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Russell Hene

Austin,TX

Summary

Meticulous SQA Engineer with 13 years of experience assessing software system functionality through rigorous automated tests. Collaborative engineer with team-oriented approach to technical troubleshooting and analysis. Analyzes and improves software development processes and supports teams in meeting critical project deadlines.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

SQA ENGINEER MANAGER

SILICON LABS
07.2022 - 11.2023
  • Managed Security SQA team to achieve quarterly release of security related software
  • Learned and implemented data encryption techniques for security tests
  • Developed and maintained automated scripts to validate security of MCUs
  • Analyzed and presented test results for collaboration on software releases
  • Coordinated and planned meetings for several SQA teams to adopt updated framework implementation
  • Managed SQA team to successfully release updates of Simplicity Studio IDE (Visual Studio plugin) to customers
  • Hired and trained personnel to grow team from 4 to 8 engineers
  • Oversaw 20% increase in feature support coverage while maintaining existing coverage to elevate product quality.

SQA ENGINEER MANAGER

SILICON LABS
05.2021 - 08.2022
  • Managed SQA team to successfully release updates of Simplicity Studio IDE (Visual Studio plugin) to customers
  • Developed quality standards for target software Developed and executed software test plans
  • Evaluated and debugged automated tests to ensure program functionality
  • Organized meetings and facilitated discussions between different teams in order to align objectives.
  • Onboarded new employees with training and new hire documentation.
  • Monitored and analyzed test performance to identify areas of improvement and make necessary adjustments.

SOFTWARE TEST ENGINEER

SILICON LABS
05.2015 - 05.2021
  • Contributed to creation of Python based framework allowing several thousand automated tests to run daily
  • Utilized Jenkins CI tool for scheduling builds and running automation scripts regularly
  • Conducted system testing, integration testing, regression testing, functional testing for Simplicity Studio IDE (Visual Studio plugin)
  • Worked with development team to plan tests and resolve bugs
  • Participated in daily standup meetings with development team to discuss progress on current projects as well as upcoming initiatives.
  • Identified and tracked software defects and supported developers in resolving problems by completing additional tests.

SOFTWARE TEST ENGINEER

EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT
01.2011 - 05.2015
  • Developed, maintained, and implemented test plans to test DeltaV hardware and software
  • Logged and reported incidents to team lead
  • Hardware: DeltaV SLS 1508, CHARMs Logic Solver, controllers, analog/digital IO, and workstations
  • Software: DeltaV Explorer, DeltaV Operate, Control Studio, MTM Test Agent, TFS, Visual Studio C#, Python.

INTERN ENGINEER

SYSTEM CONTROLS, INC
06.2010 - 07.2010
  • Designed and built industrial control equipment for AC and DC motors
  • Hardware included circuit breakers, 480 volt motor starters, power supplies, control relays, and programmable logic controllers
  • Software included Allen-Bradley SLC ladder logic programming
  • Tasks included circuit trouble-shooting, software de-bugging, and presentation to supervisor.

OFFICE INTERN

SCHLUMBERGER OILFIELD SERVICES
05.2007 - 08.2007
  • Logged oil well drillings
  • Assisted on hand engineer with tasks
  • Managed local data server.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
12.2010

Skills

  • Python
  • Java
  • Javascript
  • C
  • C#
  • Embedded C
  • C
  • Microsoft Office
  • JIRA
  • Confluence
  • Stash
  • Git

Accomplishments

  • Oversaw significant increase in feature support coverage while maintaining existing coverage to elevate product quality as SQA Manager for two separate teams
  • Hired and trained personnel as SQA Manager

Certification

  • ISTQB Certified
  • PCAP Intermediate Level Python

References

References available upon request

Timeline

SQA ENGINEER MANAGER

SILICON LABS
07.2022 - 11.2023

SQA ENGINEER MANAGER

SILICON LABS
05.2021 - 08.2022

SOFTWARE TEST ENGINEER

SILICON LABS
05.2015 - 05.2021

SOFTWARE TEST ENGINEER

EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT
01.2011 - 05.2015

INTERN ENGINEER

SYSTEM CONTROLS, INC
06.2010 - 07.2010

OFFICE INTERN

SCHLUMBERGER OILFIELD SERVICES
05.2007 - 08.2007

Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS

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