career objective                              

quality-focused project manager eager to contribute sharp business acumen, strategic planning, and technical skills toward supporting the employer in optimizing financial and operational performance

profile                                                

ø  offer more than 10 years of progressive experience, with expertise in project management, business analysis, product testing, and problem resolution for top-tier clients

ø  demonstrated ability to assess and respond to client-specific needs; conduct business process, cost / benefit, and system implementation analyses

ø  define requirements, negotiate project scope, determine schedule and budget guidelines, implement internal controls, plan and oversee testing, and debug scripts; expertly design, implement, modify, document, and troubleshoot complex technological solutions and processes

ø  facilitate communication with clients; provide design summaries, project plans, and progress reports throughout entire process to ensure alignment with business and technical objectives

ø  solid record of building and leading top-performing support teams; strategically plan and coordinate workflow and human resources for optimal coverage while containing labor costs

ø  direct quality assurance efforts and all phases of testing; extensive background in regression, performance, load, integration, and specific functionality testing

ø  ensure compliance with sarbanes-oxley act regulations; depth of knowledge in waterfall and rup methodology

ø  dynamic organization, prioritization and time management skills; consistently achieve critical deadlines while maintaining high quality standards

                               

tools:               quality center ~ doors ~ rational requisite pro ~ clear quest ~ visio ~ pvcs tracker ~ starteam ~ xmlspy ~ appworx ~ winrunner ~ loadrunner ~ fusion ~ weblogic ~ crystal reports

databases:        oracle 9i ~ 10g ~ toad ~ sql developer ~ db2

languages:       sql ~ xml ~ html ~ dhtml ~ java ~ visual basic

source control: visual source safe ~ clear case

 

~ key achievements ~

• support the largest independent regulator for all securities firms doing business in the united states through developing, implementing, testing, and modifying securities and mortgage applications; introduced numerous process improvements during tenure with finra
• successfully directed five-member team  responsible for key freddie mac project reinstating fas 140 and fas 91 and the implementation of complex systems; created test cases,  test scripts, automated test suites, system integration and acceptance test strategy
• played integral role in developing new sat registration application and automating full test life cycle for the college board
• through extensive system, acceptance, and regression testing at thomson prometric, provided quality assurance for numerous web and client/server applications prior to release
• effectively coordinated all aspects of integration, system, acceptance, and regression testing for citifinancial financial systems; documented qa processes, compiled detailed testing data, and analyzed results
• contributed to aether systems project definition, process planning, timely and cost-effective execution, and documentation for web-based and wireless applications for mobile devices
• oversaw comprehensive testing for all stages of web application and developed automated scripts for multiple concurrent ge gxs windows-based projects
• reduced manual testing cycle by 30%, automated web application test cases, participated in architectural integration of an enterprise-wide content management system, and boosted productivity while serving as member of web architecture/nextel online testing team
• expertly designed and administered client-specific applications, performed database analysis, and produced analytical reports critical to senior howe marketing management in assessing performance

 

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professional experience                

lead consultant, finra, rockville, md                                                                                     5/05 c present

test lead, freddie mac, mclean, va                                                                                                     1/04 c 5/05

sr. software engineer, college board, reston, va                                                                               8/03 c 1/04  

lead consultant, thomson prometric, baltimore, md                                                                             4/03 c 8/03

senior consultant, citifinancial, baltimore, md                                                                                     11/02 c 4/03

software engineer, aether systems, mclean, va                                                                                  8/02 c 11/02    

automation engineer, ge gxs, gaithersburg, md                                                                                1/01 c 7/02       

qa consultant / business analyst, nextel communications, reston, va                                                8/99 c 1/01

programmer analyst, howe marketing, inc., kalamazoo, mi                                                                   12/98 c 8/99

education                                           

master of business administration, university of phoenix

bachelor of science in computer science, purdue university

~ professional development ~

six sigma green belt ~ programming and database systems certification, purdue university