Jay Philips

Retained by diverse industry clients for web design, quality assurance and business analysis.

Responsible for creating a standard Quality Assurance process in to be used in multiple departments, including testing methodology, test strategy, test plans. Create training materials, technical documentation and user guides. Train & mentor various test teams on testing best practices for all testing types & stages. Train & mentor various test teams on how to use IBM Rational ClearQuest, CQTM, Manual Tester, Functional Tester and Performance Tester.

Test Manager for the Performance Engineering team, which consisted of planning and coordinating 100+ projects at a time. Create, maintain & execute automated load scripts when needed. Provide leadership and direction to project teams by understanding business processes, gathering requirements, identifying potential usability issues, managing scope, and ensuring that an appropriate level of application quality is maintained at all times.

Responsible for training various test teams on methodology and standards. Trained users how to use TestDirector, ClearQuest and other tracking tools specific to the company. Created and implemented Rational ProjectConsole to be used for management reporting for all projects. Created, implemented and maintained tracking databases which are used for tracking project progress.

Responsible for leading the Enterprise Testing process including test planning and preparation, generating test cases and scripts, reporting upon and coordinating test activities, execution of test scripts, recording results in a defect tracking tool, providing general mentoring on sound testing practices. Reviewed/revised/created use cases and project documentation (Statement of Work, Supplementary Specifications, etc.) based on the Rational Unified Process. Managed/maintained project plans.

Retained by diverse industry clients to create original web sites and graphic layout of content, banners and logos. Incorporate interactive elements and e-commerce initiatives; perform technical coding, review and testing.

Create test plans, test specifications, test cases and test reports. Execute test plan to verify sites functionality, usability and compatibility matches specifications.