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David Carter

7208 NE 182nd St Apt 306 Kenmore,WA

Summary

QA professional having entered career as a sheet music editor, then entering mobile space as a ringtone composer. From there, started on a path as a mobile QA engineer. Currently working as a PH Sr. QA Engineer. Experience includes: Client Server testing (Postman/couchbase), Scripting Postman pre/post request tests using Javascript, Log analysis (ADB, Xcode, Charles Proxy), Android testing, iOS testing, Cross-functional collaboration, Browser Testing, Project Management, HDMI accessory hardware testing, UNIX/LINUX, Manual and Automation Management, Document Management, Test case writing and requirement analysis, Agile, Media testing, Scrum Master experience, API testing (Charles Proxy and Postman,) Waterfall.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

PH Sr. QA Engineer

Disney
04.2022 - Current
  • Write and maintain pre/post-testing scripts for API testing utilizing Postman. This adds to the efficiency of content testing making a task that would normally take half a day take under an hour.
  • API/Client verifications utilizing Charles. This leads to more efficient verifications, saving time and increasing confidence in results
  • Part of the team that stabilized the WDW application (From 20% to 1% crash rate)
  • Lead QA efforts for various projects with in-studio QA, contributing to high-quality releases.
  • Collaborate with developers and project managers to assess risks and develop a test plan for each new project.
  • Write test cases for each new project and give KT to team members on new features.
  • Sharing KT and handing test cases to GQE for each new release.
  • Enhanced software quality by developing and implementing comprehensive testing strategies.
  • Improved team efficiency with streamlined test processes, resulting in faster release cycles.
  • Collaborated with developers to identify and resolve software issues, leading to higher product reliability.

Lead QA Engineer

Disney/Software Resources
10.2020 - 04.2022
  • Lead QA efforts for various projects on Experience Team which contributes to high quality releases.
  • Collaborate with developers and project managers to assess risks and develop a test plan for each new project.
  • Write test cases for each new project and give KT to team members on new features.
  • Perform Training and guide new team members in quality assurance standards, policies and procedures.
  • Sharing KT and handing test cases to GQE for each new release.
  • Contribute to pre-integration testing

Lead QA Engineer

MobiTV
10.2007 - 04.2022
  • Started as a qa analyst running manual smoke and full cycles as assigned for various projects
  • Over the years have increased responsibilities to leading pipeline efforts, leading off-shore QA and leading local qa projects
  • Tasks have included test planning, assignment and writing of test cases
  • Division and assignment of manual and automation test cases
  • Assisting in automation framework development
  • Sprint planning
  • Daily reporting of project status in Scrums
  • Project management.

QA Tester

Zipper Int
06.2006 - 06.2007
  • Tested console games
  • Filed bugs and managed, regressed bugs through completion.

Media Producer

Dijji
03.2003 - 06.2006
  • Started as a ringtone composer, creating ringtones as assigned
  • Eventually became a media producer, managing the library of content, ringtone team, and working closely with content rights team.

Education

Music/Jazz Performance 1988-1992

Cornish Collage of The Arts
Seattle, WA

Skills

  • Charles Proxy
  • Postman, Javascript
  • Xcode
  • Visual Studio, Android Studio,
  • Git, Puppet, Bitbucket, Sourcetree
  • ADB, DDMS, UIAutomator
  • Putty, WinSCP
  • Eclipse, Appium
  • JIRA, Confluence, QCC
  • Jenkins
  • Stress testing
  • Test Planning

Timeline

PH Sr. QA Engineer

Disney
04.2022 - Current

Lead QA Engineer

Disney/Software Resources
10.2020 - 04.2022

Lead QA Engineer

MobiTV
10.2007 - 04.2022

QA Tester

Zipper Int
06.2006 - 06.2007

Media Producer

Dijji
03.2003 - 06.2006

Music/Jazz Performance 1988-1992

Cornish Collage of The Arts

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