Jose Luis Chavez
A creative person with strong problem solving abilities; solution oriented who performs well under pressure.
Professional
Detailed, methodical with strong organizational and analytical skills. Excellent written, oral communication
Skills
and presentation skills. Flexible and energetic team player. Accountable self starter and quick learner.
Experience managing, testing and implementing projects for Web based and Client/Server applications.
Experience writing requirements, test, integration and implementation plans.
Experience with manual and automated testing.
Hands on experience of SQA, software development life cycle, best practices and methodologies.
Knowledge of SQL, C, C++, Java, HTML, XML technologies and automation testing tools.
Formal training in Windows Server administration, MSSQL, HTML, XML, Java and Software Testing.
Extensive experience working with version control applications, defect tracking systems, network
administration tools and protocols, virtualization environments and enterprise deployment applications;
Installation scripts and help file creation.
Contribute with my Project and Application Management skills and computer software knowledge in a
Professional
forward looking, dynamic and inclusive environment.
Objective
Organizing Committee Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi, India www.cwgdelhi2010.org
Career
Achivements Games Management Systems Director (Equivalent to Project Manager) June October 2010
Main Achievements:
Management, integration, testing, configuration, certification and delivery of thirteen specific
applications used during the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi to coordinate the participation,
accreditation, arrivals, etc. of more than 6,000 athletes and 30,000 volunteers.
Coordination and management of a team of twelve Developers, Analysts and Testers.
Main Activities:
Plan all project management tasks associated with the provision (acquisition or in house development)
of all the systems and applications required for the successful staging of the Games.
Identify, collect, analyze and document key requirements of each system and relevant users or
interested stakeholders.
Prepare schedules, project and test plans for the implementation of each system.
Manage implementation priorities according to agreed timeframes, budget and workload.
Coordinate integration, user acceptance and liberation of all systems.
Manage multiple contractors, suppliers, partners, sponsors and subcontractors
Participate in the coordination of the Technology Operations Centre
Atos Origin Canada Vancouver, Canada www.atosorigin.com
Core Games Systems Application Manager April 2008 March 2010
Main Achievements:
Management of the testing, integration, configuration and delivery cycles of 5 core applications
(Accreditation, Arrivals and Departures, Security, Common Codes and the Report Generator Modules)
used during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympics Winter Games.
Main Activities:
Coordinate and ensure timely provision of the applications.
Ensure delivered applications are in accordance to specifications by defining and performing Delivery
Acceptance and Integration tests based on Functional Descriptions.
Configure and administer applications, update packages, configuration files, etc. and register and
maintain them in the Change and Configuration Management tool.
Report all defects, arrange their satisfying correction and oversee the progress of application
development/customization.
Work closely with all stakeholders and involved parties to coordinate new installations
Work closely with User Representatives to gather user acceptance
Manage a small group of testers, coordinating their priorities and workload
Undertake corrective action as necessary to ensure project success; identifying risks that may impact
the schedule or quality of any delivery
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Jose Luis Chavez
Produce Technical Descriptions of the managed applications describing the architecture, configuration
and implementation.
Design Maintenance Systems Inc. North Vancouver, Canada www.desmaint.com
Software Testing Engineer / Jr. Developer Jun 2002 April 2008
Main Achievements:
Develop and execute test plans and installation programs for several versions of MAINTelligence, the
company s flagship product.
Provide inside technical support for sales and professional services.
Main Activities:
Create and execute Test Plans, scenarios and scripts.
Configure and maintain hardware and software to execute test plans.
Reproduce, report and track of bugs found. Run regression tests of fixed bugs.
Create the new versions for testing and distribution.
Write Installation programs for the new product versions
Write technical documentation and Installation Guides.
Develop Lab Drivers for data import.
Assist Sales and Professional Services with technical specifications, load scopes and implementation strategies
Orbital Technologies Inc. Vancouver, Canada www.orbitaltech.com
Software Testing Engineer Feb 1999 Nov 2001
Main Achievements:
Develop and execute test plans for several projects with major customers like Microsoft, Adobe, Real
Networks and Simba Technologies.
Develop multilingual Visual Basic Wizards for Office, their help and installation.
Main Activities:
Create and execute Test Plans, test suites and test cases based on the Product Specifications for large and
small projects under several technologies, like database access, ODBC driver SDK products, and format
converters.
Configure and maintain hardware and software to execute test plans.
Reproduce, report and track of all the bugs found. Run regression tests of fixed bugs.
Keep control of the source code and create the deliverables for each milestone.
Set the hardware and software requirements for the test lab.
Develop applications under VBA in Office.
ITESO University Guadalajara, Mexico
Education and
1992 B. Sc. Computer Systems Engineer.
Professional
ITESM University Guadalajara, Mexico
Development
1993 Software Engineering Diploma Course (post graduate accreditation in software Engineering)
Software Productivity Centre Vancouver, B.C.
2000 Software Testing in the Real World.
Multi-Hat Training Vancouver, B.C.
2004 XML Fundamentals
2007 Administering Microsoft SQL Server
British Columbia Institute of Technology Vancouver, B.C.
2007 2008 Intermediate Java Development
Available upon request.
References
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