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Caesars Sportsbook & CasinoProgram Director
Jan. 2024 - Jul. 2024United States
Slalom BuildDirector
Jul. 2020 - Jan. 2024Seattle, Washington, United StatesAs a Director at Slalom Build I lead engineering teams with an emphasis on good Agile practices, I focus on agile and engineering best practices, whole team quality and unity, test automation, and devops principals. I work with clients to develop comprehensive development and automation approaches that support delivery at velocity.
Slalom BuildSolution Principal
Jul. 2017 - Jul. 2020Seattle, Washington
Slalom BuildSolution Architect
Apr. 2016 - Jul. 2017Seattle
Market Leader Inc.Lead Quality Assurance Engineer
Mar. 2014 - Apr. 2016Bellevue, WALeading the development of test automation efforts for Market Leader. This includes the design and implementation of automation in C# and SQL for REST based APIs and functional Web automation with a Java based Selenium Webdriver solution.
Envestnet | TamaracSoftware Development Engineer in Test
May. 2011 - Dec. 2013Greater Seattle AreaHands on SDET moving between hands on testing and tool/automation development for the QA team on an agile development team. • Developed regresion and performance tools in C# for testing a core component of the Advisor Rebalancing platform.
• Built a pdf generation tool for the reporting platform
• Managing test and development environments including service installation, build updates, database maintenance.
• Manual testing with a focus on services and infrastructure testing on multiple stories during an 8 week release cycle. This included close interaction with product management and developers. • Develop strong working relationships with development, product managers and other members of the QA team.
• Provided informal mentoring to other team members with assistance in product understanding and test strategy development.
Rotella Capital ManagementQA Lead
Sep. 2007 - May. 2011Spearhead trading application testing programs, delivering critical manual (black box) testing and test automation initiatives for C# and SQL-based WinForm & Windows Service applications. • Rapidly boosted application performance through proactive system testing and improvements.
• Launched DB source control process outlining core DB schemas and tracking changes in VSS.
• Introduced C#-based tools including data compare tool, file parsing utility, and data generator.
SaltmineQA Lead
Feb. 2007 - Aug. 2007Delivered global web solution testing in collaboration with onshore and off-shore developers. Led test plan development and execution, collaborating with clients for User Acceptance Testing (UAT). Additionally, served as Resource and Project manager, allocated testing and project resources.
• Revitalized Corbis e-commerce site testing programs, quickly transforming problematic testing processes and building excellent relationships with client and project team.
• Fostered key relations with offshore development team, communicating bug and feature updates.
Contract ProjectsConsultant
Jan. 2006 - Dec. 2007Consultant, TEK Systems (Client: Cingular)
Consultant, Wimmer Solutions (Client: T-Mobile)
Consultant, Snell Consulting (Clients: Saltmine, EMCPR)
Established sole-proprietorship consulting firm and completed vital projects for TEK Systems and Wimmer Solutions. Delivered testing solutions for multiple clients including: Saltmine, Cingular Wireless, and T-Mobile. Introduced new systems, training programs and documentation for EMCPR.
• Propelled EMCPR technical capabilities, developing PC and server solutions in collaboration with Dell and identifying long-term technology support provider.
• Led usability analysis and functional, browser, and OS testing for key Saltmine projects.
• Delivered Cingular Wireless IT Governance tool testing and closely evaluated T-Mobile manual regression testing programs.
Write Image, Inc. (now Metia Group)QA Analyst
Jan. 2004 - Dec. 2005Provided functional, DB, and performance testing for customized ASP.net and MS SharePoint solutions. Developed use cases and performed demos. Cultivated client, developer, and project manager relationships
• Initiated cutting-edge issue management system allowing clients to record software feature bugs and upgrade requests while tracking internal issues outside of customer view.
• Generated and performed software tests for Fortune 500 clients including Microsoft and Xerox.
• Cut level of missed requirements by incorporating use cases into requirement gathering process.
• Concurrently elevated customer testing levels while maintaining tight budget constraints.
VoltSoftware Test Engineer- Zone.com
Jan. 2003 - Dec. 2004Delivered testing support across Microsoft’s Zone.com as part of sustained engineering team. Validated server service packs through regression testing and contributed to testing site upgrades.
• Served as pivotal member of team testing Microsoft’s Zone.com, performed a wide range of manual, regression, and performance testing.
• Created Zone.com testing programs including ASP.net conversion of the Zone.com homepage, server upgrades from Windows 2000 Server to Windows Server 2003, and platform architecture improvements.
• Instrumental in maximizing Zone.com chat experience, served as primary tester for language filtering system and leading deployment plans, documentation, testing, and project release.
• Strengthened Zone.com security as significant member of team resolving ASP and .net code base script-injection and privilege escalation holes.
VoltXbox Compliance Tester
Jan. 2002 - Dec. 2002Conducted Xbox pre-release compliance testing on games.
• Successfully tested game compliance and utilized Microsoft Tactics as case management tool.
Union Acceptance CorporationBusiness Systems Analyst
Jan. 2001 - Dec. 2002Orchestrated testing programs and led tool-based business requirement development. Served as a key member of the web development and Delphi program teams.
• Established creative problem solving approach for non-technology savvy corporate environment.
• Developed business requirements for Accounts Maintenance and Collection Clerical Support automation application generating 40 hours of labor reduction monthly.
• Identified key application pagination bug dropping records from each document page.
Virtual Financial ServicesQC Analyst
Jan. 2000 - Dec. 2001Provided start-up company product testing support, analyzed and implemented upgrades to client sites. Led testing across ASP web interfaces, databases, and COM objects including manual web interface testing, upgrading databases, and developing test cases.
• Slashed implementation time by 30% by optimizing online banking product code templates.
• Known as vital start-up firm tester, led critical application and project template testing.
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