QA Manager
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PETER KONAR
LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/peterkonar
224-***-**** Chicagoland Area, IL peter_konar@hotmailcom
SUMMARY
Energized Senior Software Engineer with extensive experience in designing automated test strategies that support internal and external organizational goals. Skilled in all areas of product development life cycle from analysis and design through development, implementation, documentation and user training. Excellent problem solving skills with an ability to break down the most complex technologies.
* Product development
* Team leader
* Program Management
* Test Automation
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
WESTELL, Aurora, Illinois 2010 to Present
Quality Assurance Manager
Directed 3 contractors (offshore) and 3 employees to implement manual and automated test methodologies for SOHO router/Application gateway platform.
* Designed and implemented automation test framework that allowed nightly sanity testing and reporting of DHM Router. This allowed Westell QA to hit key dates with less head count.
* Developed Key performance indicators to monitor quality standards for key product releases.
* Followed through with key issues to drive resolution which allowed the team to hit key milestones.
* Prioritized the QA scheduling of sprint commitments that allowed our organization to provide immediate feedback of key features being delivered.
* Forecasted QA needs regarding equipment to ensure that my group was on budget and had the equipment that we needed before features were delivered.
MOTOROLA, Libertyville, Illinois 2000 to 2010
Senior Automation and Software Integration Test Lead (2006 – 2010)
Directed and designed automated based test approach and issue resolution for key products. Managed 10 contractors and 5 employees to implement automated to achieve internal and external goals.
* Designed and implemented stability test framework that scaled to test 300 mobiles for Android based phones. This allowed Motorola to hit key quality dates for the releases.
* Streamlined issue resolution process by designing and implementing a test logging framework that allowed automatic CR creation with log attachment, and statistical data.
* Directed day to day activities for a staff of 10 contractors and 10 employees to drive automation and manual testing to reduce defects and increase time to market.
* Implemented and managed automation based approach for testing across several domains in 5 countries to ensure proper coverage to meet internal and external customer goals.
* Acquired Digital Six Sigma Green Belt and implemented quality improvements to reduce time in test and overall time to market by 35%.
* Implemented consumption based testing for Multimedia designs to ensuring that all content were tested.
* Initiate, implemented and managed process improvement activities based on escape defect analysis.
* Innovated current drain automation, setup, and battery eliminators to add current drain analysis and debugging in to multimedia test sanity.
* Innovated design for complete mobile recovery after panic to speed testing and stability which allowed for more uptime for testing.
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* Drove and facilitated status calls to accelerate early development testing activities (pre-feature complete) which decreased over all time to market.
* Implemented and managed a streaming server environment including support for Windows Media, Helix (Real Media), Apple Darwin, and Envivio. This allowed us an environment to test all supported content in multimedia to meet customers’ expectations.
* Assisted in early discussion for model based testing approach to increase test coverage and decrease time to market.
* Manage capital purchases for lab equipment to ensure best possible capital utilizations.
Senior Staff Engineer Test Lead (2000 – 2006)
End to End development of live testing of UMTS network.
* Developed, Integrated and tested tools to aid large scale testing for UMTS system
* Developed and optimized UMTS cellular network in Arlington Heights (Node B DB, RNC DB, CN Connectivity (GPRS, SGSN, GGSN, MSC, HLR)
* Created and implemented innovative approach to air interface testing
* Developed and supported a mobile call generation platform both hardware and software
* Supported Catapult/Tekelec MGTS and created environment for users
* Developed and supported various scripts for call analysis (Perl, Java, C++)
* Developed innovative approach to test GSM, GPRS, and UMTS cellular protocols end to end
* Development and execution of test cases, test plans, and templates
* Interpreted and performed statistical analysis on test results (both in house and field data), to help quantify test plans and results
* Managed transitions low cost centers
OPENPORT TECHNOLOGY, Chicago, Illinois 1998 to 2000
Openport specialized on unified messaging solutions as well as electronic fax over IP.
* Manage group of six engineers to hit key dates to meet internal goals
* Test new features for fax over IP, voicemail over IP and wireless application protocol products
* Build and maintain code base and manage change control for developer and production builds (Rational Clearcase and Sun C++)
* Developed test plans by using marketing and engineering documents/specifications as well as key personal to ensure that the products were fully tested and met customer expectations
* Wrote installation scripts for production products to supplement expertise of development group (tcl/tk, ksh, Perl)
Manage capital purchases for lab and engineering department equipment
US ROBOTICS / 3COM, Mount Prospect, Illinois 1994 to 1998
Tested and created high density lab environments for modems.
* Developed three PBX test environments, Lucent Definity
* Developed a Class 5 (5ESS) switch test environment, Lucent 5ESS
EDUCATION
Computer Science, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois
Associates in Engineering Science, Harper Community College, Palatine, Illinois
TECHNICAL SKILLS
* C++/C
* Java
* Scripting languages (Perl, PHP, Python, Unix Shell)
* MySQL
* DOS batch
* Unix (Ubuntu/Solaris/Red Hat/Apple OSX)
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