SUMMARY:

• Interdisciplinary System Test Engineer experienced in functional, requirements - based testing, adhoc functional testing, UAT, SIT, SAT, UX, and performance testing, requirements analysis, and test process implementations.
• Deep knowledge of software test methodologies, excellent problem solving skills, customer needs assessment, prior supervisory experience, storyboarding, business process improvement, product life cycle management, forecasting and planning, functional requirements, project Quality control (QC), user acceptance testing (UAT), test reporting, budgeting, requirements analysis, critical thinking, defect reporting and management.
• Strong analytical skills, expert in regression testing, patch management, test case documentation, project management, expertise in Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM), strong collaborative skills.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Minnesota/Texas

Test Engineer - Associate Manager

Responsibilities:

• Decomposed user stories into test scenarios.
• Generated Mindmaps and set up Confidential input based on test scenarios.
• Validated acceptance criteria and worked with Dev Team to expand as needed.
• Responsible for reviewing HP ALM Test Lab and Jira defects created across 4 feature teams on a sprint-by-sprint basis.
• Test schedule owner for specific tower (feature team).
• Identified data sources required for release testing and worked with Confidential team to enable data sources.
• Created test cases/scripts.
• Directed and performed manual testing.
• Worked with Automation team to identify automation script candidates.

Confidential, Fairfax, VA

Director, ITS Product Assurance

Responsibilities:

• Established a 10-person Product Assurance team, responsible for all aspects of testing corporate IT controlled applications including internal and external audits, process identification and compliance, test resource allocation, metrics identification and evaluation, and test approach and strategies for in-house and SaaS cloud-based applications.
• Implemented performance test plans across all Tier 1 IT applications.
• Defined key volumes, developed performance test scripts, executed scenarios, reported results.
• Conducted in-company performance testing presentations.

Confidential, VA

Senior Test Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Configured client test lab and conducted certification activities.
• Provided direct test support to more than 70 AS/400, RS/6000, Client/Server, and desktop application certification projects and infrastructure (platform and network) certification projects.
• Provided direct test support to 187 Confidential mainframe, AS/400, RS/6000, Client/Server, and desktop application certification projects, and more than 100 IT infrastructure (platform, network, and telecommunications) and non-IT infrastructure (buildings and facilities) certification projects.
• Functional system test of new budgeting application.
• Assisted in the creation of test development and execution processes. Developed test plans and test cases based on design specifications. Executed test cases in a three-tiered client/server environment.
• Collateral responsibilities include process improvement initiative and maintaining the status of test execution results.
• Responsible for testing enhancements to the home-banking product.
• Consulted with project/program management staff to coordinate system test events. Analyzed requirements for test platform configuration.
• Reviewed design documentation, constructed test cases, created test data sheets, executed test scenarios, documented anomalies, and reported test results. Participated in corporate methodology and process initiatives.
• Traveled to London for installation and testing of first Barclay implementation.
• Responsible for testing individual modifications in monthly releases for the Confidential & Confidential Outbound Order Negotiation system. Reviewed requirement documents, created test plans and procedures, and conducted acceptance and interface tests.
• Responsible for QA and Formal Test activities for the migration effort of the Central Registration Depository system.
• Activities included conducting QA checkpoint reviews Confidential critical stages in the system development lifecycle in accordance with a tailored version of the Information Engineering Methodology.
• Identified unit/integration test criteria, and test strategy for phased implementation.
• Conducted senior management briefings. Performed requirements analysis and assigned test methods.
• Technically directed the efforts of the project test team.
• Trained end-users in test resource utilization, test preparation, requirements review and analysis, test schedule implementation, and test conduct and reporting of results.
• Conducted System Acceptance Tests, monitored and evaluated problem resolution, conducted regression tests, and coordinated production roll-in.

Confidential, VA

Software Test Manager

Responsibilities:

• Participated in unit design and code walk-through reviews.
• Reviewed and approved unit and integration test plans.
• Created System Acceptance, System Qualification and Formal Qualification Test Plans and Procedures for a military Confidential system.
• Designed a Test Problem Report tracking database.
• Prepared test documentation for four Computer Software Configuration Items

Confidential, VA

Software Test Engineer/Signal Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Created Formal Qualification Test and System Acceptance Test Procedures for tests involving 12 to 460 simultaneous users.
• Modified user manuals for final submission.
• Performed build installation and regression tests Confidential the customer facility.
• Identified and tracked system discrepancies, and performed formal regression testing.
• Signal Analyst. Analyzed and classified raw data transmissions.
• Performed on-site system installation, collection, and analysis Confidential overseas military installations.