Sean Connors
Catonsville,MD
Summary
Seasoned leader in Software Quality Assurance with a track record of enhancing productivity and efficiency through task completion. Specialize in process improvement, people engagement, and product delivery, employing critical thinking, problem-solving, and leadership skills to drive outcomes across multiple operations. Excel in communication and teamwork, ensuring successful collaboration with stakeholders to achieve organizational goals.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Quality Assurance
Flywheel Digital
Baltimore, MD
04.2023 - Current
- Responsible for enhancing testing strategy (manual, automation, and performance) in various areas of the application
- Manage a team of 30 QA professionals, both off-shore and full-time
- Act as a scrum master for our engineering team, participating in stand ups, sprint plannings, backlog grooming, and retrospectives
- Accountable for quality process for 14 month software implementation project
- Served as a team advocate, gathering feedback from members of the larger engineering organization and delivering it directly to the CEO
- Spearheading multiple enterprise initiatives, including security remediation, CI/CD pipeline creation, performance improvements, use & client onboarding
Sr QA Manager
Flywheel Digital
Baltimore, MD
10.2022 - 03.2023
- Led the development of an automation and performance testing team, consisting of frontend, backend, and database testing
- Expanded QA team by recruiting 10 full-time employees.
- Implemented framework to enhance growth of QA team, incorporating changes in job titles, roles & responsibilities, and salary guidelines
- Assisted in identifying proof of concepts for other consulting teams
- Mentored 3 individuals
Education
Bachelor of Arts - English Literature
University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD05-2011
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Atlassian Tools
- Google Suite
- AWS
- Github
- Database (MySQL, Postgres, Redshift, Snowflake)
Certification
- Amazon Web Services Cloud Practitioner
- ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
Timeline
Director of Quality Assurance
Flywheel Digital
04.2023 - Current
Sr QA Manager
Flywheel Digital
10.2022 - 03.2023
Bachelor of Arts - English Literature
University of Maryland - College Park
- Amazon Web Services Cloud Practitioner
- ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
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