SUMMARY:

• Lead Quality Assurance Engineer with full system development lifecycle experience, resource planning, drive automation, including designing, developing and implementing test strategy, test plans, test cases and test processes fueling swift corrective actions and significant cost savings.
• Qualifications include over fifteen years of Quality Assurance experience, over five years of Project Management experience, managing schedules and milestones, architect and implement tools and framework promoting automated testing, user - acceptance testing experience, resource planning, experience in the digital oil fields and experience building onshore and offshore teams.
• Actively participate in agile release/sprint planning, user story creation, and acceptance criteria, leading to test case development
• Backed by strong credentials including an Electronic Engineering Technology degree, advanced command of process improvements, Agile (SCRUM) methodologies, ETRM and CTRM implementations and support, test tools; and cross-platform skills in Windows, Linux and UNIX.
• Exceptional interpersonal communication and human relation skills with a proven ability to coordinate with people from different groups to get a Project completed.
• Houston Chair for Ujima - An employee networking group at Confidential

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

OPERATING SYSTEMS/DATABASES/LANGUAGES: .NET, Windows, Unix/Solaris, Linux, Oracle, SQL Server, JAVA, JAVA Script, MS Office suite, Quality Center, Jira, Wiki, SharePoint, Petex IVM

• SQA Testing & Methodologies
• Test Strategies, Plans & Case Development
• Processes Improvement
• Functional Testing
• Documentation
• Project Management Methodologies
• Managing Multiple Projects
• Data Validation Using SQL
• Regression, Negative, UI & Compatibility Testing
• Data Migration Testing
• Performance Testing Benchmarking
• Automation management, strategies and frameworks.
• Implemented third party applications (SAP, Informatical, Brio, Oracle).
• Manage QA and Project Schedules
• ETRM, CTRM implementations
• Test .Net, C-Sharp Apps
• Defect/Bug Tracking
• QA & QC Standards
• Train & Monitor QA resources
• Communicate with Upper Management and Stakeholders
• Petex tools - IVM, IFM, analytical & modeling

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Houston, TX

Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Identify risks and develops mitigation strategies and developed Gap Analysis of the testing process.
• Responsible for project intake and facilitating intake, team metrics, and process improvement and implementation for the test team
• Provided functional testing of the corporate web site.
• Hold testing kickoff meetings and meet with all project stakeholders
• Responsible for test planning and leading execution of formal test plan
• Created and executed test scripts for system and regression test phases of the software development lifecycle.
• Used Microsoft Team Foundation Server TFS to execute test and record and mitigate defects in an Agile env.

Global Test Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Implemented HP ALM into Chevron Upstream business units; used to input requirements, create and link test cases to requirements, create and link defects to test cases and produce reports.
• Manage the system, integration and user testing for applications and coordinated remediation activities with the development teams, business analyst and SME’s in an agile environment.
• Involved in Functional Testing, Regression Testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT). Worked closely with Product Specialists/End-Users to understand the application and how it is used.
• Liaison between the business and development during UAT
• Develop test strategy with input from test planners, development teams and LOB with focus on end to end test coverage, test scenarios and interfaces.
• Coordinated the Global Testing Activities across the program and engage all testing parties
• Train resources on the test tools and process and managed knowledge retention and asset reuse.
• Establish and Coordinated the Global Testing efforts for the implementation of digital oil fields applications.
• Researched different test management tools including ALM and JIRA to help in reduced cost
• Managing the Performance Testing efforts including coordinating the requirements development, Performance tool selection, technical setup and offshore team execution.
• Developed Gap Analysis of the testing process between Business Units and Central Project Team and also within the Development Process within the Project Teams
• Coordinate SIT/UAT testing timelines and defect triage across integrated functional testing, automation and stress, performance and load teams
• Ensure that teams follow QA Group ‘s quality requirements, testing standards, guidelines, and test methodology

Project Lead Contractor

Responsibilities:

• Utilized Microsoft Project and MS Excel to develop plan and coordinate project schedules and other documentation as required for the efficient execution of each project.
• Managed the configuration efforts for Kinder Morgan measurement system.
• Review of test cases and Performing Non-Functional Testing.
• Tracked status of task, resources, and deliverables for individual projects and report status to management.
• Developed an End To End test strategy of gas flow composition from the Chromatograph to the RTU.
• Creating testing strategy for the integration of El Paso pipeline measurement systems into Kinder Morgan pipeline measurement systems.
• Coordinated and directed the activities of project team members for the measurement integration project.

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Project Manager within the Central Testing Team responsible for managing End To End applications in a shared agile environment.
• Functioned as an escalation point to keep all parties aware of overall project impact, facilitating management decisions at the earliest possible time
• Regulatory: Implemented New Calculators and Reporting for: Wholesale Basel I for OTC Derivatives.
• Confidential and Bear Stearns Merger - Managed the migration of Bear Stearns data into JPMorgan systems
• Managed and coordinate the implementation of various projects related to the coexisting of applications in a shared test environment.
• Lead/participated in meetings at all project levels, providing continuous feedback on project status to all levels of management and staff relating to project status, issues, and risks
• Manage resource load, scheduling conflicts, issue tracking and resolution, and ensure change control processes are in place and adhered to.
• Managed and documented changes to project scope, impact to plan and project deliverables.
• Proven ability to identify, create and implement Projects that reduce cost and improved efficiency.
• Credit Risk Analysis & Basel II - Project based on the Credit Risk and Basel II wherein the operational risk needed to be clearly distinguished from the credit risk and calculating each as per the BASEL II norms. The project was supported by the data warehouse & datamart architecture involving ETL process & business rules filters.
• Enterprise Quality Center Migration - Manage the migration of over 40 teams to a standard Quality Center configuration.
• Increase reporting capabilities across all teams which are utilized by upper management.
• Drove efficiencies by highlighting problem areas within teams and then addressing those areas.
• Results Data Validation - Project to verify that data produced from the End To End batch runs are within tolerance of a set baseline so that testing efforts are more accurate.
• Decreased the number of end to end reruns by 80%
• Decreased the time to review the data results from the End to End runs.
• Data Masking - Project that masked client identification in the test environments.
• Worked with Senior Management, Corporate Compliance Officers and a number of different teams to develop and apply data masking in the test environments.
• Masking client data allowed offshore teams to successfully test in the test environments without breaking Government regulations.
• Release Manager - Project to manage/coordinate component teams testing efforts in a share Oracle environment from project definition to Production Release.
• Reduced the number of teams deploying out of sequence by 90%
• Help to drive teams to comply with Change Management procedures.
• Oracle 10g Upgrade in the test environments - Managed the Oracle database upgrade in environments shared by over 20 component teams and managed the teams smoke testing efforts.
• Daylight Saving Time Testing Patch - Project to ensure all servers and apps in the shared test environments continue to work when the time changed to Daylight Saving Time.

Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for executing End To End batch applications in a shared test environment.
• Trained onshore and offshore team members on the running of batch applications, Data Validation, using Quality Center and software/quality testing procedures.
• Performed test analysis, test management, maintained and logged defects using Quality Center.
• Perform Corporate Risk Management Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) testing, documentation and compliance, following all federal regulations.
• Identified gaps and automation opportunities that reduce the time for setup and regression test.
• Created common business quality measurement frameworks and track improvement against those metrics.
• Assisted in developing overall application testing strategy for component teams and ensure established test methodologies are being used.
• Coordinated quality assurance-related activities at both the program and at the project level.
• Experience in delivering end-to-end technology implementation solutions.
• Proven ability to build, motivate and obtain strong performance from a team.

Sr. QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for testing Oracle Database implementations, database updates, implementing testing standards, test plans, test cases development and defect certification.
• Tested Tobin product interfaces with third party applications (SAP, Informatical and Brio).
• The product was a client server application developed in Oracle and PowerBuilder.

Specialist (Software Quality Test Engineer)

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing and executing test plans, test cases and test scenarios for Enron’s Point and Click System (ETRM), Freight Deal Capture System, DCAFII, Right Angle and Endur.
• Worked closely with product development to ensure appropriate test coverage, troubleshoot problems and resolve testing issues.
• The product was developed in a fast pace web environment and is a full-life cycle software application developed in Visual Basic, XML, Java, SQL and Oracle database.

Consultant (Lead Test Engineer)

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for unit testing of Dynegy Online Trading application (ETRM) called Dynegy Direct, which include the applications Abacus, Right Angle and Wholesale Propane.
• Performed system analysis, gathered technical and business reqs and wrote functional req. documentation.
• Worked with developers in performing white box testing of component modules before integration into the Dynegy Direct and Performed Black Box testing of the Trading Floor portion of Dynegy Direct.
• The product is a full-life cycle web-based and Window NT application developed in Java using Oracle DB.

Quality Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for testing the front end of the application that was developed in Java, Visual Basic and part of the backend that was developed using Oracle.
• Communicated and resolve product issues with development and management.
• Performed system analysis, test management, maintained and logged defects and created Tractability Matrix.
• Gathered technical and business requirements.

Consultant (Product Test Support/Configuration Administrator)

Responsibilities:

• Managed the configuration changes for new software upgrades
• Responsible for completion of all required Change Management tasks

Financial Services Group (Programmer Analyst)

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for troubleshooting and correcting production problems in a white box-testing environment.
• Performed business and process analysis throughout the full-life cycle development, implemented QA standards, and developed test plan specifications and design documentation