SIMI JOHN

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Lexington, SC ****2

Cell: 704-***-****

E-Mail: ad3j43@r.postjobfree.com

WORK EXPERIENCE

TD Bank Dec 2015 – Present

Cross Platform Lead, Overall Test Lead, Quality Engineer III - AMCB TS Testing & QA Management Office

Objective: Lead the creation of comprehensive, effective, end-to-end test strategies and plans for platforms and projects on high profile, complex and high-risk initiatives with significant impact to organization.

Lead as Software Development Engineer in test role as a journey Test Lead partnering with Journey Solution Train Engineers, Release Train Management, and Product family to provide broad range of test services and strategies, ensuring business needs and objectives are achieved.

Manage a matrix project team of 50+ people for large scale projects that includes high visibility projects (tier 1 and tier2) including regulatory and compliance projects

Worked along with various organizations with the bank to deliver high visibility projects with greater impact to customers and the bank to ensure that delivery is met with quality and success.

Lead team and collaborate cross-functionally with development, business analysts, Line of Business, etc. to ensure proper assessment of user stories including acceptance criteria and Definition of Done

Oversee and control the budget forecast throughout the project phase for testing

Coordinate full PDLC and Agile life-cycle activities for projects to improve the testing practices for Component Integrated, System Integrated, and User Acceptance Testing

Participated in multiple Agile Projects involving various organizations and PODs including Line of Business, Quality Engineers, Development, Architecture, and team

Adapting to changing industry specific methodologies to integrate to projects that are in flight while ensuring the delivery and quality is met

Drive quality and metrics making improvement in delivery; work on becoming a leader in innovation

Provide extensive coaching and mentoring for new contractors and employees while the projects are in flight

Provide leadership, direction and feedback throughout the development and design processes; provides test development/automation support to ensure that the quality of the intended solution is met.

Responsible for activities related to risk identification and mitigation and validating that business outcomes are achieved.

Bank of America, TekSystems May 2008 – Feb 2015

Project Test Manager/Deposits and Debits Technology and Testing Center of Excellence

Manage a matrix project team of 30 people for large scale projects

Oversee and control the budget forecast throughout the project phase

Coordinate full life-cycle activities for projects to improve the testing practices for Component Integrated, System Integrated, and User Acceptance Testing

Coordinate the overall testing cycles along with preparation of test team tasks

Coordinate application development and test leads/release and environment management team to meet project deadlines

Facilitate meetings to review defects and issues with the project team

Track completion of tasks and script execution

Participate in JAD sessions

Provides decisions to issues that impact the business

Works among Technical Delivery Manager, Change Manager, Business and Technology partners

Works on all the activities and planning from initiation through control phase of the project, SDLC.

Wachovia National Bank, Charlotte, NC Sep 2003 – May 2008

Senior Test Coordinator/Subject Matter Leader/Testing Center of Excellence

Coordinate full life-cycle activities for projects/application testing:

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oEstimation

oTest Planning

oTest cases & scripting (Test Director, QTP)

oDefect management (Test Director)

oLoad Testing Analysis

oInfrastructure Validation

oTest Environment Management

oCoordinate Release Management

oCoordinate with project team, development team, business and management.

Manage & provide QA for 15 highly complex mission critical online banking applications:

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oFunctional Testing

oSystem Integration Testing

oBrowser Testing

oNegative/Failover testing (Infrastructure)

oLoad Testing Coordination (Load Runner)

oProduction Implementation & Support

Manage and Coordinate Onshore and Offshore workflow for eCommerce SIT Testing

Manage a team of 6 people, managed a matrix team of 8 people for multiple large-scale projects.

Provide Training and Mentoring to Offshore and Onshore resources.

Maintains Relationship Management with Business and Technology Partners.

BellSouth, Charlotte, NC Aug 2001 – May 2002

Intern, Service Advocate Center

Create network diagrams for DSL layout for greater Charlotte area.

Calculated network traffic for each network to optimize performance.

Researched production issues and designed networking solutions.

Coordinated work effort and communication between internal departments.

Wachovia National Bank, Charlotte, NC Apr 1999 – Oct 2000

Operational Services (Part Time)

Processed data in checks automation and operation division.

Verified Data for accuracy.

SME (Checks processing) & Support call center.

Managed Entry Processing Unit for the checks.

EDUCATION

Bachelors of Science in Computer Science & Bachelors of Arts in Math Aug 1999 – May 2003

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

GPA 3.06/4.0

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Automated Test Tools: Test Director 7.6, Quick Test Pro 8.0, Load Runner (Analysis), Quality Center 9.0

Productivity Suites: Microsoft Office, MS Project, Visio, SharePoint

Business Applications:

oIMS/CICs for data mining, functionality verification, 3270 emulators

oHarvest (Software Configuration Tool)

oPeregrine Service Center (Problem Tracking, Inventory Management, & Change Management)

Languages: C, C++, Java, HTML, XML

Databases: Oracle 8.0, SQL, Access

Platforms: Windows 95/98/NT/ME/XP, MAC 9.22/10.28, SUN, UNIX

Other Software: Statistical Analysis Software (SAS), AutoCAD

Association of Computing Machinery at UNC Charlotte Jan 2002 – May 2003

Vice President for the service year.

Planned and helped out with seminars and events.

Volt Services Agency at UNC Charlotte Sep 2002 – May 2003

Student Ambassador

Organized Sales Presentations on Microsoft Technologies to Campus Students / Org / Deans.

Created and Maintained User Groups spanning multiple Universities.

Coordinated user group leaders in multiple campus sales presentations directed toward University administration and student population.

Provided official liaison between Microsoft and the University.

RECOGNITIONS

Wachovia National Bank, Charlotte, NC

Wachovia “Stars Award” for Striving, Thinking, Accomplishing, and Resolving (Monetary).

Certificate of Excellence for exceptional performance and dedication to Wachovia (Monetary).

“Way to Go” Award by eCommerce Program Office & Management.

Many “Shared Success Award” for Exceeding Expectations, Teamwork & Shared Success.

TD Bank, Remote – Lexington, SC

Certificate of Excellence for exceptional performance and dedication to Wachovia (Monetary).

Many “TD Appreciate Awards” for Exceeding Expectations, Teamwork & Shared Success

REFERENCES

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