Project Manager Quality Assurance

Linda O. Rathbun

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Summary of Qualifications and

Skills

Highly motivated, results-oriented software quality and testing

professional seeks leadership position with responsibilities in quality,

process and/or configuration management. Experienced in all types of

software testing, project management, documentation, team leadership and

coordination.

. 15 years experience in Software Quality Assurance in all phases of life-

cycle, from requirements analysis to design, implementation,

configuration management, testing and maintenance.

. Develops test plans for integration, sanity, functional, system and

regression testing. Also back-end testing.

. Implements plans by assigns resources to tasks and vice-versa within

context of project schedules; also executes manual and automated tests

with the plan (about 50/50 mix).

. Experience with Selenium, QTP, Mercury Test Director, and QA Complete for

automation.

. Communicates effectively with developers, customer support,

implementation and management teams.

. Well-versed in Windows and UNIX environments; Oracle, Toad, SQL Server,

XML, XSD, Object Oriented, JUnit, Apache Ant, Access DBMS, ODBC, Java

J2EE, .Net, SQL, Wiki, C++, and Visual Basic, and ASP.

. Defect tracking in PVCS Tracker, Clientele, Jira, Lotus Notes,

TestDirector; Quality Center.

. Source and build control in PVCS and Perforce.

. Tested transaction processing with tools such as MAS, MEAS and FasTest.

. Created test cases and tested wireless devices such as Ipad, Motorola

Razr, Samsung Galaxy, and Iphone

. Able to work independently as well as within a team.

. Able to lead and manage teams, and to build them.

Experience

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QA Lead/Manager Clearleap Inc., Duluth, GA Sep 2008 -

Present

Serve as QA Lead and Project Manager on new development and regular

releases of core product, designing or adapting test regime based on use

cases and requirements.

. Manages and executes testing efforts on Video on Demand management and

control software;

. Manages several projects simultaneously;

. Defined project timelines and tasks; assigns work and tracks progress;

. Creates test plans, scripts, and cases for existing software and new

projects or features;

. Monitors and/or executes Sanity, Functional, Regression and System tests

on different projects.

. Guides other team members in creating new test procedures and cases and

reviews their work;

. Logs defects, monitors tracking system

. Reports on daily status of test progress.

. Configures test environments on QA servers.

. Participates in design review meetings and planning meetings.

. Represents QA at Release Readiness meetings.

. Contributed to process design and implementation.

. Manages and monitors milestones and drive projects to completion.

Associate Director Business Systems TSYS Prepaid, Alpharetta, GA

Feb 2007 - Aug 2008

TSys Prepaid provides software to manage POS, Prepaid cards, debit cards

and credit cards payment processing.

. Managed the team through the test execution process: prioritizing the

execution effort, monitoring to ensure that all road blocks are

addressed; defects are appropriately tracked and assigned to development

for resolution; schedule new builds for test etc.

. Successfully managed four large projects from requirements gathering to

MasterCard and Visa certification testing in Europe.

. Create, maintain and update test strategy, test plans and project plans,

based on overall project and/or release requirements.

. Participate in design meetings with the System Analysis, Development, and

clients to analyze functional specifications.

. Managed the successful implementation of Chip and Pin in Europe from

Requirements to Maintenance Phase.

. Creates test plans, scripts, and cases for existing software and new

projects;

. Work with team members to ensure accurate test conditions and test cases

are defined to support the

strategy defined.

. Ensure a solid regression strategy is defined and executed for each test

effort.

. Created test scripts for API testing by utilizing SoapUI.

. Provide regular written updates to appropriate stakeholders on testing

projects.

. Coordinate resources, create test strategy, act as contact for questions

from other QA analysts and other departments relating to specific

project.

. Assigns work and establishes deadlines on projects; Met testing deadlines

for product release while maintaining high product quality and stability.

Project Manager Neotech Solutions, Washington, DC

May 2006 - Jan 2007

Client: U.S. Department of Labor

Tracks and maintain project schedules and work breakdown structures;

manages and mitigates project risks; measures and reports project

performance; ensures on-time deliverables.

. Develops work breakdown structures for all projects using MS Project.

. Tracks the initiation and disposition of change requests in DotProject.

Verifies task documentation.

. Reviews design documents, implementation plans, standard policy and

procedure documents.

. Ensures information flows between project team and senior management

regarding project status, risks and adjustments.

Configuration Manager Lockheed-Martin, Rockville, MD

Mar. 2006 - May 2006

Creates nightly builds for multiple software projects in PVCS; corrects

problems; reports build status; maintains tracking and auditing information

for the configuration management process.

. Coordinated nightly and formal software builds and releases.

. Participated in software configuration / change control board.

. Identified, controlled, reported and audited changes to multiple software

configuration baselines.

. Verified that configuration complied with applicable company and

contractual requirements.

. Run audits before any build is scheduled.

Test Engineer/Lead Build Process UPS Logistics Technologies, Towson, MD

Jan. 2001 - Mar. 2006

Managed integration, functional, systems and regression testing for

transportation and logistics software in windows client-server and web-

based environment. Created software builds, branched and promoted code.

Mentored, led and trained junior test engineers and QA Analysts.

0. Developed CM processes and procedures, maintaining multiple code

baselines, performing software builds and installations, releases and

patches, software check-in/check-out, branching, migrating, and promoting

code in Windows NT environment, using Perforce.

0. Following build, wrote and executed SQL scripts in to promote fixed

defects into Test Engineer or QA group.

0. Led test teams in release test cycles; plans schedules and resources.

0. Created test bed and databases for use by developers and test engineers.

0. Wrote test cases, and reviews test cases, summarizes results; Explains

system functionality to colleagues and juniors from all departments.

0. Utilized Loadrunner to execute performance testing.

0. Automated test cases using TestComplete.

0. Participated in defining new requirements, features, or other

enhancements.

Lead Software Quality Analyst Financial Insight Systems (Finsys),

Rockville, MD Jul 1999-Jan 2001

Led all testing of web-based applications to track stock filings of

companies trading on NASDAQ, AMEX, NYSE and OTC (over-the-counter trading).

0. Developed and tested a bug-tracking system with Access, which was later

converted to ASP service.

0. Developed SRS and Specification documents for their applications.

0. Organized and managed Y2K testing effort for all Finsys applications.

0. Used WinRunner to automate application testing.

Y2K Analyst / Tester Mastech, Oakdale, PA

Jan. 1999-May 1999

Collected, recorded, tested and analyzed Y2K compliance on computer and

telecommunications equipment.

Used SQL with Access and Oracle databases to enter and maintain Y2K

compliance data.

Executed functional tests on NT workstations to determine compliance.

Quality Assurance Analyst CheckFree Corp., Owings Mills,

MD Apr. 1998-Dec 1998

Completed full range of software testing regimes on complicated financial

management software in client-server environment.

0. Planned and executed installation, database, functional, integration,

regression and system testing on all three subsystems of their primary

product, an accounts reconciliation suite.

0. Devised test cases and scripts based on program analysis and use, in

lieu of system documentation.

0. Produced system documentation such as test plans, scripts, test data,

and "how-to" documents.

Lab Assistant / Tester Saint Xavier University,

Chicago, IL Feb. 1996-Jan 1998

. Provided knowledgeable assistance in the use of software and operation of

computer equipment to students, faculty, staff, and alumni who use the

computer labs.

. Maintained standard software environment installed on lab computers

including the use of Backup and Restore procedures.

. Developed and tested a package for a video production firm to track

inventory using Oracle 7.2 and PL/SQL. Used Oracle reports to write the

reports for the firm.

Applications Developer / Tester GT Global, Wood Dale, IL

May 1996-Jan1998

. Designed, developed and tested a performance query reporting system for a

video store, using real-time data obtained from a monitoring device

attached to the video store.

. Grouped data according to an existing database structure.

. Used summary reports to determine overall performance of the entire video

store, and applied these to accounting and budgeting.

Asst. Accountant / Application Developer White Collar Services, La

Grange, IL. April 1994-Dec 1996

. Analyzed and redesigned an existing database into a relational structure,

then developed an application to track accounting systems in the entire

company using the database.

. Tested interaction of application with database. The new system

significantly improved response time and business.

Education

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Master of Science in Software Engineering; University of Maryland

University College, College Park, MD

Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems; Saint Xavier

University, Chicago, IL

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