Business Analyst, Project coordinator, QA Tester

Otisi Oji Junior

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***** ******* ***** ***** ********, TX, 77407

Phone: 713-***-****

Email: pgwzza@r.postjobfree.com (preferred)

Objective:

To take a challenging role as Project Engineer/Project Coordinator/Business Analyst to provide effective solutions that would help the organization to achieve the best solution in its business process that would increase its productivity.

Professional Summary:

Have 8 years of professional experience as a Project Engineer/Business analyst /Software QA Analyst; with excellent written and oral skills. I have the ability to conduct business improvements through deployment of effective strategies brought about by extensive research, experience and case studies; capable of conducting training programs for internal customers and end users.

I also have wide knowledge and experience in reengineering concepts and tools, which I’ve used to streamline processes to make businesses effective and efficient. I have also being involved and contributed a lot in converting the requirements into effective business design. Having knowledge and experience in oil and gas/software companies and I’ve used my knowledge in these areas in the process of detailed system designs.

Good practical and functional knowledge in the principles of Project Management. Excellent analytical and communication skills very detailed oriented with advanced problem solving skills. Experienced in managing variety of projects and testing phases including resource planning, estimations and deliverables, compatibility, functionality, UAT reliability, security, installation and related test methodologies.

Applications and Skills:

* Windows 95 and above, MAC and UNIX, LINUX

* Information Assurance Level I certified.

* Requirement Gatherings, Process Modeling, Strategic Planning, UML, Business Objects

* Product/SDLC Life cycle, Release management, Test plan facilitation and development, Trace ability matrices, Data acquisition, Prototypes, Test/Debug

* Working knowledge of C#, SQL, .NET, SharePoint and Knowledge base systems

* Visual Test/Manual/QTP/Test Director/Quality Center, Test Complete

* Software and Hardware Configurations, LAN/WAN, Messaging, Telecommunications, Remedy, BREW, PDA, Blackberry and MS Office Suites, MS Project, MS Visio.

Some key tasks have included:

* Contributed to solution design across a broad range of industries.

* Led various teams to develop business-wide policies and procedures.

* Planned, designed, implemented, and tested various software applications and hardware configurations.

* Provided consistent feedback to SME to improve the quality of products and training and knowledge base.

* Wrote and developed special projects involving improving Quality Assurance procedures (QA), Demos and Training Materials.

Professional Experience:

Chevron (Contract)

Houston, TX 02/11-Present

Business Process Analyst (Upstream foundation)

Applications Used: SharePoint, MS Office, Visual Studio, MS Team Foundation, SQL, Documentum.

* Worked on the Reserves Surveillance, Tank Monitoring and HES projects

* Elicited and documented business requirements within well-defined business processes

* Interfaced with internal and external customers to manage expectations and resolve issues

* Analyzed and documented business requirements and translated them to specification and design.

* Assisted with documentation of current and desired business processes

* Executed assigned tasks within project environment

* Supported and provided input to the technical design of solution components

* Coordinate activities between technical staff, system users, end user organizations, software developers, data/system administrators and managers

* Developed/reviewed functional scenario based test scripts

* Developed test data in support of User Acceptance Testing.

* Interface with development team to conceptualize and implement solutions

* Participated in knowledge transfer sessions from client to customer

* Collaborated with onshore and offshore testers and execute functional application testing.

Inova Geophysical

Various Locations (Wamsutter, WY; Craig, CO; Edinburgh Scotland; Beijing China)

07/06 – 12/10

Project Engineer/Business Process Analyst (FIREFLY)

Applications Used: MS Project, Windows 2003/2008 Server, C#, Linux, SQL, MS Office 2002-2007, Trac, Visual Studio, SVN, Mesa

* Worked closely with local and international software development team software developers, hardware engineers and other QA team members to implement standards for performance test plans to include the testing scope, test objectives, test approaches, test data, methodologies, pass/fail criteria, risk assessment/assumptions, and known limitations.

* Working knowledge of Geophysical acquisition, plotting and navigation software.

* Experience with seismic data loading and underlying data.

* Experience working familiarity with generating and working with Synthetic Seismic data and familiarity with Seismic Trace data attributes.

* Experience working with seismic data in a 3D environment.

* Collected detailed documentation of business plan requirements and business models.

* Identified solutions through research of the company’s operations and internal systems.

* Conducted business analysis of data acquired from the field and facilitated all the requirements to ensure the improvements in the flow of the operations of the company.

* Coordinated with the sales and marketing department to detect where the sales people are having problems with in marketing the products and services of the company.

* Created a foundation for a highly effective infrastructure for the software testing for seismic acquisition products.

* Converted requirements into software specifications, test application, provide daily feedback to engineering manager and developers.

* Good understanding of business process management and business requirements of the customers and translating them to specific software requirements.

* Strong understanding of geophysical technical designs as well as specifications.

* Evaluated information gathered through workshops and surveys, business process description and task analysis. (JAD Sessions)

* Effectively communicated with internal teams and external clients to deliver functional requirements like GUI, interface and hardware designs.

* Strong technical skills, business intelligence and a deep understanding of customer's needs so that they can be transformed into application and operational requirements.

* Organized and implemented onsite system installations, startup of new projects as well as supported existing installed base systems, and the planning and implementation of any software upgrades during seismic data acquisition projects.

* Provided feedback to engineering on product deficiencies or customer required enhancements in a timely manner and also reviewed and provided feedback to product documentation team

U.S. Army Medical Information Technology Center. (USAMITC)

Fort Sam Houston, Texas 09/05 – 07/06

QA and System Engineer (Contractor).

Applications Used: MS Project, Windows NT, 2003 Server, Empirix Suites, SQL, MS Office 2003, Information Assurance Level I certified

* Implemented the agreed-upon strategy to include installing and configuring the Empirix eTest software suite, and documenting all processes.

* Established methodologies for designing, setting up, scripting, implementing, analyzing and reporting the results of the business’ software applications.

* Conceived, developed, documented and executed functional, regression, performance and end-to-end testing scripts in accordance with current policies and procedures.

* Provided technical support to team members regarding Product lifecycle testing approaches and automated script creation and execution.

* Provided operational support for the servers and processes running within the environment.

* Performed other duties as assigned by management.

* Document load testing strategies and results.

* Provide complete and up-to-date test script documentation.

* Monitored all back-end processes and site performance for the production environment.

* Performed data validation and maintaining test data repository.

* Provided operational support for the servers and processes running within the environment.

* Provided complete system documentation, to include system specifications, standards, policies and procedures, and training documents.

* Recommended improvements to the requirements process including identifying best practices and establishing documentation templates.

* Generate full reports, for QA management and development, detailing test performance, results, findings, recommendations and risks.

* Conducted training on the operation of the eTest suite and all relevant policies and procedures for the DT&E team and other organizational members affected by the system.

Verizon Wireless

Houston, Texas 08/03 – 08/05

QA Analyst

Applications Used: MS Project, Windows 2003 Server, Unix, SQL, MS Office 2003, BREW, Java, .Net, Remedy, Palm OS, Blackberry OS.

* Analyzed specifications for new product features and determine what configurations needed to be tested also responsible for determining what tests need to be performed and helped expand coverage provided by automated test scripts

Responsible for developing testing processes and approaches according to CMM standards and executing formal test plans to ensure the delivery of quality software applications

* Executed automated and manual tests of the software, validating results received.

* Reported bugs found and validated bug fixes to earlier problems reported.

* Organized all data and requirements needed to give feedback to the project management of the company during the monthly meetings.

* Working with QA team members and application developers, quickly capture the major business functions and technology underpinnings to be able to design and implement tests of system functionality that exercise all critical inter-system integration points

* Responsible for building and maintaining the test environment and regression test bed

* Participated in risk analysis to determine high priority test cases, high risk, and high visibility

* Defined and tracked quality assurance metrics such as defects, defect counts, test results and test status using Remedy.

* Helped deliver quality process training to technical staff and acts as an internal quality consultant to advice or influence business or technical partners.

PII Piping Solutions

Houston, TX 07/2002 – 07/2003

Pipeline Automation Specialist (contract)

Applications Used: Windows 2003 Server, MS Office 2003, MS Project

* Interfaced with functional peer groups, management, and/or outside customers by gaining cooperation of others, conducting presentations of technical information concerning projects

* Directed the design of projects and interfaced with the drafting department to ensure that all engineering parameters, needs, and client requirements are being fulfilled on a timely basis.

* Managed the integration of vendor tasks; track and review vendor deliverables.

* Provide solutions to the problem of identifying, locating and monitoring the many types of cracks that can compromise pipeline integrity.

* Assessed metal loss in pipelines, inertial/positioning and caliper inspection data.

* Involved in developing specifications for quality assurance and control purposes

* Tracked Pipeline maintenance reports and scheduled pipeline cleaning.

SCHLUMBERGER

Sugarland, TX 06/2000 – 08/2001

Field Engineer (Wire line/Well Completion) (Internship)

* Managed a team of Field Operators and coordinated various district oilfield operations

* Provided Clients with training they needed to enable them maximize the use of DTS System and Platform Express

* Coordinated in the development, testing of new well logging equipment and software.

* Provided real time oil well logging support through Email and Remote Access Program

* Implemented quality improvement plans that improve company equipment and software.

* Developed skills in cementing, matrix acidizing, and hydraulic fracturing: design, execution, and job evaluation, on both land rigs and offshore rigs.

* Knowledge of Formation Evaluation technologies, products and services.

* Operated Down hole Equipment to specifications.

* Pro-active optimization of down hole equipment and associated resources.

* Liaise with customer representatives to ensure smooth operation and understanding of requirements.

* Pre/post job briefing and reporting as required.

* Incident Reporting and participation in the Reliability and Maintenance process.

Education

1996–2002 University of Houston Downtown Houston, TX

B.Sc. in Engineering Technology (Process Piping and Design) and Mathematics

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