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Most Recent Job Title: Test Director
Most Recent Employer: EDS
Career Level: Senior (Non-Manager)
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Over 18: Yes
Education: Masters
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William (Bill) R. Tarr II
Royal Oak, MI 48067
- abpwbm@r.postjobfree.com
Information Technology Project Manager / Test Manager
Information Technology Professional with more than 15 years of project management
experience. Strong process focus, technical background, and leadership skills. Experienced
across all phases of the software development and project management life cycles. Able to
step in at any project phase, adapt to the situation, provide a fresh perspective, and
drive forward to successful completion. Experienced at effectively leading virtual and
global teams. Effective communicator able to explain complex concepts and ideas to non-
technical individuals.
Application Test Management Application Development Management Implementation Management
Professional Experience
Electronic Data Systems
(EDS), Various Southeast Michigan Locations1984 - 2008
Test Director, EDS Global Testing Practice (2002 - 2008)
Provided managed IT testing services to segments of a major automotive manufacturer.
These testing services were critical to ensuring quality products during the timely
completion of EDS projects.
Provided management, oversight, and direction for global teams delivering managed testing
services to as many as 15 simultaneous testing engagements (projects) with a total testing
staff size of 10 to 45.
Led a leveraged global team of 15 to 40 testing resources for a major plant floor system.
Created estimates and proposals for potential testing services needs.
Created and/or reviewed high-level testing-related project artifacts (test strategies,
test plans, testing metrics, testing progress reports, and testing final
reports/conclusions).
Participated in the refinement of the organization's CMMI Level 3 compliant processes.
Trained and mentored new test managers.
Pursuit Leader and Engagement Leader, EDS Global Testing Organization (GTO) (2001 - 2002)
Responsible as a first point of contact for GTO's prospective customers and GTO
personnel. Led teams to the successful completion of GTO engagements. Managed two
concurrent active engagements while performing as-needed pursuit activities.
Acted as the internal EDS "client-facing" representative of GTO.
Identified project-specific cost-effective testing approaches and solutions.
Determined testing scope, schedule, and cost, then created and presented statements of
work (internal proposals) for potential GTO testing engagements.
Led teams to the successful completion of GTO engagements (testing-focused projects),
with schedule, scope, and financial responsibilities.
Created standard and appropriately scaled project management artifacts for each
engagement (schedule, communication plan, issues and risks log, constraints, progress
reports, etc.).
Created and/or reviewed project technical deliverables, such as test plans, test cases,
progress reports, defect reports, and final reports.
Recommended and implemented GTO process improvements.
Lead Test Specialist, EDS (2000 - 2001)
Provided testing subject matter expert support and coordinated the work of a small team
of test specialists as part of a team that deployed a CMM Level 3 compliant software
process set to the GMS organization.
Interpreted EDS process set from a testing perspective for use in the local organization
Implemented local process improvements and put them in place through project level
mentoring and incremental improvement.
Led the organization to meeting CMM Level 3 software testing goals through a successful
SCAMPI assessment with little undesirable project productivity impact.
Provided informal training and mentoring of fellow test specialists.
Assisted in the areas closely related to testing, such as requirements gathering.
Identified project-specific cost-effective testing approaches and solutions.
Trained and mentored project managers and fellow test specialists in including product
quality in their project plans and approach.
Overcame long-standing negative process compliance perceptions and instilled an
expectation for planned, managed, and measured software testing activities.
Testing Coordinator and Testing Manager, EDS (1997 - 2000)
Provided coordination and management of the testing activities for various releases of a
major materials management system. The testing team consisted of 20 to 35 application
experts and developers at six separate application development locations.
Developed local test management processes.
Developed high-level project testing schedules.
Coordinated the system testing and UAT activities of development teams in North America,
Europe, and Brazil, ensuring adherence to schedule.
Tracked problems to resolution.
Provided regular communication to management of status, progress, and issues
Reviewed testing artifacts and verified that they were tools for ensuring software
product quality.
Helped avoid unacceptable delays in a very aggressive and time-critical project
development schedule through successful and timely execution of the testing activities.
Implementation Process Expert (IPE), EDS (1995 - 1997)
Led the successful implementation of a major materials management system for six
automotive component plants and provided oversight for four additional plant
implementations.
Coordinated and monitored critical aspects of the system implementation process.
Trained site implementation teams about the system implementation process.
Ensured conversion plans and processes were followed, accurately updated, and coordinated
between the application project teams and the site implementation teams.
Documented issues as they arose and managed their resolution.
Ensured that a regular, open dialog was maintained between the site and the project
throughout the 20+ week conversion process
Held daily status conference calls during periods of critical project activities
Worked as a member of the team that defined the local implementation processes.
Trained and mentored several of the new members of the IPE team as it grew and the duties
evolved.
Project Manager, Infrastructure Team Lead, Systems Engineer, EDS (1984 - 1995)
Provided many project management and software engineering services for EDS clients at
multiple sites.
Led the development and implementation of application development standards and
environments for a major application development project, resulting in a common
development approach and environment used by multiple teams in North America and Brazil.
Led the construction and deployment phase activities for multiple projects.
Helped develop and present an organizational metrics training workshop.
Developed estimates for major system enhancements.
Provided general SE support to a wide range of seat engineering and business customers.
Other Relevant Experience
Prior Information Technology experience available upon request
EDUCATION
M.S
. in Computer and Information Science, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan
B.A
. in Mathematics, Blackburn College, Carlinville, Illinois
CERTIFICATIONS
ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualifications Board) Foundation Level, 2007
SKILLS
Project Management: Project estimating, planning, execution, and close down; Management
of scope, risks, issues, cost, quality, human resources, and time; Communications;
Detailed planning and scheduling through the use of work breakdown structures and
productivity measures; Quantitative progress measures
Software Development Processes: Waterfall, Overlapping waterfall, iterative development,
incremental development, spiral
Productivity / Desktop Tools: Microsoft Office Suite, MS Outlook, MS Project, MS Access,
MS Visio
Testing Tools: HP/Mercury Quality Center (formerly TestDirector), Functional modeling
(Critical Logic's Right From The Start), HP/Mercury LoadRunner
Software Languages: Visual Basic, XML, SQL, Strong mainframe background (PL/I, COBOL,
FORTRAN, RPG2, PASCAL, BASIC, ISPF, TSO, TSO CLIST, REXX, JCL, OCL, SCI), plus a reading
knowledge of C and C variants, Java, HTML
Hardware Platforms: Windows/MS-DOS based PCs, IBM mainframe computers, IBM AS/400, TI 990
Technologies delivered through project involvement: 2-tiered and 3-tiered solutions,
.NET, client-server, SOA, Oracle, Endeca, OO, Sharepoint, Automated regression testing
using HP/Mercury Quick Test Pro (formerly WinRunner)
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