PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Organized and goal oriented with 14+ years of total experience in IT industry with 10 years of experience as a Project/QA Lead/Manager.
• 4+ years in Automated Testing and Manual Testing and Test Environment/Production Support Management including.
• Diligent project manager with a proven record of success leading all phases of diverse technology projects; with experience in computer progr amming and business finance experience.
• Business strategist; plan and manage million - dollar projects aligning business goals with technology solutions to drive process improvements, competitive advantage and bottom-line gains.
• Excellent communicator; leverage technical, business and financial acumen to communicate effectively with client executives, Vendors and their respective teams.
• Expert in agile and waterfall project management methodologies. Known for ability to produce high-quality deliverables that meet or exceed timeline and budgetary targets.

SKILLS SUMMARY:

Project Management:

Enterprise-wide Implementations

System Migrations/Integrations

Custom Software Development

Test Automation

IT Project Lifecycle

Requirements Analysis

ROI Analysis

Project Scheduling

Testing/QA/Rollout/Support

Value-Added Leadership:

Cross-Functional Supervision

Team Building & Mentoring

Client & Vendor Management

Business & IT Alignment & Planning.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing tools: Win Runner7.0, TestDirector, Quality Center 10.0

Programming Languages: Java (Core),VB, VB.Net

Web Technologies: Html, JavaScript, JSP, JDBC

Configuration Management: Clear case, Share Point

Operating Systems: Windows 98, XP, MS-DOS, Linux (Beginner)

Data Base Tools: Oracle 8.0 (Beginner), Microsoft SQL Server, MS-Access

Application Servers: Java WebServer2.0, Apache Tomcat5.0

Reporting Tools: MS Office, Crystal Reports 9.0

Methodologies: SDLC, Agile

Applications (ERP): SAP R/3 4.7, ECC 6.0 (MM Module) JD Edwards OneWorld (Distribution/Logistics Module)

CAREER PROGRESSION:

Confidential

QA Lead / Test Manager

Responsibilities:

• Led teams across broad technical, financial and business disciplines. Focused teams on business objectives and tracked progress to ensure project milestones were completed on time, on budget and with the desired results.
• Mitigated risk factors through careful analysis of financial and statistical data. Anticipated and managed change effectively in rapidly evolving global business environments.
• Defined processes and tools best suited to each project. Moved between Agile 2.0 and Waterfall approaches depending on project specifics and client goals, creating detailed project road maps, plans, schedules.

Confidential, Rosemont, IL

QA Lead / Manager

Responsibilities:

• Punch Out Implementation: Led design, development and global rollout of Punch Out system with all the interfaces (EDI) and upstream/downstream application development.
• Led teams across broad technical, financial and business disciplines.
• Led teams across plants.
• Focused teams on business objectives and tracked progress to ensure project milestones were completed on time, on budget and with the desired results with a smooth transition to new system.
• Ensured defect-free releases through careful planning, testing and QA efforts.
• Framework Design, development and Test management Confidential Mobile Application both in iOS and Android with various release by integrating the Tandem instances and TIBCO / Web Services where I handled automation, regression and maintenance of 25+ modules with co-located teams and customers.
• Project-managed large-scale initiatives involving the transition of programs to new platforms and the merger of disparate systems from acquired client companies.

Confidential, Atlanta

QA Lead / Manager

Responsibilities:

• Worked as a QA Lead/Manager managing a suite of 6 module application with the team of 10+ team members co-located at multiple locations.
• Completed programming assignments to automate testing for a big investment firm for their trading and client management applications.
• Automated application in .Net/Java, Flex and mainframe technologies. Improved application enhancement times and test execution times with zero defects post production with the automated testing.

Confidential, San Diego

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Tested multiple applications to ensure application requirements with complete understanding of applications recommended changes in features for better user experience and business value.

Confidential, Novi, MI

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Worked as a QA Lead by integreting SAP system with the old legacy system by using various functional modules (Materials Management, Sales & Distributions and Production Planning).
• Participated in requirement planning analysis with test scenarios.
• Developed various SQL queries to pull various retail and cost records from informix databases and developed shell scripts for funning batch jobs.
• All these been done with the 5+ team members co-located at offshore locations.

Confidential

Sr. QA Analyst / Sr ERP Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Performed Integration testing and Unit testing in MM to validate all the configuration and generated detailed test scenarios and test scripts, user documentation and sessions.
• Well versed in Gap-analysis, Business Reengineering and blueprinting. Sound domain knowledge on Finance, Audit and compliance with respect general GAAP.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and analytical skills with a systematic approach and ability to work in a fast paced environment. Highly motivated, goal oriented team player with excellent leadership qualities, presentation, analytical and interpersonal communication skills. Configuration experience in JD Edwards Distribution: Vendor Master, Requisition Processing, PR Updates, Tender Processing, Purchase Order Generation, Call-up Management, Fixed Assets, Purchase Receipts, Request for Disposal, Purchase Inquiries, Project Inquiries, Purchase Reports, User Reports, Plant & Equipment Maintenance, Supplier Master Clone, Projects / Capitalization.
• Expertise in SAP R/3 ECC 6.0 (Materials Management - MM) and JD Edwards OneWorldXE Distribution/Logistics Module. Configured business processes to align with SAP Best Practices, and addressed the current and future needs of the organization in regards to Purchasing, Procurement, and Logistics Operations. Enterprise Structure and Master Data Configuration:
• Extensively worked on configuration of enterprise structure and master data including Material data, Vendor master, Quota Arrangement, Source List and Information Records. Purchasing Configuration: Worked on entire procurement to paying cycle including purchase requisition, request for quotation, comparing and rejections of quotations, outline agreement, purchase orders, blanket purchase order, stock transport order, automatic generation of purchase order and special procurement in purchase.