Savi Technology Work Values

Daily Duties at Savi Technology:

• Built, mentored, and managed a 14 member team necessary to supplement a highly understaffed (3 members) team responsible for design verification of all projects, configuration management, engineering tool license maintenance, and lab management. • Replaced inconsistent software deliveries with a consistent Configuration Management process consisting of a single delivery point reducing wasted test cycles and application reviews by 40%. • Established metrics (requirements coverage, functional coverage, path coverage, code coverage, defect rate that reflected the project status throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) replacing metrics that were only available later in the project resulting in an early warning system and transparency of project performance. • Reduced the test cycle from 4 months to 1 month by partnering the Quality Engineers with the Software Engineers early in the SDLC and adding test automation for regression testing (Quick Test Pro -- QTP and custom automation tools) that were kicked off automatically on software builds. • Replaced a diverse, highly distributed, document collection approach with a centralized common repository (StarTeam) and consistent Configuration Management process resulting in 0% wasted time due to out of date document references. • Architected and deployed a consistent test environment for engineering, QA and Design Verification that replacing reduced, inconsistent, test beds where defects could not be reproduced. This resulted in better coverage prior to delivery, confidence that the product would not fail in the field and a reduction of sustaining efforts by 75%. • Collaborated with Product Management (Marketing), Customer Service, Engineering, Tech Pubs, and QA for each project to ensure requirements were met. • Introduced McCabe IQ metrics, path and code coverage analysis Modified Condition/Decision Coverage (MC/DC) that greatly assisted in detecting firmware problems without hardware available and removed 90% of all product defects (in the firmware) prior to hardware delivery to engineering.

What they like about Savi Technology:

You give high priority to hiring firms with prestige. Market reputation and prestige of a firm may be determined through on-line research, and conversations with individuals working in your target industry. Note that firms "in the public eye" receive a great deal more critical publicity and attention than those operating with more anonymity. So as you assess your employment opportunities, be sure to seek out the positive aspects of the firm's reputation in addition to noting negative publicity the company may have received.

Tags

Quality Assurance, Verification, Validation, Director of Quality, Test Automation, Quality Metrics, MC/DC, WinRunner, LoadRunner, QTP, Web

Skills

Software Implementation, Requirements Analysis & Specification, Leadership , Test Automation Architecture, Data Driven Testing, Parallel Testing, Test Matrix development, Test Plan development, Risk Management Matrix, Quality Metric development and tracking, Tool administration -- Bug tracking, requirements tracking, software, Quality Process mentor, Path and Code coverage testing, Stress, Load Balance, Feature, Function, and Regression testing

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with Savi Technology: