EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

Over fifteen years’ experience in Information Technology (IT). Demonstrated skills for leading projects (Technical Management/Project Management) in the areas of Quality Assurance (QA) and SW Development. Proven ability in working with Clients and Executive Management.

Experience includes:

QA Analysis, QA Testing (UNIT, FUNCTIONAL, INTEGRATION, WHITE/BLACK BOX TESTING, USER ACCEPTANCE TESTING (UAT), AND PERFORMANCE), Business Analysis, Application Development (C/C++), Program/System Implementation and Project Management. Served as QA Team Lead for multiple projects (some simultaneously). Acting Project Engineer (Sub - managed) for a SW Development Team. Over 10 years’ experience working with Client Server platforms for Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) application projects.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

OPERATING SYSTEMS: UNIX & LINUX (Shell Scripting, VI), SUN SOLARIS (SUN OS)

LANGUAGES: C/C++, PL/SQL, MYSQL, SQL Server

INTERNET/WEB DESIGN SOFTWARE: HTML, XML, JavaScript (book knowledge)

TOOLS: Rational Rose Tool Suite (UML), HP Test Director, CCC Harvest & CLEARCASE (Configuration MGMT Tools), XML, TOAD, FTP (file processing) HP Quality Center & QTP (book knowledge)

DATABASES: ORACLE

OTHER APPs: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Project, MS PowerPoint, VISIO

SDLC EXPERIENCE: WATERFALL, SCRUM and AGILE METHODOLOGIES

QUALITY ASSURANCE: SR LEAD QA ENGINEER & TEAM LEAD ; SKILLS Requirements Analysis, Test Strategy, Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Scripts, Testing (Functional/Integration, Regression, End to End, Usability, Black & White Box), Mercury Test Director, HP Quality Center (working knowledge), Traceability Matrix, Function Point Counts, Test Reports

PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Client Interface; Executive Management(C Level and Above) Interface; Resource Management; Project Resource Work Assignment, Project Release Management, Timelines/Milestones using NIKU; Attendance of Project Meetings with SW Developers, Technical Managers and DBAs; over 4600 hours towards PMP Certification

LEADERSHIP SKILLS :

MANAGEMENT: Acting Project Engineer - Held Acting Project Engineer Role for BellSouth that involved in managing 7 SW Developers throughout the SDLC for the LNP Lauto Project Release 4.2, 5.3, 5.4, and LAUTO release; QA SENIOR LEAD - Managed 3 QA Testers through entire SDLC; Functional Architect - Assisted Team Lead with managing 10 SW Developers on a BellSouth Long Distance Remedy Project through SDLC from meeting with the Business, Client Requirements Analysis Meetings, participating in Detailed Designs, communicating with the Project DBA, Deployment, and Quality Assurance Test Team Lead.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT TRAINING: 4 600+ Hours applicable towards PMP Certification; Training Fundamentals of Project Management, Requirements Management, Ethics and Compliance (Avoiding Insider Trading), Productivity Training, Diversity, Object Oriented Design using UML, NIKU (Project Tracking Software) and Estimation Training

PROCESS TRAINING/IMPLEMENTATION: Capability Maturity Model (SEI-CMMI) Process & Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential,  Norcross, GA

Senior Engineer Consultant (Non-Salaried)

• Volunteered to work as a consultant to the Missions Ministry Team to implement a Database Application.
• Provide technical knowledge on database setup, application usage, and report generation.
• Provide input usage of Project Pier as a web interface for installation of a MS SQL Database. Also analyzed initial requirements of project application, which includes investing connection to a host server, interfacing to a MS SQL Server database, report generation, and email notification.
• Meet with database team to gather and analyze requirements; go over application structure; and database entry. Also participate in conference calls with the Missions Ministry Leaders.

Confidential,  Alpharetta, GA

Senior Software Engineer

Senior Engineer II

• Provided Functional and Project Management support for all Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) phases which includes participation in all requirements and design peer reviews, walkthroughs, and migration of code to testing, UAT, and Production.
• Responsible for Quality Assurance that involved requirements analysis and attending client meetings.
• Responsible for requirements analysis and software testing (unit and integration testing)
• Participated in staff/status meetings, organization information sessions and assisted with CMM Level audits and documentation.

Confidential,  Atlanta, GA

Application Architect

• Managed 10 Software Developers to ensure Work Requests (WRs) and Change Requests (CRs) were developed and implemented following SEI CMMI Level 3 Processes and Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance.
• Worked extensively with the BellSouth LD Remedy Client (Project Manager) as well as Implementation Delivery Manager.
• Worked 10 - 24 hours during software deployment for each delivery of application release.
• Created work orders, setting up Function Point Counts and implementation plans for implementation of WRs.
• Responsible for estimates, setting schedules, participated in all management meetings, and extensively interfaced with the Business Unit.
• Created the Impact Analysis for CR implementation and feasibility.
• Provided Functional Support and Project Management Support for all Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) phases which includes participation in all requirements and design peer reviews, walkthroughs, and migration of code to testing, UAT, and Production.
• Facilitated status meetings with development team, submitted status report to Team Lead, and approval of all NIKU (SW Project Tracking Application) tasks and hours for each developer.
• Lead SW Developer and SR Functional Analyst (included Confidential tasks) Developed IT solutions and architecture to address the enterprise services and on-demand business requirements using C++ and other SW tools. Provided workaround solutions for both the WIPS/IPPS and WOS Service Order Generation Applications.

TOOLS : The WIPS/IPPS and WOS Service Order Generation applications were developed using C++, Java, UML, XML, SUN OS, HP-UX 10.20,RogueWave, DB Tools 3.1 and Tools 7.0, Sybase 11.9.2, Oracle 9i, Harvest CM Tool, SQR 4.3, UIMX/Motif 3.0, SQL, Mercury Test Director, and XMLSpy.

Confidential  LEAD QA

• Worked with the Team Lead and Application Architect with the business process, project scope and planning, project scheduling and hiring resources.
• Participated in business process analysis
• Provided Subject Matter Expertise for the WIPS/IPPS Application Interfaces to the following legacy systems: CRIS, ATLAS, NAVIGATOR, RSAG, BOCRIS and SOCS.
• Worked extensively with client to developed the requirements and test specifications for releases.
• Performed as an Application Architect for the WIPS 6.0 Release; Managed 3 developers to ensure the completeness, quality, and deliverance of software. Developed project milestone dates, coordinated release development tasks, attended customer requirements meetings, requirements analysis and design, supported User Acceptance Testing, and responsible for Production Delivery using DDS.
• Provided key project input for CMMI SQA Audits and CMMI Deliverables that contributed to obtaining CMMI Level 3 and participated in Function Point Counts for all releases.
• Participated in all required training, i.e., technology, self-development, leadership, project management, process (CMMI SQA), and telecommunications.
• Cross trained India IDC Resources on the Software and Functional/Business requirements of the WIPS/IPPS Application.
• Designed UML classes and developed C++ software for the back-end server using the tools listed.
• Assisted fellow software developers with design, development and defect resolution to re-platform application from HP-UX to SUN OS.
• Responsible for the QA phase of the application , i.e., after unit testing, performed integration testing, and modified DDS scripts for implementation to the UAT and production environments. Also wrote all required QA documentation for all releases: test plans, test cases, traceability matrix, and test scripts.

Confidential, Norcross, GA

Acting Project Engineer/Senior Lead Software Developer

• Extensive Customer Interface with the MBDB Core Team that included Confidential, BTSI, and EDS for requirements and code review of the WIPSOCS conversion project .
• Wrote requirements, analyzed the requirements, and implemented the design for a MBDB MQSeries ver 5.2 Middleware conversion using Rational Rose (modified UML Diagrams and created Class Diagrams).
• Wrote the Design Document describing the logic, process flows, classes and methods, and UML Diagrams for the implementation of the MBDB Conversion of the WIPSOCS Contract. This was a conversion of the WIPS SOCS Navigator Contract to the Message Broker Data Bus (MBDB) Architecture (MQSeries ver 5.2 Middleware for the WIPS/IPPS Project).
• Participated in Design Reviews, Code Reviews, Unit and Integration Testing.
• Application lead and Subject Matter Expert for the Service Order Generation and Provisioning Application.
• Developed C++ code for the application server using Rational Rose UML, C++, Rogue Wave DBTools, Tools.h++, Sybase 11.92, and Clearcase. This involved writing SQL queries for interfacing with the database, and writing code to interface with a message data bus.
• Worked with DBA and developers to implement a Sybase upgrade for the WIPS application. Modified code for the conversion from Sybase 11.51 to Sybase 11.92 for the WIPS/IPPS application 5.3 release including SQL script modifications.

TOOLS : HP-UX 10.20, C++, Rogue Wave DB Tools 3.1 and Tools 7.0, Informix, CORBA, Clearcase 3.0, SQR 4.3, and UIMX/Motif.

Confidential

• Managed a team of 8 software developers for the LNP LAUTO Team through the following software development releases: release 4.2, rapid development, number pooling (1 st phase), releases 5.3, release 5.4 and multi-LAUTO.
• Managed the software development team during a crisis period after a company split to meet software development schedules on time and within budget.
• Created Development schedules and participated in project planning meetings for the LAUTO team for software application server point releases. Also analyzed all Changes Requests for each software release.
• Worked with QA, Project Management, Technical Writers and the Client.
• Designed and developed code using UML and Use Case Methodologies, Rational Rose, C++, Rogue Wave DB Tools, Toolshed++, DB Access, Sybase and Informix backend database to implement code modifications and enhancements running on HP-UX 10.20.
• Modified shell scripts, Rogue Wave components and libraries.

Confidential, Norcross, GA

Senior Lead Software Development Engineer

• Responsible for Requirements Analysis, Design, Development, Code Review, Unit and Integration Testing for each software release.
• Designed and developed software for the implementation of service requests for generating and submitting service orders using Rational Rose UML, UNIX, C++, Rogue Wave DB Tools, Tools.h++, DB Access, Informix and SQL scripts (Sybase), UIMX/Motif (GUI Client SW).
• Worked extensively with the client for requirements analysis, Participated in design reviews and wrote design documents.
• Attended Software Requirements, Design, and Project, and Client Reviews.
• Trained through IONA provided CORBA training and Guilds; IONA ; and JAVA training provided by SUN. C++ Classes at Georgia Tech Training Center, BellSouth Internal C++ Guild, and Internal C++, Java, and CLEARCASE Training.
• Performed configuration management of software modules using Clearcase.
• Extensive Client Interface and Project Meeting attendance.

Confidential,Norcross, GA

Senior Quality Assurance Team Lead

• Managed QA Testers (3) for the WIPS/IPPS Application. Responsibilities included Annual Performance Reviews, Promotion Recommendation, Training, and Mentoring. Set up task assignments by software releases.
• Participated in staff/status meetings to talk with the Business, Project Managers, Development Engineering Manager, DBA, Technical Writers to define the project scope, analyze requirements, and define project schedules. Assisted with CMM Level audits and documentation.
• Managed Test Processes: created test scripts, testing (unit, integration, regression, end to end, user acceptance testing, and performance testing)
• Implemented Metrics of testing, defects, and the number of lines of codes to help with improved efficiency of development procedures; Defect Tracking; Configuration Management using Clearcase, and Testing (Unit, Functional, Regression, and Stress).
• Initiated the setup of HTML pages for the Department for the internal BellSouth Web Pages.
• Responsible for assisting with managing software releases for the WIPS/IPPS and BASS projects using DDS Packaging Software which involved working irregular hours. Also wrote Release Notes and User Guides for these projects.
• Participated in Executive Team Meetings. Also, worked with the Director to set up meetings with various vendors of Defect Tracking Systems and Testing Tool Suites (WinRunner and LoadRunner) which resulting in bringing these tools in-house to improve testing and productivity.
• Worked with establishing Quality Engineering Standards for the Service Ordering Provisioning System Applications (BASS and WIPS/IPPS).
• Lead QA Engineer for the BASS and WIPS/IPPS Projects . Tested the WIPS, IPPS, and BASS applications on a HP-10.2 UNIX platform. Wrote SQL scripts for data manipulation/testing, Clearcase scripts for configuration management, and interfaced with various applications for testing the application interface. Also wrote scripts to implement the transport of the application from the unit test server to the UAT environment. Wrote UNIX scripts for interfacing with DDS application for implementation to the production environment and traceability matrices.

Confidential,  Marietta, GA

Senior Software Engineer

• Worked on a Air Force Satellite Communications Systems Software/Hardware Application
• Designed and maintained a hardware and software database to track problem reports using MS Access;
• Developed a Software Lifecycle Plan for use as a guide for the software evaluation of the project.
• Provided extensive customer interface on site and in the San Diego, CA office. Helped with obtaining case tools for the IV&V effort and evaluation of software releases.
• Provide systems engineering support for requirements definition, interface definition, systems integration and testing of emulators. Also Participated in Executive team meetings.