Manager Quality Assurance

Diane Kottabi

Experience:

(*/**** to Present) - Responsible for working with enterprise

transformation initiatives and acquisition programs providing lifecycle

management with O&S guidance and oversight to efficiently and effectively

deliver systems to the customer. Provide program management and system

engineering support on integrated logistic support lifecycle management

issues as acquisition programs progress throughout the various lifecycle

phases. Represent customer at various Cross Functional Team (CFT) and

technical meetings, review and draft requirements documentation, identify

potential solutions to mitigate enterprise operations infrastructure

engineering O&S risks, and support program efforts to implement enterprise

infrastructure engineering objectives for the future. Additionally, draft

and revised lifecycle management policies and procedures in which to

implement in support of lifecycle management transformation.

(3/2005 to 9/2006)- Responsible for daily oversight and

direction for program cost, schedule, personnel, and technical performance.

Facilitate and participate in technical

meetings and reviews to analyze, assimilate, and correlate technical

program data. As a result of applying my expedient and outstanding program

knowledge customer and program goals were quickly achieved creating a win-

win environment thus reducing re-work.

(2002 to 3/2005)- Responsible for oversight and coordination of operations

and support IT acquisition activities. IAS has over 10,000 internal and

external users and my specific involvement and responsibilities

were:(a)Engineering Review Board (ERB) Chair - control, manage, and perform

technical and configuration management analysis on all IAS problem reports

(PRs) and discrepancy reports (DRs)to adjudicate a timely, cost effective,

and quality resolution;(b)Training Lead - manages, direct, and coordinates

all IAS training requirements to ensure timely results;(c)Risk Assessment

Manager and Integrated Risk Review Board Chair - identify, assess, monitor,

and formulate mitigation plans for all program risk;(d)Quality Assurance

(QA) Lead - develop, assess, monitor, and implement functional QA guidance

to ensure QA practices are followed during program lifecycle. Due to my

superior leadership, oversight, and program coordination, I have

effectively improved the overall IAS system integrity, quality,

functionality, and performance thus improving user knowledge along with no

potential risks delaying system productivity. In the absence of the IAS

Program Manager I execute program decisions, attend and conduct staff

meetings, address actions, and provide program direction to all IAS program

personnel. My outstanding and exceptional leadership skills, performance,

and abilities contributed to the successful delivery of IAS program

requirements, goals, and milestones, so that relevant organizations

consistently perform their Geospatial Intelligence missions and goals

within budget and time constraints.

(2001 to 2003) - Responsible for all ERB and NGSS/DPDW2 migration IT

acquisition activities. NGSS had over 300 internal users and my specific

involvement and responsibilities were:(a)ERB Chair - control, manage, and

perform technical and configuration management analysis on all NGSS PRs to

adjudicate a timely, cost effective, and quality resolution. Review,

analyze, and provide technical assessments for program costs and impacts on

ERB and other program related documents; (b)Deputy IPT Lead - NGSS/DPDW2

migration my main function was to manage, plan, and perform all NGSS

migration activities and tasks for the successful deactivation of NGSS to

occur per the NGA Master Schedule. Due to my ERB Chair corrective measures

the NGSS PR process was streamlined resulting in decreased time for PR

resolution. Also due to my leadership and technical expertise all critical

migration milestones were accomplished along with the deactivation of NGSS

occurring as scheduled.

Education:

Graduate Degree: Computer Resources and Information Management, Webster

University, St. Louis, Missouri.

Undergraduate Degree: Computer Science, Chaminade University, Honolulu,

Hawaii.

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