SUMMARY:

• Confidential has a solid and progressive background in Systems Architecture, Project Management and Quality Assurance/Testing with a strong foundation of over fourteen years in the software architecture field.
• She has a diverse background in automated and manual testing tools including setting up and configuring Borland’s Segue products, HP Interactive (including QTP, LoadRunner and Quality Center with ALM migration), Selenium and the Confidential Rational Suite.
• She has been involved in writing code, test cases, suites and harnesses.
• Confidential has managed teams of up to 50 individuals in addition to remaining hands on and has trained the team on automated and development tools including perl, ruby and unix shell scripting to achieve a robust Architectural framework for loosely coupled applications.
• Confidential has also customized applications using UNIX, Websphere, Java, Cobol, Sharepoint, VMWare, Visual Basic, C++, .Net, Visual Studio for VB, C#, Team Foundation Server, and C++; Perl and SQL and or Oracle in addition to working with Rational Rose and UML.
• Confidential has specialized in developing, architecting and testing 3 tier environments involving multiple DMZ’s and conversions of information utilizing transferring XML from Cobol systems to SQL databases for presentation/manipulation on Enterprise websites for Confidential 500 companies.
• This includes testing and development on cellular devices and Google Cloud technologies utilizing PhoneGap and other technologies as a development platform.
• Confidential has a solid focus on SOA systems developing WSDL’S that utilize web services and the passing of properly formed XML between loosely coupled systems for easy maintainability and portability amongst different platforms such as SABRE to a cellular or tablet device like a Droid or iPhone.

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, NM

Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Works on the testing of their patent management applications
• Part of cross - site agile based team, and continuously working on improving and adding functionality to the application suite. Project team providing daily direction to CW. Works very closely with Legal customers, technical teams,and other support groups to implement new functionality and resolve issues.
• Attend daily standup meetings (DSU) and provide updates on test progress Assisting customers in the development of user acceptance tests Ensure product stories contain accurate and complete testing related information.
• Develop, maintain and track integration testing plan Organize and assist customers in performing integration testing.
• Testing application functionality against various business scenarios through manual and automated processes.
• Conduct troubleshooting and root cause analysis for code-related issues associated with new builds.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong experience with Functional, Regression and User Acceptance testing.
• Ability to understand business situation/needs and conceptualize technical solutions accordingly. Independent worker who is able to balance planned project work with ad-hoc requests from teammates. Proactive problem solving and skills to identify and suggest areas for continuous process improvement. Knowledge of Microsoft SQL and Oracle with the ability to write queries and DML statements.
• Knowledge of software development practices and how to capture/explain requirements to developers.
• 16 years defining measurements to ensure software and data quality and defect reduction over time.
• Strong understanding of Agile and Agile testing Methodologies.
• Usage of Test Automation tools (Visual Studio Coded UI, Telerik Testing Framework, SmartBear TestComplete, HP)

Confidential, PHOENIX, AZ

Quality Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Scrum master for project teams with duties including estimating the development effort, managing project deadlines throughout the sprint lifecycle and conducting morning standups and pointing sessions.
• Primary role in evaluating/creating SDLC software artifacts, including functional design documentation and Use Cases for requirement main, alternate and exception flows for the School Finance project.
• Critical evaluation of functional requirements to verify that they are not vague and are testable utilizing RUP and Agile processes.
• Elicitation/communication to the Business Analyst of missing or incomplete requirements during the requirement gathering/requirement review phase of the software development lifecycle.
• Evaluator of test coverage, results, and effectiveness for ADE artifacts and deliverables.
• Primary role in serving internal clients with their functional requirement needs.
• Managed/Created deliverables, milestones, and timelines for Functional Code evaluation and Testing of the .NET application under test
• Owner and developer of the School Finance Test Plan, Test Cases and overall test strategy to assure a quality product.
• TFS Defect triage and SDLC triage meetings with Development and Business Analysts to plan and implement the various phases of the Agile/Iterative Software lifecycle.
• Solid knowledge of Team Foundation Server and Microsoft Test Manager to track test requirements, test cases and defects both manually and utilizing automation.

Confidential, PHOENIX, AZ

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Primary role in evaluating SDLC software artifacts, including functional design documentation for requirement main, alternate and exception flows for the Drug Medicare Part D drug project.
• Quality Center folder management and architecture for test artifacts.
• Critical evaluation of functional requirements to verify that they are not vague and are testable utilizing the RUP process.
• Elicitation/communication to the Business Analyst of missing or incomplete requirements during the requirement gathering/requirement review phase of the software development lifecycle.
• Evaluator of test coverage, results, and effectiveness for Confidential artifacts and deliverables.
• Primary role in serving internal clients with their functional requirement needs.
• Managed/Created deliverables, milestones, and timelines for Functional Code evaluation and Testing of the Cobol DB2 Drug application under test
• Solid business understanding of health care claims and how they are adjudicated and processed through the proper following of HIPPA regulations.

Confidential, Peoria, AZ

Automation/Architect Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Primary role in gathering and writing system requirements for load/performance testing and rearchitecture to properly evaluate network performance and bottlenecks, as well as maintaining functional requirements utilizing and migrating existing QTP scripts in Quality Center to ALM.
• WSDL requirements architecture, development and design between multi-tiered loosely coupled systems.
• SOA focused development to include ease of use for the health industry to make applications available on cellular devices, tablets and voice phone recognition through cloud technologies with tiers developed in Cobol, .Net (C# and C++) and utilizing Oracle and SQL Server Databases.
• Created the Work Load Performance Architectural Model and Test Plan to measure the performance of Confidential 's Health Care System.
• Presented Automation best practices to various groups in the SDLC.
• Designed and implemented the QTP automation framework for Confidential .
• Designed and implemented the LoadRunner performance framework for Confidential .
• Created and implemented various automated scripts using VUGen for Topaz. (TSL, a C based language)
• Utilized QTP to create a complete automated regression of critical path test cases (VBScript)
• Evaluation, design, development and testing of WSDL generation and properly formatted XML inputs and outputs to assure proper committal of insurance claim information updates to multiple database platforms.

Confidential, PHOENIX, AZ

Systems Quality Architect

Responsibilities:

• Primary role in evaluating SDLC software artifacts for a rapid development/scrum team.
• SOA focused development and agile development methodology to include ease of use for the government child healthcare and grant administration process to make applications available on a highly visibile public facing website through cloud technologies with tiers developed in Team Foundation Server, .Net (C#, VB and C++) and utilizing SQL Server 2010 Databases.
• WSDL requirements architecture, development and design between multi-tiered loosely coupled systems.
• Critical evaluation of functional requirements to verify that they are not vague and are architecturally feasible and testable.
• Elicitation/communication to the Business Analyst of missing or incomplete requirements during the requirement gathering/requirement review phase of the software development lifecycle.
• Code development and interface reviews for implementation/feasibility and expandability.
• Generator of the Configuration Model, Code delivery plan, test guidelines and test model for the Quality First And PGMS applications. (0-5 health and evaluation and funding government programs)
• Test Complete Administrator. Team Foundation Server Configuration Management.
• Managed/Created deliverables, milestones, and timelines for Functional Testing of the Quality First and PGMS website(a .NET/C# application on SharePoint with a SQL Server backend).
• Managed and customized software deliverables according to the Agile software methodology.
• Managed and troubleshot defects from end user entered into the defect tracking system as Level 2 and 3 customer support.
• Experience using VMWare to access remote systems and perform critical software testing tasks in numerous virtual environments.

Confidential, PHOENIX, AZ

Performance/Automation/Functional Lead

Responsibilities:

• Primary role in evaluating SDLC software artifacts, including functional design documentation for requirement main, alternate and exception flows.
• WSDL requirements architecture, development and design between multi-tiered loosely coupled systems.
• Critical evaluation of functional requirements to verify that they are not vague and are testable utilizing the RUP process.
• Elicitation/communication to the Business Analyst of missing or incomplete requirements during the requirement gathering/requirement review phase of the software development lifecycle.
• Generator of the automation test plan, test guidelines and test model for the GUI and QlikView FDA Lx Phase 1, Phase 1.x and Phase 2 projects delivered on SharePoint.
• Evaluator of test coverage, results, and effectiveness for all Lx products.
• Jira Administrator (defect triaging) knowledge.
• Primary role in serving internal clients with their functional requirement needs.
• Managed/Created deliverables, milestones, and timelines for Functional Code evaluation and Testing of the Lx (a Java application with netezza/oracle backend) and QlikView Application (a VB.Net with sql backend application).
• Solid business understanding of health care claims and how they are adjudicated and processed through the proper following of HIPPA regulations.

Confidential, PHOENIX, AZ

Performance/Automation Lead Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Platform testing 3 tier architecture utilizing Cobol to XML and Oracle transmitted to a Website for the purchase of Electronic Devices.
• WSDL requirements architecture, development and design between multi-tiered loosely coupled systems.
• Json/Websphere architecture and design to communicate/loosely couple sales order information from a electronics order site to an Oracle Database and Cobol system for real-time expansion of order processing.
• Primary role in gathering and writing system requirements for load/performance testing and system architecture to properly test and redesign functional requirements.
• Primary person designated to decide what metrics/requirements were sufficient to bring a nationally distributed AJAX ordering system online. (Quest project)
• Created the Work Load Performance Test Plan to measure the performance of Avnet’s new web enabled internal customer sales parts acquisition system.
• Utilized HP LoadRunner to generate performance scripts.
• Utilized ClearQuest to prioritize and categorize test case defects and link test cases to requirements.
• Mentored Avnet Performance Test Team in Performance Testing Methodologies and LoadRunner Scripting.
• Managed/Created deliverables, milestones, and timelines for Performance Testing of the Avnet’s propriety sales Application.
• Programmed in Visual Basic for QTP in order to make the scripts perform complex operations such as parameterizing data.

Confidential, PHOENIX, AZ

Performance Lead

Responsibilities:

• Researched HP Performance Tool (Performance Center) and Quality Center Cost and Recovery (ROI).
• Analyzed resource Cost and Recovery budgeting.
• SME for HP Interactive licensing. Addressed and assisted internal customers in purchasing HP Interactive products. (Internal liaison role).
• Primary role in serving internal clients with their performance testing needs.
• Created the Work Load Performance Test Plan to measure the performance of various JPMC applications.
• Utilized HP LoadRunner and QTP to generate performance scripts.
• Administered and utilized HP Quality Center to manage Projects, Requirements and Defect Tracking.
• Mentored JPMC’s Performance Test Team in Performance Testing Methodologies and LoadRunner Scripting.
• Verified hardware inventory and created Visio System Diagrams to analyze hardware for SUT.
• Outlined and Analyzed Risks involved in JPMC’s application testing, and participated in Risk Management process.