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{{PersonalIntroduction}} == Intro Vincent Dirks - Software Quality Engineer ==As a versatile Software Quality Engineer, I aim to understand the nuances of the product, team dynamics, technological landscapes, and organizational structures so that I can adapt and contribute effectively. I specialize in adapting to diverse contexts, and look beyond traditional testing methodologies to consider the design of the whole quality ecosystem necessary for delivering quality software solutions efficiently.
{{Presentations}}== Work Experience == I am taking a break from work to give myself some time for self-care after some difficult periods over the last couple of years.
:2016:*=== [[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/exploratory-testing-automated-auckland-presentation-vincentWestpac NZ -dirks Exploratory Senior Automation - Using dynamic data in automationQuality Engineer] :*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-agile-helps-you-spend-less-time-regression-testing-vincent-dirks How agile helps you spend less time regression testing]:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/processes-my(Apr-passion2021 -vincentNov-dirks Processes are my Passion]2023) ===:*[https://wwwServed as a Roving Automation Quality Engineer, bridging testing and automation gaps across multiple teams.linkedinTested and automated mobile apps (Appium & XCUITest), a D365 web UI (Java, Selenium, POM's), and various APIs (Java, REST Assured).com/pulse/agile-developers-need-speed-when-fast-too-vincent-dirks Agile developers' need Also undertook a secondment as a platform engineer supporting Splunk, and later developed a ReactJS web app for speed - When is fast too fast?]viewing the test environments and interconnections.
:2014:*=== [[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140923105352FirstAML -202766587Test Analyst]] (Oct-oh2020 -what-fun-it-is-to-doMar-2021) ===: Served as a quality coach for a-little-coding Oh what fun it is to do startup company developing a little coding...]:*[https:ReactJS Web App for the AML/CFT (Anti-Money Laundering/wwwCountering Financing of Terrorism) industry.linkedin.com/pulse/20140914032250-202766587-testers-mind-the-developers-ego Testers: mind the developer's ego!]
==New things I'm learning and trying out==----:''2018'' :* <u>Postman</u> - developing a framework that allows orchestration of calls in any API endpoint collection to mimic a number of typical user sessions with Fiserv's mobile apps. Also designing it to be re-usable across many testing, certification, and production environments, and for any Financial Institution configured in those environments. Previous API automation suites were all close tied to a specific data configuration of a mocked environment, and could not be used in fully integrated environments. --
:''2017'==What I' m reading, watching, listening, learning, and trying out in 2024===== Test Community Events ===:* Primarily focusing on learning Registered to go to the product and testing domain as they apply to my new Test Engineering role at [[Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks#Intermediate_Test_Engineer_-_Fiserv_https://nztestingconf.28Jan_2017_-_Current.29|Fiserv]nz/ NZTestingConf 2024] in Wellington to listen to ** Shay Naiki, QA Manager @ Alphero: Creating a collaborative culture in the testing world: lessons from life in a digital agency** Nevetha Mani, Product Human @ Hectre: Off the beaten path: rethinking quality in the startup world** Emma Procter & Jonathan Shirley, @ PikPok:Finding the fun: researching and playtesting games at PikPok** Extended internal SpecFlow (C#) suite Patricio Miner, Content Creator @ Free Range Testers: ETL: the testing niche you've never thought of API automation checks for our interface with Card Services ** Toby Martin, QA Practice Lead @ Pushpay:Stop automating, start investigating: a guide to slowing down to speed up ** Powershell scripts to help make manual deployments more efficient.Ryan Bevens, QA Community Manager @ Potentia: Diary of a reluctant recruiter: your value as a tester:''== Watch this space for conference notes ==''
:===My ''Nov 2016'' :*I did a [[W3C tutorial on XPATHObservability Project]]. I'll give it a go next time I write some web automation scripts. ''===:*Made a [https://expressjs.com/en/starter/hello-world.html Express.js basic hello world] and my [Protractor and https://github.com/VincentDirks/node.js-in-the-cloud node.js automation suite for Crimson Login Page]-in-the-cloud]repo:*Made a [[Selenium automation suite for https://www.provokesolutionsatlassian.com/microservices/microservices-architecture/kubernetes-vs-docker Kubernetes vs. Docker] by Josh Campbell at Atlassian <br>:I want to learn the difference between these technologies to see how it might apply to my [[Observability Project]]
:''Oct 2016'' :*bootcamp@elementalselenium.comSetting up Docker Desktop at home to run the [https:*''Selenium'' - setting it up on my mac with Maven. Exploring it with ole.saintkentigern//github.com. :*''Bootstrap'' /Splunk/docker- writing a static page showing 10 iFrames to show on a mobile - no joy so far:*''HTML'' - showing 10 iFrames side by side horizontally, one for each subject my son has at school.Splunk Docker Splunk Image]
:''Sep 2016'===[[Archive What I' m Reading, Watching, Listing, Learning, and Trying Out|Archive]]===:*''WikiMedia'' Old pre- using the wikipedia engine to set up this cvwiki and other wiki's2024 entries
→Grappler- Agile Quality Analyst (Jun-2020 - Oct-2020)
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== Skills ===== Testing ==={{SummarySkillsMatrix}}| class="wikitable"|- style="vertical-align:top;"|* Context Driven Testing* API Testing* Testing Native Mobile Apps* Testing Web Apps * Testing Firmware/Embedded systems* Testability Concepts| * Observability Concepts* Exploratory Testing (Session & Thread Based)* Visual Modelling* Metrics Driven Development (A/B Testing) * Accessibility Testing{{Work Experience}|}
=== Programming and Automation ==={{References}}| class="wikitable"|- style="vertical-align:top;"! style="text-align:left"| Javascript! style="text-align:left"| Java! style="text-align:left"| Other|-|* Node.js* Express.js* React.js* Jest* Cypress.io* Webdriver.io|* Cucumber (BDD)* Tidal. Wave UI automation library* Selenium* REST Assured* JUnit, TestNG* LeJOS (Lego mindstorm) Robotics|* Appium* XCUITest* C#: Specflow (BDD)* SQL* GraphQL* C++: Arduino, ESP32|-!colspan="3" style="text-align:left"| Tools|-|colspan="3"|* Splunk (log aggregation & analysis)* Postman, Newman* Github/Bitbucket * Jenkins, Azure Devops, TFS, Google Cloud Platform{{Volunteering}} * Bash & Powershell scripting * SoapUI & ReadyAPI{{CoursesConferencesWorkshopsMeetings}|}
=== General ==={{Education}| class="wikitable"|- style="vertical-align:top;"|* Platform Engineering* Staff Mentoring & Induction* Agile Squad Master* Manufacturing Resource Planning - Logistics Manager* Physics - Weather Radar Systems, Lasers, Fibre-optics* Electrical & Electronic Engineering|}
==Blogs & Slides= [[Water Services Reform, Dept of Internal Affairs (NZ Govt) - Senior Test Automation Engineer]] (Nov-2023 - Jan-2024) ===:2017:*Contracting through [https://wwwttcglobal.linkedincom TTC Global].comPart of the Test Automation team for the Three Waters Project, developing a UI Automation suite in Java using the [https:/pulse/what-should-testers-know-ab-testing-vincent-dirkswave.tidalcode.dev/?trackingId=mZ1Rs%2BMuDeORCB5OTnMhxg%3D%3D Presentation slides for WeTest Auckland - 30-Nov-2017- What should testers know about A/B Testing?Tidal. wave]Selenium automation library
==What I'm reading, watching, listening, learning= [[Weather Radar NZ limited - Weather Radar Systems Engineer]] (Jun-2020 - Oct-2020) ===:''2024'':*[https:Contracting 4 days//wwwweek.atlassianHelping modify legacy weather radars with some embedded Arduino micro controllers.com/microservices/microservices-architecture/kubernetes-vs-docker Kubernetes vsDesigning new electronics, PCB's, maintaining power waveguide systems, and performing signal analysis. Docker] by Josh Campbell at Atlassian
=== [[Grappler-Agile Quality Analyst]] (Jun-2020 -Oct-2020) ===: Contracting 1 day/week. Developed a small solution to run a Postman collection in Google Cloud Platform and a simple Web UI (Node.js, Express.js) to trigger test runs and display HTML test reports. === [[Fiserv Auckland - Intermediate Software Test Engineer]] (Jan-2017 - Apr-2020) ===: Native Mobile App functional and accessibility testing. API testing and automation. Using Postman/Newman, Specflow with C#, Javascript(Postman/Node.js/Express.js), Splunk for dashboards, TFS & Powershell for System deployment automation. Created a [[Postman Testrunner Framework]] for automated API integration checks and environment health monitoring. === [[Engel Consulting - Contracting]] (Sep 2016 - Dec 2016) === === [[Trade Me - Senior Software Test Analyst]] (Dec-2014 - Aug-2016) ===: Part of a small squad at Trade Me, I conducted context-driven exploratory testing for software changes to the iconic website. My responsibilities included testing DBs, UIs, APIs, and mobile apps, leading deployments, conducting test planning and peer reviews, utilizing BDD and visual test tools. I gained experience with implementing agile methods, Splunk, ReadyAPI, XMind, Jira, and Confluence. I also enjoyed onboarding new staff and contributing to the test and agile guilds. === [[Pre-2014 Roles]] ===: [[Pre-2014 Roles#Monitor Business Machines NZ Ltd - Logistics Manager (Aug-2005 - Aug-2009)|Logistics Manager]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#Primary Caregiver (Sep-2003 - Jul-2005)|Caregiver]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#Bioengineering Institute - Software Engineer (Sep 2002 - Aug 2003)|Software Engineer]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#Monitor Business Machines NZ Ltd - Development & Support Engineer (Aug 1997 - Nov 2001)|Development & Support Engineer]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#Carter Holt Harvey(Tissue Group) - Production Scheduler (1994 - 1996)|Production Scheduler]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#University of Auckland - Lab Coordinator & Physics Tutor (Sep-2003 - Jul-2005 part time)|Physics Tutor]] == Related wiki pages ===== [[References_-_Full_List|References]] ===:[[References_-_Full_List#Dept. of Internal Affairs (TTC)| TTC]], [[References_-_Full_List#Westpac| Westpac ]], [[References_-_Full_List#Fiserv| Fiserv ]], [[References_-_Full_List#| Trade Me Motors]] === [[Volunteering]] ===: Laingholm & Districts Community Association, [[Ministry of Testing - Auckland Branch|Ministry of Testing]], Eastern Suburbs AFC, Glendowie Boating Club, MOTAT, Eastern Suburbs Montessori Primary School === [[Professional Development]] ===: Conferences, workshops, meetups etc. === [[Education]] ===: University of Auckland: ME(Elec)
=== [[Archive of previous entriesPresentations, Posts, and blogs]]===
===Interesting Reads===* '''[https://www.satisfice.com/download/a-context-driven-approach-to-automation-in-testing A Context Driven Approach to Automation in Testing]''' By James Bach and Michael Bolton:Quote:''Dec 2016"dynamically evaluating context and selecting, designing, or adjusting our actions to solve the problems that we encounter."'' :*I am starting on '''[[Katrina Clokiehttps://www.satisfice.com/blog/archives/4947 Round Earth Test Strategy]''' by James Bach:Interesting alternative to the ''"Test Automation Pyramid"''. :Quote: ''There are testing problems to consider at every level, "Quality above requires quality below".''s Mobile Testing Pathway]]
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