Foo Aw

About Foo Aw

Principal Software Engineering Manager, Microsoft Skype for BusinessHighly experienced in leading test effort in VoIP, online conferencing and mobile applications. He had built test teams in new major areas of Microsoft Skype for Business client apps. He coordinated the Lync client testing effort across the Lync organization from mobile client to services since 2003.

Experience

1. Principal Software Engineering Manager

   Microsoft

   Feb 2001 — Present · Redmond, WA, US

   Microsoft 365 Enterprise Cloud MigrationLeading a software engineering team in building M365 services based on Microsoft Azure and Substrate to migrate customers\' Microsoft Teams meetings in complex deployments.Skype for Business Online Infrastructure AutomationLead a software engineer team to develop automated framework to deploy Skype for Business Online, including flighting and quality signal monitoring based on C#, Microsoft Azure Data Factory and PowerBI.Skype for Business E2ELead a team of 6 software engineers to develop automated framework to validate Skype for Business end to end scenarios using SFB Windows, Mac, iOS and Android clients with SFB online and on-premises backend.Coordinated monthly releases of Skype for Business for Mac with local and remote teams to ensure SFB Mac met quality and compliance criteria.Microsoft LyncLead Lync 2013 for Windows 8 and Lync 2013 for iPhone testingLed Data Collaboration, Online Services and Performance test teams of Microsoft Lync 2010Drove software test strategy for Microsoft Lync 2010, Office Communicator 2005 through 2007 R2.Planned release schedules for Communicator 2005 to Lync for Windows 8.Coordinated the quality bars across multiple teamsBuilt the client application test team and test processes from the ground up in 2002Triaged and reviewed bug fixes (C++ and C#) for releasesDefined client test strategies including automation, API, user experience, performance and real-time communication, such as instance messaging, Voice over IP, video and desktop sharing Defined project metrics, bugs statistics and test status using SQL, Sharepoint and Excel Pivot TableMentored other test managers in the Lync client teamBuilt and manager test teams in Zurich and India development centerPartnered with India and China development teams on Unified Communication projectsCoordinate with localization teams in globalization and localization testingSet up outsourced legacy testing with external vendors

Education

• University of Nebraska-Lincoln

  Bachelors of Science with Distinction, Computer Science and Engineering

  1988 — 1992

• Chung Ling High School

  High School Diploma

  1980 — 1985

Skills

• Mobile Devices
• Visual Studio
• Software Development
• Scrum
• C++
• Video Conferencing
• People Management
• Audio Conferencing
• Software Testing
• Test Strategy
• Test Management
• Integration
• Voip
• Lync
• C#
• Testing
• Software Engineering
• Test Automation
• Project Management
• Technical Leadership
• Distributed Systems
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Sip
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Windows
• Software Quality Assurance
• Unified Communications
• Mobile Applications
• Performance Testing
• Microsoft Technologies
• Agile Project Management
• Software Project Management
• Sdlc
• Software Design
• Test Planning
• System Architecture
• Sql