Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline
Generic

Brian Storey

Austin,TX

Summary

Quality Assurance expert with over 15 years experience in testing software applications and implementing various onsite technical solutions for customers across North America. Proven experience in choosing, scheduling, and leading a team in testing and other various projects. Expert in collaborating with other departments and customers to make the project successful.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Lead Quality Assurance Engineer

Phunware, Inc.
Austin, Texas
03.2023 - Current
  • QA Lead in the development of various mobile applications (iOS & Android), such as those for the Atlantis Resort, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, and the Gaylord Resorts.
  • Leads team of onsite workers in setting up installations of BLE beacons (Minew, Kontakt) and IoT networks at various businesses, hospitals, and resorts. This includes onsite installations for the Wailea Beach Resort, Gaylord Hotels and Greater Baltimore Medical Center.
  • Performs onsite testing of Phunware's internal wayfinding and mobile engagement solutions. This includes metric testing of location acquisition, accuracy and movement latency, to make sure it meets our minimum SLA requirements. It also involves cross-platform compatibility testing with various iPhone, Samsung, and Google mobile devices.
  • Liaison to customers in training, such as for beacon replacement and monitoring/maintenance of the IOT network. For example, I led in the configuration of stationary access points (Kontakt Portal Lights) to monitor onsite hardware at the Gaylord Hotels.
  • Lead in planning, designing, implementing and testing Phunware's Convention Center solution.
  • Performs live content updates for customers using Phunware's Map Editor and Content Management solutions.

Quality Assurance Engineer

Phunware, Inc.
Austin, Texas
11.2013 - 03.2023
  • Traveled onsite to various customer locations around North America for indoor wayfinding implementation.
  • Phunware's liaison with customers in multiple wayfinding implementations, such as those for Atlantis Resorts, Carnival Cruise Lines, Norfolk Southern, and Virginia Hospital Center.
  • Performed functional, ad-hoc, regression and automated testing on applications for the iOS, Android, Alexa and web platforms.
  • Tested the implementation of Phunware’s various IoT solutions, such as indoor wayfinding, mobile engagement, content management, and analytics.
  • Provided research into various solutions for device inventory, automation and kiosk management. This included creating a registry of all company mobile devices and monitoring their owner status.

Senior QA Project Lead

Bioware (Electronic Arts)
Austin, TX
11.2009 - 06.2013
  • Oversaw the quality assurance testing for development on www.StarWarsTheOldRepublic.com
  • Managed a team of 3-5 onsite QA testers and an outsourcing team of 8-10 testers.
  • Delegated tasks to team members and tracked progress of each feature in weekly patch cycles.
  • Represented QA in several meetings between departments and other divisions of EA.
  • Researched new areas in web development and improved efficiency in the department with new test case structure and automation.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Multimedia

University of North Carolina At Asheville
Asheville, NC
06-2006

Skills

  • New Product Testing for mobile applications (iOS/Android), web sites, kiosks (Android-based), and video games (PC, Mac, XBox)
  • Technical Documentation (hardware maintenance guides for customers and installation guides for training employees)
  • QA Reporting of day-to-day team activities, both onsite and remotely
  • Operations Oversight (Leading teams of up to 10 people both remotely and in-person)
  • Equipment Installation (Kontakt Anchor 2 beacons, Minew i10 indoor beacons, Kontakt Portal Light Access Points)
  • Experience with Automation (AWS Device Farm, Selenium, Ranorex)

Timeline

Lead Quality Assurance Engineer

Phunware, Inc.
03.2023 - Current

Quality Assurance Engineer

Phunware, Inc.
11.2013 - 03.2023

Senior QA Project Lead

Bioware (Electronic Arts)
11.2009 - 06.2013

Bachelor of Arts - Multimedia

University of North Carolina At Asheville
Brian Storey