Josh Barteaux

Experience

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  United States Air Force

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2004

  Avionics Guidance and Control Specialist

  o Maintained avionic systems of Boeing C-17 cargo jetso Utilized technical orders and schematics to inspect, troubleshoot, and replace defective components

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  Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2012

  Senior QA Analyst

  o Tailored QA best practices to expedite training of newly formed Agile-mix teamo Audited all new hardware and software to ensure full compatibility with Prod and Stage environmentso Trained and mentored two QA Technicians to grow and fortify individual strengths within the teamo Deployed API testing in ReadyAPI for rapid and concise automated testingo Leveraged TFS for QA initiatives to ensure highly effective collaboration with existing workflows ofdevelopment team

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  McKesson

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2014

  UAT Analyst

  o Delivered UAT of ICD-10 upgrade winning complete approval of the user groupo Employed HP ALM for total traceability of end-to-end test artifactso Led user demos and training of newly added functionality for successful project delivery and launch

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  SiriusDecisions

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2017

  Lead QA Analyst

  o Defined all QA policies & procedures as the firm’s first and only QA Analyst between join date and successful $245M sale to Forrestero Owned all QA initiatives for internationally distributed software development teamo Managed project plan in QAComplete for proactive, rapid, and effective collaborative sprintingo Incorporated regression testing with TestComplete for a superior manual & automated testing solution o Configured SmartBear UXM AlertSite to run 24-hour load, performance, and site monitoringo Maintained QA metrics and KPIs in SmartBear QAComplete for total on-demand auditability Show less

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  Raytheon

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2021

  QA Engineer

  o Led test planning and documentation in Azure DevOps to create frictionless QA workflowso Implemented API testing in Postman for highly granular test coverageo Executed automated testing in SmartBear to streamline reliable regression testingo Tracked test activity and reported test results with SmartBear QACompleteo Owned iteration planning as team Scrum Master for effective and timely execution of Dev and QA goals

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  Freelance

  May 2020 - now

  Captain & Owner

  o Refining leadership craft by captaining day charters and delivering stellar client experienceso Exercising crisis resolution techniques under constantly evolving conditionso Leading and mentoring a diverse team of five crew mateso 31’ powerboat, 16 paxo Day trips from Havensight and Crown Bay to Water Islando Recruiting, training, mentoring, and leading a diverse team of five crewo Monthly safety drillso Storm preparationo Annual USCG COIo Befriending and ingratiating dock masters and port authoritieso Critical emergency maintenance and calamity avoidance while underwaymaking wayo Lagoon 570 and Lagoon 380 for up to 12 guestso Captaining a variety of 6 vesselso If it needs to be done, I’m the Cap’n to make it happen Show less

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  Test IO Community

  Jan 2023 - now

  QA

  o Freelancing while pursuing MIT certification in Data Science, Machine Learning, and AI