James Shuster (shoe stir) QA and Web Engineer Palm Desert, California producerelease.com/v/biojs.htm & Contact: linkedin.com/in/visproduction Summary: 28 years Web development, Custom sites up to 50K pages, membership and eCommerce sites, Product sales configurators, algorithms, interactive charts, Technical writer, Business plans, Instructor, Scrum Agile, Project Manager Frontend CSS, HTML5, JavaScript, jQuery animation, Google API AWS, Video and Audio, SEO, Ecommerce, custom code or CMS WordPress Themes, Plugins, Apps * Backend Shopify, MySQL, Apache, Linux admin, CDN, Streaming, Cyber Security, PHP, CPanel * QA JIRA, ClickUp, Sentry, GitHub, Invision, Ad hoc testing, Regression, Cypress.io, Testcafe automation, iOS and Android Apps, responsive and cross browser design * Remote access Recent 6 contracts using Zoom, Slack, Google Docs, mock-ups, Figma Experience Los Angeles QA Manual Tester – contract – Supernovabrands – Singapore Sep 2020 to present QA Manager & Tech Writer – contract startup – Fly.me Sep 2018 to Jan 2020 * Setup from scratch, to finished, QA automated site and hand off to client * Created detailed bug reports at 20 times expected speeds * Recognized by manager as best working relationship with code-developers * Blockchain and AI - researched World-wide, online, active, ticket travel site * Wrote Cyber Security report: Air Travel, Hotel transactions, Network * Tech writing: business, legal and travel articles, delivered interactive charts, indexed documents and graphics – Excel, MS Word, Powerpoint, Photoshop * Wrote site legal Terms and Privacy docs plus editorial review for all site copy * Maintained up-to-date, bug reports for Customer Service * Tested deep complexity: 130,000 hotels worldwide, availability, bookings, maps, air ticketing, membership, iPhone and iOS, Android, Agile, cross browsers – a react site * Regression, Smoke, Certification QA testing: JIRA, InVision, Slack, Zoom, GitHub Instructor Harbor College – Cyber Security, Excel, Word, PowerPoint Mar 2016 to Nov 2016 * Classes and interactive pdf handouts with current software versions, a first at Harbor QA Automation Testing – contract major site update agency – WMH Jul 2013 to Jan 2014 * Found forged reviews click fraud, extensive bug control with over 500 illustrated reports * Tested Google Maps API, AWS, coupon online sales, product coupons algorithm, Python script automation, weedmaps.com. Site Admin, LAMP Stack, sole coder – Social Media Video site (closed) 2006 to 2012 * Volunteer: Cross browser, SEO, documentation, terms, UI, site admin custom mods * 20,000 videos, Redesigned code: search and sort, HD video streaming and encoding * Quality control, file uploader, social Facebook, responsive and mobile design Scrum Master – Admin – Project Manager – Online ads Oversee.net May 2004 to Jan 2008 * Scrum Master of 15 code-developers in 4 Agile teams for software updates revenue.net, domainsponsor.com, lowfares.com, Oversee.net (all closed) * Inventor of original Kanban estimate feedback accuracy for Scrum time estimations * Domain Admin Registrar support 2.5M domains – ICANN tech disputes, nameking.com * Video Content Manager – livedigital (closed), 50,000 videos, created business plan, FAQ, Illustrated help and customer support * Tech Writer – Linux & sales manuals, FAQ’s, legal docs and online Wiki support * A/B Test PHP Lander – Programmed Taguchi landing creator for 128 page iteration tests * Search Engine Optimization – SEO to improve ranking for Google and Yahoo * Quality Assurance – AJAX, Perl, MySQL sites * Instructor – Software Estimation, MySQL, Linux install, PowerPoint, Excel Web Engineer – Site Creation – Programmer – Custom Code 2002 to present * Egeli Gallery – Fine Artist site – Achieved top 1st page SEO rank for Google and Bing keywords, Organic design, Google WebTools * George Grosman - Musician – CSS, JPlayer, jQuery, JavaScript, eCommerce * Smashpen Created eCommerce online app to allow musicians to sell music on their websites and keep the profits: CSS, JPlayer, JavaScript, server shell scripting * Family Tree – Custom code audio / video playback, responsive, mobile, cross browser, 1000 page site * Producerelease – Windows Server, WiFi, CMS, WordPress themes, Shell, CPanel, eCommerce, API, Video encryption, load balancing, Apache, Cyber Security * Starship simulator – online single page app, 80+ animations, 48 destinations, 5 Billion mission profiles, 38 Ship types, 80 videos, 50 audio tracks, charts, advanced math, Google Maps API and the web’s largest, online VRML 3D world – This project began at nko.org in the Maui High Performance Computer Center. Windows Admin – Integration Engineer – Akamai, Cambridge, MA Oct 1999 to Dec 2000 * Integrator for client sites – Largest worldwide Content Delivery Network CDN, video streaming and server load balancing – Akamaization – Apache, Perl, Linux * Windows Engineer – PC Builder and support for 450 employees. MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology, IT Support Cambridge, MA 1997 Harvard Business School, Student Center notebook support Cambridge, MA 1996 Leica Camera, US Camera Product Manager Rockleigh, NJ (1.5 years) Leitz, Leica Schule Praktikant / Fotokina demo Wetzlar, Germany (1.5 years) UPI & AFP Photojournalist & Fashion Paris France, Athens Greece, London United Kingdom (4 years) Education The City University, London, England – Diploma B.Sc. Music and Sound Eng. with classes at Guildhall School of Music, & University of Surrey - Tonemeister in Guildford Software – Hardware – Skills * = Instructor Windows * Mac Linux & Shell * Microsoft Office * MS Project PowerPoint * Word * Excel * Adobe Creative Cloud Premier Pro After Effects Media Encoder AdSense Agile & Scrum AJAX Animation and Simulation Apache Asana Audio and Sound design DNS Domain Admin Registrar DVD and blu-ray Authoring CDN ClickUp CMS Cross Browser design and testing CSS Cyber Security Digital Rights DRM Content Management Copy Editor Cost Estimation CPanel Desktop Admin eCommerce Design Facebook API FinalCut Pro Flowdock Git-Hub Google AdSense, API, AWS, WebTools, Docs Hotjar HTML5 InVision IT Support iOS and Android Apps JavaScript JIRA Joomla JPlayer jQuery QA Automation & Management Responsive Design RT Request Tracking – bestpractical.com Kanban Maya 3D Media Server MySQL * Music Composition Network Amdin Network Admin
PC Build / Repair Photography Photoshop PHP Project Management Shopify Script Doctor – Entertainment Search Engine Optimization SEO Slack Static and Dynamic site creation TCP/IP * Tech Writing Video Ffmpeg, Mencoder encoding AVIDemux Adobe encoding and editing Akamai streaming VOD Encryption VPN Web Analytics WebTrends WiFi setup & service Wiki Wordpress XML Zendesk Zoom Languages: Advanced German, Basic French, Basic Italian Originator of the term: “bounced email” ICANN offices, Admiralty Way, CA - 1994