MARY ELLEN RANKL – CSTE

adw4f6@r.postjobfree.com 973-***-**** (M)

Certified Software test engineer

Highly motivated and experienced Certified Software Test Engineer, National Association of Professional Women (VIP Woman of the Year 2015), a featured member of Biltmore Who’s Who Among Executives and Professional Women and Sr. Business Analyst/Sr. Quality Assurance professional with extensive hands-on and project-management testing experience in many environments.

Areas of Strength

Problem Solving

User stories

Software/Hardware QA

Healthcare

Detailed oriented

Medicaid/Medicare

Documentation

Agile & Waterfall

Team Player or Individual

Web

Project Management

Key Skills Assessment

Quality Assurance – Delivers quality work, providing additional insights beyond the scope of what was requested.

Business Analysis – Simplifies complex business problems by structuring data to draw out concise, relevant insights and tailoring the solutions to the need of the individual company.

Professional Experience

Consultant – QA Lead 100% remote 2021-2021

Cap Gemini (Sogeti) TITLEMAX Dallas, TX

Led several projects for a major loan insurance company (onshore and offshore teams)

Created test cases and test plans for a loan NLS web application in DevOps.

Collaborated with peers and upper management.

Reviewed project requirements and attended daily status meetings.

Assigned work to the team and followed up daily for accomplishments.

Provided weekly statistics to upper management.

Consultant – UAT Test Lead 100% remote 2021-2021

Cap Gemini (Sogeti) CareSource Dayton, OH

Led several projects for a major medical insurance company.

Reviewed BRDs for accuracy and worked with BA to resolve questions/issues.

Created requirements for assigned projects in Waterfall/Agile environment based on the BRD in HPQC ALM.

Created test cases/scenarios in HPQC ALM to test versions of the software.

Collaborated with peers on crossover projects.

Created UAT Test Plan documentation in MS Word.

Attended weekly project meetings and held UAT Status Meetings with the Business Stakeholders.

Facilitated/executed testing with the business stakeholders and logged defects when found.

Consultant – Agile Product Owner/ Sr. Business Analyst/Sr. QA Analyst 2019-2019

Asset Staffing/KPMG Montvale, NJ

Led project by working with development (Digital Nexus) and Audit and Advisory users to develop and design requirements/documentation, created specifications and user documentation for a HR performance review intranet website.

Created user stories for Agile environment.

Logged defects in JIRA.

Followed CD/CI methodology.

Consultant – Project Manager/Sr. Business Systems Analyst 2018-2018

Avacend/UPS Parsippany, NJ

Led project by working with development and users to develop design requirements/documentation, create specifications and user interface mock-up for AutoTel application (e-commerce).

Created BRD and FSD documents.

Performed smoke, UAT and regression.

Utilized SQL to verify files.

Created test cases/scenarios in HPQC ALM to test versions of the software.

Created user stories for Agile environment.

Followed CD/CI Agile methodology.

Created BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation) flow and diagram documentation.

Consultant – Sr. QA Test Lead Analyst/Agile Product Owner 2017-2018

Talentwave/Autodesk Westwood, NJ

Facilitated meetings with business stakeholders and other key individuals weekly to discuss progress of project in MS Project. It included resources, budget and milestones.

Worked with development and users to develop design requirements/documentation, create specifications and user interface mock-up for client server application (Digital Manufacturing Group).

Created test cases/scenarios to test new versions of the TruNEST nesting software.

Executed test cases and logged results/defects in JIRA in an Agile environment.

Created Technical Reference Guide for the TruNEST Contour software.

Created Learning Content/Training Documentation for a major airline manufacturer using TruNEST Contour software.

Performed UAT and regression testing including Cyber security.

Utilized SQL to verify files.

Sr. BA/QA Test Lead – 100% remote 2016–2016

Access IT Farmingdale, NY

Created BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation) flow and diagram documentation in Agile environment.

Organized and formalized testing practices, documentation and procedures for a small ERP software company.

Converted business (BRD) and functional (FSD) requirements into test plans and test cases in MS Excel.

Created System Test Plans for Microsoft-NAV 2016 and custom system client server applications.

Created user stories in Agile environment.

Independent Consultant – Project Manager/Sr. QA Test Lead Analyst 2015-2016

Argo Turboserve Corp. Lyndhurst, NJ

Worked with the Aeronautics division, to develop design requirements/documentation, created specifications and user interface mock-ups.

Worked with the business stakeholders and development on implementation of Microsoft DAX HR and Payroll projects.

Acted as Sr. QA Test Lead Analyst for large International Supply Chain Management (ERP) company for Microsoft-DAX 2009/2012 (AXAPTA) client server applications and e-Commerce websites using TFS in an Agile environment.

Created BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation) flow and diagram documentation.

Created reports based on input from the business units.

Created Warehouse Management System business requirements.

Completed smoke testing, regression testing and UAT testing with users.

Logged testing results in JIRA and reported to upper management.

Created test scripts based on existing functionality and new business requirements, prepared test data, executed scripts and documentation of results.

Converted business (BRD) and functional (FSD) requirements into test plans and test cases in Test Manager.

Consultant - Project Manager/Sr. Software Verification/Validation Engineer 2013-2015

ERG/MAQUET/GETINGE Mahwah, NJ

Wrote protocols/test scripts to validate/verify (computer software validation) the Heart and Lung Machine.

Wrote Design Control documentation.

Developed QA strategies, test plans and test approaches for complex assigned projects.

Created Workflow documentation for healthcare programs (Medicaid/Medicare).

Created test matrixes to show coverage and plans available to employees, premium amount, coverage, copay, coinsurance and deductibles (single and family) and prescriptions for five different plans.

Utilized Trackwise for FDA documentation/repository for healthcare and medical device management.

Consultant IBM-Test Manager of Software Defect Management/Consultant 2013-2013

IBM/EXPRESS SCRIPTS/CIGNA Franklin Lakes, NJ

Created Medicaid and Medicare test cases and plans for the healthcare system.

Created test matrixes to show coverage and plans available to employees, premium amount, coverage, copay, coinsurance and deductibles (single and family) and prescriptions for five different plans.

Met with on-site Pharmacists to discuss the project requirements.

Prioritized, assigned, and followed up on defect tickets sent to the Development Department for analysis/fixes for the Pharmacy Mainframe application.

Ensured complete testing was executed by Quality Assurance and UAT Departments and documented accordingly.

Sr. QA Test Lead Analyst/Sr. Business Analyst 2011 – 2013

Argo Turboserve Corp. Lyndhurst, NJ

Worked with the Aeronautics division, to develop design requirements/documentation, created specifications and user interface mock-ups.

Worked with the business stakeholders and development on implementation of Microsoft DAX HR and Payroll projects.

Created Warehouse Management System business requirements.

Acted as Sr.QA Test Lead Analyst for large International Supply Chain Management (ERP) company for Microsoft-DAX 2009/2012 (AXAPTA) client server applications and e-Commerce websites using TFS in an Agile environment.

Logged testing results in JIRA and reported to upper management.

Created test scripts based on existing functionality and new business requirements, prepared test data, executed scripts and documentation of results.

Converted business (BRD) and functional (FSD) requirements into test plans and test cases in Test Manager.

Mentored/managed Summer intern in the QA and BA practices of the company.

Skills

Applications: Windows 10, MS DAX 2009/2012, MS NAV 2016, MS Office 2016 Suite; MS Project; MS SQL Server; MS SQL Enterprise Manager; PVCS; TSO/ISPF, CodeWright; SQL Talk; VM Ware; SQA Robot; QTP; Team Share; Team Tracker; Clicknet; MSA Payroll/PO/AP/GL; MS Access; Ghost; ClearQuest; APL; WS-Toad; WS-FTP; Test Director; VSS; DOORS; Quality Center, MS Test Manager (Terminal Foundation Server), Rally, JIRA, DevOps, Balsamiq, Terminal Server, Skype for Business, Xlite

Relational Database Management Systems: Oracle; .NET; DB2

Tools: QTP; IBM Robot; Extract DB; ClearQuest; NIKU, JIRA, XML, Visio, Trackwise, CaliberRM; Minitab

Recognitions

Biltmore Who’s Who Among Executives and Professional Women National Association of Professional Women (VIP Woman of the Year 2015)

Education/Certification & Training

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Science, Englewood Cliffs College, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Six Sigma Green Belt

Certified Software Test Engineer (CSTE)

FDA 21 CFR Part 820 Course/Exam - Managing Projects (IT) - Why You’ll Love a Mac Workshop - Six Sigma, Using Quick Test Pro (QTP) - MS-Project, Project Management A-Z, Software Quality Assurance: Delivering Consistent Quality, ITIL Awareness, SOX – Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

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