Quality Assurance Project Management
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Timothy Hull
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Stafford, VA 22554
SUMMARY
As a Navy submarine veteran and certified agile leader, I have a track record of success working with commercial, governmental, and academic organizations. My proactive, passionate, and customer-focused approach has allowed me to collaborate effectively with team members at all levels to improve product development processes. With a strategic mindset and a knack for identifying trends and problems, I can develop innovative solutions to drive business success. My background includes experience as a nuclear power plant supervisor, Naval Nuclear Power Training Command instructor, and extensive software product development expertise, including software quality & testing.
TECHNOLOGY
Project Management
Business Administration
Strategic Planning
Cross-functional team leadership
Information Technology Management
People Management
Program Management
Creativity and Innovation
Team Management
Quality Assurance
Data Analysis
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Leadership and Mentorship: Successfully mentored and coached teams across various roles, promoting a culture of continuous improvement and quality.
Agile and DevOps Implementation: Led multiple projects in transitioning to Agile and DevOps methodologies, enhancing efficiency and enabling Continuous Integration/Deployment.
Quality Assurance Excellence: Established and improved quality assurance processes and frameworks in several organizations, ensuring compliance with standards and enhancing product quality.
Process Improvement: Utilized Lean Six Sigma and other methodologies to streamline processes, reduce costs, and improve product and project quality.
Tool Integration and Utilization: Evaluated and implemented various tools and technologies to support software development, testing, and project management.
Agile Metric Dashboards: Built agile metric dashboards and analyzed data to drive process improvements, enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of the testing procedures.
Advanced Education: Completed a Ph.D. in Executive Leadership, a Masters in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus on Executive Leadership, an Executive Leadership Certificate from Cornell University, an MBA Program, and a BA in Business Administration & Nuclear Engineering Technology.
Servant Leadership Model: Authored "Servant Leadership Model: An Interdisciplinary Study," showcasing expertise in leadership and its application across various disciplines.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Director, Program Management and Network Engineering Stafford, VA
Guidehouse Digital / Sep 2021 to Current
Oversaw and managed technical staff, ensuring successful project delivery.
Deputy Program Manager for the FEMA Pivot Project, managing and coordinating all testing activities.
Set the program test strategy, managed QA processes and tools, and expanded automation testing using Selenium and Katalon frameworks.
Led the implementation of DevOps methodology on the project.
Provided ongoing reviews and recommendations for process improvements related to status reporting/dashboarding and QA.
Coached and mentored the test team, creating and updating project documents such as the Quality Control Plan and Project Testing Plan.
Participated in the Proposal Process by providing content for RFIs and RFPs.
Key Accomplishments:
Implemented process improvement program for Scrum Teams using Lean Six Sigma.
Assisted in documenting a plan to transition the program to a DevOps environment, enabling Continuous Integration/Deployment.
Senior Quality Operations Lead Stafford, VA
Ace Info Systems / May 2021 to Sep 2021
Defined clear expectations for all testing tasks, streamlining procedures.
Built agile metric dashboards and analyzed data to drive process improvements.
Managed tools and methodologies, ensuring software personnel identified defects and complied with quality standards.
Streamlined testing processes and reduced costs while managing the test team.
Created and implemented comprehensive test plans, cases, user stories, and automation to meet project requirements.
Senior IT Consultant Stafford, VA
HQS, LLC / May 2020 to May 2021
Provided technical subject matter support as part of the PMO team working for FEMA.
Built Project Metric Dashboards, analyzed defects and agile metrics in JIRA, and created weekly reports on Defect trend analysis.
Supervised tiger teams to improve processes.
Managed tasks in an agile environment and oversaw software testing, IV&V, and User Acceptance Testing.
Developed Standard Operating Procedures for agile scrum teams in Confluence and used Lean Six Sigma to improve project processes.
IT PMO Strategic Test Consultant Washington, DC
Wilco Group LLC / Aug 2018 to May 2020
Provided subject matter expertise in Testing and QA.
Assisted FEMA in modernizing and standardizing software testing processes, including implementing software test automation.
Oversaw the development and execution of software testing, IV&V, and User Acceptance Testing.
Built JIRA dashboards for customer metric submissions and trend analysis.
Developed strategic plans for software application management.
Key Accomplishments:
Implemented a standard QA strategy across the program.
Established a 508 Testing Program with standard operating procedures and reporting to DHS.
Senior Consultant Washington, DC
JPI / Dec 2016 to Jul 2018
Provided technical support to the Office of Telecommunications Services Program at GSA.
Managed and supported telecommunications contract management systems.
Supported acquisition services with IT expertise and served as the QA Lead for acquisition documentation/process.
Oversaw IV&V on the knowledge transfer process.
Participated as part of Proposal Teams assisting in developing responses to RFIs and RFPs.
Key Accomplishment:
Created a new framework for IV&V of Knowledge Transfer using Kaufman’s Model for learning evaluation.
Product QA Lead Alexandria, VA
Verisma / Aug 2016 to Dec 2016
Drove the adoption of quality disciplines and oversaw documentation policies and procedures to ensure software application integrity.
Coordinated SaaS releases and QA for multiple software products.
Developed policies, procedures, and standard operating guides for software application configuration management.
Key Accomplishments:
Implemented a QA Program company-wide, aligning new software development and testing processes with a DevOps/Kanban method.
Applied new SDLC tools like Jira and QTest to integrate with existing products.
IT Specialist Washington, DC
FRTIB / Aug 2013 to Aug 2016
Oversaw the development and maintenance of the project software quality assurance plan.
ACOR oversees the Operations and Maintenance contract, completing COR Level 1 and 2 training.
Managed software testing automation and coordinated test environment setup.
Identified noncompliance, observations, and risks, communicating assessment results with relevant stakeholders.
Key Accomplishments:
Moved UAT management to ALM for better defect management.
Created an automated Change Request submission process.
EDUCATION
Ph.D.: Executive Leadership
Selinus University Sep 2023
Master of Arts: Interdisciplinary Studies
Liberty University Nov 2020
Lynchburg, VA
Bachelor of Science: Business Administration and Nuclear Technology
Columbia College Apr 1997
Columbia, MO
Naval Training: Nuclear Engineering
Naval Nuclear Power School Nov 1987
Orlando, FL
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Master Training Specialist, US Navy
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified SAFe 6 Agilist – Portfolio Management
Certified Agile Leadership (Essentials & Organizations)
Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM)
Certified Scrum Product Owner® (CSPO)
Team Kanban Practitioner® (TKP)
Six Sigma Lean Professional
Six Sigma Black Belt Professional
Designing Learning Certificate
Change Management Specialist
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