EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

Performance - driven PMP Certified Project Manager with 20 years of success leading all phases of diverse technology projects. Plan and manage multimillion-dollar projects aligning business goals with technology solutions to drive process improvements, competitive advantage and bottom-line gains. Excellent communication, training, and problem-solving skills; can build high performing teams that exceed expectations.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Project Management
• Federal Government Contract Experience
• Client Relationship Management
• Strategic Planning and Leadership
• Technology Solution Design and Integration
• Team Building and Leadership
• Personnel Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Onsite-Offshore Leadership expertise
• Continuous Improvement of Processes/Standards
• Product Development
• Agile and Waterfall Project Management Methodologies

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE:

Testing Methodologies: Agile with SCRUM, RUP (Rational Unified Process), ABUP- Confidential Unified Process and Waterfall.

Testing Automation Tools: SOAPUI-PRO, HP ALM/UFT, Selenium, Fitness, JMeter, Groovy and CI-Jenkins/Hudson for code analysis.

Testing Types: Functional, System, Integration, E2E, Regression and User Acceptance Testing.

Languages / Standards / Formats: EDI, X12, XML/EDIFACT, Webservices (Sync, BULK) and JAVA (270/271, 5010, 4010, 8.1e, 10.6)

Various Tools: Confluence/JIRA, Greenhopper, Oxygen XML Editor, WinSCP, PuTTY, SecureZip, Confidential Security Appscan, GitHub, Bugzilla.

D Confidential base Knowledge: Oracle, Mark Logic, Symfoware ( Confidential ), DB2 for LUW

SQL Tool: SQL Developer, TOAD.

Microsoft Office Suites: Microsoft Project Plan, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio…etc.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• As Project Manager manages a QA/test team to provide Independent Testing Contractor of web services using AGILE methodology to the Federal Healthcare Marketplace Systems. Spearheaded key strategic process improvement initiatives, to help Confidential maximize efficiencies with software releases, code promotion, and HW environment management. Responsible for project management, contract deliverables, subcontractor management, identifying and tracking testing issues and risks.
• Successfully delivered 60+ Sprint releases using AGILE Scrum methodology
• Managed Project Charters, Schedules, Plans, Risks and deliverables.
• Established Agile Scrum Testing Playbook leveraged by Confidential across Marketplace System.
• Managed external Product Owners, Stakeholders, and SCRUM Masters in a collaborative manner.
• Migration of manual Web Services (Synchronous, BULK and EDI) testing into 100% d Confidential -driven Functional, System, Regression and UAT Testing using SOAPUI PRO + Groovy Script tools.
• Increased 45% of test coverage along with 38% reduction in LOE to conduct test execution
• Managed E2E and Integration testing with external Trusted D Confidential Source partners like Experian (for RIDP), Symantec (for MFA), IRS, DHS, Confidential, Medicare, SSA, VHA, OPM, Tricare and PC.
• Established QA bench marking within the QA group and enforce the same across all business practices

Confidential, Rockville, MD

Onsite/Offshore Manager / QA Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Established and implemented QA Cure Plans and achieved zero percent failure release rate.
• Provided Leadership/Direction to a team of 22 to ensure projects conformed to established QA policies.

Confidential, St. Louis, MO

Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Owned all test deliverables and achieved 100% sign off rate for all major releases.
• Developed an algorithm to calibrate Performance Testing of each financial module.

Confidential, St. Louis, MO

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Managed a team of 6 through entire SDLC, providing multi-discipline testing services to the client.
• Developed an integrated test plan and framework for an Applet and an IVR based application.
• Improved 25% of test coverage through a unique GAP process.

Confidential, St. Louis, MO

Onsite-Offshore Manager / QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Managed a team consists of Onsite and Offshore testing resources and provided rapid testing solutions for shorter path to PROD release.
• Established and trained teams in QA policies resulting in 15% reduction of testing life cycle.
• Aided in defect metrics analysis through reusable formula for better management reporting.

Confidential, St. Louis, MO

Onsite-Offshore Manager / QA Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Managed a team of 30-offshore resources and provided testing services for Project LightSpeed resulting in early release of the product enabling millions of US residential customers to access integrated digital IPTV, VOIP and HSIA.
• Established QA guideline playbook to offshore team and improved 25% of testing efficiency through robust communication.
• Enabled creation of extensible automation framework using QTP.

Confidential

Lead JAVA Developer

Responsibilities:

• Participated in the development of Advanced Technology Management Systems for Patent called Confidential - Patent Management 2000.
• Developed complex Confidential -C based application and participated in integration testing of the UI interface with Confidential -C backend.
• Successfully improved the performance of Confidential -C module by 25% through utility function usage.
• Assisted in building development and testing strategies thus reducing 10% code turnaround time for production.

Confidential

JAVA Developer

Responsibilities:

• Managed and Lead the development (using JAVA, Servlet and JSP) of E-Telligent Portal that acted as Knowledge Base for the entire organization.
• Participated in the testing of both Internet and Intranet portal sites.
• Setup WebLogic server from the scratch and helped in configuration of the servers.
• Created a robust and reusable Unit Testing framework resulting in 30% reduction in module development and integration.