SUMMARY:

• Extensive professional consulting information systems experience, most recently 5 years in Project Management. Specialize in Agile development, test case planning, defect tracking and process improvement. Implementation of Internet/ Client Server applications for banks, securities, insurance, pharmacy, retirement, accounting, big data analytics and B2C/B2B.
• Project Manager. Implemented Confidential ’s first Agile project, resulting in 100% Agile usage.
• Testing Specialist. Facilitated Continuous Integration Testing (CIT) for Automation, regression, to reduce redundancy and optimize 3 LOB into one for Confidential HQ.
• Cost Reduction Champion. Reduced overall operating costs 50% while doubling number of users for TSP.GOV. Created and executed 1000+ test cases from user requirements.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Software: ALM, Test Director/QC, SQL, Oracle, XML, Java, SunGard Omni Plus, DOCXP, SharePoint, QTP, JIRA, API, JP Edwards Enterprise One, .net, Selenium, Excel, Python

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Burr Ridge, IL

Technical Project Manager/Manual Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Client: Apervita
• Wrote, executed E2E test case for big data analytics of medical information Agile Scrum environment.
• Lead multiple projects, creating and directing off shore developers and testers.
• Client: University of Phoenix
• Manage development of user stories, test cases, execution, tracking defects, and reporting progress to program manager in an Agile Scrum environment.

Confidential, Libertyville, IL

IT Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Completed end - to-end UAT testing for new direct to consumer global inventory management system.
• Efficiently tested features to sell direct to individual customers located globally.

Confidential, Deerfield, IL

Project Manager/Transformation Project Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Improved testing process, using agile methodology to identifying defects early in the process.
• Reduced testing redundancy and optimized three lines of businesses (LOB”S) into one quality assurance work stream.
• Facilitated Continuous Integration Testing (CIT) for Automation, regression, SOA, and Service Virtualization.
• Eliminated duplication of test runs across LOBS by identifying synergies such as identifying and reducing duplicate testing work streams.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

IT Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Drove and implemented Scrum/Agile methodologies in collaborative effort with former SDLC QA environment.
• Efficiently developed and executed robust test cases for monthly Sprint releases.
• Identify and fixed 200+ defects based on test execution results for all phases of testing, including UAT.
• Initiation, planning, execution and closure of documents.
• Identified backlog, burned down charts, and logged defects in partnership with business analysts.
• Managed all testing documentation and produced metrics using SharePoint and Excel spreadsheets.

Confidential

IT Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Delivered new website, credit card processing transactions, front and back-end verification.
• Led Scrum meetings with data entry, development, and QA resources.

Confidential, Fairfax, VA

Senior Project Manager/QA Team Leader, Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Reduced overall operating costs 50% while servicing double the number of users.
• Created and executed 1000+ test cases from user requirements.
• Manually tested web-based online TSP.GOV including loans, bank and rollovers. Executed test cases for expected error conditions from user requirements.
• Installed new day-to-day real-time online access with ability to make investment changes from a previously month-by-month system.
• Added five new lifecycle funds to existing five funds. Completed SIT testing around black/grey box Omni database, call center interface, and automated voice response testing.

Confidential, Northbrook IL

Project Manager/QA Regression Testing Manager

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed, designed, developed, executed and managed QTP Mercury Test Director test cases for initial, UAT for production releases.
• Identified, tracked, and completed final testing of defects and system upgrades for 14 states involving multiple lines of insurance. Site ranked #2 out of #17 in overall quality excellence.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

QA Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Lead QA team and drove design, development and execution of UAT acceptance testing from system requirements document for web/e-commerce startup. Projects included testing Content Management System, web site tested on multiple browsers through initial successful launch for winning B2C.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

QA Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Developed and executed Mercury WinRunner automated scripts and manual tests for a Client/Server.

Confidential, Barrington, IL

QA Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Developed Y2K test results for batch and online programs using HP Test Director Software. Created, tested and reviewed test cases for financial institutional compliance, conversion testing.

Confidential

Code Testing Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Y2K remediation including integrated testing, analysis, file conversion/expansion, bridging, unit testing, system testing, and code implementation. Systems included Dividends, puts/calls, Interest, Month End reporting, Straddles and Tax Calculations. Managed 5-8 resources.

Confidential, Washington DC

Sr. Program/Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Designed, developed and implemented mainframe/client server projects for Federal Highway Administration payroll, payments to 50 states highway projects of $18B, accounts and budget applications for nationwide user community (70 sites). Performed SDLC, business user requirements, project time line estimates and analysis, user documentation. Managed 5 resources.