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Christopher "Scott" Neese

Brentwood,TN

Summary

Quality Assurance Analyst / Computer Operations Management Experienced in testing, maintaining, and building test cases and test suites for server software testing and data science data mining in Manual and Performance QA environments. This experience also used to lead others in regression testing. Test cases are built to meet NIGC regulations. Experienced in meeting with stakeholders to determine the expectations of new software and creating test cases to test for those expectations in unit testing to meet business requirements. Also create test cases to test new software against the established system for regression testing. Experienced in testing software and hardware to meet NIGC regulatory gaming standards. Experienced in organizing and building physical and virtual servers, using Active Directory as the security backbone. Extensive knowledge in computer operations and data center management with increased knowledge base of company operations and computer operators’ skill sets and streamline operations. Thorough understanding of how computer technology meets the information needs of organizations at the operational, tactical, and strategic level. Experienced in: JIRA, Zephyr, Tosca, Testcomplete, Spira, Selenium, Windows server 2003, SQL 10.0, SQL 11.0, Microsoft Office, Windows 10, Win 7, Win 95, Apple, VAX/VMS, VAX/Alpha, Android, iPhone, AS400, TSO, SSMS, QAA, TOSCA Experienced in unit, integration, system, performance, and UAT testing. Experienced in testing databases and data warehouse using SQL scripts. Experience in Scrummaster duties.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Quality Assurance Analyst

L3Harris
Nashville, TN
07.2021 - 03.2024
  • Primary focus: Building Manual Test Cases for Testing Military equipment
  • Manual testing of military equipment Training other QA on QA practices and methods of proper testing within Manual QA Moving from team to team when they need someone who can learn their systems swiftly
  • On location and remote QA testing as needed Technical Environments: JIRA, Zephyr, Tosca, Windows 10, Microsoft Office, Spira

Quality Assurance Analyst

Experian Health
Franklin, TN
02.2020 - 07.2021
  • Primary focus: Building Manual Test Cases for Automation Testing new website additions before release Training other QA on QA practices and methods of proper testing within Manual QA Reviewing and updating Manual Test Cases made by other QA
  • Building SQL Scripts to test data in DB to assure website is displaying correct data
  • Technical Environments: JIRA, Zephyr, Tosca, Windows 10, Microsoft Office

Quality Assurance Analyst

Smile Direct Club
Nashville, TN
04.2019 - 12.2019
  • Primary focus: Regression testing and cleaning out backlog of Bugs that are no longer an issue
  • Testing Website for SDC customers for international markets
  • Testing in house-built support system
  • Testing website dedicated to doctors fulfilling prescriptions made by SDC
  • Trained other QA on QA practices and methods of proper testing within Manual QA Preparing Manual QA Tests for Automation Scrummaster of Automation team Technical Environments: Testcomplete, JIRA, Windows 10, Microsoft Office

Quality Assurance Analyst

Benefit Communications Inc
Nashville, TN
08.2018 - 12.2018
  • Tested websites for BCI customers as they are finalized for use through UAT and personal testing in Manual QA environment
  • Tested data from the database to assure proper data going to each company’s website in Manual QA
  • Trained other QA on QA practices and methods of proper testing within Manual QA Technical Environments: SQL 11.0, Microsoft Office, JIRA, Windows 10, SSMS, QAA, Testcomplete

Quality Assurance Analyst

ICitizen
Nashville, TN
11.2017 - 06.2018
  • Tested new units through unit, integration, and system testing manually using Manual QA
  • Tested issues that came from the field through UAT to determine proper action and future test cases through Manual QA Testing against a myriad of platforms, both browser and cell phones using Manual QA
  • Create a regression of test cases to test against new features against legacy software
  • End to end testing of application to assure data from users was correctly reaching database, and back
  • Technical Environments: SQL 11.0, Microsoft Office, JIRA, Selenium, Windows 7, Windows 10, Apple, Android, IPhone

Quality Assurance Analyst II

Video Gaming Technologies
Franklin, TN
09.2012 - 11.2017
  • Worked in SCRUM teams composed of one QA, four developers, project leader, and a SCRUM master
  • Worked with QA lead to assure stakeholder needs being met
  • Build and perform test cases relating primarily in server software to meet quality standards and NIGC gaming regulations using Manual QA
  • Back end testing of servers and the database that supports it, Manual QA
  • Build and perform test cases for data sciences team to improve data mining, creating SQL queries using Manual QA
  • Managed QA virtual servers
  • Lead regression testing for server software with QA team in India
  • Redesigned Consistent Server installation to be used for all testing lab servers within the company
  • Used SQL to test data on databases and data warehouse
  • Designed recently adopted half-rack multi-server layout to be used as standardized testing servers for external labs testing
  • Administrator of ICL labs personal physical servers and Active Directory Testing new software and hardware for electronic gaming machines to meet NIGC regulatory standards
  • Responsible for training documentation for network and server processes
  • Working in a SCRUM/Agile business environment, and representative of testing labs to SCRUM engineering teams Performance QA testing performed for server software
  • Travel to 3rd party ITLs to maintain and update our company’s hardware and software needs
  • Technical Environments: SQL 10, SQL 11, Microsoft Office, JIRA, Testcomplete, Windows server 2003, Window 7

Education

Masters in Project Management -

Keller University
04.2013

Bachelor of Science in Technical Management - Business Administration

DeVry University
02.2012

Skills

  • JIRA
  • Zephyr
  • Tosca
  • Testcomplete
  • Spira
  • Selenium
  • Windows server 2003
  • SQL 100
  • SQL 110
  • Microsoft Office
  • Windows 10
  • Win 7
  • Win 95
  • Apple
  • VAX/VMS
  • VAX/Alpha
  • Android
  • IPhone
  • AS400
  • TSO
  • SSMS
  • QAA
  • TOSCA
  • Unit testing
  • Integration testing
  • System testing
  • Performance testing
  • UAT testing
  • Testing databases
  • Data warehouse
  • SQL scripts
  • Scrummaster duties

Certification

ISTQB Certified Tester – Foundation Level

Timeline

Quality Assurance Analyst

L3Harris
07.2021 - 03.2024

Quality Assurance Analyst

Experian Health
02.2020 - 07.2021

Quality Assurance Analyst

Smile Direct Club
04.2019 - 12.2019

Quality Assurance Analyst

Benefit Communications Inc
08.2018 - 12.2018

Quality Assurance Analyst

ICitizen
11.2017 - 06.2018

Quality Assurance Analyst II

Video Gaming Technologies
09.2012 - 11.2017

Masters in Project Management -

Keller University

Bachelor of Science in Technical Management - Business Administration

DeVry University
Christopher "Scott" Neese