Build/Release Engineering | Installation Engineering | Test and QA Engineering Automation/Regression Testing | White/Black Box Testing

Large and Small-Scale Commercial Content and e-commerce Website Design

 

PLATFORMS    UNIX, Solaris, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Linux

 

SCRIPTING/PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES    Perl, Shell Scripting (C and Bourne), Java, Java Server Pages (JSP), JavaScript, C, HTML, XML, XSLT

 

DATABASES    Oracle, SQL*Plus, SQL, SQL Server, MYSQL

 

INSTALLATION TOOLS    Install Anywhere, Install Shield

 

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT    Make, CVS, Perforce, Ant

 

WEB/APPLICATION SERVERS    Apache, Netscape Secure Web Server, Tomcat, Dynamo Application Server

 

 


WORK EXPERIENCE

Geac Computers, Inc. – Release Engineering/Installation, Emeryville, CA

Release Engineer – 3/2001 to 6/2003

High points: Took initiative to create an automated reporting system that satisfied diverse reporting needs across multiple groups, rewrote build automation for increased efficiency and manageability

 

  • Maintained and updated automated build process using Perl, CGI, JSP and SQL Server
  • Ensured nightly builds and tracing compile errors when they occurred
  • Designed and Implemented Web-based statistical reporting system using Java, JSP, Apache and Tomcat
  • Administered Perforce and performed branch maintenance
  • Installed Apache and Tomcat
  • Remodeled database schema to incorporate new changes
  • Converted Make system to Ant
  • Created installers for new release, including a Linux version using Install Anywhere, Ant and Java

 

California Department of Health Services – Tuberculosis Control, Berkeley, CA

Contractor – 6/2002 to 8/2002

Project involved deploying the Tuberculosis Indicator and Annual Reports over the Web using a multi-tier architecture. Involved in designing, documenting and implementing the templates for the reporting process. 

High point: Implemented a unique and innovative reporting solution

 

  • Designed 17 Tuberculosis Indicator reports using Crystal Reports 8.5 against XML data sources
  • Designed 67 California Annual reports using Crystal Reports 8.5 against CSV data files
  • These templates involved complexities including layout, graph workarounds, sub-reporting
  • Templates export to PDF

 

Digital Insight Corporation – Electronic Bill Presentment, San Francisco, CA

Build Engineer/Quality Assurance Engineer – 12/1999 to 1/2001

High point: Wrote scripts that compiled, installed and ran basic QA automation tests, with notification of results to managers and QA teams

 

  • Designed and documented build process
  • Automated build creation and installation using Perl/Shell scripts
  • Designed and implemented a CGI-based Website to manage and view results of build process
  • Managed source code using CVS and maintained different versions of source using CVS branches
  • Installation, configuration and maintenance of multiple clustered Dynamo Application and Netscape Web Servers
  • Installed and managed TeamTrack, a third-party enhancement and bug tracking system
  • Worked between QA and Development to assign and resolve bugs
  • Implemented Perl/Shell scripts to cross reference source code changes with resolved bugs in each build
  • Synchronized system data from repository to testing and production databases using SQL, XML, Perl, Java

 

Microsoft Corporation – Handwriting Recognition, Redmond, WA

Assistant Program Manager – 3/1999 to 11/1999

High point: Successfully managed multi-cultural groups and established better business partnerships overseas

 

  • Managed test team for Microsoft's handwriting recognition software
  • Worked with Developers to create automated testing for the Handwriting Team
  • Wrote test cases and managed test case database
  • Created and conducted usability test for handwriting software
  • Wrote specification documents for handwriting software
  • Updated, maintained and contributed to internal group Web page

 

Airborne Express – Field Services Reporting, Seattle, WA

Programmer Analyst – 7/1997 to 3/1999

High point: Delivered entire projects from start to finish, including requirements documentation, development, testing and implementation

 

  • Programmed extensively in Airborne's batch environment using COBOL
  • Enhanced and/or debugged production code
  • Resolved both online and batch production problems
  • Well-versed in mainframe development process and tools

 

 

 


CONTINUING EDUCATION

Internal classes at Microsoft Corporation: C++ Programming and Win Programming in C, 5/1999

Currently studying ASP.net, 11/2003 – present

 

DEGREES and CERTIFICATES

University of Washington, Certificate in C Programming, 1999

University of Colorado, BA Political Science/French, 1992

 

 

References and samples upon request