SUMMARY

• Over 20 years’ experience leading, developing and implementing test procedures for software development projects.
• This includes performing and leading teams in unit, system, functional, and regression testing.
• Responsibilities include briefing management and customers; analyzing requirements; working with development; performing quality assurance, and independent verification and validation.
• This experience consists of using Word, Excel, IBM rational test manager, clear quest, clear case and HP quality center to create test artifacts.
• Formal training received in C, C++, JAVA, Ada and Agile methodology and experience in implementing testing approaches in spiral, incremental, and water fall software development methodologies.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Create Web Pages, Advance Web Pages
• IBM Rational Clear Case and Clear Quest, HP Quality Center
• C, C++, Ada, JAVA
• SQL
• Spiral, Waterfall and Agile methodologies
• Windows 95, Windows 2000, and Window XP platforms, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Columbia, MD

Test Engineer Senior Staff

• Confidential is part of verification team on several projects. Confidential responsibilities on her current job is to verify and validate problems on a Linux Environment using JIRA tool to document the testing process.
• Another project, Confidential duties consisted of verifying problems discovered in the application; performed regression testing, and discussed test strategy and test results with team members, management, and sometimes with the customer. The test team used the JIRA application to document problem. Using JIRA application, the test team started to document test strategy, and test steps. The test team had to verify the software on a Window and Linux environments.
• On one project, Confidential main obligation was to perform regression testing on the Windows environment.

Confidential, Laurel, MD

Test Engineer Senior Staff

• Confidential was part of an independent verification and validation team. Confidential duties consisted of reviewing and submitting comments, if necessary, on test artifacts: test plans, test reports and test cases. In some cases, Confidential helped explain test approaches on verifying requirement(s).
• Confidential attested that requirements had been incorporated into software correctly (qualification test) and made sure the customer’s testing questions had been answered (acceptance test). Any problem discovered during any test was recorded and discussed between all parties (developers, requirements personnel, tester, management and customers).

Confidential, Reston, VA

System Integration/Test Engineer Senior Staff

• Confidential led 3 to 5 testers in a large, iterative software development program. Confidential successfully interfaced with developers and the customer to coordinate test schedules, developed test data, and moved from unit test to system test. She was responsible for creating and conducting peer reviews, modifying and, executing test cases used to verify requirements. Confidential provided input to the weekly project team meetings: reporting on progress, issues and test results to the project manager and the customer. Confidential assigned test responsibilities, coached team members, and reported on team performance with input to team appraisals.

Confidential, Chantilly, VA

Software Tester

• Confidential was responsible for creating, modifying, executing and reporting system test results following incremental methodology. As a team of one, Confidential responsibilities included test planning, test activities, development and coordination of software releases and test schedules with software development using Microsoft Project and Microsoft word. Any problem discovered during testing was recorded in a tracking tool and discussed between tester and developer. She created and maintained the Requirements Traceability Verification Matrix using Microsoft Excel. She was trained in the agile methodology.

Confidential, Reston, VA

Consultant

• Confidential worked in a team environment. The main responsibilities included creating, modifying, executing test cases and reporting the results using IBM rational test tools.

Confidential, Reston, VA

Senior Systems Analyst

• Confidential worked as an Independent Verification and Validation tester. Her main responsibility was to review test artifacts to make sure that they were completed and accurate. Using the other company’s test cases, Confidential validated that the requirements had been addressed in the application. She reported the results to management and customer using Microsoft Word.

Confidential, Arlington, VA

Lead IT Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Confidential worked as a test supervisor. She was responsible for managing several people, creating and maintaining test scripts, developing a test plan, and reporting the test results. Also, Confidential performed functions as an interviewer to select potential candidates/employees for the test group.

Confidential, Fairfax, VA

Senior Member of the Professional Staff

Responsibilities:

• Confidential responsibilities included managing a team of 8 to 12 people. She participated in creating the master schedule, analyzed requirements with development and quality assurance to see which requirements were valid, managed test risks, and reported on the test process.
• On another project, Confidential was responsible for developing and executing test cases.
• Confidential worked as a test lead. Her responsibilities were to develop test plans, verified the software and reported the results to the customer.
• On another project, Confidential ’s duties consisted of updating test procedures, testing software, and advising the functional groups on technical issues.
• As supervisor verification engineer, Confidential responsibilities were writing procedures, creating scripts and unit testing to support management.
• Confidential worked as Quality Assurance Engineer. Confidential ’s responsibilities were to verify that the documents were error - free, all contractual requirements were met, and client needs were satisfied in support of overall Quality Control.
• Confidential worked as a Software Developer on several projects. Her primary duties included analyzing, designing, implementing Ada software.