Resume # : 60528
Header : Certified
Software
Test Engineer
Date : October 31 1999
Name : Kathleen O'Gorman
Address :
Rockford, Minnesota 55373
Country : USA
Phone # : Fax # :
Email : kogor
...@gte.net
Resume
Kathleen O'Gorman
Certified Software Test Engineer
109 Marina View Drive
Rockford, Minnesota 55373
612 477.6365
kogor...@gte.net
SUMMARY:
A position as a Lead SoftwareTest Engineer or Quality Assurance
Analyst/Engineer where my experience writing test plans, organizing and
implementing testing methodologies and procedures, and involvement in testing,
design and development of existing and new products would be of value.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Hardware:
Mainframe: Honeywell, Varian, PDP, VAX, DEC, Tandem , NCR,
AS400
Personal Computers: PC and MAC, HP, HP Plotter
Operating Systems:
Mainframe: RSTS-E, RSX, OS2, VMS, UNIX, VLX, Tops 20, DOS,
Personal Computers: DOS, Window 95, Windows NT, Windows 98, Mac OS
8.1
Programming Languages:
Mainframe: Fortran, Cobol, Dibol, Business Basic, GT Mumps
Personal Computers: HP - AGL and Basic Plus
Databases:
Mainframe: DMS, RDBMS, Key 500
Software:
Mainframe: DCL,Dentry, FDL, Eve, Multiplot, Multiplan,
SPSS,
CCSI, VisiCalc, Lotus 123
Personal Computers: SQA Team Test, QA Partner, Mercury WinRunner,
Mercury Test Director, Dr. Taylor, Access,
Excel, AmiPro,
Lotus Notes, MS Word, WordPerfect.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1998 - March 19, 1999
WAM!NET, INC.
Lead SoftwareTest Engineer
In a UNIX environment using both MAC and PC platforms for browser based
applications for a Wide Area Media Network
Identified and managed the implementation of test standards for the creation of
test scripts.
Developed and co-authored a test plan diagram for Integration Test and System
Test.
Managed test staff during the creation and execution of Integration test
scripts for testing CIS/CMS version 2.2, version 2.2.2 with Core 3.1 browser
based applications for a wide area media network
Managed test personnel during the creation and authoring of test scripts to
validate the test interaction of CIS/CMS, Core 4.0, GUI 2.3.5, Wam!Base and
Wam!proof with Genesis/Einstein software products.
Managed test personnel during the testing of CIS/CMS, Core 4.0, GUI 2.3.5,
Wam!Base and Wam!proof with Genesis/Einstein software products on MAC and PC
platforms using Netscape 4.0 and Internet Express 4.0 to test each platform.
Participated in planning, scheduling and execution of an ad hoc Y2K manual test
effort.
Executed ad hoc testing of CIS/CMS, Core4.0, GUI 2.3.5, and their interaction
with Genesis/Einstein software products.
Attended and participated in team meetings to insure a progressive test effort .
Jaunuary 1995 - August 1998
Shamrock Computer Services, Ltd, aka The Registry,
Renamed: Renaissance Worldwide Inc.
Senior Consultant
Test and Quality Assurance Analyst/Engineer Consultant
In a variety of development and operating architecture environments including
Windows 95, Windows NT, and AS400:
Developed and documented testing methodologies, testing procedures, and test
cases for manual testing of three tier and two tier client server applications,
and legacy system applications.
Executed manual testing of legacy system applications and three tier and two
tier client/server applications such as GUI testing of a client/server
application using PowerBuilder with an Oracle database in a Windows 95
environment.
Used automated test tools such as Mercury’s Test Director and Mercury
WinRunner, and SQA Team Test along with Visual Basic for creation of test
plans, test procedures and cases, test scripts, test step setup, and test
execution on a variety of software applications.
Performed as a mentor for an automated test team that created, authored and
implemented a test methodology, scripting checklists, scripting guidelines and
procedures, and a regression run process used for unit test automation on a
client/server application written in Smalltalk.
Performed business rule and performance testing of software applications.
Established and administered quality assurance procedures and compliance
reporting processes by authoring defect tracking processes, creating defect
tracking systems, and conducting change control board meetings and risk
management discussions.
April 1993 - January 1995
Open Systems, Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Quality Assurance Analyst
Wrote computer accounting software test plans, test software, project
management, design and enhancement support, author of QA process published in
Developers Tool Kit. Maintained the library for test plans, media and other
testing materials.
November 1991 - April 1993
Temporary Positions
Worked in accounting department of an Athletic Equipment Company
Computer programmer/Analyst for a Mental Health Center
Self-employed doing sewing and working in a fabric store part-time
Administrative Assistant using Great Plains Accounting Software
December 1990 - June 1991
Reinhardt Institutional Foods, LaCrosse, Wisconsin
Programmer/Analyst
Designed, coded, tested, debugged, implemented, and wrote documentation for new
application Dibol programs for Warehouse Functionality Tracking System. Wrote
training documentation and trained users. The work was performed in a DEC/VAX
cluster environment using DCL and Dibol.
June 1990 - November 1990
Moore Data, St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Programmer/Analyst
Authored, tested, and executed FORTRAN programs to massage County Property Tax
data into database files for an on-line system using FDL, EVE, RMS on a
DEC/VAX, and DEC WINDOWS on a VAX 3100 workstation.
December 1989 - June 1990
Contract work for Lieberman Entertainment, Bloomington, Minnesota
Programmer/Analyst
Coded, tested and debugged Requester and Servers for Phase I of Customer
Service Data Entry system for a large entertainment retail distributor in a
Tandem VLX environment using SQL, enscribe and Scobol.
August 1987 - April 1989
Dimensional Medicine, Minnetonka, Minnesota
Programmer/Analyst II
Provided new applications and maintenance coding, trouble-shooting, debugging,
testing, specification and documentation writing to meet client application
requirement for radiology information systems. The work was performed in a
VAX/UNIX and VAX/VMS environment using Greystone Technology Database Management
Mumps.
May 1985 - July 1987
Pueblo County , Pueblo, Colorado
Programmer/Analyst
Formulated, designed, coded, debugged, and implemented programs in COBOL to
convert cost accounting system for County Road and Bridge Department.
Conversion included: general ledger, financial reports, data entry programs,
inventories, cost tracking, order-entry, payroll, inspection tracking, billing
and road designation system for County Engineering Department. The work was
done on a DEC 1091/TOPS 20 using COBOL, FORTRAN and DENTRY.
December 1979 - May 1985
Department of Energy, Association of American Railroads, High Speed Ground
Research and Transportation Test Center, Pueblo, Colorado
Engineering Software Technician/Project Manager
At a research and test center for High Speed Ground Transportation,
specialized in design and development, coded, tested, debugged and implemented
Engineering/Scientific and business programs. Performed as Project Test
Manager, headed program test teams for Honeywell to VAX conversion. Created
and maintained user software library, analyzed test data, composed technical
reports, database files, performed graphics and plotting of statistics. The