Emily Brooks
About Emily Brooks
Emily Brooks is a Software Test Engineer with over 15 years of IT experience, specializing in the configuration and testing of scientific software across various platforms. She currently works at Anaplan and has previously held positions at notable institutions such as Argonne National Laboratory and Iowa State University.
Work at Anaplan
Emily Brooks has been employed at Anaplan as a Software Test Engineer since 2015. In this role, she is responsible for developing test plans and test cases for 3-tier software and web applications. Her work involves mentoring geographically diverse testing teams in testing techniques and platform technologies. She contributes to the quality assurance processes within the organization, leveraging her extensive experience in software testing.
Education and Expertise
Emily Brooks holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Harding University, which she completed from 1975 to 1979. She furthered her education at Iowa State University, earning a Master of Science degree in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology from 1979 to 1983. Her expertise encompasses configuration and testing of scientific software across multiple platforms, including Windows, Unix, Linux, Mac, and Android, as well as virtualization platforms like VMware and Virtualbox.
Background
Emily Brooks began her career as an Undergraduate Research Participant at Argonne National Laboratory from 1978 to 1979. She then worked at Iowa State University as a Research Fellow and Teaching Assistant in the MCDB Department from 1979 to 1983. Following this, she served as a Laboratory Technician at Iowa State University from 1983 to 1985. Before joining Anaplan, she worked as a Software Test Engineer and Operations Support at Spot Labs, Inc. from 2013 to 2014.
Technical Proficiency
Emily Brooks possesses proficiency in a wide range of technologies and tools essential for software testing and development. Her skill set includes XML, JSON, SQL databases (Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Sybase, SQL Server), MongoDB, HTML, CSS, Java, JavaScript, and server technologies such as IIS, Tomcat, and Apache. She is also experienced with version control and project management tools, including Git, SVN, Perforce, Ant, Jira, and Rally. Additionally, she utilizes various development methodologies, including Waterfall and SCRUM Agile.
Professional Experience
With over 15 years of IT experience, Emily Brooks has delivered enterprise software solutions to the scientific community. Her roles have included software testing, operations support, and research assistance. Throughout her career, she has developed a comprehensive understanding of software quality assurance processes and has contributed to various projects in academic and corporate settings.