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Senior Software Test Engineer @ Apple ► Technical Environment: Java, Python, Selenium, Oracle, Git, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery► In charge of building and growing the Quality Engineering team for the Apple Online Store and Apple Payment Gateway► Substantially grew automation coverage in high risk areas► Provide technical guidance and leadership for a team of 8 QE engineers...

Senior Software Test Engineer @ Apple ► Technical Environment: Java, Python, Selenium, Oracle, Git, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery► In charge of building and growing the Quality Engineering team for the Apple Online Store and Apple Payment Gateway► Substantially grew automation coverage in high risk areas► Provide technical guidance and leadership for a team of 8 QE engineers San Francisco Bay AreaSoftware Quality Engineer @ Apple ► Member of the Mobile Payments team responsible for delivering and maintaining the point of sale solution to all Apple retail stores worldwide ► Responsible for leading a group of Quality Engineers with designing and executing test plans► Lead Payment QA for delivering a new mobile payment solution to the following countries: Sweden, Italy, Canada, Germany, Chile, Belgium, UK, Netherlands, Hong Kong► Dedicated to identifying & implementing automation candidates (processes or test cases) From October 2015 to October 2016 (1 year 1 month) San Francisco Bay AreaSoftware Test Engineer @ Achievers ► Technical Environment: PHP, PHPUnit, Selenium, MySQL, GIT► Developed automation tests for the Achievers Recognition Platform (SaaS)► Performed regular regression testing for weekly hotfixes (Mobile & Web)► Participated in bi-weekly Agile meetings to size stories► #1 on the "Top Recognized" leaderboards for 6 out of the 8 months of my tenure (attached below) From February 2015 to September 2015 (8 months) Toronto, Canada AreaQA Engineer @ Reddwerks Corporation ► Technical Environment: OpenSUSE, Eclipse, MySQL 5.6, SVN► Lead and performed quality testing on various supply chain related products (Warehouse Control Systems) and software releases. ► Helped to introduce a new test case management tool – TestRail to transition away from Excel spreadsheets.► Creating test plans and executing test cases for a Java based enterprise application in a Linux environment.► Collaborate with PMs to ensure sufficient test coverage.► Test the overall (mobile, web and MHE) application during all phases of testing: System, Integration, Regression, Load, Stress, User Acceptance► End-user training with Fortune 500 customers. From January 2014 to January 2015 (1 year 1 month) Austin, Texas AreaSoftware Test Associate (Intern) @ BlackBerry ► Issues Verification: Verified if a code defect had actually been fixed ► Bug Bash Coordinator: Took the initiative to start and run weekly “Bug Bashes” within my department with the goal of discovering new defects in a fun and engaging way. Discovered 150+ defects as a team. ► Defect Tracking/Logging: Logged any deviations from a feature’s original specification and ensure all required info to track and fix the bug were provided.► UI/UX Sanity Tester & Coordinator: Coordinated the sanity testing process between several teams when a new process was introduced. Trained myself and others on the new process. Worked with external teams regularly and provided results bi-weekly to an audience of 200+. From May 2012 to September 2012 (5 months) Events Coordinator for Diversity Services @ McMaster Students Union ► Coordinated the after-hours use of an on-campus restaurant for events.► Managed all event reservations, checked for compliance and coordinated the delivery of various needs (sound, catering, etc.) required for an event.► Assisted with promoting all events and diversity on campus. From September 2011 to April 2012 (8 months) Business Analyst (Intern) @ CIBC ► Acted as a liaison between clients and technology staff to document business requirements.► Prepared work orders for clients, checked for completeness, compliance, and sponsored approvals.► Participated in regularly scheduled status review meetings with Project Managers.► Assisted management in day-to-day activities to enhance the departments efficiency and effectiveness.► Contacted internal teams and departments at various levels to gather, clarify, obtain and provide information for analysis on a regular basis.► Analyzed, documented and recommended changes to work process flows. From September 2010 to April 2011 (8 months) Youth Services Officer @ Service Canada ► Administered and promoted services offered by the federal government within the entire Halton-Peel region. Supervised and trained a team of 4 throughout program delivery. Exceeded regional quotas.► Introduced a new tool to track effectiveness of promotion efforts, improve service delivery and identify clients’ primary interests. ► Prepared action plans for hosting a job-fair attended by 3,500 students► Delivered workshops and presentations related to government services in high schools and community centers in front of groups as large as 150► Assisted in the planning, organizing and implementation of promotion activities by doing market research to create awareness of the SCCY. From 2010 to 2011 (1 year) Network Assistant @ McMaster Students Union ► Electronic Communications: Produced and maintained the mailing lists for the McMaster Students Union (MSU). Configured reports for analysis. Assisted in the further development and maintenance of the MSU Intranet. ► Inventory Control: Assisted the Network Administrator with periodic hardware and software audits of MSU departments.► Administrative: Assisted in the research of necessary hardware and software upgrades and made recommendations accordingly. Managed time between immediate problems and other work. Documented past problems and proposed solutions to avoid future problems. From September 2009 to April 2010 (8 months)