Engineer Quality

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

. ** years expertise in Quality Assurance, administration, Auditing,

documentation, and training in manual and automated software testing

systems, as well as system design and onsite production support.

. Extensive testing, debugging, trouble-shooting, and documentation skills;

a broad and progressive growth into systems engineering and project

administration; and a strong, demonstrated commitment to User Interface

and the delivery of quality products.

. Created SQL queries to verify Database updates and reloads.

. Used many automated Test and Quality tools including HP Quality Center,

Load Runner and Win Runner, Mingle (Agile Quality tool), and Rational

tools.

. Experienced in analysis, design, development, front-end and back-end

testing of large-scale databases and Governmental systems.

. Demonstrated record of accomplishment of implementing solutions for all

phases of large-scale system development from initial requirements

gathering, design, development and testing through to deployment on

Internet, mainframe, PC and network testing and integration.

CLEARANCES: DoD SECRET, US Public Trust

CERTIFICATIONS:

Security+, CompTIA exp. 11/2015

ISO 9001, 2000 Quality Auditor

SEI CMMI Peer Review Leader

LM 21 Operating Excellence 6 Sigma Greenbelt

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Artel Inc., Columbia, MD

08/2012 - 05/2013

Senior Test Engineer (Through Softworld Inc., Vienna, VA)

. Performed Testing and Independent Validation and Verification (IV & V)

on new and upgraded Communication systems for the Defense Information

Systems Agency (DISA) at Fort Meade, MD.

. Reviewed Data Transfer Specifications and Sample Data files for use in

System testing.

. Created and executed Test Cases for User and Acceptance testing of the

product.

Maxim Healthcare, Columbia, MD

08/2011 - 11/2011

Senior Quality Engineer (Through Sogeti USA LLC, Baltimore, MD) (3 Month

contract)

. Performed Testing, Auditing and Independent Validation and Verification

(IV & V) of the new and upgraded versions of MyMaximConnect.com, a .Net

software, web-based User Interface between 50,000 users in the field and

Corporate Headquarters.

. Used Mingle, an Agile/scrum software to manage the progress of the

software testing and releases.

. Created Test Cases for User and Acceptance testing of Client Compliance

Courses.

. Wrote deficiency reports for the developers to upgrade the product.

Business Transformation Institute, Columbia, MD

06/2011 - 07/2011

Senior Process Engineer (2 Month contract)

. Performed testing of the current and the new and upgraded versions of

Nymbul BPM, a mobile business processing module.

. Created Test Cases for User and Acceptance testing of the product.

. Wrote documentation and created deficiency reports for better

understanding and improvement of the product.

Quadrant, Inc., Herndon, VA

10/2010 - 11/2010

Quality Engineer / Tester (2 Month contract)

U.S. Army - Publications Requirements Tracking Application, Rockville, MD

. Performed initial manual testing of new features, identified missing

test cases and refined existing scripts for Modularity and automation

purposes.

. Debugged, Audited, and measured the performance of the implemented

features in UNIX.

. Designed and developed detailed test procedure specifications under

Agile/scrum framework.

. Created SQL queries to verify results of testing on IBM Mainframe.

Van Dyke Technology Group, Inc., Columbia, MD

08/2010 - 09/2010

Software Engineer / Tester, National Security Agency, Fort Meade, MD. (2

Month contract)

. Created and evaluated test plans and requirements for testing the Cross

Domain Authentication and Authorization Service (CDAAS).

Transportation Safety Administration, Annapolis Junction, MD

10/2009 - 11/2009

Quality Engineer (through Ultimate Staffing, Frederick, MD) (2 Month

contract)

. Performed Independent Validation and Verification (IV & V) for

Transportation Safety Administration on the Secure Flight Program.

Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems & Solutions, Gaithersburg, MD

09/2003 - 01/2009

Quality Analyst on the US Mint, Treasury Department contract, Washington,

DC.

. Functioned as CM lead while creating and performing Quality Audits on

production systems.

. Created Requirement Test Matrix (RTM) to verify test results.

. Used HP Quality Center to track defects and schedule Requirements

testing.

Test Lead on the HUD - Ginnie Mae contract, Rockville, MD.

. Created and performed Test cases and Business Requirements Documents for

the Government National Mortgage Association Reporting and Feedback

System, a web based application in C++ that served Real Estate investment

regulation and Data Warehousing for the Government.

. Performed User Acceptance Testing and Tested for Section 508 compliance.

Quality Engineer on the MDNTB program, Crystal City, VA.

. Performed Quality Process Audits, work product inspections, and incoming

hardware and software quality inspections for an SEI CMMI level 5

project.

. Performed testing of system upgrades on UNIX platform.

. Created reports, authored documentation, and facilitated software reviews

as well as contributing to Scrum sessions to keep the development effort

on schedule.

Quality Engineer on the AEHF program, Gaithersburg, MD.

. Performed ISO Audits, Test case Runs for Record, detailed design reviews,

Root Cause Analyses and prepared Quarterly Audit reports on an SEI CMM

level 3 operation support system.

. Participated in an Agile programming effort to create a Rapid Development

Prototype of the Ground control interface on the IBM mainframe.

. Used Mercury LoadRunner to simulate interface traffic between Ground and

Satellite.

Spherion Corporation, Linthicum, MD

06/2003 - 07/2003

Test Engineer

. Performed testing of a very large scale US Government Health Care Oracle

Database on IBM Mainframe.

. Created, updated, imported and linked test cases into Rational Test

Manager and Requisite Pro.

. Performed ETL on HIGLAS Database upgrade and transfer of data.

. Created SQL queries to verify test data.

Lockheed Martin Information Technology, Rockville, MD

09/2002 - 11/2002

Test Engineer- GPS 2F

. Used Mercury automated test software to script, conduct, and report on

developmental code.

. Supported Test engineering for Functional System Qualification Test of

the software baseline.

. Performed User Acceptance Testing and Tested for Section 508 compliance.

Internal Revenue Service, New Carrollton, MD

05/2002 - 07/2002

QA Analyst/Test Engineer/Quality Consultant (Contractor - P.S.S., Inc.)

. IRS Business Systems Modernization Program, reviewed documentation and

created Audit checklists. Prepared material for executive briefings.

Raytheon Co., Falls Church, VA

01/2001 - 04/2002

Principle QA Engineer

. QE on the Global Hawk UAV project, performed Quality Audits and reviewed

project status reports in support of the corporation's successful effort

to attain SEI CMM levels 2 and 3 status.

. Performed Quality Engineering Audits on the Control Trailer for

installation of Remote control hardware and software.

Unisys Corp., MD/VA/DC 12/1998

- 03/2000

Sr. Information Systems Specialist, QA Analyst/Test Engineer

. Performed I V & V of Business Continuity and Contingency Plans; evaluated

documentation, and provided briefing materials for various Year 2000

tests and readiness exercises for the U.S. Treasury Department and the

Agriculture Department

. Created LAN Standards Documentation for publication and dissemination on

the Decennial Census Web for the Census Bureau

. Quality Assurance Analyst and Test Engineer on the U.S. Postal Service

Year 2000 contract Responsible for the I V & V of Web-based software and

other changes that were made to Postal systems to ensure Year 2000

functionality. Performed and supervised software tests on C++ and UNIX

programs, Oracle and O-O databases.

Computer Data Systems, Inc. (CDSI), Rockville, MD

05/1997 - 12/1998

Quality Manager, U.S. Department of Education Direct Student Loan contract

. Coordinated all Quality control activities, including Audits and process

evaluations.

. Supervised the staff, which investigated problems and tested all Web-

based programs.

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES:

Platforms: O/S: Windows NT, 2K, XP, IBM OS/390, MVS, AIX, Honeywell 6000,

Unisys 1100

Databases: DM IV, DB2

Test Types: User Acceptance Testing, Real Time Testing, System Verification

Testing, Program Verification Testing, Functional Verification Testing,

Unit Verification Testing, Build Verification Testing, Product Verification

Testing, Design Verification Testing, Migration and Integration Testing,

Communication protocol Testing, QA Testing, Security Verification &

Testing, Performance Testing, Threshold Testing, White Box Testing, Black

Box Testing, API Interface Testing.

Testing / QA Tools: Mercury QTP, WinRunner, LoadRunner, Rational

Software Tools, Languages, Products: COBOL, FORTRAN, CICS, JCL, SQL, ACF2,

DOORS, MS OFFICE, MS FRONTPAGE, ADOBE ACROBAT

EDUCATION:

University of Maryland, College Park 1982

B. S., Geography, Double minor in Mathematics and Business Management

Continued Computer Science studies, UMCP for one year post graduation.

Additional Training:

Quality Auditing, Lotus Notes Administration, Lotus Notes Programming,

UNIX, COBOL, DM-IV database programming, Job Control Language, Executive

Control Language, Stream Generation, Performance Evaluation, Log Analysis

Interpretation, and System Performance Measurement classes.

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