Benjamin Culbertson

Quality Assurance Engineer at Patriot Data Solutions Group

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• Quality Assurance Engineer at Patriot Data Solutions Group
• Principal at Culbertson Ventures

• Quality Assurance Manager at Crossflo Systems
• Quality Assurance Manager at NextLeft
• Quality Assurance Engineer at NextLeft

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• University of California, Irvine

Benjamin Culbertson’s Summary

Over 10 years of handling a wide variety of technology positions and tasks, ranging from IT help desk support and maintenance to quality assurance and occasional programming. In addition to the technology, I've worked on and maintain a significant interest in process improvement. Industries which I've received significant exposure to on a business level as a part of my work experience include law enforcement, healthcare, defense, entertainment, finance, media advertising, and aerospace.

Professionally my goal would be to continue making positive, mutually beneficial contributions to free enterprise and societal advancement, whether it'd be in the areas of quality assurance, other technical profession or management.

Benjamin Culbertson’s Specialties:

Quality Assurance (including testing tools) and Process Improvement
Programming including HTML, XML/XSD, JavaScript and various other languages
Database systems
J2EE application servers
Customer and IT support

Benjamin Culbertson’s Experience

• Quality Assurance Engineer

  Patriot Data Solutions Group

  (Computer Software industry)

  March 2009 — Present (10 months)

  Develops and enhances the software testing process to include quality assurance in the software lifecycle, key deliverables expected from QA, issue tracking system and process, test plans and scripts, and all relevant types of testing.
  
  Assists in implementations of company software at customer sites, developing database-to-XML schema mappings using company's mapping software, and providing training to customers.
  
  Handles customer/partner support for any issues that arise of use of company's software.
  
  Supports efforts to develop and review product documentation; reviews proposals, websites and written communications.
  
  Has responsibility for maintaining internal IT.

• Principal

  Culbertson Ventures

  (Computer Software industry)

  August 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)

  Currently providing consulting services in the area of Web / Software Quality Assurance and Testing.
  
  Develops and enhances the software testing process to include quality assurance in the software lifecycle, key deliverables expected from QA, issue tracking system and process, test plans and scripts, and all relevant types of testing.
  
  Assists in software implementations, customer/help desk suppport, and providing training to customers.
  
  Experience developing and reviewing product documentation; reviewing proposals, websites and written communications.
  
  Currently not taking new clients due to position at Patriot Scientific.

• Quality Assurance Manager

  Crossflo Systems

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  August 2004 — July 2008 (4 years )

  Manages all aspects of the Quality Assurance (QA) team, process and deliverables.
  
  Develops and enhances the software testing process to include quality assurance in the software lifecycle, key deliverables expected from QA, issue tracking system and process, test plans and scripts, and all relevant types of testing.
  
  Assists in implementations of company software at customer sites, developing database-to-XML schemas using company's mapping software, and providing training to customers.
  
  Handles customer/partner support for any issues that arise of use of company's software.
  
  Has responsibility for maintaining internal IT.
  
  Supports efforts to develop and review product documentation; reviews proposals, websites and written communications.

• Quality Assurance Manager

  NextLeft

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

  April 2001 — July 2004 (3 years 4 months)

  Reviewed the department’s procedures within the business on an ongoing basis and recommended improvements.
  
  Established quality control procedures for deliverables within Experience Design, Visual Design, Technology, and Project Management.
  
  Tracked all deliverables to ensure they passed a review process prior to delivery to clients; Reviewed client satisfaction audits to determine whether process improvements were needed.
  
  Reviewed requirements, specifications, storyboards, visual designs, copy, code, and email blasts.
  
  Prepared test plans and scripts, and user manuals.
  
  Conducted or directed testing of websites developed for clients including black and white box, sanity, functional, integration, regression and stress testing.
  
  Served as administrator for company-wide incident reporting system.

• Quality Assurance Engineer

  NextLeft

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

  May 2000 — April 2001 (1 year )

  Prepared QA test plans and test scripts documents.
  
  Conducted testing, including black and white-box, sanity, functional, integration, regression and stress testing.
  
  Logged incidents as they arose.
  
  Participated on the Methodology Improvement Team, which created the standard methodology to be followed when working on projects.

• Quality Assurance Engineer

  Systems Engineering Associates

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  August 1998 — May 2000 (1 year 10 months)

  Prepared QA test plans and test scripts documents.
  
  Conducted testing, including black and white-box, sanity, functional, integration, regression and stress testing.
  
  Logged incidents as they arose.
  
  Participated on the Methodology Improvement Team, which created the standard methodology to be followed when working on projects.
  
  Performed Year 2000 audits and projects for several clients. Tasks included creating a Y2K plan, reviewing Y2K disclosures made to their customers and governmental agencies, preparing a written inventory of their systems, assessing their inventory for Y2K compliance through vendor statements and testing, and assisted in the development of contingency plans.

• Programmer/Analyst

  KAPCO

  (Aviation & Aerospace industry)

  June 1997 — August 1998 (1 year 3 months)

  Performed various help desk activities.
  
  Developed a help desk task database and application to retrieve parts information from vendors.
  
  Assisted in administrating HP-UX and Windows NT servers
  
  Prepared an inventory and conducted an assessment for Y2K compliance of all systems.

Benjamin Culbertson’s Education

• University of California, Irvine

  B.S. Information and Computer Science , Specialization in Information Systems , 1994 — 1998

  Minor in Management

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