Andrew Knowles
Austin,TX
Summary
Dedicated Software Automation Engineer bringing 6 years of experience and diligence to handle needs of large and complex products. Equipped with great coding, debugging and project management abilities, he accomplishes project goals consistently with elegant, scalable code. Works great with team members under Agile and Scrum frameworks. Andrew seeks to apply his expertise to a growth-oriented, dynamic position.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
SOFTWARE ENGINEER / SDET
General Motors
Austin, TX
10.2020 - 02.2024
- Delegated to an AFS task force dedicated to enhancing efficiency and productivity within the testing process
- Accelerated existing automation tests by an average of 63.3%
- Improved product quality and advanced AFS standards
- Promoted to Test Lead where I oversaw a team of engineers to increase test quality and reduce friction within the team process
- Elevated project quality and success for web app automation and API automation
- Created a standards document for proper test case workflow that continues to be used by the organization's engineers as the standard
- Increased the reliability of project success by personally implementing and teaching new standardized testing protocols across different teams.
SOFTWARE ENGINEER/APPRENTICE
Cerner
Kansas City, MO
02.2018 - 02.2020
- Mastered debugging complex applications
- Boosted efficiency by a large margin through the creation of a backend dev tool for streamlined debugging
- Gained proficiency in full-stack software development
- Adept at leveraging diverse development tools and methodologies
- Trained in agile methodology to enhance project success.
Education
BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE -
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO12.2019
ASSOCIATES OF ARTS IN GENERAL STUDIES -
Johnson County Community College
05.2012
Skills
- Fluent in Java, Python, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, SQL, Linux
- Technical Requirements
- Testing and Debugging
- Fluent in C, C, C#
- Test Planning
- Requirements Development
- Performance Improvements
- Selenium
- REST Assured
- Jenkins Build
- Regression Testing
- API & Web App Test Automation
- Leadership
- Customer Service & Sales
- Communication
- Team Building & Motivation
- CPR Certified
- Frameworks: MySQL, SQL Server, JIRA, Ready/SOAP UI, Oracle, Android Studio, React, NET, TensorFlow, Bootstrap, Maven, TestNG
References
- AKSHAT SHARMA, MENTOR AT CERNER, (701) 540-1566, akshat.ndsu@gmail.com
- ERIC ARMSTRONG, Team Lead at GM, (303) 547-0739, EricArmstrong64@gmail.com
- JOSHUA WALLIS, Working Professional Associate, (512) 750-0974, joshuawallis@gmail.com
- PHIET DO, Former Teammate at GM, (404)-247-8698, phietdo@gmail.com
Projects
- SENIOR CAPSTONE, 08/2019, 12/2019, US Bank, Place, ST, Led the development of a banking application for U.S. Bank
- PLURALSIGHT API, 01/2019, 02/2020, Co-created and developed an application designed to securely access a manager's direct reports, credentials, and retrieve relevant user information from Pluralsight
- UMKC 2018 HACKATHON, 10/2018, Lead designer and programmer of an application capable of using Google Maps API to connect users based on location to find pickup games of soccer
Affiliations
- Volunteer at Big Brothers Big Sisters organization
- BLIA Member and Volunteer at Fo Guang Shan Temple
Timeline
SOFTWARE ENGINEER / SDET
General Motors
10.2020 - 02.2024
SOFTWARE ENGINEER/APPRENTICE
Cerner
02.2018 - 02.2020
BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE -
University of Missouri - Kansas City
ASSOCIATES OF ARTS IN GENERAL STUDIES -
Johnson County Community College