Heather Taylor
Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer (remote) at Asynchrony Labs- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Asynchrony Labs
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer (remote)
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Mar 2019 - Present
• Manual Testing of multiple browsers for web applications. • Writing automation tests using JavaScript with Cypress and Visual Studio Code • Utilizing Swagger docs and Postman for API testing • Accessibility Testing of each story on the Kanban board using a screen reader and keyboard navigation • Regression Testing the application before releases to the production environment • Familiarity with Google Analytics to visualize user front-end interactions • Searching Kafka topics using the Kafka Magic tool • Participate in an Agile software development environment with daily standups, story refinement and internal planning
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Alteryx, Inc.
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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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QA Engineer (remote)
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Mar 2013 - Mar 2019
• Manual Testing the Alteryx desktop and web application written in Python and JavaScript • Currently embedded QA for Predictive Analytics Team and Assisted Modeling Team. • Testing tools that utilize Python for input. • Using Rally software for Defect and User Story tracking. • Participate in an Agile Scrum software development environment with 2 week iterations, daily scrums, story refinement and iteration planning. • Testing REST API using Postman • Utilizing different databases such as MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle and DB2 as inputs for Core Engine Team. • Furthering education by learning Java and SQL.
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Consultant QA Engineer
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Oct 2012 - Mar 2013
• Responsible for testing the software used for processing different levels of images from the satellites. • Regression tested each iteration and software variation going to the production environment. • Participated in Agile software development and testing including daily scrums, story grooming, task assigning and pointing of user stories and defects. • Utilized JIRA and Rally to track defects and User Stories. • Employed Quality Center for test case development and test case execution.
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Safety National
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United States
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Insurance
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700 & Above Employee
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Quality Assurance Analyst II
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Jul 2011 - Oct 2012
• Performed thorough analysis of multi faceted software used by insurance employees to best serve the brokers, clients and agents. • Practiced Agile software development and testing including daily scrums, Kanban Board and release cycles. • Created test plans and the test cases to guarantee conformity with requirements. • Opened Rally user stories and defects according to User specifications. • Timely testing and inspection of defects in an emergency release. • Validated work of other QA testers to ensure the tests have covered all aspects of an issue. • Responsible for Release Notes describing new functionality of the software for each release. • Maintained supporting documentation relating to the different areas of the software and testing procedures. • Utilized Rally software to track defects and user stories.
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Ventraq, Inc.
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United States
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Telecommunications
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1 - 100 Employee
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Quality Assuarance Engineer
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Jul 2009 - Jul 2011
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Starpoint Solutions
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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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Consultant
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Mar 2008 - Jan 2009
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Raytheon
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United States
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Sr. QA/Software Tester
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Oct 2000 - Jan 2008
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Education
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Western Illinois University
Masters, Physics