Adam Boc
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Mark Walker
Adam always approached his role as Mathcad QA Manager with an effective level of detail and organization. His team coordination, data analysis capabilities, and both written and oral communication skills helped drive clear and complete organizational decisions. He was diligent about such QA status reporting, and was also dedicated to understanding published software standards. When an appropriate standard did not exist, he and his team would create guidelines – all with a goal of driving measurement and reporting consistency. When deviations were encountered, across any related products or processes, Adam would ensure they were clearly documented and communicated. Adam’s natural talents in process documentation, fact-driven analysis, and organization would make him a strong addition to any QA team.
Sue Gherbi
Adam is a well-rounded QA manager, with a keen ability to remain focused on the details of the job while staying personable at the same time. He takes the time to distribute responsibilities and manage workloads, being driven by product release goals and metrics, rather than by micromanaging the actual QA tasks being performed. More specifically, Adam took the time to develop standards and procedures, and adhere to guidelines in order to methodically mentor more junior team members (especially those that were offshore) - while allowing the more experienced team members to do independently what they do best. Over the course of his time with Mathcad, I witnessed Adam continue to build upon this approach, and ultimately bring a large degree of documentation and standardization to a team that had very little formality before he joined. He is passionate about establishing accessibility and usability that is consistent with generally accepted UI guidelines. He also excels at aggregating disparate data and presenting them in a way that clearly communicates trends for others, including more senior management, to draw appropriate conclusions. Adam maintains his composure and objective outlook on a daily basis, and serves as an excellent communicator between globally distributed team members. He has always demonstrated flexibility in between the pressures of a release schedule and the realities of testing metrics, yet still manages to bring some light humor to the group with his educated and cultural wit. He is extremely organized, well spoken, and doesn't let his emotions interfere with the team responsibilities. Those daily consistencies and unwavering professionalism made it a pleasure to work with Adam.
Mark Walker
Adam always approached his role as Mathcad QA Manager with an effective level of detail and organization. His team coordination, data analysis capabilities, and both written and oral communication skills helped drive clear and complete organizational decisions. He was diligent about such QA status reporting, and was also dedicated to understanding published software standards. When an appropriate standard did not exist, he and his team would create guidelines – all with a goal of driving measurement and reporting consistency. When deviations were encountered, across any related products or processes, Adam would ensure they were clearly documented and communicated. Adam’s natural talents in process documentation, fact-driven analysis, and organization would make him a strong addition to any QA team.
Sue Gherbi
Adam is a well-rounded QA manager, with a keen ability to remain focused on the details of the job while staying personable at the same time. He takes the time to distribute responsibilities and manage workloads, being driven by product release goals and metrics, rather than by micromanaging the actual QA tasks being performed. More specifically, Adam took the time to develop standards and procedures, and adhere to guidelines in order to methodically mentor more junior team members (especially those that were offshore) - while allowing the more experienced team members to do independently what they do best. Over the course of his time with Mathcad, I witnessed Adam continue to build upon this approach, and ultimately bring a large degree of documentation and standardization to a team that had very little formality before he joined. He is passionate about establishing accessibility and usability that is consistent with generally accepted UI guidelines. He also excels at aggregating disparate data and presenting them in a way that clearly communicates trends for others, including more senior management, to draw appropriate conclusions. Adam maintains his composure and objective outlook on a daily basis, and serves as an excellent communicator between globally distributed team members. He has always demonstrated flexibility in between the pressures of a release schedule and the realities of testing metrics, yet still manages to bring some light humor to the group with his educated and cultural wit. He is extremely organized, well spoken, and doesn't let his emotions interfere with the team responsibilities. Those daily consistencies and unwavering professionalism made it a pleasure to work with Adam.
Mark Walker
Adam always approached his role as Mathcad QA Manager with an effective level of detail and organization. His team coordination, data analysis capabilities, and both written and oral communication skills helped drive clear and complete organizational decisions. He was diligent about such QA status reporting, and was also dedicated to understanding published software standards. When an appropriate standard did not exist, he and his team would create guidelines – all with a goal of driving measurement and reporting consistency. When deviations were encountered, across any related products or processes, Adam would ensure they were clearly documented and communicated. Adam’s natural talents in process documentation, fact-driven analysis, and organization would make him a strong addition to any QA team.
Sue Gherbi
Adam is a well-rounded QA manager, with a keen ability to remain focused on the details of the job while staying personable at the same time. He takes the time to distribute responsibilities and manage workloads, being driven by product release goals and metrics, rather than by micromanaging the actual QA tasks being performed. More specifically, Adam took the time to develop standards and procedures, and adhere to guidelines in order to methodically mentor more junior team members (especially those that were offshore) - while allowing the more experienced team members to do independently what they do best. Over the course of his time with Mathcad, I witnessed Adam continue to build upon this approach, and ultimately bring a large degree of documentation and standardization to a team that had very little formality before he joined. He is passionate about establishing accessibility and usability that is consistent with generally accepted UI guidelines. He also excels at aggregating disparate data and presenting them in a way that clearly communicates trends for others, including more senior management, to draw appropriate conclusions. Adam maintains his composure and objective outlook on a daily basis, and serves as an excellent communicator between globally distributed team members. He has always demonstrated flexibility in between the pressures of a release schedule and the realities of testing metrics, yet still manages to bring some light humor to the group with his educated and cultural wit. He is extremely organized, well spoken, and doesn't let his emotions interfere with the team responsibilities. Those daily consistencies and unwavering professionalism made it a pleasure to work with Adam.
Mark Walker
Adam always approached his role as Mathcad QA Manager with an effective level of detail and organization. His team coordination, data analysis capabilities, and both written and oral communication skills helped drive clear and complete organizational decisions. He was diligent about such QA status reporting, and was also dedicated to understanding published software standards. When an appropriate standard did not exist, he and his team would create guidelines – all with a goal of driving measurement and reporting consistency. When deviations were encountered, across any related products or processes, Adam would ensure they were clearly documented and communicated. Adam’s natural talents in process documentation, fact-driven analysis, and organization would make him a strong addition to any QA team.
Sue Gherbi
Adam is a well-rounded QA manager, with a keen ability to remain focused on the details of the job while staying personable at the same time. He takes the time to distribute responsibilities and manage workloads, being driven by product release goals and metrics, rather than by micromanaging the actual QA tasks being performed. More specifically, Adam took the time to develop standards and procedures, and adhere to guidelines in order to methodically mentor more junior team members (especially those that were offshore) - while allowing the more experienced team members to do independently what they do best. Over the course of his time with Mathcad, I witnessed Adam continue to build upon this approach, and ultimately bring a large degree of documentation and standardization to a team that had very little formality before he joined. He is passionate about establishing accessibility and usability that is consistent with generally accepted UI guidelines. He also excels at aggregating disparate data and presenting them in a way that clearly communicates trends for others, including more senior management, to draw appropriate conclusions. Adam maintains his composure and objective outlook on a daily basis, and serves as an excellent communicator between globally distributed team members. He has always demonstrated flexibility in between the pressures of a release schedule and the realities of testing metrics, yet still manages to bring some light humor to the group with his educated and cultural wit. He is extremely organized, well spoken, and doesn't let his emotions interfere with the team responsibilities. Those daily consistencies and unwavering professionalism made it a pleasure to work with Adam.
Experience
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SQA Group
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United States
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Information Technology & Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Software Quality Assurance Engineer
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Apr 2020 - Present
Currently deployed at Harvard University, Division of Continuing Education, Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Working on Opencast video-management project and others, manual and automated testing. Currently deployed at Harvard University, Division of Continuing Education, Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Working on Opencast video-management project and others, manual and automated testing.
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Rock Stage Productions / AfterFab LLC
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United States
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Entertainment Providers
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Self-Employed Event Producer, Musician, Webmaster, Social Media Mgr, Landlord
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Feb 2012 - Present
Formerly full-time software quality assurance engineer/manager/director now doing software part-time. Also engaged part-time as Event Producer, Musician, Webmaster, Social Media Manager, Audio/Video Content Creator, Bookkeeper, and Landlord. Formerly full-time software quality assurance engineer/manager/director now doing software part-time. Also engaged part-time as Event Producer, Musician, Webmaster, Social Media Manager, Audio/Video Content Creator, Bookkeeper, and Landlord.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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United States
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E-Learning Providers
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700 & Above Employee
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Software QA Leader
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May 2015 - Oct 2016
Sole QA responsibility for mathematics-educational-assessment product The Math Inventory. Sole QA responsibility for mathematics-educational-assessment product The Math Inventory.
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Harvard Business Publishing
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United States
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Technology, Information and Media
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400 - 500 Employee
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Software QA Leader
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May 2013 - Feb 2015
Placed by SQA Group. SQA Leader for HBSP's flagship, corporate, web-based, e-learning product and internal admin tool. Java, SQL, Javascript, Alfresco environment. Directed offshore QA resources, manual and automated testing. Agile, Kanban teams. Placed by SQA Group. SQA Leader for HBSP's flagship, corporate, web-based, e-learning product and internal admin tool. Java, SQL, Javascript, Alfresco environment. Directed offshore QA resources, manual and automated testing. Agile, Kanban teams.
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PTC
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Software Quality Manager
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2005 - 2012
Managed quality assurance for Mathcad Business Unit -- led international team of fourteen QA engineers distributed in four countries -- responsible for QA of the Mathcad product line (250,000 users worldwide). http://www.ptc.com/product/mathcad/ Managed quality assurance for Mathcad Business Unit -- led international team of fourteen QA engineers distributed in four countries -- responsible for QA of the Mathcad product line (250,000 users worldwide). http://www.ptc.com/product/mathcad/
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Massachusetts General Hospital
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Director, Software Quality Assurance
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Jan 2002 - Dec 2004
Established and led quality-assurance team for the Department of Molecular Biology at Massachusetts General Hospital. Responsible for multiple web applications including laboratory information management system (LIMS), clinical system, proteomics data system, and two research-grant-project web sites. Established and led quality-assurance team for the Department of Molecular Biology at Massachusetts General Hospital. Responsible for multiple web applications including laboratory information management system (LIMS), clinical system, proteomics data system, and two research-grant-project web sites.
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Vanteon / Turning Point Software
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Newton, MA
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Sr. QA Project Leader
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Apr 1994 - Nov 2001
In this highly disciplined consulting environment, led QA for twenty-five different products of great variety shipped in seven years. Contributed testing to fifteen more. In this highly disciplined consulting environment, led QA for twenty-five different products of great variety shipped in seven years. Contributed testing to fifteen more.
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Contractor
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Apr 1993 - Feb 1994
- Programmer at Public Consulting Group. - Technical Assistant to CFO at Alsys, Inc. - Administrative Assistant at Thomson Financial - Programmer at Public Consulting Group. - Technical Assistant to CFO at Alsys, Inc. - Administrative Assistant at Thomson Financial
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Electronic Data Systems
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Associate Systems Engineer
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Feb 1992 - Apr 1993
COBOL and FOCUS programmer, financial and payroll systems. COBOL and FOCUS programmer, financial and payroll systems.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Systems Analyst
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Oct 1986 - Feb 1992
Systems analysis and software quality assurance, primarily on the Basic Claims System, an IBM mainframe environment. Systems analysis and software quality assurance, primarily on the Basic Claims System, an IBM mainframe environment.
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Demoulas Super Markets, Inc.
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United States
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Retail Groceries
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300 - 400 Employee
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COBOL Programmer
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Jan 1986 - Jul 1986
COBOL Programming on retail-store systems. COBOL Programming on retail-store systems.
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Education
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1979 - 1985
University of Massachusetts at Lowell
BA, History, Mathematics, Computer Science
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