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Marla Hurdle

Decatur

Summary

Principal QA Engineer with a proven track record in end-to-end testing and defect tracking. Achieved a 10% reduction in production defects across digital channels while mentoring cross-functional teams. Expertise in Agile and Waterfall methodologies, ensuring high-quality deliverables through effective collaboration. Specializes in automated testing, performance tuning, and risk management, consistently delivering quality outcomes in dynamic environments.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Principal QA Engineer

Amtrak
04.2017 - Current
  • Support multiple programs/systems for multiple business units and with various levels of complexity within the IT development environments
  • Conduct End to End and User Acceptance Testing and Regression Testing for Digital Channels
  • Perform Salesforce systems application testing and data validation.
  • Perform mobile software testing both manual and automated with iOS and Android in an Agile environment.
  • Reduced digital channel production defects by 10%
  • Construct and review test plans, scenarios, test cases and scripts ensuring requirement coverage meets business requirements and produce a project compliance checklist.
  • Interface with automation engineers to ensure continued test case coverage.
  • Provide mentoring and guidance to all members of the project team including architects, business analysts, system analysts, project managers, team to assure successful development, testing and implementation of project requirements.
  • Provide status and make recommendations on meeting test criteria and production rollout readiness.
  • Provide production deployment support ranging from smoke testing to detailed data validation.

Test Engineer/QA Lead

Delta Air Lines
Atlanta
02.2012 - 02.2017
  • Ensured adherence to quality standards throughout project development life cycle.
  • Validated integration testing requirements to guarantee completeness.
  • Developed comprehensive project schedules, resource plans, and status reports, enhancing team effectiveness across disciplines.
  • Created detailed master test plans and associated documents, including test cases.
  • Prepared test scenarios and scripts, establishing a robust master test strategy.
  • Executed manual and automated test scripts derived from requirements analysis and data mapping.
  • Conducted white and black box testing to assess application functionality.
  • Led defect tracking sessions with project teams, monitoring issues, risks, and action items effectively.

Performance Test Engineer

Delta Air Lines
Atlanta
01.2010 - 02.2012
  • Executed performance, load, and stress tests on various applications using multiple protocols.
  • Developed LoadRunner scripts and scenarios, delivering comprehensive performance analysis.
  • Conducted one-on-one LoadRunner mentoring sessions and facilitated group workshops.
  • Managed licenses for LoadRunner controllers to ensure compliance and availability.
  • Collaborated with development and operations teams to troubleshoot and resolve performance issues.
  • Documented and communicated performance test findings throughout project lifecycle.

Test Engineer

Delta Air Lines
Atlanta
06.2007 - 01.2010
  • Executed administrative functions for HP automated testing tools: QuicktestPro, LoadRunner, and Service Test.
  • Packaged and distributed automated testing tools to test engineers across Enterprise.
  • Developed comprehensive training and mentoring package for Quality Center users.
  • Created detailed workflows for each module: Requirements, Test Plan, Test Lab, Defects, and Reports.
  • Conducted various types of application testing including GUI, functional, and regression testing.
  • Performed manual and automated tests across multiple environments.
  • Analyzed system requirements to generate effective test cases.
  • Collaborated with development teams on bug resolution and feature enhancements.

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree - Business Administration/Marketing

San Jose State University

Skills

  • End-to-end testing
  • User acceptance testing
  • Regression testing
  • Test case design
  • Mobile testing
  • Performance testing
  • Agile methodologies
  • Defect tracking
  • Test plan development
  • HP Quality Center
  • JIRA
  • Python
  • Salesforce expertise
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Team mentoring
  • Effective communication skills
  • Continuous integration practices
  • Manual testing techniques
  • Quality assurance processes
  • Test planning strategies
  • Functional testing methods
  • Test script creation

Timeline

Principal QA Engineer

Amtrak
04.2017 - Current

Test Engineer/QA Lead

Delta Air Lines
02.2012 - 02.2017

Performance Test Engineer

Delta Air Lines
01.2010 - 02.2012

Test Engineer

Delta Air Lines
06.2007 - 01.2010

Bachelor of Science Degree - Business Administration/Marketing

San Jose State University

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