Experience

Realizeit

• United States
• E-learning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• QA Lead

  • Jun 2011 - Present



Greyhound Racing Victoria

• Australia
• Spectator Sports
• 100 - 200 Employee

• QA Lead

  • Jan 2011 - Apr 2011

  My role was as QA Lead, managing all QA activities for greyhound racing internal portal, developed as a .net application on a windows azure cloud based platform. This project followed an agile methodology approach. I worked within the scrum team providing input on quality assurance approaches. I analysed the backlog, prioritised and estimated user stories with the business analysts and development teams based on testing effort. I developed acceptance criteria based on workshop discussions and user stories. I maintained task management within JIRA, and managed and prioritised defects within JIRA. I managed build deployments through the windows azure platform console, and participated in daily stand ups reporting progress to the team. I managed and maintained a consistent level of automation suites, and performed testing throughout all testing cycles Show less



SMS Management & Technology

• QA Lead

  • 2008 - 2011



NAB

• Australia
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• QA Lead

  • Aug 2009 - Nov 2010

  My role at NAB was as a QA Lead managing all QA activities for their performance management portal , which was developed in sharepoint with .net customisations. This project followed an agile methodology approach. I worked with the project team to establish the quality assurance process and supervised the creation of acceptance scenarios based on user stories. I managed test iteration cycles, participated in workshops and daily stand up's providing updates to the team. I implemented an automation framework to support functional testing, using Visual Studio Test Edition web authoring tool. I also managed the performance testing which was being executed off shore by a third party vendor. Show less



EnergyAustralia

• Australia
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Test Lead

  • Mar 2009 - Aug 2009

  My role while at TRUEnergy was as Test Lead, responsible for testing of their campaign marketing and campaign effectiveness programs through a frontend application. I was responsible for managing the interface and system test phases through to completion. I tracked and reported upon testing activities including test case coverage, test execution, testing results and defect management using HP QC. I created SQL scripts to validate database entries using SQL Server. I prepared a Test Summary report, presenting this to business stakeholders for their approval to proceed to UAT. Show less



Telstra

• Australia
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Automation Test Lead

  • Apr 2008 - Mar 2009

  My role was as Automation Test Lead, responsible for automation of web services for Telstra's back end operations. I initially identified the need for automation within a purely manual test environment, and evaluated potential automation tools. I worked with the development team to implement an automation framework which consisted of QTP, linking HP QC to SOAP UI via a VB script. I managed the automation process. I validated results using SOAP UI assertions against XML responses and developed groovy scripts to validate database parameters. Provided details reports of execution results to the management team Show less



Automsoft

• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Test Engineer

  • Jan 2005 - Mar 2008

  Automsoft is an international software company, developing and delivering a series of database technology solutions to process industries. My role while at Automsoft was as a Senior Tester, testing a solution for one of their pharmaceutical customers. I managed all testing activities including test case creation, test execution (system testing) and test results in IBM Rational Test Manager. I produced progress report summaries, and provided these to the Test Manager. I gained familiarity with manufacturing information systems, updated and maintained an internal Intranet knowledge base in order to share technical skills and trained new members of the testing team. I worked to tight deadlines and addressed changing requirements and schedules. Show less



Datalex

• Ireland
• Software Development
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Software Tester/Test Lead

  • Jun 2000 - Jan 2005

  Datalex is a leading provider of e-business solutions to the global travel industry. My role initially was as Test Analyst and after two and a half years, transitioned into a Test Lead role. I worked on various projects during my time at Datalex, including customers such as Emirates, Aer Lingus, and Malaysia Airlines. All projects I was involved in followed a waterfall methodology approach. As the test lead, i worked alongside test manager in setting objectives for team members . I assisted the test manager with developing test strategy, test plan, efficient resource planning, test schedules and supervising testers. I performed load testing using Radview Webload and produced reports based on the findings. I implemented automation using QARun for regression testing functionality.I gained an excellent knowledge in understanding of test processes and techniques As a test analyst, i developed test scripts and results based on the requirements, maintained these scripts, and kept logs of progress and test results. I executed all test scripts and ensured everything possible was done to carry out testing in the given timeframe, including cycles of regression testing I developed good defect management skills, worked closely with the Engineering department to resolve these defects. Used Bugzilla, Mantis and Test Track Pro as the defect management tools. Show less