Richard Black

Background

About Richard Black

Supervised entry level QA staff, test technicians, and other personnel for over 12 years. • Initiative-taking and confident in making decisions. • Takes ownership and committed to following projects through to completion in a timely, organized manner. • Experience and ability to head up projects from the beginning and see them flourish. • Expertise knowledge in the testing of printers, scanners, personal and workstation computers. • Manage activities within the testing environments during test setup and execution, assuring readiness and availability throughout the testing cycle. • Developed and managed software bug reduction and process improvements. • Dedicated to the establishment and management of positive and effective training procedures. • Successful in learning and comprehending new systems, processes, and methods. • Knowledgeable in use of Linux Red Hat & Ubuntu systems. • Extremely proficient with Microsoft Office 365 suite. • Proficient with installing and administration of Windows Server • Solid understanding of networking, including server configurations, cabling, and troubleshooting. • Work with developers evaluating a variety of Windows and Linux system configurations. • Proficient in testing graphics software via Hewlett Packard proprietary programs • Exceptional knowledge of working with Environmental Chambers. • Extremely proficient with PCIe, DIMM, CPU motherboard configurations and testing. • Solid understanding of NVMe, SSD, HDD technology. • Some experience with automated testing and editing and utilizing Python scripts. • Experience soldering system components. • Working knowledge of JIRA and the administration of JIRA. • Currently enrolled in an online course for FSNE and CompTIA Security+ Certifications.