Career

"I worked with Damian on a complex, systems overhaul/integration project. Damian was the Test Manager and consistently performed with a high level of professionalism. He has a Can-Do attitude and never missed a deadline or failed to provide any deliverables assigned to him. He always advocated the 'Right' solution even if it wasn't the easiest solution. It's his insistence on not cutting corners on quality which makes him invaluable to any software development project. I hope our career paths cross again as I thoroughly enjoyed working with him."

-Terry N. Bouvier via LinkedIn

I've been helping "build better software and build software better" through testing since 1993. Since then, I've used various methods and tools in numerous roles at many companies in diverse industries. Below is a summary and some highlights of my career. If you're interested to learn more, check my profile on LinkedIn or Contact me for more information.

Ineffable Solutions, 2016 - Current

Owner

Speaking, Training - see the complete list here
Consulting, including -

Washington Prime Group, 2017 - 2017

Consultant

Assisted with business process analysis, improvement, and documentation

Milgard, 2018 - 2018

Consultant

Elicited, gathered, and documented requirements

Washington Prime Group, 2018 - 2018

Consultant

Created onboarding document

Franklin County Municipal Court, 2018 - 2018

Consultant

Conducted Business Analyst interviews

The Ohio State School for the Blind, 2019 - 2019

Instructor

After-school Improv Training

Wild Fork Foods, 2023 - 2024

QA Practice Lead

Improved SDLC Practices
Managed Testing Activities of ecomm website

Workstate Consulting, 2016 - 2016

QA Practice Lead

Created, developed, and led QA practice

Chemical Abstract Services, 2016 - 2016

QA Team Lead

Assisted with QA transformation of SAFe implementation
Created onboarding document

ImprovEdge, 2013 - 2016

Facilitator

Helped lead 20+ presentations and workshops on topics such as Communication, Presentations, Networking, and Executive Presence for clients such as NBCUniversal, Cardinal Health, Becton Dickinson, Nationwide Insurance, and the Sierra Nevada Corporation

Huntington Bank, 2013 - 2016

Enterprise Quality Metrics & Reporting Lead; QC Administrator

Defined quality and testing metrics and reporting standards for all IT teams
Maintained Quality Center for hundreds of users

ComResource, 2013 - 2013

Consultant

Nationwide Insurance, 2013 - 2013

Test Manager

Managed requirement and test efforts for multi-million dollar Claims system
Led a team of 5 Business and Test Analysts using Agile methodology

Sogeti, 2012 - 2013

Sr. Consultant

Battelle Memorial Institute, 2012 - 2013

Test Specialist

Performed test tool evaluation
Created Test Center of Excellence (TCOE) documentation

Abercrombie & Fitch, 2012 - 2013

Test Manager

Conducted Test Estimations of multi-million dollar Warehouse and Order Management Systems
Interviewed, hired, and led a team of 4 onshore, contract resources
Created onboarding document

NetJets, 2004 - 2012

Technical Quality Assurance Manager

Interviewed, hired, and led a team of 7 onshore and offshore, full-time and contract resources
Managed multi-year automated functional testing effort for multiple internal and external client-server and web applications
Managed more than 20 small-to-large automated performance testing efforts for a wide variety of applications
Introduced and developed company-wide cross-training program
Participated in Non-functional Requirement definitions initiative
Helped improve hiring process

Sr. Technical Quality Analyst

Led QA/QC effort on multi-million dollar, customer-facing web application
Evaluated, trained, and administered Quality Center for all IT

Quality Analyst

Created and documented test automation standards
Led test automation efforts of internal cost accounting application

MindLeaders, 2003 - 2004

Software Test Specialist

Led automated performance testing efforts for online training and audio conversion applications, corporate website, and 3rd party online reference library software

Compuware, 2001 - 2003

Software Test Engineer

Led QA effort for Professional Services Resource Kit
Enhanced Sales Forecasting spreadsheets

Sterling Commerce, 2001 - 2003

Software Test Engineer

Created and executed manual and automated performance testing suites for communications protocol converter, P2P data integration applications, and various system monitoring scripts

fourthchannel, 2000 - 2001

Software Test Engineer

Performed test tool evaluation
Created and maintained automated test suite for e-commerce website

Symix, 1997 - 2000

Quality Assurance Engineer

Helped establish and maintain QA department
Created and maintained manual and automated test suites for ERP and configuration applications

CompuServe, 1993 - 1997

Quality Test Specialist

Assisted with automated test suite development for communication application
Maintained defect tracking system