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I specialize in adapting to diverse contexts to deliver high-quality software solutions efficiently, and I'm passionate about testing and tool development, they are both critical to driving software excellence and maintaining delivery speed. | I specialize in adapting to diverse contexts to deliver high-quality software solutions efficiently, and I'm passionate about testing and tool development, they are both critical to driving software excellence and maintaining delivery speed. | ||
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A summary of the skills and experiences I've gained through my career | A summary of the skills and experiences I've gained through my career | ||
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* Context Driven Testing | * Context Driven Testing | ||
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* Staff Mentoring & Induction | * Staff Mentoring & Induction | ||
* Firmware and embedded Testing | * Firmware and embedded Testing | ||
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'''S'''plunk, '''S'''quad master, '''C'''I/CD, '''D'''eploy lead, '''P'''roduct demo's, '''T'''raining, '''M'''anufacturing Resource Planning, '''L'''ogistics, '''E'''xternal Relationships, Radars, Lasers, Fibre-optics, Physics, Robotics, Statistics | '''S'''plunk, '''S'''quad master, '''C'''I/CD, '''D'''eploy lead, '''P'''roduct demo's, '''T'''raining, '''M'''anufacturing Resource Planning, '''L'''ogistics, '''E'''xternal Relationships, Radars, Lasers, Fibre-optics, Physics, Robotics, Statistics | ||
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Revision as of 21:48, 1 May 2024
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. My approach extends beyond traditional testing methodologies; I consider the design of the whole ecosystem that facilitates excellence and efficiency in software development.
I specialize in adapting to diverse contexts to deliver high-quality software solutions efficiently, and I'm passionate about testing and tool development, they are both critical to driving software excellence and maintaining delivery speed.
Skills
A summary of the skills and experiences I've gained through my career
Testing
- Context Driven Testing
- API's
- Native Mobile Apps
- Web App and Web UI front ends
- Exploratory Testing, eg. Session and Thread Based Testing
- Visual Modelling
- Metrics Driven Development, such as A/B Testing
- Staff Mentoring & Induction
- Firmware and embedded Testing
Programming
Javascript
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Automation
Westpac(2.5yr): REST Assured ... XXX TBD
Fiserv (3.3yr): Postman & Newman, JavaScript(Node.js, Express.js, Pug), TFS, Powershell, SpecFlow & C#, SoapUI, SQL.
Trade Me (2yr): SoapUI/Groovy scripting, SQL, Protractor, XPATH & CSS locators.
LeasePlan (2yr): VBA/Access, SQL.
Programming
Javascript (Node.js, Express.js, Pug, Cypress.io, Webdriver.io), Java (Selenium, GWT, Robotics, JUnit), SQL, C#, Powershell, C, C++
Other
Splunk, Squad master, CI/CD, Deploy lead, Product demo's, Training, Manufacturing Resource Planning, Logistics, External Relationships, Radars, Lasers, Fibre-optics, Physics, Robotics, Statistics
Related wiki pages
References
Volunteering
Professional Development
Education
Presentations, Posts, and blogs
What I'm reading, watching, listening, learning, and trying out in 2024
Interesting Reads
- A Context Driven Approach to Automation in Testing By James Bach and Michael Bolton
- Round Earth Test Strategy by James Bach
- Interesting alternative to the "test automation pyramid". There are testing problems to consider at every level, Quality above requires quality below.
My Observability Project
- Express.js basic hello world and my node.js-in-the-cloud repo
- Kubernetes vs. Docker by Josh Campbell at Atlassian
- I want to learn the difference between these technologies to see how it might apply to my Observability Project
- Setting up Docker Desktop at home to run the Docker Splunk Image
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