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Bethesda, Md, Us

Senior Software Quality Engineering Manager for Marriott International's Global Technology, Enterprise Architecture & Shared Platforms team.

Santa Clara, Ca, Us

Team QA Lead for the payments pod and the new SVB Go application which has a 4.5-star App Store rating, 99.99% payment success rate, 200K+ transactions with 2,000% YoY growth, ~1 minute to complete a payment, even FX, under 30 second to complete a transfer, and billions in payment volume across both US and UK. Awarded Aite-Novarica’s Cash Management & Payments Innovation Award in 2021.Promoted from Software Test Engineer II to Software Testing Lead on the foreign exchange enhancements project within the Global Digital Banking Division of SVB, one of the largest high-tech commercial banks in the US. Lead QA projects and offshore QA team while coordinating with onshore QA and development.Create test strategy including writing manual and automated test cases, test plans, and summary reports. Perform E2E testing, unit testing, functional testing, system integration testing, and regression testing. Manage all phases of SDLC, utilizing Agile and Waterfall methodologies. Experience using Selenium, Postman, JIRA, SQL, Java, Confluence, and Saucelabs testing software.Responsible for people management including hiring, onboarding, mentoring, and monitoring the performance of 6 QA engineers.Advocate & represent QA team in high-level strategy and planning sessions for upcoming releases and features.

Santa Clara, Ca, Us

Software Test Engineer II and QA project lead on the foreign exchange enhancements project within the Global Digital Banking Division of SVB, one of the largest high-tech commercial banks in the US. Create test strategy including writing test cases, test plans, and summary reportsLead QA projects and offshore QA team while coordinating with onshore QA and developmentManage all phases of SDLC, utilizing Agile and Waterfall methodologies Perform unit testing, functional testing, system integration testing, and regression testing

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

Lead QA on triPOS Mobile & Cloud teams for No.1 secure payment processing company in the nationTest software for functionality, scalability, and reliabilityExecute developed test cases and test plans on multiple operating systems, mobile devices, and PIN pads File detailed bug reports in TFS, identify workarounds, and verify fixesParticipate in Agile development environment practicing SAFe methodologyCollaborate with product support team to incorporate feedback and resolve customer issuesPerform unit testing, functional testing, system integration testing, and regression testing

Arlington, Virginia, Us

• Plans Officer for Battalion Staff S3• Rated Aviator in the AH-64 Apache Helicopter• Successfully completed all phases of Flight School including Primary, Instruments, Basic War Fighting Skills, and the AH-64 Apache Course, acquiring more than 200 hours of flight time• Passed all necessary Army Physical Fitness TestsAdditional Training:• Survive Evade Resist Escape (SERE) School at Ft. Rucker, Alabama in March 2011 • Army Basic Officer Leadership Course (BOLC) at Ft. Rucker, Alabama in February 2011• Army ROTC Leadership Development Assessment Course (LDAC) at Ft. Lewis, Washington in 2008

Mclean, Virginia, Us

Key member of the Quality Assurance team for The National Center for Telehealth & Technology as part of the Department of Defense (DoD). It is a leader in developing technology solutions to address psychological health and traumatic brain injury. T2 is a component center of the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE) which is aligned to the United States Army Medical Research and Material Command (MRMC) as their executive agent.• Develop and document test plans and test procedures• Execute developed test cases and test plans on multiple operating systems, devices, and web browsers • File detailed bug reports in Bugzilla, identify workarounds, and verify fixes • Collaborate with software developers to create detailed test strategies, test plans, and test cases

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Us

Key member of CV-TSC software test team at the US Navy Undersea Warfare Center Division. The CV-TSC system provides increased situational awareness to the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) in support of shipboard self-defense, primarily in the area of Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) and Surface Warfare (SUW) on the Aircraft Carrier. As an integrated element of the CVN Combat System, CV-TSC supports the tactical deployment of embarked ASW and SUW assets utilized in detecting, classifying, and localizing threats. The primary aircraft supported is the MH-60R multi-mission helicopter. • Develop and document test plans, test procedures, and software build procedures• Execute newly developed software configuration tests, system configuration tests, and system tests• File detailed bug reports in TFS, identify workarounds, and verify fixes• Collaborate with software developers to create detailed test strategies, test plans, and test cases

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Criminal Justice

Certified Associate In Project Management | Capm, Capm Certification

Computer Science

Faa Rotary Wing Commercial/ Instrument-Rated Certificate, Ah-64D