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Sarah E.V. Liberman

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Objective

An exciting position testing software with a focus on improving the usability and accessibility of applications, so that users find them more useful and enjoyable. Contribution to innovative tools, projects, or bleeding edge technology is desired. A strong preference for part-time work.

Profile

Over a decade of successful software experience, including over seven years of quality assurance (QA) engineering. Superb written, oral and interpersonal skills. Extensive experience in a wide variety of technical and communication skills, including:

  • Design, management and implementation of QA procedures at many levels: smoketests (sanity, acceptance), functional tests (unit, integration), verification tests (regression), boundary tests (edge cases), ad hoc testing.
  • Detailed bug reports and queries in various reporting systems: Bugzilla, Scopus, ddts, Vantive.
  • Thriving interaction with a diverse group of people (QA engineers, developers, UI designers, marketing) in order to resolve product issues.
  • Experience with XHTML, HTML and CSS.
  • Familiarity with Section 508 standards and Web Accessibility Initiative guidelines. Experience with assistive technologies: keyboard navigation, screen readers (VoiceOver, JAWS), speech recognition (iListen), screen magnification.
  • Knowledge of JavaScript, XML, C/C++, Java. Experience with development tools: gdb, cvs, the Mozilla cross-reference (based on LXR), Bonsai (cvs query form) and Tinderbox (graphical view of continuous builds). Knowledge of the Eggplant automation tools.
  • Experience with collaborative tools such as WordPress and wikis.
  • At ease on multiple platforms: Unix (Linux, Irix, Solaris, BSD), Mac OS (OS X, versions 9 and earlier), MS Windows (2000, XP, NT, 98, 95, 3.1).
  • Adept at a wide variety of Internet and desktop/office applications.
  • Ran Iwaruna Consulting as an independent business since 1994.

Experience

Mozilla Foundation, Mountain View, CA
Software QA Engineer, 2004 – 2005

Contributed to the successful 1.0, 1.0.x and 1.5 releases of the ground-breaking Internet applications, Firefox (web browser) and Thunderbird (e-mail client).

  • Developed, executed and evaluated functional test suites for Firefox, Thunderbird and Seamonkey in Testrunner. These now serve as the basis of the test cases in Litmus, Mozilla’s new test database.
  • Daily bug scrubbing, verification and interaction with the worldwide Mozilla community. For example, delivery of more than 30 localized builds (l10n) on three operating systems for both Firefox and Thunderbird.
  • Evaulated and developed preliminary automated tests for Firefox using Eggplant’s VNC-based tools.
  • Established the Mozilla Quality Assurance wiki, which described our projects and the tools we used.

Netscape Communications Corporation / America Online, Mountain View, CA
Senior Software QA Engineer, 1999 – 2003

Contributions resulted in successful delivery of cross-platform application suites: Netscape (Navigator, Mail & Newsgroups, Composer, Instant Messenger) and AOL Communicator, as well as additional Mozilla-embedded applications such as Camino (formerly known as Chimera).

  • Introduced innovative, well received features such as popup blocking, tabbed browsing and find as you type, by developing and implementing test suites.
  • Resolved bugs and defects by closely collaborating with software developers during the design, debugging, QA and release phases.
  • Spearheaded the QA accessibility effort which improved the usability and stability of Mozilla, Netscape, Camino and AOL Communicator.
  • Prioritized and settled project related issues by promoting interaction with UI designers (usability studies and reviews), managers and marketing. This included advocating QA participation on Linux and Mac OS X platforms.
  • Built and improved QA sections of the Mozilla website, such as the browser / editor front-end QA site.
  • Motivated external contributors in the open source community to contribute code, documentation and testing for the Mozilla projects.

Netscape Communications Corporation, Mountain View, CA
Software QA Engineer, 1998 – 1999

Contributed to three diverse projects:

  • Shipped an improved, Y2k-compliant Compass server (search robot that catalogs websites) on NT and Solaris platforms by developing and executing tests.
  • Enhanced the user experience for Netscape Application Builder (NAB), a Java development environment for the creation and deployment of server applications for the Netscape Application Server, by refining and running test suites.
  • Improved the precision, performance and layout of Netcenter’s Finance Channel by implementing tests and interacting with key parties (development, producers and third party service providers) to resolve project issues.

Intervista Software, San Francisco, CA (3D applications for the Web)
QA Engineer, 1997

Shipped Windows and Macintosh releases of WorldView, a plug-in to view VRML content (Virtual Reality Modeling Language). Developed and implemented test suites in HTML, VRML and Java. Managed and reviewed test specifications and code from colleagues. Investigated, installed and configured a commercial bug database for the company.

Silicon Graphics, Inc., Mountain View, CA
Software Test Engineer, 1996 – 1997

Developed, managed and implemented test suites for the crucial shipment of new systems and application suites.

  • Releases of the Irix operating system and the Out of Box Experience for O2 and Octane systems.
  • Initial release of the Cosmo 1.0 suite of Web applications: Cosmo Player (VRML plug-in for browsers), Cosmo Create (HTML editor), Cosmo Worlds (VRML editor), Cosmo Code (Java development environment), Cosmo Package (Web publishing tool).

AIM-21, Inc., San Francisco, CA (Macintosh multimedia database for advertising firms)
Software Test Engineer, 1995

Sole test engineer for AIM-21’s product. Developed and executed test procedures. Tested interoperability with other multimedia and office applications.

IntelliGenetics, Inc., Mountain View, CA (Genetic analysis software and genetic databases)
Technical Writer, 1994 – 1995

Wrote and edited user and reference manuals, release notes, tutorials and online documentation for the GeneWorks suite.

NetLabs, Inc., Los Altos, CA (Network management software)
Support Engineer & Technical Editor, 1994 – 1995

Resolved problems for customers. Filed detailed bug reports and support incidents. Edited technical documentation.

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