Experience

Kingland

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 200 - 300 Employee

• QC Lead

  • Dec 2022 - Present



AccelaTest, LLC.

• Ankeny, IA

• Founder

  • Feb 2020 - Present

  • Lead User Acceptance Testing sessions to identify and resolve user blockers. • Create requirements for the application. • Generate engaging content to drive organic sign-ups to our SaaS testing platform through on-page SEO. • A/B Testing landing pages to increase user engagement. • Leading a small six-person team to deliver the platform. • Lead User Acceptance Testing sessions to identify and resolve user blockers. • Create requirements for the application. • Generate engaging content to drive organic sign-ups to our SaaS testing platform through on-page SEO. • A/B Testing landing pages to increase user engagement. • Leading a small six-person team to deliver the platform.



Corteva Agriscience

• United States
• Farming
• 700 & Above Employee

• Non-SAP Interface Automation Lead

  • Oct 2020 - Nov 2022

  • Developed Cypress framework to verify new SAP interfaces are processing data accurately from Non-SAP Systems.• Achieved decoupled end-to-end coverage of SAP and Non-SAP Interfaces.• Deployed infrastructure consisting of Azure VMs, Azure SQL, and managed AD Groups through ARM Templates.• The framework reduces 40 hours of manual testing every three months.• Gathered automation requirements from the 17 Non-SAP Applications and 7 SAP Workstreams.• Conducted Scrum activities for our automation team (Story Refinement, Standup, Retro). Show less

• Non-SAP Cross-Product Line Lead

  • Oct 2020 - Nov 2022

  • The focal point for all Non-SAP QA Personnel to interface through. • Effectively manage resources to solve recurring problems and increase efficiency across all Non-SAP applications.• Quickly identify and remedy issues before they impact delivery schedules.• Ensure seamless communication and coordination across all Non-SAP applications.

• Automation Engineer for Field Tools Program

  • Nov 2016 - Oct 2020

  • Developed ReadyAPI framework to perform functional API testing, regression testing, and in-sprint testing.• Leveraged custom Java code to build randomized data selection and data-driven tests.• Trained eight QA team members on the API framework.• Use of the framework increased automation coverage which ultimately reduced manual regression efforts by 39 hours per regression run.• Utilized API framework in-sprint to allow the team to deliver compensation functionality on time. Before implementing in-sprint automation, the compensation functionality was in jeopardy of missing business-critical dates.• Developed a means to execute ReadyAPI scripts in parallel in ADO build pipeline. • Developed SQL Monitoring Framework to identify data and code issues before our users were able to identify them in production. Show less

• ETL Test Engineer

  • Nov 2015 - Nov 2016

  • Developed a flexible framework, in Powershell, to test the movement of data between SQL, DocumentDB, and Sybase databases.• Trained numerous colleagues on ETL testing framework.• Developed count comparison, row comparison, and uniqueness comparison SQL test cases to ensure data moved correctly between systems.• Assisted in the modeling of SeedPro's database.

• Selenium Software Automation Engineer

  • Sep 2015 - Nov 2015

  • Utilized Selenium, Protractor, Jasmine, and EdgeSQL to code reusable page objects.• Coded E2E test cases to ensure adequate coverage.• Completed proof of concept on Soap UI to automate testing of the API layer.

• Quality Assurance Test Lead

  • Jul 2015 - Sep 2015

  • Coordinated and managed testing across three projects.• Ensured adequate test coverage by verifying testing standards were adhered to.• Managed testing on three Scrum teams and one Scrumban team.• Coordinated with Automation Tech Lead to ensure sufficient automated test coverage.• Interviewed multiple QA Analyst candidates.• Assisted in standing up and training four new teams.• Developed testing standards to improve quality through the use of Gherkin scripts, a standard UI checklist, a common bugs checklist, and validation of data via SQL queries.• Transitioned Test Lead position to a Pioneer employee. Show less

• Quality Assurance Production Support Analyst

  • Jun 2014 - Jul 2015

  • Contribute to Scrumban teams 90% Defect Removal Efficiency.• Coordinate and manage software releases to production.• Investigate complicated production bugs.• Ensure identified production bugs are fixed.• Monitor production data for potential issues.• Craft SQL queries to provide ad-hoc reports.• Write SQL statements to fix production data issues.

• Software Test Analyst

  • Mar 2013 - Jun 2014

  • Wrote and executed test cases to ensure stories functioned per acceptance criteria.• Wrote and reviewed Gherkin scripts with Scrum team.• Tested integration points between Global Seed Field Management (GSFM) and SAP.• Tested integration points for the One Dupont project.• Assisted in the training, and mentoring, of four new employees.• Helped drive application performance improvements by up to 100%.• Ensured application consistency by thoroughly testing UI standards.• Frequently demonstrated functionality to business stakeholders during sprint review. Show less



Entongo, LLC.

• Des Moines, Iowa Area

• Cofounder

  • Mar 2016 - Jun 2017

  - Built a team of developers, testers, and a designer. - Created mockups in Balsamiq. - Documented acceptance criteria and designs in Trello. - Led team of 4 developers to create iOS and Android apps for event discovery and messaging. - Developed API in NodeJS with a MongoDB database. - Ensured adequate API performance by creating performance tests in Artillery. - Ensured API code coverage through SoapUI test cases. - Integrated API and apps with Firebase to enable real time conversations, push notifications, and data notifications. - Utilized Microsoft Azure to host API (App Services, Function Apps, Storage Accounts, CDNs, Service Bus, Application Insights, and Redis Cache). - Utilized MongoDB Atlas to host MongoDB. - Ran Google Adwords campaigns achieving a 9.5% clickthrough rate. - Helped set up and run Facebook ads. - Communicated with local businesses to get promotional materials in front of consumers. Show less



Sogeti

• France
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant

  • Mar 2013 - Jan 2016



Kingland

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Lead Quality Control Analyst

  • May 2012 - Mar 2013

  - Point of contact for customers who needed assistance.- Reviewed Test Case Creation tasks to ensure adequate test coverage and processes were followed.- Examined requirement documents to enhance requirement precision.- Collaborated with project leads to assure product releases were delivered on schedule.- Administered defect triage sessions to discuss and document defects.- Trained and mentored four employees on QTP automation.- Integrated and trained six Quality Control Analysts in a new office located in China. Show less

• Assistant Solution Analyst

  • Jun 2011 - May 2012

  - Automated regression and smoke tests to increase team’s efficiency.- Identified and documented bugs to ensure an exceptional software solution was delivered.- Wrote manual test cases ensuring every business requirement was thoroughly covered.- Tested 360 Data Enterprise Hub which is built on top of IBM’s DB2.

• Staff Data Research Analyst - Internship

  • Nov 2010 - Jun 2011

  - Trained new employees. - Re-trained individuals who did not meet quality or throughput requirements. - Conducted meetings with other interns.

• Data Research Analyst II - Internship

  • Jul 2010 - Nov 2010

  - Reviewed other individual's research.- Provided constructive feedback to researchers to improve performance.

• Data Research Analyst I - Internship

  • Jan 2010 - Jun 2010

  - Conducted research on companies located around the globe.



Iowa State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2009 - May 2011

  - Assisted in teaching Microsoft Excel, Access, Word, and PowerPoint to over 900 students. - Liaison between students and professor. - Assisted in teaching Microsoft Excel, Access, Word, and PowerPoint to over 900 students. - Liaison between students and professor.