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<html><head></head><body><div class="row snippet-profile-071" style="font-size: 10px;"><div class="col-sm-12"><h1 style="text-align: center;"><b>Dan Kirk</b></h1><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="mailto:dkirk71@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">dkirk71@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;| 415.513.7635</span>&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://linkedin.com/in/dmksf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">linkedin.com/in/dmksf</span></a></b></span></h1><p style="text-align: center; font-size: 18px;"><i><b><br></b></i></p><p style="text-align: center; font-size: 18px;"><i><b>An experienced quality assurance engineer/manager with the right balance of breadth and depth</b></i></p><p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;">While I currently hold the role of Senior QA Engineer at Roku, here is a bit about my previous work ... Uber brought me on to introduce the QA process to their dotcom product team. Internationalization, localization, and accessibility testing were high priorities along with the goal of a pixel-perfect site on Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android. For TestLauncher, I remotely managed a global team of test engineers helping clients with their QA needs. At Google, my team tested Chromecast from conception to international release.</p></div></div><div class="row snippet-experiences-013"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="row"><div class="col-xs-12"><h1><b>Professional Experience</b></h1><div><b><br></b></div></div></div><div class="row" title=""><div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 item-bullet"></div><div class="col-xs-10 col-sm-11 item"><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;">Roku</b><span style="color: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;"> - </span><i style="color: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;">Senior Quality Assurance Engineer</i><span style="color: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;">, 2020 - present</span><br></h3><ul><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Test firmware features for the Roku operating system</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Write and review test plans; write, review, and execute test cases</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Interview and manage interns;&nbsp;Interview employee candidates</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Contribute to company-wide QA onboarding improvement team</span></li></ul><p></p></div></div><div class="row" title="" style="display: block;"><div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 item-bullet"></div><div class="col-xs-10 col-sm-11 item"><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;">Uber</b><span style="color: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;"> - </span><i style="color: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;">QA / Program Coordinator: Web Properties</i><span style="color: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;">, 2018 - 2020</span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br></span></h3><ul><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Introducing and integrating a QA process into the team</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Testing anything and everything (overloaded and never bored)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Testing for internationalization (i18n), localization (l10n), and accessibility (a11y)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Spotting automation opportunities and writing scripts</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Working directly with the site producer and engineering manager</span></li></ul><p></p></div></div><div class="row" title="" style="display: block;"><div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 item-bullet"></div><div class="col-xs-10 col-sm-11 item"><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;">TestLauncher</b><span style="color: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;"> - </span><i style="color: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;">Manager: QA / Operations / Accounts</i><span style="color: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;">, 2015 - 2018</span><br></h3><ul><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Onboarded clients and maintained client relationships</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Hired testers, assigned projects, balanced budgets, and juggled resources</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Developed and implemented company-wide operational policies</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Was available across multiple time zones for both clients and testers</span></li></ul><p></p></div></div><div class="row" title=""><div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 item-bullet"></div><div class="col-xs-10 col-sm-11 item"><h3><b>Google / Chromecast</b>&nbsp;- <i>Test Engineering Manager / Program Manager</i>, 2010 - 2014</h3><p></p><ul><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Built and managed an international team of 24 black-box testers</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Balanced the budget, interviewed candidates, and mentored team members</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Updated the test suite to reduce in-house QA workload by 50%<br></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Represented QA in weekly cross functional team meetings<br></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Guided / mentored team members on career decisions</span></li></ul><p></p></div></div><div class="row" title=""><div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 item-bullet"></div><div class="col-xs-10 col-sm-11 item"><h3>Read more at<b>&nbsp;</b><a href="http://linkedin.com/in/dmksf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><u>linkedin.com/in/dmksf</u></a></h3><p></p></div></div></div></div><div class="row snippet-features-001"><div class="col-sm-12"><div class="row"><div class="col-sm-12"><h1><b>Skills</b></h1></div></div><div class="row" title=""><div class="col-sm-12 item"><p></p><ul><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Ad-hoc, functional, and regression testing</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Some automation, done on personal time to keep current</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">All phases of the SDLC, both agile and waterfall<br></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Desktop (Mac, Windows, Linux) and Mobile (iOS, Android) experience<br></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Creating test plans and test cases from requirements documents<br></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Filing / triaging bugs and testing bug fixes</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Varying levels of experience with&nbsp;HTML, PHP, CSS, MySQL, Selenium, JIRA, Confluence, TestRail, Python, Java</span></li></ul><p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>

Dan Kirk dkirk71@gmail.com || linkedin.com/in/dmksf An experienced quality assurance engineer/manager with the right balance of breadth and depth W...

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I test all web properties owned by the Uber.com product team. They brought me on to introduce the QA process to their team, as well as do all the manual testing I can handle by my lonesome. This so far has included testing new pages against specs for new bugs as well as old pages for existing bugs. With Uber's global reach, internationalization (i18n) and accessibility (a11y) testing are top priorities. I test on Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android.

For TestLauncher, I remotely managed a global team of test engineers helping clients of various sizes with their QA needs. I comfortably interacted with everyone in the reporting chain, from the cleaning staff to the CEO.

At Google, my team directly impacted the timely launch of Chromecast in 2013 ... in 2014, we took it international. Prior outings include Google TV and Slide. Before arriving in the Bay Area, I was busy at an Oregon start-up called Strands, whose original focus was to provide music recommendations, where my passion for music roamed free.

Dan Kirk

[email protected] | 415.513.7635 | linkedin.com/in/dmksf

Professional Experience

Roku - Senior Quality Assurance Engineer, 2020 - present

Uber - QA / Program Coordinator: Web Properties, 2018 - 2020

TestLauncher - Manager: QA / Operations / Accounts, 2015 - 2018

Google / Chromecast - Test Engineering Manager / Program Manager, 2010 - 2014

Read more at linkedin.com/in/dmksf

Skills