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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.
Skills
Language
English
Fluent
Work Experience
Software Tester at Aylo
April 1, 2024 - October 12, 2025Manually tested complex website; Used TestRail as test case repository; Reported defects using Jira
Software Tester at Like Minded Labs
December 1, 2022 - October 12, 2025Performed 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, 2025Manual 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, 2025Created 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, 2025Created 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, 2025Created 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, 2025Used 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, 2025Created 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, 2025Created 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, 2025Manually 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, 2025Designed 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, 2025Automated-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, 2025Designed 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, 2025Created 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, 2025Manually 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, 2025Performed 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, 2025Performed 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, 2025Created 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, 2025Created 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, 2025Created 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, 2025Used 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, 2025Created 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, 2025Used 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, 2025Extensively 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, 2025Designed 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, 2025Automated 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, 2025Designed 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, 2025Created 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, 2025Manually 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, 2025Performed 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, 2025Performed 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, 2025Created 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, 2025Created 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, 2025Created 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, 2025Used 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, 2025Created 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, 2025Used 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, 2025Designed 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, 2025Performed 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, 2025Designed 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, 2025Created 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, 2022Performed 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, 2018Created 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, 2018Created 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, 2015Created 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, 2014Used 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, 2012Created 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, 2008Extensively 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, 2005Automated-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, 2001Created 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, 2022Performed 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, 2018Created 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, 2018Created 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, 2015Created 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, 2014Used 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, 2012Created 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, 2008Created 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, 2006Designed 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, 2005Performed 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, 2001Designed 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, 2001Created 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, 2012Created 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, 1992General Science Courses at Technical University of Nova Scotia (Halifax)
September 1, 1987 - May 1, 1989Object-Oriented Software Engineering at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Calgary)
January 1, 1995 - October 1, 1995Database Modeling and Design at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Calgary)
October 1, 1995 - October 12, 2025Object-Oriented Software Engineering at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Calgary)
January 1, 1995 - October 1, 1995Database Modeling and Design at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Calgary)
January 1, 1995 - October 1, 1995Bachelor of Computer Science at Technical University of Nova Scotia (Halifax)
September 1, 1989 - May 1, 1992General Science Courses at Mount Saint Vincent University (Halifax) / Dalhousie University (Halifax)
September 1, 1987 - May 1, 1989Object-Oriented Software Engineering at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Calgary)
January 1, 1995 - October 12, 2025Database Modeling and Design at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Calgary)
October 1, 1995 - October 12, 2025Bachelor of Computer Science Degree at Technical University of Nova Scotia (Halifax)
September 1, 1989 - May 1, 1992General Science Courses at Mount Saint Vincent University (Halifax) & Dalhousie University (Halifax)
September 1, 1987 - May 1, 1989General Science Courses at Dalhousie University (Halifax)
September 1, 1987 - May 1, 1989Object-Oriented Software Engineering at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Calgary)
January 1, 1995 - October 1, 1995Database Modeling and Design at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Calgary)
January 1, 1995 - October 1, 1995Bachelor of Computer Science at Technical University of Nova Scotia (Halifax)
September 1, 1989 - May 1, 1992General Science Courses at Mount Saint Vincent University (Halifax) and Dalhousie University (Halifax)
September 1, 1987 - May 1, 1989Object-Oriented Software Engineering at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Calgary)
January 1, 1995 - October 1, 1995Database Modeling and Design at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Calgary)
January 11, 2030 - October 1, 1995Bachelor of Computer Science Degree at Technical University of Nova Scotia (Halifax)
September 1, 1989 - May 1, 1992General Science Courses at Mount Saint Vincent University (Halifax), Dalhousie University (Halifax)
September 1, 1987 - May 1, 1989Object-Oriented Software Engineering at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Calgary)
January 1, 1995 - October 1, 1995Database Modeling and Design at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Calgary)
January 11, 2030 - April 27, 2026Bachelor of Computer Science Degree at Technical University of Nova Scotia (Halifax)
September 1, 1989 - May 1, 1992General Science Courses at Mount Saint Vincent University (Halifax), Dalhousie University (Halifax)
September 1, 1987 - May 1, 1989Qualifications
DO-178B lifecycle methodology
July 1, 2003 - November 28, 2025Industry Experience
Software & Internet, Telecommunications, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Other, Manufacturing, Computers & Electronics
Skills
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