Evan Cohen, CSM's Email Addresses & Phone Numbers

📖 Summary

Manager, QA @ • Manage the Advanced Application Engineering QA team during the design, development, and deployment of Comcast's multi-platform (iOS, Android, and web) entertainment applications used by millions of subscribers across the country. We ship awesome apps. • Define and facilitate the QA process and tools for multiple testing groups including client, API, automation, and performance. • Lead and mentor a highly effective group of testers consisting of FTEs and contractors, both on-site and offshore. • Maintain an evolving device library containing over 75 Android and iOS devices, which is adjusted based on market trends and application data analysis. • Designed and implemented multiple JIRA projects and custom workflows for defect and enhancement tracking across the division. • Provide Tier III support for application and service issues reported by beta testers and customers. • Analyze and report on video quality throughout various network conditions, connection types, and hardware/software versions. From October 2012 to Present (3 years 3 months) Greater Philadelphia AreaSr. Quality Assurance Engineer @ • Coordinated testing for 10 complete product releases, including the first, of LocationPoint Advertising – a location based advertising platform responsible for delivering geographically targeted ads to more than 50 million mobile users globally • QA lead for five manual and automation testers - providing leadership oversight, project allocation, and team collaboration over four different system components • Assisted in publisher on-boarding for multiple apps on various mobile platforms (iOS, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone) integrating with the ad servers for usability, reporting, performance, and security • Contributed in the pioneering and scaling of one of the first Agile Development project teams in NAVTEQ, and helped to incorporate agile into other teams • JIRA Administrator for the Advertising Technology Group, consisting of approximately 60 users spanning more than 10 different agile projects • Led training sessions for over 30 employees globally on the project, components, and processes • Supported the Product Operations, Ad Operations, and Technical Customer Support teams with database querying, custom reporting, and production issue debugging • Utilized HP LoadRunner to load test various system components, analyze threshold capacity, and performance test the rollout of ad silos in various geographical regions • Led testing efforts for an externally exposed self-service advertising portal for small and medium-sized merchants to control the delivery of their own advertising through the system From July 2007 to September 2012 (5 years 3 months) Quality Assurance Engineer @ • Tested multiple releases of an Interconnect Business Optimization (IBO) web-based application, system containing a core product and 5 interdependent components • Worked closely with product management and development teams to ensure test results matched expectations • Performed functional and regression testing on a web-based platform used by high profile global telecommunication carriers to reduce costs and improve efficiency • Provided enhancement patches to professional services and assisted them with sequencing and installation • Created and distributed release notes for client-specific site updates From July 2005 to July 2007 (2 years 1 month) BS, Information Sciences and Technology, Major GPA 3.69/4.00 Cumulative GPA 3.44/4.00 @ Penn State University From 2001 to 2005 Evan Cohen, CSM is skilled in: Agile Methodologies, Test Management, Quality Center, Mobile Testing, JIRA, LoadRunner, QTP, PL/SQL, HTML, XML, Java, Scrum, Mobile Devices, Team Leadership, Rally