Lori Simpson

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Career Summary

Lockheed Martin – 10/2012 – Telecommute

Senior QA Tester – US Treasury Department\Security Clearance\e-Services Transcript Delivery System

AQT, ELC, 508 and WCAG Compliance testing on the IRS e-Services Transcript Delivery system using Rational Suite for AQT automated and handicapped assisted tools (AT): JAWS, Dragon Naturally Speaking, ZoomText, AccVerify, and Windows 7 Ease of Access. Functional testing of legacy Peoplesoft applications and new JAVA development. The tools used for JAVA testing are Rational ClearQuest, FunctionalTester, QualityManager, and RequistPro.SoapUI for API testing. Some additional duties assigned to me as defect coordinator between Lockheed Martin defect reporting tool ClearQuest and the Treasury department's production defect reporting tool KISAM. Daily updates to ClearQuest to mimic Production defects in KISAM along with weekly reporting to management of those defects and their details.

IT Manna – 7/2012-9/2012 – Austin, TX

Senior QA Tester – US Veterans Affairs\Security Clearance

508 and WCAG Compliance testing on the VA's insurance benefits and accounting PEGA applications using handicapped assisted tools (AT): JAWS, Dragon Naturally Speaking, ZoomText, and Windows 7 Ease of Access. Additional SDLC duties included same using Team Foundation Server, MS Test Manager, Visual Studio for manual and automated functional testing including writing test plans, test cases, and creating test data. Validation on back-end SQL servers through SQL queries.

Computer Merchant Ltd – 1/2012-4/2012 – Telecommute

QA Analyst – EDI Specialist-Hewlett Packard\CIGNA Project

Hired on contract by HP to specifically perform QA testing, data manipulation, and formatting test data files for their Cigna 5010 HIPAA conversion in an Agile environment. Applications used to provide valid 837, 835, 270/271, 276/277, and 278 test data were: HP Quality Center, Edifecs SpecBuilder, SoapUI 4.0.1, SAP Logon 720, NetWeaver Business Center, MS Office Communicator, AnyConnect, and SharePoint. Working with offshore testing team to provide them with specific test data files when requested for any QA testing needs which includes valid and invalid test files.

Craneware Inc. 9/2009 – 01/2012 – Murfreesboro, TN

Full Time – Senior QA Analyst-Security Clearance through VA

Our data warehouse and our product line is a web based suite of Revenue Cycle Solution software (InSight). This is designed to target the key inflection points in the revenue cycle to ensure that hospitals efficiently collect all of the revenue to which they are entitled. My first solo project was a tracking package for Medicare RAC (Recovery Audit Contractor) and the, Integration of all new product lines into legacy applications plus to assist with the project plan for HIPAA 5010 compliance. Testing methods used are; Unit, Vendor Integration, Functional, System, and User Acceptance. Test plans and test scripts written using MS Word and MS Excel. Defect reporting is through SalesLogix. Data validation through Visual Studio 2000. Development languages tested are JAVA, VB, VBA,. .Net, SQL, C#, C+, C++. Provided gap analysis for the upcoming HIPAA X12 5010 compliance and participated in project management for same. Integration with third party vendors include: Meditech, Emdeon, and HMS.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina. 02/2009 – 08/2009, Columbia, SC

Contractor- EDI Test Designer/Tester – Insurance- Medicare- Medicaid

Accepted a six month contract with BCBS of SC, my assignments are as follows: Write and execute detailed test plan and test cases derived from Technical Specification reports supplied by the Business Analyst. Automate existing test cases where applicable using QuickTest Pro automation tools 65%-manual testing 35%. Testing of HIPAA compliant EDI transmission files that include 270/271, 276/277, 278 and 835/837. Work all QA projects as assigned using both manual and automation while assisting current personnel on SDLC in a AS400 main frame and web based applications. Testing methods include: Black Box, Integration, Regression, Validation and Verification of data using SQL queries.

Sysgenix Corp., 5/2008 – 9/2008, Nashville, TN

Contractor- QA Analyst in a Ration Unified Processes environment

This client (ScoreCard) provides financial and wealth reporting customized documentation which serve clients such as A.G. Edwards, Merrill Lynch, and JP Morgan Chase. In a. .Net environment my duties were to write test plans and test cases through business requirements and technical specification documentation. While running those Whitebox test cases for client server applications this would require that I create and maintain EDI test data. Identify, report and track defects through Rational ClearQuest. Testing methodologies used included: Unit, Integration, Whitebox., and Regression testing. Data validation through SQL queries. Insure the applications met functional and technical requirements. Report Project management tracking through TRAC.

Emdeon Corp., 4/2003 – 2/2008, Nashville, Tennessee

Full Time – QA Analyst level V

Hired on contract for HIPAA complacency conversion for medical claims software applications my duties were to implement they’re various medical office applications to verify, validate against HIPAA X12 EDI (270, 271, 278, X94, 835, & 837) requirements for real time web based applications. Hired as full time QA Analyst Lead level V, the testing methodologies used in Windows and Macintosh were: Unit, System, Integration, User Acceptance, End-to-End, and Production Readiness (Smoke) Testing. All error reporting was through Rational ClearQuest. When necessary I would provide development with router/switch connectivity data for back end UNIX applications. Daily interaction with project management, development, and production departments. All database queries were executed through Microsoft SQL Server.

Participate in all requirements and design review phases. Initiate and help develop detailed test plans to be used by the QA group in testing the application. Create defect tracking reports to verify all defects are resolved and verified by the QA group. Not only possess full technical knowledge of all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) but also considers the business implications of the application of technology to the current and future business environment.

IMRAC Corp., 7/2001 – 4/2003, Nashville, Tennessee

Full Time – Client Server

Hired, as a Quality Assurance Engineer my main focus is to organize and execute the conversion from manual to automated testing using Mercury TestDirector, WinRunner Daily interaction with project managers, development and end users (National Nephrology Association). Daily operations consist of writing test plans, test scripts and verification of proper execution of those scripts on several Oracle 8.5 databases using DB Reports SQL queries. Platforms tested were Windows 98/2000/NT through Unit, System, Integration, User Acceptance, End-to-End, and Production Readiness (Smoke) testing. Daily contact with end users as a third level Customer Assurance Technician. Later my duties were to also include writing technical documentation, help files, business requirements and product specification using RoboHelp 2002, and Visio 2000. Applications tested and documented were: Real-time dialysis data collection, lab imaging, electronic medical record systems management, and financial applications.

Cybear Inc., 12/1998 – 1/2001, Boca Raton, Florida

Full Time

Established Quality Assurance department and test lab for this web based physician’s portal while developing Quality Assurance Standards on browser based applications. Development languages tested are Cold Fusion, Active Server Pages, Visual Basic, HTML, DHTML, JAVA, C#, and C+, C++, PERL. All analysts reporting were completed through Remedy and Crystal Reports for weekly management and project status meetings. All statistical Analysis, Verification, Validation, and reliability studies with software life cycle methodologies using Oracle SQL. Testing methodologies included: Unit, System, Integration, User Acceptance, End-to-End, and Production Readiness (Smoke) testing. Conversion from manual to automated testing through RSW e Test Suite and Visual Source Safe for software deployment. Technical writing documentation and on line help using RoboHelp, Adobe Frame Maker and MS Word. Site location is www.cybear.com.

TEK Systems, 5/1998 – 12/1998, Boca Raton, Florida,

Contractor – Seagrams – Call Center Lead

I was hired to help establish and launched the Call Center for a Fortune 500 company located in Delray Beach Florida. Supporting internal users with SMS while documenting problem calls into Remedy. Administrator for: Remedy, Lotus Notes, ANS Firewall, Octel Voicemail, NT, Novell, AS/400, and Unix. Software supported: Office 95/97, Ccmail, Ccmobile, JD Edwards, Expense Manager, Lotus Notes, MeetingPlace, Business Objects, Lotus Organizer, RUMBA, Peoplesoft 6.1.

TEK Systems, 11/1997 – 4/1998 Chicago, Illinois,

Contractor – AON Insurance - BA/Assistant Project Manager

Hired for conversion to PeopleSoft 6.1.

Business Analyst/Assistant Project Manager for conversion to PeopleSoft 6.1. Duties included but were not limited to: integration testing, documentation, and installation of Peoplesoft 6.1 for the second largest insurance brokerage in the United States. I developed project database using Lotus Notes for management reporting. Documentation tools used were RoboHelp. On customer site: I provided end users with Novell permissions and mapped workstations assuring connectivity to the WAN using TCP/IP, DNS configuration. Install/upgrade Windows 95 when needed and Office 97 for Crystal Reports, RoboHelp.

TEK Systems, 9/1997 – 11/1997, Chicago, Illinois

Contractor – Encyclopedia Britannica

Managed on site conversion from Chameleon email to cc: Mail while also assisting in conversion of Novell to Windows NT environment. Suggested software upgrades needed and also assisted with level II help desk calls.

PC Quote Inc., FT 12/1996 – 9/1997, Chicago, Illinois

Full Time – Internet Help Desk - Client Services

I established their Internet Technical Support Department on Windows 95 and Windows NT. Provided training on company specific software applications. I configured TCP/IP, Dial up adapters, IPX/SPX compatible protocols, 16 and 32 bit dialer. Entered all support calls into Utopia for management reporting. I also supported the satellite customers with standalone and OS/2 configurations. Established subscriptions requests by maintaining database integrity. Entered all customer inquiries into Goldmine. Utilized Microsoft Office for presentations to managing staff for development of future applications.

PC Quote Inc., FT 12/1996 – 9/1997, Chicago, Illinois

Full Time – Full Charge Bookkeeping and General Ledger

My main focus was the day to day accounting operations for this new Online Stock Quote and Trading company. Oversaw the accounting staff to assure timely monthly/year-end closings. Write up and entry of all general ledger entries for financial reporting Developed several Excel applications for accurate financial reporting. Maintained database integrity for monthly subscription billing. Organized total computer conversion from Magic accounting software to Solomon for Windows. Supervised temporary staff hired for data entry. Trained new and existing employees on new software applications. Assisted Visual Basic programmers on development of customized software. Installed and performed testing on new applications.

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