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Arlington, Virginia, United States

Arlington, Virginia, United States

- Work with the development, QA and project management teams to define and set detailed release schedules.- Responsible for monitoring the quality of releases- Track known issues- Build standard release notes for product. - Work with Product Management and Agile teams to ensure successful release- Communication of releases company wide

New Berlin, Wi

- Lead team of Software Quality Analysts spread across multiple Applications in the company- Provide Product Ownership guidance on those teams. Work with Product Management to develop acceptance criteria and deliver new features- Provide Overall Direction, Guidance and Leadership for Franklin Energy's Information Software QA and Support Teams- Work with Technology and Business Leaders to assist in defining the direction for future projects and processes- Manage all release and new feature communication across the company and to clients- Fulfill Training needs for internal teams and programs- Manage releases of multiple applications across the company

New Berlin, Wi

- Lead team of Software Quality Analysts , Implementation Specialists and Tier 1 Support Analysts- Provide Overall Direction, Guidance and Leadership for Franklin Energy's Information Software QA and Support Teams- Prioritization and execution of new client and program implementations based on timelinesand deliverables- Work with Technology and Business Leaders to assist in defining the direction for future projects and processes- Design and Implement process to provide quick and efficient Start Ups while still delivering development releases on time, and without defects- Manage all release and new feature communication across the company and to clients- Fulfill Training needs for clients and program operations

New Berlin, Wi

Lead Agile team of testers in Agile Environment to deliver high quality software, on time.Develop new testing and implementation workflows to assist the growing team hit deadlines and targets.Review functional and design specs, identify test requirements, and develop a functional test process. Execute manual and automated tests, identify quality issues.Design and implement tools to facilitate the design and release process. Expert in on-site applications. Assist with standing up of new Energy Efficiency Clients, give advice on what technology we can offer to suit their needs. Coordinate releases, communicate across the company about when these releases occur, and what will be updated when they do.

Highlands Ranch, Co

Filled a variety of roles as Senior QA, including Test Lead, Scrum Lead and Senior Tester, all as part of an Agile team. Part of multiple teams due to excellent interpersonal skills, extensive technical experience and a love of new challenges. Create, execute and mitigate test plans while leading a team and interfacing with Development, Product Management and Clients. Give crucial design input on new features. Notable Achievements: Achieved Highest Review Score possible for both my 2014 and 2015 Reviews

Duties included Product Development Testing, Training (On and Off-Site), Technical Support and Consulting for the Vulcan Software. Worked with clients, both on mine-site and off, to train, consult and problem solve. Proficient in all aspects of product development, implementation, customer rollout and subsequent support and training. Used Salesforce to create Customer quotes and to track Customer Support Cases. Notable:• Subject Matter Expert in Geomodelling, Block Modeling, Grade Estimation, Stratigraphic Modeling and Reserves• Completed Citation of Applied Geostatistics from the University of Alberta during this time

In charge of 20 man team of drillers, lining out and prioritizing drill rigs, logging RC and Core as well as weekly and monthly reporting duties. Also, monitoring and updating of monthly and yearly budgets.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Geology/Earth Science, General

Activities and Societies: President of Outdoor Adventure Club Hobnailers. Treasurer of Geology Club

Certification In Geostatistics, Geostatistics