Michael S.-IT & Test Consultant

AI Readiness - Part 3: Creating an e-book on the use of AI in software testing

• Designed and created an e-book on the sensible and safe use of AI in software testing from the perspective of an experienced test expert.
• Used generative AI (ChatGPT, Perplexity Pro) as a sparring partner for structuring, wording suggestions and creating variations, with all content finally reviewed and approved using my own expertise.
• Developed practical insights into the opportunities and risks of AI in testing, with a special focus on collaboration between testers and AI instead of “tester vs. AI”.
• Title: “11 starke Gründe: Dream-Team statt Rivalen - Tester und KI sind gemeinsam unschlagbar”
• Subtitle: “Wie Mensch und Maschine im Softwaretest das perfekte Team bilden – und warum reines KI-Testing riskant ist.”
• Planned use of the e-book as a basis for workshops, customer meetings or internal training.
• Technology: Generative AI, ChatGPT, Perplexity Pro, Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat, many years of hands-on professional testing experience, common sense.

AI Readiness - Part 2: Strategic repositioning and relaunch of the company website

• Developed and documented a clear company strategy (“testing evergreen3D strategy”) for services focused on IT testing, with a focus on clear positioning against competitors and the goal of taking the success of all project stakeholders to a higher level while creating tangible benefits for everyone involved.
• Used generative AI (ChatGPT, Perplexity Pro) as a sparring partner to structure audience messaging and draft marketing and website copy, documenting the results in Word and Confluence.
• Planned and delivered the company website relaunch based on the new strategy (structure, content, UX), including the integration of AI and testing topics.
• Worked closely with an external sales expert to develop strong sales messages and call-to-action elements.
• Technology: Generative AI (ChatGPT, Perplexity Pro), WordPress, MySQL, PHP, Atlassian Jira, Atlassian Confluence, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, many years of hands-on professional testing experience.

Test automation, strategic consulting, defining and introducing clear test processes, planning load and performance testing

• Developed and documented the required test stories for an automated production system that makes innovative glass products. Its subsystems (order processing, production equipment and machines, production control system) communicate using IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) (Industry 4.0).
• Requirements analysis, development and documentation of test scenarios.
• Implemented automated E2E tests to validate the process from the UI (web application) through to the connected backend systems (production control system, order processing).
• Integrated automated test cases into the CI/CD pipeline.
• Planned load and performance testing, including defining the required test data, data volumes and test environments, and creating a prototype.
• Technology: Windows 11, Microsoft Visual Studio Code, TypeScript, Python, pytest, Playwright, PostgreSQL, JSON, agile teamwork following SCRUM, Jira, Confluence, Xray, BitBucket, CI/CD, Docker, GIT, E2E Testing, UI Testing, API Testing, Postman, load and performance testing, Apache JMeter, Grafana k6, IIoT, Industry 4.0, test automation.

Test tool development and test automation

• Defined and developed user stories for analyzing complex network captures when testing digital signaling and safety technology (DLST) and electronic interlockings (ESTW) in the ESTW NeuPro project.
• Developed a test tool with efficient filters to analyze PCAPng-format network captures from laboratory tests (100.000+ records) for the RaSTA, Ethernet II, TCP/IP and UDP protocols.
• Integrated an effective export and documentation feature, with the ability to enrich information and save relevant records from the captures as fully documented test results.
• Implemented technical unit tests and functional UI tests for the test tool in C#, Python and Appium.
• Technology: Windows 10 and 11, Linux, Ubuntu v20.04.4 with WINE 5.0, Microsoft Visual Studio 2019, C#, Python, MFC, .NET, XML, TMT, agile project work using SCRUM, JIRA, unit testing, pytest, UI testing, test automation, Appium, DLST, ESTW, RaSTA, EULYNX, Ethernet II, TCP/IP, UDP, PCAPng

QA and test management, CRM system for sales to BahnCard customers

• Analyzed existing QA processes and redesigned the processes for testing, test management, defect management and document management.
• Implemented an overarching test concept for 4 independently operating subprojects.
• Technology: CRM, test management, HP ALM, Jira, Confluence, Xray, XPorter, agile project using SCRUM, SAFe, TOSCA

Automating use case tests for the Phoenics application

• Creating test sequences / test suites for weekly test runs.
• Running tests, analyzing and communicating the results.
• Comparing results / field checks: extending document checks using regular expressions. Coordinating the implementation with the business departments.
• Technology: JAVA 8, SQS, RegEx, traditional line project

TED-DB, PANDA process, test planning, test management and test execution in a development project

• Leading a 6-person test team.
• Creating test plans for a project planned using the waterfall model.
• Adapting the test strategy after the project changed its approach to an agile model based on KANBAN.
• Planning load and performance tests.
• Implementing the selected Continuous Testing approach (Nightly Build). Managing the test process, developing and running test cases and test suites, and reporting test results.
• Technology: Windows 7, J2EE, JAVA 7, Oracle 11, UML, Eclipse, Selenium WebDriver, JUnit, HP QC/ HP ALM, Jira, Waterfall, KANBAN, Continuous Testing

NGSSM / NIMBUS, adapter development for incident management

• Designing and developing several WebService adapters to control and synchronize the incident management process between the two ticket systems NIMBUS and NGSSM (old, new).
• Technology: Windows XP, J2EE, JDBC, XML, WSDL, JAXB, DAO, SoapUI, Spring, Hibernate, Maven, JUnit, API Testing, IBM WebSphere, IBM RAD 7.5, ITIL, Incident Management

Development of an article finder for hardware store customers

• Requirements analysis and creation of the functional concept for a networked kiosk system for hardware store customers.
• Development of the kiosk application and an MS Access administration application, testing and commissioning.
• Creation of training materials for the certification course "ISTQB Certified Tester (Foundation Level and Advanced Level - Test Manager)“.
• Technology: OKI kiosk systems, Macromedia Director, MS Access 2007, VBA, MySQL

PPSFR - Production planning and control in long-distance and regional transport

• Organized the maintenance process according to CMMI and ITIL criteria.
• Created test cases, performed manual testing and documented tests. Automated test cases using an action-word-driven test framework.
• Technology: HP QC / HP ALM, analysis and design, C++, object-oriented database, action-word-driven testing

IRIS – Internal Passenger Information System (Application Redesign)

• Developed and defined a new application and database architecture.
• Implemented client-side (HTML) and server-side (JSP, Servlets, SQL) components.
• Technologies: Windows NT, JAVA, Swing, J2SE, J2EE, JSP, Servlets, DHTML, Eclipse, Lomboz, Apache ANT, Tomcat, SQL, JDBC, RMI, XML, CVS, Oracle 9

Maintaining product data in a database for a wholesale company (REWE)

• Developed database queries and update and entry screens for maintaining product data.
• Developed Junit test cases to functionally verify server-side and database-side functions and interfaces.
• Technologies: Windows NT, Eclipse, JAVA, Servlets, J2EE, JUnit, Oracle, Apache ANT

RIS ISTP (VERA), Incident Recording and Passenger Information

• Designed and developed an application for recording, managing and archiving causes of incidents and delays in rail transport across Germany, and for analyzing the causes of incidents (reporting and statistics functions).
• Planned and managed the development phase in line with CMMI Level 2, and further developed project quality standards in line with CMMI Level 3.
• Planned and carried out system and integration testing. Planned, organized and carried out user acceptance testing.
• Technologies: Windows NT, CMMI (Level 2 + 3), JAVA, Borland JBuilder, Oracle 8i / 9i, PL/SQL, UML, Sybase PowerDesigner, Rational Rose, HTML, Servlet development

Software development and database design in Windows and Unix environments using C, C++, Basic, and various databases.

• Technology: MS Visual C / C++, Borland C++, MS-DOS 4.0 and later, Windows 3.11 / WFW and later, Unix, Ultrix, Gnosis SequeLink, WordPerfect, Pathworks 4.0, Ingres, SQL.