Experience

Professional Experience

My experience spans financial services, QA engineering, automation, system validation, and enterprise support. The roles below reflect my strongest experience in Calypso testing, quality assurance, and production support.

Remote | Sep 2025 - Mar 2026

Quinnox Consultant

Calypso Derivative Tester / QA Analyst

  • Executed end-to-end QA testing for Calypso V17 derivatives workflows, including trade booking, pricing, lifecycle events, settlements, and downstream interfaces.
  • Performed functional, regression, and integration testing to support trading and capital markets processes.
  • Worked directly with UAT users to ensure correct permissions, environment readiness, and data access for testing and signoff.
  • Authored and executed SQL queries in Oracle SQL Developer to validate trade, market, and reference data across multiple environments.
  • Developed a Python automation script that pulled commit and build information from GitHub to identify class changes, SQL changes, and workflow updates between builds.
  • Used automated change tracking to improve test preparation speed, increase accuracy, and reduce manual review effort.
  • Performed environment checks and deployment validation through DevOps pipelines to confirm build readiness for testing.
  • Tracked user stories, test cycles, and defects in Rally while coordinating testing activity across onsite and offshore teams.
  • Delivered documentation supporting migration readiness and production deployment.

Tools and technologies: Calypso V17, Oracle SQL Developer, Python, GitHub, Rally, DevOps pipelines

Charlotte, North Carolina | Jan 2010 - Sep 2025

Wells Fargo

Senior Specialty Software Engineer / System QA Analyst

  • Led QA testing for Calypso Risk Service (CRS), supporting bug fixes, enhancements, system migrations, and production deployments.
  • Executed regression, automation, performance, and functional testing across complex financial systems and derivatives workflows.
  • Automated testing for trading, reconciliation, settlements, and invoicing using QTP/UFT, including Data Tables, Actions, and Recovery Scenarios.
  • Contributed to planning and testing strategies for system changes affecting the Calypso platform, helping reduce production defect risk.
  • Managed environment setup, analysis, and troubleshooting for Market Risk CRS, Specific Risk, Vasara, Calypso, and CCAR environments.
  • Wrote Oracle database queries to extract, compare, and validate data for issue resolution and support of code changes and enhancements.
  • Developed stored-procedure-based comparison tools that accelerated test result turnaround and reduced testing effort.
  • Collaborated with business partners and production support teams to resolve inquiries and production issues efficiently.
  • Investigated root causes of production defects and implemented preventive test coverage to reduce recurrence.

Tools and technologies: Calypso V9, V12, V15, V17; uDeploy; Jenkins; Postman; Oracle SQL Developer; UNIX (Linux/Solaris); Datasynapse; Symphony; Anthill; JIRA; Putty; Quality Center

Charlotte, North Carolina | Oct 2009 - Jan 2010

Wachovia

Software Quality Assurance Analyst

  • Executed QA testing for Calypso Risk Service and regression testing for MarsAnal.
  • Partnered with development teams to review code changes, refine testing strategy, and validate QA tooling.
  • Used database queries, UNIX scripts, and stored procedures to support validation and issue analysis.
  • Documented test outcomes and analyzed issues identified during regression cycles.

Tools and technologies: Calypso, SQL, UNIX scripting, stored procedures, Excel

Columbia, South Carolina | Jun 2009 - Oct 2009

Computer Sciences Corporation

DCV Test Team Lead

  • Defined the testing approach and execution plan for the BHI DCV project in collaboration with the project team.
  • Developed and executed test scripts, delegated tasks, supervised progress, and reported testing status.
  • Maintained test records and provided clear, detailed defect descriptions to support faster issue resolution.

Columbia, South Carolina | Jan 2009 - Jun 2009

Computer Sciences Corporation

Data Warehouse QA Tester / DataStage Developer

  • Tested a large-scale data warehouse using SQL scripts in a DB2/UNIX environment.
  • Validated DataStage ETL jobs and developed new Ascential DataStage jobs to meet business and database requirements.
  • Documented development work in technical specification documents and unit test plans before code submission.

Chapin, South Carolina | Aug 2008 - Jan 2009

General Information Services

Software Quality Assurance Analyst

  • Executed backend and frontend testing for electronic hiring and insurance software.
  • Supported agile planning through Rally and participated in triage and iteration planning meetings.
  • Verified stored procedures, views, and DAL components through SQL validation.

Memphis, Tennessee | May 2006 - Aug 2008

FedEx

Technical Specialist

  • Delivered technical support, testing, and implementation services for electronic automation technology.
  • Worked with marketing and development teams to support product feature delivery and implementation efforts.

Memphis, Tennessee | Mar 2004 - May 2006

McKesson

Warehouse Control Systems Analyst

  • Supported Six Sigma initiatives that contributed to reductions in DPMO and improvements in shipping cost savings.
  • Performed WCS system testing and created AS400/Access queries and reports.

Jan 1999 - Jan 2004

Earlier Technical Roles

Software Support, Systems Administration, UNIX Support, and Web Content Roles

Worked across a range of technical support and systems-focused roles for government and commercial clients, including software support, IT systems administration, UNIX-based support, web content design, and webmaster responsibilities.