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Collaborative professional who relies on own ability to successfully lead a team without direct authority. Senior Project Manager is responsible for the successful and coordinated delivery of a project backlog, release planning and continuous improvement as prescribed by current industry Lean/Agile and Project Management best practices.Working closely with product and engineering to help manage the entire scope and timeline of each project and assist product owners in the generation and maintenance of a healthy backlog and assist in the coordination and communication of the product roadmap and its delivery. Guide the team to set achievable goals that are delivered with quality and align with larger business goals.Familiar with SDLC and Agile methods, able to execute under pressure, think outside of the box and adapt to frequently changing environment and priorities.

Working closely with other project managers and business owners to plan and deliver valuable initiatives. The main responsibilities are to fulfill the Scrum Master role on an agile delivery team as well as assist Product Owners and Program Managers with overall planning, management, and completion of other assigned technical and non-technical tasks and initiatives. Collaborative professional who is responsible for the successful and coordinated delivery of a project backlog, release planning and continuous improvement as prescribed by current industry Lean/Agile and Project Management best practices.Helping manage the entire scope and timeline of each project, assisting product owners in the generation and maintenance of a healthy backlog in the coordination and communication of the product roadmap and its delivery. Guiding the team to set achievable goals that are delivered with quality and align with our larger business goals.

Northbrook

• Utilizing project management tools and concepts and serving as a point of contact for needs external to the team. Driving collaboration, removing barriers, and influencing key project/program stakeholders to help execute on key deliverables. • Managed development of ideas into concept; managed work/programs of moderate complexity through a cohesive plan that outlines objectives, timelines, risks and deliverables.• Partnered with data scientists, technology, business partners, and SMEs to gather and develop project requirements. • Determined project scope for the business problem, then developed and executed complex plans while managing cross-functional teams to ensure strategic objectives were understood and successfully implemented.• Worked with business partners to resolve execution, scope and cost issues, questioning and weighing the implications and recommendations, making decisions. Performed risk assessments and mitigated risks.• Evaluated design/progress to plan and escalating risks and issues as needed. Followed through and facilitated communication with people from all levels to remove obstacles and resolve blockers.• Determined key stakeholders and develop appropriate communication plan based on project needs and stakeholder requests; ensured a cross-functional view is considered; gained buy-in. Devised and adapted as needed.• Provided regular reporting on individual projects and overall department project activities, driving progress to meet timelines. • Efficient in evaluation and keeping project records up to date. Created Lessons Learned and used them to uncover and prevent issues early on in follow up projects.• Analytical collaborative Agile Scrum Master, positively influencing teams to deliver greater business value and share accomplishments.• Facilitated agile ceremonies. Tracked sprint progress and provided ongoing communication to stakeholders and leadership. Maintained organized projects using project management tools.

3800 Golf Rd., Rolling Meadows, Il 60008

Software Test Lead/Project ManagerWireless broadband embedded products Managed off-shore center to develop and test new low-cost wireless broadband product launched globally. Applied scrum agile methodology and best practices to improve time-to-market and product quality.  Software test lead responsible for developing testing strategy, product validation plans and test project plans for a new high-speed wireless line of products launched in Australia and South-East Asia. Led cross-functional QA initiative to identify and resolve product issues, resulting in improved manufacturing processes and savings of $3M per year. Responsible for implementing tools, processes and training for efficient software upgrades in distribution centers. New software upgrade tools and processes accelerated realization of $2M in additional revenue and much higher customer satisfaction.  Received the Excellence Quality Award for successfully mitigating order fulfillment issues related to transition to new distribution center, enabling additional $500K in revenue. Successfully led efforts to obtain required wireless communications certifications, time-critical for product launch in the EMEA region.  Aligned software test practices between UK and US teams after acquisition to reduce product development time.

1299 Algonquin Rd., Schaumburg, Il 60196

Senior System Integration and Test Engineer, QA EngineerWireless broadband embedded products Responsible for forming and leading software test team in newly founded wireless broadband technology organization. Established software/system test processes and best practices, developed software test strategy and test plans for the first line of products. Successfully led system integration and test teams based in US and Malesia to deliver complex WiMax solution to the market. Closely coordinated deliverables from international suppliers to ensure interoperability and high product quality. Worked with customers to analyze and resolve product field issues, resulting in higher customer satisfaction. Implemented ‘Escaped Defect Analysis’ process to increase test coverage and improve product quality. Built product validation lab and system test benches, resulting in 15X increase in test capacity. Managed deployment of Alpha and Beta product releases to the early adopter community, resulting in a significant reduction of field issues.  Restructured regression test suite to reduce test cycle time from 7 to 4 weeks, without impacting test coverage. Introduced automated performance test suite, resulting in higher test efficiency and 3x increase in test coverage.

Deer Park, Il

Software Test Engineer II OnStar Product – Embedded phone in the car• As part of ISO9000 certification efforts, developed test strategy, test plans, test cases and software and system requirements traceability matrix for the OnStar product.• Software test lead, responsible for testing OnStar product release for Volkswagen and Audi. Managed test efforts of teams in Australia and North America and coordinated delivery of software releases from Audi, Volkswagen and internal development team in Russia. Interfaced with customers weekly to report the progress and resolve any pending issues. Implemented ISO9000 Gap Analysis and executed resulting corrective actions.

3850 N. Wilke Rd., Arlington Heights, Il 60004

Software Test Engineer Cablecomm – Telephony over cable Successfully identified requirements, developed test cases and tested new features for proprietary telephony-over-cable product deployed to over 2 million subscribers world-wide. Responsible for regression testing, identifying and reporting defects and verifying bug fixes.  Implemented automated test cases using shell scripts, resulting in reduced regression test time. Member of a SWAT/tiger team tasked to identify, analyze root cause and fix critical system stability issues for a major software release.

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