Project Manager Management
Resume:
CONTACT
Boston, MA
****.*********@*****.***
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-vainstein
KEY SKILLS
• Project Management: Agile (SAFe, Scrum),
Waterfall
• Team Leadership & Development
• Communication & Stakeholder Management
• Risk Management & Issue Resolution
• Cost Control
• Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• MS Project, Azure DevOps, Jira, Tableau
• Communication & Negotiation
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Microsoft Azure DevOps • Aha • Tableau •
CI / CD • Jira • Trello • HP Quality Center •
JMeter • WiKi • Agile Development • Selenium •
Jenkins • The HackerEarth • Smart Bear (SOAP UI
Pro) • REST API • .Net Framework • C# •
WinForms • Web Services • HTML • MySQL •
MS SQL Server • Oracle • Mongo • JavaScript •
Microsoft Office Suite
EDUCATION
Decision Intelligence
LinkedIn Learning
Using Python for
Automation
LinkedIn Learning
Test and Behavior
Driven Dev. (TDD /
BDD)
IBM Developer
Introduction to
Marketing
Edinburgh University
Bachelor Degree
Computer Science
Kotin Mechanical
Engineering College,
St. Petersburg, Russia
CERTIFICATIONS
Project Manager
Professional (PMP®)
Certification
PMI
Certificate of
Achievement Project
Management
Professional
QPS
Management
Certification Program
QPS
Scrum Agile Master
Certification (SAMC®)
SCRUMstudy
Scrum Foundation
Certification (SFC®)
SCRUMstudy
Scrum Master
Certification (SMC®)
Scrum Alliance
Certificate in Test
Engineering
Foundation Level
ISTQB
ALEX VAINSTEIN, PMP®, SMC®, SFC®, SAMC®
PROJECT MANAGER
Seasoned PMP-certified Project Manager with 8+ years of experience leading cross-functional teams in delivering complex projects within the MedTech industry. Proven ability to manage scope, and timelines while fostering collaboration and innovation. Skilled in Agile, Hybrid, and Waterfall methodologies, ensuring successful project lifecycles and exceeding stakeholder expectations. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Cognizant, Boston, MA 06/2015 - 09/2023
Software Quality Assurance Manager
Managed a 12-person global multidisciplinary team of software automation engineers, developers, and product owners across multiple agile teams through the product lifecycle in the healthcare industry.
• Leveraged SAFe best practices to help teams plan, execute, and demonstrate features completed.
• Created roadmaps improved visibility and reduced release planning time by 2 days
• Guided vital projects to boost productivity for CareAdvance, including automation of manual test cases.
• Led manual test case reduction project, managed on-shore and off-shore QA teams, and automated test cases saved 6 days in productivity.
• Led the “Automation Manager” project, guaranteeing successful software upgrades and user needs.
• Used AzDo and Tableau to synthesize progress reports for improved project tracking.
• Organized hackathons to generate ideas and stimulate the team, resulting in the implementation of 3 innovation concepts.
• Organized and managed CoP for Automated Test Engineering, increasing productivity, and efficiency, and reducing costs associated with automated test engineering.
• Reduced costs by tracking teams' expenses with Azure reporting, saving $15,000 monthly.
• Collaborated with customers to ensure new features meet their needs and expectations.
• Led all aspects of the agile project management life cycle, including initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closeout.
• Managed stakeholder relationships and developed a comprehensive communications strategy.
Cengage Learning, Inc., Boston, MA 07/2014 - 06/2015 Software Quality Assurance Lead
Led QA projects for 2 multidisciplinary global teams and overview performance management along with stress and system integration tests.
• Fostered teamwork among QA professionals, developers, analysts, and product team.
• Led QA projects for two teams, encompassing both on-shore and off-shore units.
• Oversaw performance management along with stress and system integration tests.
• Introduced Zypher as a Test Case repository for Jira to streamline processes.
• Ensured strict adherence to schedule, budget, and quality parameters.
• Generated and executed manual and automated test cases for user stories across two teams.
• Conducted defect triage meetings with development and business teams. ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
TriZetto Group, Inc.
Senior SQA Engineer
Boston, MA
First Marblehead Corporation.
Senior SQA Engineer
Boston, MA
Gryphon Networks, Inc.
SQA Engineer
Norwood, MA
NextHop Technologies, Inc..
SQA Engineer
Acton, MA
Teloquent Communications, Inc.
SQA Engineer
Billerica, MA
Next Page Technologies, Inc.
SQA Engineer
Acton, MA
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