Position:
Mobile Tester at self, Internet Software Tester, Web Tester at self, Owner at McCool Travel
Industry:
Information Technology and Services
Work:
self
since Jan 2008
Mobile Tester
self
since 2000
Internet Software Tester, Web Tester
McCool Travel
since Oct 1999
Owner
Hawk Ridge Press
Jan 2001 - Dec 2003
Owner
CareerBuilder, Inc.
Jul 1997 - Oct 1999
Senior Product Tester
CyberCash, Inc.
Jan 1996 - Feb 1997
Senior SQA Engineer
Apple Computer
Oct 1994 - Oct 1995
Windows Conversion Manager
Symantec Corporation
Jan 1990 - Jun 1993
Quality Assurance Technician
Ashton-Tate
Jan 1988 - Jan 1990
Product Test Engineer
XXCAL, Inc.
1987 - 1987
Product Tester
Computer Classics
1987 - 1987
Director of Training
Monogram Software
Oct 1986 - 1987
Software Tester/Developer
CLR-Fast Tax
Oct 1985 - Oct 1986
Customer Service Trainer
DOC / NOAA / NMFS / Southeast Fisheries
1981 - 1985
Management Intern
Education:
University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business 1981 - 1985
B.S., Business Administration (Decision Systems)
American Senior High School 1978 - 1981
Florida International University 1978 - 1979
Skills:
Mobile Testing, Black Box Testing, Testing, Travel Writing, Software Training, Training Skills, Software Quality Assurance, Regression Testing, Usability Testing, Test Automation, Quality Assurance, Test Planning, Mobile, Manual Testing, User Acceptance Testing, Exploring, Defect Identification, Defect Tracking, Defect Logging, Software Lifecycle, Wordpress, HTML, Social Media Blogging, Social Media, Research, Blogging, Training
Interests:
travel, sports, genealogy, family history research, trip planning, roadtrips, road trips, scenic drives, exploring, adventure, hiking
Honor & Awards:
Speaker, Baltimore Sun Travel Expo, February 2004
Speaker, Dulles Travel Show, April 2005
Author, Winning the Airfare Game (2001: Hawk Ridge Press), ISBN: 0-9705119-2-2
Speaker, STAR Conference, May 1998
Published, dozens of travel articles, 1992 - present
Published, math formula in NCTM Newsletter, 1979
