Saul Fernandez
Murrieta
Summary
Dynamic quality assurance professional with over 20 years of experience as a wireless test engineer and technician, demonstrating expertise in debugging tools, test procedures, and protocols. Proficient in manual and automated software testing, with a strong foundation in test planning, management, execution, and defect tracking. Known for exceptional analytical and creative problem-solving skills, along with a commitment to enhancing productivity through innovative tool development. A collaborative team player with excellent communication abilities, consistently driving successful project outcomes and ensuring high user satisfaction.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Wireless Test Engineer Technician
HP Inc. (Contractor: KForce Inc.)
01.2018 - 2025
- Editing/maintaining scripts in Python using Appium/Selenium and other modules to create automation framework/flows to test HP Print products on various platforms and devices, including iPhone, Android phones, windows and macOS computers.
- Providing support with testing and validating wireless protocols.
- Flashing device firmware and preparing printers for testing, setting up wireless environments by creating noise profiles for testing inside isolation chambers.
- Worked with tools such as Ixia, Wireshark, Netscout Aircheck, Raspberry Pi, etc.
- Identifying, debugging and troubleshooting HW or SW issues hindering with testing and hardware bringup.
- Testing the stability of the embedded system, firmware, hardware bringup and supporting the various stages of product life cycle.
- Testing and validating HP Print products' wireless protocols (Wi-Fi and Bluetooth) across various platforms, such as: Windows, MacOS, iOS and Android.
- Created valuable how-to guides on procedures in test execution, capturing various log files, and creating test suites/cases
- Maintained physical equipment inventory and created spreadsheet of specs for each test item
Firmware Test Technician
HP Inc. (Contractor: Synova & Pactera.)
01.2004 - 01.2018
- Tests embedded software programs to compare to specifications and documentation
- Perform tests and provide timely test results to test engineers and test leads.
- Identifies, analyzes, and documents defects, questionable functions, errors, and inconsistencies in embedded software program functions, outputs, online screens, and content.
- Installs, maintains, and uses testing embedded software programs
- Work with the developers and test engineers to design test cases when needed
- Work from verbal instructions and voice mail
- Perform other duties as requested by primary test lead, test engineers
- Establishes benchmarks for program efficiency in operating and response times
- Creates and executes automated test scripts using testing other software programs
- Contributes to establishment of standards and procedures for program design and testing
- Recommends program improvements or revisions to programmers and system analysts
- Reviews computer logs & reports to identify program processing errors & possible improvements
- Identifies program variances from standards and suggests modifications to conform
- Character defects when needed or directed by test leads or test engineers
- Conducts compatibility tests with other software programs, hardware, multiple operating systems, and network environments
- Monitors program performance after implementation to prevent recurrence of program operating problems and ensure efficiency of operation
- Documents, tracks, and communicates test results, analysis, and unresolved problems
- Trains and supports users when needed
- Support product FW testing, special test request, Firmware release, etc.
Education
Master of Science - Information Science
San Jose State University
San Jose, California, CA05-2014
Bachelor of Arts - History
Cal State San Marcos
San Marcos, CA05-2011
Skills
- Python
- Appium/Selenium
- Jira
- Microsoft Office
- HTML
- Wordpress
- VirtualBox
- Pytest
- JSON
- Linux/Ubuntu
- JIRA
Certification
PC Help Desk, Foundation College, San Diego
Timeline
Wireless Test Engineer Technician
HP Inc. (Contractor: KForce Inc.)
01.2018 - 2025
Firmware Test Technician
HP Inc. (Contractor: Synova & Pactera.)
01.2004 - 01.2018
Master of Science - Information Science
San Jose State University
Bachelor of Arts - History
Cal State San Marcos