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Lynn E. Phipps
SQA Test Engineer
Phone: 303-288-1224 Email: lynn4510@hotmail.com
Denver, Colorado 80229
SUMMARY
• Senior manual and automated Test Engineer of Web and Desktop applications.
• Industry experience includes Healthcare,Banking, Government, Education, Legal and
Insurance domains.
• Expertise with full SDLC including; Unit, Integration, System, Functional/Regression,
Smoke, UI, UAT,API and Performance validation in both Agile and Waterfall
methodologies.
• Highly proficient in planning, executing, evaluating and reporting test results.
• Expertise in using HP,MS, Borland and Selenium tools and frameworks based on
business requirements and use case documents. Effective defect tracking and reporting
using QC, JIRA, Bugzilla and TFS.
• Develop Data/Keyword driven and Hybrid Frameworks.
• Creates and runs SQL queries against severalpopular DB's using TOAD and Adminer.
• Experience with Load/stress testing with performance testing tools like Jmeter.
• Well versed in validating SOAP and REST messages through SoapUI.
Skills/Tools
QA: Test link, JIRA,Bugzilla, AP Test,QC/ALM,QTP/UFT,MTM/TFS, SilkTest,
Selenium Web Driver, Robot and Hybrid Frameworks. Junit, TestNG, ANT and Maven.
Programming: C/C++/C#,Java, Eclipse, PHP,Python, SQL, VB6/VBA, .NET/ Visual Studio,
XML, HTML5, CSS3, 4Test, VB Script, JavaScript, Bash,Perl, AutoIT.
Database: Oracle 10g, SQL Server, MySQL, DB2, ERP SAP,TOAD and Adminer.
Repository Suites: SVN,Git.
Operating systems: Windows 9x/XP/7/8.1, Win Server 2008/12 /IIS, UNIX/Linux/AIX, Mac
OS X.
P.O.S.: N.C.R.,Tokheim, Gilbarco, A.O. Smith.
Professional Experience
4/2015 – Present SelfEmployed, Denver, Co.
MIDI Language Programmer (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
PC Technician/Trainer, Entertainer
• Develop PC software interfaces using AutoIT to control MIDI hardware in real time.
• Create over 400 professional MIDI/Audio song files.
• Repair physical and viral damage, setup networks on Windows PC's and peripherals.
• Teach Windows, web browser and MS Office applications operation.
• Bandleader/Manager,Guitarist and Vocalist in many live and studio events/projects.
• *Additional Training: AutoIT, A+, Cakewalk, Band in A Box, PowerTrax, Audacity.
2/2009 – 4/2015 L. E. Phipps
SQA Test Engineer (Freelance) Denver, Co.
• When previous employer downsized QA services department I took over client contracts
for freelance consulting and performed similar manual/automated testing activities.
• Review requirements, write/update test plan, define/write/execute test cases and scripts
against various Web and Desktop applications using Borland SilkTest/4Test/C#,
Selenium WebDriver/Java/Robot and HP QC/ALM,QTP/UFT/VBScript.

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• Perform Functional, Cross-Browser,Link, Image, Exploratory, Regression, UAT and
End to End testing.
• Design/run SQL queries using Selenium WD/JDBC against Oracle and SQL Server DB's.
Setup/Configure Client PC's and Servers as per testing requirements.
• Performance testing using LoadRunner and JMeter,Web Services testing using SoapUI
on Windows XP/7/8.1, Windows Server 2008/12 /IIS, Mac OS X and Linux/Apache
platforms. Report and track defects using HP QC,Bugzilla, Jira.
• *Additional Training: Oracle,SQL Server, MySQL, PHP, Python, PyCharm, Robot,
Selenium IDE / Web Driver, VB Script, JavaScript, Bash Script.
4/2002 – 2/2009 MicroExpress Inc. Denver, CO
SQA Test Engineer
• Review requirements, update test plan, define/write/execute test cases and automation
scripts against various Desktop/Web/DBMS applications using Selenium RC,
• HP QC/QTP/ and MS Test Manager/Team Foundation Server (TFS).
• Design SQL queries to verify Oracle, MySQL and SQL Server data and schema.
• Setup/Configure Client PC's and Servers as per testing requirements. Test help files.
• Perform Functional, Cross-Browser,Link, Image, Exploratory, Regression, UAT as well
as Load/Performance testing using HP Load Runner and Web Services testing using
SoapUI, of Desktop and Web applications on Windows XP/7, Windows Server
2003/2008 /IIS, Mac OS X and Linux/Apache platforms.
• Report and track defects using HP QC,TFS, Bugzilla, Jira.
• *Additional Training: Oracle,SQL Server, MySQL, PHP, Python, SeleniumIDE, VB
Script, JavaScript, Bash Script.
5/2001 – 8/2001 IBM Global Services, Boulder, CO
SQA Test Engineer (Contract)
• Developed test cases from use cases and execute test cases against in-house web based
• project, utilizing HTML, JavaScript, Java Bean,JSP, JDBC,DB2,
• WebSphere and Lotus Notes/123/WordPro on Win95/98/2000 platforms
• Perform functional, cross-browser,remote link, image and performance testing.
• Design and run SQL queries to verify DB content.
• Proof-read text, verify field population and schema from DB.
• Report and track defects using Rational Clear Quest/Clear Case.
• *Additional Training: Java,Use Case,JSP, DB2
1/2001 – 5/2001 First Horizon Bank, Englewood,CO
SQA Test Engineer (Contract)
• Write test plan, develop/execute manual and automated test scripts for Web/DB
applications using Rational Visual Test. Verify functional identity of source/target files.
• Design and run SQL queries to verify DB content.
• Perform cross-browser,remote link, image and performance testing.
• Proof-read/verify text and help files. Setup/Configure server,host and target for
• testing HTML/JavaScript/Perl/Oracle Web applications on Win9x/NT4/Unix platforms.
Report and track defects using Rational Clear Quest.
• *Additional Training: JavaScript,Perl.
5/2000 – 1/2001 IBM Global Services, Boulder, CO
Test Automation Engineer (Contract)
• Refine test plan, develop/execute manual and automated test scripts using Segue Silktest.

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• Perform functional, configuration, concurrency, stress,load and performance testing of
Java/C/C++/AIX/DB2 based Kaiser Permanente Healthcare Administration Suite
(KPCIS) in a client/server environment on OS/2, Windows 95 and NT4.0 platforms.
• Report and track defects using IBM CMVC and Lotus Notes.
• *Additional Training: Rational Rose UML object modeling, Use Case Design, Silktest,
DB2, C++ and Java.
2/2000 – 5/2000 Radiance Group Inc., Boulder, CO
SQA Test Engineer
• Refine test plan, write and execute test cases. Perform (blackbox) usability, regression,
boundary, error, configuration and port testing of a Java/Java Script/Oracle based
Healthcare Administration Suite (TotalMed/TotalCare) In Web environment
• on Windows NT/95 platforms. Report and track bugs using Segue QA Radar.
• *Additional Training: Use Case Design, HTML, Java Script.
6/1999 – 2/2000 Micro Express Inc., Denver, CO
SQA Test Engineer
• Review requirements, consult subject matter experts and define test cases.
• Write/execute manual and automated test scripts using MSTest (Visual Test) and
• Mercury WinRunner. Design and run SQL queries to verify DB content.
• Perform (blackbox) functional, acceptance,system,regression and configuration testing
• in a client/server environment on Windows 95/NT 4.0 and UNIX platforms.
• Report and track bugs using PVCS Tracker.
• *Additional Training: UNIX, Linux, MSAccess,Excel,PowerPoint,SQL Server
Education
Degree:Bachelor of Science in Electrical/Electronic Engineering -
University of Devonshire, UK.
Degree:Associate of Science in Electronic Engineering –
Westwood College, Denver, CO.
Certification: Manual Software Testing – Software Testing Institute, Denver, CO.
Certification: Mercury/HP WinRunner/QTP – Software Testing Institute, Denver,CO.
Instructor: A+ Microcomputer/N+ Networking – ITT Tech, Denver, CO.
Additional
*Instructs BS level students in A+ and N+ course work at ITT Tech.
*Develops software UI panels to manipulate MIDI hardware in real time.
*Honored forcustomer collaboration and mentoring newQA teammembers.
*Designs MS Excel spreadsheets that amortize and track loans for home buyers.
*After 2 otherrepair shops “gave up” on a bad amplifier, I took over and repaired it.
*When given a stack of 10 “beyond repair” digital display boards, I repaired 8 of them.