SUMMARY

Seeking a technical lead position to contribute in a team - oriented environment where my background in Software Development Life Cycle, System Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, Business System Design, Sustainment/Production Operations Support, Testing and Project Management can be used to operate an effective and successful project.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Business Process: BPMN 2.0

Methodologies: Rational Unified Process (RUP), Catalyst, ELC, AGILE/SCRUM, Waterfall, SDLC, SAFe

Architecture: SOA, TOGAF

Project Mgmt.: MS Project 2000

Tools: Stonebranch, HP ALM, IBM Rational DOORS v9.6, RATIONAL JAZZ Quality Management & Configuration Management, TestRail v 5.7.1.4028 , PeopleSoft, Oracle Database, SharePoint, MS Suite, VISIO.

Database Languages: Structure Query Language (SQL)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Arlington, VA.

Test Engineer Lead

Responsibilities:

• Testing products /solutions in-order-to assure compliance with applicable requirements.
• Map functional requirements to system test cases/scripts.
• Develop comprehensive test cases/scripts in test sandbox environment (HRDEMO2) and execute them in the government environment (SQA) during Integrated Development Testing (IDT) Events.
• Coordinate integrated testing activities to meet testing schedules and datelines.
• Review and evaluate test requirements to ensure completeness of test program.
• Conduct requirement review sessions with requirement team and test team.
• Perform business analysis of complete features including requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Review Functional Design Documents (FDDs), Foundation Table Documents (FTDs), Business Process Models (BPM) Documentation, Functional Requirements.
• Develop structured query language (SQL) statements to acquire and verify test data.
• Enter Functional Test Cases/Scripts into Rational JAZZ.
• Review development (unit) test cases stored in TestRail.
• Extracted weekly requirement list from DOORS and distribute it to the testing community.
• Document defects in Rational JAZZ Configuration Management.
• Support the Deficiency Review Board (DRB) Meetings.
• Managing team of three testers.

Confidential

Operation Support

Responsibilities:

• Documented Standard Operation Procedures (SOP) and Production Sustainment Plan.
• Monitored External Data Interface Jobs through the Stonebranch Scheduling Tool.
• Tracking defect tickets and operational incidents.
• Performed escalation for job failures to upper management, DEVOPS Team and external partners per needed basis based on the Service Level Agreement (SLA).
• Identified organizational strengths, weaknesses and opportunities, to define solutions and to develop and implement process, organizational, and performance improvements.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Developed a comprehensive Release Plan to include scope (Epic/Feature) and schedule consistent with the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
• Reviewed existing artifacts such as Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM), outstanding Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), Change Requests (CRs), and System Problem Reports (SPRs)
• Developed the Release Content and summary-level Schedule briefing and the Comprehensive Release Plan for releases as defined by the IPPS-A Implementation Strategy.
• Updated Release Plan per changes.
• Collaborated with the Risk Team to identify, characterize, report, and mitigate risks associated with releases.
• Tracked all key changes including requirements, schedule, and scope changes as they apply to R2.0.
• Traced functional and non-functional requirements per Epic/Feature. Supported the allocation of non-functional (technical) requirements to their corresponding Epic/Feature category and infrastructure owner.
• Supported project management, system integration, and testing as needed.

Confidential, New Carrolton, Maryland

Responsibilities:

• Supported the Confidential ’ Enterprise Architecture (EA) and Solution Engineering (SE) Group as a project/delivery manager in charge of organizing and managing a variety Confidential ’s EA-SE projects/programs.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Established development process.
• Developed Cost Proposal.
• Managed Budget forecast and cost burn rate.
• Managed, facilitated and orchestrated the integrated delivery of BSR & DSR artifacts.
• Developed schedules/timelines for BSR and DSR deliveries.
• Established status and coordination meetings with business and technical stakeholders.
• Implemented internal/external project management processes, checkpoints.
• Planned, organized and facilitated product review sessions through cross-projects/programs.
• Identified resources needs in the area of business and technical architecture.
• Participated in the interview process and on boarding of candidates.
• Responsible for managing, monitoring and reporting on a budget of over $2.5 million and ensured that all deliverables were submitted on time.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Lead the planning and implementation of the Program BSR life cycle activities needed to conceive, design, develop, operate, and transition of release 5.0, 6.0 and 6.2.
• Ensured the delivery of the Program BSR Release 5.0, 6.0 and 6.2 on schedule.
• Identified, secured, and allocated the technical and business architectural resources required for each delivery.
• Identified, analyzed, monitored and resolved issues with schedules, risks, and technical baselines.
• Established, planed, and executed major milestone reviews and decision to complete the delivery of the program lifecycle
• Ensured all the required products were produced, reviewed, and review comments dispositioned and implemented.
• Over-seed the design, implementation, integration, verification, quality assurance, delivery, operations, and sustainment of the BSR Release 5.0, 6.0 and 6.2
• Conducted weekly status and coordination meetings addressing schedules, risks, and status updates to the Confidential stakeholders, managers, and contractors.
• Managed the BSR Development Team in the areas of Logical & Business Architecture, Information/Data Architecture, Security, Infrastructure, Functional and Non-Functional Requirement Development.
• Interfaced with the Technical Writing Team for final delivery of each the releases.
• Collaborated with the different ACA Projects impacted by the Program Level Business System Report (BSR).Responsible for the successful delivery of the ACA 5.0, and 6.0 Program BSR to the Confidential for their signature acceptance process.
• Developed the Transition Plan for BSR Documentation to the Confidential for post-production delivery maintenance.

Confidential, Maryland

Responsibilities:

• Member of the Enterprise Architecture (EA) Group supporting the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Development Effort Consolidation Contract (DECC) Program.The SOA-based EA Contract supported the different Healthcare Quality Information System (HQIS) lines of business such as Hospital Reporting (HR), End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), and Quality Improvement Organizations (QIO) ) to ensure the quality, effectiveness, efficiency, security, and economy of health care services provided to CMS Beneficiaries.

Confidential

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Supported the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) of the Confidential ’s Tax Modernization Program for the Customer Account Data Engine (CADE). My role throughout the project consisted of business analysis and design, technical project lead, proto-type tool development, training, pilot testing, production operation support, deployment support, and disaster recovery support.

Confidential

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Assisted the company to establish an e-Business practice covering short term tactical to long term strategic plans.