Christopher Scharer

Director Vivit-Worldwide
 Male, 43 Years| West Des Moines - 50265, United States

Member since: Jul 02, 2010

Last active on: May 15, 2012 at 02:21 AM (EST)

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About Christopher Scharer

Christopher is an elected Vivit Iowa Chapter leader and Sr. SQA Lead Automation Test Consultant with experience in software development and automated software testing since 1980. With experience in Data-Driven, Keyword Driven and Hybrid methodologies Christopher has helped companies achieve testing success in a wide variety of business applications (Banking, Finance, Health, Insurance, Mortgage, etc...). Most recently Christopher rallied several companies in Nebraska to form the new Nebraska Vivit Chapter. Christopher is primarily focused on Automation Training using HP (Mercury) products combined with the latest testing methodologies. Christopher is always interested in new technologies, as well as close interaction with the HP (Mercury) manufacturers. Christopher also serves on the Vivit Board of Directors.

Applications: WinRunner (WR), Test Director (TD), Quick Test Pro (QTP), WR/QTP Conversion
Environments: .Net, Client Server, Java, MainFrame, Web-Based
Databases: Access/Excel, Oracle, SQL Server, SQL Plus
Testing Methods: Black Box, White Box, Grey Box, Acceptance/Smoke
Testing Levels: Unit, Integration, System/Integration, Regressoin, Acceptance, Alpha, Beta
Processes: CMMI/Waterfall, Agile
Specialties:

HP (Mercury Products), WinRunner/Quick Test Pro Conversion, Automated testing using Hybred Keyword/Data-Driven concepts such as Action Based Testing (ABT) or Action Word Methodology, Application and Test Development

Teaching Preferences

Online Teaching

One-on-One at More than $100 per hour

Group Teaching at $40-50 per hour

In Person Teaching

One-on-One at More than $100 per hour

Group Teaching at $40-50 per hour

Offers free trial classes

Teaches following Subjects/Exams
VBScript (Computer: Programming)
Language of Instruction: English
VBScript Functions, Objects (i.e. Access, Excel, Word, Mercury.ObjectRepositoryUtil, Scripting.FileSystemObject, Microsoft.XMLDOM)
Visual Basic (Computer: Programming)
Language of Instruction: English
Visual Basic Functions, Objects (i.e. Access, Excel, Word, Mercury.ObjectRepositoryUtil, Scripting.FileSystemObject, Microsoft.XMLDOM)
Quick Test Pro (Computer: Programming)
Language of Instruction: English
Quick Test Pro Advanced Library Functions, Frameworks, Methdologoies, Objects (i.e. Access, Excel, Word, Mercury.ObjectRepositoryUtil, Scripting.FileSystemObject, Microsoft.XMLDOM)
Microsoft Access (Computer: Database)
Language of Instruction: English
Microsoft Access
Excel (Computer: Database)
Language of Instruction: English
Excel
MySQL (Computer: Database)
Language of Instruction: English
MySQL
Oracle (Computer: Database)
Language of Instruction: English
Oracle
SQL Server (Computer: Database)
Language of Instruction: English
SQL Server
Powerpoint (Computer: Graphics and Multimedia)
Language of Instruction: English
Powerpoint
Publisher (Computer: Graphics and Multimedia)
Language of Instruction: English
Publisher
MS-DOS (Computer: Operating Systems)
Language of Instruction: English
MS-DOS
Windows (Computer: Operating Systems)
Language of Instruction: English
Windows
Windows 2000 (Computer: Operating Systems)
Language of Instruction: English
Windows 2000
Windows 2003 (Computer: Operating Systems)
Language of Instruction: English
Windows 2003
Windows NT (Computer: Operating Systems)
Language of Instruction: English
Windows NT
Windows Vista (Computer: Operating Systems)
Language of Instruction: English
Windows Vista
Windows XP (Computer: Operating Systems)
Language of Instruction: English
Windows XP
Windows 7 (Computer: Operating Systems)
Language of Instruction: English
Windows 7
COBOL (Computer: Programming)
Language of Instruction: English
COBOL
HTML (Computer: Programming)
Language of Instruction: English
HTML
Java (Computer: Programming)
Language of Instruction: English
Java
Javascript (Computer: Programming)
Language of Instruction: English
Javascript
XML (Computer: Programming)
Language of Instruction: English
XML
Dynamic HTML (Computer: Web Development)
Language of Instruction: English
Dynamic HTML
Web Design (Computer: Web Development)
Language of Instruction: English
Web Design
Social Media Marketing (Internet Marketing)
Language of Instruction: English
Social Media Marketing
Teaching Experience

Director

Vivit-Worldwide, United States

Oct 2007 - Present

Visual Basic, VBScript, Quick Test Pro


Started Vivit Nebraska Chapter Leader (2009),
Featured member in Vivit's "Spotlight on Volunteers - Meet an Outstanding Member of the Vivit Community" (OCT-2008) [http://www.vivit-worldwide.org/inforumnews/Oct08/index.html#volunteerspotlight], (SEP-2009) [http://www.vivit-worldwide.org/inforumnews/Sep09/index.html#volunteerspotlight],
Elected Vivit Iowa Chapter Leader (2008),
Honorary Member of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) Business Advisory Council,
Republican Gold Medal 2002 & 2003 (NRCC),
President's List,
Dean's List

Professional Experience
Chapter Leader (Nebraska)
Vivit Worldwide, Nebraska, United States
Oct 2009 - Present

Monitor discussion forums,knowledge sharing,event planning,public speaking (presentations).

Chapter Leader (Iowa)
Vivit Worldwide, Iowa, United States
Jul 2008 - Present

Monitor discussion forums,knowledge sharing,event planning,public speaking (presentations).

Director (Membership Chair, Nominating Chair)
Vivit Worldwide, Colorado, United States
May 2009 - Present

I am serving on the Board of Directors for Vivit Worldwide as the Membership Chair. This is a liaison position between the organization membership and Hewlett Packard Software.

Sr. SQA Test Consultant
Nationwide Insurace, Iowa, United States
May 2010 - Present

Architecture Design,WinRunner Automation,Quick Test Pro Automation,WinRunner/Quick Test Pro Conversion,Quality Center,Automation Mentoring/Training (Client Server, Web-Based, MainFrame/VB Script, .Net/Access, Oracle, SQL Server, SQL Plus),Database Design,Test Director,Quality Center,Visual Basic/VB Script Development (NFS) Catalyst Project

Sr. SQA Test Consultant
TEKSystems, Iowa, United States
Apr 2010 - Present

Architecture Design,WinRunner Automation,Quick Test Pro Automation,WinRunner/Quick Test Pro Conversion,Quality Center,Automation Mentoring/Training (Client Server, Web-Based, MainFrame/VB Script, .Net/Access, Oracle, SQL Server, SQL Plus),Database Design,Test Director,Quality Center,Visual Basic/VB Script Development (TEK)

President/CEO
CJS Consulting, L.L.C., Iowa, United States
Jan 2003 - Present

Architecture Design,WinRunner Automation,Quick Test Pro Automation,WinRunner/Quick Test Pro Conversion,Automation Mentoring/Training (Client Server, Web-Based, MainFrame/VB Script, .Net/Access, Oracle, SQL Server, SQL Plus),Database Design,Test Director,Quality Center,Visual Basic/VB Script

Education

Project Management Certification

Norwest Mortgage, Iowa, United States

Aug 1997 - Feb 1998

AA/Computer Science

Scott Community College/Eastern Iowa Community College District (EICCD), Iowa, United States

Jan 1994 - Jun 1997


President's List,
Dean's List

Professional Exams & Certifications

WinRunner

Iowa, United States

Year Of Passing: 1997

Christopher's Public Activities on WizIQ

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Quick Test Pro (Advanced Function Libraries)
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