Summary
Senior Certified Test Automation Architect with a strong history of finding innovative and cost saving solutions
Accomplished in the development of test environments, from initial infrastructure to innovative testing through establishment of future standards
Skilled technical and process mentor to test leads, analysts and automation developers

Strong employment history in various industries, government, insurance, finance, education, healthcare and security
Corey is versed in the implementation of processes and procedures of Test automation into the company culture. Managing and planning proof of concept and pilots to determine ROI and implementation into existing company test processes and standards. He has experience with planning and execution of enterprise wide automation procedures. He is versed in training and mentoring of employees to developed process and automation tools and frameworks.
Corey has experience with the consultation of testing best practices with company personnel. He teaches industry standard process and procedure to increase productivity and staff efficiency. Also, to help guide the decision making process of what processes, when and where they should happen.

Employment

March, 2006 -  Present
Test Automation and Best Practices Consultant

Built automation framework for application based testing
Utilized automated regression to verify 150000 validation points. This included testing the life cycle of multiple insurance products over 2 years time condensed to 4 days of testing.
Automated XML based test harnesses
Leveraged automation to aid in test setup procedures eliminating weeks of resources
Trained employees on QA/QC best practices and efficiencies.
Automation mentoring with QuickTest Professional
Assisted in planning of user acceptance testing efforts consisting of vendor based application development and outsourcingWorked independently to develop back and front-end

December, 2005 -  December, 2006
QA Manager

Planned and implemented program-wide quality control gates and process into the software development life cycle. Defined a quality based promotion process for development/test environments involving justice integration projects.
QA Management of program quality controls leads and analysts
Conducted production implementation tasks and developing processes for integrated agencies

Mentoring county employees on QA/QC best practices, deployment activities and environments

September, 2005 -  September, 2005
Test and Automation Lead

Planned and implemented company-wide automation infrastructure for company s existing quality control processes
Developed enterprise automation strategy based on existing test infrastructure and processes
Test lead liaison for mission critical applications company wide
Automation architecture mentoring

QuickTest Professional integration and employee training

September, 2004 -  September, 2005
Automation Architect

Lead the research and implementation for a test automation framework throughout the enterprise and integrate into existing SQA process at CMG.
Developed automated testing framework for multi-tiered projects on an enterprise level
Integrated Mercury s TestSuite TestDirector, WinRunner, LoadRunner, QuickTest Pro, etc. into existing QA/QC processes
Structured a working web application security, testing framework using tools like SpiDynamics WebInspect
Working on automated solutions for various partner applications like Visa, Office Depot and Amtrak, AMD
Developed automated test infrastructure, assessments, standards and ROI

January, 2002 -  January, 2004
Test Automation Architect

Led QC project to implement defect management, test plans, test cases and project resource requests
Developed automated testing framework for multi-tiered projects on an enterprise level
Integrated Mercury s TestSuite TestDirector, WinRunner, LoadRunner, QuickTest Pro, etc. into existing QA/QC processes
Lead QC role implementing defect management, test plans, test cases and project resource requests as required for the software life cycle
Built component, integration and system level testing for workflow applications
Tested integrated technologies which included production level scanners, Captiva s FormWare, XML, MSMQ and Biztalk message queues, Acenza AML, Ilog Rules Engine, Sql and Oracle databases
Executed component level testing using VB, C++ and ASP test harnesses.
Developed automated test infrastructure, assessments, standards and ROI
Implemented remote automated labs
Designed automated XML scripts for testing database level functionality and correlation

July, 2001 -  July, 2002
Automation Architect and Mentor

Developed functional automation methodologies and standards
Developed automated regression tests for on-line banking application
Trained employees on automation standards, WinRunner and TestDirector
Integrated TestDirector and WinRunner into QA Processes
Developed Automated Testing Infrastructure
Mentored automation team utilizing advanced TSL techniques
Created a remote test automation lab

March, 2001 -  March, 2001
Automation Analyst

Designed and implemented data driven test automation architecture, standards and processes
Incorporated Mercury Interactive s TestDirector and WinRunner
Automated application solutions involving Oracle ERP implementation
Maintained software source control, promotion and deployment of files using PVCS Version Control and Tracker
Developed automated testing infrastructure

November,  -  November, 2001
Test Analyst

Served as a QA tools expert to design and develop complex databases
QA tools expert.
Designed and developed automated data-driven tests using WinRunner and TestDirector
Designed data table test cases
Designed Oracle SQL and Access SQL for test data
Implemented QA analyst techniques into the Rational Unified Process RUP
Maintained software source control using Visual SourceSafe

January, 1999 -  January, 
Technical Analyst

Lead test and technical analyst performing test programming and executed roles like build manager, configuration management and test automation
Developed and tested applications using C, C++, macros and scripting languages
Tested and built software on Windows 95/98 and NT platforms
Created final release software using compilers like Borland C++ and Microsoft Developer Studio
Developed and implemented company-wide test procedures
Build manager maintaining software source control of thousands of files using MKS Source Integrity software
Developed and maintained company web site using FrontPage, NetObjects Fusion, HTML, PhotoShop and Corel

March, 1997 -  March, 1999
Technical Analyst

Lead test and technical analyst performing test programming and executed roles like build manager, configuration management and test automation
Developed and tested applications using C, C++, macros and scripting languages
Tested and built software on Windows 95/98 and NT platforms
Created final release software using compilers like Borland C++ and Microsoft Developer Studio
Developed and implemented company-wide test procedures
Build manager maintaining software source control of thousands of files using MKS Source Integrity software
Developed and maintained company web site using FrontPage, NetObjects Fusion, HTML, PhotoShop and Corel

Education

Training
Mercury Certified Product Consultant CPC
WinRunner 7.x
Mercury Certified Product Consultant CPC
TestDirector 7.x
Certified Product Specialist TestSuite CPS
WinRunner and TestDirector
Quality Assurance Institute
Certified Software Test Engineer Certification CSTE #2746
F References Available Upon Request F

Skills
Automation Tools and Scripting Languages HP QualityCenter, TestDirector, WinRunner, QuickTest Professional QTP, LoadRunner, TSL Rational Suite Rose, Requisite Pro, RUP, TestManager, ClearQuest, ClearCase, Robot Compuware products, Vermont High Test, WebInspect Java, HTML, XML, UNIX scripting, ANSI C, C++, VB Script, SQL Technologies and Tools Biztalk, Open Financial Exchange OFX, Toad, Exceed Hummingbird, Harvest Source Control, Ipx, AutoSys, Ca-7, Microsoft Developer Studio, MS Transaction Server, MS Internet Information Server, Visual SourceSafe, PVCS Version Control, PVCS Tracker, Oracle JInitiator, FileNet Acenza, ILOG rules engine, MKS Source Integrity, Kintana, BizTalk Servers, Acenza, Captiva, Harbor, Lawson, IBM MQ Series, Oracle AdminServer, Workflow, Microsoft Office, Access, Project, Lotus Notes Operating Systems Windows Biztalk, XP, NT, Vista, DOS, Macintosh OS, UNIX, Linux Databases Sql Server, Oracle, DB2, TeraData