R. Barton Layne

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Austin, Texas ****7 512-***-****

pm7tp5@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

• Over 20 years experience Quality Assurance, Test Engineering and Test Management

• Ability to Quickly Assimilate Technical Information

• Local and Distributed Test Management

• Multi-Test Project Management

• Automation Testing Frameworks, and Testing Harnesses, Performance and Load Testing

• Design test plans, test cases, and automated scripts using various off the shelf products and open source test tools.

• Create and manage test processes, test resources, and lab procurement on multiple projects.

• Quality Risk Analysis – Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Root Cause Analysis

• Creative Problem Solving

Test Lead / Performance Test Engineer / Automation Engineer – TWIA

November 2007 – Present

Direct and guide test team on various directives. Provide feedback and results to senior management team. Designed and executed performance scenarios to verify infrastructure had capacity to withstand sustained load (multiple projects) using OpenSTA. Created test automation harness for client-server and legacy applications using QTP, Ruby, WATIR and Rasta test framework for web products. Created TSQL script for stress, capacity and performance tests on an enterprise messaging system. Assessing PushToTest with various open source testing tools such as Watir and Selenium.

Test Manager – Department of State Health Services (IT Division) – Austin

December 2005 – July 2007

Created system and user acceptance test plans, manual and automated test scripts (Selenium and WATIR). Executed test scripts against a .NET application. Deployed builds locally for interim testing. Wrote test cases and coordinated UAT testing with groups from multiple divisions. Managed testers and trained subject matter experts how to test across multiple projects. Managed and mentored testers. Executed load tests using OpenSTA.

Performance Test Manager / Project Management– Dell Battery Recall

July 2006 – August 2006

Set up and managed load and performance project for (then) the largest consumer product safety recall on record. This was the Sony battery recall for Dell Computers. Set up and managed local and off-shore team for functional testing. Executed load scenarios to identify bottlenecks and confirm infrastructure would handle extreme load. Competitor to Dell had same recall (but lower numbers) and they toppled their infrastructure and had extreme customer dissatisfaction.

Performance Test Engineer – Railroad Commission of Texas – Austin

July 2004 – October 2005

Created performance profiles, test plans, and test scripts. Executed performance scenarios and analyzed results. Isolated defects found in Java application (WebLogic in Solaris and an Open Systems environment). Created final performance reports and provided detailed analysis. Created and executed manual test plans, test cases. Provided instruction, support, and guidance to junior testers. Implemented successful testing and reporting strategy to upper management.

Mercury Administrator Test Automation – ERCOT

September 2003 – June 2004

Created and implemented automation program for entire organization using Mercury Test Tools. This includes creating procedures for: test cases, test planning, test tracking, and defect tracking in preparation for a SAS70 audit. Executed automated scripts in WinRunner and LoadRunner. Tested web applications across multiple projects. Created a source- code management and implementation plan for Release Management department. Guided testers and colleagues through complex test scenarios including disaster recovery testing.

Test Manager – Office of the Attorney General – Austin

August 2002 – August 2003

Provided detailed test process input for an agency-wide system development process (SDP) based on RUP. Created test plans, test cases, testing methodologies, testing guidelines, naming conventions, requirement documents, and defect tracking guidelines for Mercury Test Director. Managed test resources and performed test case execution – including implementation of SDP. Managed other test managers on multiple projects. Performed test builds for the Test environment using Ant.

Test Manager – Myriad Development

May 2002 – August 2002

Created and implemented Testing and Quality Assurance processes and procedures for startup. Created configuration management processes and procedures to support testing initiatives. Created defect tracking, and bug lifecycle procedures. Performed white and black box testing on all aspects of internal and client delivered systems. Managed test team.

Senior Test Engineer – Texas Education Agency – Austin

June 2001 – April 2002

Created test plans, created and executed 80 of the most critical test cases during integration, system, and acceptance testing phases. Analyzed results and provided metric measurement and analysis. Provided detailed post mortem report. Provided detailed test, implementation, and release management process plans. Created requirements specification and implementation assistance for Merant’s “Tracker,” a change management and issue-tracking database. Provided Division with expert advice upon implementing change management and issue tracking as it relates to CMM. Provided documentation for transition to TEA / vendor quality assurance personnel.

Test Manager / Senior Test Engineer – LoanFirst Technologies – Austin

May 2000 – March 2001

Created and executed test plan and test cases. Set up and administrated Rational Clearquest. Implemented a traceability strategy using Rational Requisite Pro. Hired and managed test team. Converted the sales department into user acceptance testers. Provided metrics to the organization.

Senior Test Engineer - Netpliance - Austin

May 1999 – May 2000

Trained and managed junior test engineers, managed test technicians in their daily testing duties. Designed, maintained and revised test cases as the product matured. Managed the implementation of automated test tools created in C, Expect/Perl/TCL, and an off the shelf product called Validor Pro. Managed and implemented Stress, Capacity, and Performance (tip over and failover) testing on multiple UNIX servers, and manual test cases run on a front-end application. Reviewed bug reports from test technicians prior to being submitted to the bug-tracking repository.

Senior Test Engineer / Test Lead - iMG - Canada

April 1998 – May 1999

Designed and implemented test plans, failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA), automated and manual test cases for brand new telephony hardware and software. Assisted in design and development for IVR test brick code written in TCL / iTCL and ‘Bla Bla’ (Telephony language) in a Solaris environment. Used this test tool in a setting that had never been duplicated before where 1440 simultaneous calls were launched: 8-quad T1 boards, T1 and PRI ISDN digital lines. Managed test technicians and engineers in IVR testing and all areas of the project. Co-wrote, administered, deployed and maintained Issue Tracking Database with over 50 users.

OTHER VARIOUS CLIENTS

• Pilgrims Pride – Development and Test Engineering

• Siemens Rolm – Requirements Analysis, Senior Test Engineer

• Pennsylvania Power and Light Corp – Automation consultant

• Sheshunoff Information Systems – Senior Test Engineer

• Crossroads Insurance Company – Development and Test Management

• Texas Instruments – Development and Test Engineering

• XXCAL Testing Laboratory – Test Leader / Test Manager

• Computer Manufacturer – Manager Tech Support, Customer. Service, Repair departments

EDUCATION / TRAINING

Attended DeVry Institute of Technology, Los Angles, 1986-1988(EET Program). Attended California State University. Austin Community College

Completed Novell (286 & 386),10-Net LAN certification classes. Attended Novell Solutions training seminar in Taipei, Taiwan for two months and the LAN Manager’s Council seminar in Dallas.

Computer science classes – continuing education, Austin Community College (Visual Basic, Delphi, and Database Structures) 1996- current. Attend and co-host professional testing seminars and workshops several times a year.

American Society for Quality (ASQ) member. Attended Advanced Mercury Quick Test Pro training (5/2003) Attended Managing the Testing Process training (Rex Black 6/2003)

ISTQB Certified Tester (2006), ISTQB Advanced Test Manager Certification (2008). National Eagle Scout Assn.

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