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Quality Assurance Change Management

Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Posted:
July 14, 2025

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SAMUEL J. GOINES

*** ***** **** **

Newtown, PA *8940

609-***-****

E-mail: *************@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position utilizing extensive experience and training in various applications, acquired skills, and educational background in a new and challenging environment.

SUMMARY Over twenty years technical experience in diverse software and systems.

Capacities: Administrative Maintenance ... Troubleshooting ... Planning & Coordinating ... Designing, Implementing & Documenting Procedures ... System Support ... Upgrade, New Build Design ... Project Direction ... Quality Assurance … Testing … Change Management … Governance … Continuous Delivery … Agile methodology … Azure/AWS DevOps

EXPERIENCE

4/24 - 5/25 Cellar (Kforce) Yardley, PA

DevOps/Release/Deployment

Azure DevOps, Data Lake, DataBricks, Synapse, PowerBI, SQL, YAML, JSON, PowerShell, Bicep. reworked IAC to stable maintainable repeatable compliant process and environment. Create Agile boards to track project changes. Create deployment pipelines and releases.

Systems:

Windows 10, Ubuntu, GIT, Azure boards/pipelines/repositories, IAC, power-shell. Excel, Visio. MS Teams, SQL, Powerpoint

8/21 - 12/23 SXM (Twenty) New York, NY

DevOps/Release/Deployment

Jenkins CICI automation for builds and deployment using Ansible, AWS server creation, management of security groups, S3 image imports for use with AMI, launch templates, VPC, Billing reporting automation. Environment creation for integration and development. NXLOG implementation for ELK reporting,GitHub admin user and connectivity management, GIT Lab workflows

Systems: Jira, NXLog, Centos, Redhat Linux, Windows 10, Windows 7, Java, C++, Gradle, Data Dog, Python, Artifactory, Beyond Compare, GIT, shell scripting, Jenkins, Oracle VM, MAC, Moab Xterm, Scala, Lambda, ELK, Ansible, Jenkins, Intel

5/20 - 6/21 MUFG Securities (Twenty) New York, NY

DevOps/Release/Deployment

Responsible for creating team city builds, configuring deployments using Serena Deployment Manager, monitoring servers with TripWire, general support with build and deployment issues. Migration of SVN repositories to GIT Hub, CAB meeting support, reconciliation of production tickets and changes using utility created using excel VBA. Collected and delivered evidences for Audit.

Systems: Jira, Serena Deployment Automation, Solutions Business Manager. Team City, Password safe, Linux, Windows Server 2018, Windows 7, Java, C#, Maven, Artifactory, Beyond Compare, GIT, SVN, VBA, shell

10/16 – 4/20 International SOS Neshamity, PA

DevOps/Release/Deployment Manager

Successfully implemented full lifecycle deployment automation in DEV/QA/STG and PROD. Created with cross-functional team using Agile methodologies to deliver a CICD environment using pipelines. Managed and trained two person team of consultants. Created/Managed/Administrated 100+ Servers using Hypervisor. Created Nagios Monitors and various Dashboards for maintaining. Administered GitHub users and connections, Implemented Key value pair for CM passwords in configuration files. Completed Migration from TFS to Mercurial. Deployed Mobile Releases to Itunes/Google Play. Created Automated builds across all teams

Systems: Jira, IIs, MsSQL, Window Server 2008/12/16, Windows 7, Ubuntu, Centos, Solr, MySQL, SQL Jenkins, Puppet, Keystore, Maven, Node, REST API. Powershell, BAT, Java, Beyond Compare, Groovy, Nagios, Tyke, GO, Apache, Azure, Rackspace, Bitbucket, Jfrog, Nuget, Grunt, Octopus, Splunk, GitHub, Git, Bitrise, Sitecore, MsDeploy. DotNet, VisualStudio 2008-2017

9/15 – 6/16. GSI HEALTH Philadelphia, PA

DevOps/Release/Deployment Manager

Planned, coordinated, supervised and executed activities related to building the latest code base, deploying software to all production and non-production environments, and building and configuring for new clients. Continuous delivery design and process. Worked with cross-functional team using Agile methodologies to deliver a continuous build/deployment/test system. Assisted Development and QA with debugging and environmental issues on all levels of the SDLC process. Managed offshore resources and assigned tasks and training in support of continuous delivery.

Systems: Assembla (SVN), Jira, Glassfish4, MsSQL, Window Server 2012, Windows 7,Spira, Manage Engine, MySQL, SQL Yog, Jenkins, ANT, Maven, Selenium, Node, Sonarqube. REST API. Powershell, BAT, Java, Beyond Compare

10/13 – 7/15 Deutsche Bank AG (GRMS) Jersey City, NJ

Release Manager/SCR/Compliance/Contract Engineer

Remediation in SCR (Regulatory Program), Governance, Implementation and automation. MAS and FED compliance. Perl and Unix Shell scripting, Powershell,Creation of REST API calls to generate VBA/Excel compliance reports. Managed offshore resources and training.

Systems: GIT, SVN, Rational Synergy, Quality Center, Serena Dimensions, Jazz, TeamForge, Perforce, CVS, Collabnet, GIT/Stash & pull requests, Tortoise GIT/SVN, Crucible, Jira, Crucible API, GITStash, API, Jira API, Beyond Compare, XML, Json, Perl, Putty, Github, WS 2008, RH Linux, TFS

11/12 – 10/13 Farmer’s Insurance (RANDSTED TECH) Wilmington, DE

Release Manager/Contract Engineer

Responsible for Deployment automation. ANT builds, Unix Shell and Python WebSphere scripting. Setup of environments for new projects using RAD. Automated build setup, branch merges, daily builds

Systems: Serena Dimensions CM 2009 R2, Quality Center, Github, FrontRange, RAD, Beyond Compare, WinSCP, ANT, Java, C++, DOTNET, SalesForce

6/12 – 11/12 T-Mobile (XPERTEC) Atlanta, GA

Release Manager/Contract Engineer

Responsible for automated deployments, pre-production setup and rollouts, Daily builds, merges and Automated builds, Tibco, WebLogic configuration changes and deployments, Coordinating daily software changes to Offshore Testingteam. Debuging and resolving build

issues.

Systems: Tibco 5.7, Weblogic, Accurev, Quality Center, Eclipse ANT,KSH scripting, beyond compare, WS 2005, RH Linux, Java, C++, DOTNET, Sharepoint

3/04 – 3/12 SOCIETE GENERALE Jersey City, NJ

Release Manager/CM/Quality center Admin

Responsible for administration maintenance installation, application integrations, troubleshooting of Rational Synergy, SVN, ITrack Change Management, Quality Center and QTP software support and administration.

Systems: CM Synergy 6.3, 6.5, 7.2, Change Synergy 4.7, SVN,Jetty, LDAP, Eclipse, DOTNET, ANT, Perl, Autosys, Test Director, Quick Test Pro 10.0, 9.2, 8.2, Quality Center 11,10, 9.2, 8.2, CruiseControl, Oracle 11g, Connect Direct, Sharepoint, Crystal Reports10.x, Windows

2000/XP/7, SOLARIS, RH LINUX, SQL

Developed DR replication for Rational Synergy using DCM, Created replication of repositories for global development support utilizing DCM. Participated in continuous integration builds for multiple teams. Created statistical analysis reporting for Quality center for improved service to our End Users. Conducted statistical data analysis for department resource utilization for all teams, Developed scripting tools to automated upgrades and improve software upgrade time by 90%. Implemented integration between Quality center and Rational Synergy to improve team productivity.

5/02 - 9/03 BMW (VERSATECK) Woodcliff Lake, NJ

Release Manager/SCM/Contract Engineer

Responsible for administration maintenance installation, preventive maintenance, application integrations, troubleshooting of CM Synergy software support. Designed promotional model for

source control utilizing standard development procedures and needs.

Systems: CM Synergy 5.1/6.1/6.3, Apache, Web Logic, WebSphere, Eclipse, ANT, CGI Perl, Qualitycenter, Quick Test Professional, Welcome Home, Windows 2000/XP, AIX, PVCS, CVS, WSAD, C++, Java

Participated in the development of process management tools to better

facilitate daily operations. Created CGI scripts to display statistical database

information and user activity. Conducted new server upgrade for expanding

database increase for support for Synergy implementations.

4/98 – 11/01 TELCORDIA TECH Piscataway NJ

(Developers of hardware and software for the telecommunications industry)

Release Manager/SCM

Responsible for administrative maintenance installation, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting of Continuous software support for CMM Level 5 organization. Maintained ongoing interaction with customer service, engineers, project management directors, documentation and performance groups to address and resolve arising issues and to facilitate daily operations. Designed and implemented procedures for performing controlled builds, emergency patches and reports utilizing automated shell scripts. On call 24/7 for development support on builds issues. Worked on key features and high visibility projects.

Documented procedures of installing software packages for third party. Simultaneously managed multiple base line builds. Conducted Y2K testing. Trained and provided support to end users on new upgrades. Oriented and provided support to new personnel.

Systems: HP-UX/SUN, Visi Broker, Rouge Wave, Lotus Notes, Office 2000, Exceed 7.0, WinNT 4X, Java, C++, C, Make, Perl

Successfully created special reports to identify and control problem areas to better facilitate project management operations. Refined CM process to achieve multiple base lines and branch

merging to meet CMM Level 5 requirements. Upgraded main build system (on three occasions) to meet new corporate requirements and current technologies

1/97 – 4/98 DIALOGIC CORPORATION Parsippany, NJ

(Manufacturer of telephony hardware and applications)

Release Manager/SCM

Duties basically same as in above position. Trained and provided ongoing support to management, developers and program managers in use of system. Addressed and resolved arising issues. Interfaced with same personnel as above.

Systems: Developer studies 5.0, WinNT 4X, Infomaker 6.0, Exceed, Aurm inhouse databases, Outlook 97 & Office 97, Power Point, MksTools, RSM, C-Cover, C++, Java, nmake

Created new build design system from initial stage to development

Upgraded software versions to meet current technologies

Set up standard build machines for build groups utilizing NT, DDK, SDK & VC++

to standardized builds. Managed a project for latest developmental software

4/94 – 12/96 FRANKLIN ELECTRONIC PUB Burlington, NJ

(Electronic publishers)

QA Software Test Engineer/Developer

Developed routine test assignments including design and redesign of test cases for quality assurance of end product and meeting company's specifications. Worked with developers and project managers. Successfully troubleshot and resolved spell corrector software. Data Analytics

Systems: A6502, C, C++, Solaris Unix, Windows, Shell Scripting, Perl, SED, AWK, make, nmake

XML, SGML, Kelp

EDUCATION : PENNCO TECH, Bristol, Pennsylvania

Associate in Specialized Business degree 1994



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