Project Quality Assurance

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Halostrobe LLC Computer/IT Services Tallahassee, FL 07/07- Current

CEO

Responsibilities:

Small web development and multimedia production company I run since 2007. For complex projects I formed a strong network of collaboration and outsourcing to ensure a standard compliance of services and delivery.

Directed and managed project based development from beginning to end following Agile or Extreme Programming Methodologies and concepts.

Defined daily/weekly iterations, allocated timeboxes for project scopes, goals and deliverables that supported our business goals

Developed full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.

Effectively communicated project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.

Liaised with project stakeholders on an ongoing daily/weekly basis.

Estimated the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.

Identified and resolved issues and conflicts within the project team/ clients. Applied SCRUM methodologies, identified and managed project dependencies and critical paths over multiple services/departments.

Planed and scheduled project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.

Tracked project milestones and deliverables.

Developed and delivered progress reports, QA reports, proposals, requirements documentation, SOW's and presentations.

Originated marketing materials for business use.

Analyzed results, and troubleshoot problem areas.

Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans using Agile methodologies.

Coached, mentored, motivated and supervised project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.

Built, developed, and grown any business relationships vital to the success of the project/company

Agile Project Management, Communication skills for international market, Sales & Marketing, Project/team leadership, Microsoft Project, Adobe, CSS, Web Design

Collaborative Vision LLC 12/08 -11/11

Business Relations Consultant

Responsibilities:

Acted as a bridge between the business and the IT department

Identified opportunities for operational efficiency

Consulted on Service Level Agreement (SLA) negotiations

Directed projects towards desired business strategies

Overseen business relationships with external stakeholders to increase business performance and the company's image.

Organized training and coaching with vendors and clients.

Provided solution delivery (project progress) and project issue resolution

Developed long-range technology strategies and cost-benefit analysis

Developed and maintained creative marketing strategies and internal marketing material.

Business Organizational Skills, business communication, Business/Marketing Planning, Client Relations, Communication skills for international market, Analytical, Coaching, Organization

DB Professionals Staffing/Employment Agencies 06/05 -12/06

IT/Marketing Specialist

Responsibilities:

Contributed to the development and administer marketing strategy and propositions and budget * Researched, analyzed and recommended opportunities for business growth and sales opportunities * In addition, performed as a Computer Support Specialist Produced and ensured compliance with brand guidelines

Developed customer presentation materials, including photography

Produced brochures and other marketing collateral.

Streamlined internal workflow process including: network administration ( windows 2000 upgrade to 2003 servers)

Active directory Administrator Users and Groups

SQL Database optimization

Installed and performed minor repairs to hardware, software, and peripheral equipment, following design or installation specifications.

Overseen the daily performance of computer systems.

Set up equipment for employee use, performing or ensuring proper installation of cable, operating systems, and appropriate software.

Maintain record of daily data communication transactions, problems and remedial action taken, and installation activities.

Debugging /Troubleshooting

Marketing, Graphic & Web Designer, HTML/CSS, MySQL, Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network, Active Domain Controller, Network Administration, Switch board

Intel Corporation SA Computer/IT Services 02/06 -10/06

QA Localization Engineer

Responsibilities:

Black box testing, Software QA, Localization and support, Bug reporting and support, Internal documentation streamlining, Created interdepartmental intranet pages, Acted as secondary Test Lab Manager Prepared the build environment.

Compiled the localized application.

Acquired the hardware/software and setup needed to run the application.

Acquired application and test plan learning curve familiarity.

Generated and adopted the formal QA plan with team buy-off.

Implemented the QA plan in runtime according to plan.

Applied any localization changes where necessary, together with any engineering changes required by localization.

Verification and Validation

Generated QA reports.

Software Quality Assurance, Stress Testing, Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, Visual Studio, Localization Translation, Cognos (Reporting Software), QT Linguist

Intel Corporation SA Computer/IT Services 05/04 -08/04

QA Localization and Web Authoring

Responsibilities:

Black Box Testing, Localization

Certified Web Publisher/Intel certification

Doc-Factory training

QA/CM Tools: Visual SourceSafe, PVC

Code cleaned 50+ pages/sitelets for intuitive browsing

Created interdepartmental intranet pages

Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, PVCS, CVS, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, Alchemy Catalyst, Trados

Oregon Department of Administrative Services Government and Military 11/03 - 05/04

Business Specialist II

Responsibilities:

Responsible for facilitating labor exchange between businesses and job seekers. As account representative to new, existing, and expanding businesses, responsibilities include serving as their primary resource for recruitment, selection, and referral of job seekers, and providing relevant information on community business resources, tax incentives, labor market, and scope of WorkSource Oregon Employment Department services.

Community relations activities include coordinating and assisting with development of recruitment fairs, Workforce Network partner events, and engaging in business networking to promote awareness of WorkSource OED services and to grow a satisfied customer base.

Government Contract/Project Management Experience, Contract Negotiation, SQL Server DBA, HR, business communication

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:

Baccaleureat Liberal Arts (University of Strasbourgh, France)

ISCOM AA in Arts/Philosophy

Film Directing - Media Pro University - Bucharest

MCSE Windows NT-January 1996

Institute of Technology Bucharest Romania

Windows Administrator/ Network Administrator/ Troubleshooting/ Support

SKILLS/TECHNOLOGIES USED

Publisher, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, MS Project, Microsoft SharePoint, Jirae, Groupware

CSS; HTML4/5; XML; PHP/MySQL; JQuery, Web Design,SEO,CMS; Adobe/ Creative Suite (Photoshop, Premiere, After Effects, Illustrator, InDesign, GoLive, Flash, Audition)

Languages: English; French; Italian; Polish; Romanian; Spanish

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