My professional experience
My name is Oliver…
I am a highly experienced Sr Software QA Engineer & Sr QA Leader, with over 12 years of success in both software and hardware quality assurance. I have a strong track record of nurturing QA engineers on a path to increasing quality, helping me to deliver high-quality solutions for customers around the world.
I really enjoy getting to help make my clients dreams come true – a frustration free experience as they go live.
Over the years, I have helped many clients in the Healthcare, Foodservice, Industrial, E-Commerce, Government, B2B, B2C and specialty markets ensure their solution shines.
Today
Sr QA Engineer – Undisclosed
Responsible for ensuring critical systems perform as expected.
SAAS, Enterprise Platforms.
2019 – 2024
Software QA Manager – Nishtech
Responsible for overall quality of all Sitecore, Optimizely & Wordpress projects delivered to clients, as well as internal projects/development
โ Team SME, Product Owner and Customer liaison for key accounts serving the Healthcare, Health & Beauty, B2B, B2C, Education & Legal markets.
โ Migrated QA Team to Zephyr for Jira to improve project documentation flow
โ Managed Production deployment test coverage
โ Implemented Ghost Inspector Test Automation for all client projects
โ Grew the QA team from a solo operation to a full fledged team, creating higher quality solutions for all clients
โ Developed enhanced testing guidelines, procedures & onboarding tools to assist in ramping up new hires
โ Mentored junior team members, responsible for hiring new QA team members
2008 – 2019
Software QA Manager – Emerson Electric Co.
โ Built a Software QA Team, Processes and Procedures from scratch
โ Performed the Software Quality Manager role across all business channels, Healthcare, Foodservice and Industrial for the Cooper-Atkins Brand
โ Empowered a team of 10 QA Analysts with both onshore and offshore presence
โ Managed QA workloads of internal/external QA Teams, defined deliverables, insured compliance in support of 15 applications spanning from IoT device firmware, mobile applications, Web applications, and backend applications
โ Accountable for Microsoft Partner Testing validation (Silver level partner, testing for Gold) – Gold was achieved
โ Promoted from Technical Support Specialist to: QA Analyst, QA Supervisor, then QA Manager
2007
It all started back in 2007 with an idea. What if I had a personal place to showcase who I am, in my own unique way. With that mindset, HireOliver.com was born, helping me land my first major position in the IT world.