Stephen Jones, Developer in Cumming, GA, United States
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Stephen Jones

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Quality Assurance Developer

Location
Cumming, GA, United States
Toptal Member Since
March 31, 2022

Stephen is a software quality assurance engineer with 10 years of experience working for clients in the health and wellness, commercial storage, education, biotech, sports, cryptocurrency, and real estate spaces. He focuses on web-based and native mobile applications in iOS and Android, including Bluetooth and NFC technologies. Stephen enjoys helping projects run efficiently, improving their success, and standardizing quality assurance and project practices across the business.

Portfolio

NDA
Manual Software Testing, SQL, Mobile App Testing, Android, iOS, Agile, Scrum...
Motorola Solutions - Openpath
QA Testing, Regression Testing, Mobile App Testing, Quality Assurance (QA)...
Freelance
Quality Assurance (QA), Communication, QA Testing, Testing, GitHub...

Experience

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Windows 10, iOS, Android, Web UI, Jira, Manual QA, Quality Assurance (QA), Manual Testing, QA Testing, Crypto

The most amazing...

...project I've worked on involved testing Bluetooth and NFC technologies that went beyond the software application and into hardware.

Work Experience

Quality Assurance Lead

2020 - PRESENT
NDA
  • Led a team of 4-6 manual quality assurance engineers with one automation engineer.
  • Used TestCaseLab and Jira for managing test cases and reporting issues.
  • Tested the web, native iOS, and Android applications.
  • Used Bluetooth and NFC technologies to communicate with a medical device.
Technologies: Manual Software Testing, SQL, Mobile App Testing, Android, iOS, Agile, Scrum, Bluetooth, Near-field Communication (NFC), Web UI, Manual QA, Quality Assurance (QA), Manual Testing, QA Testing, Regression Testing, Testing, Slack, Communication, Software Testing, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Windows 10

QA Engineer

2022 - 2023
Motorola Solutions - Openpath
  • Tested a mobile app that uses BLE and NFC technology to grant access to secured areas.
  • Conducted testing on entry, video, intercom, locks, entry management equipment, and the associated software components.
  • Helped onboard new quality assurance resources and helped refine quality assurance processes.
Technologies: QA Testing, Regression Testing, Mobile App Testing, Quality Assurance (QA), Manual QA

Quality Assurance Engineer

2022 - 2023
Freelance
  • Owned quality assurance for a team of 4-7 developers.
  • Assisted in the creation of software development and quality assurance processes.
  • Tested a Web3 cryptocurrency browser extension wallet on Ethereum and began testing on Polygon.
  • Supported the Discord community with issues found by them.
Technologies: Quality Assurance (QA), Communication, QA Testing, Testing, GitHub, Regression Testing, Manual Testing, Software Testing, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Windows 10, Web UI

Quality Assurance Lead

2017 - 2021
Soltech
  • Contributed to multiple projects across numerous business vertices, including education, self storage, biotech, and medical laboratories.
  • Tested multiple web applications and tools for various clients.
  • Helped with the overall SDLC processes, mainly how software quality assurance integrates with that process.
  • Set multiple policies and business rules to make quality assurance efficient and effective.
  • Used multiple tools to test web applications, including TestRail, Jira, BrowserStack.
  • Developed some test automation using Selenium WebDriver, JUnit, TestNG, and JMeter.
Technologies: Manual QA, Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, Apache JMeter, SQL, TestRail, Postman, Swagger, Agile, Scrum, Waterfall Delivery, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Jira, BrowserStack, Quality Assurance (QA), Manual Testing, QA Testing, Regression Testing, Testing, Slack, Communication, Software Testing, Windows 10

Contract Quality Assurance Analyst

2016 - 2017
Freelance
  • Tested a small web application used to manage the due diligence process of investing in apartment complexes.
  • Managed bug tracking, prioritization, and communication with Jira.
  • Developed the test plan and test cases and ran manual and automation tests with Selenium IDE.
Technologies: Web UI, Manual QA, Quality Assurance (QA), Manual Testing, QA Testing, Regression Testing, Testing, Slack, Communication, Software Testing, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Windows 10

Sports App Used to Measure an Athlete's Glucose Level

The app used a third-party medical device to monitor an athlete's blood glucose level. His team took that data and helped the athletes understand how to manage and perform better.

This mobile technology used Bluetooth and NFC to communicate with the mobile application.

Paradigms

Software Testing, Manual Testing, Testing, Agile, Scrum

Other

Web UI, Manual Software Testing, Manual QA, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Quality Assurance (QA), QA Testing, Regression Testing, Windows 10, Mobile App Testing, Bluetooth, Near-field Communication (NFC), Waterfall Delivery, Crypto, Communication

Tools

Slack, Jira, TestRail, BrowserStack, Apache JMeter, Postman, GitHub

Languages

SQL

Frameworks

Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, Swagger

Platforms

iOS, Android

OCTOBER 2016 - PRESENT

Certified Tester Foundation Level

ISTQB

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