LARISA KRAUS

Community platform that provides an integrated suite of modern community applications such as forums, blogs, wikis and calendar with fully customized user experience and RESTful platform APIs

• Implement and manage testing efforts between business and development teams utilizing Agile methodology
• Conduct and deliver quarterly service pack and new software releases
• Manage all aspects of QA team (onsite and offshore), including performance reviews, career development and training as needed
• Develop test plans, design, and coordinate execution of manual test cases for social/enterprise WebApp platform
• Drove expansion of automated test cases from zero to over 6000
• Oversaw stability improvements in functional automation suites, increasing pass rate, with goal of 95% or better
• Coordinate and facilitate testing efforts of Multi-Lingual web application platform

Offers a suite of consulting services and tools to help transform HR function, accelerate implementation, and support change management to deliver exceptional employee experience

• Participated in design meetings with product managers and developers to resolve application issues and client requests
• Led team on daily QA tasks such as design review, test plan writing and and usability testing
• Facilitated smooth transition from each version to the next ensuring consistent engagement

An internet and technology company that owns and operates the largest portfolio of popular online dating services

• Coordinated testing activities including test plan design, testing development and execution, debugging and troubleshooting, impact and gap analysis and testing strategy and analysis
• Built queries utilizing MS SQL and executed test scripts in Quick Test Pro and Test Director
• Participated in interview process for QA applicants

Hyphen Solutions is a Web-based application service provider (ASP) that provides scheduling and communications products for the homebuilding industry.

• Provided recommendations to Business Analysts for defining requirements and improving processes with clients like: Ryland, Beazer, Lennar and Meritage
• Developed and executed test cases for web-based application (build in SQL) and JD Edwards World homebuilder application utilizing Test Case Manager Tool

• Provided recommendations to Business Analysts for defining requirements and improving processes with clients like: Ryland, Beazer, Lennar and Meritage
• Developed and executed test cases for a web-based application (build in SQL) and JD Edwards World homebuilder application utilizing Test Case Manager Tool
• Multinational conglomerate holding company focused on transportation, e-commerce

• Performed functional and regression tests on retail client-based application build in JAVA
• Worked in partnership with the development and business requirement team to resolve application related issues and defects
• Global information technology consulting, services and outsourcing company applying practical innovation through services
• Consultant for Verizon, leading UAT on web-based apps: iConsole, IGO, CC.com, AIMs, Retail Coffee
• Performed User Acceptance (UAT) and regression tests on a web-based application utilizing Mercury Test Director as a test case repository
• Enhanced client relationships by working with the development and business requirement team to resolve application related issues and defects

• Consultant for several global clients on multi-million-dollar projects
• Enhanced internal/external online capabilities via a web-based (build in JAVA) application
• Integrated systems for trouble ticketing, performance reporting and customer search functionality
• Resolved client issues such as gathering system access and learning backend functionality
• Created use case scenarios and test scripts using Business Integration Methodology-Testing
• Provided testing team with direction for creating and executing functional product test and user acceptance test scripts