Brent Payton

About Brent Payton

EXPERIENCED HARDWARE TEST ENGINEERDetail-oriented test engineer leading teams through complex test efforts. Prioritizing quality control and consistency. Analyzing development documents to generate test requirements and translate needs into test cases. Partnering with vendors, execution engineers, and managers, exhibiting cross-functional influence while emphasizing shared goals. Core competencies include: Product and system testing Quality assurance Vendor relations Process documentation Bug tracking Test effort planningComplex problem solving Automation Analytical reasoningTECHNICAL PROFICIENCIESBenchmarking Hardware evaluation ServersTest case writing Test plan creation, execution Documentation Processes Linux Troubleshooting Data analysisPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEServiceNow, Kirkland, WA September 2018 – PresentHardware Test EngineerWorked with minimal supervision to configure server hardware and run automated benchmarks. Devices tested include NVMe storage, network adapters, Intel Xeon, and AMD EPYC CPUs. Evaluated hardware including prototypes to determine if the company should buy a product. Worked closely with technical resources at vendors to address bugs.• Interpreted, communicated and recorded the results of benchmarks• Vendor relations• Working in a datacenter environment• Using the ServiceNow platform• Writing KB articles• Developing automation in Python

Experience

1. Senior Hardware Test Engineer

   ServiceNow

   Aug 2022 — Present · Kirkland, WA, US

   Worked with minimal supervision to configure server hardware and Linux OSes to run automated benchmarks. Devices tested include NVMe storage, network adapters, Intel Xeon, and AMD EPYC CPUs. Evaluated hardware including prototypes to determine if the company should buy a product. Worked closely with technical resources at vendors to address bugs.• Interpreted, communicated, and recorded the results of benchmarks• Vendor relations• Working in a datacenter environment• Using the ServiceNow platform• Writing KB articles• Developing automation in Python

Skills

• Tcp/Ip
• Computer System Validation
• Troubleshooting
• Test Planning
• Technical Documentation
• Responsive Web Design
• Latex
• Microsoft Excel
• Document Review
• Test Automation
• Project Management
• Debugging
• Test Management
• Integration
• Manual Testing
• Powershell
• Testing
• Cloud Computing
• Web Design
• Virtualization
• Storage Solutions
• System Testing
• Servers
• Operating Systems
• Twitter Bootstrap
• Photography
• Vmware
• Test Cases
• Project Planning
• Nas
• Hardware
• Raid