Peter Williams
Quality Assurance Engineer
I have provided technology support for the performing arts industry for two decades, and now specialize in QA and automation. I started out as a PERL programmer at a web development shop. I spent twelve years as a freelance webmaster and programmer, handling web presences for Broadway writers Frank Wildhorn and Nan Knighton among other projects. I then spent eight years in charge of quality assurance at Patron Technology. I am currently a QA Engineer at LogMeIn. I can be reached on LinkedIn, or via gmail: PeterWilliamsQA
WORK EXPERIENCE
QA Engineer - LogMeIn, Inc.
6/2019 - Present
Product Testing Manager - Patron Technology, LLC
11/2010 – 11/2018
Achievements/Tasks
- Promoted to Testing Manager in July 2014 (from Associate Product Developer). From that point on I focused entirely on testing.
- Created the complete test plan and process for the flagship product: PatronManager CRM, an all-in-one solution for non-profit performing arts company administration, built on the Salesforce platform.
- Managed and performed functional, user acceptance, and regression tests for the cloud-based service and two connected Android apps.
- Built automated testing tools using Selenium WebDriver and Python.
- Tested hardware components and integrations with credit card processors and other third-party technology.
- Provided additional technical support as an Associate Product Developer, including creating custom, interactive venue seating charts with SVG and XML; maintaining a piece of custom-built software; assisting with daily transactional reconciliation; and handling all product testing.
Freelance webmaster and programmer - Williams Web Design
03/1999 – 06/2011
Achievements/Tasks
- Designed and maintained websites for Broadway composer Frank Wildhorn, lyricist Nan Knighton, and the musicals Jekyll & Hyde and The Scarlet Pimpernel.
- Managed message boards and mailing lists related to Frank Wildhorn and Nan Knighton's shows.
- Created custom PERL-based web applications for a department at the University of Pittsburgh, incorporating LaTeX and MathML components.
Web Software Developer - Level 9, Inc. (C. K. Interactive)
08/1997 – 03/2001
Achievements/Tasks
- Built and maintained large-scale custom web solutions - primarily with PERL and SQL.
- Spearheaded efforts to create modern e-commerce software.
- Developed extranets, message boards, a Virtual University, and other custom coded systems.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Co-founded Middlebury College Musical Players
Produced the first student-run show: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America
SKILLS
Test planning
Test execution
Selenium WebDriver
Salesforce
Python
PHP
PERL
SQL (SOQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL)
JavaScript
CSS
HTML / XHTML
DOM
Jira
Git
Linux
Windows
Mac
Others as needed
EDUCATION
Studied Music and Theatre
Middlebury College, Vermont
PERSONAL INTERESTS
Musical Theatre
Classical Music
Sci-fi
Nauticalia
Puzzles & Trivia