PETER KIPLIMO
BaldHills,QLD
Summary
Thorough quality assurance professional highly skilled in manual and automated application testing. Partners successfully with project management and development team members to put out high-quality software for customers. Decisive in identifying problems at any stage of production.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Business Analyst
Proto Energy Limited
Nairobi, Kenya
04.2018 - 03.2024
- Analyzed customer data to determine trends in purchasing behavior.
- Collaborated with stakeholders across departments to define requirements for new projects.
- Drafted functional specifications documents outlining project scope, objectives and deliverables.
- Created detailed process flows and user stories to document system requirements and design solutions.
- Conducted interviews with subject matter experts to gather information on existing systems and procedures.
- Identified gaps between current state and desired future state operations.
- Designed test plans, scenarios, scripts, cases, and results matrices to validate system functionality.
- Provided guidance on software design principles, coding standards, best practices, techniques, methods and toolsets used in the development lifecycle process.
- Gathered feedback from end users regarding usability issues related to applications or systems.
- Monitored project timelines and budgets by tracking milestones, deliverables, tasks.
- Assisted in developing training materials for internal staff on new products or services.
- Translated user needs into actionable items that could be addressed by IT teams.
- Managed projects and served as primary liaison between client and multiple internal groups to clarify goals and meet standards and deadlines.
Software Tester
Proto Energy limited
Nairobi, Kenya
03.2018 - 11.2021
- Developed and executed test plans, cases and scripts to ensure software quality.
- Verified functionality of new features and bug fixes by running manual tests.
- Conducted system integration testing for various components of the application.
- Reported defects found during testing in a clear and concise manner.
- Analyzed product requirements, user stories and design documents to create effective test strategies.
- Participated in sprint planning meetings to provide input on testability of user stories.
- Performed regression testing after bug fixes or code changes were implemented.
- Maintained an up-to-date knowledge of current industry best practices related to software testing.
- Collaborated with developers and other stakeholders to identify areas for improvement in the software.
- Reviewed existing applications for potential issues before release into production environments.
- Provided feedback on usability issues encountered during testing sessions.
- Monitored performance metrics throughout the development process to ensure optimal results.
- Utilized issue tracking tools such as JIRA and Bugzilla to document bugs discovered during testing.
- Created detailed reports outlining the status of all tested applications at the end of each cycle.
- Assisted in developing standard operating procedures for all software testers.
- Validated that all changes made met customer requirements prior to deployment.
- Developed comprehensive test plans based on customer specifications and project scope documents.
- Managed multiple projects simultaneously while adhering to tight deadlines set by management.
- Checked software programs for usability, functionality and design issues.
- Tracked software bugs and detailed information regarding findings and resolution techniques in documentation.
- Collaborated with developers, system installers and technical support representatives in identifying errors to determine appropriate team to consult for resolving issue.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Software Engineering
Makerere University
Uganda Kampla02-2016
Master of Information Technology - Information Technology
Griffith University
Brisbane, QLDSkills
- Business process improvement
- Requirements Gathering
- Quality Assurance
- Gap analysis
- Cost-benefit analysis
- Needs assessments
- Stakeholder Management
- User Acceptance Testing
- Product Development
- Negotiation
- Microsoft Office Suite
Affiliations
- Bug hunting
- Listening to gospel music
- Worshipping
Languages
English
Professional
Swahili
Professional
Certification
- ISTBQ foundation Certification
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Business Analyst
Proto Energy Limited
04.2018 - 03.2024
Software Tester
Proto Energy limited
03.2018 - 11.2021
Bachelor of Science - Software Engineering
Makerere University
Master of Information Technology - Information Technology
Griffith University
- ISTBQ foundation Certification
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