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Last 6 mos.
All-time
Feedback:
(5.00)
2 feedbacks
(5.00)
6 feedbacks
Hours:
0
57
Assignments:
3
7
See all Work History & Feedback
Location:
Minsk, Belarus (GMT)
English Skills:
(self-assessed)
4.0
Member Since:
March 22, 2008
Last Worked:
August 1, 2009
oDesk Ready:
Yes
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Serge B.
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"
QA guru /tech support/ sysadmin expert
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Freelance
QA Engineer / Tester
,
Belarus
"
Permalink :
$16.67
/hr
Overview
Résumé
Work History & Feedback (7)
Tests (3)
Portfolio (13)
My 20 years work experience includes: * Quality Assurance (as a QA manager) of Web and desktop applications, from games to financial software - planning, blackbox and automatic testing, usabilty and stress testing. Planned, installed and maintained various virtualization solutions running VMware GSX server, workstations, MS Virtual server. * Technical support services (as a team leader), providing support via e-mail, IM, RDP, ticketing systems. * Systems administration (as a...
My 20 years work experience includes:
Quality Assurance (as a QA manager) of Web and desktop applications, from games to financial software - planning, blackbox and automatic testing, usabilty and stress testing. Planned, installed and maintained various virtualization solutions running VMware GSX server, workstations, MS Virtual server.
Technical support services (as a team leader), providing support via e-mail, IM, RDP, ticketing systems.
Systems administration (as a system administrator) of Windows servers from v3 to v7, Active Directory, Exchange servers, IIS, WSUS, backup procedures; Linux Slackware 8, Mandrake 8.
Network and database administration (as a network and database administrator), MS SQL 7 - 2008.
Usability redesign; ASP Web sites maintenance.
I provide customers with professional, excellent quality and high performance software testing and brilliant technical support services.
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(7 items, with Feedback)
Recent Work History & Feedback
Buyer ID
From/To
Job Title
Paid
Feedback
91927
07/2009 - 09/2009
Installation Testing A
$9 (fixed-price)
No feedback given
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
3.9
91927
05/2009 - 06/2009
Installation Testing #3
$15 (fixed-price)
5.0 Serge exhibited excellent technical expertise.
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
5.0
91927
05/2009 - 05/2009
software installation testing
$21 (fixed-price)
5.0
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
5.0
77493
05/2009 - 05/2009
SEO
$27 (fixed-price)
5.0
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
5.0
77493
03/2009 - 04/2009
Social Network Video Specialist & Quality Assurance
$240 (fixed-price)
5.0 Serge was great to work with. Very professional and efficient! If we have more work in this area we will hire Serge again!
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
4.6
See All Tests Taken
(3 items)
oDesk Tests Taken
Name of Test
Score
Percentile
Date Taken
Duration
Windows XP Test
4.50
94%
TOP 10%
04/21/2008
11 min
Networking XP Test
2.60
76%
06/28/2008
40 min
U.S. English Basic Skills Test
4.00
54%
06/17/2008
24 min
Job Category Interests
Web Development
Website QA
Software Development
Software QA
Networking & Information Systems
Network Administration
DBA - Database Administration
Server Administration
Other - Networking & Information Systems
Writing & Translation
Translation
Administrative Support
Other - Administrative Support
Design & Multimedia
Audio Production
Other - Design & Multimedia
Skills
Skill
Experience
Level
Last Used
Description
QA
9 yrs
5.0
2009
http://www.easyprojects.net
Job title: QA team leader. Responsibilities: 1-2 testers team management from the very beginning of the project (2003) until now with complete cycle of application tests.
System Administration
20 yrs
5.0
2009
Job title: system/network/Web/database administrator.
Responsibilities: Windows NT-2008 server domain network, AD, MS ISA 2004-2006 server, MS Exchange 7- 2003, MS SQL 7-2008 administration.
Technical Support
6 yrs
5.0
2009
http://www.easyprojects.net
Job title: technical support team leader.
Responsibilities: live, remote, e-mail, ticketing systems, IM customer support.
Certifications
Date Earned
Name
Score
Percentile
Organization
Description
2008
Network Security
3.05
75%
Brainbench
—
Employment History
From
To
Company
Title/Role
Description
09/2003
Present
Logic Software Inc.
QA team leader, Technical support team leader, System administrator / Manager
Logic Software Inc.,
http://www.logicsoftware.net
,
custom development company with about 30 employees located in Toronto and Minsk.
Responsibilities: QA team management, planning, executing tests; technical support team lead, providing customer support via e-mail, ticketing system, IMs, live chat; systems and network administration.
Projects: Easy Projects .NET,
http://www.easyprojects.net
, Easy Time Tracking,
http://www.easytimetracking.ne
t
, Logic Protect,
http://www.logicprotect.com
- performing complete testing procedures; providing customer support.
01/2001
09/2003
ITOS Ltd.
QA engineer / Executive
ITOS Ltd.,
http://www.itosweb.com
, is the outsourcing company with about 50 employees located in Minsk, Belarus.
Responsibilities: Web and desktop applications testing; creating test environments, test scenarios and submitting issue reports.
Projects: TimeLedger
http://www.timeledger.com
; PalmPM
http://www.itosweb.com/product
s/itosproject.html;
TimeLedger / Palm Synchronization
http://www.timeledger.com/eqsi
te2/timeledger/overview.asp?id=
4
03/1998
01/2001
BAP bank.
Engineer programmer. / Team Lead
Belagroprom bank,
http://www.belapb.by/eng/
, bank located in Minsk.
Responsibilities: Systems/network/database administration and maintenance, technical support, branch software maintenance.
Other Experience
Office equipment service.
Two years experience as a principal engineer serviced various office equipment: computers, peripherals, computer networks, copiers, telephones.
Television design and technology.
Two years experience as an engineer designer at television works.
Education
From
To
School
Degree
Area of Study
Description
09/1987
07/1993
Minsk radioengineering institute
Masters
Computer industry design and technologies
Studied different computers industry designs, technologies and electronics.
Practiced on a factory of computer facilities.
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Project Title:
Flash online games testing
Attachment:
none
Completed:
01/22/2009
Category:
Web Development > Website QA
URL:
http://indalife.ru/
Description:
Flash games of various types: Poker, Casino, Roulette (american and europe versions), Preference, 1000, 9, 21, Sea battle, Fool, Blackjack, Backgammon (short and long versions).
Responsibilities: functional testing.
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Project Title:
Movavi VideoSuite functional and usability testing
Attachment:
none
Completed:
01/21/2009
Category:
Software Development > Software Project Management
URL:
http://www.movavi.com/suite/
Description:
The suite consists of six video tools and DVD tools: Convert video/DVD, Edit video, Capture video, Split video, Download online video, Burn CD/DVD disks.
The suite has been tested for functionality and usability issues on various OSes.
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Project Title:
Testing Flash games from Disney
Attachment:
none
Completed:
12/03/2008
Category:
Software Development > Software QA
URL:
http://www.odesk.com/jobs/Tester-for-Casual-Flash-Games_~~827269c0db801c19
Description:
Functional testing of mulitilingual Flash games of various types.
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Project Title:
Oilforum
Attachment:
none
Completed:
11/23/2008
Category:
Web Development > Website QA
URL:
http://www.oilforum.ru
Description:
Oil and gas Web site. Functional and usability testing. Reporting issues and requests. See my portfolio item
http://www.weblancer.net/users/sergeb/portfolio/441669.html
for details.
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Project Title:
Internet shop mtr.com.ua testing
Attachment:
none
Completed:
11/21/2008
Category:
Web Development > Website QA
URL:
http://mtr.com.ua/
Description:
Large internet shop of the Media Trading company.
Responsibilities: functional and usability testing
Project Title:
WIS
Attachment:
none
Completed:
09/10/2008
Category:
Software Development > Software QA
URL:
none
Description:
Distributed .NET application for fingerprints recognition working with MS SQL server as back-end through ADO.NET and proprietary system using MSMQ.
Responsibilities: environment and data preparation, writting test cases, functional testing.
See my portfolio item
http://www.weblancer.net/users/sergeb/portfolio/411108.html
for details.
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Project Title:
LendMoney
Attachment:
none
Completed:
07/23/2008
Category:
Web Development > Website QA
URL:
http://lendmoney.ru/en/
Description:
Online credit system working with WebMoney.
Responsibilities: usability, functional testing of various credit lines.
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Project Title:
Easy Project .NET
Attachment:
none
Completed:
03/23/2008
Category:
Web Development > Website QA
URL:
http://www.easyprojects.net
Description:
Web based project management, issue and time tracking software.
Responsibilities: QA management; technical support.
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Project Title:
Easy Time Tracking
Attachment:
none
Completed:
03/23/2008
Category:
Software Development > Software QA
URL:
http://www.easytimetracking.net
Description:
Time management and customer billing application.
Responsibilities: QA management.
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Project Title:
Logic Protect
Attachment:
none
Completed:
03/23/2008
Category:
Software Development > Software QA
URL:
http://www.logicprotect.com
Description:
Intelligent software activation and protection.
Responsibilities: quality assurance.
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Project Title:
TimeLedger
Attachment:
none
Completed:
09/15/2003
Category:
Web Development > Website QA
URL:
http://www.timeledger.com/
Description:
TimeLedger is the secure Web based application for project management.
Responsibilities: quality assurance.
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Project Title:
TimeLedger / Palm Synchronization
Attachment:
none
Completed:
09/15/2003
Category:
Software Development > Software QA
URL:
http://www.timeledger.com/eqsite2/timeledger/overview.asp?id=4
Description:
Palm Pilot version of the secure Web based application for project management.
Responsibilities: quality assurance.
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Project Title:
PalmPM
Attachment:
none
Completed:
09/15/2003
Category:
Software Development > Software QA
URL:
http://www.itosweb.com/products/itosproject.html
Description:
PalmPM is an application that allows user to track Microsoft Project-compatible project schedules directly on the Palm Computing platform whenever user is far away from his PC.
Responsibilities: quality assurance.
Hourly Assignment History
Buyer ID
From/To
Job Title
Paid
Feedback
54823
09/2008 - 09/2008
QA Tester for Casual Flash Games
$672 (55 hrs @ $12.22/hr)
5.0 We had excellent work. No complaints here.
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
5.0
38702
04/2008 - 04/2008
OCR in text from a PDF
$47 (2.00 hrs @ $23.46/hr)
5.0 Great to deal with, very efficient!
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
4.7
Fixed-Price Assignment History
Buyer ID
From/To
Job Title
Paid
Feedback
91927
07/2009 - 09/2009
Installation Testing A
$9
No feedback given
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
3.9
91927
05/2009 - 06/2009
Installation Testing #3
$15
5.0 Serge exhibited excellent technical expertise.
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
5.0
91927
05/2009 - 05/2009
software installation testing
$21
5.0
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
5.0
77493
05/2009 - 05/2009
SEO
$27
5.0
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
5.0
77493
03/2009 - 04/2009
Social Network Video Specialist & Quality Assurance
$240
5.0 Serge was great to work with. Very professional and efficient! If we have more work in this area we will hire Serge again!
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
4.6
oDesk Tests Taken
Name of Test
Score
Percentile
Date Taken
Duration
Windows XP Test
4.50
94%
TOP 10%
04/21/2008
11 min
Networking XP Test
2.60
76%
06/28/2008
40 min
U.S. English Basic Skills Test
4.00
54%
06/17/2008
24 min