1. Patrick A Bohr
Software Quality Assurance
System Integration Test
Functional and Feature Test

2. SUMMARY
Career Software Quality Assurance and Test expert with 15+ years experience.
Have worked alone, in teams and led small groups.
Built a System Test group from scratch.
Managed the test group through transition periods.
Worked on compilers, operating systems, data bases, applications, new systems and system integration test.
3. Summary - continued
Learned and developed processes, and tools to improve and solve testing problems that were used in within the division and the company.
Attended ongoing training 2-6 weeks/year throughout my career. Inspect, review and verify documentation, requirements, product plans, and code.
4. Summary - continued
Added new skills and insight through in-house and independent reading and research.
Acted as a mentor and quality role model to new and transitioning QA, test and development team members.
5. Experience
Hewlett Packard/Compaq/Tandem, Austin, TX
Started the System Integration Test group from scratch.
Developed the approaches, tools and methods for a multifaceted approach to System and Integration Testing on Fault Tolerant to High Availability Unix based platforms.
Developed a reputation for a unique and effective perspective in all things related to quality across a broad set of features.
1990-2008
Encore/Nippon/Gould,
Plantation, FL
Designed, developed and implemented functional tests for :
Compilers
Databases
Operating systems
Applications
1984-1990
6. Experience - continued
Hewlett Packard/Compaq/Tandem, Austin, TX
Designed, developed and used dynamic sampling system and application resource monitor tool, used to detect and isolate resource problems leading up to serious system failures.
Designed, developed and implemented Remote Terminal Emulation load drivers across Ethernet, async, sync, and Renet interfaces.
Developed and implemented test harness solutions for automated test execution, failure detection and report generation. Used this automation, and technician testers to transition System Test to regression testing.
Developed System V version 4 application PerfMon tool for System Test use.
Encore/Nippon/Gould, Plantation, FL
Demonstrated ability to apply sound knowledge to diverse applications.
Converted manual systems to computerized systems.
Detail-minded with a good eye for balance and organization.
Competent in all phases of testing and quality assurance.
Developed schedules, resource allocation plans, and test plans.
Administered Unix machines.
Installed and upgraded computer and network components.
Installed and tested new upgrade software releases as requested.
Setup computer systems and related equipment.
7. Experience - continued
Hewlett Packard/Compaq/Tandem, Austin, TX
Isolated the Query By Example application interface design as exceeding async baud capacity, saving the company $13 million in French courts.
Designed a large generic system load scenario that continued to find problems for almost a decade, as new features were integrated, and created new failure paradigms that moved into the departments feature test suites.
Adapted new telco customer scenarios and required feature stress tests into new system test on the Dual Node Puma (DNP) Telco sponsored platform (a high availability/fault tolerant hybrid Unix platform.
Developed an interview strategy for quality concerns that made me widely sought after for both QA and development hiring.
Performed interim group and project management tasks when employee loss left management shorthanded.
Encore/Nippon/Gould, Plantation, FL
Setup computer systems and related equipment.
Programmed on-line, batch, and real-time systems.
Developed ideas for test automation, and system state monitoring.
Earned a reputation as a valuable and cooperative coworker by: being fair, honest, persistent and willing to help others when needed; effectively resolving conflicts at appropriate times.
Easily establish rapport with people of all ages, cultures, and beliefs.
8. Education
9. Skills
Compilers and languages :
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Operating Systems and environments
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Data Bases
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Applications
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Communications
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SCRIPTING
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Tools
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Methodologies
17. Activities And Interests
Honors and awards - TOPS (Tandem Outstanding Performers) inBoca Raton, FL 1995 - awarded to the top 1-4% of employees based on peer recommendation and management selection.
Reading, audio books and independent study self-improvement, programming, Science & Sci-Fi, Business & Management
18. Activities and Interests
Hobbies and interests Travel, Theme Parks, Dogs, Gardening, Gaming, Photography, Comedy, Inventions, History, Movies
Links and Memberships Recommendations, Linkedin, Plaxo, Compaq-NonStop, Tandem_Alumni, Tandem_Group, TMFL, HP Alumni, UW Alumni