Production Analyst for Property & Casualty insurance policy software solutions; MBA student
Philippines
- Current
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- Production Analyst at RCG Information Technology
- Past
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- Software Quality Assurance team lead at US Auto Parts
- Quality Assurance Engineer at Colibria
- Information Technology Specialist at IBM Solutions Delivery
- Education
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- Ateneo de Manila University
- Goethe-Institut Philippinen
- Alliance Française de Manille
- De La Salle University
- Saint Mary's College of Meycauayan
- Connections
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- Industry
- Information Technology and Services
- Websites
Steven de Guzmán’s Summary
Has acquired a solid experience in business-oriented aspects of Information Technology, particularly in the field of Software Quality Assurance and establishing processes.
Fluent in English and French, and knowledgeable in basic German.
Steven de Guzmán’s Specialties:
software quality assurance, defect management, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), computer vision, Digital Signal Processing, Digital Image Processing, technical writing, business communications
Steven de Guzmán’s Experience
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Production Analyst
RCG Information Technology
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2010 — Present (1 month)
• Deployed to LexisNexis (Risk & Information Analytics Group—Insurance Solutions) to provide client support for Property & Casualty insurance policy administration.
• Analyzed circular/regulations from Insurance Services Office, Inc. or National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc. on bills and rates policy decisions.
• Performed impact analysis and base changes, and created change requests for the Technical Specialist. -
Software Quality Assurance team lead
US Auto Parts
(Public Company; Automotive industry)
March 2008 — October 2009 (1 year 8 months)
• Implemented a bug-tracking system so that bugs are not monitored solely through e-mail. In its first year, 22.5% of the reported bugs remained unresolved.
• Provided metrics report of the profile of the bugs to allow analysis of defects, detection of negative trends, and continuous process improvement.
• Established guidelines for bug reporting and tracking. Mentored Quality Assurance engineers on methodologies, bug tracking, documentation, and communication.
• Identified test requirements and created test cases for e-commerce websites and internal projects. Performed ambiguity reviews of functional requirements specification documents.
• Estimated test execution effort and handled the resource allocation of the Quality Assurance team to ensure that the delivery of test results is on time.
• Coordinated and communicated the status of the testing effort with the project managers as a representative of the Quality Assurance team in interdepartmental interactions. -
Quality Assurance Engineer
Colibria
(Privately Held; Telecommunications industry)
September 2007 — January 2008 (5 months)
• Performed different types of software testing of Instant Messaging and Presence Service (IMPS) messenger clients on Java ME and Symbian application environments.
• Coordinated with the Product Management team for gathering requirements and understanding business goals in delivering customized builds. Created, designed, and maintained test cases and test data.
• Created and executed test cases for install/uninstall testing, functional testing, performance testing, and usability testing. Performed interoperability testing with client vendors and handsets. Performed handset compatibility testing on near-fit mobile devices. Evaluated test results and provided basis for release notes.
• Logged defects using a bug-tracking system. Assessed the severity of a problem as defined in accordance with the risk assessment. Performed in-depth server log analysis to investigate problems and to facilitate resolution. -
Information Technology Specialist
IBM Solutions Delivery
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
February 2007 — August 2007 (7 months)
• Fixed-term hire employee. Responsible for the applications that cater to the IT infrastructure and services requirements of IBM Corporation. Identified business and system constraints and contributed to the strategic design of the solution.
• Prepared unit test plans and test case specification. Performed the Unit Testing of programs. Created the Requirements Traceability Matrix to maintain the consistency of the development with the customer business request.
• Provided project documentations for IBM’s Applications Systems Control and Auditability self-certifications such as system documentation, configuration document, architectural overview, data protection and privacy document, and user manual. Documented the requirements for data, workflow, logical processes, architectural environment, interfaces with other systems, internal and external checks and controls, and outputs.
• Created the Deployment Plan to provide a schedule of events, expected project duration, persons responsible, and event dependencies required. Created data conversion and migration maps to document the requirements for transforming source data into target data.
Steven de Guzmán’s Education
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Ateneo de Manila University
MBA , Master in Business Administration for Middle Managers , 2009 — 2012 (expected)
Ranked 9th in the entrance exam
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Goethe-Institut Philippinen
Goethe-Zertifikat B2 (Erweiterte selbständige Sprachverwendung) , German language studies , 2010 — 2011 (expected)
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Alliance Française de Manille
Diplôme d'Études en Langue Française B2 (Niveau intermédiaire superieur) , French Language Studies , 2008 — 2009
Modules attended: 3 to 8 and 13 to 16
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De La Salle University
BS Computer Science major in Compter Engineering , Robotics, Digital Signal Processing , 2001 — 2006
Undergraduate thesis: Traffic Sign Recognition System, an automated vision-based system for detecting and recognizing prohibitory traffic signs in an outdoor environment with uncontrollable conditions (i.e., lighting, contrast, orientation, distance, and occlusion). With a symbol detection rate of 100% and high pattern recognition rates, it aims to minimize road accidents by assisting vehicle drivers and promoting autonomous vehicle driving. The only thesis in the Computer Technology department that obtained the highest possible grade in the final trimester.
Fields: digital image processing, computer vision, machine vision, pattern recognition, artificial intelligence, automobile safety- Activities and Societies:
- Project Head - Activities Committee of the Student Council-Computer Studies Assembly
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Saint Mary's College of Meycauayan
Kindergarten, Elementary, High School , 1989 — 2001
in the top 10% of the graduating class
Additional Information
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Steven de Guzmán’s Interests:
technology, business, management, French, German, books
Steven de Guzmán’s Honors:
BRAVO! Award (July 2007). The successful completion of IBM’s Printing Services Divestiture project (IBM Joint Venture projects with InfoPrint Solutions Company) under time pressure significantly contributed to the smooth transition of employees from the former IBM's Printing Services Division to InfoPrint Solutions Company.
Steven de Guzmán’s Contact Settings
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