Kevin Washington
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Shawn Benham
Lots of folks have, or can develop, skills. However, not everyone knows how to put in the time and effort to build skills so as to get jobs done in a timely fashion and while also getting them done properly. Kevin does, bringing a pleasant, thorough, and relentless drive to get his work across the finish line with quality despite challenges along the way. I also want to point out his flexibility. Software development and clients bring plenty of variables to the table. Kevin demonstrated, multiple times, the ability to pivot gracefully between demanding priorities as needed and, again, to do so in a pleasant and thorough manner.
Shawn Benham
Lots of folks have, or can develop, skills. However, not everyone knows how to put in the time and effort to build skills so as to get jobs done in a timely fashion and while also getting them done properly. Kevin does, bringing a pleasant, thorough, and relentless drive to get his work across the finish line with quality despite challenges along the way. I also want to point out his flexibility. Software development and clients bring plenty of variables to the table. Kevin demonstrated, multiple times, the ability to pivot gracefully between demanding priorities as needed and, again, to do so in a pleasant and thorough manner.
Shawn Benham
Lots of folks have, or can develop, skills. However, not everyone knows how to put in the time and effort to build skills so as to get jobs done in a timely fashion and while also getting them done properly. Kevin does, bringing a pleasant, thorough, and relentless drive to get his work across the finish line with quality despite challenges along the way. I also want to point out his flexibility. Software development and clients bring plenty of variables to the table. Kevin demonstrated, multiple times, the ability to pivot gracefully between demanding priorities as needed and, again, to do so in a pleasant and thorough manner.
Shawn Benham
Lots of folks have, or can develop, skills. However, not everyone knows how to put in the time and effort to build skills so as to get jobs done in a timely fashion and while also getting them done properly. Kevin does, bringing a pleasant, thorough, and relentless drive to get his work across the finish line with quality despite challenges along the way. I also want to point out his flexibility. Software development and clients bring plenty of variables to the table. Kevin demonstrated, multiple times, the ability to pivot gracefully between demanding priorities as needed and, again, to do so in a pleasant and thorough manner.
Experience
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Babylon
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United Kingdom
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Hospitals and Health Care
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400 - 500 Employee
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Staff Software Engineer
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Dec 2021 - Present
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Apple
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United States
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Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Software Development Engineer - Quality
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Aug 2020 - Dec 2021
• Designed and developed features and requirements to support end-to-end automation of backend APIs. • Implemented tightly coupled, abstract framework model to enforce baseline level of test coverage for all new automation scripts injected into automation test suite. • Created automated test scripts covering acceptance, error, and edge cases to ensure quality for payment APIs. • Integrated reporting tool into automation framework to support continuous test and push test execution results to online web portal to provide real time build status and readiness. • Certified quality of release for multiple build versions of services within microservice architecture to ensure code stability before release to production environments. Show less
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IBM
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Product Test Lead for IMS API Squad
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2018 - May 2020
Supervised planning and generation of test strategies and test plans for IBM z/OS Connect Enterprise Edition, mid-tier server product encapsulating calling z/OS target applications using REST calls. -> Improved relationship with customer by presenting planned test scenarios, partnering to incorporate customer’s unique product usage into product test suite. -> Oversaw execution of automated scenarios to satisfy GUI and product runtime testing. -> Utilized agile methodologies and standards for testing including identifying testing resources as well as scheduled and planned testing activities. -> Collaborated across multiple times zones with highly distributed, multi-cultural development team. -> Determined product readiness for beta and GA releases. Implemented security support in IBM z/OS Connect EE by constructing test matrices, automation, peer test coverage review, and code reviews to satisfy strategic requirements for large U.S. automobile insurer. Led and managed development, security, and service for IMS SOAP Gateway. -> Spearheaded service for 1 of world’s largest agricultural automation providers and point person for client related interactions. -> Oversaw product fixes, defect recreates, and provided product support. -> Headed development and automation of globalization testing. Show less
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IBM
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Offering Management
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2016 - 2017
Devised proof of concept artificial intelligence program with cognitive capabilities to replace human service associate -> Incorporated various IBM Watson services to facilitate voice communication, conversation, and allow AI to be trained on IMS and how to answer questions about it -> Allowed users to provision any zOS system and performed administrative actions -> Presented and live demoed at IBM World of Watson, Las Vegas, NV Drove customer adoption of IMS products as member of Offering Management team: -> Performed deep dive evaluation of customer environments to optimize product investment -> Orchestrated on-site technical discussion with team members to deliver assessment results and make specific product recommendations -> Developed ‘Adoption Kits’ to provided code samples, video tutorials, in-depth articles, and benefits of adopting product enhancements -> Delivered product presentations, demonstrations, and advised on optimal product configuration via customer on-site visits Show less
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IBM
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Test Lead for IMS On Demand (IOD) Suite of Products
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2008 - 2015
Supervised automation for all products in the IMS On Demand portfolio. -> Developed frameworks on top of platforms (Rational Functional Tester, SWTBot, custom IMSTerminalAPI) to facilitate automated testing of products within IOD suite of products. -> Directed review of test cases to ensure proper coding practices and test verification were followed. Led test committee for organization to craft test processes and standards, test education, creation of test plans to be used as templates, and addition of new test strategies to be consumed by testers. Gave deep dive presentations and demos of products at various user-groups and other customer engagements. Administered review of test plans and matrices created for new products and line items to confirm proper test coverage. Show less
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Education
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Grambling State University
Bachelor of Computer Science, Computer Science
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