Jesse Banner
Denver,CO
Summary
Experienced Professional QA Engineer with background writing manual test cases and automated Cypress test scripts. Capable of training new testers, reviewing work and optimizing processes. Proficient in finding, tracking and documenting bugs. Knowledgeable about working alongside developers to uncover and correct problems in a timely manner as not to delay releases.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality Assurance Engineer
Tilt Holdings
11.2018 - Current
- Created automated test scripts in Cypress for testing of a point of sale system(POS) and a customer relationship management(CRM) system
- Operated under Agile and Scrum frameworks to complete weekly sprints and releases
- Trained and guided onsite and remote team members in quality assurance standards, best practices and procedures
- Worked with internal stakeholders and team members on quality assurance and product efforts
- Collaborated with developers and product owners to stay current on product features, design and intended functionality
- Completed manual and API(postman) tests under tight deadlines to meet client demands and project timeline
- Proposed improvements to development and testing processes to improve performance
- Identified and tracked defects using Pivotal Tracker and Jira and supported developers in resolving problems by completing additional tests
- Wrote manual test cases that could be used for smoke testing before a release
- Implemented the use of making videos to describe bugs
Quality Assurance Analyst
Briteside
05.2017 - 11.2018
- Maintained knowledge of regulatory requirements, to include federal, state and local requirements, as well as Briteside's policies
- Reviewed project requirements to uncover bugs and vulnerabilities
- Wrote extensive manual test case documents that were used to ensure that the Briteside platform would function as intended
- Worked with Briteside's developers and product owners to stay current on product features and intended functionality while remaining compliant to each state's laws
- Created system flow charts that were used by Briteside's developer as guidelines while building out the user flow
- Wrote copy for Briteside's platform so that it made sense to the end user
- Wrote, edited and updated project manuals and technical documentation used by quality assurance team and other teams
- Demo'd Briteside system during investor meetings
- Identified and tracked defects with Trello and Pivotal Tracker and then manually verified bug fixes as developers fixed them
- Trained and directed remote content/data team
- Implemented use of making videos to describe found bugs
- Collaborated with Sales and Marketing departments to determine each departments wants and needs and communicated that to the engineering team
Quality Assurance Tester
Lamp Post Labs
04.2015 - 05.2017
- Assessed software bugs and reported findings to developers through github
- Curated application content
- Demo'd products to external and internal stakeholders
- Completed usability testing on Windows, Android and iOS mobile devices
- Tracked and organized defects in github, working with the development team to facilitate timely corrections
- Collaborated with product owners to stay current on needed and intended product features
- Implemented usage of bug videos to help offshore developers understand issue quickly
- Created and maintained manual test cases
- Created price calculation unit tests manually that mimicked the parking platform's pricing logic to ensure that all price calculations were correct
- Compared and evaluated intended design for each product vs the product itself
Education
High School Diploma -
Frank W. Cox High School
Virginia Beach, VA06.2000
Skills
- Cypress automation tests
- Defect monitoring
- Manual test case preparation
- Documentation skills
- Problem-solving abilities
- Customer focused
- Configuration management
- Agile methodology
- New employee training
- Presentation and facilitation
- Needs assessment
- Manual test plans
- Bug tracking
- Stakeholder updates
- SQL knowledge
- Postman API testing knowledge
Timeline
Quality Assurance Engineer
Tilt Holdings
11.2018 - Current
Quality Assurance Analyst
Briteside
05.2017 - 11.2018
Quality Assurance Tester
Lamp Post Labs
04.2015 - 05.2017
High School Diploma -
Frank W. Cox High School