NOAH GILDERSLEEVE
SUMMARY PROFILE
Extensive experience dealing with implementing business requirements as well as operational requirements. Assisted product management to define product requirements, and with writing product requirements/user stories for implementation by engineering. Extensive experience with manual/automated testing of SaaS, Web, and application programs. Background also includes system administration across platforms, tooling development, testing automation, and database testing and administration.
EXPERIENCE
March 2018 – Current XPO Logistics, Portland OR
QA Engineer Developed and ran manual and automated test plans and test cases using Zephyr and . Ran data integrity testing on all releases across DB2 and oracle databases. Implemented automated API testing with Postman. Ran automated test harnesses using Java, Selenium, and Jenkins.
March 2017 – January 2018 Fovia, San Francisco Bay Area
Senior QA/Devops Engineer Developed manual and automated test plans and test cases using Node.JS and shell scripts. Migrated build infrastructure to AWS for Windows and Linux supported platforms, as well as staging all needed servers. Migrated code base from legacy source control system to Git. Supervised testing process for release of products.
September 2016 – February 2017 Ginja, Bangkok Thailand
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer Created and implemented automated and manual tests on SaaS as well as application software. Administered Hyper-V virtualization Cluster as well as serving as a systems knowledge resource to developers and Active Directory Administrator. Implemented and administered Team Foundation Server for SharePoint, source control and error/revision tracking. Transitioned development from SharePoint 2007 to 2010 as well as TFS from 2010 to 2012. Upgraded and migrated Hyper-V environment from 2008 to 2012. Managed full time QA engineer and QA intern for development locally then remotely. Helped develop user stories into requirements and test plans, and worked directly with operations, support and product management to verify features fit user criteria.
October 2015 – September 2016 Myera, Sunshine Coast QLD AUS
Lead Engineer Worked with marketing/business lead to implement customer requirements in technical infrastructure. Created and implemented scalable hosting infrastructure. Administered LAMP stack, then transitioned to Nginx and MariaDB. Administered web servers. Wrote SOP for all system administration tasks and SEO for hosted sites. Wrote all custom code for client sites and managed mail servers. Wrote initial client acquisition strategy for new techincal products. Developed standard platform for customers (site, security, SEO etc.) Audited all new clients websites for security and viability of migration to standardized platform.
March 2012 – May 2016 DataMotion Inc.
Lead Quality Assurance Engineer – Created and implemented automated and manual tests on SaaS as well as application software. Administered Hyper-V virtualization Cluster as well as serving as a systems knowledge resource to developers and Active Directory Administrator. Implemented and administered Team Foundation Server for SharePoint, source control and error/revision tracking. Planned and managed implementation and maintenance of automated regression and load testing framework. Transitioned development from SharePoint 2007 to 2010 as well as TFS from 2010 to 2012. Upgraded and migrated Hyper-V environment from 2008 to 2012. Managed QA Team and planned all QA projects on development roadmap.
March 2010 – March 2012 ADP Dealer Services
Quality Assurance Engineer – Performed automated and manual tests on telephony and CRM software. Administered VMware ESXI Cluster as well as serving as a systems knowledge resource to developers. Implemented and administered Team Foundation Server for SharePoint, source control and error/revision tracking. Transitioned ADP development environment from Clearcase to Team Foundation Server. Served as escalation for installers for issues relating to CTI and Cisco Call Manager integration. Administered development SQL Server and SharePoint.
October 2008 – March 2010 Portland State University
Desktop Support Technician – Provided hardware and software support for Portland State University faculty, and managed active directory network. Transferred to the Labs and Classrooms Team in 2009, creating custom images and maintaining all Lab computers and printers.
EDUCATION
College: 2010-2012 Portland Community College Science Major
2008-2010 Portland State University Computer Science Major GPA 3.3
2004-2007 Tulsa Community College, Music Major 3 years GPA 3.6
High School: 2000-2004 Booker T. Washington, Tulsa, OK. Graduated May, 2004
AWARDS
– Maria Balogh Engineering Scholarship
– Concert Master of Tulsa Community College String Orchestra
– Performed with: Tulsa Signature Symphony, Tulsa Signature Chorale, Tulsa Oratorio
EXPERIENCE
– Travelled to the following countries while working remotely: Sweden, India, Philippines, Nepal, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Australia.
– Co-founded startup while working remotely then relocated for work.
REFERENCES
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