David Q. Hershey
14410 NE 35th St, #K-4
Bellevue, WA 98007-8504
(425) 869-2678, rain@blarg.net


Personal Skills and Achievements

 
  • Operating Systems: Windows .NET, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Mac System 9.x, Windows NT4 Workstation, Windows 9x, MS-DOS, Windows 3.x
  • Applications: Office XP, various graphics applications
  • Languages: VisualTest, VisualBasic, QuickBasic, HTML, Flowcharting
  • Creativity: Writing, Painting, Thinking, Problem solving
  • Other: Software quality assurance, System troubleshooting, Hardware and software installation and configuration, Training others to do the same
  • Awards and recognition for computer programming and troubleshooting
 

Work Experience

 
Apr. '01-
Jan. '02
Software Test Engineer 2, Microsoft Corp. (via Volt Services Group)
  • Installed and used daily beta builds of Windows XP and Windows .NET
  • Performed quality assurance test scenarios (manual and automated) of Automated System Recovery
  • Logged errors and bugs discovered in RAID database
March '00-
March '01
Software Test Engineer, QualityLogic Inc.
  • Wrote and reviewed test cases, ensuring clarity and ease of use
  • Executed cross-platform test cases and quality assurance test scenarios of the following products:
    • NetSanity Smartbar internet toolbar
    • MSN Mobile PDA website
    • Glides UniSite multilingual website authoring tool
    • Modulo Dispatch plugin for QuarkXPress
    • MSN Explorer
  • Logged errors and bugs discovered in various bug tracking databases
  • Trained new hires and reassigned employees
 
May '98-
Feb. '00
Software Test Engineer 2, Microsoft Corp. (via Volt Services Group)
  • Installed and used daily beta builds of Windows 2000
  • Performed quality assurance test scenarios of Zero Administration Windows integration and compatibility with various applications
  • Logged errors and bugs discovered in RAID database
 
Nov. '97-
May '98
Senior Technical Support Representative, Keane Inc. in partnership with Microsoft
  • Provided assistance to 200+ front line technicians with customer service and troubleshooting issues in a 24x7 call center
  • Troubleshot Windows 95 and Internet Explorer escalations and tougher issues
  • Created easier to use and superior troubleshooting guides for Keane’s Windows95 project as a whole (Zen and the Art of Windows 95 Troubleshooting)
  • Worked effectively in technical situations involving uncertainty and lack of information, responding with flexibility and a positive attitude
 
Feb. '97-
Nov. '97
Technical Support Representative, Keane Inc. in partnership with Microsoft
  • Provided quality technical support over phone lines in a 24x7 call center
  • Troubleshot Windows95 and Internet Explorer
  • Aided in training new technicians to troubleshoot Windows95 through call listening and coaching
 
May '91-
Feb. '97
Sole Proprietor, Nameless Computer Programs
  • Wrote custom database and printing applications
  • Provided end-user support and maintenance in person and over phone lines
  • Recruited and maintained client base
 
1991-
1995
Part-Time Student, South Puget Sound Community College
  • Computer Sciences
  • Mathematics

References Available Upon Request.