Engineer Manager

Al Navidi Security Clearance: Top Secret

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Home: NA

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OBJECTIVE To obtain a Software Testing or a Quality Assurance Analyst

position that incorporates my skills, experience and

education in the field of Information Technology.

EDUCATION Masters of Arts in International Transactions

George Mason University, December 1997: 3.75 GPA.

Bachelor of Arts in Economics

The University of Maryland at College Park, May 1990.

COMPUTER Rational SQA Suite, PVCS Tracker, Mercury WinRunner and Test

Director, Quick Test Pro, Star

SKILLS Team, Continuus WebSynergy, MS Office, Access, Excel, Power

Point, Word, Windows 9x, Windows 2000, NT, ME, 8.0, Visual

Source Safe, SQL Server, IIS, Lotus Notes, .Net, XML, XSL,

ASP, HTML, Caliber RM, Jaws, Sharepoint

EXPERIENCE Independent Contractor, Fairfax VA

QA Analyst-Test Engineer-Documentation Specialist, October

2011-Present

Established a Quality Assurance process and created the

relevant documentation for the specific project. Trained

the client and employees on the QA process. Created and

managed requirements based on the client's designs and

specifications. Created, managed, and executed test cases

using MS Word and/or Excel. Created, managed and maintained

defect reports upon Beta testing of the software

applications. Created Summary and Lessons Learned reports

upon completion of the test cycle and/or project.

Madison Systems Inc., South Riding VA

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Washington DC

Senior Quality Assurance Analyst Lead, March 2011-September

2011

Managed the daily tasks and activities of the QA

department, and a staff of five trainers and testers.

Created and managed a bug tracking application using

Sharepoint. Created test plans for the Information Data

Warehouse (IDW) application, various data sets, and Oracle

11G upgrade. Created, managed, and executed test cases for

IDW. Created QA Mission Statement outlining QA department

goals, tasks, and purposes in relation with the rest of the

team of developers, DBAs and managers. Created various

templates and instructional tutorials to be used by

testers. Reported defects using the Sharepoint bug tracking

tool. Trained various team members and communicated QA

tasks, goals, accomplishments and needs with the Program

Manager and the client managers. Reviewed and refined

system requirements with the Terrorist Task Force (FTTTF)

requirements group.

General Dynamics, Fairfax VA

Sentinel FBI (Lockheed Martin), Herndon VA

Senior Principal Test Engineer, January 2008-February 2009

Created, managed, and executed test cases on Sentinel

Enterprise Portal (SEP). Created and executed test cases

using Mercury Test Director. Reported defects and

enhancements Using Rational-IBM Clear Quest. Executed test

cases for 508 Compliance using JAWS. Executed Final Test

and Run For Record before FBI agents, User Group

Representatives, and members of the PMO.

TEK Systems, Reston VA

Lockheed Martin (LM), Chantilly VA

Software Test Engineer, November 2005-November 2007

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Created, managed, and executed test cases on AHLTA, a

premiere health care application. Created and executed

automation test cases using Mercury Quick Test

Professional. Reported defects and enhancements Using

Mercury Test Director.

Pragmatics Inc., McLean VA

The Office of The Comptroller of The Currency (OCC),

Washington DC

Software Test Engineer, October 2002-

July 2004. October 2004-October 2005

Created, managed, and executed test cases on Joint

Operations Planning and Executions System (JOPES). Created,

managed, and maintained requirements using Rational ReqPro.

Created and executed manual and automated test cases using

Rational Team Test and Robot. Performed

functional, system, and regression testing on OCC products

Examiner View (EV), National Credit Tool (NCT), and SIS

Reports, applications with Power Builder for front end, and

Sybase for back end. Performed Functional testing of SIS-

Office, an application built on .Net framework. Reported

defects and enhancement suggestions using Lotus Notes.

Acted as lead for installation testing.

McDonald Bradley, Inc. (MBI), Herndon VA

IV&V Analyst, July 2004-October

2004

Created test plans and test cases using Mercury Test

Director. Executed test cases ad reported software defects

using PVCS Tracker. Generated Requirements Traceability

Matrixes (RTMs) based on the requirements and the test

cases created. Created test report certifications.

In2Books, Washington DC

Software Test Engineer, June

2002-August 2002

Created software requirements based

on business rules and client needs. Created a test plan and

test scripts based on the functional requirements. Executed

integration, system, and regression testing of In2Books Pen

Pal Place (PPP) and Workbench, applications with Visual

basic for the front end and SQL 7.0 for the back end.

Performed testing on multiple platforms (Win 9x, 2K, ME)

with multiple browsers (IE, Netscape, AOL). Created and

maintained a bug tracking database in Access. Reported over

250 defects and enhancements as well as verified bug fixes

and closed tickets. Created weekly progress report to the

technology team manager and the COO using test coverage

matrix in Excel.

American Systems Corporation,

Chantilly, Virginia

Software Test Engineer, October

2001-December 2001

Created and executed automated test scripts using Rational

Robot, on The Department of State's Lost Passport Tracking

(LPT) and Passport Application (PA) applications. Reported

defects and verified bug fixes using Rational Clear Quest.

Performed manual functional testing of the DoS

applications, as well as verifying the implementation of

requirements.

TecSec Corporation, Vienna, Virginia

Quality Assurance Analyst, January 2001-

May 2001

Conducted functional, unit, and regression testing of

TecSec's Constructive Key Management (CKM) product. CKM is

a key management technology that provides information

security and access control through cryptography. Ghosted

the test lab machines to the desired platforms of Windows

9x, 2000, NT, and ME. Installed and tested CKM products

Runtime (RTE), Admintool (ADT), CKMFile, and

NetPost.certified. These products are used to

cryptographically enforce confidentiality, data separation,

role based access control, key recovery, and generate email

hashed receipts. Performed benchmark testing on CKM product

NetPost.Certified. Reported bugs and enhancement

suggestions using Continuus's WebSynergy. Conducted post

mortem reviews and reported findings to the manager of the

Quality Assurance Department in order to improve

communication, productivity, and the testing process.

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OneSoft Corporation, McLean, VA

Quality Assurance Engineer, June 1999-December 2000

Conducted functional, unit, integration, and system testing

of a leading e-Commerce development product, an XML based

B2B application. This application is a 3-tier architecture

with a Web front end, deployed on IIS server, using SQL 7.0

as back end database. Led the User Interface(UI) test team

on OneWorkstation, an ASP based module as the front end.

Assigned and scheduled tasks to testers and communicated

the team's progress with the VP of Product Development.

Reported bugs and issues and provided enhancement

suggestions using PVCS

Tracker and Star Team. Unit tested over thirty components

in C++ with Extensible Markup

Language (XML) interface, to validate method calls. Created

automated test scripts using Win Runner to increase support

of regression testing to meet aggressive release schedules.

Verified bug fixes and closed bug reports following

regression testing at the end of the test phase. Compiled

files using Visual Source Safe to generate a base line

release to meet a monthly CM release schedule. Conducted

post mortem reviews and reported findings to the VP of

Product Development in order to improve communication,

productivity, and the testing process. Authored test

reports at the end of all test phases, detailing all of the

test team's activities, achievements, and issues

encountered during the release phase. Elicited requirements

using Caliber RM in order to create test cases. Created,

edited, and maintained over 400 test cases and use cases

that encompass detailed testing of the OneWorkstation.

Conducted peer reviews with members of the development team

to ensure the accuracy of test cases. Participated in

design walk throughs, ensuring testability of modules by

evaluating functionality and enhancements in the

development phase.

Signal Corporation, Fairfax, VA

Software Test Engineer, July 1997-June 1999

Worked on the United States Agency for International

Development (USAID) contract in Rosslyn, VA, operating at

CMM level 2. Performed software testing on New Management

System (NMS) deployed throughout USAID, which included

Graphical User Interface (GUI) testing for: Data Entry,

Accounting, Y2K Compliance, and Printing software

applications. Created and executed automated test scripts

using Rational Robot. Wrote test specifications and test

procedures, executed such test procedures and documented

test results. Generated test logs and documented problem

reports. Acted as primary liaison between the Program

Manager, team leaders and staff, conducted interviews with

potential new employees, as well as trained new employees.

Additionally, assisted with project management tasks by

addressing accounting and administrative issues within the

Signal unit.

First Virginia Bank, Falls Church, VA

Mortgage Loan Processor II, April 1993-June 1997

Performed software testing on Equity Loan System (ELS)

installed on First Virginia Bank's AS400 computer, which

included Graphical User Interface (GUI) testing for Data

Entry, Loan

Approval, and Printing software applications. Recommended

for approval or decline loan applications of up to

$100,000. Prepared report for review by Officers' Loan

Committee for loans exceeding $100,000. Performed financial

analysis of client assets in compliance with banking

regulations. Reviewed the appraisal and title search

reports of applicants' collateral. Resolved existing title

problems for clients. Communicated with clients, attorneys,

appraisers, and loan officers. Consulted with over 90

branches about client needs and loan problems. Managed the

processing of quarterly loans of $5.4 million. Acted as

Interim Manager during the absence of the Department

Manager.

Navy Federal Credit Union, Vienna, VA

Service Representative, 1992 - 1993

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Reported directly to the Branch Manager on a daily basis.

Opened and closed member accounts. Assisted members with

special inquiries, and resolved account-related concerns.

Dispersed various approved loans. Redirected member

inquiries and correspondence to proper departments and

staff needs.

Status U.S. Citizen.

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