QA Automaton Lynn Phipps
- 1. 1 Lynn E. Phipps SQA Test Engineer Phone: 303-288-1224 Email: lynn4510@hotmail.com Denver, Colorado 80229 SUMMARY • Senior manual and automated Test Engineer of Web and Desktop applications. • Industry experience includes Healthcare,Banking, Government, Education, Legal and Insurance domains. • Expertise with full SDLC including; Unit, Integration, System, Functional/Regression, Smoke, UI, UAT,API and Performance validation in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies. • Highly proficient in planning, executing, evaluating and reporting test results. • Expertise in using HP,MS, Borland and Selenium tools and frameworks based on business requirements and use case documents. Effective defect tracking and reporting using QC, JIRA, Bugzilla and TFS. • Develop Data/Keyword driven and Hybrid Frameworks. • Creates and runs SQL queries against severalpopular DB's using TOAD and Adminer. • Experience with Load/stress testing with performance testing tools like Jmeter. • Well versed in validating SOAP and REST messages through SoapUI. Skills/Tools QA: Test link, JIRA,Bugzilla, AP Test,QC/ALM,QTP/UFT,MTM/TFS, SilkTest, Selenium Web Driver, Robot and Hybrid Frameworks. Junit, TestNG, ANT and Maven. Programming: C/C++/C#,Java, Eclipse, PHP,Python, SQL, VB6/VBA, .NET/ Visual Studio, XML, HTML5, CSS3, 4Test, VB Script, JavaScript, Bash,Perl, AutoIT. Database: Oracle 10g, SQL Server, MySQL, DB2, ERP SAP,TOAD and Adminer. Repository Suites: SVN,Git. Operating systems: Windows 9x/XP/7/8.1, Win Server 2008/12 /IIS, UNIX/Linux/AIX, Mac OS X. P.O.S.: N.C.R.,Tokheim, Gilbarco, A.O. Smith. Professional Experience 4/2015 – Present SelfEmployed, Denver, Co. MIDI Language Programmer (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) PC Technician/Trainer, Entertainer • Develop PC software interfaces using AutoIT to control MIDI hardware in real time. • Create over 400 professional MIDI/Audio song files. • Repair physical and viral damage, setup networks on Windows PC's and peripherals. • Teach Windows, web browser and MS Office applications operation. • Bandleader/Manager,Guitarist and Vocalist in many live and studio events/projects. • *Additional Training: AutoIT, A+, Cakewalk, Band in A Box, PowerTrax, Audacity. 2/2009 – 4/2015 L. E. Phipps SQA Test Engineer (Freelance) Denver, Co. • When previous employer downsized QA services department I took over client contracts for freelance consulting and performed similar manual/automated testing activities. • Review requirements, write/update test plan, define/write/execute test cases and scripts against various Web and Desktop applications using Borland SilkTest/4Test/C#, Selenium WebDriver/Java/Robot and HP QC/ALM,QTP/UFT/VBScript.
- 2. 2 • Perform Functional, Cross-Browser,Link, Image, Exploratory, Regression, UAT and End to End testing. • Design/run SQL queries using Selenium WD/JDBC against Oracle and SQL Server DB's. Setup/Configure Client PC's and Servers as per testing requirements. • Performance testing using LoadRunner and JMeter,Web Services testing using SoapUI on Windows XP/7/8.1, Windows Server 2008/12 /IIS, Mac OS X and Linux/Apache platforms. Report and track defects using HP QC,Bugzilla, Jira. • *Additional Training: Oracle,SQL Server, MySQL, PHP, Python, PyCharm, Robot, Selenium IDE / Web Driver, VB Script, JavaScript, Bash Script. 4/2002 – 2/2009 MicroExpress Inc. Denver, CO SQA Test Engineer • Review requirements, update test plan, define/write/execute test cases and automation scripts against various Desktop/Web/DBMS applications using Selenium RC, • HP QC/QTP/ and MS Test Manager/Team Foundation Server (TFS). • Design SQL queries to verify Oracle, MySQL and SQL Server data and schema. • Setup/Configure Client PC's and Servers as per testing requirements. Test help files. • Perform Functional, Cross-Browser,Link, Image, Exploratory, Regression, UAT as well as Load/Performance testing using HP Load Runner and Web Services testing using SoapUI, of Desktop and Web applications on Windows XP/7, Windows Server 2003/2008 /IIS, Mac OS X and Linux/Apache platforms. • Report and track defects using HP QC,TFS, Bugzilla, Jira. • *Additional Training: Oracle,SQL Server, MySQL, PHP, Python, SeleniumIDE, VB Script, JavaScript, Bash Script. 5/2001 – 8/2001 IBM Global Services, Boulder, CO SQA Test Engineer (Contract) • Developed test cases from use cases and execute test cases against in-house web based • project, utilizing HTML, JavaScript, Java Bean,JSP, JDBC,DB2, • WebSphere and Lotus Notes/123/WordPro on Win95/98/2000 platforms • Perform functional, cross-browser,remote link, image and performance testing. • Design and run SQL queries to verify DB content. • Proof-read text, verify field population and schema from DB. • Report and track defects using Rational Clear Quest/Clear Case. • *Additional Training: Java,Use Case,JSP, DB2 1/2001 – 5/2001 First Horizon Bank, Englewood,CO SQA Test Engineer (Contract) • Write test plan, develop/execute manual and automated test scripts for Web/DB applications using Rational Visual Test. Verify functional identity of source/target files. • Design and run SQL queries to verify DB content. • Perform cross-browser,remote link, image and performance testing. • Proof-read/verify text and help files. Setup/Configure server,host and target for • testing HTML/JavaScript/Perl/Oracle Web applications on Win9x/NT4/Unix platforms. Report and track defects using Rational Clear Quest. • *Additional Training: JavaScript,Perl. 5/2000 – 1/2001 IBM Global Services, Boulder, CO Test Automation Engineer (Contract) • Refine test plan, develop/execute manual and automated test scripts using Segue Silktest.
- 3. 3 • Perform functional, configuration, concurrency, stress,load and performance testing of Java/C/C++/AIX/DB2 based Kaiser Permanente Healthcare Administration Suite (KPCIS) in a client/server environment on OS/2, Windows 95 and NT4.0 platforms. • Report and track defects using IBM CMVC and Lotus Notes. • *Additional Training: Rational Rose UML object modeling, Use Case Design, Silktest, DB2, C++ and Java. 2/2000 – 5/2000 Radiance Group Inc., Boulder, CO SQA Test Engineer • Refine test plan, write and execute test cases. Perform (blackbox) usability, regression, boundary, error, configuration and port testing of a Java/Java Script/Oracle based Healthcare Administration Suite (TotalMed/TotalCare) In Web environment • on Windows NT/95 platforms. Report and track bugs using Segue QA Radar. • *Additional Training: Use Case Design, HTML, Java Script. 6/1999 – 2/2000 Micro Express Inc., Denver, CO SQA Test Engineer • Review requirements, consult subject matter experts and define test cases. • Write/execute manual and automated test scripts using MSTest (Visual Test) and • Mercury WinRunner. Design and run SQL queries to verify DB content. • Perform (blackbox) functional, acceptance,system,regression and configuration testing • in a client/server environment on Windows 95/NT 4.0 and UNIX platforms. • Report and track bugs using PVCS Tracker. • *Additional Training: UNIX, Linux, MSAccess,Excel,PowerPoint,SQL Server Education Degree:Bachelor of Science in Electrical/Electronic Engineering - University of Devonshire, UK. Degree:Associate of Science in Electronic Engineering – Westwood College, Denver, CO. Certification: Manual Software Testing – Software Testing Institute, Denver, CO. Certification: Mercury/HP WinRunner/QTP – Software Testing Institute, Denver,CO. Instructor: A+ Microcomputer/N+ Networking – ITT Tech, Denver, CO. Additional *Instructs BS level students in A+ and N+ course work at ITT Tech. *Develops software UI panels to manipulate MIDI hardware in real time. *Honored forcustomer collaboration and mentoring newQA teammembers. *Designs MS Excel spreadsheets that amortize and track loans for home buyers. *After 2 otherrepair shops “gave up” on a bad amplifier, I took over and repaired it. *When given a stack of 10 “beyond repair” digital display boards, I repaired 8 of them.