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- 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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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