Scott Preztak
About Scott Preztak
Scott Preztak is a Senior Software QA Engineer at Hitachi Vantara, where he has worked since 2015. He holds an Associate of Science in Network/Cyber Security and Network and System Administration, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Cloud Computing from Western Governors University.
Work at Hitachi Vantara
Scott Preztak has been employed at Hitachi Vantara as a Senior Software QA Engineer since 2015. He is based in Orlando, Florida. In this role, he actively contributes to the success of the scrum team by participating in sprint planning, daily scrums, and sprint retrospectives. His responsibilities include reviewing results from nightly automated regression test runs and collaborating with scrum and test automation teams to resolve issues. He also independently identifies and develops required sprint test cases, including those targeted for automation.
Education and Expertise
Scott Preztak has a diverse educational background. He studied at Keiser University, where he earned an Associate of Science (A.S.) in Network/Cyber Security from 2004 to 2005 and in Network and System Administration/Administrator from 2002 to 2004. He furthered his education at Western Governors University, achieving a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Cloud Computing in 2021. His expertise includes building, designing, and scaling Cloudera/Hortonworks clusters, as well as supporting and administering Cloudera (CDH) and Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP) in Kerberized environments.
Background
Scott Preztak has a background that includes military service and various technical roles. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Sergeant from 1995 to 1999 in the Jacksonville, North Carolina area. Following his military service, he worked at Symantec as an Advanced Support Engineer from 2006 to 2012. He also held positions at Insight Software LLC, first as a Knowledge Support Specialist from 2012 to 2013 and then as an Implementation Coordinator from 2013 to 2015.
Achievements in Software Quality Assurance
In his role as a Senior Software QA Engineer, Scott Preztak specializes in cross-platform testing of the Pentaho product against Big Data vendors. He is proficient in spinning up and configuring AWS EMR and EC2 test environments. His testing methodologies include exploratory, functional test case, and regression testing. He plays a key role in developing test estimates as part of sprint planning through collaboration with scrum team leadership.