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ABOUT THE AUTHOR OF THIS SITE
by
John Estes
I am retired from the Computer Technology Industry. After being retired for a few years, I decided it was time to go back to work and be part of the real world again. After much research and study, my choice was the Marketing aspect on the Internet.
My background was as a Sr. QA Engineer. I have this curious nature about how things really work and are they real. All information on this site is presented after much research, trial and error, a lot of time spent reading over 1300 emails.
I am no expert but I do know the difference between the truth and a sham.
SR QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER: INTEL CORPORATION—SAN JOSE, CA
Conducting test of the Intel Converged Communication Platform (PBX), hardware and software.
Responsible for the integration of the S/W Master CD, including the O/S, Firmware patches, drivers and Virus Detection.
Picazo Communications Responsible for all MIS/IS quality assurance areas and the proper function of all OEM software releases (S1, Connect, CTPRO, WGA, INCLINE, Picazo Attendant Incorporated (all of these are CTI applications). Co-designed the 11 PEU exclusive client software.
ASSOCIATE NETWORK CONSULTANT:
Responsible for trace file analysis and troubleshooting of client networks using the Network General Sniffer analyzers (for Ethernet, Token Ring, FDDI, and Frame Relay).
MICROSOFT AREAS OF TRAINING:
MICROSOFT CERTIFIED TECHNICAL CENTER
· 1567 Deploying MS WINDOWS 2000 PROFESSIONAL
MICROSOFT WINDOWS 2000
· WINDOWS 2000 SERVER
· WINDOWS 2000 PROFESSIONAL
· WINDOWS 2000 ADVANCED SERVER
· WINDOWS 2000 DATA CENTER
· WINDOWS 2000 DIAGNOSTICS
I sincerely hope that you benefit from this location, it is free and no obligation to you.
John Estes
Excellent site. Have you been in Quality Assurance for awhile? What do you make of Microsoft’s Alan Page and others writing essays about how they improve software? I heard a presentation by Page a couple years ago about large-scale automation, very interesting stuff. Click here if you’d like to check out my site.
Thanks for the comment. I am retired from the QA business, but it was a great learning ground .
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