I could brag on and on about myself here, but I wanted to do something different. I figure everyone out there will talk about how great they are in order to impress recruiters, and after a while, doesn't all that hype just wash together?
To date, I have worked for two companies: Lipper and Edline. I enjoyed working for both companies, and my colleagues have all been a blast to work with. I am an experienced tester looking to expand my horizons.
Edline is a company based in Chicago that creates web portal solutions for schools. The idea of Edline is to act as a "bulletin board" for posting items such as grades and other student information.
For the first few months at Edline, I worked in Technical Support performing various tasks including answering phones, responding to emails, and updating school information in the Edline database system. During this time, I was in training, learning about the Edline products via Tech Support. It was certainly an interesting method - but then again, we are talking about an interesting boss who developed the idea.
Once a few months passed and I mastered using the Edline product, I began working with my new colleague, the veteran tester, as well as developers. Since then, I have been testing new Edline functionality as well as performing regression testing.
I have Edline to thank for many aspects in my life. Above all else, the main point was that I moved away from home in St. Louis and moved to Chicago to live on my own. Being hired at Edline literally changed my life.
Lipper, A Reuters Company specializes in mutual fund intelligence. They produce software and other aids in dealing with mutual funds. The main software program I helped test in my first job was called Lipper Insight Management. This program gathers mutual fund information from an online database, and then the user can choose a variety of methods to display, interpret, and graph the information using the program's many features.
Originally, I had only one main job: testing Lipper Insight during its early developmental stages. However, as time progressed, I began working on other tasks such as technical writing and test case documentation.
Times were challenging, with 5 bosses, all with their own opinions of the project goals and all wanting me and my fellow 3 tester colleagues to work on something different. As time progressed, I began focusing my efforts more on technical writing and writing test cases.
Working at Lipper was beneficial, but I wanted to work with subject matter I am more interested in, such as education, media, or gaming. I was then presented with the opportunity to work for Edline.