Microsoft Access

C/C++ Windows NT MS SQL 6.5 – 2016

JAVA Windows 95 Oracle 9i – 10g

Swift 2.0 UNIX

HTML Windows 2000

Pascal Windows XP

FORTRAN Windows Server 2003 R2

Assembler Windows Server 2008 R2

SQL Windows Server 2012 R2

VBSCRIPT Windows Data Center

JavaScript/JQuery/TypeScript. Android

VB.NET iOS

SWIFT 2.0

Angular

Work experience

January 2018 – present Integrated Digital Logistics, LLC

Director/Solution Architect

Responsible for IT budget and procurement

Interviewed potential candidates for business analyst, UX designer, graphics designer, and developer positions

Held idealization sessions with product owner, user community, UX designer, business analyst, QA, and developers

Worked with UX designer to create Invision prototypes for web and mobile apps

Gave UI update presentations to user community during SCRUM iterations

Interacted with graphic designer for logos and images creation for web and mobile apps

Assessed technologies to be used with mobile and web apps

Created POC for microservices development

Created business documents, user stories, PBIs, SCRUM iterations, tasks, and bug defects for apps using Azure DevOps (Formerly Visual Studio Team Services)

Created Git repositories using Microsoft Team Explorer via Visual Studio Enterprise

Designed a 3-tier application with iOS, Android, and Angular 11 frontends that access ASP.NET Web REST API microservices via HTTPS to retrieve, modify, and create, data from reliable service partitions hosted on reverse proxy servers

Created Azure DevOps pipeline to download, build, and deploy apps to production and test environments

Led weekly SCRUM meeting with offshore team

Created Deployment, Conceptual, System Design, and Technology Stack architect documents

Created production and development Azure Service Fabric cluster

Developed backend microservices using .NET CORE 3.0 and C#

Created Service Fabric Actors

Created Azure serverless functions

Added OAuth Authentication to microservices endpoints

Configured Service Fabric cluster for reliable services backup

Created JSON feed format

Created Azure API Gateway for mock APIs

Created Azure B2C tenant to allow users to register and retrieve microservices data via JWT

Maintained Angular 11 web apps after initial development

Deployed Angular 11 web apps to Azure App Service

Added server sided rendering of metadata to an Angular 11 SPA for SEO purposes

Created Azure content delivery network(CDN)

Developed code to create and access Azure blob container

Published Android app to Play Store and iOS app to App Store

Created Final Cut Pro Videos

Created Azure Blob containers manually

Requested new certificates for websites from Certificate Authority(GoDaddy.com and Google.com)

Installed Certificates to Azure Vault

Updated microservices certificates using PowerShell scripts and Microsoft Resource Manager

Designed PNS system for Mobile apps using Azure Notification Hub

Added PNS to backend microservices

Created Microsoft Playwright script for testing of web apps.

Interacted with software engineer to run APIs load testing using Micro Focus LoadRunner

October 2014 – December 31st, 2017 Deloitte LLC

IT Mobile and Web Manager/Architect

Designed the frontend, middle tier and backend Magnet App (Magnet is an iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and Web App that recommends available workstations and conference rooms based on AI technology that uses employees’ past work history, cost center and associated colleagues)

Led SCRUM meetings

Added technical and business PBI’s when necessary

Created Deployment, Conceptual, System Design, and Technology Stack architect documents

Managed offshore team for Space Management services and Magnet Apps

Performed code reviews

Created Technology Assessments Evaluation document for new hoteling solution

Created disaster recovery document for Space Management backend services

Help developed and enhanced Space Management WebApi backend services

Created request for new website subdomains

Procured new hardware for Space Management project

Reviewed request for proposals for hoteling replacement

Interviewed architects for other departments

Created HANA Views for Space Managements backend services

Held daily architect meetings with offshore team

Help integrate new ADFS 3.0 token system with Space Management backend services

Help implement CQRS data pattern in Space Management

Design competing message que for notification Windows Service

Architect integration of CISCO MSE with Space Management backend services

Deployed new iOS versions of software from Jenkins

Created technical documents for conference room iOS Signage App

Created disaster control documents for RETS (RETS is an IBM Tririga system used for management of Deloitte’s facilities across the United States)

Created SQL 2016 procedures, tables, triggers for the document management website

April 2012 – October 2014 Integrated Digital Logistic

Software Consultant/Architect

Created use case and use case scenarios UML documents for the Sync project (The Sync project allows employees to upload and sync company documents to a Windows Azure server via a PC or Mobile device)

Created a conceptual model of the logical and physical layers for the Sync project

Created a logical and physical data model for the Sync project

Created a BizTalk application to handle updating, deleting, or removing server files utilizing BizTalk schema, pipeline, and orchestrations

Created an Angular Single Page Application that allows nurses to transmit client data on mobile and desktop devices to the WebApi service layer

Created WCF restful service to process incoming customer XML files

Loaded new BizTalk Application to the production server

Created an ASP.NET MVC4 document management application that manages the renewal and expiration of company documents

Created an ASP.NET WebApi Restful Service for performing CRUD functionality on contract data

Used Entity Framework 5.0 and Unity Dependency Injection with a service, business, and repository layer in the document management web application

Used jQuery AJAX API to upload new or updated contracts to the Windows Azure Storage container

Created SQL 2012 procedures, tables, triggers for the document management website

Development Environment –C# 2010/2012/2013 using TDD and Continuous Integration

December 2010 – April 2012 The Vintner Group

Lead Software Architect

Technical lead responsible for development, server support, security, and scalability for all Country Vintner’s enterprise applications

Reengineered the Inventory Search feature of the VIN web application to reduce the response time for retrieval of inventory data from the warehouse from forty seconds to two seconds. (VIN is an ASP.NET 3.5 enterprise solution that is used for managing wine portfolios, ordering wine, and managing federal and state compliance regulations.)

Led SCRUM meetings for VIN 2.0

Created SDLC template documents for The Country Vintner

Created new SQL 2005/2008 tables, triggers, views, and scripts as needed for the VIN system

Created new LINQ to SQL queries in VIN

Created SSIS packages and stored procedures to calculate the 2 weeks, 30 days, 90 days and annual burn rates for wines

Led vision scope meetings with users for PNORM (PNORM is an MVC 3 web application that uses Entity Framework 4.1 and Unity Dependency Injection with a presentation, business, service and repository layer that manages future wines vintages and customer holds)

Created a conceptual model of the logical and physical layers for PNORM

Created UML use case and use case scenarios for PNORM

Created a logical and physical data model for PNORM

Maintained and enhanced the Order Processer application(Order Processer is a BizTalk 2006R2 application that processes incoming orders from the Portable Order Entry Tool (POET) desktop application, validates Country Vintner business rules, maps the order to the Microsoft Great Plains format and then transmits the information via a COM+ object to the Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains system)

Created a new ASP.NET MVC3 enterprise application to manage the transfer of wines from the Ashland and Florida distribution centers

Created 12 month rolling Diver reports(Diver is a third party reporting web application that is used by marketing to diagnose current and future trends in the sell of wine)

Created year to date Diver reports

Environment –C# 2008/2010

June 2008 – December 2010 Dollar General

Sr. System Analyst

Technical lead responsible for development, server support, security, and scalability of all Dollar General internal and external websites

Designed and created the “Employees” web page on the www.dollargeneral.com website in order to allow employees to print pay stubs, print W2 forms, sign up for direct deposit, and sign up for a Dollar General pay card

Led a team of three developers, one QA tester, and one project manager in the creation of a travel and entertainment ASP.NET application that allows employees to be reimbursed

Created a conceptual model of the logical and physical layers for the travel and entertainment project

Created use case and use case scenarios UML design documents for the travel and entertainment project

Created resource allocation and estimation of time documents for the travel and entertainment project using Microsoft Project

Led a team of four developers, two QA testers and one business analyst in the creation of a SSL Pay Election ASP.NET application that allows Dollar General employees to modify or add payroll direct deposit elections or a Dollar General pay card

Gathered and documented business specifications for the Pay Election project

Created a conceptual model of the logical and physical layers for the Pay Election project

Created use case and use case scenarios UML design documents for the Pay Election project

Created a logical and physical data model for the Pay Election project

Created resource allocation and estimation of time documents for the Pay Election project using Microsoft Project

Created the System Requirement Document for the Pay Election project

Created Functional Design Document for the Pay Election project

Created SQL 2005 stored procedures, scripts, and tables for the Pay Election project

Reviewed developers’ code for the Pay Election project to ensure adherence to coding standards

Performed weekly demos of the Pay Election web application with management and the user community during the development phase of the SDLC process

Created Oracle 10g scripts and stored procedures to retrieve payroll election data from the LAWSON human resource system

Created a new development environment on the test servers to mimic the www.dollargeneral.com production server

Designed and created a PC install code WCF service (WCF service used to activate new store PCs)

Led a team of four overseas developers in the redesign of the current Learning Management System (LMS)

Met with the human resource and the training department to gather business requirements for the new LMS system

Created resource allocation and estimation of time documents for the redesign of the current Learning Management System using Microsoft Project

Created the System Requirement Document for the new LMS system

Created Functional Design Document for the new LMS system

Created a conceptual model of the logical and physical layer for the new LMS system

Created use case and use case scenarios UML design documents for the new LMS system

Created an ASP.NET website application using AJAX to monitor STOREnet issues (STOREnet is a Windows Smart Client application that is used for uploading daily POS activity, online job applications, LMS training and employee data back to Dollar General Corporation)

Created a Windows console application to retrieve store employees job statuses (full time, part time, on leave, terminated, etc...) from the LAWSON human resource system

Performed peer assessments with junior developers

Created a direct deposit advice module for STOREnet (Payroll module that allows store employees to print out their direct deposit advices at the store and thus eliminating the need to mail paper copies)

Created System Requirement Documents for direct deposit advice module

Created use case and use case scenarios UML design documents for the direct deposit module

Created Functional Design Document for the direct deposit module

Created backend table and stored procedures for the pay stub module

Exported payroll direct deposit advice data from the weekly ACH LAWSON file using SSIS

Created a backend Survey Reports ASP.NET application

Created a conceptual model of the logical and physical layers for the backend Survey Reports ASP.NET application

Created use case and use case scenarios UML design documents for the backend Survey Reports ASP.NET application

Created an online status change module in STOREnet (Payroll module used for store employees who have no hours, terminated, or on leave in a pay week. Way for HR to account for lost hours)

Coordinate development of online status module between the user, development, and the quality assurance groups

Created multiple backend Windows application utilities for STOREnet

Offered software solutions advice to the user community

Assisted the help desk with production issues when necessary

Created server outage reports

Led SCRUM meetings

Environment - VB.NET 2005/2008 in an Agile/SCRUM environment

August 2006 – March 2008 Harrah’s Entertainment

Consultant

Designed and created a Help Desk Messages ASP.NET web application (Website application used to view and add emergency help desk messages)

Designed and created Microsoft SQL 2005 tables, triggers, and stored procedures for the Help Desk Messages web application

Designed and created a Call Stats ASP.NET web application (Website application used to view the total number of help desk tickets closed and opened within a given date range)

Designed and created Microsoft SQL 2005 database, tables, and stored procedures for the help desk Call Stats web application

Designed and created a Property Ticket ASP.NET web application(Website application used to view the total number of tickets closed within a certain number of minutes by help desk employees)

Designed and created Microsoft SQL 2005 tables and stored procedures for the help desk Property Ticket web application

Designed and created an Employee On Call ASP.NET web application (Website application used by managers to view, add, and manage their employees daily, weekly, or monthly on call status)

Created a logical and physical data model for the Employee On Call web application via VISIO

Created a site map for the Employee On Call web application

Created user interface wireframes for the Employee On Call web application

Designed and created Microsoft SQL 2005 tables and stored procedures for the Employee On Call web application

Designed and Created a Shift Report ASP.NET web application(Website application used for viewing, adding, and editing daily shift logs)

Designed and created Microsoft SQL 2005 database,tables, and stored procedures for the Shift Report web application

Rewrote the Data Center Request portal to a Visual Studio ASP.NET application so as to eliminate the need to use preformatted Word and Excel request forms

Created a site map for the Data Center Request web application

Created user interface wireframes for the Data Center Request web application

Created a logical and physical data model for the Data Center Request web application via VISIO

Created a .NET Web Service to retrieve request data from an SQL server

Designed and created Microsoft SQL 2005 database, tables, triggers, and stored procedures for the Data Center Request web application

Interacted with the user community to create technical specifications for the Data Center Request web application

Loaded ASP.NET applications to the Microsoft Windows 2003 Servers

Configured IIS servers for the ASP.NET applications

Environment – C#.NET

August 2004 – August 2006 First Mercantile Capital Management

Architect

Advised the funds management organization on the most efficient way to utilize Axys Reports(A third party Windows network application used for the management and reporting of 401K transactions)

Interacted with the user community to create technical specifications

Created Axys Reports for the Acorn Account, Collective, and Elite 401K portfolios

Designed and created Microsoft SQL 2000 database, scripts, and tables to track and manage daily portfolios market balances fluctuations

Created a Visual Studio ASP.NET web application for tracking and managing daily portfolios market balances fluctuations

Environment - C#.NET

April 2004 – October 2004 In Style Graphics Design

Sr. Architect

Created a Visual Studio .NET desktop application to allow legal documents to be scanned and reviewed from an ACCESS database

Created a Visual .NET component for retrieving data from an ACCESS 2000 database via ADO.NET

Environment - C#.NET

April 2002 – April 2004 First Mercantile Trust

Consultant

Created a file layout engine to generate transactions for buying and selling funds via Advisor Channel( Windows desktop application used for selling and buying of securities through Fidelity Investments)

Created a VB Active X control for selling and buying securities via Advisor Channel

Maintained and enhanced production SQL7/SQL2000 database scripts and stored procedures

Created Active Server Pages for the Call Center interface running on the IIS 5.0 server

Created Crystal Reports for ACORN (In house enterprise system used for managing companies’ 401k plans that is written in VB)

Created SQL 2000 scripts to export data out of ACORN and into Convey

1099(Windows enterprise software used for printing and electronically filing 1099Rs)

Served as project and technical lead for 1099R migration initiative

Served as project and technical lead for the 5th/3rd data migration initiative

Created VBScript and JavaScript to encrypt distribution checks and upload them to a host server via FTP

May 2001 – August 2001 Source Tech Technologies

Contractor

Created a Visual C++ Active X control for FormsPartner (Windows/Web Imaging Software used to create online business forms such as checks, receipts, bills, etc…)

Created and maintained Visual C++ COM/COM+ objects using ATL and STL

Created VBSCRIPT templates for print generation of medical forms

Modified VBSCRIPT templates to generate medical forms via COM objects

Migrated FormsPartner application from Wise Installation System to use InstallShield Professional for the Windows Installer

Created custom Installshield DLL for password authentication

Created custom Installshield install scripts to modify registry entries

Created internet web pages (HTML and ASP) via Microsoft FrontPage

Mentored new developers to the group

January 2001 – May 2001 HSBC Mortgage

Sr. Application Developer

Developed Visual C++ COM/COM+ business objects using ATL and STL

Created Visual C++ stand alone application to price mortgage loans

Updated older Visual C++ COM objects to work on Windows2000 server

Created stored procedures to retrieve loan information from a Microsoft SQL 6.5 Server

January 2000 – December 2000 IBM (POS Self Checkout)

Sr. Software Engineer

Enhanced and designed client application code for Self Check Machines(Visual C++ multithreaded software application used to automate POS transactions)

Created and maintained ACCESS database for client

Served as technical lead for the Wal-Mart integration team

Created Windows thread to interface with Wal-Mart POS

Documented internal software APIs for new engineers

Mentored new developers to the group

Federal Express October 1985 – January 2000

January 1996 - January 2000

Project Lead / Sr. Technical Analyst

Led over 22 developers, 8 testers, 1 product manager, and two configuration management developers for SHIPNET 2020 and 2100 (in house Windows95/98/2000/XP client written in Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 for large shipping customers)

Created technical skills tests for potential employees

Led staff meetings and created agendas

Coordinator between development and product management groups

Coordinator between development and system usability groups

Trained and mentored new employees to the workgroup

Interviewed applicants for the development group

Researched new technologies

Researched and suggested course of action for technical problems

Coordinator between the local and international development teams

Developed new methodology of distributing software to testing departments

Developed OLE/COM services for SHIPNET2000

Modified and enhanced C++ Objects for SHIPNET

Created Visual C++ COM client/server using Microsoft ATL for SHIPNET2000

Coordinated the development and planning of PowerShip2 (in house legacy DOS client written in C/C++, designed to automate shipping packages for large warehouses)

Implemented second delivery barcode label into PowerShip2 software

Developed a JAVA server using TCP/IP sockets to retrieve Powership2 data from the UNIX servers

Developed a Windows NT server to parse and format Powership2 data into a HTML file

Developed a stand alone WINDOWS client to transmit revenue files to the

PIPELINE, AMBASSADOR, and ORBIT IBM mainframe revenue systems

March 1994 - Dec 1996

Senior Programmer Analyst

Project Lead for Powership2

Developed training documentation for new hires

Coordinated staff meetings and created agendas

Responsible for WIN32 support incorporated into NT server development

Functional analyst for revenue upload and tracking, using FXP,

an in house protocol used for connecting Powership2 to the Tandem/UNIX servers.

Utilized C/C++ and Windows programming for PowerShip

Feb 1991 – March 1994

Senior Programmer

Functional lead for reports and peripheral devices for Powership2

Developed report generator, designer and device drivers for MACH( in-house

software developed to replace Powership2 utilizing C/C++ and Windows in DOS environment)

Maintained and enhanced other areas of Powership2 as needed

References

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