I have 20 years of experience in software quality assurance and testing, and I am passionate about ensuring software reliability and usability. I enjoy turning complex requirements into thorough test plans and clear defect reports that help teams deliver high-quality software. I excel at both manual and automated testing, API validation, and cross-platform testing across PC, Mac, iOS, and Android. I thrive in collaborative environments and am comfortable working across the full software development lifecycle to contribute to successful project delivery.

Gower Cox

I have 20 years of experience in software quality assurance and testing, and I am passionate about ensuring software reliability and usability. I enjoy turning complex requirements into thorough test plans and clear defect reports that help teams deliver high-quality software. I excel at both manual and automated testing, API validation, and cross-platform testing across PC, Mac, iOS, and Android. I thrive in collaborative environments and am comfortable working across the full software development lifecycle to contribute to successful project delivery.

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I have 20 years of experience in software quality assurance and testing, and I am passionate about ensuring software reliability and usability. I enjoy turning complex requirements into thorough test plans and clear defect reports that help teams deliver high-quality software.

I excel at both manual and automated testing, API validation, and cross-platform testing across PC, Mac, iOS, and Android. I thrive in collaborative environments and am comfortable working across the full software development lifecycle to contribute to successful project delivery.

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Work Experience

Software Tester at Aylo
April 1, 2024 - October 12, 2025
Manually tested complex website; Used TestRail as test case repository; Reported defects using Jira
Software Tester at Like Minded Labs
December 1, 2022 - October 12, 2025
Performed manual and automated testing on a complex video call application; Implemented automated tests with Selenium; Used Jira to track issues
Software Tester at Asset Science
August 1, 2022 - October 12, 2025
Manual testing on a complex system including mobile-device apps, a desktop app, and a browser app; Automated testing with JMeter, Java, and Postman (REST APIs); browser-test automation with TestProject; TestRail documentation; Jira issue tracking
Software Tester at Pstox
June 1, 2018 - October 12, 2025
Created automated tests with JMeter, Postman, Java, and SQL to test REST API web services; Worked closely with developers on CI/CD; maintained test documentation in Excel
Documentation QA Specialist at Ubitrak
August 1, 2018 - October 12, 2025
Created and updated voluminous documentation with MS Word for QA on audit reports in credit-card processing software; maintained high attention to detail
Software Tester at Aerotek/CMC Electronics
February 1, 2015 - October 12, 2025
Created a software verification plan based on written requirements to test an embedded application; authored documentation on test-tool qualification and usage
Software Tester at ERA Environmental
June 1, 2014 - October 12, 2025
Used Java, Selenium, and Eclipse to develop an automated test harness for a large internet application
Software Tester at CS Communication & Systems Canada Inc.
August 1, 2012 - October 12, 2025
Created automated-API tests in C/C++ and AFDX for real-time aircraft software; gained understanding of requirements-based testing life-cycle
Software Tester at Summit-Tech/Ericsson
April 1, 2008 - October 12, 2025
Created automated test harness in Java/Eclipse for messaging system; worked with TCP/IP, SIP, and HTTP protocols
Software Tester at TEK Systems
April 1, 2008 - October 12, 2025
Manually tested a commodities trading application; participated in test planning, execution, and defect lifecycle using HP Quality Center; MS Excel verification
Software Tester at Masimo Canada
November 1, 2006 - October 12, 2025
Designed and implemented a software performance testing tool for medical application component; used C/C++ and MATLAB
Software Verification Specialist at Hispano-Suiza Canada
December 1, 2005 - October 12, 2025
Automated-API testing and unit testing with Rational Test RealTime, C, and assembly; led a team of junior testers; used DO-178B lifecycle
Software Verification Specialist at Glenayre Electronics
May 1, 2001 - October 12, 2025
Designed in-house software verification tool for proprietary data-communications protocol; Unix platform with Perl
Software Quality Assurance Specialist at Financial Models Company Inc.
January 1, 2001 - October 12, 2025
Created automated frameworks (VB, WinRunner, C/C++, SQL); UI testing; API testing; wrote documentation on test plans and tools; led junior staff; worked with large-scale SQL databases
Software Tester at Aylo (Montreal)
April 1, 2024 - October 12, 2025
Manually tested a complex website; Used TestRail as test case repository; Reported defects using Jira.
Software Tester at Like Minded Labs (Montreal)
December 1, 2022 - October 12, 2025
Performed manual and automated testing on a complex video call application; Implemented automated tests with Selenium; Used Jira to create and track problem reports.
Software Tester at Asset Science (Montreal)
August 1, 2022 - October 12, 2025
Performed manual testing on a complex system involving mobile-device apps, a desktop application, and a browser application. Used JMeter, Java, and API testing tools to automate REST API tests; performed browser-test automation; created test cases in TestRail and reported issues via Jira.
Software Tester at Pstox (Montreal)
June 1, 2018 - October 12, 2025
Created automated tests with JMeter, Postman, Java, and SQL to test REST API web services (user authentication and financial calculations); used Excel as a test-doc repository; collaborated on a CI/CD project; gained understanding of REST/HTTP/JSON/JSON Web Tokens.
Documentation QA Specialist (contract) at Ubitrak (Montreal)
August 1, 2018 - October 12, 2025
Created and updated voluminous documentation with MS Word as part of QA on audit reports for credit-card processing software; demonstrated high attention to detail.
Software Tester (contract) at Aerotek/CMC Electronics (Montreal)
February 1, 2015 - October 12, 2025
Created a software verification plan based on written requirements to test an embedded application; authored documentation on test-tool qualification and usage.
Software Tester (full time) at ERA Environmental (Montreal)
June 1, 2014 - October 12, 2025
Used Java, Selenium, and Eclipse to develop an automated test harness to test a large internet application.
Software Tester (full time, contract) at CS Communication & Systems Canada Inc. (Montreal)
August 1, 2012 - October 12, 2025
Created automated API tests in C/C++ and AFDX to test real-time software for aircraft systems; gained strong understanding of requirements-based testing life-cycle.
Software Tester (contract) at Summit-Tech/Ericsson (Montreal)
May 1, 2009 - October 12, 2025
Used Java/Eclipse to create an automated test harness to test a messaging system; deepened understanding of TCP/IP, SIP, and HTTP protocols.
Software Tester (full time, client placement) at TEK Systems (Montreal)
April 1, 2008 - October 12, 2025
Extensively manually tested a commodities trading application; reviewed functional specs; developed testing strategies; participated in all defect-life-cycle phases using HP Quality Center.
Software Tester (full time) at Masimo Canada (Montreal)
November 1, 2006 - October 12, 2025
Designed and implemented a software performance testing tool for a data-communications component of a medical application; used C/C++ and MATLAB.
Software Verification Specialist (contract) at Hispano-Suiza Canada (Peterborough)
December 1, 2005 - October 12, 2025
Automated API testing and unit testing with Rational Test RealTime, C, and assembly; led a team of junior testers on a critical subproject; managed subcontractor coordination; followed DO-178B lifecycle.
Software Verification Specialist (full time) at Glenayre Electronics (Vancouver)
May 1, 2001 - October 12, 2025
Designed in-house software verification tool to decode a proprietary data-communications protocol; worked on Unix with Perl.
Software Quality Assurance Specialist (full time) at Financial Models Company Inc. (Toronto)
January 1, 2001 - October 12, 2025
Created automated frameworks (Visual Basic, WinRunner, C/C++, SQL); performed UI and API testing; documented test plans/tools; led junior staff; gained strong relational-database expertise with SQL Server.
Software Tester at Aylo
April 1, 2024 - October 12, 2025
Manually tested a complex website; Used TestRail as test case repository; Reported defects using Jira.
Software Tester at Like Minded Labs
December 1, 2022 - October 12, 2025
Performed manual and automated testing on a complex video call application; Implemented automated tests with Selenium; Used Jira to create and track problem reports.
Software Tester at Asset Science
August 1, 2022 - October 12, 2025
Performed manual testing on a system involving mobile-device apps, a desktop application, and a browser application; Used JMeter, Java, and Postman for automated testing (REST APIs); Performed some browser-test automation (with TestProject); Created a large set of written test cases in TestRail; Used Jira to create and track problem reports.
Software Tester at Pstox
June 1, 2018 - October 12, 2025
Created automated tests with JMeter, Postman, Java, and SQL to test REST API web services (authentication and financial calculations); Used MS Excel as a test documentation repository; Worked closely with developers on a CI/CD project; Gained understanding of REST, HTTP, JSON, and JSON Web Tokens.
Documentation QA Specialist at Ubitrak
August 1, 2018 - October 12, 2025
Created and updated voluminous documentation with MS Word as part of QA on audit reports for credit-card processing software; High attention to detail.
Software Tester at Aerotek/CMC Electronics
February 1, 2015 - October 12, 2025
Created a software verification plan based on written requirements to test an embedded application; Authored documentation on test-tool qualification and usage.
Software Tester at ERA Environmental
June 1, 2014 - October 12, 2025
Used Java, Selenium, and Eclipse to develop an automated test harness used to test a large internet application.
Software Tester at CS Communication & Systems Canada Inc.
August 1, 2012 - October 12, 2025
Created automated-API tests in C/C++ and AFDX to test real-time software (aircraft fuel-control system, aircraft engine control system); Gained understanding of the process and life-cycle for requirements-based testing.
Software Tester at Summit-Tech/Ericsson
May 1, 2009 - October 12, 2025
Used Java/Eclipse to create an automated test harness to test a messaging system; Gained understanding of telecommunications protocols (TCP/IP, SIP, HTTP).
Software Tester at Masimo Canada
November 1, 2006 - October 12, 2025
Designed and implemented a software performance testing tool for a data-communications component of a medical application; Used C/C++ and MATLAB.
Software Verification Specialist at Hispano-Suiza Canada
December 1, 2005 - October 12, 2025
Performed automated-API testing and unit testing with Rational Test RealTime, C, and assembly languages; Led a team of junior testers on a critical subproject; Liaised with a subcontracting company; Used DO-178B lifecycle methodology.
Software Verification Specialist at Glenayre Electronics
May 1, 2001 - October 12, 2025
Designed an in-house software verification tool to decode a proprietary data-communications protocol and display formatted results; Unix platform with Perl.
Software Quality Assurance Specialist at Financial Models Company Inc.
January 1, 2001 - October 12, 2025
Created automated frameworks (Visual Basic, WinRunner, C/C++, SQL); UI testing; API testing; Wrote documentation on test plans and tool descriptions; Led junior staff; Gained strong understanding of relational databases using large-scale data models and SQL Server.
Software Tester at Asset Science
February 1, 2019 - August 1, 2022
Performed manual testing on a complex system including mobile-device apps, a desktop application, and a browser application; automated testing using JMeter, Java, and Postman; browser-test automation with TestProject; created extensive test cases in TestRail; reported issues in Jira.
Software Tester at Pstox
October 1, 2017 - June 1, 2018
Created automated tests with JMeter, Postman, Java, and SQL to test REST API web services; worked on CI/CD; gained understanding of REST, HTTP, JSON, and JSON Web Tokens.
Documentation QA Specialist at Ubitrak
January 1, 2016 - August 1, 2018
Created and updated documentation in MS Word as part of QA on audit reports for credit-card processing software; high attention to detail.
Software Tester at Aerotek/CMC Electronics
September 1, 2014 - February 1, 2015
Created a software verification plan based on requirements to test an embedded application; authored documentation on test-tool qualification and usage.
Software Tester at ERA Environmental
December 1, 2013 - June 1, 2014
Used Java, Selenium, and Eclipse to develop an automated test harness to test a large internet application.
Software Tester at CS Communications & Systems Canada Inc.
February 1, 2010 - August 1, 2012
Created automated-API tests in C/C++ and AFDX to test real-time software (aircraft fuel-control system, aircraft engine control system); gained understanding of requirements-based testing.
Software Tester at TEK Systems
June 1, 2007 - April 1, 2008
Extensively manually tested a commodities trading application; reviewed functional specs; authored testing strategies; participated in defect life-cycle; used HP Quality Center; MS Excel for verification.
Software Verification Specialist at Hispano-Suiza Canada
July 1, 2003 - December 1, 2005
Automated-API testing and unit testing with Rational Test RealTime, C and assembly; led a team of junior testers and liaised with subcontractor; used DO-178B lifecycle.
Software Quality Assurance Specialist at Financial Models Company Inc.
January 1, 1998 - January 1, 2001
Created automated frameworks (Visual Basic, WinRunner, C/C++, SQL); performed UI and API testing; wrote documentation on test plans and tool descriptions; led junior staff; gained strong relational-database knowledge.
Software Tester at Asset Science (Montreal)
February 1, 2019 - August 31, 2022
Performed manual testing on a complex system involving mobile-device apps, a desktop application, and a browser application. Used JMeter, Java, and Postman to perform automated testing (REST APIs). Performed some browser-test automation (with TestProject). Used Google Sheets and MS Excel for testing and reporting. Created a large set of written test cases in TestRail. Used Jira to create and track problem reports.
Software Tester at Pstox (Montreal)
October 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018
Created automated tests with JMeter, Postman, Java, and SQL to test REST API web services (user authentication and financial calculations). Utilized MS Excel as a test documentation repository. Worked closely with developers on a CI/CD project. Gained a strong understanding of REST, HTTP, JSON, and JSON Web Tokens.
Documentation QA Specialist at Ubitrak (Montreal)
January 1, 2016 - August 31, 2018
Created and updated voluminous documentation with MS Word as part of QA on audit reports. This was for credit-card processing software. High attention to detail.
Software Tester at Aerotek/CMC Electronics (Montreal)
September 1, 2014 - February 28, 2015
Created a software verification plan, based on written requirements, to test an embedded application. Authored documentation on test-tool qualification and usage.
Software Tester at ERA Environmental (Montreal)
December 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014
Used Java, Selenium, and Eclipse to develop an automated test harness used to test a large internet application.
Software Tester at CS Communications & Systems Canada Inc. (Montreal)
February 1, 2010 - August 31, 2012
Created automated-API tests in C/C++ and AFDX to test real-time software (aircraft fuel-control system, aircraft engine control system). Gained strong understanding of the requirements-based testing lifecycle.
Software Tester at TEK Systems (Montreal)
June 1, 2007 - April 30, 2008
Created automated tests with Java/Eclipse to test a messaging system; gained understanding of telecommunications protocols, including TCP/IP, SIP, and HTTP.
Software Tester at Masimo Canada (Montreal)
July 1, 2006 - November 30, 2006
Designed and implemented a software performance testing tool for a data-communications component of a medical application; used C/C++ and MATLAB.
Software Verification Specialist at Hispano-Suiza Canada (Peterborough)
July 1, 2003 - December 31, 2005
Performed automated-API testing and unit testing with Rational Test RealTime, C, and assembly languages. Led a team of junior testers on a critical subproject; liaised with subcontracting company; DO-178B lifecycle.
Software Verification Specialist at Glenayre Electronics (Vancouver)
January 1, 2001 - May 31, 2001
Designed an in-house software verification tool to decode a proprietary data-communications protocol and display formatted results. Used Unix platform with Perl.
Software Quality Assurance Specialist at Financial Models Company Inc. (Toronto)
January 1, 1998 - January 31, 2001
Created automated frameworks (using Visual Basic, WinRunner, C/C++, and SQL). Performed UI testing and API testing; Wrote documentation on test plans and tool descriptions; Led junior staff on a small project; Gained strong relational database knowledge.
Software Tester at CS Communication & Systems Canada Inc.
February 1, 2010 - August 31, 2012
Created automated-API tests in C/C++ and AFDX to test real-time software (aircraft fuel-control system, aircraft engine control system); Gained stronger understanding of the process and life-cycle for requirements-based testing

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science Degree at Mount Saint Vincent University (Halifax) and Dalhousie University (Halifax)
September 1, 1989 - May 1, 1992
General Science Courses at Technical University of Nova Scotia (Halifax)
September 1, 1987 - May 1, 1989
Object-Oriented Software Engineering at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Calgary)
January 1, 1995 - October 1, 1995
Database Modeling and Design at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Calgary)
October 1, 1995 - October 12, 2025
Object-Oriented Software Engineering at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Calgary)
January 1, 1995 - October 1, 1995
Database Modeling and Design at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Calgary)
January 1, 1995 - October 1, 1995
Bachelor of Computer Science at Technical University of Nova Scotia (Halifax)
September 1, 1989 - May 1, 1992
General Science Courses at Mount Saint Vincent University (Halifax) / Dalhousie University (Halifax)
September 1, 1987 - May 1, 1989
Object-Oriented Software Engineering at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Calgary)
January 1, 1995 - October 12, 2025
Database Modeling and Design at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Calgary)
October 1, 1995 - October 12, 2025
Bachelor of Computer Science Degree at Technical University of Nova Scotia (Halifax)
September 1, 1989 - May 1, 1992
General Science Courses at Mount Saint Vincent University (Halifax) & Dalhousie University (Halifax)
September 1, 1987 - May 1, 1989
General Science Courses at Dalhousie University (Halifax)
September 1, 1987 - May 1, 1989
Object-Oriented Software Engineering at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Calgary)
January 1, 1995 - October 1, 1995
Database Modeling and Design at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Calgary)
January 1, 1995 - October 1, 1995
Bachelor of Computer Science at Technical University of Nova Scotia (Halifax)
September 1, 1989 - May 1, 1992
General Science Courses at Mount Saint Vincent University (Halifax) and Dalhousie University (Halifax)
September 1, 1987 - May 1, 1989
Object-Oriented Software Engineering at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Calgary)
January 1, 1995 - October 1, 1995
Database Modeling and Design at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Calgary)
January 11, 2030 - October 1, 1995
Bachelor of Computer Science Degree at Technical University of Nova Scotia (Halifax)
September 1, 1989 - May 1, 1992
General Science Courses at Mount Saint Vincent University (Halifax), Dalhousie University (Halifax)
September 1, 1987 - May 1, 1989
Object-Oriented Software Engineering at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Calgary)
January 1, 1995 - October 1, 1995
Database Modeling and Design at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Calgary)
January 11, 2030 - April 27, 2026
Bachelor of Computer Science Degree at Technical University of Nova Scotia (Halifax)
September 1, 1989 - May 1, 1992
General Science Courses at Mount Saint Vincent University (Halifax), Dalhousie University (Halifax)
September 1, 1987 - May 1, 1989

Qualifications

DO-178B lifecycle methodology
July 1, 2003 - November 28, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Telecommunications, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Other, Manufacturing, Computers & Electronics