Mark McGarrity

Background

About Mark McGarrity

AUTOMATION | PRODUCT DEPLOYMENT | TEST DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT Detail oriented Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Analyst with over 10 years of experience in software application and driver development testing. Extensive knowledge of QA processes, software development lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies and product deployment. Exploratory and automated testing experience in Scrum, Agile, Waterfall and Test Driven Development environments. • Successfully lead QA efforts for various projects throughout their complete lifecycle (scheduling resources and bring-up, to end of life). • Reduced departmental operating costs by over annually by designing, implementing and managing a very successful end user issue reporting tool. • Decreased call center contacts by creating resource library for efficient self-help alternatives. • Used various scripting languages to automate testing procedures, develop new and more efficient test methods and improving issue reporting accuracy. Core Strengths in: • Testing – including exploratory, functional, positive / negative, unit, integration, acceptance, regression testing, ad hoc • Test plan & test case design, creation and implementation • Report generation and automation • End User and non-technical communications • Test lab & VM maintenance and automated deployment • Strong organizational, written and verbal communication abilities • Strong analytical and problem solving skills