Profile
Motivating Manager and Leader
Successful Leader of over 300 employees on multiple high visibility Test efforts that met or exceeded testing and quality deadlines.
Low attrition rate for employees
Team Recognition for “Consistency” for always achieving and exceeding goals.
Selected for Amdocs Inspire program – Women in Leadership
Team Player
Seamlessly interacts with all teams.
Proven leader that builds bridges between teams.
Firm believer of “one team” concept.
Received numerous accolades for my ability to organize and accomplish the difficult tasks.
Strong Work Ethic
Dedicated, highly dependable
Received Key Contributor Award 8 years in a row
Employee of the Year 5 years in a row
Service Excellence Award Recipient
Business Success
Lead $19M Testing Organization
Highest CSAT (Customer Satifaction Survey) results in company 4 years in a row
Created efficiencies within the team saving ~$500K per year
Led testing efforts that improved customers experience and satisfaction in addition to saving millions of dollars to the company.
Requested for Connected Car project due to high visibility with external teams and expedited need for issue resolutions.
75% reduction of post-production defects after major release
Professional Experience
Senior Director – Uverse E2E & Mobility E2E Execution, Environment Support, Tools and SDP/IPTV / eBiz (eCommerce) – Amdocs at AT&T
May 2015 – Current
E2E Testing – Mobility and Uverse Execution
oIncluding downstream and non-Amdocs applications
Uverse E2E, UAT - Cross Product E2E, Video E2E, Fixed Wireless, DirecTV
Mobility E2E - Digital Life, LTE, Connected Car
oProvisioning – SDP, IPTV
oMicroServices & Automation – DevSecOps
oTechnical Support, Triage and Environment & Defect Management
Contract discussions, negotations and extensions
Customer Satisfaction Survey Ownership
Change Management Support Manager – Uverse and Mobility Applications – Amdocs at AT&T
Oct 2013 – May 2015
Coordinate all Emergency Fixes into test environments and production when testing completes
oIncluding onshore/offshore
Manage new/incremental version code control
Responsible for code integrity between testing and production
Facilitate calls with Executive Management for Uverse Change Request to production – Code, DBA, Infra, OS upgrades, DR Activities, etc.
Audit documentation for procedures and Emergency fix deployments
Testing Program Manager – Uverse and Mobility Applications – Amdocs at AT&T
Oct 2012 - Oct 2013
Overall Unified Testing Manager for Critical Project Launches
oBilling & CARE Functional
oE2E and UAT
oPerformance
Provide onsite Call Center Support to AT&T Leadership and CSRs
Liasion between Business Clients, UAT, Production Support and Development for issues resolution
Senior Technical Director – Functional Testing Team for 20+ Applications and Change Mgmt
Dec 2000 – Oct 2012
Management for New functionality, Production Testing, UAT Testing, and Critical Project Launches
Routinely provide Executive Management status via email, conference calls, and presentations
Change Management for QC code deliverables, production code integrity
UAT Support including Functional testing, Issues Mgmt, Issues prioritization, deliverables to National Billing Operations Team
Vendor Management for the Functional Testing Team for applications under the Billing Tower
Police Officer/D.A.R.E Officer/Tactical Officer/Police Sergeant
Arlington Police Department – Telecommunications Officer – Dispatch calls for police, confirm warrants, and train new employees. Member of Public Education Team and Dispatch/Patrol committee.
Farmers Branch Police Department – Police Officer/Tactical Officer – Answered citizens calls for police. Investigated offenses, made reports and arrests when necessary. 1st female member of the Tactical Team that was responsible for drug raids, high risk warrants and searches.
Everman Police Department – Police Sergeant – Supervisor over dayshift patrol, jail operations and public relations. Also, initiated the D.A.R.E. program to the Police Department and the School District.
Fort Worth Police Department – Police Officer – Answered calls for police, investigated offenses, and made appropriate arrests. Trained numerous “rookie” officers due to leadership abilities. Worked as a member of the Street Crimes Unit gathering intelligence information, worked surveillance, and apprehended suspects in the commission of offenses.