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Regina, Sk, Ca

Regina, Sk, Ca

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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Saskatchewan, Canada

• Professional expertise in designing End to End test strategy, test planning, estimation, leading and managing testing efforts for large/complex projects.• 16+ years of progressive IT experience with more than 10 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance processes, technology and team leadership.• Extensive industry experience managing project testing efforts for Banking/Finance, Health insurance, Retail/Supply Chain, Insurance Brokerage & Risk Management applications.• Experience working in Waterfall/Iterative Waterfall and Agile methodologies.• Proven ability in leading complex testing projects via effective team collaboration and status reporting to Leadership.• Experience working in a Global Delivery Model, by leading and coordinating with onshore and offshore teams distributed across geographies.• Proficient in implementing quality solutions following industry best practices and processes, ensuring improved quality of technical delivery.• Proven track record in successfully managing Functional & Regression Testing (including Automation), End to End Testing, Load & Performance testing and UAT Test Coordination to support applications on Rackspace and Cloud infrastructure.• Sound conceptual understanding of DevOps and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) practices.

Naperville, Illinois, United States

Managed testing efforts for a multi-million-dollar data-centric initiative within bank’s consumer lending division. Directed teams across US and Canada, in delivery of System Integration & End-to-End test strategy, planning, execution and reporting in support of the program. Worked collaboratively with key stakeholders to communicate testing impact due to changes in scope, schedule resources, and integrate risk-based testing strategy for effective test planning. Built strong relationship with client and external vendors, implementing the highest levels of QA process and standardization in the deliveries

Greater Chicago Area

Led global team of 15+ members, delivering test solutions for AON’s H&B applications for programs of size over $5M. Collaborated with project stakeholders and leadership through governance meetings, to communicate the health of quality, presenting relevant executive reports. Managed Capacity planning and Demand forecasting. Provided feedback to Quality by analyzing data, identifying key performance indicators (KPI), metrics and recommending improvement plans to clearly explain and justify decisions and actions around quality. Partnered with cross-functional teams for defect root cause analysis, escalate issues, and communicate risks. Provided hands-on test support & oversight. Mentored and directed team on QA best practices and knowledge management activities.

Chicago Il, Pittsburgh Pa

Managed the delivery of IT QA services for 2 major US Healthcare payers (BCBS), and ERP transformation (legacy platform to Salesforce cloud) for a large retail client (pet-food brand) in the US.

Delivered multiple strategic technology projects (Development/Enhancements & Testing) and services for Life & Health Insurance clients in the US. Supported a portfolio of applications ensuring delivery of business value.