SUMMARY

• Excellent Communication Skills (Collaborating across multiple organization and cultures)
• Resourceful, creative thinker and analytical problem solver with demonstrated ability to independently test projects in a dynamic - fast-paced, and time-sensitive environments
• Proactive leader with refined technical acumen and exemplary people skills.
• Highly customer focused with a commitment to surpassing expectations.
• Demonstrated ability to test/management t multiple and concurrent projects in a challenging environment.
• Experienced in the full project lifecycle from initial concept through project delivery.
• Strong leadership, strategic planning as well as technical, organizational, interpersonal, oral/written communication and problem resolution skills.
• Quick aptitude for grasping new technologies, and implementing new ideas, concepts and methods.
• Project Management: Methodologies (Waterfall/Agile), Project Management Lifecycle (PMLC), Project Management Plan, Risk Management Plan, Stakeholder Management Plan, Communication Management Plan, Resource Management, Schedule Management, Scope Management, Budget Management, Status Reporting and Tracking
• Software Testing: System, User Acceptance, Integration, Regression, Performance and IV& V Testing, Data Warehouse (ETL); Test Plan Development; Test Case Development & Execution, Test Data Creation, Test Analysis Reports, Defect Tracking; Requirements Traceability Matrix to Support Web-based, Digital and Mobile platforms
• Software Development Life Cycle, (SDLC) Implementation, Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)
• Quality Assurance: Process Implementation, Quality Assurance Audits
• Accessibility Assessments: 508 Compliance Audits, WCAG Requirements, Web Browser Accessibility Testing
• Change Management/Release Management/Configuration Management

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• HP ALM (Quality Center) and Quick Test Professional
• JAWS (Screen Reader)
• WCAG Requirements
• Dragon Naturally Speaking Software
• Project
• Excel
• Word
• PowerPoint
• Outlook
• SharePoint
• Access
• SQL
• HTML
• XML Oracle
• Clarity Project Management Tool/JIRA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Identify and manage user requirements for Jobs Board and Business Directory
• Support Special programs and yearly event, to educate Women (and Men) in the latest Technology Trends
• Test new Job Board Application (Web and Mobile-based)

Confidential

IT Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Provide Project Management support of multi-million-dollar upgrades to the Confidential Strategic Networks
• Developed and managed Project Schedules (Tracking and Reporting); Worked with Stakeholders to identify and confirm Requirements
• Managed Project Scope, LOE and Target Release/Completion Dates, Identify and track Risks
• Worked with Cross-Functional Teams (US and Offshore) that included, Stakeholders, Developers, Testers and Business Requirements Teams to ensure successful Deliverables
• Conducted Business Requirements and High-Level Architecture reviews for approval and sign-off and approval
• Managed Network Migration efforts including Mobile and Digital application development/ testing efforts

Confidential

SQA Assessment Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Completed SQA Assessment for a MS Dynamics AX ERP environment;
• Made recommendation that substantially reduced the testing time required by 50 percent Identified
• Documented adjustments to the SDLC document requirements

Confidential

IT QA / Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Established Test, Documentation and Quality Assurance infrastructures to support GSA’s Mainframe and Web/Java/Drupal-based development efforts;
• Managed resources, Project scope and schedules
• Provided testing support (test case development/execution, defect tracking, test reporting and varication of Section 508 Compliance
• Developed and managed Project Charters, Project Management Plans, Scope Management Plans, Requirements Traceability Matrices, Quality Management Plan, Risk Management Plan, Project Schedules (Tracking and Reporting)
• Managed Staff Assignments/Resource
• Obtained Project Deliverable Sign-offs

Quality Assurace / Software Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Monitored QA Test management best practices and standards adherence
• Developed Test Plans, Test Schedules, Tracked and reported Defects
• Performed System, Integration, Regression and Performance Testing
• Provided Project Management Support for Confidential Website Infrastructure upgrades across multiple platforms;
• Documented Stakeholder Communication Plans, Project Management Plans, Risk Management Plans
• Managed and tracked Project Status/Reporting
• Participated in Capacity Planning Review to validate Requirements
• Monitored Development efforts, Project Budgets and Resources

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Project Management Task included:
• Project Schedule development; Procurement of hardware/software, network, System Designs, Physical and Logical Build, Design specifications, Security Guideline Compliance and Audits for New Initiative
• Monitored Development efforts, Project Budgets and Resources
• Managed Tier III Production Support Teams
• Conducted Year 2000 Assessment and IV&V Testing.
• Conducted Year 2000 testing of Mainframe Cost Systems software; Developed & executed Test Plans/Test Cases