1. MONIKA GARDIAS
monikajg@netzero.net
(408) 569-8887
Goal: Contribute to a challenging product by using my automation and software testing skills.
Summary of qualifications:
Build and Manage a sophisticated architecture System Test Regression lab.
Experience in Black and Gray Box testing of embedded systems, power line and optical technologies,
networking systems, web-based and server/client applications.
Automation in TCL and Python.
Extensive background in writing comprehensive test plans and test cases.
Led and participated in software development projects throughout the scope of project.
Skills: Black and Gray Box Manual Testing. Automation in TCL, Python and Silk. Windows, Linux.
Knowledge of networking. 4Test, SQL,
Experience: Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Test Automation Engineer
Echelon, Inc. / (dept. acquired by Networked Energy Services) 3/2008 – 5/2015
Managed Automation/Regression Lab (power line and optical communication embedded systems).
Built and Managed a sophisticated architecture System Test Regression lab.
Participated in design and tested whole Regression Run GUI system that resulted in managing over 30 setups
running about 120 Suites consisting of about 1600 scripts.
Designed, set up and maintained hardware and software of sophisticated testing environments.
Ran automated and semi-automated scripts. Investigated and fixed issues and failures. Updated scripts,
infrastructure and tools.
Gathered, analyzed and distributed results to engineering teams and management. Qualified releases.
Identified a need and wrote tools in TCL and batch file commands to make work more efficient.
Automated manual scripts via TCL.
Documented and trained team members on building and usage of regression setups, development/execution
of system automation framework and its code.
Prepared Test Strategy, Test Plans, and Test Cases and performed manual testing for new functionalities.
Apple, Inc. 2/2008 – 3/2008
Tested XCode and XDash on Mac OS X Leopard. Used Objective-C.
Packeteer, Inc. 2/2005 – 1/2008
Manual testing:
Tested GUI and CLI networking applications.
Led projects.
Wrote and edited comprehensive networking test plans and test cases.
Participated in projects throughout the scope of project. Contributed to Development meetings.
Setup sophisticated networks for testing purposes.
Trouble-shot network problems.
Used: WinCvs, putty, HyperTerminal, Ethereal, serial console server.
Performed gray box testing using Linux, and database manipulations.
Automation in Python and Silk:
Developed Python and Silk scripts for performance and stress testing of releases.
Wrote Acceptance Test Cases covering many application areas.
Automated application’s networking features using traffic generators to create traffic flows.
Coded multi-applications interaction.
Debugged own and others’ scripts.
Ran regression tests and created reports on results for upper management.
Automated projects (examples): interactions with PostgreSQL Database, tests for traffic results, traffic events
trigger email notification, traffic classification, logs.
PayPal, Inc. 2002 and 2001 (Contracts)
Automated testing of PayPal.com website using Segue Silk Test 5.5.
Wrote Silk scripts in 4Test language (converted manual test cases/scenarios to automated test cases).
Automation written in organized three-tier, object-oriented fashion (Framework layer, API layer, and Test Case
layer).
Performed black and gray-box testing on PayPal.com website, including features such as: Web Accept,
Shopping Cart, Money Market and Debit Cards, auction features and back-end anti-fraud procedures.
Performed large-scale regression testing of test suites of hundreds of test cases for most architecturally
advanced PayPal release to date.
Updated / performed enhancements to existing test scripts/cases.
Identified missing or redundant test cases in existing scripts.

2. Logged, followed up, verified and closed defects.
Validated data as necessary directly against the Oracle database using SQL.
McCue Systems Inc. 2001- 2002
Wrote Silk scripts in 4Test (Segue Silk Test 5.5).
Automated functional and system testing, enhancements, verification of defects and of accounting algorithms
written.
Executed and maintained automated test cases (including changes for different releases).
Defined and developed test specifications, test automation scripts and performed test execution.
Drove design and execution of an automation test harness, with automated configuration, automated
execution and automated test results analysis.
Organized and maintained Silk functions database.
Delivered research on product functionalities in order to decide how to best automate it, which parts of the
product should be automated. Drove recommendations on when it made sense to automate and, conversely,
where would be a better return on investment to continue to test manually.
Owned deployment of Silk to other machines, the customization of the recovery system, enhancements to
Silk's error handling and logging results.
Functioned as main consultant to both QA and Development teams on matters relating Silk to coordinate
efforts, to communicate what was already automated and to drive automated test planning.
Drove decisions on automation tools.
Actively participated in design and development of new features.
Logged product problems into company’s defect tracking system; followed up on defects and owned
responsibility for following-through all the way through defect verification and closure.
WebvanGroup, Inc. 2000-2001
Performed end-to-end black box testing of Webvan WebStore.
Performed SQL queries in the databases to do greybox testing.
Tested actual software against requirement documents and functional specifications.
Performed comprehensive research on new features and functionalities.
Wrote and edited comprehensive test plans and test cases for the entire WebStore
Found, reproduced, and classified defects.
Wrote interface tools in Visual Basic 6.0 to automate testing.
Created Astra QuickTest scripts to assist in automation of the Webvan WebStore.
Symantec 1999-2000
Programmed Automated Testing Applications (C++, Visual C++, MFC, and ACT! SDK).
Programmed tools to convey test results for easier trend analysis (Visual Basic).
Wrote Quality Analysis Test Plans and Test Cases.
Determined areas of software to be tested (Test Matrix).
Analyzed and tested various software packages, including client-server, Windows desktop applications and
PalmOS software.
Performed "black box", "smoke", verification and regression tests.
Found, reproduced, and classified defects.
Precision Imaging 1998-1999 Web Page Programmer/Database Administrator
Designed and maintained Web page (HTML, CGI, Pearl).
Supported a UNIX server.
Designed and maintained database (Access).
File System Management, OS Installation.
Other Experience:
Management. Sales. Leadership. Motivational speaking. Motivating people. Bringing up the best in people.
Education: B.S., Managerial Information Systems/Accounting
San Jose State University 1998 (3.84 GPA; Dean's Scholar List)
Self-financed 100% of college education.