Principal, Mobile Testing Practice Resume

SUMMARY

Accomplished software technology thought leader with 25+ years of experience, specializing in mobile technologies, running all aspects of delivery management consulting, business development, sales and marketing and account management for Fortune 500 channel partners.
Adept at building, motivating, and leading high - performance cross-functional teams, driving tangible positive results.
Delivered presentations at major technology industry conferences.
Created and maintained product roadmap spanning 3 generations of Mobile test solutions.
Developed prototype for new Mobile hardware diagnostics application.
Filed patent as inventor for Mobile test automation technology in 2011.
Nominated for the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) award for Software Innovation in 2010 and 2011 (founded by SSA).
Wrote industry whitepapers on topics such as Mobile automation and test strategies.
Currently writing a book on Mobile Testing Best Practices, to be published in 2016.
Sit on local technology boards: AQAA & Industry Advisory Board for Technology. Active in technology groups: TAG, WTF, SPIN, AITP, SQA, STC, SQE, QAI.
Broad, cross-industry management consulting experience for Fortune 500 companies, with excellent client relationship management skills, solid business acumen as well as exceptional aptitude for internal resource management to effectively solve problems.
Successfully developed and integrated offshore teams into a service delivery model.
Delivered over 450 successful projects to date.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Atlanta, Georgia

Principal, Mobile Testing Practice

Responsibilities:

Instrumental in initiating, developing and closing new account with a Fortune 100 media client; resulted in $4M+ in professional testing services within 12 months.
Managed client relationship and provided program and project management to ensure a top notch project delivery.
Delivered unique methods for assessing the app development process, then created/implemented an improvement plan
Specialized in performing mobility assessments and process audits for clients, resulting in a maturity report card
Collaborated with account executives to stimulate National business development and sales engineering initiatives
Implemented optimizations for clients that result in immediate cost savings and faster time to market
Authored marketing content and published via social media channels, articles, whitepapers, videos and demos
Presented at major IT conferences and hosted webinars on Mobile Testing challenges and best practices
Recruited, trained and managed 150+ resources within the Mobile QA practice, on/offshore

Confidential, Atlanta, Georgia

Principal, Mobile Testing Practice

Responsibilities:

Increased market awareness by implementing marketing campaign and speaking at several IT conferences
Conducted and performed key mobile assessments evaluating testing process, providing recommendations and presenting findings to clients; that led to the sale of professional services
Designed and implemented mobile device labs for clients and all supporting administration/configuration systems
Authored marketing content such as social media, articles, whitepapers, videos and demos
Recruited, trained and managed the Mobility QA teams onshore/offshore

Confidential, Atlanta, Georgia

Founder & CTO

Responsibilities:

Maximized cost-saving strategies by leveraging agile methodology and recruiting cross-functional, offshore team from India for testing.
Finished product 2 months early and under budget.
Recruited, trained and managed Software Development management team; led User Acceptance Testing for each release
Drove continuous R&D, managed technical design and prototypes of next-generation product lines
Compiled user feedback from live interviews with customers into Business Requirements
Analyzed market, including competitors, to ensure product strategy and direction were properly aligned
Authored marketing content for web site and social medial channels including articles, whitepapers, videos and demos
Technical Sales support to all account executives; presenting and delivering demos to hundreds of clients

Confidential, Alpharetta, Georgia

Global Practice Director, Mobility & Quality Assurance

Responsibilities:

Designed and maintained custom software solutions used for sales demonstrations and delivering Proof of Concepts
Recruited, managed and trained QA Managers/QA Leads and responsible for program management of service delivery
Provided automation scripts for a 70,000 mobile device rollout to The Home Depot, with 76% realized ROI
Managed organization-wide client engagements, including client relationship management
Established sales proposals, reviewed contracts and prepared SOW statements
Performed client presentations to demonstrate mobile automation expertise to prospects

Confidential, Norcross, Georgia

Mobile Software Quality Lead

Responsibilities:

Spearheaded major release for Confidential ; project completed on time (15 months) and with highest quality standard.
Analyzed and documented 5 process improvement initiatives using Six Sigma methodology
Delivered client presentations to demonstrate new applications to prospects
Provided strategic leadership and roadmap to the executive team for improving software quality

Confidential, Norcross, Georgia

Software Quality Assurance Manager

Responsibilities:

Led and implemented 10 significant SDLC process improvements within functional budget; quality metrics included risk-based testing, root cause analysis, online knowledge base, early defect detection and automation
Launched 19 major releases and 37 minor releases, resulting in multi-million dollar revenue and pipeline growth
Nominated for Confidential Chairman's Club: 2004, 2007, for exceeding production quality quotas
Confidential Peak Performance Award, 2004; for taking initiative to resolve a production issue for parallel role