SUMMARY:

• Confidential has 25 years of experience in the Information Technology field within the Financial (9 years), Telecom (2 years) and Defense Industry (14 years).
• He has demonstrated the ability to successfully identify complex IT project requirements, analyze software risk, define testing cost, establish and maintain testing schedules.
• He has extensive experience in MS Office, MS Project, Visio, and Mercury Test Suite.
• His approach combines a lucent understanding of design methodologies with effective levels of managerial control and business/systems analyst skills.
• Expertise in automated testing tools: Mercury Interactive Tool Set, Compuware Tool Set, Seque Tool Set, Rational Tools (ClearQuest, Requisite Pro), Intersolve PVCS Tools (Tracker, Version Manager) FitNesse, Selenium, database testing and data analysis.
• Testing experience includes VB, HTML, Java, XML, C, SQL, and PL/SQL Triggers. He has also served as both tester and test lead on numerous large and small projects, has excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Candidate has exceptional interpersonal and communication skills that support leadership in marketing of solutions to the executive team, technology and business customers and the internal development team.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Programming Languages: TSL, C, C#, Ruby, SQL, UNIX Shell scripts

Software/Databases: Selenium, Specflow, Visual Studio, Rubymine, Mercury Test Tools Quick Test, WinRunner, Load Runner, Test Director, Segue's QA Works, QA Performer, DB Tester, PVCS Version Manager and PVCS Tracker, Subversion SVN, FitNesse, Continuus CM, Microsoft Office Suite, Visio, MS Project, ERwin

Operating Systems: UNIX, Windows

Methodologies: SDLC, IEEE, ISO, UML, RUP, Agile Methodologies (DSDM, SCRUM)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Des Moines, IA

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Observe new Agile Team installed and provide assessment with recommendations to improve teams client Agile Team engagement experience.

Technologies: MS Visual Studio, SpecFlow, Selenium Webdriver

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Served as a member of the IT Automation team - supporting FAST test automation for Continuous Integration & Deployment initiative. Subsystems included UI Web Application, corresponding desktop version, synchronizing between and interfacing to Illustration System.
• Prepared Business Requirement Decompensation Diagrams for FAST & eApp, independent of actual implementation.
• Began Ruby coding test automation within Rubymine IDE utilizing a Selenium Siteprism framework.

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Served as an Automation Programmer - supporting eApp manual testing activities. Subsystems included UI Web Application, corresponding desktop version, synchronizing between and interfacing to Illustration System.
• Reproduced existing test data as Gherkin statements for seeding test data in test environments, as requested.
• Created automation in; C#, ASP.NET, and MVC and Visual Studio IDE utilizing a Selenium Specflow framework.
• Revived FitNesse automated Web FAST Sales Service to present live client demo of Specification by Example automation.
• Introduced the concept of applying Agile Methodologies and Techniques for management; from the agile teams up through the C-level suite.

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Served as the Testing - Change Agent for Producer Incentive Compensative (PIC) project and Interfaces. Subsystems included UI Web Application, Web Sales Service, and legacy Mainframe jobs.
• Produced Gherkin test scenarios for backlog stories prior to Sprint Planning.
• Revived FitNesse automated testing of the Producer Compensation XML schedules.
• Created FitNesse test scripts for the new Web Sales Service for FAST (enterprise Life system implementation) prior to coding start.
• Facilitated integration FitNesse Web Sales Service test scripts into the Jenkins build process.
• Prepared static stable test data to support automated testing and downstream system - pass/fail confirmation.
• Coordinated PIC interface testing with FINS (enterprise financial system implementation).

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Served as the Test Manager for a Health Care Reform project, the Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) distribution. Subsystems included an SBC generation application, and its integration with existing internal and customer-facing web applications.
• Produced release test schedules in Microsoft Office for each subsystem.
• Wrote test case scripts based on user guidance and conducted test reviews with user representatives.
• Created test data input based on approved test scripts.
• Coordinated user input of test scripts.
• Followed-up with all subsystem test teams for pass/fail determination and confirmation of all data validation points.
• Conducted final test execution reviews to establish delivered functionality under test state and make production rollout recommendation.

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Member of a 6 person test data creation team.
• Created test data insurance quote and policy input based on requirements and user guidance.
• Provide requirement testability feedback to project business analyst
• Designed and created manual test scripts and input data
• Maintained test data in excel spreadsheets
• Executed automated test to inserted test data from excel spreadsheets into the test environment
• Execute manual test scripts to demonstrate expected behaviors
• Document defects
• Attend daily SCRUM meetings
• Attend weekly project meetings

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Served as the Test Manager for Teller Automation Applications.
• Produced release test schedules in Microsoft Office for each vendor delivery.
• Wrote test case scripts based on user guidance and conducted test reviews with user representatives.
• Created test data input banking forms based on approved test scripts.
• Coordinated user input of test scripts.
• Followed up with all vendors for pass/fail determination at all data validation points.
• Conducted final test execution reviews to establish vendor-delivered functionality under test state and make production rollout decision.

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Served as the Program Test Strategist/Lead of 13 Sub-Project Test Teams - approx. 70 to 80 testers
• Mentored client Assistant Vice-President for test a vendor consolidation conversion program.
• Responsible for organizing the 13 Sub-Project Test Teams into a single Program.
• Coordinated the creation of the Project master test plans, test scripts, and execution.
• Implemented test repository for all IST (Integrated System Test) and UAT test artifacts.
• Established Change Control for PCF (Product Control File) Codes
• Published Daily and Weekly Test Status Reports
• Facilitated creation of test dashboard metrics.

Technologies: MS Project, Quick Test Pro, Quality Center, Load Runner, Visio, Office Suite

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Served as lead member of 7-person unit test team
• Mentored client co-test lead for continued process improvements.
• Responsible for independent verification and validation of Decisioning Rules Engine rules.
• Coordinated the creation of test tools, test scenarios, and execution.
• Implemented test repository for all IV & V test artifacts.
• Generated IV & V test dashboard metrics.
• Provided and implemented workload leveling suggestions.
• Wrote requirements for improving test tool features.
• Restructured testing scenarios to improve distribution of workload.

Technologies: MS Project, Quick Test Pro, Test Director, Visio, Office Suite

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Established Quality Assurance policies and procedures for offshore testing.
• Wrote test strategy document.
• Wrote test plans.
• Wrote test cases and scripts.
• Conducted test case and test script walk-throughs.
• Coordination of test data loads between interfacing systems.
• Produced management reports for test coverage and application under test quality.
• Conducted production go/no go team meetings.

Technologies: MS Office Suite, MS Project, Visio, Load Runner

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Set up requirements and test cases in MS Excel.
• Performed test data administration.
• Wrote test cases and scripts.
• Conducted test case and test script walk-throughs.
• Coordination of test data loads between interfacing systems.
• Produced management reports for test coverage and application under test quality.

Technologies: MS Office Suite, MS Project, Visio

Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Set up requirements and test cases in Test Director.
• Performed test data administration.
• Wrote test cases and scripts.
• Conducted test case and test script walk-throughs.
• Coordination of test data loads between interfacing systems.
• Produced management reports for test coverage and application under test quality.

Technologies: Win Runner, Test Director, MS Office Suite, MS

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Set up requirements and test cases in MS Excel.
• Performed test data administration.
• Wrote test cases and scripts.
• Conducted test case and test script walk-throughs.
• Coordination of test data loads between interfacing systems.
• Produced management reports for test coverage and application under test quality.

Technologies: MS Office Suite, MS Project, Visio

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Set up user transaction requirements and test cases in Test Director.
• Performed test data administration.
• Wrote test cases and scripts.
• Conducted test case and test script walk-throughs.
• Coordination of test data loads between interfacing systems.
• Produced management reports for test coverage and application under test quality.

Technologies: Requisite Pro, Win Runner, Quick Test Pro, Test Director, MS Office Suite, MS Project, VisioB

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Set up on-demand reports in BRIO portal.
• Set up and executed batch job sets and jobs.
• Performed code migrations.
• Performed environment configuration setups.
• Coordinated environment issues resolution between system testing, development, and architecture infrastructure teams.

Technologies: Clear Case, Requisite Pro, UNIX, Windows2000

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Served as system test lead and testing facilitator for a joint enterprise application Test Team, revised Common Credit Delivery (CCD) Test Approach document.
• Prepared the Master Test Plan for Common Credit Delivery (CCD) Solution.
• Prepared the Integration Test Plan for Common Credit Delivery (CCD) Solution.
• Approved the Subsystem Test Plan for Common Credit Delivery (CCD) Solution.
• Identified the data verification points for testing.
• Created test cases. Wrote test scripts.
• Performed white box and black box testing-regression testing, integration system testing, user acceptance.
• Implemented Configuration Management - identified requirements, version control, and change status accounting and configuration audit.
• Identified all project-testing dependencies, established/estimated testing activities, monitored progress, and tracked testing status using MS Project.

Technologies: Win Runner, Quick Test Pro, Test Director, Load Runner, MS Office Suite, MS Project, Visio

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Served as test automation writer and testing facilitator for a twelve-person web-application Test Team, responsible for establishing Test Findings and Management reporting procedures.
• Prepared and implemented the Nest Egg Project Test Plan.
• Personally designed and coded the automated regression test suite using Quick Test Professional and WinRunner scripts.
• Used Visio to document the entire Nationwide Advantage Mortgage Corporation enterprise information process flow.

Technologies: Quick Test, WinRunner, Test Director, Visio, MS Office Suite, MS Project

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Served as lead member of eighteen-person Business Analyst Team.
• Captured the entire OLTP enterprise data flow as interpreted from the 230 use cases.
• Used UML to extract user requirements/data flow through the entire enterprise to document the whole design.
• Determined the system acceptance requirements.
• Identified the system acceptance requirements with the minimum number of transactions required to test the new Confidential Financial enterprise replace system and obtained senior management staff signoff approval.
• Estimated testing activities, recorded testing data, and tracked progress using MS Project.
• Used Visio to design the test flow and identify data verification points.

Technologies: UML, Visio, MS Project, Office Suite, Erwin

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Served as lead member on eight-person Software Test automation Team.
• Responsible for testing, batch processes, scheduled reports, archive complex, mail generation, data replication and system test design for an enterprise replacement system for Norwest Financial, Inc.
• Coordinated the creation of test data for functional, integration, and system testing.
• Implemented data-driven, unattended automated testing for regression testing the above functions.

Technologies: MS Project, WinRunner, Test Director, Visio, Office Suite

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Implemented Build Management and Test Management across the entire data processing enterprise of GEICO.
• Coordinated the activities of three vice-presidents and twelve project teams relative to software build and test activities.
• Evaluated test tools and recommended Segue's QA Works, QA Performer and DB Tester.
• Supervised the creation of the Automated Regression Test Suite.
• Supervised the implementation of PVCS Version Manager and PVCS Tracker.

Technologies: Segue's QA Works, QA Performer, DB Tester, Test Suite, PVCS Version Manager and PVCS Tracker, MS Project, Visio, Office Suite

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Served as lead member of a five-person contractor Software Test Team tasked with system testing multiple client server applications for the Census Bureau.
• Evaluated test tools and recommended Mercury Interactive’s WinRunner and LoadRunner.
• Supervised the Test Team creation of the Automated Regression Test Suite.
• Supervised additional Census personnel in implementation of PVCS Tracker tool, Configuration Management and the Help Desk on multiple projects.

Technologies: Mercury Interactive’s WinRunner, LoadRunner, Test Suite, PVCS Tracker, MS Project, Visio

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Worked as a member of a three-person Software Quality Assurance Team tasked with developing and implementing IEEE, ISO-9001 and CMM Bell Atlantic Lab Quality Assurance Program.
• Developed the Lab Project Schedule using Auto Plan II application.
• Evaluated the implementation of Continuus/CM and TP applications for use as the Configuration Management Tool.
• Built all test versions and final product release using Continuus CM tool.
• Audited progress to obtain higher level of CMM.
• Implemented peer reviews and test walk through. Monitored software build to insure it was being performed accurately.
• Applications were used to develop software and the associated documentation.
• Member of a team reviewing/approving the UML as being accurate and complete.
• Used SQL Analyzer to identify unnecessary code.

Technologies: QA, Continuus CM, TP, IEEE, CMM, MS Project, Visio, UML, SQL Analyzer

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Worked as a member of a three-person System Test Team tasked with testing a FNMA client-server business application.
• Integrated testing the Mainframe Interface of this application.

Technologies: UNIX Shell Scripts, MS Word, Excel, Remedy

Manager, Quality Assurance

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Quality Assurance on a CD ROM Document Retrieval Conversion and Enhancement Program, utilized a staff of 5 Software Test Engineers.
• Responsibilities included Product Testing, Directing Beta Test Programs, User's Manual Validation and Releasing Products to market.

Technologies: Windows, MS DOS, Word, Excel, MS Visual Test

Configuration Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Configuration Management support to United States Army Tank Automotive Command for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle System, Field Artillery Ammunition Supply Vehicle and associated trailer enhancements.
• Maintained the technical engineering documentation databases, processed Engineering Change Proposals through the Configuration Control Board and issued revised technical engineering documentation.

Manager, Product Effectiveness

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Configuration and Data Management, Software Test Engineering, Customer Training, and System Safety on a Navy Unique Worldwide Military Command and Control System contract with a staff of 3 Software Test Engineers, 3 Configuration and Data Specialists, and 2 Training Specialists.
• Responsibilities included Independent Software Testing, Formal Qualification Test, Configuration Management as prescribed by MIL-STD-2167A, and development of Software User's Manuals and customer Training Course Material.

Principle Member of Technical Staff

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the design, coding and testing of a Computerized Configuration Management System for Test Program Sets used to support the M1 Tank and Bradley Fighting Vehicle electronic weapon systems. C was the language used for this program and the database was Oracle.

Confidential, College Park, MD

Configuration Management Supervisor

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the Configuration Management of the E-2C and the EA-6B avionics programs, plus the formal integration of Division Software Configuration Management with a staff of 3 Configuration Analysts. Configuration responsibilities included software products and computer-aided; design, manufacturing, and test.
• Responsible for the Configuration and Data Management Department of the Defense System Division with a staff of six Configuration and Data Analysts.
• Responsibilities included both Configuration Management as prescribed by MIL-STD-483, MIL-STD-1679, MIL-STD-490, MIL-STD-100, MIL-D-1000, MIL-STD-480, SECNAVI3560.1, and all aspects of Data Management.
• Projects during this time period were; F-15 s AN/ALQ-135(V), B-1 s Passive Detection System, B-52 s AN/ALQ-155, Digital Test Station, and Analog Test Station.
• Special Project: Project Manager for the Paperless Manufacturing System.