Aaron Gehan

PROFILE

I am an experienced Software Quality Assurance Engineer.

With an MA in Human Computer Interaction, I have a passion for user experience and all things interactive; with a BA in Psychology, I tend to take a humanistic approach to technology.

I am passionate about producing software that works right the first time, every time.

Experienced in Manual software quality assurance testing, Node.js, HTML5, CSS, .NET, MS VBA, Jenkins, Virtual Machines, WHQL Certification, Software Localization, Test Automation, Microsoft ADO, Jira, Agile, Scrum, Kanban

EMPLOYMENT

Software Quality Assurance Engineer II, Carestream Health

ROCHESTER, NEW YORK • AUGUST 2023 – APRIL 2024 •  DOUG BAILEY •  DOUGLAS.BAILEY@CARESTREAM.COM

• Conducted manual verification testing of a locally hosted, browser-based application to control digital X-Ray systems

• Worked in an Agile, Scrum based development cycle with Azure Dev Ops for coordinating and tracking work items

• Operated within the regulated and audited Medical Devices industry - 21 CFR Part 820 (Quality System Regulation)

• Received recognition award, bonus, and merit-based increase in pay - Terminated in Corporate Restructuring

Quality Assurance Tester and Project Manager, Xerox

WEBSTER, NEW YORK • AUGUST 2014 – APRIL 2022 •  MARINA MAYMIN •  MARINA.MAYMIN@XEROX.COM

• Manual and automated testing of Windows and macOS-based print drivers under a wide range of use cases.

• Logged and tracked bug reports in Jira in a detailed and standardized manner in order to optimize task-related communication with other team members.

• Lean/Kanban workflow - Tracked workflow on a task-by-task basis to promote real-time transparency, enabling post-hoc analysis via metrics.

• WHQL and Microsoft Partner Center SME.

• Competitive analysis of software offerings for usability and overall user experience thereof.

• Process automation – served as the technical SME to build an automated UI performance testing system with subsequent automated data analysis and visualization on a responsive and interactive web-based dashboard. I also coded the .NET scripts that ran the environment validation tests, as well as the data processing scripts.

• Project Management -
  o   Program manager - Liaised with several different teams to negotiate software support for new and updated features of their products.
  o   Created and reviewed test plans for a weekly regression testing schedule, managing a small team of asynchronous co-workers.
  o   Localization – Managed the localization of all deliverables into 28 different languages by a third-party translation service.

Graduate Assistant, SUNY Oswego, Office of Student Conduct and Compliance

OSWEGO, NEW YORK • 2013 – 2014 • LISA EVANESKI • LISA.EVANESKI@OSWEGO.EDU

• Answered phones, scheduled meetings, drafted statements of charges and counseling letters, conducted disciplinary conferences with students and assigned sanctions, and served on the Student Conduct Committee hearing board.

• Updated, improved, and maintained the department web page, including the development of an automated web-form system that significantly improved office efficiency. Worked with the campus’ Title XI coordinator to develop and implement a model website for Title IX compliance.

• Performed custom SQL queries of an electronic database of student conduct records to generate reports and performed statistical analyses to provide data-based insight in support of departmental projects and goals.

Facility Attendant, SUNY Oswego, Fitness Centers

OSWEGO, NEW YORK • 2011 – 2014 • BRIAN WALLACE • BRIAN.WALLACE@OSWEGO.EDU

Usher at NCAA Sporting Events, SUNY Oswego, Athletics Department

OSWEGO, NEW YORK • 2010 – 2012 • MALCOLM HUGGINS • MALCOLM.HUGGINS@OSWEGO.EDU

Summer Student Custodian, SUNY Oswego, Residence Life and Housing Custodial

OSWEGO, NEW YORK • MAY – SEPTEMBER 2011 • DANIEL UPCRAFT • DANIEL.UPCRAFT@OSWEGO.EDU

Courtesy Associate, Walmart Supercenter

GRANBY, NEW YORK • 2010 – 2011 • MICHAEL HARDESTY

Student Mathematics Tutor, SUNY Canton, Academic Support Services

CANTON, NEW YORK • FALL 2007 SEMESTER • LINDA CROWNER • CROWNERL@CANTON.EDU

EDUCATION

Master of Arts, Human Computer Interaction

SUNY Oswego • Oswego, NY – 13126

Presented independent research in poster session format at 2012 EvoS Summit at SUNY New Paltz - 'Media Naturalness Theory: Putting human-computer interaction in an evolutionary context' • Sponsored by Dr. Rebecca L. Burch.

Presented independent research in poster session format at The Seventh Annual Conference of the NorthEastern Evolutionary Psychology Society (‘NEEPS 2013’) - 'Assigning Altruism: Pedagogy and practice' •  Co-authored with Brian Kern and Dr. Rebecca L. Burch.

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology

SUNY Oswego • Oswego, NY – 13126

Served as a teaching assistant for five different classes:

• Psych 280 - Statistical Analysis of Psychological Data 

‍• Psych 303 & 403 - Biopsychology 

‍• Psych 370 - Evolutionary Psychology 

‍• Human Development 370 - Evolution and Human Behavior 

‍• Human Development 317 - Sexuality in HDV

Named to the Dean’s List four times, and once to the President’s List.

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES

Rebecca Burch • Professor of Human Development at SUNY Oswego

Mahar Hall 404 Oswego, NY 13126

Rebecca.Burch@Oswego.edu 

Phone numbers for references are available upon request. 

Letters of recommendation are available upon request.

Thanks for stopping by.

Want to get in touch? Drop me a line! AaronGehan@Gmail.com