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Project Manager Quality Assurance

Location:
Atlanta, GA
Posted:
May 08, 2014

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Brian Bellville

**** ****** **** ****. *.E.

Atlanta, GA 30329

acd1w5@r.postjobfree.com

404-***-****

SUMMARY

Innovative, versatile Project Manager/Scrum Master & Professional, (PMI-

ACP, CSM, CSP), experienced in managing project processes (throughout the

software development life cycle) utilizing Agile, Lean, and Waterfall

Methods, facilitating meetings, gathering, analyzing and prioritizing

business needs, and designing and modeling solutions, producing self-

organized and self-reliant teams who deliver features on time.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages/Development Visual Basic, C#, Java, HTML, MS. Visual Studio,

Tools JavaScript, ANSI C, ANSI SQL, T-SQL

Architecture MS .Net, J2EE

Infrastructure Unix (Solaris), Windows NT, & XP

Databases Oracle, SQL Server, MS. Access

Project Management and Agile Methodologies (XP, Scrum, Kanban, Lean), IBM

Design Rational Concert (Rational Requirements Composer,

Rational Team Concert, and Rational Quality

Manager), Unified Modeling Language, Rational

Unified Process, Rational Tool Suite, (Rational

Clear Quest, Rational Clear Case Web, Rational

Requisite Pro Web, Rational Rose, Rational Modeler,

and Rational Test Manager), M.S. Visio, OOA, OOD,

Moderate Security Clearance

Other Areas of Object Oriented Design Patterns and Diagramming,

Expertise Software Development Life Cycle, Facilitating JAD,

RAD and Scrum Meetings, Mentoring, Coaching,

Software Quality Assurance, Cloud Services

(Software and Infrastructure as a Service)

EXPERIENCE

Clear Network Solutions LLC

May 2013 - Present

Project Manager/Part-Time

. Analyze agent sales compensation programs and requirements; establish

standards to improve alternate sales effectiveness and program

administration.

. Manage and analyze supplier and vendor contractual agreements for

Wireless Telecommunications and Network Services

. Completing PMBOK 5.0 Review for PMP Certification

Merlin International /Dept. of Veteran's Affairs OI&T

2007 - 2012

Technical Environment: MS. Office (XP), Excel, Visio, Java, Rational

Clear Quest, Rational Clear Case, Rational Rose, Rational Requisite

Pro Web, Rational Modeler, Rational Test Manager, IBM Jazz Tool Set

(Rational Team Concert, Rational Requirements Composer, and Rational

Quality Manager), Tomcat, Apache, Cloud Services (Software and

Infrastructure as a Service), Web Services, KEA, and Primavera

Agile Project Manager/Scrum Master

Project Rating Board Modernization

. Performed duties as an Agile PM/Scrum Master for the Veterans Benefit

Management System Rating Board Modernization Program, as it moved from a

Client to a Web Based Application, delivering an end product that

increased rating efficiency by 30%

. Coached Agile/Scrum/Lean Values and Practices to six cross functional

teams, developing them to become empowered, self-organizing, and

productive within 6 months

. Organized and facilitated meetings (daily scrums, scrum of scrums, sprint

reviews and retrospectives) identifying and delivering high valued

features within planned time boxed periods

. Identified and removed impediments and shielded the teams from external

interferences, ensuring an environment of constant learning and

improvement

. Assisted client and teams in establishing goals, gathering and writing

requirements (via facilitation), analyzing, prioritizing and planning

delivery of high value business features

. Established team best practices and processes, led teams in feature

backlog grooming and estimation practices, measured team metrics (burn-

down, burn-up, and velocity), and performed root cause analysis of

defects

Project Manager

Project Chapter 33

. Performed duties as a Project Coordinator for the VHA's Health Data

System on their EIE Chapter 33 Support Services Program

. Managed the organization, re-design, and presentation of multiple

alternative design concepts for future projects funding

. Oversaw the work of VA Personnel and external contractors ensuring that

projects met baseline requirements

. Facilitated meetings intended to justify project scope, surface missing

requirements and validate designs

Senior Consultant

Project Health Data Systems, Computerized Patient Records, (CPRS)

. Performed duties as an Information Technology Specialist/Software Quality

Analyst for the VHA's Health Data System on their Computer Patient Record

System Interface

. Supported Stakeholders, Software Development, and SQA Teams during

version enhancements

. Proactively collaborated with external and internal resources to analyze

business needs, define scope, requirements, solutions, constraints,

risks, and UAT/Test Plans

. Created and tested functionality of features and enhancements and

reported and resolved internal client issues

. Analyzed & troubleshot external SaaS, (Software as a Service),

Pharmaceutical Services

Senior Consultant

Project Enrollment System Redesign, (ESR) - Enrollment, Eligibility, and

Income Verification

. Performed duties as a Senior Consultant for the VHA'S Health Eligibility

Center on their Enrollment Systems Redesign Application

. Performed duties as a project lead, assigned work duties to personnel,

facilitated Client JAD Meetings, and performed Gap Analysis

. Created, organized, and modified existing artifacts, (Use Cases and

Stories, diagrams, tables), performed process modeling, and resolved

stakeholder and management issues

. Coordinated and facilitated meetings between Subject Matter Experts, IT

Administration, and Software Development, restructuring delivery of

software features within an Agile Process

Grunwald Construction Company

2006 -2007

Project Manager/Estimator

. Provided management and systems support for a local construction company

. Originated and managed contracts from estimation to completion

Innovative Solutions/SAIC /CDC

August 2006 - December 2006

Senior Consultant

CDC, Procurement and Grants Office

Technical Environment: MS. Office (XP), ASP .Net, C#, T-SQL, Excel,

Rational ClearQuest Web

Project Requirements Office - Data and Business Analysis, Quality Assurance

. Performed duties as a Technical Business Analyst on the Procurement

Office Reporting Interface for the CDC's Office of Procurement

. Updated and designed current and future user interfaces (GUI), lead JAD

Sessions, created requirements, modified Use Cases and associated

diagrams, and resolved end user issues

. Coordinated User Requirements with Software Development, Subject Matter

Experts, and IT Management (GAP Analysis)

. Tracked, and resolved application errors

Software Architects, Inc. / FL Dept. of Health

2005 - 2006

Senior Consultant

Florida Department of Health, Planning, Evaluation, and Data Analysis

Division

Business Analyst, Quality Assurance Tester

Technical Environment: MS. Office (XP), Excel, Access, Rational Requisite

Pro Web, Rational ClearQuest Web, Cache, UML, and RUP

Health Management System - Project/ Data and Business Analysis, Quality

Assurance

. Performed various duties as a Quality Assurance Tester and Business

Analyst, on the Health Maintenance System Application for the Florida

Department of Health, Division of Health, Planning, and Evaluation

. Acted as a liaison between Subject Matter Experts, IT Management, and

Software Developers, identifying problem areas, troubleshooting code,

suggesting solutions, creating or modifying Use Cases (requirements),

thereby reducing overall application defects by 30% over a 6 month period

. Submitted, tracked and resolved application errors and produced Defect

Reports

. Performed GAP Analysis

Prior Experience

. Project Manager, Estimator, Systems Analyst (Grunwald Construction

Company)

. Developer/ Business Analyst (Lucent Technologies)

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Southern Polytechnic State University, Marietta, Georgia

Master of Science, Computer Science

Southern Polytechnic State University, Marietta, Georgia

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering Technology

PMI - Agile Certified Practitioner

Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP)



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