Jack Schwartz
Cumming,GA
Summary
Results-driven Quality Assurance professional with a strong background in developing comprehensive test plans and architectures. Skilled in addressing both functional and non-functional requirements, prepared to drive impactful testing strategies and solutions. Known for fostering a collaborative team environment, adapts to evolving project needs while consistently delivering high-quality results. Expertise includes utilizing automation frameworks and performance testing tools. Led multiple global teams in manual, automated, and performance testing disciplines, excelling in creating test cases, user stories, and test plans. Additionally, possesses excellent technical skills and interpersonal abilities to gather information and facilitate effective communication between non-technical and technical stakeholders. Attention to detail and ability to analyze end-to-end systems enable production of reports that identify remediation opportunities for product owners and stakeholders.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Performance Test Architect
Tata Consulting Services
09.2017 - 10.2023
- On Assignment at Ernst & Young, LLP
- Initiated meetings with business analysts, clients and stakeholders to create clear, accurate and measurable requirements with acceptance criteria
- Promoted shift-left approach in integrating Quality Engineering best practices early into development
- Involved in full SDLC in Agile, Waterfall and Hybrid methodologies, including embedding Functional, Performance and Quality into Agile teams
- Designed functional, UAT, regression and performance testing strategy, including SOWs, detailed test plans and use cases
- Managed and led multiple concurrent global teams of performance testers during testing
- Created and maintained documentation used to communicate system functionality and materials needed for functional, UAT and performance testing
- Created and delivered performance engineering reports to upper management, analyzing results and identifying activities required to mitigate the risk going forward
- Reported and documented system errors and abnormalities and provided remediation suggestions to stakeholders
- Worked with management to ensure completion of requested work effort while navigating shifting priorities and multiple assignments
Performance Tester, Promoted to Performance Engineering Lead
Ernst & Young, LLP
07.1999 - 08.2017
- Performed load testing on multiple client/server & Azure Cloud applications using multiple testing tools, including Rational Performance Studio, Load Runner, Microsoft Visual Studio, AppDynamics, JMeter
- Reported and documented system errors and abnormalities and provided remediation suggestions
- Executed SQL queries to validate testing accuracy
- Led multiple global teams of performance testers
- Created and maintained Performance Testing Handbook
- Designed and implemented Performance Testing standards for multi service line tests
Quality Assurance Automation/Performance Tester
Chubb Professional Resources
11.1998 - 06.1999
- On Assignment at Ernst & Young, LLP
- Performed load testing on multiple client/server applications using Rational’s Performance Studio
- Produced detailed system test reports
- Designed and implemented Quality Assurance test scripts, both manual and automation
- Executed SQL queries to validate testing efforts
- Wrote and maintained quality assurance tests using SQA Robot
- Reported and documented system errors and abnormalities
Quality Assurance Manual Tester
Chubb Professional Resources
07.1998 - 10.1998
- Manually tested insurance applications after Y2K remediation was complete
- Wrote and executed manual scripts to validate fixes
- Compiled documentation of completed validation scripts to provide confidence applications would not fail during Year2000 turnover
- On Assignment at Computer Horizons
Education
Diploma - Computer Programming
Chubb Institute
Computer Science
Bergen Community College
Paramus, NJSkills
- Test case design
- Test coverage analysis
- Test process improvement
- User acceptance testing
- Regression testing
- Automated testing
- Performance testing
- Test team leadership
- Agile methodology
- Functional testing
- Test documentation
- System testing
Training
- ISTQB – ISEB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)
- SAFe Agile
- MS Excel, MS Word, MS Power Point, MS Project, MS Visio, MS Outlook
- PeopleSoft, Configuration & Administration
- Rational Software, Advanced Performance Studio
- Rational software, Performance Studio
- WinMill Software, SQA Suite: Team Test Edition
- In IBM Mainframe programming skills
Timeline
Performance Test Architect
Tata Consulting Services
09.2017 - 10.2023
Performance Tester, Promoted to Performance Engineering Lead
Ernst & Young, LLP
07.1999 - 08.2017
Quality Assurance Automation/Performance Tester
Chubb Professional Resources
11.1998 - 06.1999
Quality Assurance Manual Tester
Chubb Professional Resources
07.1998 - 10.1998
Computer Science
Bergen Community College
Diploma - Computer Programming
Chubb Institute
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