Jose Luis Chavez, QA Engineer Resume, Vancouver BC.

Jose Luis Chavez Professional Objective

Apply and grow my application management skills, quality assurance knowledge, extensive software experience and leadership capacity in a forward-looking, dynamic and inclusive environment.

Skills

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Career Achievements

Selenium JMeter Screener.io QTP HP Quality Center Windows/Linux/Mac Mobile Testing Responsive Design Testing JBoss JIRA / Confluence Version Control Defect Tracking Systems Virtual Environments

Blast Radius

Organizational

Personal

 Application Implementation  Requirement gathering  Test planning / Management o Manual o Automated o Integration o User Acceptance o Performance o Load o Accessibility  Project Management  Technical writing  Translations

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Languages

Critical Thinking Creative Problem Solving Solution Oriented Performs under pressure Detailed Analytical Team Player Responsible Accountable Quick Learner

Vancouver, Canada

Quality Assurance Consultant (Contract)

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HTML

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SQL

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XML

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CSS

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Java

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Javascript

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JQuery

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blastradius.com Oct 2015 – Feb 2016

Significant Achievements: 

Plan, implement and maintain the automated testing framework for desktop and mobile testing.

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QA and testing consulting services for a range of projects within the portfolio of Blast Radius customers, including retail, provincial Governments and Government agencies focusing on mobile web testing. Take ownership of the QA process from planning, documentation, execution, defect monitoring.

Gold Medal Systems

Toronto, Canada

goldmedalsystems.com

Games Management Systems Consultant (Business Analyst)

Feb – Sep 2015

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Business process consulting in Games Management Systems, process training, technical support and project management services for the Toronto 2015 PanAm/ParapanAm Games. Coordination on the provision, user acceptance testing and integration of new modules and deliveries for the Games Management Systems suites. Working closely with end users to train, resolve questions and support applications. The Games Management suite encompasses the major applications used to successfully stage major sporting events from volunteer recruitment, selection, assignation and training to accreditation of all levels of participants (Games Family, workforce, contractors, and volunteers) including arrivals, departures, accommodations, medical encounters, access control, etc.

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Coordinated and ensured timely provision of the applications and new phase deliveries. Ensured applications were in accordance to specifications by executing initial testing and collaborating with stakeholders to gather User Acceptance Investigate, isolate and reported all encountered defects and monitored their satisfactory resolution Identified and offered alternatives to risks that would impact any delivery the schedule or quality. Took corrective action as necessary to ensure project success. Provided technical support to all applications and offered solutions to eliminate business process gaps Assisted the Technology group with the testing and configuration of all printers for the production of accreditation passes Worked closely with other Technology providers to test and ensure the timely flow of information of athlete’s data and event to all dependent systems for web publication, distribution and results.

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Jose Luis Chavez Coastal Contacts, Inc.

Vancouver, Canada

Software QA Manager

clearly.ca Aug 2011 – Feb 2015

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Coupled a Quality Assurance framework with the Agile development cycle based on best practices. Increased the QA team from three to ten multi-location members to enhance the capacity of the development teams. Implemented an automated testing framework for the web storefronts based on Selenium and Java Implemented a performance testing framework based on JMeter to secure the company’s infrastructure compliance to PCI standards maintaining acceptable levels of response. Defined with main stakeholders the SDLC process, validations and stages modelling them in the project tracking system (JIRA)

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Planned and monitored all testing activities by ten QA Analysts across four geographically disperse teams (Canada, Ukraine and India). Generate and analyze KPI reports measuring the effectiveness of the QA efforts in the SDLC. Coordinated implementation and enhancement of automated and performance testing frameworks. Managed the project tracking system (JIRA) working with stakeholders to define/refine processes and implement them.

Organising Committee Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi, India Games Management Systems Manager (Project Manager)

cwgdelhi2010.org June – October 2010

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Comprehensive management of and responsibility for the integration, testing, configuration, certification and delivery of thirteen specific applications used during the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi. Applications ensured the participation, accreditation, arrival/departure, accommodation, medical encounters and doping control (among others) of more than 6,000 athletes as well as the selection and scheduling of approximately 30,000 volunteers. Coordinated and managed a team of twelve developers, analysts and testers.

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Planned all project management tasks associated with the provision (acquisition or in-house development) of all the systems and applications required for the successful staging of the Games. Identified, collected, analyzed and documented key requirements of each system and relevant users or interested stakeholders. Prepared project schedules and test plans for the implementation of each system. Managed implementation priorities according to overlapping timeframes, budgets and workloads developed in collaboration with multiple internal and external stakeholders. Coordinated integration, user acceptance and liberation of all systems. Managed multiple contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, partners and sponsors. Coordinated with all technology areas the successful implementation and management of the Technology Operations Centre.

Atos Origin Canada

Vancouver, Canada

Core Games Systems Application Manager (Business Analyst)

atos.net April 2008 – March 2010

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Comprehensive management of and responsibility for the testing, integration, configuration and delivery cycles of five core applications (Accreditation, Arrivals and Departures, Security, Common Codes and the Report Generator Modules) used during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympics Winter Games. These applications allowed more than 50,000 accreditation passes to be generated for athletes, Olympic Family, workforce, contractors and volunteers. Produced highly detailed technical descriptions of the managed applications describing the architecture, configuration and implementation.

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Jose Luis Chavez Main Activities:        

Coordinated and ensured timely provision of the applications. Ensured applications were in accordance to specifications by defining and performing delivery acceptance and integration tests based on functional descriptions. Configured and administered applications, updated packages, configuration files, etc., and registered and maintained them in the change and configuration management tool. Reported all defects, arranged and monitored their satisfying correction and oversaw the progress of application development/customization. Collaborated with all stakeholders and involved parties to coordinate new installations Collaborated with user representatives to gather user acceptance. Managed testers group, coordinating priorities and workload. Identified and offered alternatives to risks that would impact any delivery the schedule or quality. Took corrective action as necessary to ensure project success.

Design Maintenance Systems Inc.

Vancouver, Canada

Software Testing Engineer / Jr. Developer

desmaint.com Jun 2002 – April 2008

Significant Achievements: 

Development and execution of test plans and installation programs for several versions of MAINTelligence, the company's flagship product.

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Provide internal technical support for approximately ten sales and professional services team members.

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Created and executed test plans, scenarios, and scripts. Configured and maintained hardware and software in the internal testing lab to execute test plans. Reproduced, reported and tracked bugs. Ran regression tests of fixed bugs. Created the new versions for testing and distribution. Wrote installation programs for the new product versions. Wrote technical documentation and installation guides for every new version. Developed drivers for data import from lab instruments. Assisted sales and professional services with technical specifications, load scopes and implementation strategies.

Orbital Technologies Inc.

Vancouver, Canada

Software Testing Engineer

orbitaltech.com Feb 1999 – Nov 2001

Significant Achievements: 

Development and execution of test plans for several projects with major clients, including Microsoft, Adobe, Real Networks and Simba Technologies.

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Development of multilingual Visual Basic Wizards for Office, help files/documentation and installation programs.

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Created and executed test plans, test suites, and test cases based on product specifications for large and small projects under several technologies, such as web applications, database access, ODBC driver SDK products, and format converters. Configured and maintained hardware and software in the internal test lab to execute test plans. Reproduced, reported and tracked bugs. Ran regression tests of fixed bugs. Controlled the source code and created the deliverables for each milestone. Set the hardware and software requirements for the test lab. Developed applications under VBA in Office.

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Jose Luis Chavez Education and Professional Development

Formal Education

ITESO University 1992 B. Sc. Computer Systems Engineer.

Guadalajara, Mexico

ITESM University Guadalajara, Mexico 1993 Software Engineering Diploma Course (post graduate accreditation in software Engineering) Continuous Education Software Productivity Centre

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Vancouver, B.C.

Software Testing in the Real World.

Multi-Hat Training

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Vancouver, B.C.

XML Fundamentals Administering Microsoft SQL Server

British Columbia Institute of Technology

 Udemy

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References

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2007-2008

Intermediate Java Development

Vancouver, B.C.

Web Development (In Progress)

Available upon request.

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