Jesse Strachman

Experience

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  DNS Worldwide

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1998

  Senior Technical Support Engineer/Consultant

  Solve customer problems, train customers in the use of EDI translation software, travel to customer sites to train customers and implement complex integration solutions.

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  TIE Commerce

  Jan 1998 - May 2001

  Manager of Software Development and Quality Assurance

  Managed the software design and testing of the "EDI/EDGE" product line.

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  Athenium Analytics

  Jun 2001 - Feb 2024

  Achievements* Became Certified Scrum Product Owner* Implemented Road Map to communicate accurate schedule of planned features and strategic initiatives to stakeholders* Worked with development team to help them provide accurate estimates* Improved efficiency of team by streamlining the Backlog Refinement process* Worked with Scrum Manager to plan current and future sprints which allowed a predictable deliverable schedule* Worked with cross-functional team to agree upon priorities using the MSCW method Show less Achievements* Researched, evaluated and reported on automated web application testing solutions* Implemented QuickTest Pro/Test Director (Quality Center) automated test system on VMWare* Implemented QA processes and test plans for v1 and v2 of TEAMThink product line (from scratch)* Measured and assembled performance metrics for crucial customer requirements (using JMeter)* Managed QA of brand-new TEAMThink v2 product including ensuring that deadlines and requirements were met (Released 1/2/02, still under maintenance in production)* Tripled productivity of QA departmentTasks* Use shell scripts, Python, and SQL to certify report data against source data* Develop and implement targeted and regression automated tests using QTP* Develop and implement load testing and functional testing using JMeter (Apache open-source automated web load-testing tool)* Unit-test business rules and API calls using JavaScript* Create and maintain regression test plans and manage their implementation* Ensure that software conforms to design and requirement specifications* Manage the day-to-day operations of the QA department including remote team (in Russia)* Interviewed, selected and hired new QA team members* Manage bug tracking database containing over 25,000 software defects (Bugzilla)* Assemble weekly reports of QA activities for management review* Detect and report new software defects and non-conformities, and verify the completion of each fix Show less

  • Senior Director of Quality Assurance and Product Innovation

    Aug 2022 - Feb 2024

  • Director Of Quality Control

    Dec 2019 - Aug 2022

  • Senior Manager Quality Control

    Oct 2018 - Dec 2019

  • Quality Assurance Manager

    Jun 2001 - Oct 2018
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  Team Archon

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2011

  Co-Producer
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  Blue Spruce Theatre

  Sept 2006 - now

  Producing Artistic Director

  Blue Spruce Theatre was created in September of 2006 in order to bring high-quality, intimate musical theatre to audiences outside of Boston. Our mission is to produce works that connect us to each other as people, and hopefully provide us with a better understanding of who we are, where we came from, and where we are headed.

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  Accuserve Solutions

  Mar 2024 - now

  Director of Quality and Product

  I am implementing a software quality assurance program and also helping improve overall software delivery processes