EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

• Results - driven hands on Program and Project Manager professional with notable success directing a broad range of Government and Private IT application test management, Cybersecurity and IV and V services.
• Project Manager in planning, analyzing, and implementing solutions in support of organization business goals.
• Worked with several cross functional teams from different geographical locations across time zones both onsite and remote.
• Familiar with several remote communication tools such as Google chat (IM), Skype for business conferences, Hangouts, Zoom, Google Drive, One Drive, Drop Box etc.
• Possess very strong verbal and written communication skills. Self-motivated with the ability to manage time and complete tasks and submit deliverables to clients on time.
• Experienced with the use of Confidential Guidelines, FISMA framework, ISO 27001, ISO 55000/01/02.
• Possess strong written and oral communication skills as as well as interpersonal and negotiating skills.
• Possess ability to manage priorities judiciously and a strong ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Provide service to all 21 Program Offices at the Department of for testing of new or upgraded software or hardware requests and running vulnerability security scanning for compliance with Departmental Policies
• Provide Weekly updates to Federal Student Aid ( Confidential ) regarding any outstanding requests with the Test Lab and plan of action to address them
• Provide Weekly updates to the Confidential ’s office on any ageing requests, reason and plan of action to complete requests
• Ensuring that applications tested meet US Government Confidential settings under FIPS 140-2 based on Confidential standards and US Department of Defense DISA STIGS for Windows 7 and 10 operating systems
• Providing test results and documentation upon completion of testing to the customers and the Enterprise Architecture Review Board (EARB) for approval
• Attend Enterprise Architecture Review Board (EARB) meetings to provide input for the approval process of tested applications
• Developing Standard Operating Policies and Procedures aligned to the business goals and policies of the Department of for the Test Lab.
• Provide guidance and work with All Department of IT Points of Contact (POCs) to assist users through the process of having new applications tested for approval by the Enterprise Architecture Review board (EARB)
• Provided guidance to Test Lab team and testing support on the Windows 10 upgrade and tested over 400 applications throughout the Department of
• Assign Test Lab resources as needed to provide testing services for software/hardware and firmware updates
• Assigning Test Lab resources to provide testing services for software patches and client Advocates. Administering SharePoint sites to manage Test Lab activities
• Assigning Test Lab resources to provide testing services for new GPO Policies and updates to existing GPO policies as the policies are developed by Desktop Engineering team
• Providing guidance to the Test Lab for windows 10 activities and support
• Engaged in working with Desktop Engineering and Customers to address testing issues
• Provide daily Windows 10 Test Results to all stakeholders
• Directing Windows 10 issues remediation and providing reports to Windows 10 Project team
• Attend Daily operations management meetings
• Prepare and submit Weekly and Monthly Status reports to upper management
• Preparing and submitting all deliverables for the operation of the IT Test Lab

Confidential

IT Cyber Security Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Developed the Inception Report for the Project after meetings with the Stakeholders and sponsors.
• Assessed the Governance process in place to help recommend solutions that will conform to Industry best practices.
• Reviewed the disaster recovery and Business continuity plans in place
• Performed interviews and scored responses against ISO 27001 compliance and other applicable framework. Reviewed activities of Computer Security Assistant and Internet Administrator.
• Reviewed and analyzed the Penetration testing results and incorporated it in the Draft findings report for the Project
• Developed comprehensive draft report that addressed findings for Penetration Testing, document reviews, ISO 55000/01/02, ISO 27001, Axence nVision tracking reports and any relevant findings obtained.
• Completed final report with taking into consideration comments by the client and made recommendations with step-by-step approach to attain desired ISO 27001 Maturity status that would align with the goals of the Organization
• Final activities involved recommending security processes and procedures and perform cost benefit analysis on all recommended strategies. Collaborate with Internal auditors to present results to senior management. Develop curricula and facilitate awareness .
• Managed security risk metrics and tracked effectiveness.
• Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity:
• Collaborated with Confidential Authority business units to determine continuity requirements.
• Conducted business impact analysis for vital functions; document recovery priorities of the key processes, applications and d Confidential .

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Consulting engagement to review the TIM system, testing program and security artifacts developed during the development of the Technical Infrastructure Modernization (TIM) system used by Confidential for the onboarding of the Aviation, marine and surface populations.
• Analyzed requirements against the TIM documentation and rewriting portions after reviewing with the Confidential adjudicators.
• Also managed testing the TIM system and worked with Confidential adjudicators for functionality.

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Perform IV and V service for the Maryland Health Exchange project.
• The project was to review and test documentation in relation to the new system being built for the Confidential and the associated security controls.

Confidential

IT Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Project Management Plan, Quality Assurance Plan, System Test Plans, Master test Plan, test cases, Requirements Traceability Matrix, Test Readiness Review Checklist for Sprints1, 2, 3 and 4 System testing, UAT TRR Checklist, System test Summary Report for Sprints1, 2, 3 and 4, Defect Management Reports for System Testing, UAT testing, Weekly and Monthly Status Reports.
• Performed responsibilities of gathering client requirements and analyzing functional and non-functional requirements. Performed requirements analysis.
• Provided Metrics on Test Cases (Included in weekly status report) and Metrics for Production Readiness Review slides
• Used Rational Jazz, Clear case, Team Concert and Rational Quality Manager for RTM, Writing Test scripts/cases and defect management
• The project used an agile development approach. Team is required provide test documentation, system testing, support for user acceptance testing, and coordination with the ISE Integrated Project Team (IPT) team. Responsible for testing and managing the testing team to accomplish the following tasks and providing the testing support:
• Review all project requirements documentation and include questions related to the documentation to the Confidential ISE Test Manager
• Created new test cases in Rational Quality Manager for enhancements and new features for the PC view, tablet view, and smartphone view including Apple iOS and Android
• Perform system testing including intersystem testing by executing the test cases and coordinating with other testers using the required browsers (e.g. Internet Explorer (IE) 9,IE 8, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, other browsers may be added)
• Conduct intersystem testing on java platforms between ISE and other entities that do business with Federal Student Aid.
• Provide inputs to the Defect Management Microsoft Office Power Point slides to be incorporated into the Production Readiness Review (PRR) slide deck that is prepared by the Confidential Project Manager

Confidential

Senior IT Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Conducted stakeholder and site survey as part of requirements gathering and performed analysis for review with client
• Assessed security risks using ISO 27001, Confidential and provided findings and recommendations
• As part of Security assessment, performed Network and Application Penetration testing as well as reviewing Network and Application Infrastructure Diagrams
• Provided strategic assessment of the IT Enterprise Architecture (infrastructure, governance, processes, and d Confidential ) for the Confidential Authority ( Confidential ) in Ghana, Africa

Confidential

Quality Control Testing Center ( Confidential ), Test Manager

Responsibilities:

• Software IV and V Testing Services
• Was Test Manager in setting up of the newQuality Control Testing Center ( Confidential ) to provide Independent testing of both COTS and custom applications provided by vendors for the SEC
• Tested several applications each week for functionality and provided test results to the SEC
• Hosted several Tested readiness reviews and defect review meeting to provide guidance on defects identified
• Wrote policies and procedures to the Testing Center and provided guidance to vendors
• Due to success of Test Center, all vendors proving applications are required to go through the Confidential before promoting application into production

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for estimating required resource and components for SOA testing
• Assigned responsibilities of supporting Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) tier in a Java environment
• Responsible for testing and implementing service oriented architecture components

Confidential

Business Analyst and Quality Assurance (QA) Test Manager

Responsibilities:

• Conducting Requirements Analysis as Business Analyst of the Confidential IMS system. Requirements activities include site surveys, requirements gathering, understanding business rules and providing recommendations.
• Used HP QuickTest Professional (QTP) for functional and regression test automation. Worked with the development team to implement TDD on SQL d Confidential base for the Inventory Management System for Confidential housing authorities.
• Was involved in VIP attainment of CMMI level 2 appraisal as Test Manager
• Responsible for updating testing status and preparing testing requirement specifications. Tested in .NET environment using HP Quality Center for automated testing.
• Conducting Security and Accreditation activities to include System Security plan, Risk Assessment, Self Assessment, Contingency Plan and Business Impact Analysis.
• Made configuration changes and recommendations on Apache servers during testing and deployment. Monitored utilization of server resources during testing and necessary configuration before deployment