Software Engineering Manager

Michael J Brown

Boise, ID ***** ***- ***-**** ****.*.*********@*****.*** ~/in/MikeBrownMJB /

Software Engineering Manager

eCom Software Manager I QA Manager I App Software Manager Experienced software engineering manager with a history of effective team leadership working in fast-paced, high- volume environments alongside cross functional stakeholders to develop, test, and deploy quality products in the e-commerce and SaaS fields.

Areas of Expertise

Java Agile/Scrum Development Methodologies Selenium WebDriver Continuous Integration Systems JS Frameworks: React, Angular, Vue Automated Testing Frameworks Software Release and Versioning Test Plans and Test Methodologies Cross-Functional Team Collaboration Project Oversight Planning and Coordination Personnel Management Project Management Product Development Team Management Team Building Experience

Micron, Boise ID 09/2022 - Present

eCommerce Platforms Manager

Managing the development, maintenance, testing, and deployment of Micron’s B2C and B2B eCommerce platforms.

• Working to drive innovation and revenue growth to the www.crucial.com website by overseeing the development of new features by the Dev team, testing and automation by the QA team, and real time monitoring and deployments by the DevOPs team.

• Increased YOY B2C website revenue 26% by implementing the migration of outdated eCom platform to Adobe Commerce Magento, the integration of Algolia Search, and the integration of multiple payment methods .

• Oversaw the development testing and deployment of a total redesign and rebranding of the front end of the B2C website.

Balsam Brands, Boise ID 08/2018 - 09/2022

Sr. Manager of Digital Engineering, 06/2020 - 09/2022 Head of the Digital Engineering department leading 34 engineers comprised of 3 separate teams from Quality Assurance, DevOps, and Software Development.

• Monitored, enhanced, developed, and tested the entire eCommerce platform and technology infrastructure of Balsam Brands.

• Worked closely with cross functional stakeholders from marketing, product, finance, operations and customers service to meet the technology needs of the company.

• Lead engineering developments and improvement which increased online sales from $100 million to $400 million over 2 years.

• Drove the successful migration and implementation of an outdated tech stack to the SAP Hybris eCom and Salesforce platforms.

Software Engineering QA Manager, 08/2018 – 06/2020 Owned QA for multi brand e-commerce sites of Balsam Brands (www.balsamhill.com and www.treetopia.com).

• Built and managed the QA team and established and documented QA processes.

• Drove test automation development using Selenium webdriver and Java, managed execution of test plans using Zephyr in Jira, evaluated results, planned and executed releases.

• Took the QA team from a 3-person manual testing team to a 12-person automation testing team.

• Implemented a Selenium/Java training program for manual QA testers to become automation engineers. Michael J Brown ****.*.*********@*****.*** 208- 861-2812 Page Two Bevager - Hospitality Management, San Francisco CA 05/2017 - 10/2018 Lead QA Automation Engineer

Led the QA Automation team building the automated test framework that included the integration of Maven/GitHub/CircleCI to evaluate a Point of Sales/Inventory SaaS app.

• Created automated tests using Selenium/Java/TestNG and managed tests in TestRails.

• Singlehandedly built the entire QA test automation framework and pipeline from scratch. SocialChorus, San Francisco CA 06/2015 - 05/2017

Lead QA Engineer

Led the QA team working with product managers in developing features and planning releases.

• Wrote and maintained test cases in Test Rail for a multiplatform customed branded enterprise level SaaS app.

• Created automated tests with Selenium/Java and Appium for Web and Mobile testing.

• Built branded mobile apps via xCode and CircleCI for testing. ZH Comptech LLC, Boise ID 06/2012 - 06/2015

Independent Contractor

Provided QA Engineering services on a contractual basis.

• Performed manual and automated testing for clients including Content Analytics Inc and Oversee.net.

• Projects include ContentAnalyticsinc.com, AirportParking.com, FareSpotter.net, Lowfares.com, WanderWe.com.

QualityLogic, Boise ID 05/2010 - 06/2012

QA Engineer

Provided QA services for such companies as Disney/ABC and Churchhill Downs. Served as a project manager and lead QA engineer on projects such as Clubpenguin.com and ABCFamily.com.

• Managed and maintained the test environment including the network, VPN, and virtual machine servers.

• Created test cases using TestRails, automated Selenium test, and developed mobile automation using MonkeyTalk.

Education

Bachelor of Science (BS), Applied Science

Boise State University

Associate of Science (AS), Networking and Security Technology College of Western Idaho

Certifications

Cisco CCNA - Credential ID CSCO12339335

CompTIA A+ - Credential ID TWQ50VF111Q11EH8

Java Masterclass - 2013

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