Alan Morrison

Director Of Software Engineering at Kount

Alan Morrison has a diverse work experience in the technology industry. Alan is currently employed at Kount, an Equifax Company, where they hold the position of Director of Software Engineering since January 2023. Prior to this role, they served as an Engineering Manager, responsible for managing the Control engineering team and Quality Engineering Team, conducting hiring, mentoring team members, and improving development practices. Before that, they worked as a QA Manager at Kount from February 2021 to May 2022, where they managed the QA team, conducted hiring, and implemented the Kount Quality Strategy.

Alan also has previous experience at Kount, where they were a QA Manager from November 2020 to February 2021, overseeing the QA team, conducting hiring, and enhancing test plans and traceability. Additionally, they worked as an SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test) from September 2018 to November 2020, where they automated various tests and created automated tests for new services on the AWS platform.

Before joining Kount, Alan worked at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) as a Software Engineer from June 2008 to September 2018.

Alan's early career includes roles at Lionbridge, where they worked as a Senior Test Lead from July 2007 to June 2008, a Test Lead from May 2004 to July 2007, and a Test Engineer from April 2000 to May 2004.

Overall, Alan Morrison has demonstrated a strong background in software engineering, QA management, and test automation throughout their career.

Alan Morrison attended the University of Phoenix from 2008 to 2010, where they pursued a degree in Business-Information Services. In 1995 to 1996, they also attended Boise State University, but the degree earned during that time is unknown.

In terms of additional certifications, Alan obtained various certifications from Skillsoft including "Establishing Team Goals and Responsibilities, and Using Feedback Effectively," "Leadership Insights on Leading with Agility," "Synchronize Goals to Optimize Your Team," "The Agile Leader," "Creating a Successful Business Execution Culture," and "Leadership Insights on Leading a Culture of Execution." These certifications were obtained between August 2022 and October 2022.

Alan also received certifications from Gremlin, including "Gremlin Certified Chaos Engineering Professional - GCCEPro" in October 2021 and "Gremlin Certified Chaos Engineering Practitioner" in June 2021. Furthermore, they achieved the "Ultimate Go" certification from Ardan Labs in March 2019. Additionally, they obtained the "AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate" certification from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in September 2019, and the "AWS Certified Developer - Associate" certification from Amazon in November 2018.

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Timeline

  • Director Of Software Engineering

    January, 2023 - present

  • Engineering Manager

    April, 2022

  • QA Manager

    February, 2021

  • SDET

    September, 2018

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