BENJAMIN APODACA
San Diego,CA
Summary
IT Professional with experience working in Development, and Quality Assurance with an emphasis in Information Technologies. Performing Professionally in the IT field for 6.5 years. Highly Technical expertise in Software validation and quality. Lead - Ability to direct teams effectively to deliver software projects on time and on budget. Enrolled at the University of Phoenix Arizona, with an emphasis in Information Technologies/Business Management. Creation/Analysis and elaboration of test cases/plans to follow the FDA-regulated QMS process. Execution of functional test cases and tooling. Configured applications and devices, and trained in Quality Assurance, Highly organized and independent, great soft skill set with attention to detail. Offshore team management to meet quality standards.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Software Quality Engineer Enterprise Systems
Becton Dickinson
09.2019 - Current
- Miscellaneous projects
- 2023 Oversee the Final stages of a large Image/hardware releases to the field and customer sites, working with offshore teams to meet deadlines
- 2022 NPD hardware/software automation to see the POC out to DVT/EMC testing
- 2021 Ran Automation suites, and gathered the metrics on POC NPD software products and hardware to present the best solution to the business
- Met ongoing quarterly software solution deliverables
- 2020 Experienced in quarterly Image releases to meet field requirements, trained offshore teams to support ongoing release tasks
- Sept2019 HTA Release for ES dispensing products
- AIO 5 release for ES products
- ES 161 sustaining quarterly releases for ES Medstation, PAS ES, ES Server (clean install, upgrades through ARIA), verify all features/versions, full system health checks
- ARIA agent profile testing for ES products
- ARIA dashboard testing for ES product upgrades
- Remote Software Services (RSS) releases ES platform products latest 4.10
- Component manager test engineer
- ES 161 hotfix for PAS ES, Medstation ES
- ES 1521 hotfix for PAS ES
- FIPS compliant release for the VA
- Physical device software engineer for Medstation ES, PAS ES, GCSM (AIO 2,3,4,5)
- Vcommander VM deployment and maintenance
- Vsphere engineer
- Ongoing process collaboration between cross functional/offshore teams to improve release processes to ensure we meet deadlines with high-quality ES Software
- Pyxis Imaging Tool release for ES dispensing systems
- Extended Support Utility License testing and release (ESU)
- Main point of contact for Third Party Software Updates, monthly release process, manage creation and maintenance of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
- Main point of contact for all international shipments, well versed with the Global Trade process and contacts
Software Quality Engineer
Becton Dickinson
09.2019 - 03.2023
Software Quality Engineer
Nearshore Technology
06.2017 - 09.2019
Jr. Software Developer
VitalAssets
01.2006 - 01.2007
- Oracle Database Development
- Studied PL/SQL to learn the functions of the language and how it relates to database development
- Used this language to build databases
- Used PL/SQL to pull data from selected sources for extract and reporting.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
University of Phoenix Arizona
Phoenix, AZ08.2025
Some College (No Degree) - General Education
Palomar College
Escondido, CASkills
- Windows Server/Client, Windows XPE, Windows 61, Windows 7 (embedded), Windows 8, Windows 10,
- Windows Server (2003,2008, R2, 2019), Linux script
- Oracle - SQL, PL/SQL
- Jira, Azure, Confluence
- Excel, Office, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, OneNote
- SAP document control, Microsoft test manager
- Critical Thinker
- High-Volume Environments
- System Integration Testing
- Software Quality Assurance Knowledge
- Reading Comprehension
- Maintaining Quality Assurance Standards
- Configuration Management
- Agile and Scrum Environments
- Technical Reporting
- Risk Management
- Troubleshooting and Resolution
- Test Plan Optimization
- Defect Resolution
- Functional and Business Requirements
- Passionate About Quality
- Team Member Development
- Product Design Review
- QMS
- QA
Hobbies
- Reading with my kids
- Camping
- Riding Bicycles
- Riding my Harley Davidson
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
Software Quality Engineer Enterprise Systems
Becton Dickinson
09.2019 - Current
Software Quality Engineer
Becton Dickinson
09.2019 - 03.2023
Software Quality Engineer
Nearshore Technology
06.2017 - 09.2019
Jr. Software Developer
VitalAssets
01.2006 - 01.2007
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
University of Phoenix Arizona
Some College (No Degree) - General Education
Palomar College
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