Darrel Farris

Design and implementation of test automation strategies. Requirements gathering. Development and integration of Java-based automation code. Coordination of development resources. Development of presentations and proposals for new business acquisition.

Installation and support of QRS Pianomation digital player piano systems. Tasks common to the restoration, rebuilding, and pre-sales preparation of pianos. Migrated company web site from Joomla to Wordpress, including full redesign and host migration. Social marketing and SEO tasks.

Testing of client/server reservations and availability distribution platform and third-party integrations. iPhone app testing. Silverlight app testing. Coordination of offshore test team. VMware provisioning. Management of Quickbooks sync software beta. 3rd level technical support. Occasional ScrumMaster.

Management of release and QA processes for AtomFilms/Atom.com. Technical liaison for enterprise IT and engineering groups. Coordinated migration of pre-acquisition web architecture to MTV federated platform. Managed offshore test team and automation implementation. Member of Scrum team.

Creation of web-based business engaged in sales of essential oils and aromatherapy products. Competitive analysis, product research and sourcing, ad strategy, blog outreach. Distributor and customer relationship management. Automation of ordering, billing, and customer response systems.

Management of hardware and software procurement, setup, and support at multiple job sites across the Bay Area. Implemented remote backup strategy and long-distance wireless network.

Creation of European vacation property rentals web site. Management of technical purchasing and affiliate partnerships. Management of initial online marketing and branding campaign. Site maintenance and portfolio expansion.

Build, release, and support of Java-based e-commerce and customer loyalty software. Resolution of system integration/connectivity issues. Daily content deployments. Liaison to IT and QA groups. Implemented workflow management system. Established log reporting standards. Led platform migration from NT to Solaris to reduce operations costs and boost site performance.

Isolation and logging of bugs in daily Windows 2000 builds in 95/98 migration scenarios. Basic usage of i386kd and NTSD debugging tools. Maintained and documented numerous test environments. Authored release notes. Shipped Win2k Professional.

Integration and revision control of LivePix installer, application, and content deliverables. Mastering of cross-platform disc distribution media. Customization of multi-lingual Installshield installers for international OEM clients. Defined release processes for three products.

Deployment and support of Vignette StoryServer and proprietary content aggregation tools. Migration of News.com content entry UI from HTML to StoryServer templates. Triage of Snap.com public beta feedback. Shipped Snap.com and Computers.com.

Detailed pre- and post-sales technical support for leading credit card authorization software. Resident expert on the Hayes AT command set. Created support knowledge base.

Technical support via phone, e-mail, and on-site visits. Sale and provisioning of business and personal Internet services. Managed accounts receivables and telecom payables. Migrated company to QuickBooks 4.0.