Joel Brent

About Joel Brent

A pioneering QA veteran, with extensive experience in a broad range of products (software, hardware, AI, games)and environments (startups, Fortune 500s, consultancy). Consistent track record in building, and then leading high-performance QA teams, and in enabling cross-functional teams to excel. • 25+ years in quality assurance, 11 remotely • 10+ years of management experience, 8+ remotely, of large and small teams • Expert in SDLC, PDLC, and Agile methodologies • Proven track record in achieving high standards of quality, with resource constraints, while meeting aggressive release schedules

Experience

1. Director of Qa Engineering

   Kiddom

   Oct 2018 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Kiddom apps represent EdTech Platform with a rich feature set, from truly interactive virtual classrooms, to aggregated data assessment tools, and editable digital curriculum and assignables. • As an early employee, was integral in forming and iterating on the processes and agile methodologies of our SDLC and PDLC, from Series A to profitability• Strategically hired QA resources to meet planned business needs, and assisted in hiring for other positions within Engineering and Product• Managed the QA team, including hiring, onboarding, performance reviews, clearly communicating responsibilities and expectations, resource allocation, as well as mentorship and career development• Train new hires in our SDLC, processes, and product• Established quality assurance initiatives, advocated and educated stakeholders the value and importance of the initiatives• As a key member of Kiddom’s engineering leadership team, participated in defining long-term technical roadmap and contributed to short-term product design, development, and release management• Administration for Requirements/Story/Defect tools• Established metrics to measure quality, and key attributes, to drive issue prioritization and improvements• Created and modified support processes and documentation for all aspects of the SDLC• Assisted in planning and implementation of changes to enable continuous delivery• Managed and aligned the QA Engineer resource allocation to optimize release delivery• Ensured appropriate test planning and test coverage, with requirements traceability• Founded test automation architecture, and provided technical leadership on test automation• Assisted sales team with streamlining RFP processes, and answering questions around the product, engineering, and compliance

Education

• Occidental College

  Bachelor’s Degree

  1992 — 1996

Skills

• Social Media Marketing
• Management
• Integrated Marketing
• Scalability
• Agile Testing
• Interactive Advertising
• Quality Assurance
• Digital Media
• Online Advertising
• Agile Project Management
• Testing
• Mobile Applications
• Integration
• Digital Strategy
• QA Engineering
• User Experience Testing
• User Experience
• Web Applications
• Social Media
• Digital Marketing
• Test Planning
• Quality Management
• Accessibility
• Process Improvement
• Compatibility Testing
• Mobile Devices
• Test Automation
• User Interface
• Scrum
• Mobile Testing
• Consulting
• Agile Methodologies
• Advertising
• Rest
• Information Architecture
• Usability Testing
• Leadership
• User Acceptance Testing