David Pearce
Columbia City
Summary
Dynamic QE Lead with a proven track record at Passport Online Inc., enhancing test automation efficiencies through AI integration. Expert in Agile methodologies and test automation frameworks, I excel in mentoring teams and driving process improvements, ensuring high-quality deliverables in fast-paced environments. Proficient in C# and committed to excellence in software quality.
Overview
41
41
years of professional experience
Work History
QE Lead
Passport Online Inc.
Beaverton
05.2014 - Current
- Responsible for all test related activities and deliverables in an Agile environment, building travel industry SaaS solution applications which include a travel website development and deployment application, an application for posting rich content to subscribing travel agencies’ Facebook pages and a travel content sharing application.
- Key achievement: Substantially increased QE manual and test automation efficiencies by investigating, introducing and leveraging AI test generation tooling.
- Daily duties include: Creating & maintaining automated regression and new feature tests implemented in Selenium/C# (libraries, cl using Microsoft Visual Studio IDE, submitting and merging to the product code base using CVS.
- Analyzing continuous integration test results and entering defects where appropriate.
- Mentoring junior QE team members.
- Coordinating release day activities including validating and declaring candidate build quality, executing and monitoring post deployment tests across customer acceptance test and live version of multiple web applications.
- Participating in scrum, defect backlog grooming, planning and code review activities and sprint demos as a development team member.
QA Manager
Act-On Software
Beaverton
07.2011 - 01.2014
- Responsible for all aspects of software testing for a marketing automation SaaS solution.
- Created a test automation team and led them through test tool selection and test framework creation to create an automated UI regression test suite (Selenium/Java).
- Created and maintained an API Regression test suite (SOAPUI).
- Built and mentored the test team to become first class citizens of development.
- Devised and implemented a lightweight test tracking solution within JIRA which allows open communication and transparency of test activities.
- Led the offshore contract team from ad-hoc testing to planned, documented testing.
System Test Manager
IBM
Beaverton
04.2003 - 06.2011
- Led and managed a team of 15 distributed across 4 sites in testing releases of multiple products.
- Proposed and drove implementation of automated code coverage tools into build process leading to improved quality of developer delivered code.
- Proposed and drove implementation of automated test regression suite on VMWare ESX Server resulting in huge increases in platform coverage and reduced hardware costs.
QE Lead
Rational Software
Beaverton
10.2000 - 03.2003
- Led a team of 3 testing Patterns and Reusable Asset Specification (RAS) components found in Rational Eclipse-based offerings.
- Proposed and implemented a test automation strategy where none existed.
- Worked with automation tools development team to drive critical blocking defects to resolution.
Quality Engineer
AppsCo Software
Aberdeen
06.1998 - 09.2000
- Member of a small team responsible for testing a data warehousing application.
- Implemented test and QA practices and procedures where there was chaos.
- Championed and implemented automated regression testing.
Software Development Engineer
Royal Air Force
Kinloss
01.1994 - 03.1998
- Member of an ISO 9001 certified team developing real-time airborne electronic surveillance system software.
- Delivered several successfully deployed software changes which enhanced the airborne operational capability of the Nimrod Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft.
Software Test Engineer
Royal Air Force
Kinloss
01.1990 - 01.1994
- Member of an ISO 9001 certified team testing real-time airborne electronic surveillance system software.
- Developed and executed comprehensive test suites for software changes for the Nimrod Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft.
Avionic Engineering Technician
Royal Air Force
Lossiemouth
01.1985 - 01.1990
- Performed general aircraft servicing procedures, avionic servicing procedures, fault diagnosis and rectification to Line Replacement Unit level on Tornado GR4 aircraft.
Education
BTEC National Certificate -
Aerospace Studies
Skills
- Web development technologies
- API testing and documentation
- Process improvement strategies
- Test automation frameworks
- Agile methodologies and project management
- Mentorship and coaching skills
- JavaScript frameworks expertise
- C# programming proficiency
- Software development lifecycle (SDLC) knowledge
- Database management with SQL
- Integrated development environment (IDE) proficiency
- AI tools integration
Skills Profile
HTML, JavaScript, AJAX, C#, .NET, JQuery, RUP, Agile, SDLC, SQL, Postman, Swagger, Visual Studio, Codex, Chat GPT, Jira, AIO Test, Testuff, SQL Server Management Studio
Timeline
QE Lead
Passport Online Inc.
05.2014 - Current
QA Manager
Act-On Software
07.2011 - 01.2014
System Test Manager
IBM
04.2003 - 06.2011
QE Lead
Rational Software
10.2000 - 03.2003
Quality Engineer
AppsCo Software
06.1998 - 09.2000
Software Development Engineer
Royal Air Force
01.1994 - 03.1998
Software Test Engineer
Royal Air Force
01.1990 - 01.1994
Avionic Engineering Technician
Royal Air Force
01.1985 - 01.1990
BTEC National Certificate -
Aerospace Studies