Richard Powell

Experience

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  IPCS

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1989

  Quality Assurance

  Performed Quality Assurance testing on Hotel Reservation software. Wrote and executed test scripts.

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  WordPerfect Corporation

  Sept 1989 - Mar 1994

  Quality Assurance Supervisor

  Tested modem asynchronous communication software as team leader. Handled customer support calls dealing with printer hardware, BBS, and Data/Fax communication hardware and software.

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  Micron Technology

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1996

  Help Desk

  Identified and solved computer issues.

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  Corel Corporation

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1997

  IT Technician

  Administered Mitel phone switch PBX and Voicemail. Designed, installed, and maintained BBS. Help Desk and computer technician.

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  Callware Technologies, Inc.

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1998

  Information System technician

  Configured and repaired computers, installed operating systems and software. Responsible for innovating method to install data and phone wire in a new building which cut time to install by 30% with improved accuracy. Installed firewall, DNS, DHCP on Linux Server. Maintained phone switch and performed network and phone moves, adds, and changes. Network Admin.

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  Helius, Inc

  Jan 1998 - Aug 1999

  Quality Assurance

  Performed quality assurance testing on Internet satellite software on Windows and Linux across a LAN. Managed all IS issues including Netware Server, phone switch PBX, equipment acquisition and computer repair. Performed technical writing and layout of the user manual.

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  TruDynamics

  Aug 1999 - Sept 2000

  Presidential Director

  Marketed travel, self-development & Internet products. Managed and trained a team of 50 people with emphasis on teamwork, growth, and development. Wrote and distributed marketing materials.

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  Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

  Sept 2000 - Dec 2000

  Quality Assurance

  Quality Assurance Testing on the Temple Ready product as a contract employee. Identified and reported bugs.

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  Corda Technologies, Inc

  Dec 2000 - Feb 2010

  Lead Senior Quality Assurance Technician

  Trained and managed other QA Engineers, Identified defects in data visualization software. Created test plans, test scripts, and test cases. Installed, configured and administered Bugfile database. Setup and maintained testing lab on various Windows and linux platforms. Edited and wrote documentation. Coordinated all Beta efforts, serving as liason between beta sites, Developers, and Managers. Verified data was intact in the following databases: MS SQL, MySQL, Oracle, Postgres, Sybase, and DB2. Managed testing efforts with multiple products, multiple platforms, and various deadlines with a low tester/developer ratio. Platforms included Windows, Mac, and Linux. Show less

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  Zions Bank

  Jul 2010 - Aug 2010

  QA Analyst

  Demonstrated ability to learn and adapt to new products and environment by successfully submitting product requirements into system on the first day of the job. Wrote test cases, product requirements, and created traceability matrix within Testlink. Installed and configured various flavors of Windows Vista and Windows 7 to save as Ghost Images for upcoming testing projects. In the last two days of work, learned Loadrunnner to fix a broken script. Zions was VERY pleased with my work as shown by manager’s e-mail. Skills: Microsoft Windows, Jira, Testlink, TestPartner, MS Office, Loadrunner, Finance Software. Show less

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  Corporation of the Presiding Bishop

  Aug 2010 - now

  Engineer, QA 3

  Started as a contract employee and hired on full-time after one year. Impressed my managers on how quickly and how well I learned and tested a complex and important product. Became productive in writing test cases, regressing the product in both new projects and maintenance releases within days. Currently using Selenium and C# in automation testing with Visual Studio 2013. Taking a lead role in driving secure software. Skills: Jira (user and admin), Enterprise Tester, Testlink, Oracle, Anthill Pro, Sharepoint, AppScan, Fortify 360, Agile, SCRUM, Kanban, Microsoft Office, Windows, Mac, C#, Selenium, Eclipse, Git, Stash, Mulesoft, Visual Studio 2013, Toad for Oracle, PL/SQL Developer, WebSphere, ServiceNow. Show less