PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• More than 10 years of relevant experience of Project and Program Management in SAP and ERP environments
• Led and successfully delivered the biggest ERP project in Colorado State’s history
• Led multiple teams in two of the largest Smart Grid I.T. Systems Integration and Implementation projects well over $200m at two of the largest energy companies in the U.S.
• Knowledge of managing large and complex teams with a mix of business, functional, and technical resources, and a mix of backgrounds ranging from consultants, employees, to offshore personnel
• Expert Knowledge at creating and delivering test artifacts and deliverables during all phases of the testing project and at estimating project cost and effort
• Proud recipient of Confidential ’s service Excellence Award and SAP QA Lead at various Fortune 500 Clients with Confidential
• Proven domain expertise within project management and ERP system integration in a broad range of industries with a focus in Supply Chain Management
• Project execution using Agile and Waterfall methodologies
• Deep hands - on System configuration expertise in both Functional and technical aspects of SAP ERP

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• SQA Testing & Methodologies
• SQA artifacts and delivery metrics
• Test Plans, Cases & Processes
• Requirements coverage, functional & non-functional
• Scripting & Documentation
• Test Strategy, Testing types and test phases
• Regression & Negative Testing
• UI & Compatibility Testing
• Data Interface & Migration Testing
• Performance/Load/Stress Testing
• Agile and Waterfall Methodologies
• Detailed status tracking and reporting of testing progress
• Defect Management
• Risks and Issue Management
• Test Automation
• QA & QC Standards

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Denver, Colorado

Project Test Lead

• Holding key role of SAP Project Test Lead for the Cripple Creek & Victor (CCV) process and data integration Project after its acquisition by Confidential .
• Built a framework for testing data and process components of a small company being integrated into a larger company.
• Leading the project team in building and executing a test strategy for integration of SAP and non-SAP components.
• Test strategy involved 3 full cycles of Data conversion(about 50 data objects), 2 full cycles of integration test, and a User Acceptance Test( over 600 scripts) which was followed by Production validation testing then now Hypercare.
• All test planning and execution was conducted in HPALM 11 using mature and complex SAP ECC6 system QA environment.
• Detailed scenarios built in functional scope coverage included FICO, EAM, and SCM with SRM integration.
• Sound planning, execution, and test coordination methods have enabled us to complete UAT execution in record time (50 percent)
• Project execution using Agile and Waterfall methodologies
• The Project is being executed out of Confidential World Headquarters in Greenwood Village, CO, this project comprised one of the most successful IT projects in Confidential .

Confidential, Denver, Colorado

UAT Test Manager

• Led multiple teams in the implementation of quality assurance for the new $50m Statewide ERP application. The project sourced business users from all state agencies including higher education.
• Reported directly to Colorado State Controller (in charge of $28 Billion annual budget) and the Project Management Board.
• Applied my expert knowledge of testing and best practice project knowhow to develop a framework and methodology for completing the scripting effort within a short timeframe. 512 UAT test scripts were completed in a 6 week period without using automation tools.
• Conducted IT and ops risk assessments based on experience with large scale ERP implementation/system transformations and made recommendations to Project Board.
• Demonstrated command of project management and testing excellence by completing UAT test execution within a very limited amount of time of 8 weeks.

Confidential, Jackson, Michigan

Smart Grid Program QA Test Lead

• Smart Grid Program QA Test Lead for multiple projects/highly complex system landscape including SAP Billing, SAP DLM Device Lifecycle Management, TMS Head End, IEE MDM, Grid Director Reporting Database, and Customer Billing Portal OPower.
• Worked with QA Resource Management to establish quality standards and processes for the Smart Grid Program.
• Helped to setup the company’s Testing Center of Excellence at Confidential in Michigan by interviewing and hiring 12 new Test Leads to resource other IT projects
• Played key role in design and rollout of Consumer Energy’s structured Testing Methodology and Tools for use by the Smart Grid Program and the entire company.
• Mentored multiple testing teams (made up of FTEs and consultants from Confidential) on Testing Methodology covering Unit Test, String Test, Integration, Regression, and UAT, and conducted HPQC User Training.
• Provided guidance, made recommendations, and provided status updates to the Smart Grid Program leadership.

Confidential, Dallas, Texas

Smart Grid AMS Test Lead

• Designed a framework for building test scenarios for Integration Test from business blueprint and the technical system architecture Collaborated to identify data requirements for the whole testing effort
• Assisted PMO by creating entries in MS Project for Integration Test, E2E, and UAT in the Project Plan to show dependencies
• Developed a detailed string of tests from the initial point of data collection for meter read s (Head End system), to the read validation and estimation engine and then on to the billing data generation system (CIS - Customer Information System) and the final data repository (ODS - Operational Data Store)
• Created detailed test scripts for VEE (Validation, Estimation and Editing) needed to compile accurate meter reads for billing Mentored and provided guidance and quality reviews for scripting to test team members in training
• Project execution using Agile and Waterfall methodologies
• Provided test script templates for E2E and UAT and performed Quality Assurance Reviews for scripts developed by members of the testing team
• Facilitated in designing high -level business scenarios for testing in E2E and UAT
• Developed detailed test conditions and data requirements for E2E and UAT and wrote all the scripts, leveraging my prior knowledge and expertise of system integration concepts.
• Facilitated in test execution throughout (INT, E2E, and UAT) and in Go-Live prep by hosting meetings, providing material support, coordinating activities, and driving test execution sessions with Confidential Business Users.

Confidential, Dallas, Texa

Smart Grid AMS Portal Test Lead

• Responsible for testing the Web Portal to ensure compliance to Business Requirements & completely validate integration points to other systems such as the ODS and Confidential via middleware security (Data Power) and data transformation (ESB) services
• Tested real-time transactions for On-Demand Read, Remote switch Status, Power Check Status and CSR lookups via SDP for Meter and Premise attributes, Usage data, and REP History

Confidential, Atlanta, Georgia

QA Program Test Lead

• Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines completed a merger and launched the TOMI (Tech Ops Materials Integration) Project in an effort to integrate and harmonize the materials management and associated financial transactions.
• Prepared the QA strategy for Forecasting and Demand Management and Service Recovery for this highly complex environment with a mix of SAP ECC6, Xelus, MIRS, SCEPTRE
• Identified QA resources needed for the Test Organization including Business Users
• Completed Detailed Test Plan as a document deliverable in which the test scope, high-level test scenarios, test cycles, schedule and Test Execution Framework were identified
• Provided QA work estimates and QA-specific resource requirements
• Provided testing resources with training and mentoring on the testing processes, test standards, and the HP Quality Center 10.0 testing tool

Confidential

Senior Consultant

• Large SAP implementation with a Global Template for Eon - Climate and Renewables Energy, a Confidential global energy company with wind-farming operations in North America
• Involved in making decisions and coordinating activities for each phase of the project up to Go-Live.
• Responsible for finalizing the Blueprint for Procure-to-Pay and Warehousing processes:
• Designed data conversion strategy, coordinated and prepared and cleansed data for the migration
• Developed test scripts for unit test, functional test and Integration test for my areas of responsibility - Procure-to-Pay and Warehousing.
• Test scripting and execution using Solution Manager for my areas of responsibility as the MM Lead Consultant.