Quality Assurance Manager Resume
Chantilly, VA
PROFILE
Experienced and Proven Professional with demonstrated success as Program Manager, ITIL SME, CMMI Champion and Process Implementation / Improvement
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
- Recognized as a top performer that gets the desired results
- Productive and efficient leader that bridges understanding gaps in cross - functional roles and relationships
- Program Manager with success in achieving project goals and improving performance in all environment
- Active Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification; TS/SCI CLEARANCE with CI Poly
EXPERIENCE
Confidential, Reston, VA
Sr. Operation / Program Manager (NGA)—International Acquisitions
- Sr. Leader in the PMO of an international acquisitions group for an intel agency
- Leads large cross functional teams to manage programs within allotted timeline and budget
- Recognized for moving project schedules left and initiating over 15% saving on the overall budgets
- Manage high value long term strategic projects that involve new and/or enhancing technology, are highly complex, and require tight coordination and integration with multiple organizations and suppliers
- Provides overall direction and technical or analytical guidance to project and program teams that typically span multiple organizations and may also include outside suppliers/vendors
- Plan and provision technology required by numerous international partners
- Author system concepts of operation (CONOPS), system architecture and requirement documents
- Author, maintain and update proposals and Statement of Works (SOWs)
- Manage and negotiate Request for Proposals (RFPs) and Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs)
- Identify risks and provides mitigation strategies for negative impacts; Provide opportunities for international EU
- Maintain daily interface with Sr. Government personnel, various stakeholders, project and contracting personnel; Maintain continuous communication with international partners
Confidential, Fairfax, VA
ITSM Process Engineer, (Army-AESD)
- Evaluated and implemented several ITSM / ITIL processes from the customer’s initial requirements
- Worked with the various teams to develop and document the processes that will be utilized to standardize operations
- Helped identify and document critical to quality metrics (CTQs), key performance indicators (KPIs) and key operating metrics (KOMs)
- Participated in project planning and BPR analysis in the evaluation of deploying multiple tools and technologies
- Planned and engineered the transition and / or the consolidation of 2 platforms required for reporting performance
- Stimulated activities necessary to manage projects assigned involving multiple vendors
Confidential, McLean, VA
- Managed over 20 author & engineers that span various technical subjects toward the implementation of the agency’s ITIL framework; Honored with special award for outstanding performance
- Facilitated discussions, negotiated agreements and implemented or cultivated over 350 processes / procedures
- Developed and implemented quality programs, plans and ensures performance compliance for the agency
- Performed Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) analysis, design and implementation; Established the Configuration Management (CM) process
- Directed and conducted the preliminary process analysis before submitting the information to their respective teams
- Chaired work group to initiate configuration and implementation of I&AM products and risk mitigation
- Worked collaboratively with client and other consultants to formulate, evaluate and implement solutions
- Reduced the process acceptance cycle time by 62%
Confidential, McLean, VA
- Facilitated ITIL-based improvements to continue registration in 3 ISO management systems
- Provided in-depth knowledge of the ITIL process, ISO standards, CM processes and IT operations best practices
- Provided direct support to define the organization’s and EM’s performance management capabilities
- Assessed the impact of recent performance management activities; Chaired 2 process improvement efforts
- Responsible for all performance requirement, quantitative and statistical techniques
- Worked with client to develop I&AM strategies, architectures and implementation plan
- Identified initiatives that are addressing future volumetric needs
- Developed and document process maps and work instruction to assist group with other ancillary processes
Confidential , Chantilly, VA
Quality Assurance Manager, (NRO)-Acquisitions
- Assisted in the implementation of Capability Maturity Model Integrated (CMMI), ISO 9001, and Systems Security Engineering CMMI-compliant processes and procedures
- Initiated Supplier Quality Assurance for numerous projects; Documented all processes & procedures
- Planned, coordinated and directed organizational-level quality assurance activities to ensure compliance with organizational and client-specific policies and procedures
- Developed, implemented, and coordinated the project product and process assurance program to prevent & eliminate defects in products; Incorporated ISO standards to the organization’s CM processes
- Led projects with their ITSM (ITIL) process implementation and process implementation activities;
- Reviewed documentation to ensure compliance with documentation standards and any applicable client standard
- Conducted reviews and audits to ensure processes were compliant with the standards of each specific client
Confidential, Chester, VA
Mission Assurance Sr. Manager-ERP (SAP Implementation)
- Managed CM, Documentation, Requirements and supervised testing; Performed BPR across process activities
- Provided leadership and training on the quality management system and to all personnel of 6 DoD programs
- Responsible for ensuring the site’s key processes and policies were in place and followed IAW ISO 9001/AS9100
- Grew QA as an integral part of the projects’ function; Improved customer satisfaction and complaint rates
- Defined, performed and enforced Software CM practice, policies, processes and procedures
- Navigated all of the NGMS PI efforts and ensured compliance with CMMI guidelines
- Developed and evolved all quality assurance plans; Performed Supplier Quality Assurance & Subcontract Evals
- Evaluated supplier proposals, negotiated terms and conditions, and recommended suppliers per quality T&Cs
- Re-established ISO certification standing; Received 100% rate in re-establishing site’s Process Audit program
confidential, Herndon, VA
Subcontract Program Manager-GeoScout (NGA)--Acquisitions
- Directed and managed all cost, schedule, and technical performance requirements levied on subcontractors to ensure performance and program requirements are accomplished; Developed agency’s long-range budgets
- Concentrated on effective partnership management of 2 major IPT teammates with work-sharing valuing $200M
- Managed the integration of multiple projects in the development of a large scale ITSM deployment
- Established milestones, objectives and managed performance to committed schedules and contractual specifications
- Authored, maintained, and updated the SOW’s; Managed and negotiated the RFP’s and ECP’s
- Assessed processes/practices and made recommendations to improve processes/adding value using Lean Six Sigma
- Coordinated activities concerned with technical developments scheduling, and resolving engineering test problems
- Performed cost avoidance analysis to determine the percentage of savings to the client
Confidential, Herndon, VA
System Engineer-Converged Voice & Video (CVV) (CIA)
- Managed the implementation and deployment of video to desktop technology
- Ensured coordination and information flow occurs between all programs and organizational managers
- Identified requirements and system inconsistencies, generate formal review documentation, and managed schedule
- Analyzed technical proposals, manage installations and overall computing environment and architecture
Confidential, Reston, VA
System Software Development Analyst-Technical Resource Center (DA)
- Planned, conducted, and coordinated operating systems programming activities for both new and existing systems
- Coordinated with the Government Task Monitors and Program Manager to track status of program deliverables
- Provided management level guidance and coordination of CM and CCB processes, activities and plans
- Established policies, standard processes and metrics to assist the program’s controls and planning
- Analyzed system capabilities to resolve questions of program intent, output requirements and input data acquisition
Confidential , Reston, VA
Project Manager-Digital Media Broadcasting Corporation (DMBC) (DA)
- Led company’s efforts to build out a brand new media production studio for a commercial program/client
- Awarded, signed, advertised, negotiated and terminated contracts within auditable budget constraints
Confidential, Ashburn, VA
Sr. Project Engineer (GEIS Acquisition)
- Engineered, designed, and directed all activities on 2 major outsourced global networks
- Assessed network design architecture, planning and technology to optimize networks
Confidential, Ashburn, VA
Sales Engineer III
- Led and coordinated all efforts for a major restructuring of an outsourced global network
- Planned and managed scalability, logical addressing, redundancy, and capacity across the client’s network