Ron Thibault
Software Development Engineer in Test
QA professional with 19 years of experience - 5 years as a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) ensuring customer applications are effective and reliable.
ClickFunnels
California Polytechnic State UniversityMeridian, ID, USA
Professional Background
Current status
Unemployed・Ready to interview
Profession
Software Engineer・QA Engineer
Fields
SaaS / Cloud Services・Software・Ecommerce
Work experience
More than 15 years (4-6 years relevant)
Management
I've had experience in managing 1-5 people
Skills
C#SQL ServerGitSelenium WebDriverChrome Dev ToolXPathHTMLXMLTest AutomationTest PlanningQA TestingSQL Server Management Studio
Languages
English・Native or Bilingual
Spanish・Beginner
Highest level of education
Bachelor
Job search preferences
Desired job type
Full time・Interested in working remotely
Desired positions
QA automation engineer / Software development engineer in test
Desired work locations
Boise, ID, USA・Nashville, TN, USA・Bentonville, AR, USA
Freelance
Non-freelancer
Work Experience
Software Development Engineer in Test
ClickFunnels・Full-Time
February 2023 - March 20232 mos
Eagle, ID, USA
Updated automated tests written in JavaScript (TestCafe) using VS Code/Github. Laid off March 15th due to Reduction in ForceSoftware Development Engineer in Test
March 2018 - February 20235 yrs0 mos
Meridian, ID, USA
Created new C#/Selenium automated functional and integration tests of ASP.NET MVC e-commerce web app with multiple shopping carts using Visual Studio 2017/2022; utilized Page Object Model (POM) and XPath in Agile/Scrum environment; utilized Git/Stash for version control. Code reviewed other SDET’s code and provided feedback on logic, maintainability and readability. Created T-SQL queries using SSMS to integrate into automated tests to populate class properties, research potential application bugs and verify backend data not present on the UI. Consistently reviewed daily automated test runs for application bugs and wrote defects in Jira. Closely tracked the changes being made to the app and maintaining the existing 800+ automated tests. Skilled at uncovering elusive bugs; determined to understand how to reproduce them and making sure the team understands the impact, writing up detailed bug reports that are accurate and easy to follow. Created manual test plans and test cases on desktop/mobile when the need arose and trained/mentored new QA techsSenior Software QA Lead & Engineer
Telestream, Inc・Full-Time
September 2010 - November 20177 yrs3 mos
Nevada City, CA 95959, USA
QA Lead of 3 Enterprise video encoding products. Consistently enhanced communication between QA, product management and software development teams as well as worked closely with product managers to identify gaps in, clarify and improve product requirements & expectations. Skilled at balancing roles as both a manual tester & QA Lead in a fast-paced development environment. Developed test plans, allocated resources, estimated QA effort/created schedules as well as test case creation. Adept at uncovering elusive bugs and documenting them so they can be consistently reproduced.
Senior Software QA Lead & Engineer
NetApp・Full-Time
May 2009 - August 20101 yr4 mos
Developed QA test strategy, QA project plan & timeline in MS Project, detailed functional and system integration test cases for web application STOR Report with Data Warehouse (utilizing custom ETL). Executed functional, regression, and system integration test cases of web applications and audit report accuracy, identified and logged defects, and verified defect fixes. Managed User Acceptance Test cycles with global Professional Services EngineersSoftware QA Engineer
NetApp・Full-Time
July 2004 - May 20094 yrs11 mos
Created Ruby scripts to automatically verify hundreds of REST URI requests & responses (XML). QA Subject Matter Expert to cross-functional QA team, created & executed all integration testing, defect identification, logging and verification of Remote Support Diagnostic Tool which was loaded on storage controller's Remote LAN Module (RLM) card. Improved and maintained HTTP proxy configuration PERL scripts in Perforce. Created test plan, created/executed end-to-end testing, logged defects and verified fixes for several projects (one saved department $50k/mo)Software QA Technician
NetApp・Full-Time
March 2002 - July 20042 yrs5 mos
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Executed integration tests between Support Console client (Linux OS) & web-based front end, etc.A few other positions starting as a Customer Support Representative
May 1997 - March 20024 yrs11 mos
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Education
California Polytechnic State University
Bachelor of Science (BS)・Environmental Engineering
1993 - 1996
