INTRODUCTION!

CORMAC WARDE

Hello! I am an innovative, proactive, and results-oriented QUALITY ASSURANCE & TESTING RESOURCE with extensive experience as a globally recognized expert in leading teams that continually exceed expectations throughout the QA/testing life cycle. I integrate business and technology solutions to achieve objectives while balancing strategic visions and tactical solutions at the enterprise level. I help build effective stakeholder relationships with honest communication and clear explanations. I grew up in southeastern North Carolina and have also lived in all over the US, and now Ohio.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO, Bachelor of Science, Information Systems Operations Management (ISOM), 1999

CORE COMPETENCIES

Tricentis TOSCA | Tricentis qTest | Tricentis LiveCompare | SAP TAO | SAP Functional Testing | Microfocus ALM/QC | Microfocus Load Runner | Microfocus Unified Functional Testing | C-Level Presentations | Project Management | Strategic Planning | Business Planning

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)

Erlanger, KY 02/2021–Present
Test Automation Lead

Provide expertise and leadership in setting ADM’s automation framework and use of the automated tools.

  • Create a framework utilizing Tricentis TOSCA to allow ADM to scale automation for both small and large-scale end-to-end testing cycles for integration and regression.
  • Develop reusable templates and procedures to be utilized across ADM.
  • Provided mentoring to contractors and ADM employees of the best practices in utilizing TOSCA not only for SAP implementation but associated third party applications as well.
WARDE & CLARKE, WARDE ASSOCIATES CANADA, INC.

Greensboro, NC, Las Vegas, NV & Toronto, Ontario, Canada 02/2014–12/2020
Vice President of ERP QA Strategy & QA Architecture

Provide specialized, end-to-end testing and architecture consulting for C-level leadership and their teams using a proprietary testing methodology designed specifically for large ERP applications at Fortune 500 companies.

  • Create a framework and tools complementary to Tricentis TOSCA to assist customers in recognizing ROI for large-scale, end-to-end testing for integration and regression cycles.
  • Develop remote, scalable training asset that focuses on methodology based on Tricentis TOSCA and SAP GUI for customer delivery
  • Analyze and interpret proposed guidelines and assess the impact of business process reengineering on quality assurance with frequent changes in scope and technical requirements.

Experience with R / Other Analytic software

I have been programming in R for nearly two weeks! This has been my only experience with analytic software so far in my career.