Quality Assurance Project
Resume:
Barbara G. Irwin
Media, PA 19063
e-mail: ********@*******.***
Barbara has over 20 years experience in the field of Quality Assurance
testing, Business Analysis, and in providing technical support. She has
experience with the Full Systems Development Lifecycle including
Requirements Gathering, Design, Project Management, Inspection Meetings,
UAT, and Help Desk support of Client Server, Mainframe and Web
applications.
She also has a wide range of expertise in the Benefits field (both Pension
and Retiree Medical). In depth knowledge of pension law (PPA, ERISA
funding, FAS87 and FAS106 Accounting rules)
Results oriented individual with ability to multitask. She has experience
meeting tight deadlines with a client focused objective. She is detail
oriented and works well in a team environment.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Synthes, West Chester, PA Sept 2010-Dec 2010
A leading international medical device company that develops, produces and
markets medical devices for the fixation, correction and regeneration of
the skeleton and soft tissues
Release Coordinator at Synthes via Truebridge Resources
- Managed queue of projects in a release making sure they adhere to FDA and
accounting requirements
- Supported project teams to ensure they understand standard software
release process
- Worked with document owners to establish priorities and monitor status of
documents being prepared for release
The Vanguard Group, Valley Forge, PA Aug 2007-Aug 2010
One of the world's largest investment management companies serving
individual investors, institutions, employer-sponsored retirement plans and
financial professionals
Testing Administrator at The Vanguard Group via UST Global
- Consistently participated in meetings with internal and external business
clients and various technology groups to review business requirements in
order to understand the scope and details of a project
- Developed test plans that included defining test cases, developing and
maintaining test scripts and preparing data for the testing of new
applications, enhancements or bug fixes
- Executed all manual test procedures to ensure the quality of developed
applications
- Managed test system discrepancies, worked with developers to resolve them
and tracked progress in Serena TeamTrack
- Executed regression tests to evaluate test results against production
results to ensure system quality
- Estimated timelines for QA process
- Participated in daily scrums to determine priorities, identify obstacles
and determine the status of projects based on the Agile method of project
management
- At the conclusion of projects, participated in lessons learned meetings
with the other testers to gather feedback. Adopted new and improved
processes as a result
- Proficient in functional, negative, regression, System Acceptance, User
Acceptance and performance testing
Towers Watson, Philadelphia, PA 1985-2006
A global professional services firm that helps organizations around the
world optimize performance and provide innovative solutions to client
issues in the areas of actuarial and management consulting. Clients include
three quarters of the worlds 500 largest companies.
Associate - Retirement Systems 1994-2006
Provided technical support for benefit systems by:
- Resolving user issues pertaining to supported software
- Writing specifications
- Software testing including:
-testing of new legislation both pension and retiree medical
-testing of bug fixes and system enhancements
-writing manual documentation for supported software
-communicating new or enhanced system changes to the user community
Senior Actuarial Specialist 1985-1993
- Managed client projects by defining project scope, formulating
approaches and methodologies
- Composed cost estimates
- Supervised a team of three less experienced analysts in data collection,
coding of valuation parameters, valuations, analysis of results and
report writing
- Involvement with Special Projects such as early retirement windows and
plan terminations
- Attended client meetings to review business requirements
Technical Skills
Products used: MS Office products, Excel, Lotus
Notes, Word, Cognos
Impromptu, Serena PVCS, ISPF
editor
Testing Methodologies: Agile Methodology, Kanban Methodology,
Waterfall
Methodology
Databases: DB2 SQL
Defect Tracking System: Serena Teamtrack in addition to Proprietary
Tracking
Systems
Processing Environments: Mainframe batch, Mainframe interactive, Web
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration (Economics) Temple University
Philadelphia PA
Volunteer
HOPE - A staff member for an organization that helps the disadvantaged and
elderly with transportation, shopping and other needs
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