SUMMARY

• Over fifteen years of wide - ranging technical testing experience including wireless, web and client/server systems.
• Full complement of skills in management, leadership, testing and the software development lifecycle, and testing processes.
• Hands on experience in creating and maintaining test labs with hardware and software upgrades for large projects.
• Excellent documentation and presentation skills coupled with brown bags at client sites.
• Successfully instituted weekly status meetings to evaluate and enhance production quality within the development team and enhanced the relationship between testing teams and development teams.
• Currently hold VA Public Trust and DOD Secret Clearance. Previously held a Level 1 U.S. Customs and Border Patrol clearance.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• SOFTWARE: SOA Suite, COTS, XML and HL7 messaging, PVCS Tracker, Star Team, Visio, Crystal Reports, MS Project, Microsoft Office 97/2000/XP (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), Microsoft Outlook 97/98/00/XP, Visual Source Safe 5.0, Rational Robot automated testing tool, Win runner and Load runner, Test Director
• OTHER SOFTWARE: Virtual Network Connection (VNC), Citrix, Symantec Norton Ghost, ProComm, Pc Anywhere, Clarify, MS DOS 6.22, FTP, NetBIOS, IPX/SPX, TCP/IP, and NetBEUI, Dell Dimension, Optiplex, CD-Writer, HP, Quality Center, Compaq Servers, 3Com & Boca Hubs, Windows NT4.0 Server & Workstation
• OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 95/98/Me/2000Pro/XPHome/XP Pro
• RDBMS: Microsoft SQL Server 7/2000, Oracle,

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential,

Responsibilities:

• Agile Development Approach
• SOA Suite, COTS
• HL7 (2.2, 2.3, 2.5.1 and 3.0), XML Government Messaging
• Utilizing Mirth for document translation and routing
• Using TFS, MTM process to manage and track User Stories/Defects
• Utilizing CA LISA automation tool

Confidential,

Responsibilities:

• Provide IV&V services to the VA on its Chapter 33 LTS (Long Term Solution) project for the new rules within the post 9/11 GI Bill.
• Create test plans, test cases, functional specifications, project schedules, and scenarios, using system requirements as defined by the customer and developer Use Cases.
• Participate in integration testing, stress testing, and system performance testing, including development of Sprint/System/Regression test plans and collection and analysis of test results.
• Strong understanding of the SDLC, particularly software testing processes and techniques.
• Support and work on integration of applications and upgrading software to latest version.

Test Lead,

Confidential,

Responsibilities:

• Created test plans, test cases, functional specifications, project schedules, and scenarios, using system requirements as defined by the customer and developer Use Cases.
• Participated in the execution of regression, functional and system tests.
• Participated in integration testing, stress testing, and system performance testing, including development of test plans and collection and analysis of test results.
• Supported and worked on integration of applications and upgrading software to latest version.
• Identified software defects and ensured functionality of all aspects of the software.
• Assisted Product Support and Product Managers with call escalation.
• Handled all aspects of major release testing, such as integration, manual, performance and regression testing and user acceptance testing.
• Utilized SQL Query Analyzer and Enterprise Manager to perform command-line SQL and database management techniques taking full advantage of Sybase database capabilities to perform DB verification.
• Tested the security features of the applications.
• Participated in the development of test plans, test cases, test scripts and the execution of regression, functional and system tests.

Test Manager,

Confidential,

Responsibilities:

• Participated in the development of test plans, test cases, test scripts and the execution of regression, functional and system tests.
• Participated in integration testing, stress testing, and system performance testing, including development of test plans and collection and analysis of test results.
• Identified defects and requirement discrepancies while generating defect reports and communicated defects and discrepancies to the PM, and Technical Leader.
• Responsible for completing editorial review of web content and evaluating sites for compliance with policies.
• Demonstrated experience testing web based applications. Experience with manual and automated testing processes.
• A Strong understanding of the SDLC, particularly software testing processes and techniques. Cross-browser testing. Testing for 508 and W3C Standards.
• Utilized HP Quality Center for test case management and defect tracking.

• Led a team of five testers, coordinated test and working schedules ensured proper coverage for scheduled days off and all projects.
• Identified software defects and ensured functionality of all aspects of the software.
• Created test plans, test cases, functional specifications, project schedules, and scenarios, using system requirements as defined by the customer and developer Use Cases.
• Performed Manual testing of Web sites
• Utilized command-line SQL and database management techniques for data validation and verification.
• Coordinated weekly code releases from the test environment and promotion from QA to Pre-Production then from Pre-Production to Production.
• Maintained a SharePoint site for tracking promotion of code throughout the testing cycle.
• Entered bugs into an in-house bug tracking system.
• Assisted in tracking code advancement through our problem tracker system from inception to release.

QA Manager,

Confidential,

Responsibilities:

• Created test plans, test cases, functional specifications, project schedules, and scenarios, using system requirements as defined by the customer and developer Use Cases.
• Implemented Bugzilla Bug Tracking software. Identified software defects and tracked in Bugzilla.
• Conducted DEMO’s of the software at the client site.
• Tested Web-based GUI written in Microsoft .NET.
• Handled all aspects of major release testing, such as integration, manual, performance and regression testing.
• Utilized command-line SQL and database management techniques, to take full advantage of Sybase database capabilities for data validation and verification.
• Conducted BizTalk2004 testing to include all aspects of the deployment of queues, orchestrations, lookups and DATA verification of document translation. BizTalk document types EDI and XML

Test Lead/Manager,

Responsibilities:

• Identified software defects and ensured functionality of all aspects of the software.
• Created test plans, test cases, functional specifications, project schedules, and scenarios, using system requirements as defined by the customer and developer Use Cases.
• Handled all aspects of major release testing, such as integration, manual, performance and regression testing.
• Utilized command-line SQL and database management techniques take full advantage of Sybase database capabilities for data validation and verification.
• Worked closely with developers to ensure the quality of the applications.
• Entered bugs and change requests in an “In House” bug tracking system.
• Held weekly meetings for testing status updates and state of the testing cycle.