Manager Project
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Rasul Najafzade, PMP®, PMI-ACP®, PSM(I)
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Summary
Certified Project Manager PMI-PMP, PMI-ACP, Safe POPM and Scrum Master (PSM). Excellent verbal and written communications skills, relationship management, client facing, team-building, and problem-solving skills. A strong understanding in Agile ways of working and proven Agile delivery experience. Strong time management skills, fast learner, self-motivated, and comfortable taking initiative and handling multiple projects simultaneously. Strong business judgment, analytical/problem solving and planning skills. Very strong communication, facilitation, presentation and consensus building skills. Bring extensive experience and judgment to effectively plan and accomplish professional and team goals. Direct hands on experience with writing user stories, grooming product backlogs, managing Quality, hands on experience in coding and coordinating/prioritizing conflicting requirements Experience
UAT Test Manager /Agile Quality Expert
Walmart
Oct 2019 - Present (1 year 6 months +)
• Established and maintained strong client relationships
• Ensured project is delivered base planned release on-time and with planned product increment.
• Maintain responsibility for performance, scope, schedule, quality, and appropriate business measurements
• Tracked issues and risks, communicated status and escalated concerns applications.
• Worked with the stakeholders to identify/resolve all issues that could impact project scope and/or time frames.
• Worked with Delivery Assurance to ensure compliance with agreed to checkpoints.
• Supported innovation through the creation of new industry leading methods and assets Business Analyst
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Mar 2019 - Oct 2019 (8 months)
• Gathered final requirement and drafted the BRD and Business Data Flow Diagram.
• Involved in full HIPAA compliance lifecycle from GAP Analysis, Mapping, Implementation and Testing for processing of Medicaid Claims.
• Analyzed legacy systems, file and record formats, system flow charts and other information to develop a comprehensive depiction of the existing environment.
• Developed Business Crosswalks for 837 I/P, 835, 270/271 and 276/277 transactions per CMS - HIPAA implementation rules.
• Organized and hosted JAD sessions to identify the Business flows and determined the impact on current and proposed systems.
• Produced GAP Analysis documents for both HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10 Enhancements.
• Worked closely with multiple teams to improve the overall reporting of the Claims, Payments, Real- Time Adjudication information.
• Worked closely with the overall project team in planning, coordinating and implementing QA methodology on various phases of project.
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• Analyzed results of System and Regression Testing performed by test team and held meetings with Client and Management for Deliverable Approvals, Project Closure and Sign Off.
• Reviewed, entered, corrected and updated participating and non-participating provider data in various computer databases.
• Analyzed the client's applications to determine the impact of the enhancements on EDI Transactions Set and Code List implementation and defined the changes to bring the affected systems into compliance.
Scrum Master / Business Analist
Citi
Aug 2018 - Feb 2019 (7 months)
Formulated and defined systems scope and objectives for complex projects and foster communication between business leaders and IT
Consulted with stake holders and clients to solve complex system issues/problems through in-depth evaluation of business processes, systems and industry standards and recommended solutions Developed user stories and agile artifacts defining work for agile scrum teams Consulted with business clients to determine system functional specifications and provided user and operational support
Identified and communicated risks and impacts, considering business implications of the application of technology to the current business environment
Analyzed Requirement Specifications and formulation of Test Plans and Test Cases in Jira for the Functional, Integration, end-to-end, Usability and smoke testing. Leaded offshore team capacity 15 people. Planned, groomed tasks. Viewed test scenarios. Set meetings for discussing Test Scenarios Acceptance criteria with PO. Involved in developing test plan, test strategies, test scenarios, test scripts and test steps based on Business and system use cases.
Leaded Test Automation, selected technologies.
Leaded select and development of test framework
Scrum Master
Freddie Mac
Jan 2017 - Aug 2018 (1 year 8 months)
Consulted with business clients to determine system functional specifications and provided user and operational support
Identified and communicated risks and impacts, considering business implications of the application of technology to the current business environment
Operated with a limited level of direct supervision. Analyzed Requirement Specifications and formulation of Test Plans and Test Cases in Jira for the Functional, Integration, end-to-end, Usability and smoke testing. Leaded offshore team capacity 15 people. Planned, groomed tasks. Viewed test scenarios. Set meetings for discussing Test Scenarios Acceptance criteria with PO. Worked close with Dev team to build and perform Agile working environment. Engaging with vendors, clients and partners to ensure interfaces are tested, diagnose and resolve issues, and ensure UAT is complete.
Ensured QA Team performs complex functional, system, performance, data, integration and regression/ acceptance testing to support internal applications and consumer-facing websites and related back-office applications that enable the organization to deliver high-quality software services to customers.Responsible and accountable for driving the quality of assigned software releases. Rasul Najafzade, PMP®, PMI-ACP®, PSM(I) - page 2
Work with SDLC leaders in reshaping the defect and test management tools to better meet the needs of evolving agile teams.
Actively participate in running POC on various test automation and test data management tools and technologies.
Established accountability to support quality across all phases of the project lifecycle across diversified QA teams.
Quality Expert /Business analyst
Quest Diagnostics Healthcare IT Solutions (formerly MedPlus) Jan 2014 - Dec 2016 (3 years)
Leaded offshore and onsite test teams, defined tasks and helped with testing strategies. Prepared Documentation before and after testing activities, coordinated business need over PO. Prepared structure and testing activities flows, built testing processes from zero. Built new frameworks for UI and BE testing with TestNG and BDD, leaded to automate E2E Integration testing with external applications.Created Looper jobs for CICD for BE and FE Performed automation, validated data sets using Apache POI API and Java Programming. Performed Regression testing on new builds, every modification in the application using Selenium WebDriver.
Involved in testing REST services using Postman and Tested both XML and JSON formats. Business Analyst / Quality Assurance
Best Buy
Aug 2012 - Dec 2013 (1 year 5 months)
Leading the Onsite and offshore teams to drive planning, execution, reporting and improvements of process throughout the life cycle.
Provide quality assurance best practices, methodologies and strategic solutions to support all agile testing groups.
Work in coordination with different individuals including Client Service Managers on various client customization requirements, staffing teams, and planning execution. Collaboratively worked with Clients to understand and document the requirements, Internal teams to translate the business requirements for the development of effective solutions and Leadership to design early release calendars for base product, while facilitating product road map meetings. Playing an integral role toward achievement of on-time deliveries without missed deadlines through keen attention to detail and follow-up.
Project Manager
Azersu JSC
Mar 2011 - Jun 2012 (1 year 4 months)
Worked under the direct supervision of more experience engineers and project managers. Developed project time schedule, plans and calculations. Provided Engineering support on assigned projects such as gathering data, submitting documentation to officials and prepare CAD drawings.
Continue professional development in order to keep abreast of emerging technologies, methods and project management best practices.
Analyzed requirements and implemented projects and events working as part of team with the project manager and supervisor.
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Developed project scopes, budgets, and schedules for engineering initiatives. Gained engineering project management experience, assisted PMs in developing project scopes, budgets and schedules for custom solutions and initiatives.
Delivered successful project outcomes by working closely with internal and external teams. Project Control Coordinator
Irena
May 2009 - Feb 2011 (1 year 10 months)
Oversee and manage projects and coordinate documentation revisions and distributions. Develop, distribute, track all correspondence related to the project documents - contract agreement and exhibits, drawings, specifications, addenda, bid qualifications, etc. Prepare standard project status reports for the project delivery team and management. Reports typically include status update, budget, schedule, and risk. Construct a workflow pattern that would be beneficial for the project team to accomplish a particular project.
Provide accurate monthly reports that forecast through project completion. Identify any items that could be a potential problem.
Assisted the Superintendent with documentation, permit tracking, scheduling of inspections, contacting subcontractors, scheduling trades and monitored other miscellaneous tasks. Quality Engineer
Unilever
Nov 2006 - May 2009 (2 years 7 months)
Monitored field-level performance and reported on the current status and potential improvements through research and root cause analysis.
Reviewed, updated and maintained all Specifications, Work Guides and SOPs to ensure quality. Developed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the quality program and prepared weekly reports on the status.
Education
Baku State University
Chemistry and science, Science
2000 - 2004
Licenses & Certifications
Professional Scrum Master (PSM) - Scrum.org
Project Management Professional (PMP) - Project Management Institute Issued Dec 2020 - Expires Dec 2023
2895072
Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals - Microsoft H647-7890
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PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) - Project Management Institute Issued Feb 2021 - Expires Feb 2024
2983953
Certified SAFe® 5 Product Owner/Product Manager - Scaled Agile, Inc. Issued Mar 2021 - Expires Mar 2022
Skills
Program Management • Project Management • Scrum Master • Quality Management • Business Analysis • Mobile Applications • Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) • Test Automation • Agile Methodologies • Test Planning
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