Lyndhurst, NJ *****
*********@*****.***
KAREN GREGOR
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Over 15 years of Software Testing experience.
Expertise in writing Test Strategy, Test Cases, Test Plans and User Documentation.
Completion of 4 full life implementations and Production support.
SAP certified with extensive working knowledge of SD, MM and FI modules.
Experience with Load Runner, Selenium, QTP, Java, Mainframe, Quality Center, HP ALM, Zephyr, MTM, JIRA, XML, HTML and SQL.
Implemented Guidewire, Billing and Collections module.
EXPERIENCE
CDI-IBM-AT&T, NJ
October 2016 - March 2017
Program Test Manager
•Supported program planning, schedule planning, resource assignments and estimation approval.
•Facilitated test team meetings, gathered test case execution and defect status for leadership reporting.
•Worked defects to closure, escalating when required to appropriate management.
•Interfaced with application leads for triage and war room meetings.
•Worked with end client business partners and 3rd party vendors to finalize test scope and communicate status/issues as well as testing results for End to End projects.
•Developed comprehensive IST test scenarios and plan ensuring new features operated as stated in the requirements.
PRINCETON INFORMATION EXPRESS-SCRIPTS, NJ
July 2014 - April 2016
QA Manager
•Managed a large team of offshore and onshore testers
•Implemented HP Application Lifecycle Management for Test Process and Defect tracking
•Responsible for Training of Testing Tools for Test Team and Development Teams
•Managed all phase of UAT testing, test planning and test case creation for OOP Max and Deductible interface for HCR with Vendors.
•Worked extensively in Agile and Waterfall.
•Creation of testing metrics for Leadership meetings.
•Managed project plans and budgets for all QA projects.
MCMILLAM PUBLISHING, NY
February 2013- March 2014
QA Manager
•Developed test strategies/plans that provided business stakeholders with both a detailed approach toward the QA testing effort as well as a comprehensive risk analysis, within an agile environment.
•Implementation of QA process and Testing Tools for Department.
•Manage test execution in JIRA and test tool. Worked closely with testers onshore and offshore, to build and expand regression suite.
•Creation of requirement metrics and risk analysis for all QA projects.
•Managed UAT Testing.
•Lead the functional and integration testing for the legacy interfaces.
TEKSYSTEMS – DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, VA
July 2012-February 2013
QA Manager/SAP – Secret Clearance
•Implementation of QA process for STIG review.
•Partner in the Workflow set up for JIRA.
•Managed all UAT testing, training and documentation.
•Responsible for Training of Testing Tools for Test Team and Development Teams.
•Creation of requirement metrics and risk analysis for all QA projects.
•Responsible for resource plan and budget.
•Managed project plans for all QA projects including SAP SD project.
•Lead the functional and integration testing for the legacy interfaces.
AIG, NY
April 2011-April 2012
SAP QA Manager
•Manage testing for SAP implementation of FI and SD module and other software applications.
•Creation of requirement metrics and risk analysis for all QA projects.
•In charge of budget and resource plan’s.
•Managed project plans for all QA projects on shore and off shore.
•Lead the functional and integration testing for the legacy interfaces.
•Responsible for creating test strategy, test scripts, test plans.
TEKSYSTEMS – MARKEL CORPORATION, NJ - LOCKHEED MARTIN, SC – AVAYA, NJ
June 2006- April 2011
QA Manager
•Lead a team of QA testers for all phases of Integration, project resources, project plan and environments for Guidewire Implementation of Billing and Collections.
•Using Mercury Quality Center, recorded functional requirements and designed corresponding test scripts/scenarios in order to create a traceability matrix to track test status and identify areas of potential risk.
•Helped to create user stories and participated in the daily scrum meetings.
•Lead daily test team status meetings to review outstanding defects with development teams, track overall testing effort, and identify critical path(s) for test completion.
ELIASSEN GROUP – NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, NY
February 2001- April 2006
QA Manager
•Created test plans and scripts for multiple financial system implementations. Systems include SAP SD and MM modules for Billing and Collections and Oracle 11i web console.
•Managed all UAT testing and training.
•Performed functional and integration testing of financial systems for corporate merger and compliance with IT security audits specific to the Sarbanes Oxley Act.
SHELL OIL PRODUCTS, SCOTLAND,UK
June 1998- January 2001
QA Analyst
•Created test plans and test scripts for back office banking systems, Including SAP SD, MM, FI and Treasury modules.
•Executed test scripts and created defect reports.
•Trained new hires on test case creation and testing procedures.