Skills

  • Software Quality Assurance
  • Test Automation
  • Performance Testing
  • Release Management
  • Project Managemant
  • Engineering Management

Education

GA Southern University Logo MBA - Georgia Southern University (2015-2017)

Augusta University Logo BBA Marketing - Augusta University (1995-2000)

Certifications

  • Certified Scrum Master (PSM 1) PSM1 logo

Programming Languages & Tools

    Playwright html-js-css Reactjs bootstrap

    SQL Server Visual Studio Azure DevOps github

    git postman jmeter selenium

Anthony Davis

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Experience

taxslayer Director of Quality Assurance - TaxSlayer (2018-Present)

  • Achieved a 33% decrease in production bugs for the Consumer Product YoY using Playwright, adjusting processes, and PowerBI to track bug creation trends for the trailing 6 weeks YoY.
  • Achieved a 34% decrease in production bugs for the Pro Product YoY using Playwright, adjusting processes, and PowerBI to track bug creation trends for the trailing 6 weeks YoY.
  • 15% escaped bug reduction YoY for the past 3 years across multiple products by making incremental process changes.
  • Implemented Playwright tests using Typescript and mabl tests using Javascript in Azure DevOps pipelines to shift testing left.
  • Increased testing efficiency by 95% through automation of regression suites.
  • Implemented a performance testing program, resulting in a 300% increase in throughput and no system downtime during Tax Day.
  • Implemented several processes and procedures for activities such as, Production Deployments, Bug Triage and Critical Resolution Process, Midday Deployments, and Emergency Deployments.
  • Achieved a huge company win with conversion of monolithic architecture to microservices.

taxslayer Project Management Director/Scrum Master - TaxSlayer (2017-2018)

  • Project Manager and Scrum Master for Business Solutions and Consumer Products.
  • Successfully delivered Workful state payroll conversion 2 weeks early.
  • On-time and budget delivery of the TaxSlayer.com E-File process.

taxslayer Director TaxSlayer Pro Project Management/Scrum Master - TaxSlayer (2014-2017)

  • Managed multiple development teams across multiple interrelated products to meet project deliverables.
  • Responsible for the oversight of all TaxSlayer Pro projects ensuring that capacity is properly planned, risks are identified and mitigated, requirements and design are documented.
  • Acting scrum master by removing impediments to progress.
  • Delivered software on-time every year.
  • Responsible for Release Management of TaxSlayer Pro’s suite of products.
  • Won company annual award “Most Productive Division Head 2014”.

taxslayer Director of Quality Assurance / TaxSlayer, Augusta, GA (2013-2014)

  • Created an Issue tracking/ticketing system using share point, to elimate paper communications.
  • Coached and mentored a team of testers in testing techniques and Quality Assurance processes and methodologies.
  • Collaborated with Support, Product Management and Software Development to drive changes and achieve high quality products.
  • Reduced testing cycles with automated testing.

BrightreeSr. Automation Tester / Brightree, Norcross, GA (2009-2013)

  • Created the Automation framework for the Brightree UI using HP Quick Test Professional and Sahi.
  • Led the testing of major Brightree functions (Point of Sale, Payment on Account, ePurchasing).
  • Automated API tests using SoapUI Pro (Approx. 600 tests that were not feasible for manual execution and covered 95% of code.).

fiservSr, QA Analyst / Checkfree/Fiserv, Norcross, GA (2007-2009)

  • Converted Quality Center test cases to Business Process Tests and evaluated Business Process Test components for Automation.
  • Led the automation of BPT components using Mercury QTP and FATE.
  • Managed offshore resources for Automation efforts.
  • Led PCI compliance efforts and security testing using IBM Rational AppScan.

netbankSoftware QA Manager / NetBank, Alpharetta, GA (2006-2007)

  • Led the testing and implementation of Intelligent Authentication.
  • Responsible for estimating QA testing hours and resource planning.
  • Configuration Management and version control of QA and UAT Voyager banking application.
  • Responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting the QA and UAT environments.
  • Scheduled turnover meetings for code releases to QA and production.
  • Organized test results, test plans, and production change documentation for audit review.