Quality Assurance Management

KAYODE BRIGHT

** ***** ******, *** **, Brocton, MA 02301

Phone: 617-***-**** / Email: ************@*****.***

SENIOR TECHNICAL CONSULTANT

Technical Leadership . Quality Assurance . Research and Development

Employing Business Acumen, Engineering Expertise, And Technical Knowledge

To Maximize Product Quality And Enhance Product Performance

< Respected, engineer able to mobilize and lead diverse technical teams to

achieve company goals and long-term business objectives.

< Vast knowledge and hands-on expertise in computer communication networks

including architecture, design, implementation, quality assurance and

network security.

< Proven record with 100% success rate with complex, time-sensitive

projects for startup, turnaround, and high-growth companies.

< Ability to assess and evaluate technology requirements, integrate

critical personnel/resources, and oversee the development of innovative

systems.

Research Computing & Consulting Services, Inc., Boston, MA 1995

to present

Owner - IT Services, Software Quality Assurance, IT Security Services

Spearhead series of technology projects requiring expert knowledge and deep

expertise in computer communication networks. Repeatedly sought out to

advise senior management on technology planning and to train technical

employees.

Synopsis of key projects include:

. Develop and maintain technical security standards over

Intranet/Internet networks, operating systems, and cryptography for

UNIX, NT, TCP/IP. Design and implement security solutions to new

business functions and markets. Perform quality assurance review of

ISO change control process to ensure a secure technical

environment, Advised senior management on long-range technology

planning, including software, hardware and system procurement,

installation operation and support.

. Technical Staff Leadership: Recruited, trained, and supervised ten

quality assurance and IT security personnel; supported staff in

resolutions of operational and daily configuration problems.

. Cost Savings: Introduced VOIP technology into networking system and

reduced company's telecommunication costs by $25,000 annually.

. Vendor Relations & Consulting: Interfaced with product vendors to

ensure optimal service for technical support and ongoing

maintenance.

Clients Engagements:

CABLETRON SYSTEMS - ENTERSASYS DIVISION

. Tapped as Virtual Private Network (VPN) expert to oversee

implementation, quality assurance, program testing, and deployment

schedule for VPN monitoring tool. Created original set of system

requirements and customer documentation within aggressive project

timeline.

. System Testing: Defined representative test environment for actual

testing, constructed test lab, wrote test strategy/test plan, and

carried out testing procedures.

. Created tests to verify the RADIUS configuration databases for

critical updates of user profile information.

. Automated testing for the VPN remote configuration and VPN

monitoring tools.

GTE INTERNETWORKING

. Directed team of five software quality assurance consultants

through a testing project of the GTE Internetworking "Virtual

Private Network (VPN) Advantage" service. Focused on security and

quality of service for the public internet infrastructure; and

tested the monitoring and performance management of the VPN

service.

. Testing Strategy Plan: Developed and implemented the VPN testing

strategies including testing of VPN Advantage for secure

communications.

. Automation Testing: Employed automation tools for test execution

and defined high-level requirements for a test management system.

Performed hand-on testing for the configurator and network

management subsystems of the VPN Advantage service.

. Technical Advisement: Steered SQA team and consulted with senior

management during entire process.

FUJISU NEXION

. Brought onboard to develop and build software quality assurance

(SQA) team from startup phase. Managed full lifecycle project

activities, established critical SQA processes, and trained and

mentored technical staff.

. Documentation: Gathered RFP and Test Requirements. Defined

technical planning and procedures for testing of the Fujitsu ATM

switch; developed the test strategy document and wrote test plans,

procedures, and acceptance criteria documentation.

. System Configuration & Testing: Designed and wrote in-house OSPF

and RIP tests and collaborated with senior managers to determine

IP test contingencies.

. Created multi protocol testing mix and scenarios for

internetworking performance tests; and conducted extensive

configuration scenario testing for the Ethernet Service Interface

Module (ESIM)

TELLABS WIRELESS SYSTEMS

. Contracted to define quality goals and increase staff competency

levels in the Quality Assurance department. Oversaw the system and

network engineering staff through the development and maintenance

of router filters, firewall rules, proxies, and other security

mechanisms.

. Standard Policies & Procedures: Instituted operational procedures

and conducting technical staff training and served as technical

advisor with customer support and network operation issues. Served

as Technical Consultant to Pre and Post Sales teams.

. Technical Leadership: Coached employees through implementation of

solutions based on newly documented designs.

. Managed all aspects of team activities including product

management, development, quality assurance, configuration and

final deployment.

BAY NETWORKS

. Challenged to develop practical, feasible solutions to meet

proposed scaling and performance optimization goals for 500,000

simultaneous users of the company Network Protocol Translator in

different configurations.

. System Testing: Identified traffic generation equipment and

software; qualified various configuration and performance

management parameters.

. Generated functional and performance tests on variety of NPT

configurations to determine compatibility and link utilization

constraints.

SAUDI ARABIA MINISTRY OF INTERIOR

. Recruited as network advisor for senior management of the Saudi

Arabia government agency; managed team of contractors and

employees assigned to replace the existing SAMIS communication

network.

. Technology Roadmap: Developed an information strategy plan (ISP)

to guide in the implementation and migration from an OSI-based

network to a network of hybrid frame relay and ATM switches.

. Analyzed current and future business needs to determine

appropriate information technology for the agency.

BOSTON DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HOSPITALS

. Joined team as computer network industry consultant and provided

technical recommendations to senior management at local government

agency. Compiled a RFP valued at $15.8 million that was earmarked

for the development of a communication network.

. Vendor Selection & Management: Advised senior management on the

selection of hardware and software vendors and relevant

qualifications required for the project.

. Network Systems: Conformed network to ISO Open System Interconnect

standards and established a cooperative computing environment to

enable users to access the network for applications and files.

AT&T BELL LABORATORIES

. Directed architecture and engineering efforts for the company's

Unified Network Management Architecture (UNMA)-an internal solution

for an integrated network management system-designed to provide

standardized customer network management.

. Network Management Architecture: Increased end-to-end surveillance

of network resources from one, central interface by designing a

standard interface for an integrated system control.

EARLY CAREER: Advanced through series of increasingly challenging roles in

systems engineering and network/system support for GE, IBM, Computer

Science Corporation, Tesdata System Corporation, Electronics Data Systems,

Wang Laboratories, BBN etc.. Played a critical role in implementing cutting-

edge technologies to monitor, improve, and automate system and performance

testing.

EDUCATION

BA - Math and Physics, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME

MS - Industrial Administration, Union College, Schnectady, NY

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