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CHAD VARGASON

Pasadena,MD

Summary

Thorough Quality Assurance Specialist with 13 years of experience performing manual software quality assurance in an agile environment and acting as liaison between customers and development teams. Five additional years of performing User Acceptance, Regression, and Operational Testing at customer site.

30+ year background within team dynamics fostering teamwork and expertise toward mission accomplishment. Fulfilled roles of trainer, frontline supervisor, technical team lead, project manager, and branch manager.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Quality Assurance Specialist

Berkshire Associates Inc
Columbia, MD
02.2014 - Current
  • Provided primary QA testing support for Affirmative Action Plan creation software, collaborating with developers and clients to ensure system and functional requirements are met and satisfied
  • Provided supplementary QA testing support for Applicant Tracking System, and Pay Equity Analysis Software
  • Performed functional, system, regression, user acceptance, and smoke testing for 1000s of features, tasks, and bugs through Microsoft Team Foundation Server
  • Created and maintained test cases and test runs in TestRail software
  • Conducted ad Hoc training on new and existing functionality for Client Services, Product Support, Sales, and external clients

Software Systems Engineer/Tester

SAIC Inc
Columbia, MD
05.2009 - 08.2012
  • Performed manual Software Quality Assurance, verification and testing of Software Change Requests (SCR), including bug fixes and system enhancements
  • Four months’ experience modifying and utilizing python scripts for automated testing
  • Conducted functional, regression, and batch testing of system prior to software deliveries and upgrades ; created Functional Test Guides and test procedures for full regression system testing
  • Developed and performed validation/verification on Interactive Electronic Training Modules (IETM);
  • XML-based modules that provide procedural steps for training in functionality and operation
  • Developed multiple test cases for user and system level requirements
  • Provided Technical Writing and Quality Assurance support for multiple iterations of software
  • Design Document (SDD), Software Requirements Specifications (SRS), Software Version Documents,
  • Final Test Reports, Installation and User guides
  • Supported CM and Team Lead to implement Peer Review Process for team
  • In conjunction with QA created Peer Review Form (PRF), PRF Defects form, and Action Items forms within ClearQuest
  • Point of Contact for CruiseControl continuous integration tool; performing maintenance on server and configuration files and troubleshooting, determining cause, and resolution correcting failed builds.

Software Tester/Quality Assurance Specialist

SAIC Inc
Columbia, MD
07.2008 - 04.2009
  • Performed System and Alpha software testing on three projects that utilized Java software and Oracle databases
  • Developed test procedures and cases, executed testing for enhancements and resolution of Discrepancy and Change Reports to all projects
  • Lead Tester researching and developing full set of regression tests for IIRR software package, ensuring system requirements and were tested and complied with Requirements Traceability Matrix
  • Supported Quality Assurance Manager with collection of artifacts satisfying requirements for various
  • Process Actions in support of CMMI compliance
  • Supported Configuration Management Team Lead with physical audits of government furnished equipment assigned to program.

Senior Signals Analyst / Project Manager

SAIC Inc
Columbia, MD
11.2002 - 04.2008
  • Deployed, integrated, and performed regression and acceptance testing on all software upgrades to primary operational system, ensuring transition to new release was smooth and without problem
  • Provided signals analysis support to customer, to include proficiency with automated processing and reporting systems and conducting off-line analysis in support of customer initiatives
  • Increased section productivity 1200% in first year
  • Liaisons with Govt
  • COTR ensuring that requirements within statement of work were fully executed; deliverables met and delivered on schedule and within budget
  • Team received exemplary customer reviews three consecutive years for this project
  • Interacted with primary and external customers to promote customer initiatives and develop new business opportunities; contract doubled in scope over period of performance
  • Program started as 2
  • FTEs and grew to 4 FTEs over lifespan
  • This was 100% increase in program
  • Conducted and provided support for technical briefings and demonstrations at national level conferences
  • Provided periodic briefings to Program personnel and other organizations on status and capabilities of work center efforts, to include results of special tasking or high interest targets
  • Conducted fusion analysis through interaction with multiple agencies to provide more robust analytical data to customer.

Education

ASTQB Certified Software Tester – CTFL - Software Testing

ISTQB
Rockville, MD
10.2011

Associates - Computer Science

University of Management And Technology
11.2006

Skills

  • Operating Systems: UNIX, LINUX, and Windows
  • Tools: Microsoft Team Foundation Server, TestRail, Rational ClearCase, ClearQuest, CruiseControl, VMWare
  • Languages: familiar with Cypress, XML, SQL, JAVA, C/C, PERL, JavaScript, HTML
  • Environments: JAVA, C#/Net

Certification

2022 - Board Certified Mental Health Coach - IBCC

2011 - Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL), Bethesda, MD

Timeline

Quality Assurance Specialist

Berkshire Associates Inc
02.2014 - Current

Software Systems Engineer/Tester

SAIC Inc
05.2009 - 08.2012

Software Tester/Quality Assurance Specialist

SAIC Inc
07.2008 - 04.2009

Senior Signals Analyst / Project Manager

SAIC Inc
11.2002 - 04.2008

ASTQB Certified Software Tester – CTFL - Software Testing

ISTQB

Associates - Computer Science

University of Management And Technology

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