SUMMARY:

• Skilled professional with hands - on experience providing project management support for major software development projects within federal and corporate environments.
• This experience includes managing teams for large scale Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V), Test & Evaluation (T&E), Quality Assurance (QA), Configuration Management (CM), and Training and Development projects.
• Supported various DOJ, DOD, and DIA agencies in the areas of Computer Forensics, Biometrics, Biochemistry, Counterintelligence, and Case Management.
• Familiar with a variety of software and technical applications including configuration management tools, database management systems (e.g., Unix, SQL Server, and Oracle), Microsoft Office suite, Rational Team Concept (RTC), Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS), Microsoft Test Manager (MTM), JIRA, and SharePoint.
• Additional experience includes assisting with creating responses for bids to government contracts; providing input to source-selection evaluations; identifying and interviewing candidates for open positions and recommending which candidates to hire; providing programmatic assistance in the planning, acquisition, development, T&E evaluation, delivery, installation and deployment of government systems; and analyzing all operational activities to ensure compliance of contractors with established mandates.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Configuration Management (CM)
• Training & Development
• Independent Verification & Validation
• Test & Evaluation (T&E)
• Quality Assurance (QA)
• Team Building and Leadership
• Program Management
• Development Methodologies—Agile, Waterfall, RAD
• Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• Compliance Auditing (CMMI, ISO, LCM, etc.)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Principal Test Engineer

Confidential, Quantico, VA

Responsibilities:

• Support Confidential ’s Operational Networks & Technologies Unit’s (ONTU) Digital Forensics Technologies Program (DFTP) by providing testing and validation (T&V) engineering and support services to ensure the operational availability of state-of-the-art technologies and the technical expertise necessary to enhance and support the customer’s investigative efforts in the Counterintelligence, Counterterrorism, Criminal Investigative, and Cybercrime Programs.
• Responsible for testing digital forensic technology to ensure commercial and internally developed software tools used by forensic examiners and other government customers meet requirement prior to operational release for Window, Linux/Unix, and Mac Operating Systems.
• Provide test support of forensic networks/fileshares when updates are applied to determine if data transmission and replication of forensic data meet performance expectations.
• Develop test and evaluation plans, test procedures, and test analysis reports as well as other project documentation.
• Create test datasets specific to the hardware/software functionality of being tested to determine if it is performing or functioning correctly (in accordance with the hardware/software's user requirements—which includes documentation of limitations, failures, and workarounds).
• Develop Virtual Box and VMWare images and document the content of these images so they can be accessed by other project personnel within an asset repository.
• Participate in project meetings and prepare weekly status reports.

Application/Systems Support Analyst

Confidential, Quantico, VA

Responsibilities:

• Site Administer for web-based learning software. Responsible for systems operations, configuration management, systems/information assurance, and Help Desk support at a secure government client site.
• Primary role is to act as technical liaison between customer project management staff, application end users, and application project team members.
• Maintain system environments by testing functionality of system requirements, customizing application to specific organizations, and installing software upgrades/patches/fixes.
• Perform configuration management and testing functions within the Learning Management System (LMS) application environments.
• Work with customer to identify and translate their DIA/DOD Counterintelligence business/training needs into logical requirements for inclusion in upcoming product releases.
• Develop configuration guidelines for development, testing, and production environments and assist in the maintenance of these environments.
• Manage all customer reported production issues and project specific test activities within JIRA and work with the Meridian application product team to resolve issues and impediments by tracking and reporting on status of defects, enhancements, and other work items.
• Provide weekly status report to the Meridian PM and participate in all customer meetings.
• Collaborate with other contractors as part of a cross-functional team in order to meet organizational objectives in a rapidly changing, high intensity, mission-oriented work environment.

Senior CM/QA Manager

Confidential, Quantico, VA

Responsibilities:

• Managed all of the Quality Assurance and Configuration Management activities to support the Confidential ’s eLAB Program’s Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).
• Created internal CM and QA processes to ensure compliance with Confidential requirements and traceability of deployed Configuration Items (CIs) across multiple environments.
• Evaluated information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into detailed processes and workflows, and distinguish user requests from true underlying needs.
• Established and executed quality assurance, configuration, and change management plans.
• Maintained SharePoint repository for the eLAB Project and create/maintain corporate SharePoint sites.
• Reviewed technical documentation, including design documents, requirement documents, process diagrams, test cases, and training material.
• Proactively communicate and collaborate with external and internal customers to analyze information needs and functional requirements.
• Supported eLAB’s Change Control Board (CCB) process and tracked status of all action items until closure.
• Produced monthly Configuration Status Accounting Reports (CSARs) and Risk Register Reports.
• Tracked and reported on configuration changes and defects using Rational Team Concert (RTC) tool.
• Verified all configuration changes applied correctly across all project environments and generated quality metrics for each reporting period.
• Conducted monthly, release, and functional/physical configuration audits to comply with Confidential LCM requirements.
• Manage all test activities within JIRA and work with the Octo Agile Team to resolve issues and impediments by tracking and reporting on stories, work items, and bugs within each Sprint release.

Senior Systems Analyst & Test Engineer

Confidential, Quantico, VA

Responsibilities:

• Managed all of the Quality Assurance and Configuration Management activities for the Confidential ’s CODIS Unit as an extension of the CODIS Program Management Office (PMO).
• Maintained CODIS SharePoint site and CM/QA Database repositories to support Confidential IT Governance Reviews and oversight teams as well as O&M and development initiatives.
• Conducted formal process and compliance audits to determine areas of deficiencies that could impact the overall program mission along with implementing corrective actions to resolve issues or improve processes within CODIS.
• Reviewed project backlogs, Epic/User Stories, work items/assignments and problem reports/bugs via web access to the Maintenance contractor’s TFS application for every Sprint cycle.
• Assessed Microsoft Test Manager (MTM) performance, regression, and system test procedures generated by the Maintenance Contractor for completeness and accuracy.
• Provided independent data quality reviews on all CODIS work products—including software and project documentation, focusing on final products—to verify that software quality, required program lifecycle documentation, and development procedures produced by the O&M and Development contractors comply with the Confidential ’s Life Cycle Management (LCM) requirements for IT Projects
• Ensured traceability of requirements, design, code, and test efforts throughout the SDLC.
• Supported integration of CM/QA efforts as defined in the Confidential LCM throughout the CODIS PMO.
• Developed PMO-level IV&V, T&E, QA, and CM project documentation, including Configuration Management Plans, CCB Charters, Master Test & Evaluation Plans (TEMP), IV&V Plans, Test Analysis Reports, and Test Cases.

Senior Systems Analyst

Confidential, Stafford, VA

Responsibilities:

• Provided Technical and Operational Support/Analysis, Configuration Management (CM), and Program Management expertise to the Confidential ’s Cryptologic and Electronics Analysis Unit (CEAU) - Software Development Group ( Confidential ).
• Conducted Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) testing of encryption and crypto commercial and mission critical government products in a Rapid Application Development (RAD) environment to determine deployment readiness.
• Supported Confidential operations for active criminal and counterterrorist investigations.
• Created releases of applications/software for deployment to the field.
• Worked with development personnel to ensure that user requirements were accurately translated into product specifications and design documents.
• Analyzed data/evidence collected from active investigations and disseminated this data/evidence to the appropriate Confidential personnel to establish a chain of custody.

Senior Test Engineer

Confidential, Chantilly, VA

Responsibilities:

• Provided engineering support to the Confidential ’s Confidential System by testing the Confidential components relating to security and application management settings in Windows 2000 servers, Exchange 2000, and Enterprise Management System
• Conducted testing, including Government Witness Acceptance Testing, in SITF test environment in order to accomplish the task of verifying technical and security requirements
• Designed, developed, and maintained test documentation and procedures for accuracy and completeness.
• Reviewed customer requirements and summarize the project requirements in a matrix format; Initiate and Track Software Change Requests (SCRs) and Problem Reports (PRs)
• Wrote test reports that accurately documented the test results and verified that test results meet contract requirements.