Wade Prue
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Emre Demirors
Wade is probably the best tester I've ever met in my life. I wish we could clone him. His attention to detail and thorough approach to testing catches many issues before they make it out to production systems. Additionally, he writes fantastic documentation and is able to effectively communicate to both developers and other testers.
Evan Lowry
As somewhat of a nuts-n-bolts software guy, I was always dismissive of manual testing -- not seeing the added benefit over automated tests. Wade changed my mind. His attention to detail and level of professionalism ended up completely spoiling our team at NTT. Defect tickets contained end user use cases, application logs, minimal repeatable test case to reproduce and metrics on the severity of the problem. Wade is something of the "daywalker" of quality assurance. He can slip into the mind of the end user and find new and creative ways to break the application, and then transition out to a highly technical mind and preform developer level analysis of what he just broke and why. A constant factor in our team's retrospectives was just how awesome Wade was. Week after week he never ceased to continue to impress. Wade also has a very strong grasp on deployment technology and operations workflow. I would be confident hiring him in such a role. A real treasure. Highly recommended.
Emre Demirors
Wade is probably the best tester I've ever met in my life. I wish we could clone him. His attention to detail and thorough approach to testing catches many issues before they make it out to production systems. Additionally, he writes fantastic documentation and is able to effectively communicate to both developers and other testers.
Evan Lowry
As somewhat of a nuts-n-bolts software guy, I was always dismissive of manual testing -- not seeing the added benefit over automated tests. Wade changed my mind. His attention to detail and level of professionalism ended up completely spoiling our team at NTT. Defect tickets contained end user use cases, application logs, minimal repeatable test case to reproduce and metrics on the severity of the problem. Wade is something of the "daywalker" of quality assurance. He can slip into the mind of the end user and find new and creative ways to break the application, and then transition out to a highly technical mind and preform developer level analysis of what he just broke and why. A constant factor in our team's retrospectives was just how awesome Wade was. Week after week he never ceased to continue to impress. Wade also has a very strong grasp on deployment technology and operations workflow. I would be confident hiring him in such a role. A real treasure. Highly recommended.
Emre Demirors
Wade is probably the best tester I've ever met in my life. I wish we could clone him. His attention to detail and thorough approach to testing catches many issues before they make it out to production systems. Additionally, he writes fantastic documentation and is able to effectively communicate to both developers and other testers.
Evan Lowry
As somewhat of a nuts-n-bolts software guy, I was always dismissive of manual testing -- not seeing the added benefit over automated tests. Wade changed my mind. His attention to detail and level of professionalism ended up completely spoiling our team at NTT. Defect tickets contained end user use cases, application logs, minimal repeatable test case to reproduce and metrics on the severity of the problem. Wade is something of the "daywalker" of quality assurance. He can slip into the mind of the end user and find new and creative ways to break the application, and then transition out to a highly technical mind and preform developer level analysis of what he just broke and why. A constant factor in our team's retrospectives was just how awesome Wade was. Week after week he never ceased to continue to impress. Wade also has a very strong grasp on deployment technology and operations workflow. I would be confident hiring him in such a role. A real treasure. Highly recommended.
Emre Demirors
Wade is probably the best tester I've ever met in my life. I wish we could clone him. His attention to detail and thorough approach to testing catches many issues before they make it out to production systems. Additionally, he writes fantastic documentation and is able to effectively communicate to both developers and other testers.
Evan Lowry
As somewhat of a nuts-n-bolts software guy, I was always dismissive of manual testing -- not seeing the added benefit over automated tests. Wade changed my mind. His attention to detail and level of professionalism ended up completely spoiling our team at NTT. Defect tickets contained end user use cases, application logs, minimal repeatable test case to reproduce and metrics on the severity of the problem. Wade is something of the "daywalker" of quality assurance. He can slip into the mind of the end user and find new and creative ways to break the application, and then transition out to a highly technical mind and preform developer level analysis of what he just broke and why. A constant factor in our team's retrospectives was just how awesome Wade was. Week after week he never ceased to continue to impress. Wade also has a very strong grasp on deployment technology and operations workflow. I would be confident hiring him in such a role. A real treasure. Highly recommended.
Credentials
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ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)
Canadian Software Testing BoardOct, 2015- Nov, 2024 -
Agile Testing
ASPE, a division of Fortis CollegeOct, 2014- Nov, 2024 -
Inbound Certification
HubSpotFeb, 2016- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Kula Partners
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Canada
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director Of Operations
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Nov 2020 - Present
• Project planning, requirements discovery and estimation• Management and oversight of project delivery, ensuring adherence to scope, budget and requirements• Hiring, training and management of development and quality assurance staff
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Quality Assurance Manager
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Jan 2016 - Present
• Development of test suites for use in development and ongoing support of web applications and system integrations• Training developers and SQA staff in testing best practices• Planning project implementations to ensure both adherence to client requirements and testability• Ensuring adherence to modern web accessibility standards such as WCAG 2.1
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What We Make It
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Canada
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Design Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director Of Operations
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Nov 2020 - Present
What We Make It™ is an emergent service design agency working with governments and public sector agencies to reimagine the digital delivery of public services.
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Quality Assurance Manager
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Jun 2017 - Present
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NTT DATA Services
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Quality Assurance Analyst
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Aug 2013 - Jan 2016
• Manual test case and test suite design for web and hardware in the oil and gas sector • Development and presentation of technical and manual testing training material • Authoring technical documentation for both new developers and QA • Working with local and offsite developers via. Scrum Agile methodology to improve software in development as well as the test suites designed for it • Requirements gathering and refinement for new and existing software suites • Test lead duties including progress reporting, test management, technical mentoring
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BlackBerry
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Canada
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Enterprise Support Analyst
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Sep 2011 - Aug 2013
• Supporting large scale IT environments• Creating new and updating existing support documentation• Resolving and consulting on escalated support tickets by reviewing existing development tasks and working with senior support teams• Documenting and reproducing new and emerging issues for escalation or linkage to related development tasks
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Technical Quality Analyst
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Nov 2012 - May 2013
• Using pre-defined quality assurance metrics to ensure technical quality standards are met within support tickets and client interactions• Providing technical coaching feedback to support staff and their leaders• Working with co-workers and managers to update and create support and quality assurance documentation as required
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Enterprise Support Associate
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Feb 2011 - Sep 2011
• Creating and maintaining trouble-tickets• Supporting consumer and enterprise BlackBerry products
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Service Manager
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Aug 2006 - Dec 2010
• Hiring and training of staff for technical support roles• Inventory control; evaluating ongoing needs and placing orders with national suppliers
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Sales and Repair Technician
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Jul 2004 - Aug 2006
• Quoting and designing solutions according to clients’ needs• Research of new product to facilitate ease of sale to clientèle
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Supercity Internet Services
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Halifax, Canada Area
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Customer Service/On Site Support
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Jan 2003 - Apr 2004
• Technical sales, repair and data entry in a retail environment • Technical sales, repair and data entry in a retail environment
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Education
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2002 - 2006
Dalhousie University
Bachelor of Arts, History, Political Science
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