Nathan Gittins

8903 Stone Vista Lane

801.897.3104nate.gittins@gmail.com

 

QA Engineer / Business Analyst

 

OBJECTIVE

 

Ten year Senior Quality Assurance/Business Analyst seeking a growth position that utilizes analytical and continuous improvement skills acquired from working in Software Development, Software Implementation. Will bring to the position expertise learned from Software Development, Testing Multiple Applications for Business Requirements, Processes, Technical Requirements, and Continuous Improvement policies and procedures.

 

 

TECHNICAL SKILLS

 

Ancillary Skills: T-SQL, MS Office, MS Excel, MS Power Point, VISIO, JIRA, Soap UI

 

Coded With: .Net, Java, SQL, C++, TFS Team Foundation Server

 

Processes: Agile, Scrum, Lean, Six Sigma, Best Practices

 

Documentation: Test Cases, System Requirements, Business Requirements, Test Plans, Test Reports, Defect Tracking, Visio Documentation, Best Practices

 

Types of Applications Tested: T-SQL, Content for websites, .Net systems, JAVA web-enabled banking Software, Crystal Reports, SSRS Reports, SSIS Packages

 

 

EXPERIENCE

 

September 2014- Present

Cimetrix

Title: Quality Engineer

 

·              Accomplishments: Tested Equipment control software, Persuasive presenting, Critical thinking and application, Constructed QA process.

·              Duties: Testing equipment control software, Constructing test plans and test cases, participated in process reviews to improve efficiency, create and develop automated test procedures, promoted software quality through collaborative team work, analyze, interpret and communicate qualitative and quantitative finding from tests, Worked with developers to design, prioritize and implement test plans, scripts or procedures to meet testing needs.

·              Technologies: Agile, Scrum, .Net, C#, Visual Studio,  TFS, Azure Cloud, VersionOne, Test Management (MTM)

 

 

March 2014- Present

Technology Quality Contractor

Title: Quality Assurance Engineer

 

·              Accomplishments: Tested multiple complex SSIS packages, Completed construction of a database project, Persuasive presenting, Critical thinking and application, Created test plans, Constructed QA process.

·              Duties: Testing .Net/Java web application, Testing SSIS packages, Constructing test plans and test cases, Building elements of a database with an access front end, Review business requirements, Aided in decisions for new applications and processes.

·              Technologies: SQL, Agile, Scrum, .Net, Java,  SSIS, Visual Studio, JIRA, TFS, Master Control

 

March 2012- March 2014

NetSteps

Title: Quality Assurance Engineer

 

·              Accomplishments: Led all Quality Assurance efforts for commissions. Led testing efforts on the web development side of multiple clients. Testing efforts led to very minimal miss-payouts in compensation. Led testing efforts for order system updates on all clients. Documented commission’s business requirements for all clients.

·              Duties: Review compensation plans, business requirements and determine test needs in the areas of Business Analyses for documentation that led to further clarification. Thereby reducing errors in initial coding and execution. Wrote test cases for all areas of the system. Aided in consulting type roles with customers to help improve compensation plans.

·              Technologies: SQL, Agile, Scrum, .Net, Java, SSRS, SSIS, Visual Studio

 

September 2011 – March 2012

Merrick Bank

Title: Credit Systems Analyst

 

·              Accomplishments: Led team as Project Manager for documentation and implementation of new tax system. Improved uses of current technology to remove many of the current paper processes.

·              Duties: Updated monthly credit card campaigns documentation. Tested all new credit card monthly campaigns prior to implementation for customers. Created documentation for all changes to current technologies including web site changes. Performed all testing for any changes to the system or technology.

·              Technologies: SQL, Lexis Nexis

 

March 2007 – August 2011

United First Financial

Title: Compensation Specialist

 

·              Accomplishments: Reduced errors in compensation payouts company wide. Improved distributor’s satisfaction with timelier handling of compensation errors or questions. Aided in implementing new system which required analysis of business requirements and testing system changes which enabled distributors to get real time information on sales.

·              Duties: Test any new changes to compensation plans, led team in testing and insuring Distributors were paid correct compensation and made corrections when necessary.

·              Technologies: SQL, Microsoft Access, Crystal Reports

June 2005 – March 2007

DocuNet

Title: Ibinder Specialist/Scanning Technician

 

·              Accomplishments: Kept customers highly satisfied with all electronic binders.

·              Duties: Scan new sets of documents from clients with minimal errors and high quality. Design electronic binders of documentation for the client to quickly and easily use. Ensured all text was legible for the customers so they didn’t lose any information and removed required paper storage.

·              Technology: Adobe PDF, Scanning

 

February 2005 – June 2005

FileCenter

Title: Data Entry

 

·              Accomplishments: Successfully completed project well ahead of expected time frame. Completed task with minimal errors.

·              Duties: Using data entry techniques quickly entered medical records into secure database.

 

 

 

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

 

Business Associates from Salt Lake Community Collage

Scrum Master Accredited by International Scrum institute

Currently studying for BS degree in Management Information Systems Graduating August 2015