Nolan MacAfee

Background

About Nolan MacAfee

As a Senior Quality Advocate and Tester with 20 years of experience, I have a proven track record of delivering high-quality software solutions that meet the exacting standards of customers. Throughout my career, I have honed my skills in quality management and testing, and I have gained extensive experience managing testing operations and providing technical expertise to team members. This has given me a deep understanding of software development lifecycles and the ability to ensure that every product I work on meets the highest standards of quality. Specific quality assurance abilities include: • Continuous Integration • Defect Tracking • Documentation • Test Automation • Test Case Design My experience working in Agile environments allows me to quickly identify challenge areas and lead teams to resolve issues efficiently. Some of my career highlights include: • At Solace, I was involved the successful transition from a hardware-based solution to a SaaS solution hosted on various cloud environments. As the initial lead contributor to the validation of the High Availability feature, I ensured that the software event broker maintained four nines availability, resulting in increased reliability for our customers • At Blackberry, I co-led the Agile process rollout to a social media organization, resulting in software rollouts to millions of customers every two weeks with strong confidence. Additionally, as a quality management team manager, I ensured that all tasks were thoroughly tested for each sprint, resulting in 5/5-star ratings and positive user reviews. As a leader, I have consistently managed quality assurance engineering teams to deliver projects on time and within budget. I pride myself on my ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure that every aspect of a product is thoroughly tested and meets the needs of the end-user. If you are looking for a highly experienced and skilled senior tester who can bring value to your organization, please don't hesitate to contact me. I would welcome the opportunity to discuss how my expertise and experience can help your team achieve its business goals.