Project Test Cases
Resume:
Earl Larch
Skype ID: eddielarch**
************@*****.***
Honorable Discharged From the United States Marine Corp
CAREER OBJECTIVE:
I am looking for a challenging position where I can use the skills and experience that I acquired through my professional and personal lives. To provide consolidated business and technology services within a systems development environment; utilize core project management and business systems analysis skills to facilitate the business requirements, produce quality business and technical documents demonstrate strong client relationship management and negotiate successful delivery of projects.
SUMMARY:
Senior Software QA tester with full system development lifecycle experience, including designing, developing and implementing test plans, test cases and test processes fueling swift corrective actions, significant cost savings and fault-free audits for various environment.
Excellent Team player to work in conjunction with testers (QA), developers and other team members in validation and testing of complex project scenarios and in the maintenance of Quality Standards of projects.
Experience in POS testing, Systems testing/ User Acceptance Testing and testing support a proven track record of negotiating, building and managing strategic relationships.
Experience in Test Planning, creation of Test Strategy, Design and execution of Test Cases, Defect Management and Reporting. Experience in Data Center migration of various environments.
Proficient knowledge in various types of Software Testing such as Unit testing, Integrated testing, System Testing,, Performance Testing, Stress Testing, Load Testing, Data Driven Testing, system integration testing, Continuous Integrated Testing Back end Testing and Regression Testing
Advise the Program, Project, and Business Sponsor Teams on the impact of Change requests on existing functionalities, business processes to effectively manage the resistance to new ideas, technologies, whereby exercising effective and efficient Change control.
An Out-of-the-box, logical, and critical thinker, and an excellent listener, advising the Senior Leadership and Business SME (Subject Matter Experts) on the most appropriate User Experience, keeping in mind the achievement of the required functionalities for the full Project life cycle, within the given Time, resource, and cost constraints on concurrent projects.
Excellent Project Management Skills which include effectively dealing with people (both internal and external) and managing technical teams.
Experience in Risk Management and Release Management.
Ability to quickly learn and adapt to various business systems and IT processes relating to requirements gathering, testing, change management, and overall project implementation
Excellent time management and organizational skills;
Highly proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Visio, AML, MS Project, COBOL, and RPG
ACCOMPLISHED:
Successfully saved the Project and IT staff members at Computrex, while stepping in as the Manager from a programmer role.
Successfully regenerated the source code of a very important program that was destroyed due to conversion of a newer system for R.R. Donnelly and Sons.
Successfully installed the COTS package that handles all Import and Export supply parts for Boeing.
Recognition for my outstanding performance and invaluable contribution in the TCS negotiations at Boeing
Over exceeded milestone on replacement of Windows 2003 Servers; resulted in saving an annual saving of 4.1 million dollars a year for Southwest Airlines.
Developed Credit Cash process system for City University.
EXPERIENCE:
Contractor) Mar 2017 – Dec 2017
Project Manager – As400 Environment (Plano, TX)
Responsible for OS system upgrades on all +200 LPARs for BofA iSeries environments while identified, analyzed and managed project risk and issues for each upgrades for their mortgage and credit card processing systems..
Responsible for handling all aspect of Project Management activities for all Disaster Recovery exercises for all LPARs for BofA.
Built project schedules as it related to activities associated with deliverables and work products for the Guardium Security Project for all of BofA LPARs.
Produced project status reports, managed the team and resolved day-to-day issues with emphasis on SDLC.
Led teams across broad technical, financial and business disciplines. Focused teams on business objectives and tracked progress to ensure project milestones were completed on time, on budget and with the desired results.
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CONSULTANT FRIM (DTCC) JAN 2017 – April 2017
Sr. QA Analyst (Coppell, TX)
Developed and executed test cases in HP Quality Center for System Testing and User Accepting Testing (UAT). ( For entire project)
Created test data using SQL to retrieve valid data for testing for loans, loan services, Application Testing and mortgages
Managed defects using Defect module of HP Quality Center.
Created defect reports using Dashboard module of HP Quality Center as required.
Managed automated and manual test cases in HP Quality Center.
Responsible for insuring software releases and documentation meet requirements, are installed correctly, and execute with quality
CONSULTANT FRIM (BRINKER & CHASE) June 2016- Nov 2016
Sr. Project Manager /QA Analyst - as400 environment (Dallas, TX)
Responsible for OS system upgrades on all +200 LPARs for BofA iSeries environments while identified, analyzed and managed project risk and issues for each upgrade.
Responsible for SLDC for their mortgage, credit cards and payment processing system.
Responsible for handling all aspect of Project Management activities for all Disaster Recovery exercises for all LPARs for BofA.
Built project schedules as it related to activities associated with deliverables and work products for the Guardium Security Project for all of BofA LPARs.
Produced project status reports, managed the team and resolved day-to-day issues with emphasis on SDLC.
Led teams across broad technical, financial and business disciplines. Focused teams on business objectives and tracked progress to ensure project milestones were completed on time, on budget and with the desired results.
Responsible for OS system upgrades on all +200 LPARs for BofA iSeries environments while identified, analyzed and managed project risk and issues for each upgrade.
Responsible for SLDC for their mortgage, credit cards and payment processing system.
Responsible for handling all aspect of Project Management activities for all Disaster Recovery exercises for all LPARs for BofA.
Built project schedules as it related to activities associated with deliverables and work products for the Guardium Security Project for all of BofA LPARs.
Produced project status reports, managed the team and resolved day-to-day issues with emphasis on SDLC.
Led teams across broad technical, financial and business disciplines. Focused teams on business objectives and tracked progress to ensure project milestones were completed on time, on budget and with the desired results.
Responsible for OS system upgrades on all +200 LPARs for BofA iSeries environments while identified, analyzed and managed project risk and issues for each upgrade.
Responsible for SLDC for their mortgage, credit cards and payment processing system.
Responsible for handling all aspect of Project Management activities for all Disaster Recovery exercises for all LPARs for BofA.
Built project schedules as it related to activities associated with deliverables and work products for the Guardium Security Project for all of BofA LPARs.
Produced project status reports, managed the team and resolved day-to-day issues with emphasis on SDLC.
Led teams across broad technical, financial and business disciplines. Focused teams on business objectives and tracked progress to ensure project milestones were completed on time, on budget and with the desired results.
Responsible for OS system upgrades on all +200 LPARs for BofA iSeries environments while identified, analyzed and managed project risk and issues for each upgrade.
Responsible for SLDC for their mortgage, credit cards and payment processing system.
Responsible for handling all aspect of Project Management activities for all Disaster Recovery exercises for all LPARs for BofA.
Built project schedules as it related to activities associated with deliverables and work products for the Guardium Security Project for all of BofA LPARs.
Produced project status reports, managed the team and resolved day-to-day issues with emphasis on SDLC.
Led teams across broad technical, financial and business disciplines. Focused teams on business objectives and tracked progress to ensure project milestones were completed on time, on budget and with the desired results.
Developed test plans and scripts for the Handhelds Devices (iPads), POS and new interrogation software.
Major project for CHASE was to manage and test the new credit cards systems for Chevron and Marriott in an agile environment.
Analyzing the internal and external processes, dependencies, SOPs, interfaces, and, mapping them to specific business needs, objectives and desired functionalities.
Responsible and accountable for the coordinated management of multiple related projects directed toward strategic business and other organizational objectives.
Build credibility, establish rapport, and maintain communication with stakeholders at multiple levels, including those external to the organization.
Responsible for insuring software releases and documentation meet requirements, are installed correctly, and execute with quality
Managed cost budget to allocate overall cost estimate to individual tasks.
Developed resource plan and confirm staff for projects for their Handhelds in the California Market.
Planned project deliverables, creating timelines, tracking and reporting team status using MS Project.
Led teams across broad technical, financial and business disciplines. Focused teams on business objectives and tracked progress to ensure project milestones were completed on time, on budget and with the desired results.
Consultant Firm (Southwest AIRLINES) June 2014 – June 2016
Sr. Project Manager /QA Analyst (Dallas, TX)
Analyzing the as-is and the to-be systems for accurate file/ data transfer utilities/ protocols for loans, applications interfaces and credit card system.
Analyzing the internal and external processes, dependencies, SOPs, interfaces, and, mapping them to specific business needs, objectives and desired functionalities.
Responsible and accountable for the coordinated management of multiple related projects directed toward strategic business and other organizational objectives.
Build credibility, establish rapport, and maintain communication with stakeholders at multiple levels, including those external to the organization.
Managed cost budget to allocate overall cost estimate to individual tasks.
Developed resource plan and confirm staff for projects once the PBM Request Categorization and Prioritization forms are approved by the Release Manager.
Planned project deliverables, creating timelines, tracking and reporting team status using MS Project.
Led teams across broad technical, financial and business disciplines. Focused teams on business objectives and tracked progress to ensure project milestones were completed on time, on budget and with the desired results.
Spearheaded the management of full development lifecycle, led cross-functional teams through research, analysis, product development, pricing strategy, forecasting and purchasing for the Data Center.
Maintain continuous alignment of program scope with strategic business objectives, and make recommendations to modify the program to enhance effectiveness toward the business result or strategic intent.
Responsible and accountable for the coordinated management of multiple related projects directed toward strategic business and other organizational objectives.
Managed budget for the organization to influence organization's financial profitability
Rent-A-Center *Lead QA for entire porject July 2013 - June 2014
QA Lead/PM/BA –AS400 Environment) (Plano, TX)
Developed and executed test cases in HP Quality Center for System Testing and User Accepting Testing (UAT) for their E-Commence system, POS, As400, Middleware, Security, Data Ware Housing and Web interfacing systems.
4 to 6 years of experience with Manual and Automated Testing. Managed defects using Defect module of HP Quality Center and other reporting tools.
Created defect reports using Dashboard module of HP Quality Center as required. Oversaw the development as a Project Manager and conducted all testing within a Java, Soap, and XML and Web Sphere environment.
Managed automated and manual test cases in HP Quality Center.
Exported test cases from excel to HP Quality Center using the MS Excel Add in.
Coordinated in execution of automated testing where used HP QTP tool.
Analyzed and documented the existing systems’ architecture to facilitate an accurate assessment of dependencies between different applications, databases, and impacted functionalities.
Analyzed Business, System requirements and Test Requirements Document (TRD) that are being loaded in HP Quality Center.
Responsible for insuring software releases and documentation meet requirements, are installed correctly, and execute with quality
Coordinated in execution of Automated Testing and Manual Testing where used HP QTP tool.
Analyze and document the existing systems’ architecture to facilitate an accurate assessment of dependencies between different applications, databases, and impacted functionalities.
Managed project documentation/ versioning using MS SharePoint.
Developed User Case documentation associated swim lanes, T-bars, Functional Road Maps, create Master Test Plan, Test Scripts, Trace Matrix documentation, Defect Reports.
Created detailed and clear Documentation of desired enhancements to ensure accurate mapping and integration with different dependent systems, both internal and external, to Business processes to achieve maximum efficiency to allow maximum automation and great user experience for both, external, as well as internal users.
Accurately document the As-is business processes to facilitate analysis, comparison, and mapping with desired to-be solutions, duly capturing the Gaps, by creating the to-be Process flow diagrams, data-flows and Use Cases.
Wrote the Requirements and Functional Specification Documents for projects related to data loads, benefits and adjudication for the Mobile App, POS and Online Catalog
Responsible for keeping the project on track, tracking milestone and updating project plans
Lead cross-functional work sessions with both the business and IT customers to capture shareholders needs and required system requirements/features.
Oversaw the development in a Java, SOAP, XML, C++ and WebSphere environment.
Analyzed and documented the business processes related to the project
Bank of America Feb 2013 – June 2013
QA Lead/SA -As400 Environment (Richardson TX)
Developed and executed test cases in HP Quality Center for System Testing and User Accepting Testing (UAT). ( For entire project)
Created test data using SQL to retrieve valid data for testing for loans, loan services, Application Testing credit card processing system and mortgages
Managed defects using Defect module of HP Quality Center.
Created defect reports using Dashboard module of HP Quality Center as required.
Managed automated and manual test cases in HP Quality Center.
Drive all aspects of IT Project, Program and Portfolio activities for 30 applications, including collaborating and coordinating across all IT and business segments.
Responsible for keeping the project on track, tracking milestone and updating project plans.
Define project work plan, resources needs and timeline for IT projects.
Develops and applies specialized knowledge within own discipline
Developed HLD and LLD Documents for mortgage and credit card processing system.
Developed BRD documents for various projects.
Developed proficient High Level Business Requirements, functional requirements, test plans and test scripts.
Create SQL queries to extract data from various databases.
Citi Nov 2012 – Mar 2013
Program Manager/ SA (Dallas, TX)
Spearheaded the management of full product development lifecycle aspects of IT Project, Program and Portfolio activities for 30 applications, including collaborating and coordinating across all IT and business segments.
Responsible for keeping the project on track, tracking milestone and updating project plans.
Define project work plan, resources needs and timeline for IT projects.
Developed HLD and LLD Documents for various projects
Oversaw cost estimates, critical path activities, phase-based milestones, and resource requirements for the successful completion of each phase of all of their 3rd party financial projects that interfaced with their mortgage and credit card system.
Held day-to-day accountability for maintaining project/quality plans, tracking activities against milestones, monitoring costs, and proactively shifting resources to drive project to on-time and on-budget completion.
Developed project plans and worked with vendor for new product launch for credit scores
AAFES July 2012 – November 2012
QA Lead- As400 Environment (Grapevine, TX)
Carries out various methods of testing including manual, batch and automated to test application/infrastructure changes and correlate them to the business solution for the e-Commence, POS Application, Credit Card Processing System and Mobile App System.
Utilizes established processes and tools in the creation of test plans, test scripts and test cases
Developed and managed data and track defects along with creating defect reports and charts.
Analyze Business, System requirements and Test Requirements Document (TRD) that are being loaded in HP Quality Center.
Wrote and executed test cases in HP Quality Center for System Testing and User Accepting Testing (UAT).
Developed test data using the AS400 and SQL.
Managed defects using Defect module of HP Quality Center.
Created defect reports using Dashboard module of HP Quality Center as required.
Managed automated and manual test cases in HP Quality Center.
Exported test cases from excel to HP Quality Center using the MS Excel Add in.
Coordinated in execution of automated testing where used HP QTP tool.
Developed and mentor team other QA team.
CVS/Caremark March 2011 – January 2013
QA /BA - As400 Environment (Richardson, TX)
Wrote and executed test cases in for the AS400 using Query for System Testing and User Accepting Testing (UAT).
Pulled tested data from various databases using AS400 SQL.
Performed all testing for various reports and the RxClaim systems and POS system.
Demonstrated expert competency in the requirements management processes and quality assurance testing process.
Worked remote nightly as a Project Manager/Quality Analyst for the offshore team from July 2012 to January 2013.
Developed User Case documentation which included swim lanes, T-bars, Functional Road Maps.
Wrote the Requirements and Functional Specification Documents for projects related to data loads, benefits and adjudication and POS system in an Agile and Waterfall Environment.
Ensured that user stories are good, has business values and story points and ensured user stories acceptance criteria.
Developed queries and developed SQL code to create reports and validate testing.
Proficiently helped development teams to break down large user stories for execution.
Conducted Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions to develop and agree upon system that focus upon the business requirements.
Participated regularly in walkthroughs and Review meetings with Project Managers, QA engineers and Development team.
Ensured clients confidence and prevented slippage of issues by serving as an onsite coordinator during critical phases of the project.
Boeing October 2004 – February 2011
Business System Manager/PM/QA
* As a business system manager I managed 13 subsystems, I was also in charge of all testing within those subsystems, I worked hand in hand with the user community.
Spearheaded the management of full product development lifecycle, led cross-functional teams through research, analysis, product development, pricing strategy, forecasting and purchasing. Monitored all phases of inventory and maintained awareness of status including backorders, surplus and obsolete.
Lead and managed all key deliverables for the Export, import and International systems.
Communicate with Line of Business, Operations and Testing Areas, Marketing, Technology Teams, and Vendors.
Create and monitor progress of project collateral including but not limited to project plans, business requirements, scoping statements, testing strategy, testing plans, project budgets, and communication plans.
Manage change within project regarding scope, budget, time and quality.
Manual and automation testing using DOORS, TIBCO, Apache and HP Quality Center
Interfaced with business users to define and update Business Process Requirements (BPR) and Software System Requirements (SSR).
Responsible for the Application Development Life Cycle and the ability to lead efforts in implementing life cycle practices.
CLEARANCES:
Secret (Boeing)
Top Secret (USMC)
Bank Bonded (5 banks)
DOD secret Clearance
EDUCATION:
Master of Business Administration November 2010
Concentration: Accounting & Project Management Keller Graduate School of Business
Bachelor of Science: Technical Management March 2008
Concentration: Project Management DeVry University
Associate in Arts Degree June 1995
Concentration: Computer Information Systems Bellevue Community College
Project Management Certification April 2005
Concentration: Project Management University of Washington
SKILLS:
Methodologies / Process Model: UML, RUP, Waterfall, Agile,
Hardware/Software:
IBM iSeries AS/400
COBOL/II
JCL
TSO/ISPF
DOORS
IBM 3090/4831 MVS/XA
COBOL/400
CL
DFDSS/HSM
MS Office
4341 VM/VSE
DB2/400 & DB2
WFL
MSA/GL
PeopleSoft
Unisys
RPG & RPG IV
Embedded SQL
CANDE
MS Access
HP3000
SAS
EDI400
CICS
MS PowerPoint
Oracle
SYNON
TCP/IP
Turnover
JD Edwards
Query & Query/400
ALDON
DDS
Strategy
Clear Case
AS/400 Utilities
PKMS
DFU
Visio
SQL
DMSII
CLIST
SDA
MS Project
LINUX
Remedy
Service Now
JIRA
Share Point
HP Quality Center ALM
Other Specialty Training Received
MS Project Scheduling
Risk Management
Change Management
Programming (Cobol & RPG3,4)
AS/400 Utilities and Debug
Embedded SQL
Security Administration (RACF)
SYSON
Project Management
Resource Planning
Network Administration
Visual Basic Programming
Health Care Management
Doors Administration
Linux System Administration
Mortgage Banking Development
Insurance Development
Retail Sales & Supply Chain Development
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