Manager Quality Assurance
Resume:
CHRIS GAUMER
(H) 301-***-**** (C) ***- ***-**** *************@*****.***
Career Summary
Chris Gaumer has more than 14 years of experience in IT software IV&V, QA, and testing and is skilled in leading
teams through business analysis, requirement definition, data analysis, application design and development, data
conversion, testing, and implementation. Gaumer has led system, acceptance, IV&V, QA, and operational test teams of
4 to 20 testers, has shown clients how to reduce testing costs with the rapid testing process and other proven ideas, and
has helped legacy software product lines move forward in the ever-changing DoD data-sharing process.
Work History
IV&V/T&E Consultant/QA AT-Solutions/NavSEA Dahlgren, VA
06/2014 to Present Reason leaving-Navy is not starting IV&V/T&E
As IV&V/T&E Consultant defines all Software and Data produced during the development of the software identified
as the Naval Expeditionary Forensics and Biometrics (NEFB) program xxx versions for meeting its requirements by
conducting root cause analysis on all documentation. The CM activities to be performed in support of the current
paperless system known as the Weapons-Technical-Intelligence Exploitation Analysis Tool (WEAT) Program. WEAT
is a capability, which allows the electronic submittal of forensic analysis results into a central database. WEAT
provides US and coalition forces timely and actionable intelligence in the fight against Counter Improvised Explosive
Devices (C-IED).
• IV&V services include: Management Support; Engineering Support; Testing Support; Review and Audits
Support; and Process/Procedures Support.
• Responsible for creating an IV&V Charter, design and create a standard operating procedure document for the
IV&V program. Developed and reviewed test plans, cases, designs, scripts and reports and executed tests
against client server and stand-alone windows applications.
• Perform root cause analysis on documentation and testing.
IV&V Consultant/QA Mindseekers/ Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, Laurel, MD
06/2014 to 06/12014
• Needed to work until a DoD contract came in to use my clearance. As the Senior IV&V consultant
responsible for establishing an Independent Verification and Validation program and review documentation
for each program for root cause analysis.
Out of work government contract delay, protest, 05/2014 to 06/2014
IV&V Consultant/QA Business Intelligence Inc./ Department of Health and Human Services,
Rockville, MD
08/2013 to 04/2014
• As the Senior IV&V consultant responsible for establishing an Independent Verification and Validation
program with testing. Experience with testing security, usability and section 508 testing.
• Responsible for creating an IV&V Charter, design and create a standard operating procedure document for the
IV&V program. Developed and reviewed test plans, cases, designs, scripts and reports and executed tests
against client server and stand-alone windows applications.
• Developed IV&V review checklists, and deliverable item Descriptions, describing the methodology to be
used to complete the task and the deliverable(s) to be produced.
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• Possess extensive knowledge and experience writing and editing professional, technical documents, such as
procedures, manuals and training documents.
• As IV&V conducted full life cycle engagements on four different Agile software product lines, reviewing
documents, test artifacts and assessments.
• Worked closely with the Quality Assurance Manager, Stakeholders to establish UAT plans, standards, and
procedures that will add value to and satisfy the constraints of the IV&V program.
• Experience working with product owners and shareholders to define/refine user acceptance criteria.
• IV&V services include: Management Support; Engineering Support; Testing Support; Review and Audits
Support; and Process/Procedures Support. Thus the client organization can acquire all or some of these
services. Worked in the whole SDLC with requirements.
• Implemented IV&V methods and processes for custom applications, enterprise technology solutions, and
third-party software in use at HHS. Assisted in the development, strategy and design of the IV&V program
for large projects, complex, and/or enterprise-wide IT projects.
Out of work lost contract I was going to FBI award in Winchester, VA, but pulled funding back
after I left ITA 05/2013 to 07/2013
IV&V Consultant/QA U.S. Army Information Technology Agency, Alexandria, VA
01/2013 to 05/2013
• IV&V Services included: management, engineering, testing in developing scripts and scenarios, review and
audits, and process/procedures support. Experience with testing security, usability and section 508 testing.
• Established a program from Ad Hoc for IV&V in the Enterprise Architecture (EA). The EA defines the
operational and technical framework for all capital assets of the Program. It describes the agency’s current
and target architectures, as well as the transition strategy for moving from the current to the target
architecture.
• The IV&V of critical work products and products were premised on the EA infrastructure roadmaps, which
supported the Program and its operational concepts. Worked in the whole SDLC with requirements.
• Developed UAT planning, test artifacts and process assessment: As a member of the IV&V, conducted
assessments and a thorough review of the plans for final testing of the system as a pre-requisite for final
system acceptance. These assessments supported mitigating the risk of granting final system acceptance
prematurely in the program.
• Experience working with product owners and shareholders to define/refine user acceptance criteria.
• Developed test plans, cases, designs, scripts and reports and executed tests against client server and stand-
alone windows applications. Experience with testing security, usability and section 508 testing.
• Developed QA Program called PAR-meaning Proactive/Active and Re-Active for applications.
IV&V Consultant/QA Strategic Operations Solutions (STOPSO), Vienna, VA
03/2012 to 01/2013
• IV&V services included: management, engineering, testing, review and audits, and process/procedures
support. Thus the clients could acquire all or some of these services, too include assessments giving snapshots
of quality at given points.
• As the Senior IV&V consultant responsible for establishing an Independent Verification and Validation
program. Worked in the whole SDLC with requirements and UAT planning and testing.
• Responsible for creating an IV&V Charter, design and create a standard operating procedure document for the
IV&V program. Developed test plans, cases, designs, scripts and reports and executed tests against client
server and stand-alone windows applications.
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• Developed IV&V review checklists, and deliverable item Descriptions, describing the methodology to be
used to complete the task and the deliverable(s) to be produced.
• Possess extensive knowledge and experience writing and editing professional, technical documents, such as
procedures, manuals and training documents.
• Worked closely with the Quality Assurance Manager to establish plans, standards, and procedures that will
add value to and satisfy the constraints of the IV&V program.
• IV&V services include: Management Support; Engineering Support; Test Support; Review and Audits
Support; and Process/Procedures Support. Thus the client organization can acquire all or some of these
services.
• Implemented IV&V methods and processes for custom applications, enterprise technology solutions, and
third-party software in use at HHS. Assisted in the development, strategy and design of the IV&V program
for large projects, complex, and/or enterprise-wide IT projects.
• Experience with testing security, usability and section 508 testing
IR-Tech Test and IV&V Consultant Global Combat Support System –Marine Corp (GCSS-MC),
Quantico, VA
10/2010 to 03/2012
• IV&V services included: management, engineering, testing, review and audits, and process/procedures
support. Thus the clients could acquire all or some of these services, too include assessments giving snapshots
of quality at given points.
• Developed a repeatable T&E process from ad hoc and established rapid testing to meet a fast schedule.
• Served as a coordination lead, for the Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) and Marine Corp
Operational Test and Evaluation Agency (MCOTEA) in a Spiral SDLC moving into Agile SDLC.
• Helped provide input to Government Test Lead, trained 15 SME testers on test techniques and improved a
non-documented T&E program using “Best Practices”, developing a process matching CMMI level 3 for
documentation and established Design of Experiment (DOE) testing.
• Worked closely with Oracle development team in improving Unit/Integration testing and establishing the
Developmental Test & Evaluation (DT&E) process in accordance with DoD regulations for software
acceptance into operational release.
• Developed test plans, cases, designs, scripts and reports and executed tests against client server and stand-
alone windows applications.
• Experience with security, usability, section 508 testing and creating and populating test data.
• Experience working with product owners and shareholders to define/refine user acceptance criteria.
• Experience creating and validating RTM (requirement traceability matrix)
Principal IV&V Consultant Keane/ FEMIA, Winchester and Vienna, VA.
07/2010 to 10/2010
• IV&V services included: management, engineering, testing, review and audits, and process/procedures
support. Thus the clients could acquire all or some of these services, too include assessments giving snapshots
of quality at given points.
• Developed test plans, cases, designs, scripts and reports and executed tests against client server and stand-
alone windows applications.
• Managed a team of 5 testers for the project.
• Experience creating and validating RTM (requirement traceability matrix)
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Test Manager/QA Softworld /Defense Logistic Agency (DLA), Phila, PA.
01/2010 to 07/2010
• Developed a repeatable T&E process with rapid testing for a short T&E schedule, using capabilities based
approach. This was after the first two managers failed and as a coordination lead for the Joint Interoperability
Test Command (JITC) from (DISA).
• Hired/trained and managed a team of 15 system testers, developed a T&E program from scratch, developing a
process matching CMMI level 3 for documentation and testing using “Best Practices” and repeatable.
• Developed test plans, cases, designs, scripts and reports and executed tests against client server and stand-
alone windows applications. Experience creating and validating RTM (requirement traceability matrix)
Test Lead / Defense Information System Agency, Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC)
03/2009 to 01/2010, JITC, a part of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), conducts
interoperability testing of national security systems and information technology systems hardware,
software and components, Indian Head, MD.
• Interoperability of any DOD IT system is certified by JITC in an Agile SDLC.
• When the system is ready for ODT&E, JITC will review the application to determine compliance to the Net
Ready-Key Performance Parameters (NR-KPP). NR-KPP is divided into two evaluation areas: data strategy
and services strategy. Each strategy has corresponding Measures of Effectiveness (MOE) to address the DOD
Net-Centric Data & Services Strategy (NC DSS) requirements and Measures of Performance (MOP) to test
the system’s ability to meet the requirement.
• T&E Team Lead, was ultimately responsible for all aspects of T&E within the Program and thus should
coordinate all test activities into an efficient continuum through close collaboration with MCOTEA and JITC.
• The primary objective is to execute integrated T&E throughout the development process to validate system
performance while concurrently reducing program risk.
• The program I was assigned to was a Army Biometrics software application.
Test Manager/QA/IV&V B-3/ Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), Ft Belvoir, VA.
05/2002 to 05/2003
• Test manager for a team of 5 increased to 20 testers, conducted IV&V, QA, System/Acceptance testing for
several windows and client server applications in different SDLC to include Agile.
• Execute the V&V, T&E and QA/QC processes by testing and reviewing work products for correctness, and
adherence to the design concept and standards, and reviewing program documentation to ensure adherence to
standards and requirements. Responsible for all activities involving quality assurance and compliance with
applicable regulatory requirements; conducts audits and reviews/analyzes data and documentation.
• Analyzed and tested DTRA applications like IMEA, HPAC, IWMDT and ACES/ACIN from early alpha
builds through the acceptance phase in accordance with IEEE 12207-2008
• Extensively tested HPAC and VAPO that includes the tracking nuclear radiation and chemical/biological
plumage
• Helped create DTRA's Directives and Instructions for T&E, V&V and Quality Assurance for all developed
software product lines, saving the agency millions in reproduction costs
• Used Rational Clearcase and Clearquest to track bugs with the developers and play tested many open source
tools for V&V testing.
• Managed Software Testing projects and resources.
• Conducted integration system, performance, acceptance, pilot, 508, usability, CSCI/HWCI (System)
Integration Testing, Integrated CSCI Qualification Testing, System Qualification/Operational Tests and some
security testing.
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• Provided development of project Software Quality Assurance Plan (QAP) and the implementation of
procedures that conform to the requirements of the contract.
• Provides an independent assessment of how the project's software development process is being implemented
relative to the defined process and recommends methods to optimize the organization's process.
• Serves as subject matter expert, possessing in-depth knowledge of test methodologies, networked
environments, tools and software applications.
• Provides technical knowledge and analysis of highly specialized applications and operational environments,
high-level functional systems analysis, design, integration, documentation and implementation advice on
exceptionally complex problems that need extensive knowledge of the subject matter for effective
implementation.
• Responsible for all activities involving quality assurance and compliance with applicable regulatory
requirements.
• Conducts audits and reviews/analyzes data and documentation.
• Create test suites and executes testing on a variety of IT systems and applications.
• Analysis test data and interprets the results to access the stability of the software, hardware, system that is
under test
• Works closely with engineering team to review functional and design specifications to ensure the
development of proper test procedures. Worked closely with Stakeholders on requirements and UAT testing.
• Creates metrics to capture trends of system, software, applications under test.
• Develops and implements procedures and test plans for assuring quality in a system development
environment which supports large databases and applications.
• Worked with a variety of bug tracking tools including Remedy, Rational QC Experience creating and
validating RTM (requirement traceability matrix).
• Maintains the level of quality throughout the project life cycle.
• Reviewing, with the Development Manager and the Project Team, all IV&V TS high level processes for
IV&V and Performance Engineering testing throughout all necessary points of the software life cycle.
• Reviewing, with the Development Manager and the Project Team, the IV&V TS Entrance Criteria artifacts as
submitted by the Development Manager and the Project Team and defined in the Testing Service Entrance
Criteria.
• Coordinating an environment review of the hardware and software components including any dependency
application(s)/service(s) and/or their components that comprise the system under test.
• Ensuring all appropriate builds of the application project as well as dependency application(s)/service(s)
and/or their components as provided by the Project Team adhere to the proper versioning procedures for the
Program.
• Verifying that all builds delivered from the Project Team as one complete package are viable and ready for
IV&V TS testing before entering IV&V TS and have received SQA certification. Builds are defined as being
the application project with its associated dependency application(s)/service(s) and/or their components.
IV&V Test Engineer International Development & Resources, Inc. (IDR) / Defense Threat Reduction
Agency (DTRA) 11/2000 to 05/2002
• Developed test plans, cases, designs, scripts and reports and executed tests against client server and
stand-alone windows applications.
Not related to T&E testing 2000 to 1998
Education, Certifications, Training and Security Clearance
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Sub-Section – Education
• College credits of 68 for Criminal Justice, USAF Community College
• 2 yr Diploma for Small Business Management
Sub-Section – Training and Certifications
• Courses for Test Manager, Advanced Test Engineer, and QA Analyst, International Software Testing
Qualification Board (ISTQB), 2003, 2004, and 2005
• Independent Verification and Validation, Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2007
• Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI), DTRA onsite in 2006
• Software Test Management, Star East Software Testing, 2004
• Analysis and Review, Star East Software Testing, 2005
• Development of Testing and Evaluation/QA Documentation, Star East Software Testing, 2007
• Testing & Evaluation, Quality Assurance Institute and American Society for Quality (ASQ), 2006
• Quality Assurance, Quality Assurance Institute and American Society for Quality (ASQ), 2007
• How to Break Software, Web, Security and Vulnerabilities, Courses, Star East 2006
• Homeland Security Planning C&A, DTRA 2007
• Independent Verification and Validation in a Software Product Life Cycle, DTRA in-house 2005
• Trained in the maturity levels, standards, and polices for T&E, SEI, CMMI, IEEE, VV&A using Best
Practices
• Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), version 3, Control Objectives for Information and
Related Technology (COBIT) (IEEE) Std 12207.1, Standard for Information Technology: Software Life
Cycle Processes – Life Cycle Data and the Software Engineering Institute’s (SEI) Software Capability
Maturity Model (SW-CMM) provide guidance for a managed test process
• DoD SWEBOK, Chapter 16, T&E and DT&E and OT&E (AT&E)
• Carnegie Mellon, Software Engineering Institute, several DoD evaluations on “Best Practices in DoD T&E”
• DoD Test and Evaluation Management Guide for the 5000 series, references DT&E and OT&E (AT&E) and
the T&E process in DoD trained at DTRA, 2004
Sub-Section - Security Clearance
• Top Secret/SSBI
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PROGRAMMING AND TECHNICAL SKILLS
SYNOPSIS: Senior IV & V... URS IV&V Lead...QA and T&E Manager...Test Lead...Test
Manager...Principle IV&V...Senior Software Test Engineer
Software: Microsoft Office 2007/2003 Pro: Word, Access, Excel, Explorer, PowerPoint,
Project, Visio 2003, WordPerfect, DoD software, Oracle ebusiness System, SOA, Client server applications
Operating Systems: Vista 32/64 bit, Windows XP/NT/2007/08 Server, Windows Server,
Programming Languages worked in: HTML, XML, UNIX, Java Script, Web, C++, GUI Interfaces, Legacy and
some SQL scripting (2 yrs)
Other: HP Quality Center, Rational, Remedy, ClearQuest, Test Complete, ITIL, MS Test Manager, other open source
tools, Agile, Waterfall, Spiral, Incremental Software development life cycles (SDLC)
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLES AND PROGRAMS
Contract/Employer Timeframe Used Waterfall Used Agile
BII/HHS Aug to Apr 2014
URS Jan to May 2013 N/A
STOPSO March 2012 – August 2012 N/A
GCSS-MC September 2010 – March 2012
TPM/FEMA July 2010 – September 2010
ATSC/Softworld January 2010 – July 2010
JITIC May 2009 – January 2010
B-3 Solution May 2003 – May 2009
Titan Corp October 2002 – May 2003 N/A
IDR October 2000 – October 2002 N/A
DTRA December 1998 – October 2000
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