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With over sixteen years of experience, the bulk of which in Quality Assurance, my experience and expertise covers Software QA White/Grey/Blackbox for frontend and mid-tier, and across popular operating systems: Mac, Linux, Windows, iOS, and Android platforms. This includes but is not limited to: Software Test Automation, Authoring / Updating Scripts, Libraries, Frameworks. Automation Expertise using Ruby...

With over sixteen years of experience, the bulk of which in Quality Assurance, my experience and expertise covers Software QA White/Grey/Blackbox for frontend and mid-tier, and across popular operating systems: Mac, Linux, Windows, iOS, and Android platforms. This includes but is not limited to: Software Test Automation, Authoring / Updating Scripts, Libraries, Frameworks. Automation Expertise using Ruby with MiniTest, Server-side JavaScript with TestComplete and Selenium Webdriver using Node.js, along with XML and JSON focused on application and web based testing. Lead SQA on Agile Projects, Mentoring junior level Testers and Peers, and authoring Release Management Policies and Procedures. Quality Analysis for Guest Facing Products. Quality Assurance Liaison to 3rd Party Partners. Defect Management / Reporting.Senior Software Engineer, QA @ Assist leading team responsible for YP RESTful API and supporting multiple internal/external facing apps White/Gray Box testing, code/unit test reviews, performance, integration and regression tests Author Automated tests and expand existing framework written with Ruby using MiniTest Suite Support backend & frontend teams, and other internal/external partners Author updates to internal tools, apps, automation Report bugs, track defects, manage issues, and provide metrics from performance/load testing and external tracking apps Continued collaborative relationships with direct and associated developers, product owners, and qa teams Assist with hiring; interviewing, vetting, and selecting potential candidates From May 2014 to Present (1 year 6 months) Glendale, CASr. QA Engineer @ Primary QA Engineer responsible for the Disney.com redesign that launched October 1, 2012 Lead and collaborate the Dev/QA/Prod Release Management Policies and Procedures for the team handling Disney.com and related sites, Star Wars, and more Gray/Black Box testing in an Agile environment for Front and Back End systems and other essential services Support of multiple continuous projects concurrently Review business & technical requirements to prepare test plans and test cases Identify applications & guest facing web site risks and more important aspects, set priorities and determine scope and limitations of testing Report bugs, track defects, and manage outstanding release issues, while providing metrics to project team Author and execute Automated tests using JavaScript with TestComplete and Selenium Strong collaborative relationships with development / product management teams and other stakeholders Document of, and mentor and train team members to support the current platform supporting Disney.com and related site and more From March 2012 to May 2014 (2 years 3 months) Glendale, CAAutomation QA Engineer @ QA Lead for HTML5 & Flash Video Player and Management project Gray/Black Box testing in an Agile environment Review business & technical requirements each sprint to prepare test plans and test cases Identify applications & guest facing web site risks and more important aspects, set priorities and determine scope and limitations of testing Report bugs, track defects, and manage outstanding release issues, while providing metrics to project team Author and execute Automated tests using TestComplete Strong collaborative relationships with development / product management teams and other stakeholders QA liaison with outside partners for assigned projects Validate outside partners software hot-fixes, updates, and releases From August 2011 to March 2012 (8 months) North Hollywood, CAQA Engineer II @ Client & Server Application and Web based testing for Securities Trading, Financial Tracking, Reporting, Auditing, Order & Execution Routing, etc. Code / Run Automated Test Scripts, Library, Framework with JavaScript, JSON, & XML Black & Gray Box Testing Develop, Manage, and Perform Manual Test Scripts, including Procedures and other Documentation Manage Performance / Load Testing for an array of Client & Server Applications Write / Manage Defects, along with Defect Regression Tests Manage all Incoming FIX Session Testing that uses FIX Protocol 4.0 & 4.2 Code / Run Automated Scripts & Manual Tests with VeriFIX -- Client Trade Testing Software w/FIX Protocol Operate within a Semi-Agile Process with Developer and Product groups Complete the Life Cycle by Managing all Completed Software pieces for follow up User Acceptance Testing Work with Outside Clients that assist with Beta or other Proprietary Component Testing Technical Liaison for FIX Certification Program for Client & Vendors Completed In-House Training of JavaScript in February 2010 Completed Intro to C++ Course in December of 2009 Completed Official NYFIX Training in August of 2008 From February 2006 to June 2011 (5 years 5 months) Burbank, CALead Test Engineer @ VMC @ Hewlett-Packard - Vancouver, WA Co-Managed Team of Six Testers for VMC at Hewlett-Packards WHQL Printer Group Developed Test Procedures to Improve and Assist the WHQL/QA Process Promoted Team-Based Solutions and Activities to Assist with Productivity in the Workplace Managed Tasks amongst the Team to reach or exceed Deadlines Develop, Manage, and Perform Manual Test Scripts for HP Printers & Drivers Black Box Testing Testing was Performed on Microsoft Based Platforms to meet the Windows Hardware Quality Logo standards From March 2001 to February 2004 (3 years) Vancouver, WAHelp Desk / Network Administration @ Tier 1 & 2 Desktop & Server Support Managed/Supported 200+ Microsoft 9x & NT Person User-Group Managed Network Connections; Wired/Wireless, Troubleshooting Managed Roll-Out of System Upgrades for 200+ Users From December 1999 to March 2001 (1 year 4 months) Portland, OR - Metro AreaQuality Assurance Engineer @ Co-Authored/Developed Written Test Scripts for Microsoft-Based OS Package (DOS, Win 3.1x, 9x, NT) for McAfee VirusScan 98 Software Extensive Knowledge of Operating Systems, Internet Browsers, Documentation & Office Type Software, and Vendor PCs Manage and Implement Hot-Fixes, Scheduled Updates, and Maintenance Packages, along with Service Packs and other Software Patches Configure and Maintain Hardware and Software for a Variety of Test Options Black Box Testing From January 1999 to December 1999 (1 year) Beaverton, ORTechnical Support Engineer @ Stream International / Microsoft Support Promoted to Web Response Technical Support Group for Microsoft Windows 95 Supported Additional Add-on Software (plus, IE, web downloads, etc) Consistently Received High Marks from Surveyed Clients for Customer Service and Technical Knowledge Provided Technical Phone Support Group for Microsoft Windows 95 Obtained Microsoft Certified Professional certification for Windows 95 Completed Windows95 World Wide Training, OSR2, Plus, Explorer 3.x, and Internet Explorer 4.0, and more From May 1997 to January 1999 (1 year 9 months) Beaverton, ORLos Angeles Valley College From 2009 to 2009 Portland State University From 2004 to 2005 Joel Esterline is skilled in: Agile Methodologies, Test Automation, Software Quality..., Quality Assurance, XML, JavaScript, SDLC, Test Planning, Integration, User Acceptance Testing, Performance Testing, Scrum, Testing, Defect Tracking, JIRA, Release Management, Git, Windows, Mac OS, Android, iOS, JSON, RubyMine, TestComplete, Selenium, Ruby, Python, JavaScript Libraries, Ruby on Rails, HTML, CSS, APIs, REST, C++, Linux, Bash, SQL