2662 45th Ave
San Francisco, California
94116
John.Blatchford@me.com
1 (408) 646-4424
Proven Software/Hardware QA Test Engineer with 12+ years of experience working in fast-paced, industry-leading technology companies. In-depth knowledge of Agile software development environment, QA testing principles, and test methodologies. Vast experience testing Mobile Devices, Bluetooth, WiFi, Audio, and Video technologies.
A vital member of the Content Creation Test team at Dolby. Responsible for testing and shipping the Dolby Atmos Renderer, Panner, Upconverter, and other key products.
A key member of the VENUE QA Test team at AVID. Responsible for testing the new AVB networked audio standard in the various VENUE live sound consoles. Shipped S3L Live console with VENUE 4.0.
Worked on the core Flip QA team executing test plans based on hardware (Flip Camcorder) and software (FlipShare Desktop). Supported internal beta testing groups and configured test network infrastructure.
Performed Bluetooth and WiF blackbox testing on Palm OS, WebOS, and Windows Mobile devices. Helped to build test suites/runs, plus ad-hoc testing on everything Bluetooth-related for the WebOS platform. Key projects included Palm T/X, Treo Smartphones, and Palm BT Headsets.
Performed compatibility testing against third-party hardware/software, and tested functionality of Apple’s video applications. Helped automate testing with shell scripting, Automator actions, and Apple Scripts.
Audio QA Responsibilities:Created and ran compatibility tests against third-party hardware/software. Qualified CoreAudio class compliant software drivers. Retrofitted the testing lab with new infrastructure consisting of LightPipe, MIDI, and multi-channel audio snakes supplied to testing stations.
Provided on-site technical support and network administration for clients. Conducted troubleshooting, equipment set-ups, network set-ups, and provided phone support.
Windows / Linux / Mac OS
Agile SCRUM Certified
Final Cut Pro Certified
Pro Tools Certified 110 / 210
WiFi / Bluetooth / Embedded Systems
Shell & C++ / HTML & CSS
DeAnza College, Cupertino, CA 1998
Music History / Theory / Electronic Music
Current student at CCSF (Computer Science: C++)