Software Release Manager Resume

SUMMARY:

Managing Firmware projects, worth $400 million revenue, across organisations and geographies, covering aspects of risk, budget and timelines.
Technical knowledge of HPE family of servers, Networking concepts and Storage arrays
Hosting program meetings with teams spread across four geographies to handle risk, schedule, and budget management
Green Belt in Lean Sigma, leading to annual savings of $16k
Extensive experience in internals of Firmware, Networking, Storage and Server domains
Practical implementation and knowledge on Testing methodologies such as Orthogonal Defect Classification and FMEA (Failure Mode Effect Analysis)
Working with Pre - sales, Marketing, Supply chain, L & D and Engineering teams to deliver the Product
Excellent understanding of the software development lifecycles, including Agile methodologies.
All-split methodology for efficient functionality and user interface testing
Method and apparatus to locate servers in a Confidential based on their Hostname (Patent ID: PD# 200803183)

EXPERTISE AREA:

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Domains: HPE Integrity and Proliant Servers & Systems

Management: Firmware / Embedded Systems

Networking: Consolidation, Storage

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Engineering Program Manager

Responsibilities:

Worked extensively on HPE’s flagship Virtual Connect Network product, as a Release Owner and QA Lead.
Gained experience in Networking domains, such as LAN and SAN designs, Virtual Ports of NIC, Flex fabric technology, VLANs, SSL, TLS, SSH and NTP.

Confidential

Infrastructure and Consolidation

Responsibilities:

Core team member of Confidential consolidation team that worked on unification of Build and Release processes, and OS Patch Distribution to customers. Leading a team to unify patches across different operating systems to present a common interface to customers.
Filed one Invention Disclosure on Locating Components in Datacentre.
Familiar with Datacenter topologies and building blocks such as types of servers, Switches and Storage components.

Confidential

Firmware Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

Performed the following roles: Global Release Manager, Senior QA Analyst, Firmware Vendor Program Manager and Senior Test Engineer
Cross domain Technical skills: NETWORKING domain, SERVER domain and STORAGE domain.
Excellent program management skills working in a global environment on complex projects and wading through uncertainties to deliver a quality firmware product with $400 million revenue.
Practical experience in working on a test project and applying Lean sigma principles to save $16k for the organisation
Successfully transitioned complex Test Projects across Geographies, including a Multi-vendor product in as little time as 15 days, owing to a crisis in the business unit
Took on the Vendor Program Management role, co-ordinating budget, risks and schedules amongst 3 external organisations
Agile Coach core team member
ISTQB Foundation Level Qualified Test Engineer
High performer in the ranks of Confidential
Active participant and Presenter at the Grace Hopper Conferences for Woman.
Introduced the concept of incoming defect analysis and helped to implement a simpler mechanism of orthogonal defect classification that helped to identify opportunities of improvement in the tests and in the development processes.
Introduced concept of left shifting of regression, which improved the quality of the product coming into QA, thereby reducing rework and hence saving costs for the organization.
Familiar with PMBoK tenets and currently studying for PMP examination