Experience

Solvd, Inc.

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Software Quality Engineering Director

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  Consulting Services with high visibility clients includes: Building Software Quality processes and Bug life cycle JIRA Dashboards to measure introduction rate and team velocity Sprint planning and backlog management Sprint and Release management Definition of Acceptance and Exit criteria On-boarding process and talent acquisition process Automation framework and execution Testing strategy withing Sprint and releases Individual performance monitoring and KPIs Consulting Services with high visibility clients includes: Building Software Quality processes and Bug life cycle JIRA Dashboards to measure introduction rate and team velocity Sprint planning and backlog management Sprint and Release management Definition of Acceptance and Exit criteria On-boarding process and talent acquisition process Automation framework and execution Testing strategy withing Sprint and releases Individual performance monitoring and KPIs



EdCast by Cornerstone

• United States
• Software Development
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Director Software Quality Assurance

  • Apr 2018 - Dec 2020

  Implemented company’s SDLC, collaboratively with VP of Engineering Hired, managed and mentored local and offshore QA Engineers for Web and Mobile platforms Managed releases and drove sprint plannings Created and managed testing strategy for integration platforms Implemented production incident report template Measured and reported bug introduction rate Measured Sprint capacity using jelly bean system Helped increase Sprint velocity and reduce time spent on regression by 50% Involved in regression suite maintenance and clean up Designed automation frameworks and implemented tools Managed delivery matrix and progress Responsible for creating and maintaining Jira dash-boards Configured Jira workflows for different projects and integrated with TestRail Responsible for review feature related UAT acceptance criteria use-cases Show less



Athos

• United States
• Health, Wellness & Fitness
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Software Quality Manager

  • Sep 2015 - Oct 2017

  Implemented testing process for a fitness wearable product Created test Protocols and tested BT features based on Technical Design Managed and personally tested releases for Firmware, Platform and Mobile teams Participated in testing Data Integrity for Machine Learning team Administered Jira workflow and conducted daily triaging process Responsible for triaging bugs and releases Responsible for Automation of 100% core APIs Worked closely with Customer Success and Business Development teams Interacted with external users to measure engagement and usability Hired and mentored team members including part of interview process across teams Responsible for Quality KPIs and Bug Introduction rate Show less



PayPal

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager of Software Quality Engineering

  • Feb 2012 - Apr 2015

  Led quality for Carrier Payments and Payment Wall products Built and mentored Software Quality team Participated in testing Sprint related items Implemented testing processes and documentation Responsible for 90% of regression automated in the first eight months Participated in business and technical documentation review Designed and created tools for better coverage and easier testing Managed annual budget and did resource planning Performed annual calibration and bi-annual performance reviews Introduced and integrated “Device Anywhere” for testing on mobile devices Was nominated as member of talent acquisition specialist and participated in cross-functional interviews at PayPal for over two years Show less



Proteus Digital Health, Inc

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Software Quality Engineering Lead

  • Nov 2010 - Feb 2012

  First SQA engineer to kick-off company’s SQA efforts including building the team Responsible for FDA regulated V&V protocols execution. Working with Product, development and user experience teams to deliver high quality product Responsible for all lever of testing: firmware, compatibility with hardware, mobile application installation, functionality and integration with web applications Leading SQA effort on planning, scoping and bug triaging with external development team Working closely with Clinical team to convert Incidents Reports from field in to Software Bug Testing mobile devices such as: Android, BlackBerry, iPad and iPhone Implemented bug entry guidelines for regulated and non regulated areas of the product Show less



SendMe, Inc.

• United States
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr. Software Quality Assurance Engineer/Lead

  • Nov 2005 - Sep 2010

  First SQA engineer to kick-off company's SQA efforts Responsible for hiring Sr.QA engineers and building the SQA team Playing key role in business and functional specifications creation on all levels Effectively performing Integration testing between Web App, WAP and External Clients using internal API test tool and XML Responsible for testing Message Processor, offline Jobs and Gateways using Quartz, MO and Billing simulators Performing test for Marketing and Business teams using reporting tools eSearch and Omniture Leading QA process for Sprint and Marathon releases Interacting with Compliance team to execute Certification test with every new product/shortcode Testing mobile devices such as: Android, BlackBerry and iPhone Implemented Internship, training and managing team of interns Show less



Hotwire.com

• Software Quality Assurance Engineer

  • Jun 2002 - Oct 2005

  Responsible for regression of CAR vertical on hotwire website and full QA Cycle for all projects Supported major project of Air and Hotel verticals, shopping cart, Credit Cards and Encryption Developed detailed Test Plans and Test Cases according to technical specifications Analyzed server error logs, to identify software Back-End errors using VI Editor Wrote and Executing SQL Queries for testing purposes using Oracle DB Conducted Bug Meetings to define and analyze issues Maintained Bug Tracking Database Show less



World Savings

• Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Software Quality Assurance Engineer, consultant

  • Nov 2001 - May 2002



IPrint.com

• Software Quality Assurance Lead

  • Nov 1999 - Oct 2001



BigMachines.com

• Software Quality Assurance Lead

  • Jun 1998 - Nov 1999