Cheryl Affinito

Current

QA Analyst at Healthesystems

Past

Quality Assurance Consultant at Strategic Staffing Solutions
Owner at Cheryl Ann Affinito, PA (Self-employed)
Software Quality Assurance at AT&T

Software Quality Assurance at IBM

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Cheryl Affinito’s Summary

I am a quality-driven QA Professional with an established 10 year career in Software Quality Assurance, blending strong technical, analytical, organizational and communication skills with Corporate-approved SDLC processes & best practices to help deliver quality software applications.

Cheryl Affinito’s Specialties:

RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) supply chain management solutions.

Cheryl Affinito’s Experience

QA Analyst

Healthesystems

(Privately Held; Insurance industry)

July 2009 — Present (1 month)

Member of the Ancillary Benefits Management (ABM) team, testing Java applications with a specific focus on data validation of billing functionality.
Quality Assurance Consultant

Strategic Staffing Solutions

(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

July 2006 — May 2009 (2 years 11 months)

FMO Project - End to End & Regression GUI testing of 15 web-based applications that support the Sales division from eCRM Opportunity Creation, Design & Pricing, Contracting, Account & Billing through Order Handoff, enabling customer data to seamlessly flow from one application to the next, saving the company millions of dollars in work effort re-entering the same data into each application.

BIS Project - System & Regression Testing of AT&T's Business Internet Services by verifying GUI's for User Registration, Account Center & Help Center. Manipulated Unix/AIX command-line scripts to test Credit Card Authentication & Fraud Prevention, Account Verification & Web Mail Configuration. AT&T will now save over $1M per year by preventing fraudulent Credit Card processing.

RFID Project - System & Regression Testing of C++, Java & .NET Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) supply chain management solutions on BEA Weblogic J2EE app. servers installed in a Linux environment.

• Created SQL queries for data verification of Oracle databases.
• Installed & configured test servers with Linux and Weblogic per Development specs.
• Evaluated Business, Technical & Functional requirements to ensure test plan & test case creation correlates with the RTM
• Develop & maintain test plans & test cases using HP Quality Center
• Record & monitor the status of all defects using HP Quality Center & Rational Clear Quest
• Retest defects fixed by Development
• Escalate testing issues and suggest improvements, using appropriate processes in a timely manner
• Ability to learn new applications & testing methodologies quickly
• Attention to detail from the customer’s point of view
• Strong documentation/writing skills for communicating issues and documenting test results
• Talent for working effectively under pressure
• Excellent communication skills for working with the QA team, Development, Project Managemtnt, Project Stakeholders and Executives
Owner
Cheryl Ann Affinito, PA (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; Real Estate industry)

January 2005 — July 2006 (1 year 7 months)

Full service Realtor providing assistance to Buyers and Sellers of luxury homes and condominiums in the Tampa Bay, Florida area.
Software Quality Assurance

AT&T

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; T; Telecommunications industry)

May 1999 — December 2004 (5 years 8 months)

Performed Function testing of Remote Access applications including generic and customized versions of the AT&T Global Network Client, VPN Remote Access Devices and Voice Over IP (VOIP) devices across platforms such as Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP, Windows Mobile PDA's, Linux and Macintosh.
Software Quality Assurance

IBM

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

September 1997 — April 1999 (1 year 8 months)

Performed Function testing of Remote Access applications including generic and customized versions of the IBM Global Network Client and VPN Firewall across platforms such as Windows 95/98/Me/NT, Windows CE, Palm Pilot, Linux and Macintosh.

Additional Information

Cheryl Affinito’s Groups:

The Greater IBM Connection: IBM's alumni program for past and present IBM employees
uTest - Software Testing Community
RFID
Software Testing & Quality Assurance
AT&T Alumni
Quality Assurance Discussion Group