SUMMARY

• Hands on professional specializing in the management of performance engineering and performance testing for large distributed and client/server applications utilizing J2EE, Web and .NET technologies based on DevOp strategies.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Process Simplification and Redesign
• Project Management
• Budget Management
• Multi - tasking Organization Skills
• Planning Systems Development
• Organizational Development
• Technology Implementation
• Fostering Collaboration
• Operation Improvement
• Workflow Planning
• Cost Control Strategies
• Defining Solution Strategy

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Test Automation: HP Performance Center, LoadRunner

Tools: Used: CA/Wily Introscope, dynaTrace, HP Diagnostics, BlueStripe, JVisual, IBM (ISA tools), ThreadLogic, TDA (Thread Dump Analyzer), Splunk, Log Parsing tools, Fiddler, iTKO responders, Quality Center, Hyperformix, DNT

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

VP, Team Manager-Systems/Software QA

Responsibilities:

• Hands on manager of team of up to 20 testing engineers interfacing directly with business technologists in performance testing/engineering engagements providing testing strategy and maintaining financial integrity in funding forecasts on a weekly/monthly basis.
• Developed APM\DevOps strategies for 29 critical applications in Agile/Waterfall and independent SDLC release cycles. Coordinate triage support via senior SME engineering resources for critical apps prior to release.
• Innovative process design and strategy for the delivery of high performance, highly scalable systems by instituting proven performance testing techniques and processes.
• Expertise in performance modeling, performance testing framework design\automation, performance analysis\profiling and reporting to meet environment configuration\system readiness, scalability and availability.
• Testing (End to End), Mid-tier and SOA component testing experience in multiple enterprise environments.

Confidential

Senior Systems Analyst - Performance Testing

Responsibilities:

• Integrated within the performance Testing Center of Excellence team dedicated to performance testing critical financial applications. Worked directly with customer and technical management to troubleshoot problem applications, develop SDLC process improvements and manage resources and timelines.
• Align engagement activities with numerous project teams and assign/coach performance project leads. Identify and document performance testing approach documents, test plans, and environment setup.
• Insure all technical aspects: scripts and scenarios utilizing HP Performance Center for performance, load, stress, duration, scalability and destructive/recovery testing are fully utilized and meet project non-functional requirements per technical documentation (LLD/HLD)
• Supply status reporting, report defects (HP Quality Center) and conduct team meetings.
• Received a performance award for troubleshooting and developing the process to test PowerBuilder Tuxedo scripts for Project MORE.

Confidential, Salisbury, NC

Consultant, Functional/Performance Engineer and Project Manager (PM)

Responsibilities:

• Held full administrative responsibility for new business development, technical operations, strategic planning, budgeting, capital acquisitions, ROI analysis, contract negotiations and system design.
• Project management role in development of offsite data backup software solution, data settings migration software, test/survey maker software and online computer training e-commerce website. Facilitated all facets of software project lifecycle development (SDLC) from initial feasibility analysis and conceptual design through documentation, development, testing, implementation, user training and maintenance.
• Defined business logic into use cases, created functional specifications, developed and tested code modules, created test cases and test plans, implemented functional testing and regression testing, coordinated user acceptance testing, and provided training and maintenance support.

Confidential, Cleveland, NC

Materials Export Supervisor

Responsibilities:

• Developed methods and procedures to document complex operational processes, created reporting methods (programs) to support the solution, and trained end-users to comply within the standards of the solution.
• Analyzed and created reporting guidelines to support daily plant production and all import/export logistic operations to Mexico, Canada, and South Africa by optimizing data reports for individual business units.
• Teamed with corporate experts to document and train personnel in Mexico manufacturing plants in audit control procedures and business programming logic utilizing JCL and FOCUS mainframe reporting tools.
• Championed new web-based daily reports and mid-level management analysis reports.
• Created a real-time online shortage tracking report accessible from any floor location.
• Created and maintained employee suggestion database and provided analysis of suggestions.
• Maintained departmental operating statistics, prepared corporate synopsis of monthly activities, briefed upper-management and made recommendations for improvement moving forward.