Resume of Quality Assurance Engineer

Title
Quality Assurance Engineer

Primary Skills
Interactive TV, PVR, DVR, Java, JVM, VBA, Access, MS SQL, Excel, testing, statistical, scripting, debugging, DTV systems

Location
US-CA-Sunnyvale

Posted
Jul-11-07


HIGHLIGHTS
• Experience in leading teams and coordinating projects across departments
• Solid background in quality assurance and software testing of client/server software
• Strong analytical and statistical background
• Experience in programming in Visual Basic and Java
• Experience in database design and programming


EXPERIENCE

Coursework in Mathematics July 2005 - Present

Liberate Technology Feb 2004 -- Feb 2005
QA Specialist, Client Team
• Member of the QA team working on Liberate's client/server software for digital television systems
• Lead the QA efforts on the Personal Video Recording (PVR) project
o Guided a team of three in understanding the PVR system and executing tests cases to determine correctness of the implementation
o Liaised with Engineering to identify, debug, and resolve defects in the software
o Authored the Test Strategy and Test Plan based on SRS and SDD
o Authored the SRS for the PVR test application
• Set up and configured test environments; compiled scripts for automated test harnesses (application and TCK) used to certify the JVM and core system classes
• Helped developers identify and pinpoint defects in software using test utilities and log files
• Validated bugs and tracked test results using test case database system
• Technologies: Java, JVM, PVR , Motorola and Scientific Atlanta DTV systems


Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) Sep 2001 -- Sep 2003
Statistical Analyst, Research & Analysis
• Worked closely with government official on publications evaluating the performance of the educational systems in the U.K.
• Applied data mining techniques to analyze the performance of UK's educational system
• Performed statistical analysis of data gathered from state schools
• Mentored staff and reviewed performance
• Designed and implemented databases using MS Access and MS SQL Server
• Technologies: SPSS, Visual Basic, MS Access, MS SQL Server




Department of Social Services Jul 1996 -- Aug 2000
(vacation work while attending university)
Administrative Assistant
• Performed general administrative work
• Data entry using DataEase and Sonic
• Liaised with clients and Trained new staff

Charity Work
• Volunteered at the Watford hospital; working in the Radiology and A&E departments
• Involved in fundraising events, including annual swims for the British Heart Foundation


EDUCATION
University of London, United Kingdom 1998-2002
Computer Science and Business Studies, Hons. B.Sc.
• System Analysis, Computer Graphics, Multimedia Computing, Graphical User Interface, Database Systems, Digital Logic Design, Intelligent System I, etc.
• Accounting and Finance, Management of Technology, Fundamentals of Strategy, Marketing, Managerial Economics


PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Computer Training
• VBA for MS Access and Excel
• Transact SQL, SQL Server 2000
Administrative and Management courses
• Fundamentals of Management
• Recruitment, interviewing and selection

Certifications
See above


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