Rob Frye

Experience

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  Rockingham Fishing & Hunting Expo

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2016

  Owner & Promoter

  As the proprietor and promoter, catered to a diverse clientele comprising hundreds of small companies, vendors, and thousands of public attendees. Served the public through their journey to go camping, fishing, boating, hunting, hiking and the great outdoors. Largest and longest continually operating outdoors sporting expo in NH. Two-day expo with over 200 exhibitors and over 50 free seminars.

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  AscendantOne

  Jan 2003 - Nov 2008

  Sr Automation Engineer and Tools Lead

  - Team lead working under development to create QA Automation and in-house tools for a Client/Server Web Application.- SUT: Insurance office solution for quote and policy administration.- Performance and Load Testing using HP LoadRunner 9.1 and CompuWare QALoad 6.5- Functional Automation test scripts driven by xml files using Compuware Testpartner and Mercury Quick Test Pro.- Developed in-house UI automation tools developed in VB.NET used for testing web application that populated web pages that were data driven from parsing XML documents or excel spreadsheets.- Developed in-house load test automation tools developed in VB.NET with full reporting systems.- Developed in-house tools for Development and QA departments to create a more efficient work environment.- Deployed large overnight automation environments with reporting and notification systems. Show less

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  Exit41, Inc

  Nov 2008 - Feb 2011

  Sr QA Automation & Performance Engineer

  - Engineered comprehensive regression automation and performance solutions, coupled with the development of proprietary in-house tools, optimizing testing processes for an online client and server Java application.- Leveraged expertise to develop a performance improvement plan, reducing system performance bottlenecks- Design, develop, and execute automated stress/load tests to validate operation of software over time.

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  Silverlink Communications, LLC, is now Welltok, Inc.

  Apr 2011 - May 2018

  Led the team to provide high quality, well-engineered, and industry leading automated tests for SaaS product releases. Served as the automation team lead at engineering and other cross-functional collaborations.- Set priorities and quarterly goals for automation tasks; tracked priorities and goals using Jira and Rally.- Assigned task ownership and followed up on status to ensure proper prioritization and timely delivery.- Reviewed automation requirements and strategy to provide feedback and status on coverage and tools.- Worked with the product team to understand end-user workflows, tools, and technologies being used by the development team. Assessed applicability to the QA automation and created adoption of roll-out plans for those tools to enhance the automation.- Kept current with emerging technology trends and shared vital information with the team promoting a culture of continuous awareness and initiative-driven to stay abreast of the latest developments in technology. Show less Provided high quality, well-engineered, and industry leading automated tests for SaaS product releases. Contributed to overall technical excellence, growth and development of individual engineers, and support for the company’s business goals.- Streamlined QA processes by introducing automation tools and automation frameworks, leading to a significant reduction in manual error and an increase in test coverage.- Created automation to verify data consistency between REST API calls and the corresponding frontend UI elements during functional testing.- Developed automation scripts utilizing SQL queries for comprehensive database testing while enhancing automated test coverage across all products strategically identifying opportunities to minimize reliance on manual testing processes.- Evaluated new tools and technologies to align with the company’s technology roadmap including prototyping and other proof of concept efforts.- Established and communicated comprehensive best practices for automation encompassing coding standards, build and deployment processes, and documentation guidelines. Show less

  • Quality Assurance Team Lead

    Jan 2015 - May 2018

  • Principal QA Automation Engineer

    Apr 2011 - Jan 2015
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  TraceLink

  Sept 2018 - Dec 2023

  Responsible for managing and growing newly established teams for three platform teams by providing strategic and tactical leadership, technical guidance, people management, and team development. Oversaw system deployments across QA, Staging, and Production environments on AWS cloud utilizing Kubernetes.- Tracking and Reporting: Tracked and reviewed daily activities, sprint status, quality metrics to provide guidance to ensure high quality results and to report up to senior management. Worked closely with customer support on tracking escalations and other customer issues ensuring customer success.- Tool Selection and Implementation: Evaluated, selected, and implemented automated testing tools and frameworks that aligned with the needs of the company. Ensured seamless integration with CI/CD pipelines and other relevant systems.- Collaboration: Thrived while working closely within an Agile environment with scrum teams to integrate automated testing into the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Emphasized continuous testing practices to enhance the overall product quality.- Continuous Improvement: Identified and owned areas for process improvement for team and department efforts. Implemented strategies to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the test automation verifying the acceptance criteria for new projects and features. Achieved increased team growth and expertise by coaching and organizing departmental Confluence (wiki) pages, QA summits, and lunch & learn sessions, fostering a culture of, “testing the system as a customer”.- Procedures and Audits: Provided Quality oversight or ownership Quality records (e.g. Investigations, CAPA, Change Controls, SOPs, Quality Plans, Risk Assessments). Delivered the organization’s Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) presentations at formal customer audits. Performed root cause analysis exercises to precisely identify origins of escaped defects, resulting in measurable improvements. Show less Led the QA team in ensuring product quality and compliance with regulatory standards for utilizing National Drug Code (NDC) data playing an integral role in designing the Serial Product Intelligence (SPI) and Product Availability Intelligence (PAI) solutions, which predicts, with 80% accuracy, drug shortages across 30-, 60- and 90-day horizons.- Testing and Automation Strategy: Developed test strategies and test plans and adhere to them rigorously while creating and managing automated test scenarios, test cases and test suites emphasizing the strategic prioritization of testing tasks. Drove test automation and test-driven development while continually improving automation and test coverage using test management tools such as TestRail integrated with Jira delivering comprehensive result reports, utilizing both local and remote automation pipelines via Jenkins.- Documentation and Tracking: Documented and oversee the lifecycle of defects within JIRA, ensuring thorough tracking and management from identification through resolution.- Build and Release: Participated in building a shared repository of cross-project automation utilities and offer consistent feedback to drive ongoing enhancements and refinements.- Analytics and Data mining: Validated and structured raw data for storage, ensuring suitability for utilization in data analytics and machine learning (ML) applications. Hands-on experience in AWS cloud computing services, including EC2, Elastic Load Balancing, docker containers, RDS, Redshift, S3, OpenSearch, Data Pipeline, Glue, and CloudSearch technologies. Show less

  • Quality Assurance Manager

    Mar 2020 - Dec 2023

  • Quality Assurance Team Lead

    Sept 2018 - Mar 2020
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  Peter DeSalvo Contracting LLC

  Jul 2024 - now

  Construction Estimator

  I am honored to join Peter DeSalvo Contracting as their Estimator. The opportunity to contribute my expertise and passion to this dynamic team