Lee Mourning
Rowlett,TX
Summary
Seasoned and adept IT and Engineering leader with over 15+ years of hands-on experience and proficient knowledge in QA methodologies for testing hardware, software and mobile products. Demonstrates good leadership, clear communication, tactful interpersonal skills, and resourceful problem solving and analytical skills. A detail oriented, hardworking, organized, reliable, and self-motivated leader, contributor and team player with a very diverse set of skills and experiences in the QA field and successful at being able to manage multiple priorities and personnel to ensure the team and company goals are achieved.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Software Engineering Manager
Valley Agricultural Software (VAS)
2023.02 - Current
- Leading a diverse, cross-functional team of 3 QA analysts and 6 software developers located in USA, South America, Ukraine, Mexico and Spain.
- Coaching and mentoring of team members to help enhance strengths and develop areas where improvement is needed, thus enhancing overall team productivity with continuous training and mentoring of each team member.
- Perform project management tasks utilizing Agile principles and methodologies.
- Lead cross-functional teams for successful product development, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to customer specifications.
- Fostered culture of innovation and continuous improvement by encouraging sharing ideas, leading to increased creativity and problem-solving capabilities within the team.
- Evaluated project requirements to identify and mitigate risks.
- Developed training materials for new team members, streamlining their onboarding process.
- Optimized resource allocation, to effectively manage manpower needed for multiple simultaneous projects.
- Streamlined communication between departments by establishing regular meetings, improving collaboration on complex projects.
- Improved engineering processes by streamlining workflows and implementing efficient project management techniques.
- Facilitated knowledge sharing sessions, empowering team members with skills and insights to excel in their roles.
Quality Assurance Manager - Lead
Valley Agricultural Software
2017.06 - 2023.01
- Led a diverse team of 15 QA analysts located in USA, Canada, South America, Russia, Ukraine, and Mexico.
- Championed adoption of modern QA methodologies across organization, leading to improved overall product quality.
- Managed defect tracking systems, prioritizing issues based on impact and severity.
- Implemented quality control measures to reduce errors, resulting in increased customer satisfaction and repeat business.
- Applied coaching techniques and tools to support team members in improving performance.
- Established and tracked quality department goals and objectives.
- Conducted regular audits to ensure adherence to established protocols, maintaining consistency across organization.
- Trained team members on quality assurance principles, fostering culture of accountability and high performance.
- Facilitated communication between departments regarding quality concerns, fostering collaboration towards shared goals.
- Enhanced product quality by implementing comprehensive QA processes and procedures.
Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst
Dairy.com (Ever.Ag)
2008.08 - 2017.06
- Executed QA best practices and procedures to ensure web applications and Enterprise software met all customer requirements for their day to day business needs.
- Reviewed business requirements and created comprehensive test plans and test case documents for QA team's execution of functional and regression tests thus enhancing product quality.
- Evaluated system specifications and requirements, ensuring accurate test coverage.
- Generated SQL scripts to validate application data in database tables, which complemented functional and regression testing efforts and helped ensure proper and thorough testing was achieved.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry trends, tools, and best practices in software quality assurance.
- Manually performed Black box and White box testing, functional, exploratory and regression testing, and performance testing on applications.
- Performed Automation testing using Selenium and Fitnesse to load test system and identify any potential problem areas
- Participated in agile development methodologies to deliver timely solutions in fast-paced environments.
- Expertly identified critical software related bugs and defects, and recommended solutions to developers, thus reducing potential risks to end users.
- Thoroughly investigated customer complaints and performed corrective actions to resolve quality issues.
Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst
BenefitMall
2006.12 - 2008.08
- Seamlessly performed advanced QA methodologies and best practices for Application and Enterprise Software testing purposes.
- Developed comprehensive test plans and cases, resulting in accurate identification of software defects.
- Gathered business requirements and developed business test case scenarios to support testing activities for System, Functional, Regression, and UAT testing
- Co-led QA team and assisted in managing and organizing testing activities for team.
- Gave project level business presentations to stake holders to communicate progress of work being done and get feedback.
- Created detailed training documents for QA team members to utilize and help be efficient at doing their jobs.
- Provided support to other teams as QA liaison for them and helping to resolve any testing and development related issues.
- Led QA testing efforts on many different application development special projects and tasks.
- Identified critical bugs for resolution, thus reducing potential risks to end users.
- Reviewed and audited all project related documentation to ensure quality and compliance.
- Worked closely with developers on bugs in software design and recommended fixes based on business requirements and system knowledge.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
Southern University A&M
Baton Rouge, Louisiana12.1995
Skills
- Quality Assurance
- Decision-making skills
- Forward-thinking mindset
- Planning and coordination
- Adaptability
- Project Management
- Product Development
- Strategic Planning
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Personnel Management
- Persuasive communication style
Timeline
Software Engineering Manager
Valley Agricultural Software (VAS)
2023.02 - Current
Quality Assurance Manager - Lead
Valley Agricultural Software
2017.06 - 2023.01
Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst
Dairy.com (Ever.Ag)
2008.08 - 2017.06
Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst
BenefitMall
2006.12 - 2008.08
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
Southern University A&M
Work Availability
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Quote
Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.
Robert Louis Stevenson
Technical Knowledge
Professional skills:
- Team leadership, Quality Assurance, Performance and load testing, Usability testing, UAT testing, Black box and White box testing, Business Requirement gathering, Business presentations, Business user Test Scenarios and Test Case designs, UAT Test Scenarios and Test Cases designs, Software Design and Development, Yield Enhancement, Failure Analysis, SPC, DOE, FMEA
Methodologies:
- Agile, Scrum, Kanban
Documentation, Project management tools:
- Jira, Confluence, TestRail, Asana
Software applications/tools:
- Postman, Insomnia, Swagger, HeidiSQL, MySQL, GitHub, BrowserStack, Jenkins, SQL Server, SQL Developer, Selenium, Fitnesse, Mercury Suite Tools (Test Director, QTP, Load Runner, ITG, Quality Center), TOAD, Harvest, Golden 32, Microsoft Office products, Oracle applications
Developer skills:
- Oracle PL/SQL, Pro*C, Java, UNIX scripting
Technical Knowledge
Professional skills:
- Team leadership, Quality Assurance, SDLC, Performance and load testing, Usability testing, UAT testing, Black box and White box testing, Business Requirement gathering, Business presentations, Business user Test Scenarios and Test Case designs, UAT Test Scenarios and Test Cases designs, Software Design and Development, Yield Enhancement, Failure Analysis, SPC, DOE, FMEA
Methodologies:
- Agile, Scrum, Kanban
Documentation, Project management tools:
- Jira, Confluence, Zephyr, TestRail, Asana
Software applications/tools:
- Postman, Insomnia, Swagger, HeidiSQL, MySQL, GitHub, BrowserStack, Jenkins, SQL Server, SQL Developer, Selenium, Fitnesse, Mercury Suite Tools (Test Director, QTP, Load Runner, ITG, Quality Center), TOAD, Harvest, Golden 32, Microsoft Office products, Oracle applications
Developer skills:
- Oracle PL/SQL, Pro*C, Java, UNIX scripting
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