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| Manual black box QA engineer w/ tech writing exp., UC Berkeley grad |
| Books & Magazines : Books |
| 03/15/06 |
Hello,
I am a Marin-based Software Quality Assurance Engineer with 10+ years of manual black box testing at such companies as Macromedia and Broderbund. My experience includes testing applications, multimedia, and websites. I am familiar with the Software Development Life Cycle and all aspects of manual black box QA including bug writing, test running, regression testing, doc proofing, etc. Being an English major and native speaker, my verbal and writing skills are quite good and I am willing to learn new technologies like automated testing.
I am looking for a mid-level QA and/or Tech Writing position that is in Marin, Petaluma, or the upper East Bay (Oakland, Emeryville, Berkeley, Albany, Richmond, etc.). Although I prefer the above areas, I will consider San Francisco positions that are easily accessible or that provide parking. I am open to contract, permanent, full-time or part-time positions. I wish to work on a team with at least one other and in an environment with open communication among all in the development area. Below is a partial view of my resume. I will gladly furnish the full resume and references upon request. Please contact me at (415) 499-3316 or by email for further information.
Thanks,
Brian Campbell.
OBJECTIVE
Software quality assurance engineer/technical writer utilizing strong communication and investigative abilities.
PROFILE
Over 9 years of progressive experience as a software quality assurance engineer. Strengths include:
·Expertise with manual black box testing.
·8 years experience with the Software Development Life Cycle and all aspects of manual black box QA.
·Superior detail orientation – exceptional ability to find bugs.
·Skilled writer – extensive experience writing bug reports and test cases.
·Skilled proofreader and excellent at editing documentation.
·Self-motivated, personable, and an excellent communicator.
·Flexible team player – capable of working with others or independently.
COMPUTER SKILLS
OPERATING SYSTEMS
UNIX
Windows 3.1, 95, 98, NT, 2000, XP
Macintosh 68k, Power PC, 9.x, OSX
BROWSERS
Netscape, Internet Explorer, Safari
PROGRAMS
MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Eclipse, Bugzilla, Filemaker Pro, Adobe Photoshop, X-Rite ColorShop, Webware ActiveMedia, Broderbund PrintShop
QA SKILLS
test plan writing, test plan running, regression testing, bug documenting, documentation proofreading, documentation editing, technical writing
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
mFoundry, Sausalito, CA
June 2005 to August 2005
Quality Assurance Engineer, Contractor
·Wrote and executed test plans for cell phone applications
·Found, documented, and regressed many bugs.
·Reported bugs in Scarab, a bug-tracking database.
·Developed test strategies with other QA engineers and developers.
·Worked independently and with others on a QA team of two.
Eveo, San Francisco, CA
February 2005 to May 2005
Quality Assurance Engineer, Contractor
·Found, documented, and regressed many bugs in Eveo’s multimedia and web-based medical training programs.
·Reported bugs in Bugzilla.
·Proofread content and suggested edits.
·Developed test strategies with other QA engineers and developers.
·Worked independently and with others on a QA team of two.
MetaTV, Mill Valley, CA
May 2004 to February 2005
Quality Assurance Engineer, Contractor
·Wrote and executed test plans for MetaTV’s advanced digital TV applications and software that runs on digital television set top boxes.
·Found, documented, and regressed many bugs using Bugzilla, the web-based defect tracking software.
·Performed some minor navigation and editing in UNIX to facilitate testing.
·Developed test strategies with other QA engineers and developers.
·Worked independently and with others on a QA team of five.
Webware, Sausalito, CA
August 2001 to January 2004
Quality Assurance Engineer, Contractor
·Wrote and executed test plans for Webware’s flagship product ActiveMedia, a web-based brand resource management tool.
·Found, documented, and regressed many bugs using Bugzilla, the web-based defect tracking software.
·Developed test strategies with other QA engineers, developers, and technical writers.
·Performed some minor navigation and editing in UNIX to facilitate testing.
·Proofread documentation and suggested edits.
·Worked independently and with others on a QA team of four.
Backplane, Emeryville, CA
June 2001 to July 2001
Technical Writer and Quality Assurance Engineer, Contractor
·Wrote a new version of the online help file for the 2.0 version of Backplane, an online billing system.
·Wrote feature descriptions and did some layout work using Microsoft Word.
·Found and reported bugs.
CommerceRoute, Emeryville, CA
December 2000 to April 2001
Quality Assurance Engineer, Contractor
·Wrote extensive Excel-based test plans and ran them to test products that provide a web-based non-coding data exchange solution for files of differing formats.
·Did some minor work with SQL and Oracle databases to facilitate testing.
·Wrote extensive bug reports into the bug tracking system and regressed the bugs when fixed.
·Proofread and edited the documentation.
·Made suggestions on how to improve the QA process.
·Worked independently and with others on a QA team of eight.
ActionAce.com, Richmond, CA
March 2000 to June 2000
Quality Assurance Engineer
·Conducted black box testing of ActionAce.com, a website dedicated to various segments of American and Japanese pop culture including anime, action figures, comic books, etc.
·Manually checked links, layout, and content of the site’s online magazine, community boards, comic book style entertainment and extensive webstore.
·Wrote extensive bug reports and regressed the bugs when fixed.
·Worked in a team environment with other QA engineers, web developers, and web masters.
X-Rite, California Technology Center, San Rafael, CA
August 1997 to February 2000
Quality Assurance Engineer
·Found, reported, and tracked computer software bugs in X-Rite’s color management and monitor calibration software products ColorShop and Monitor Calibrator.
·Tested software interface with X-Rite’s serial spectrophotometers and densitometers (Colortron II, Digital Swatchbook, Monitor Optimizer, and DTP 41).
·Participated in all phases of black box testing including initial research, examination of the MRD/specification, development meetings, pre-alpha testing, test plan running, etc.
·Conducted testing and research on scanners and printers.
·Proofread, edited, and wrote some of the documentation.
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