VIRGINIA LEWIS

Gilbert, AZ 480-***-**** ac64ek@r.postjobfree.com linkedin.com/in/virginia-lewis-64bb41148

STRATEGIC QUALITY ASSURANCE PROFESSIONAL

Strong track record of delivering accurate QA estimates, meeting strict project deadlines on time, and within budget.

Proven capacity to adapt rapidly and utilize new methods, systems, and technology.

Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.

Able to quickly identify and evaluate viable alternatives to resolve issues and mitigate risks in a logical manner.

Confirmed ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, independently or leading a team.

Effective communication, listening, and negotiating skills combined with the ability to establish and maintain rapport with all levels of stakeholders.

Solid knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Agile, Iterative development, Capability Maturity Model Integrated (CMMI).

Recognized history of applying extra effort to get projects completed accurately and on time.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

10 + years of experience with Software Testing / Quality Assurance (QA) in Waterfall and Agile environments

10 + years of experience with Datawarehouse/ETL Testing

10 + years of experience with MS SQL Server, Oracle

5 years of experience with UNIX VI editor

5 years of experience with Plainview

5 years of experience with Rally

5 years of experience with Toad Datapoint/Automated manual test scripts

5 years of experience with Informatic PowerCenter DVO

6 years of experience with Jira

1 year of experience with ETL

1 year of experience with HP ALM

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

American Airlines, Tempe, AZ 2013 - 2018

Quality Assurance Engineer

Provide testing planning and execution in support of the Data Engineering Development team, to certify that the code changes/enhancements/additions meet business and technical requirements.

Reached a level of Ha Agile Maturity.

Managed data warehouse, dimensional data mart, and enterprise report testing.

Participates in the requirements process with the user community on UAT (user acceptance testing) definition and develops detailed documentation to facilitate testing the transition from mapping through productionalization of data repositories.

Design and implement test strategy and develop estimates for complex test projects

Create and prioritize test cases for large/complex projects, including identification of risks and dependencies

Coordinate test case review sessions with business users and development teams

Excellent skills in communicating defects, test results and any other issues/concerns

Participates in design meetings, risk analysis meetings

Provides leadership and mentoring to junior staff, interns, and business testers

Monitor common business specific quality measurement frameworks and track improvement against predefined metrics.

Plan and deploy software testing and project management processes based on the current company/QMO methodologies.

US Airways, Tempe, AZ 2012 - 2013

Quality Assurance Analyst II

Provide testing planning and execution in support of the Data Engineering Development team, to certify that the code changes/enhancements/additions meet business and technical requirements.

Managed data warehouse, dimensional data mart, and enterprise report testing.

Participates in the requirements process with the user community on UAT (user acceptance testing) definition and develops detailed documentation to facilitate testing the transition from mapping through productionalization of data repositories.

Design and implement test strategy and develop estimates for complex test projects

Create and prioritize test cases for large/complex projects, including identification of risks and dependencies

Coordinate test case review sessions with business users and development teams

Excellent skills in communicating defects, test results and any other issues/concerns

Participates in design meetings, risk analysis meetings

Provides leadership and mentoring to junior staff, interns, and business testers

Monitor common business specific quality measurement frameworks and track improvement against predefined metrics.

Plan and deploy software testing and project management processes based on the current company/QMO methodologies.

Healthway’s, (Tivity Health) Chandler, AZ 2007 - 2012

Quality Assurance Analyst

Produce and manage QA deliverables through formal project plans for .Net projects and web applications.

Work in a lead QA capacity on several projects.

Testing within an Agile development work environment

Implemented the HMM QA Lifecycle Process in the Tempe office.

Identify and allocate team resources, plan tasks, and report project status to upper management.

Identify report, track and assign errors appropriately.

Performed Functional, Compatible and Black Box testing daily.

Review and verify software requirements and design specifications.

Make Pass and or Fail decisions

Run ETL for testing purposes from SQL to Oracle.

Test estimation, planning, design, and management of scripting and execution.

Created scripts for TestComplete to run on CORE software project.

Involved in some manual QA testing of call center software application.

Edupoint Education Systems, Mesa, AZ 2006 - 2007

Quality Assurance Analyst

Quality Assurance for GENESIS School Administrative web base software application.

Tested within Waterfall and Agile model environment

Performed Black Box testing daily.

Developed and documented test cases with expected results.

Ran conversion check software to test data changes for accuracy.

Installed and deployed developer corrections via SQL 2000 to the web and process servers.

Communicated software installation, defects and enhancement request to development via Aardvark bug tracking system.

Conversion support to our internal and external customers until conversion is completed.

PREVIOUS RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Pearson School Systems - Quality Assurance Analyst

APAC Customer Services, INC - Sr. Quality Assurance Analyst

EDUCATION

Drake Business School, 15 Park Row, Manhattan, New York, NY

AA Business Administration

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