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Test Automation Lead @ Onsite lead consultant, providing Ruby/Selenium test automation services for direct marketing leader. A distributed team (Minneapolis & Manila) has been delivering business value on-time. To minimize and simplify the maintenance, the design contains three levels of abstraction. From August 2014 to Present (1 year 5 months) Software QA Lead @ Short-term contract to launch micro-investing app with investing/accounting backend. Drove a business-prioritized risk-based testing strategy to release-readiness. Managed uTest testing service and Beta testers to gauge release-readiness. From March 2014 to June 2014 (4 months) Software QA Lead @ Short-term contract to setup software QA infrastructure: Agile process & bug tracking (Jira), manual regression testing (TestLink), test automation (Selenium/Ruby/RSpec) & user support automation (Jira/ZenDesk integration). From December 2013 to February 2014 (3 months) Software QA Lead/Manager @ Introduced software quality practices/process to marketing/advertising company. Automated testing with Selenium, Sikuli, Ruby, Python, Java & C#. Setup process in Jira with GreenHopper (Agile plugin). Utilized Perfecto Mobile service to test mobile apps. From April 2012 to July 2013 (1 year 4 months) Software QA Manager @ First QA professional in company. Built QA infrastructure, implemented Scrum, drove open-source test automation. Led nine engineering teams to reduce backlog to zero defects in a single sprint. From November 2010 to October 2011 (1 year) Software QA Lead/Manager @ Created QA infrastructure from the ground up. Managed onshore and offshore QA teams to deliver high-quality software in an Agile development environment. Drove Agility throughtout the development process. From October 2008 to October 2010 (2 years 1 month) Software QA Manager @ Managed software QA practice, process and methodologies for three industry product groups. Participated in an established Scrum practice. Attended an immersion in Extreme Programming at CARFAX in MO. From October 2007 to October 2008 (1 year 1 month) Software QA Lead/Manager @ Re-wrote entire suite of tests for hand-held controller software for a Class III implanted medical device to ensure successful audits by FDA. Recruited and managed an onshore and offshore QA team to perform Design Verification Testing. Managed successful test automation of build acceptance test. From March 2005 to March 2007 (2 years 1 month)

BS, Electrical Engineering @ Illinois Institute of TechnologyMBA, Business Management @ National University Jim Marczyk is skilled in: Quality Assurance, Agile Methodologies, Software Quality Assurance, Test Automation, Testing, Test Cases, HTML, SQL, Agile Project Management, XML, Windows, Requirements Analysis, Process Improvement, Bug Tracking, Test Planning