John Buchanan
Bountiful,UT
Summary
Innovative Software Engineer in Test known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Possess specialized skills in automated testing frameworks, continuous integration processes, and debugging complex software issues. Excel in problem-solving, teamwork, and adaptability, ensuring robust software solutions through precise testing methodologies.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Software Engin in Test
Priority Payment Systems
Alpharetta, GA
02.2020 - Current
- 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
Midvale, Utah
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
Clearfield, Utah
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
Taylorsville, Utah
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
Salt Lake City, Utah
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
Salt Lake City, Utah
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
Timeline
Software Engin in Test
Priority Payment Systems
02.2020 - Current
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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