JOHN BUCHANAN
Bountiful
Summary
Innovative Software Engineer in Test with 5+ years in Software Quality Assurance utilizing test automation frameworks. Several years of development experience, proficient with C++, C#, VB, JavaScript and SQL. Possess experience in automation testing, continuous integration processes, and debugging complex software issues.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Software Engineer in Test
Epitel
12.2023 - 03.2024
- Optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing.
- Conducted regression testing, analyzed results, and submitted observations to development team.
- Wrote and optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing with consistent, thorough approaches.
- Assessed software bugs and compiled findings along with suggested resolutions for development team members.
Software Engineer in Test
Priority Payment Systems
02.2020 - 12.2023
- Participated in Agile SCRUM ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily SCRUM, Demo) and contribute to team deliverables
- Assisted in the resolution of production issues
- Load Testing a payment processing application
- Actively participate in evolving Cucumber step definitions
- Experience in automation testing and writing/maintaining automated test scripts and test cases
- Planned tests based on sprint tasks and worked directly with the dev to understand requirements
- Actively assisted testers in installing and maintaining testing tools
- Evaluate automated test results, ensuring included functionalities are rigorously tested, and report back to stakeholders
Software Engineer in Test I
CHG Healthcare
01.2019 - 02.2020
- Participated in Agile SCRUM ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Grooming, Daily SCRUM, Demo) and contribute to team deliverables
- Utilized JSForce, JEST, and Selenium to test web services and web UI to test a large Salesforce application
Software Quality Engineer
Avalong Business Engineering Service
08.2017 - 12.2018
- Developed and implemented software quality assurance processes to ensure product reliability
- While waiting for my Secret Clearance I learned CMMI for Acquisitions (CMMI-ACQ), reviewed CDRL's and attended planning meetings
- Developed CDRL timeline scheduler using Excel
Senior Software Engineer
Apex Systems
08.2015 - 08.2017
- Developed application plug-ins for generating X9 Files
- Discovered a race condition in an enterprise medical document processing application written in C# and backed by MSSQL
Professional Services
Navitaire | Amadeus
08.2011 - 08.2015
- Developed tool to book flights by processing flight itineraries
- Created management dashboard for running customer reports using WCF web services
- Updated ELT process utilizing SQL stored procedures and common table expressions
Professional Services
Echopass | Genesys
04.2006 - 08.2011
- Developed a SOAP web service to relay customer data into our CTI backend
- Converted a Citrix application to client-server using .NET 2.0
- Created a system tray application to screen-pop customers' 3270 terminal application
- Utilized GeneSys GVP 7.5 and Composer 8.x tool set to create Interactive Voice Response (IVR) applications
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT06.1993
Skills
- User Acceptance Testing
- Performance Testing
- Defect tracking
- Security Testing
- Scrum Framework
- Usability Testing
Certification
Adjudicated Secret Clearance, 09/01/18
Timeline
Software Engineer in Test
Epitel
12.2023 - 03.2024
Software Engineer in Test
Priority Payment Systems
02.2020 - 12.2023
Software Engineer in Test I
CHG Healthcare
01.2019 - 02.2020
Software Quality Engineer
Avalong Business Engineering Service
08.2017 - 12.2018
Senior Software Engineer
Apex Systems
08.2015 - 08.2017
Professional Services
Navitaire | Amadeus
08.2011 - 08.2015
Professional Services
Echopass | Genesys
04.2006 - 08.2011
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of Utah
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