Christoph Merrick
Poolville,TX
Summary
Experienced Software Development Engineer In Test adept in bringing forth expertise in design, installation, testing and maintenance of software systems. Excited to mentor and direct QA across teams and platforms. Equipped with a diverse and promising skill-set. Proficient in various platforms and languages. Experienced with the latest cutting edge development tools and procedures. Able to effectively self-manage during independent projects, as well as collaborate as part of a productive team. Pursuing B.A. and M.S. in Cyber Security and Information Assurance
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
QA Engineer III
Pizza Hut Connect
03.2022 - Current
- Leading test effort for commerce and platforms integrations getting automated coverage to 80%-90%
- Lead root cause analysis to determine core reason for failures and errors.
- Performed quality inspections and drafted reports to detail non-conforming material issues.
- Wrote and optimized test cases to maximize success of manual and automated software testing with consistent, thorough approaches.
- Resolved technical issues and forecasted troubleshooting complications during software trials.
- Documented testing procedures for developers and future testing use.
- Recommended changes and corrections to developers for optimal software performance and usability.
- Analyzed proposed technical solutions based on customer requirements.
- Collaborated with management, internal and development partners regarding software application design status and project progress.
- Supervised work of developers, qa and analysts, assigned tasks and monitored performance against targets.
Software Development Engineer in Test
Usana Health Sciences
11.2018 - 03.2022
- Build advanced automated test suites to exercise applications using Protractor, Geb, Spock, Selenium.
- Conducted regression testing, analyzed results, and submitted observations to development team.
- Identified and tracked software defects and supported developers in resolving problems by completing additional tests.
- Advised developers on problems with databases, performance and other issues.
- Recommended changes and corrections to developers for optimal software performance and usability.
- Authored and maintained well-organized, efficient and successful manual test cases for entire team.
- Wrote and optimized test cases to maximize success of manual and automated software testing with consistent, thorough approaches.
- Operated under Agile and Scrum frameworks to complete releases and well-organized sprints.
- Completed in-depth usability testing on Android and iOS mobile devices.
Quality Engineer
Dash2Group
04.2017 - 11.2018
- Contracted to Usana Health Sciences
- Build advanced automated test suites to exercise applications using Protractor, Geb, Spock, Selenium.
- Conducted regression testing, analyzed results, and submitted observations to development team.
- Identified and tracked software defects and supported developers in resolving problems by completing additional tests.
- Advised developers on problems with databases, performance and other issues.
- Recommended changes and corrections to developers for optimal software performance and usability.
- Authored and maintained well-organized, efficient and successful manual test cases for entire team.
- Wrote and optimized test cases to maximize success of manual and automated software testing with consistent, thorough approaches.
- Operated under Agile and Scrum frameworks to complete releases and well-organized sprints.
- Completed in-depth usability testing on Android and iOS mobile devices.
Education
Master of Science - Cyber Security And Information Assurance
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT09.2028
Bachelor of Science - Cyber Security
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT09.2027
Software Development -
Bottega University
Lehi, UT04.2017
Diploma - undefined
Moriarty High School
Moriarty, NM05.2013
Skills
- Test Case Management
- Communication
- Automation
- Technical Writing
- Software Troubleshooting
- Manual Testing
- Regression Testing
- Defect tracking
- Test Planning
- System Testing
- Security Testing
- Root Cause Analysis
References
References available upon request
Certification
- CompTIA Security+
Timeline
QA Engineer III
Pizza Hut Connect
03.2022 - Current
Software Development Engineer in Test
Usana Health Sciences
11.2018 - 03.2022
Quality Engineer
Dash2Group
04.2017 - 11.2018
Master of Science - Cyber Security And Information Assurance
Western Governors University
Bachelor of Science - Cyber Security
Western Governors University
Software Development -
Bottega University
Diploma - undefined
Moriarty High School
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