Dewayne Edwards
Software Developer
Parkville,MD
Summary
Organized and dependable developer successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive, can-do attitude and a willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Dedicated to developing well tested solutions to challenging problems. Experienced in working on geographically dispersed, cross-functional teams.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certificate
Work History
IOS Developer
OpenPath Products
Annapolis, MD
04.2023 - Current
- Worked with stakeholders to find collaborative ways to deliver business value.
- Applied Apple's Swift development language to code native apps for iOS platform.
- Applied Agile software development methodology to elevate final products and streamline development efforts.
- Designed user experience frameworks applicable to fit both iPad and iPhone screens.
- Evangelized for end-user experience improvements.
- Worked to confirm app compatibility with analogous solutions on other platforms.
- Implemented UI designs provided by UX team
- Feature flagged solutions to be implemented under specific conditions
Lead Software Development Engineer in Test
OpenPath Products
Annapolis, MD
08.2022 - Current
- Manages four-man SDET pod.
- Directs teams completing regression testing to support successful product development stages.
- Collaborates with project managers to select ambitious, but realistic coding milestones on pre-release software project development.
- Actively updates old code bases to modern development standards, improving functionality and raised automated test coverage to 80%.
- Documents technical workflows and knowledge to educate newly hired employees.
- Develops clear test plans based on feature and product requirements.
- Discusses issues with team members to provide resolution and apply best practices.
- Successfully collaborates with geographically distributed teams
- Collaborated on stages of systems development lifecycle from requirement gathering to production releases.
Software Development Engineer in Test
OpenPath Products
Annapolis, MD
04.2020 - Current
- Conducts regression testing and submits observations to development team.
- Creates successful test scripts to manage automated feature testing.
- Optimizes test cases to maximize success of manual software testing.
- Communicates risks associated with test execution and took mitigating action when necessary.
- Collaborates with product owners to stay current on intended functionality.
- Fixes identified issues to improve workflows.
- Assesses software bugs and compiles findings along with suggested resolutions for development team members.
Lead Quality Assurance Engineer
OpenPath Products
Annapolis, MD
01.2020 - 02.2021
- Directed teams completing regression testing to support successful product development stages.
- Collaborated with developers and project managers to assess features and testing demands.
- Assessed software bugs and compiled findings along with suggested resolutions for development team members.
- Supported product managers and development teams across phases of testing from planning to execution, troubleshooting and reporting within high-volume, agile environment.
- Estimated labor hours for different testing projects and functions.
- Produced and maintained technical documentation for project reference.
- Trained and guided onsite and offshore team members in quality assurance standards, policies and procedures.
- Met tight deadlines to satisfy client demands and project timelines.
- Collaborated with product owners to stay current on intended functionality.
Software Quality Assurance Tester
OpenPath Products
Annapolis, MD
08.2019 - 01.2020
- Escalated issues discovered during QA testing, facilitating rapid resolution by supplying detailed information on fault parameters and replicability.
- Interacted with frontend and backend software application developers to clarify design specifications, test requirements and address defect resolutions.
- Conducted software compatibility tests with programs, hardware, operating systems or network environments.
- Used Jira to report, track and monitor defects.
- Performed feature, regression and release tests on modules and full software implementations.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Software Development And Security
University of Maryland Global College
Adelphi, MD 02.2017 - 05.2019
Certification
Certified ScrumMaster (1688251), Scrum Alliance - November 2022 - November 2024
Skills
Agile/Scrum methodologies
CI/CD (Jenkins, Bitrise)
Atlassian suite usage(Jira, Confluence, etc)
Dev, Manual and Automation testing
SDLC
Postman
Root cause analysis
Bitbucket/Git
Excellent Communication Skills
Cross functional team collaboration
Swift
Engineering standards
API networking layers
XC Test (UI/Unit)
Cucumber
Mobile App Development
Timeline
IOS Developer
OpenPath Products
04.2023 - Current
Lead Software Development Engineer in Test
OpenPath Products
08.2022 - Current
Software Development Engineer in Test
OpenPath Products
04.2020 - Current
Lead Quality Assurance Engineer
OpenPath Products
01.2020 - 02.2021
Software Quality Assurance Tester
OpenPath Products
08.2019 - 01.2020
Bachelor of Science - Software Development And Security
University of Maryland Global College
02.2017 - 05.2019
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
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evening
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