Marilou Ranoy
Software Quality Assurance And Testing Manager
Aringay,La Union
Summary
A passionate, innovative, resourceful, committed, organized, diligent, and well-experienced software developer and quality assurance and test professional with almost 20 years of experience. I have a wide background on the theories and hands-on applications of computer science, software development, software quality assurance and testing, application support, and information systems. I have a lot of hands on experience and expertise in design, development, implementation, testing, support, and maintenance of software applications as well as excellent skills in project management and team handling, and a good exposure and background in electronic product and software development. I have the ability to adjust to different working environments, to work as part of a team or be assigned individually to projects or tasks, and to work under extreme pressure. At present, I lead a small team of software and quality assurance testers and with our skills and hard work, we are able to produce quality and reliable software applications for the financial technology industry and services.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Team Lead, Software Quality Assurance and Test
C88 Financial Technologies Pte. Ltd.
Makati, Philippines
06.2017 - Current
- Lead the Software QA team in testing and releasing of quality and reliable software applications related to financial services and technologies
- Responsible for the overall release of all software applications and tools for our websites, financial products, and for back-office operations and ensuring that there are no critical issues and that all defined requirements are met
- Lead the Software QA team in providing application support to stakeholders and ensuring that all issues are resolved within the given service-level agreement (SLA)
- Log, replicate, investigate, and monitor application issues created in Azure DevOps and providing accurate replication steps and helpful insights to developers that will speedup resolution time
- Participate and collaborate with the different organizational teams and stakeholders - clients, business, product, and engineering to come up with technical specifications, features and requirements, and optimized process and solutions for our products and services
- Provide in-depth analysis of both business and technical requirements and give feedback to stakeholders, taking into consideration the current processes and business flows and how they will be affected with the new features and requirements
- Prepare, approve, and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts for all related software applications and features, either on Azure DevOps Test Plan, Selenium IDE or manually using Excel sheets
- Designed, developed, and maintained test automation framework using Selenium WebDriver for C# for the automated tests of www.cekaja.com and www.ecomparemo.com websites
- Mentor the Software QA team with technical skills by providing them learning sessions from time to time and discuss about the latest tools and technologies related to software testing
- Guide and enhance the skills (both technical and soft skills) of Software QA team members so that they will be able to improve and adapt to the fast- changing world of software testing
Senior Software Developer
C88 Financial Technologies Pte. Ltd.
Makati, Metro Manila
10.2016 - 05.2017
- Developed and maintained a tool for self-serving and self-generating contact-me-request form for our external partners to integrate to their own website and be able to generate leads for banking and insurance products (CMR Self Service Tool)
- Worked and provided support to internal developers and partners in using and integrating with the CMR Self Service Tool
- Provided technical assistance and coding skills to junior software engineers and QA team members for their initial projects, software testing, and development of automated tests using Selenium WebDriver in C#
Senior Software Engineer
Xiamen Elane Electronics, Co. Ltd.
Xiamen City, China
02.2008 - 07.2016
- Led and collaborated with a team of engineers and developers in planning, designing, developing, and creating electronic products for the company and for OEM customers (notably stamps.com USB postal scales and thermal printers)
- Managed the design and development of firmware, software, application programs, test software, and mobile applications that are related to the company’s electronic products
- Developed and co-created firmware of products and devices with RS-232, USB, and Bluetooth interface – weighing scales, postage/price computing scales, thermal printers, and other weight-related electronic devices using Assembly, 8051, C and embedded C languages
- Designed and developed application programs and dynamic link libraries for RS-232, USB, and Bluetooth products and devices using Visual Basic, C#, Java, and Objective C
- Designed and developed application programs and software for quality control and test of electronic products and devices using Visual Basic, C#, Java, and SQL
- Designed, developed, and maintained the company’s multi-user material control/inventory system that is used for database of electronic parts, stock and part information query, supplier information, sales order information, part ordering via automatic purchase order generation, bill of material list generation, part withdrawals and production reports using C#.net, SQL, and MS Access
- Designed and developed mobile applications and libraries such as postage computing and weighing applications using Java for Android and Objective C for iOS
- Approved and/or co-created datasheets, user manuals, documentations, and test sheets of electronic products, application programs, and test software
- Collaborated with Xiamen Elane Electronic's customers in planning, designing, and developing products, devices, and application software as per specifications and requirements
System Analyst/Programmer
Headstrong Corporation
Makati, Philippines
07.2007 - 01.2008
- Collaborated with fellow analysts, team leaders, and project managers for software development, debugging, release, and maintenance of insurance underwriting software applications for AIG Insurance
- Debugged and released applications and software for internal and external clients of AIG Insurance
Manager
La Union Product Development Company Limited
Bauang, Philippines
03.2005 - 06.2007
- Managed a team of off-shore support that offered software and firmware developments, software maintenance, project management, accounting services, web page development and maintenance, and sales and customer correspondence to Xiamen Elane Electronics Company Limited (China-based)
- Coordinated and discussed with software and technical representatives of Xiamen Elane Electronics for software and product developments of electronic equipment
- Analyzed, planned, and interpreted software requirements of electronic equipment (mainly digital weighing scales) based from superior’s specifications or client’s specifications
- Responsible for the supervision of accounting procedures, government reports, internal office documents, and other requirements for overall office operations
Software Engineer
La Union Product Development Company Limited
Bauang, Philippines
05.2003 - 03.2005
- Developed and co-created software and firmware for Elane Electronics’ products and devices such as weighing scales, postage/price computing scales, thermal printers, and other weight-related electronic devices using Assembly, 8051, C and embedded C languages
- Maintained and made updates of product firmware and postal software for clients and customers of Elane Electronics
- Designed and developed software of postage computing scales for different countries (USA, UK, Australia, Malaysia, Germany, and others) and for different companies (United States Postal Service, Neopost UK, Frama Australia, Neopost Germany, LESO Malaysia, and others) using Assembly, 8051, C, and embedded C
- Designed and developed application programs of these postage computing scales to interface with computers using Visual Basic (like application programs that updates the device firmware)
- Designed and developed the company’s webpage www.elane.net using PHP and MySQL
- Designed and developed application programs for product testing and quality control using Visual
- Prepared and checked datasheets, documentations and user manuals of final products and application programs
Instructor
AMA Computer College
Dagupan, Philippines
05.2002 - 04.2003
- Taught major computer science and information technology subjects to college students
- Did my best to make an impact to my students and to appreciate computer science subjects such as assembly languages and automata and language theory
Education
Master’s Degree - Information Systems
University of The Philippines
Metro Manila 10.2011 - 07.2015
Bachelor’s Degree - Computer Science
University of The Philippines
Baguio City 06.1997 - 04.2002
Skills
Software Quality Assurance and Testing
Software Development
Automated Testing
Application Support
Team Leadership, Development, and Management
References
Ephraim Canete
Vice President of Engineering
C88 Financial Technologies Pte. Ltd.
ephraim.canete@outlook.com
09178138842
DJhoanna Camero
Technical Project Manager
C88 Financial Technologies Pte. Ltd.
dlespana@gmail.com
09209203742
Timeline
Team Lead, Software Quality Assurance and Test
C88 Financial Technologies Pte. Ltd.
06.2017 - Current
Senior Software Developer
C88 Financial Technologies Pte. Ltd.
10.2016 - 05.2017
Master’s Degree - Information Systems
University of The Philippines
10.2011 - 07.2015
Senior Software Engineer
Xiamen Elane Electronics, Co. Ltd.
02.2008 - 07.2016
System Analyst/Programmer
Headstrong Corporation
07.2007 - 01.2008
Manager
La Union Product Development Company Limited
03.2005 - 06.2007
Software Engineer
La Union Product Development Company Limited
05.2003 - 03.2005
Instructor
AMA Computer College
05.2002 - 04.2003
Bachelor’s Degree - Computer Science
University of The Philippines
06.1997 - 04.2002