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Project Manager Quality Assurance

Location:
San Jose, CA
Posted:
May 20, 2014

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Natacha Lascano

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Project / Program manager with 10+ years of experience. Lead software development

projects. Ensure implementation of organizational defined processes across all projects. 3200 Zanker Rd. #1451, San Jose,

Build a shared vision over the business and work direction. Oversight of agile, traditional CA – 95134

and managed headcount projects. Create, staff, and develop program forecasts and

plans. Resolve project interdependencies. Estimate, create and control program budget.

Industries

Coordinate acquisitions of resources over the program providing proper visibility to

Global Public Sector

business, HR, finance and IT areas. Coordinate training needs across program to

Communications

maximize effectiveness. Identify, monitor, and control risks and issues. Collect, analyze

Financial Services

and report program metrics. Comprehend quality assurance over program deliverables.

Ensure customer satisfaction is met. Align people career development with business

Certifications

strategy and vision. Coordinate virtual teams across different locations. Assess, define

PMP (Project management Professional) –

and present new business opportunities. Promote and foster innovative team initiatives

PMI, Newtown Square, PA

under program umbrella.

Accomplishments Software Development Process

Predictive and adaptive (Scrum, Lean)

@ Motorola Solutions, Córdoba - Argentina (2002 – 2012)

Led a group of 40 direct and indirect reports to achieve 100% on time delivery

and no post-release defects across 10 public safety projects. Software Engineering Practices

Awarded to participate in 2011-2012 Motorola Solutions pipeline leadership

Project planning, Configuration management,

program at regional level (LATAM). Accomplished it exceeding expectations.

Requirements Management, Risk

Received Excellent customer feedback across all projects (in a scale ranging

Management, Quality Assurance, Project

from Excellent to Poor).

Monitoring and Control

Transitioned successfully 6 offshore projects using T-Gate process On-Time

with 0 issues reported. Post transitions’ surveys revealed business partners

Software Quality Models

rating our projects as “better” than our competitors.

ISO, CMMi, Six Sigma

Implemented coaching and training frameworks for the program. Later,

extended and institutionalized for entire center.

Other Languages

Deployed center-wide Unit Testing engineering activities via a DSS project

(DMAIC). Spanish

Proposed, implemented and led the development a new tool for static code Italian

analysis in java “Black Hole Detector”

Drove implementation of the automation of smoke testing reducing up to a Others

60% of builds’ cycle time Green Card Holder

Retained 5 key talent engineers without budget deviation.

Chaired SEPG (Software Engineering Process Group) during 2 years

implementing an average of 10 improvements per month to the software

development framework

Led 2 community team projects such as setting up computer labs in

elementary schools and concept development for self learning software

application for Junior Achievement in Córdoba (Argentina).

Work History

Program Manager – Motorola Solutions, Córdoba - Argentina (2006 - 2012)

Project Manager – Motorola, Córdoba - Argentina (2003 - 2006)

Test leader – Motorola, Córdoba - Argentina (2002 - 2003)

Professor – Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Córdoba - Argentina (2009)

Functional Analyst – Sistemas Estratégicos, Buenos Aires - Argentina (2000 - 2002)

Functional Analyst – Tarjeta Nevada, Mendoza - Argentina (1997 - 2000)

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA) – ISEAD, Madrid - Spain

Master in Software Engineering – Universidad Nacional de La Plata - Argentina

Project Management Diploma – Universidad Blas Pascal - Cordoba - Argentina

Systems Analyst – Universidad de Mendoza – Argentina



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