SUMMARY:

• Over 17 years of testing experience that includes the following types of testing: Functional, User Acceptance Testing, Systems Acceptance Testing, 508 Compliance, Interface, Life Cycle, Regression, Stress, Quality Assurance, Independent Verification and Validation, Agile and Integration testing on Web, GUI applications in VM environments.
• Other duties consisted of working closely with stakeholders assisting in the gathering and analysis of requirements and development of use cases.
• Coordinated and consolidated Impact Analysis (IA) estimates from onset to completion from the Development, Test, Documentation, Database, Configuration Management and Quality Assurance teams.
• Developed and presented Basis of Estimation (BOE) Reports to project management to track the status of the estimated level of effort to implement SCRs for upcoming releases.
• Extensive experience working in Quality Controlled and Quality Assurance environments participating up to and including ITIL and ISO CMMI Level 3 processes and procedures.
• Although my recent projects have consisted of manual testing, I have used the following testing tools
• Preparing of Test Plans, Test Scenarios, Test Cases and Test scripts using QTP as well as Training Manuals, Interface Control Documents and System Design Documents for small and large - scale systems for the Government and private sectors.
• Performed testing as a Systems Test Engineer, Advanced Systems Test Engineer, Systems Analyst/Software Engineer, Senior Software Tester and Test Lead on a project and enterprise level in an XML web based and client/server environment using a Visual Basic GUI front end and Oracle 8 and 9i database on the server.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

HARDWARE: IBM PC compatibles, MacIntosh, Packard bell, Zenith, VAX/VMS, Pentium Processor, View Sonic 4E

SOFTWARE: Visual Basic, C, C++, Oracle SQL, J2EE, Visio, MS Project, Windows, WordPerfect, MS Word, Norton Commander, Norton Utilities, Higgins, MacDraw II, Word Perfect for the MacIntosh, Wordstar, Lotus Notes, Unisys, MS Access, Banyan Vines, MS-DOS, COTs packages (JAWS, for 508 Compliance, JAVA, DB2 & SAP)

TOOLS: JIRA, Sharepoint, Clearquest, HP ALM Quality Center, Test Director/Quality Manager, Load Runner/NT, SQA Team Test, WinRunner, IBM Rational Toos, PM/SS, File Aide, Abend Aid and CICS, Hyperstation and Expeditor, UNISYS and IBM (IDRS), Btrieve, Serena PVCS Tracker/Version Manager, Dimensions, CCC/Harvest, TOAD

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Denver, CO

Systems Test Mngr

Responsibilities:

• Estimate testing to be done and author / coordinate the test strategy defining the approach and scope.
• Refine testing processes using legacy data as well as new system requirements to create reusable artifacts where available.
• Participating throughout the project lifecycle and stage gates to lead; develop; guide and monitor the analysis; development and execution of test cases and test procedures.
• Assist in developing scenarios to identify defects early
• Manage requirements traceability
• Ensuring proper configuration control of environments and documentation for high fidelity of test execution and results as well as providing traceability to requirements and test basis.
• Organize and schedule test sequences and execution by working with stakeholders involved.
• Own test regime - schedule; monitor; measure and control and report on test progress; quality and results; adapting as needed for evolving conditions.
• Monitor the exit criteria and reporting process which includes: Manage; maintain and enhance the defect management process as well as produce and maintain test reports.

Confidential, Herndon, VA

Sr. Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing requirements for compliance and testability and determining the resources required for quality control in Agile and Water fall environments. Prepare Test Plans, Test Scenarios, Test Cases and Test Scripts using Quality Center.
• Follow quality standards performing verification and validation, software testing and integration.
• Submit daily test status updates. Other duties consist of performing Quality Analysis on Requirements, Test Plans and reporting of any defects found during testing.

Confidential, Chantilly, VA

Sr. Tester

Responsibilities:

• Provide temporary functional test support to the Confidential Office Confidential project during the contract renewal transition.
• Duties consist of performing O&M and Enhancement testing in VM environments, analyzing requirements for compliance and testability and determining the resources required for quality control in Agile and Water fall environments.
• Prepare Test Plans, Test Scenarios, Test Cases and Test Scripts. Follow quality standards performing verification and validation, software testing and integration.
• Submit daily test status updates.
• Other duties consist of performing Quality Analysis on Requirements, FRDs, SDDs, Test Plans and reporting of any defects found during testing.

Confidential, Falls Church, VA

Sr. Tester

Responsibilities:

• Duties consist of analyzing requirements for compliance and testability and determining the resources required for quality control in an Agile environment.
• Following CMMI processes and procedures prepare Test Plans, Test Scenarios and Test Cases for team use.
• Develops quality standards, verification and validation, software testing and integration, software metrics, and their application to software quality assessment while maintaining the level of quality throughout the software life cycle. Participate in daily scrum meetings as well as test status meetings.
• Other duties consist of scribing meeting minutes, performing Quality Analysis on Requirements, FRDs, SDDs and Test Plans.

Confidential, Reston, VA

Sr. Test Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Provide functional test support to the Confidential Common Environment on an Agile project using JIRA a product similar to Team Foundation Server.
• Duties consist of analyzing requirements for compliance and testability and determining the resources required for quality control.
• Develops quality standards, verification and validation, software testing, test case scripting using QTP and integration testing.
• Updated the User's Manual to current software capabilities.
• Participate in daily scrum meetings as well as test status meetings.

Confidential, Fort Washington, MD (

Quality Assurance Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Provide analysis support to the Maryland State Police CAD/RMS/AVL/AFR statewide interoperability project.
• Duties consist of analyzing requirements for compliance and testability and determining the resources required for quality control.
• Develops quality standards, verification and validation, software testing and integration, software metrics, and their application to software quality assessment while maintaining the level of quality throughout the software life cycle.
• Following CMMI Level 3 processes and procedures prepared Test Plans, Test Scenarios and Test Cases for team use.
• Develops the software quality assurance plan, maintain and establish a process for evaluating software and associated documentation.
• Participate in formal and informal documentation reviews at predetermined points throughout the development life cycle to determine quality.
• Examines and evaluates the software quality assurance (SQA) process and recommends enhancements and modifications.

Confidential, Bethesda, MD

Lead Tester

Responsibilities:

• Provide functional test support on the Confidential Fisheries Service ( Confidential ) application.
• Using JIRA dashboard a product similar to Team Foundation Server.
• As the sole tester duties consisted of analyzing the Data Dictionary, Requirements and a Prototype to determine testability of the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM).
• Other duties consist of collaborating with the Project Lead, Developers and DBAs to identify all possible scenarios involved with interface test scripts while following CMMI Level 3 processes and procedures in a waterfall environment.
• Writing Test Plans and Test Cases
• Creating Test Data for team use.
• Test and Log Issues
• Regression testing was performed when a fix was implemented or when a new release was received.
• Writing Test Analysis Report

Confidential

Quality Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Performed analysis of requirements and development of use cases.
• Reviewing new or modified program documentation to determine if documentation conform to standards and guidelines.
• Identify problems or deficiencies in work products.
• Recommend appropriate process improvements or corrections to technical staff regarding quality issues.
• Participate in peer review meetings.
• Approves the program documents for customer delivery.
• Undertake internal quality audits.
• Maintain and update training.
• Resolve problems process implementation issues.