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Click here or scroll down to respond to this candidateBERNIE BERGEREMAIL AVAILABLEPHONE NUMBER AVAILABLESUMMARYSeasoned QA professional with a strong foundation in application testing, automation, test design, and strategy. Proven track record of successful QA delivery based on deep understanding of software testing, technical problem solving, business-domain knowledge and effective collaboration and inter-personal skills. Featured speaker at international conferences and workshops. Highly effective in: Test Planning and Strategy Black Box Testing Test Automation Enterprise Application Software SaaS / PaaS Quality Assurance Web and Mobile Testing Project Management User Advocacy Data Analysis Teambuilding and Mentorship Presentation Skills Communication Skills Training SkillsKEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS Led QA assessments at client sites, focusing on test strategy, data quality, automation, and QA processes. Collaborated on client opportunities, created proposals and budgets, and planned resource and location strategies for $10M+ in deals. (EPAM) Designed Test Strategy and plans for API testing programs, using tools such as Postman, Swagger, and SoapUI. Oversee test design and execution for exploratory and automated testing of REST API systems (Edward Jones) Developed scripts in Python and Linux that automatically generated over 2000 database-driven back-end functional and performance tests for equity order input for algorithmic trade execution systems (Liquidnet) Automated testing and analysis of ground-up financial trading platform for $225B hedge fund. Led testing for multi-year full project lifecycle from initial POC to full production implementation. (AQR) Enabled rapid regression testing of algorithmic trade execution strategies; Reduced QA turnaround time from up to 3 weeks to under 2 hours by building a test automation framework using Python, SQL, Specflow/Gherkin and Linux shell scripts (AQR, Liquidnet) Designed and implemented a software test procedure that reduced the typical workstation test cycle nearly 50% while increased workstation defect detection by 30% for a market data vendor. (ILX Systems)WORK EXPERIENCENov-2023 May-2024 Amplify Education CompanyContractor Data Integrity Engineer Performed order remediation and application testing for $500M+ school textbook publisher. Developed, processed and validated remediation files for Suitelet upload to NetSuite Identify and process hundreds of issues and errors, over/under shipments, partial shipments, return authorizations, chargebacks, duplicate fulfillments, missing inventory, etc. Improved team productivity by documenting procedures and data integrity checklists, maintained status tracker and reporter, and co-developed homegrown automated data validation tool. Tools and Technologies: NetSuite, Google Workspace, Google Sheets, MS Excel, AutoHotKeyJun-2019 Oct 2023 EPAM SystemsLead Quality ArchitectSelected Roles/Projects:o Testing Pre-Sales Specialist TestIO, EPAM (March 2023 Oct 2023)- Collaborated on client opportunities, create proposals and budgets, and planned resource and location strategies for Testing as a Service (TaaS). Managed Opportunity pipeline via Salesforce and Jira.- Participated in client workshops to gain insights into the existing landscape and propose enhancements to quality process such as Shift Left, CI/CD, and continuous testingo API QA Lead Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nov 2022 - Mar 2023)- Led E2E and UAT testing for web-based API deployments.- Structured API test cases, prepared test data, and implemented Postman, Swagger, Jira and Confluence.o Testing SME EPAM Learning (Jul-2022 - Nov-2022)- Contributed to developing professional training materials for shift-left developer testing.- Provided subject matter expertise in Foundations of Testing, Testing Pyramid, Data Quality, Testing Strategy, and Unit, Component, Integration, and End-to-End Testing- Presented technical testing information to diverse audiences, including developers and business analysts.o Test Lead LastPass (May 2022 Jun 20222)- Led team to design, document, and execute E2E and UAT scenarios for workflow migration to Salesforceo Delivery Manager in Test CentralSquare (Jan 2022 - Apr 2022)- Conducted quality assessments for client programs, focusing on test strategy, data quality, automation, and testing best practices.- Managed client relationships, staffing, and project success.o Delivery Manager Edward Jones (Nov 2020 - Nov 2021)- QA delivery lead for mainframe to microservice migration project- Led service delivery management and client relationship-building.- Designed test strategies, automation plan, recommended toolsets, and implemented API testing.o Quality Architect HAVI Inc (Jul 2019 - Dec 2019)- Conducted a comprehensive on-site QA assessment.- Reviewed QA artifacts and presented findings and recommendations to senior leadership.- Coordinated functional, compatibility, and accessibility testing, facilitating communication between teams.o Tools and Technologies: Jira, Salesforce, Postman, Azure CosmosDB, Azure EventHub, Confluence, Azure DevOps, ALM, Swagger, Git, SoapUI, SQL, Python, Zephyr, Cognos, Prism, Sharepoint, Salesforce, Cypress, Selenium, Visual StudioJan-2016 - Jun-2019 AQR Capital ManagementVice President, Quality EngineeringQA Project Manager Developed Cucumber scenarios in Specflow/Gherkin for agile BDD/TDD approach to test automation for order optimization components written in .Net/C#, dramatically reducing the regression testing cycle from three weeks to under two hours. Hands-on leadership of functional, UAT, and performance testing for over 30 production releases. Wrote API comparison script in Python that made calls to two web services, formatted the json results to remove known discrepancies, and compared variable values. Reused for prod-parallel validation of trade allocations. Orchestrated full-scale trade simulations (FX, Futures, Equities, etc.) spanning developers, trade support, operations, and quality engineers across multiple front-end and back-end departments. Defined and planned activities, secured resource availability, set up test environments and checked environment/database readiness and connectivity, recording log files, and monitoring the full order/trade cycle in real-time. Consolidated the results data, built dashboard report with data, findings, and issues. Enforced procedural clarity on release scope, known issues, and risks. Cross-checked release readiness in Bamboo/Jira/Confluence for deployment approval Established project workflows and critical path analyses, ensuring timely production sign-offs and rollouts. Resolved conflicts, prioritized tasks, fostered communication and build trust among teams. Organized bug triage reviews and status updates Tools and Technologies: SQL, Specflow/Cucumber, Python, Testrail, Charles River, Bloomberg, Smartsheet, Visual Studio, Bamboo, Jira, ConfluenceMar-2010 - Jan-2016 Morgan StanleyVice Presidento QA Manager for FX trading desk (2010-2012)- QA Manager for FX trading and test automation teams; maintained project assignment pipeline, schedule, priorities and workflow for global team of up to 15 testers, on- and offshore.- Proactive in project delivery, team building, and QA transparency; instituted weekly team bug review meetings, automation gap-analysis reviews, FX-QA education series, project retrospectives, global peer exploratory test sessions.o Program Manager for vendor transition and Quality Center of Excellence (2012-2016)- Established enterprise-wide metrics program across five business units and hundreds of projects. Directed root cause analysis reporting for all change-related ServiceNow production incident tickets- Developed in-house education training courses for QA and BA staff. Collaborate with Delivery Managers, Vertical and Horizontal Managers, and executive management for vendor management and transformation.Mar-2006 - Dec-2009 LiquidnetQuality Assurance Lead, Algorithmic Trading Testing Developed scripts in Python and Linux that automatically generated over 2000 database-driven back-end tests for FIX order input for Equity Algorithmic Trade Execution systems for US, European and Canadian trading desks Wrote log scraper to automatically validate system behavior, and process monitor with email notification when processes crash. Proactive in project team delivery and QA/BA transparency in Agile environment Established daily team bug triage standups, automation gap-analysis reviews, QA education series, project retrospectives, peer exploratory test sessions Tools and Technologies: SQL, Python, UNIXJan-2004 - Dec-2007 Knight Financial Products / CitigroupAssistant Vice PresidentProject Description: QA Testing for Options Market Making system Designed tests for real-time market-making system for equity options and futures. Performed live end-to-end testing with options exchanges and other counterparties using FIX protocol. Analyzed functional requirements, and planned, developed, and executed tests. Tools and Technologies: Perforce version control, SQL, AutoITEDUCATION AND TRAINING BA in Economics, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York Certificate, Black Box Software Testing Foundations (http://bbst.info/bbst/graduates) Certificate, Computer Programming, Cope Technical Institute Certificate, Tricentis Automation Specialist Level 1 Certificate, Professional Scrum Master I Course (pilot), Domain Testing, Florida Institute of Technology Online Course, Exploring Service APIs through test automation Online Course, Setting a Foundation for Successful Test Automation Online Course, Introduction to Artificial IntelligenceVOLUNTEERISM AND RECOGNITION Invited Participant, Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Testing 2024 Director Elect, Association for Software Testing 2024 Track Speaker; Agile Dev, Better Software & DevOps Conference West 2016 Program Chair; Conference of the Association for Software Testing (CAST2014) Founder; Software Testing in Financial Services Workshop Nominated for Software Test Professionals Luminary of the Year Award 2013 Speaker; Testing Financial Software Testing & Finance Conference 2011, London Panelist & Speaker, Exploratory Testing QualiTest, Tel Aviv, Israel Author, A Day in the Life of a Software Tester 3-part series, STP Magazine |
