Romana Reynolds, Software QA Engineer

Significant project accomplishments at Google

• Google Browser Sync Testing Quality Assurance: End to end testing of Google Browser Sync.
  • Discovered, investigated, reported and tracked defects. Implemented existing test plans.
  • Automated smoke test suite and developer test scripts for Google Browser Sync with AutoIT. Promoted test tools and best practices.
  • Developed extensive test documentation: test plans, test suites and knowledge base wiki pages. Received many positive reviews by team members.
  • Supported the release to Labs, monitored Groups for user feedback.
  • Responsible for Passwords, Performance, Security features.
  • Worked with new team members to communicate technical knowledge.
  
  
• Google Toolbar for Firefox: Black box manual testing
  • Responsible for SafeBrowsing, Search functionality testing (including Search box, Suggest, Current Site, Lucky, Images, Groups, News, Froogle, Local, Custom Buttons)
  • Expanded test suites by adding new test cases covering bugs filed by developers.
  • Updated test cases focusing on feature changes due to bug fixes or enhancements. Fixed spelling errors, clarified confusing steps, and added links to further info.
  • Answered questions on the IRC channel and in person.
  • Contributed to the Firetools Knowledge Base
  
  
• Google Groups: Black box manual testing.
  • Performed manual, configuration, functional tests on new features. Reported bugs to developers.

  Significant non-project accomplishments at Google

  • Participated in user acceptance testing of the new test case repository, Test Scribe. Migrated test cases from Aptest to Test Scribe, reported defects.
  • Migrated bugs from BugsDB to Buganizer.
  • Evaluated TAU2 for Firefox for use by our group, learned to use TAU2, wrote some initial TAU2 test automation.

  Education

  • Currently enrolled in Intro to Python Programming class at Foothill College
  • Visiting Scholar in Computer Science, Spring 1996, Leland Stanford Junior University, Stanford, CA
    • Research assistant to John Mc Carthy, inventor of the LISP computer language. Located & identified original sources for his work on the sustainability of technological progress.
  • B.S., Mathematics and Computer Science, San Jose State University. Minor in English Literature. National Merit Scholar.

  Prior Work Experience

  FriendFinder, Inc.	Software Quality Assurance Engineer	May 2005 - August 2005
  Performed black box manual testing for the leading global online relationship network with over 100 million registered members. Supported a Linux/Apache/MySQL/Perl 24x7 production environment. Worked with project managers to vet new features for the website. Discovered, investigated, reported, tracked defects (with Bugzilla bug tracking system).
  Global Development Consultancy, Sunnyvale, CA	Web Developer, Test Developer, Programmer, Contractor	January 2001 - May 2005
  Completed contract projects in web development, web testing, site design, site promotion, search engine optimization, log analysis, site usability and revenue tracking. Developed Perl data mining tools for the Electronic Journal User Survey of Stanford University Libraries' High Wire Press. Teamed with the Director of Research to produce web log analysis reports for use in research. Developed & tested commercial web sites such as On Sound and Music, a music magazine online Tested HTML forms for Bonpoo's HeavyMail product. Developed proprietary Perl tools for web log analysis and domain name market research. Acquired and managed a portfolio of over 600 domain names. Developed Perl tools for web site management. Mastered Windows-based ActiveState Perl development for deployment in a UNIX/Apache web environment.
  NextPage (Netlens), Cupertino & Palo Alto, CA	Principal Software Quality Engineer	October 1999 - January 2001
  Founding principal engineer of NetLens, a software service infrastructure startup. Advocated software quality throughout a tumultuous period which featured six business plans and four CEOs in a single year. Netlens' product was a self-managing, high-throughput persistence and coordination layer, similar in function to a distributed database, written in Java and running on a networked server cluster. Designed and created test lab network of 10 machines of varying configurations. Installed and initiated Bugzilla. Developed manual test suites. Automated test suites in JUnit. Implemented and maintained the external company web site, developed internal web sites and the internal document system, using Apache, XML/XSLT, Tomcat, Ant, Dreamweaver, Homesite, Photoshop, Javascript, DHTML, etc. Developed demo and test applications for the Netlens Java API product. Reviewed all technical documentation. Provided installation and sales support. Teamed to develop InstallShield installers for the product.
  AlphaBlox, Mountain View, CA	Senior Software Quality Engineer	November 1997 - October 1999
  Developed software test plans, automated test cases and procedures, analyzed test results, reported defects for a suite of Java applets for business intelligence Developed test documentation to exceed IEEE SQA standards Teamed with software engineers to resolve specific bug issues. Teamed with technical support engineers in resolving customer issues. Developed HTML documentation pages for the installer, which were shipped with the product. Reviewed all technical documentation. Provided installation and technical sales support.
  Freelance Java Developer	March 1996 - November 1997
  Developed Java applet that demonstrated features of a Photoshop plugin for a graphics company web site. Developed Stego, a Java applet that demonstrated steganography, a method of hiding information in a GIF image. Published source code.
  Apple Computer, Cupertino, CA	Software Quality Engineer	July 1990 - July 1995
  Developed test suites for Apple's internal IS applications Developed complete test suites for applications on Newton 2.0. Tested handwriting recognition software on the Newton. Developed test automation for Apple's ROM test group.