Qa Lead/Qa Manager Resume

Desired Industry: Information Technology	SpiderID: 12199
Desired Job Location: culver city,ca, California	Date Posted: 4/10/2007
Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent	Availability Date: Open
Desired Wage: 85K-90K
	U.S. Work Authorization: Yes
Job Level: Management (Manager, Director)	Willing to Travel: Yes, Less Than 25%
Highest Degree Attained: Bachelors	Willing to Relocate: No

Experience:
10 Years QA Experience and manageing teams of 15-20. Also can manage smaller qa teams.

Education:
B.S Computer Information Systems

Affiliations:
None

Skills:
Technical Skills
Ч Internet-based applications: Overall eight years of experience QA UI testing dynamic, database-driven applications with web interfaces; extensive experience with Windows environments; thorough knowledge of Internet standards (HTML, HTTP, CSS, CGI, PHP .Net,etc.), testing web site design principles and software end user usability practices. Apache, PHP & IIS.
Ч Software quality assurance automation software: Segue SilkTest (functional), Segue SilkPerformer (load), Radview WebLoad (load), Mercury WinRunner (functional) Mercury Loadrunner (Load). My Familiarity in these tools involved procuring tools that have a good fit to the project. Hiring QA Engineers that have the Automation scripting Talent. Overall Project Management of Automation Functional testing. I have experience in managing teams using Mercury Tools, Radview, Segue, IBM Rational, and Empirix automation tools. I have worked closely with these vendors in procurement and optimization of these tools as well as customizing the training for my staff. I have also engaged creative methods to ensure budget compliance by utilization of open source automation tools, which allow for functional and performance testing at reduced cost. The decision to employ open source tools is dictated by the project budget, time constraints, and scope of the project; however, the flexibility of such tools is enormous. Tools like TCL and Push-To-Test are great tools to leverage cost saving across the board. I am also able to be hands on as well, and script as needed.
Ч Platforms: Windows (95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP, 2003), & Apple Macintosh
Ч UNIX & Linux - Red Hat, Solaris, Free BSD, , & Mandrake
Ч Novell Netware & Novell SuSe
Ч Programming languages: Familiarity of various languages which include Perl, JavaScript, Java, PHP, UNIX shell, SilkTest 4Test, SilkPerformer, HTML, & SQL
Ч Database systems: Familiar with the following systems - Oracle, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access when testing performance and UI. Work closely with DBA to verify application Database Stats Pack.
Ч Other software: Microsoft Exchange (5.5, 2000, 2003), Windows domain administration, Lotus Notes administration, VMWare, P2V tools, Ghost, Timesheet tracking software, SharePoint, bug tracking tools. HL7 Healthcare systems
Professional Summary
Ч Software quality assurance: Eight years of experience in QA, writing and executing test plans and test cases in highly structured and loosely structured testing environment and performing all types of testing (functional, installation, acceptance, browser compatibility, load, stress, performance, volume); four-six years of experience managing software QA projects. Experience in managing projects involving functional automated testing.
Ч Degree: I hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems from Devry (1996).
Ч Management: Eight-Nine years of experience developing and managing software QA Engineers, including teams of up to 15-20 QA engineers.
Ч Testing Methodologies: I have a very strong (8 years experience) understanding of functional, regression, load, performance testing methodologies and the deployment thereof, including use of various automation tools in the testing process.
Ч Global QA Interactivity: Global communication requires use of various mediums and accommodation to different cultures and varying logistics. My experience at NTS has allowed me to communicate globally with internal and external customers as well as other stakeholders located all over the globe. I have continuously adapted to different time zones, made myself available to fluid and dynamic changes and circumstances, including appointments to represent NTS in consortiums like DLNA.org, Zigbee.org, IRDA.org, and others.
Ч Understanding of QA Implementation and Maintenance of QA Processes: The QA Process involves testing ongoing builds through the entire Software Development Life Cycle, reporting anomalies or other issues to appropriate developers on a daily bases. Report progress generation involving generating weekly reports, which are generated to understand the issues fixed by the developer and to stay abreast of current direction and scope. MS Project can be used along with a Progress Test Matrix. Issues fixed by the Development Team then are regressed prior to a full build regression test. Sometimes it is called a dry run of the build, or smoke test. Testing can be functional or automated depending on a given situation.
Ч The following Departments are involved in the QA Process:
1. Engineering
2. QA Department
3. Development Department
4. Marketing/Business Development

Ч Project & Strategic Meeting Campaigns: I have coordinated and supervised Project Kick-offs campaigns, internal kick-off meetings to coordinate, promote collaboration between QA Teams regarding projects and services. Such events are motivational vehicles, image building tools, and education and training solutions that identify the project, define the scope, and highlight important milestones, including timelines and deadlines, while building important comradely amongst the ranks. These project endeavors result in greater accountability and help minimize follow up. Most importantly, QA Teams benefit from top-to-bottom support while concurrently building upon a team effort.
Ч Quality Assurance Experience: I have a decade of industry experience with at least 8 years in testing with almost 6 years directly related to QA management of projects and tasks. I am fortunate to have experienced various types of testing over the years with NTS & XXCAL Testing Labs.
Ч Management Experience: I have 6 years in supervisory/management experience with almost 3 years upper management (non-officer) experience. Experience in developing and managing software QA Engineers, Project Leaders, and including teams of up to 15-20 QA engineers.
Ч Personnel Task & HR Responsibilities: From timesheet oversight to direct project billing of staff to interviewing and selection of staff and more, I have supervised and managed these processes for NTS. I have customized the various technologies, including SharePoint, Microsoft Office, .Net, to automate our staffing and timesheet management systems.

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