President, Sirius Software Quality Associates
Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area
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- President at Sirius Software Quality Associates
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- QA Lead at Envision Software
- Six Sigma Statistical Process Engineer at General Electric
- Naval Officer at US Navy
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David Gilbert’s Summary
I have over 7 years of consulting experience supporting the full range of Mercury products, and 2 years at the helm of my own software development and consulting firm. It is our goal to provide unique tools to testers that help them practice their craft more efficiently, and to raise the level of awareness in the industry of the complexity and artistry involved in good testing.
David Gilbert’s Specialties:
CSQE from QAI
Certified Product Specialist and Instructor for QuickTest Pro, WinRunner and TestDirector
David Gilbert’s Experience
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President
Sirius Software Quality Associates
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
October 2003 — Present (6 years 2 months)
President of software company specializing in tools specifically designed for manual and exploratory testing. Also provide full range of consulting services and training for both manual and automated testing.
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Consultant
CorTechs
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
August 2001 — October 2003 (2 years 3 months)
Senior consultant for a SQA Consultancy firm. Performed training and traditional consulting services in support of Mercury Interactive solutions. Implemented tools deployment, formal training, hands on mentoring, test plan creation, test script creation, execution, results analysis and report generation for a variety of client across the continental United States.
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QA Test Lead
CorTechs
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
February 2001 — September 2001 (8 months)
Manage all internal QA processes associated with ongoing development efforts. Hands on management of a small test team, implementing exploratory testing and automated testing using a variety of tools.
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Consultant
CorTechs
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
February 1999 — February 2001 (2 years 1 month)
Consultant for a SQA Consultancy firm. Performed training and traditional consulting services in support of Mercury Interactive solutions. Implemented tools deployment, formal training, hands on mentoring, test plan creation, test script creation, execution, results analysis and report generation for a variety of client across the continental United States.
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QA Lead
Envision Software
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
June 1998 — February 1999 (9 months)
QA Lead in charge of developing processes and methodologies for small test team. Daily creation and execution of manual tests. Evaluation of automation tools and rollout of automation process.
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Six Sigma Statistical Process Engineer
General Electric
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; GE; Consumer Goods industry)
February 1997 — June 1998 (1 year 5 months)
Process improvement engineer using Six Sigma statistical analysis and procedures to help suppliers to General Electric improve their manufacturing processes to realize significant cost reduction.
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Naval Officer
US Navy
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)
December 1989 — February 1995 (5 years 3 months)
Supply Officer in the US Navy; Primarily served as a Department Head on US Submarines, in charge of two divisions, Food Services and Supply (parts and inventory), managing approximately a dozen sailors and all contracting, purchasing and financial transactions on a 3 month at sea/ at shore rotation.
Also served as an instructor at Naval Supply Corp School, doing daily instructing of incoming students and curriculum maintenance and development.
Additional Information
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David Gilbert’s Interests:
Exploratory Testing, Manual Testing, Family, Faith, Pets (Dogs), Horses, Guitars, Old Cars
David Gilbert’s Groups:
AST, QAI
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Scope Management and the Certified SCOPE Manager (CSM) -
Networking for Fun and Profit (for Techies and those Who Love Them!)
