Ulrich Gerhard L. - Software / System / Integration tester

Ottobrunn, Germany

Experience

Jan 2024 - Nov 2024

11 months

Bonaduz, Switzerland

Software / System / Integration tester

Hamilton Medical AG

System integration testing of ventilators
Executing software integration and system tests with the internal development team
Finding and analyzing bugs
Improving and correcting test procedures
Test documentation
Verification of ventilation device software
Skills: Functional testing, Black-box testing, White-box testing, Integration testing, System testing
Tools: Atlassian JIRA, IBM Rhapsody, MobaXterm, FileZilla, MS Word, MS Excel, Atlassian Confluence, RealTerm, FreeCommander, Beyond Compare, WFTPD, Tftpd32, Adobe Acrobat Reader, IBM Engineering System Design Rhapsody - Developer for C++, wrenv, VxWorks 7, VxWorks 6.9, TortoiseSVN

Nov 2022 - Dec 2023

1 year 2 months

Neutraubling, Germany

Software and system tester

Manufacturer of equipment and machinery for the production, filling, and packaging of beverages and liquid foods

Software and system testing of HMI software
Reviewing and analyzing system specifications
Creating test designs, test strategies, and test concepts as well as troubleshooting methods
Collaborating in agile software development
Structured reporting and documentation of technical issues
Skills: Functional testing, Black-box testing, Exploratory testing, Non-functional testing
Tools: C#, .NET Framework, WPF Controls, Azure Test Plans, Azure DevOps, VisiWin7, Araxis Merge, Ultra VNC Viewer

Jul 2021 - Oct 2022

1 year 4 months

Munich, Germany

Software and system tester

In-house bank of an industrial group in Munich

Software and system testing in the finance environment
Development-accompanying software tests with defect documentation in Microsoft Azure DevOps
Planning and creating functional test plans according to SRS
Executing test plans
Defect documentation during test execution in Microsoft Azure DevOps
Retests after bug fixes and documentation in Microsoft Azure DevOps
Skills: Functional testing, Web application
Tools: Microsoft Azure DevOps, MS SQL Server, .NET Framework, C#, SQL, Black-box testing

Jul 2020 - Jun 2021

1 year

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Software and system tester

Manufacturer of products and services in the fields of medical and surgical, neurotechnology, orthopedics and

Software and system testing in the medical technology environment
Reviewing the Software Requirements Specification
Development-accompanying software tests with defect documentation in Agile Jira
Planning, creating, and reviewing functional test plans according to SRS while meeting GDP and FDA guidelines
Executing test plans
Defect documentation during test execution in Jira
Retests after bug fixes and documentation in Jira
Performing and documenting local accuracy measurements (according to ASTM standard while meeting GDP and FDA guidelines)
Skills: ASTM, FDA, ASTM F2554-18
Tools: Atlassian JIRA Agile, Atlassian JIRA, Minitab, Excel, Word, OfficeTrace, OnePLM, Zeiss Microscope, KINEVO 900, PuTTY, VNC

Nov 2017 - Apr 2020

2 years 6 months

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Software and system testing

Stryker Leibinger GmbH & CO KG

Software and system testing in the medical technology environment
Creating test plans
Executing test plans
Documenting test results
Beta testing / exploratory testing
Regression testing
Functional testing
Non-functional testing such as performance and endurance testing with AutoIt
Skills: Requirements engineering, test design, software requirements specification review, test execution, Scrum, Agile, test design review, test execution review, ASTM F2554-10
Tools: Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Windchill, OnePLM, Microsoft Word, Minitab, Office Trace (Requirements Tracing Tool), PuTTY, JIRA

Nov 2016 - Oct 2017

1 year

Software and System Tester

Provider of equipment, materials, and solutions in the field of laser sintering technology

Software and system testing in an industrial environment
Setup and maintenance of test environments for connected systems, data generation, processing, and display for industrial 3D printers
Creation and documentation of test cases
Participation in the agile software development process for timely testing and acceptance of iteration features
Development, execution, documentation, and analysis of manual and automated tests in a distributed system using a data source (laser sintering machine)
Clarification of bugs with developers and users, and recording bugs in the bug tracking system (Microsoft TFS)
Analysis of log files, using tools for debugging
Support and involvement in test automation
Skills: Functional testing, Black box testing, White box testing, Exploratory testing, Microsoft Visual Studio, Team Foundation Server TFS, VMWare vSphere, Agile, Scrum, Squish, Jenkins, Qt, C++, JavaScript, Python, MediaWiki, Enterprise Architect Rev.12.1 Sparx Systems, OPC/UA, Selective Laser Sintering SLS, Additive Manufacturing AM

Sep 2013 - Oct 2016

3 years 2 months

Software and System Tester

Medical technology

Software and system testing in a medical technology environment
Creating test cases
Functional tests
Debugging and analysis
Code reviews
Project language is English/German
Skills: Functional testing, Black box testing, Exploratory testing, Microsoft Visual Studio 2010/2012, TFS, Microsoft Test Manager 2010/2012 MTM, VMWare vSphere, AutoIt, Agile, Scrum, SAFe

Apr 2008 - Aug 2013

5 years 5 months

Ottobrunn, Germany

Senior Consultant

Manufacturer of smart building technology

Software and system testing in intelligent video security
Creating test cases
Functional tests
Performance and load tests
Debugging and analysis
Project language is English
Skills: Functional testing, Black box testing, Exploratory testing, Microsoft Visual Studio 2010/2012, Microsoft Test Manager MTM, VMWare vSphere, PowerShell, AutoIt, TestComplete, Symantec Ghost, Perfmon, CruiseControl.Net
Used products: Team Foundation Server, TFS, VMware ESX

Feb 2008 - Mar 2008

2 months

Software Developer

System integrator

Error analysis and fixing of an existing application system
Error analysis and fixing of an existing application system
Self-testing after bug fixes
Effort estimation and documentation of bug fixes
Project language was German/English
Skills: VB6, C, C#, embedded SQL, Design Patterns, MKS, Toad, Oracle

Jan 2008 - Jan 2008

1 month

Software Developer

Metronom Automation GmbH

Connecting client system to Q-VIS through web services
Skills: VB.Net, C#, XML, Web services, Design Patterns, Visual Studio, Visual SourceSafe

Jan 2003 - Dec 2007

5 years

Developer, Architect, Key Account Manager

Metronom Automation GmbH

Application development
Q-VIS consists of various modules: Control Station, Analysis, Management, Admin, Visualizer, and Recorder
My responsibilities were design, implementation, testing, and delivery of the Control Station, Analysis, and Management modules
Q-VIS.Control Station is a client/server application for monitoring production processes (body shop)
Q-VIS.Analysis is an application for correlation analysis of measurement data
Q-VIS.Management is the reporting module for management
Other tasks included:
Creating stored procedures
Integrating external programs (QS-Stat)
Exporting data to external programs (ASCII file)
Customer support
Training system administrators
Help documentation in German and English
Mentoring junior developers
Skills: VB6 (OOP, interfaces), VB.Net, XML, Design Patterns, MVC, Ado, Dao, SQL Server 2000 (T-SQL, Stored Procedures), Access, Visual SourceSafe, Web service, TrueGrid, List&Label, PDF-In-The-Box, QS-Stat, MS Office

Dec 2002 - Jan 2003

2 months

Software Engineer

Metronom Automation GmbH

Installation and configuration of SQL Server 2000
Creating installers with Microsoft Installer
Skills: SQL Server 2000, MS Installer

Sep 2001 - Oct 2002

1 year 2 months

Software Developer

Security Training International GmbH

Design, implementation, and testing of CBT software for training aviation security assistants
Coordination of external service providers
Skills: Windows NT/2000, VB6, ADO, SQL, Toolbook Instructor, OpenScript, and Access. Use of HTML and JavaScript to embed HTML content.

Apr 2000 - Nov 2000

8 months

Software Developer

Metronom GmbH

Development of a calendar control with Visual Basic, ActiveX, COM
Creation of a multilingual installer with InstallShield
Creation of help documentation with MS HTML Help
Development of an XML export for an existing program (in-house VB6)
Skills: Windows, VB6, XML, SQL, InstallShield, Microsoft HTML Help

Jan 1998 - Dec 1999

2 years

Software Developer

Pixelfactory

Contributed to the development of a career information system for the employment office
Participated in creating a quiz game "Bundesliga-Champ" on MacOS using AML
Technologies: Macromedia Director, Lingo, Apple Media Tool, AML