John Corra

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Experienced Technology Leader @ Corvano. @ Corvano LLC
Carmel, IN, US
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Carmel, Indiana, United States, United States
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About John Corra

As an accomplished Quality and Project Manager with extensive experience leading teams in both traditional and Agile environments. Throughout his career, he has managed numerous projects, specializing in Agile transformations, Quality and fostering continuous improvement across various industries. With expertise in leadership, risk management, and quality assurance, John has successfully implemented process improvements, enhanced quality delivery, and reduced project costs. His background includes managing complex projects in regulated industries, auditing management systems, and driving Agile methodologies to deliver world-class software solutions. He holds certifications as a Scrum Master, ASQ CMQ/OE, and Lead Auditor for ISO9001 and ISO27001.My core competencies include Quality Assurance, Business Process Reengineering, Business Analysis, Customer Relationship Management, Project Management, and Department Leadership. I am a Certified ScrumMaster and ITIL Foundation certified, and I have a strong background in agile and waterfall methodologies. I also have expertise in SaaS and retail, having worked with a market-leading client in North America as a Regional Test Manager until April 2023. I am looking for my next adventure where I can leverage my skills and experience to help organizations achieve their quality and business goals.

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Corvano LLC

Corvano Llc

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Experienced Technology Leader @ Corvano.
Carmel, IN, US
John Corra Work Experience Details
  • Corvano Llc
    Corvano Llc
    Carmel, In, Us
  • Corvano Llc
    Principal Consultant
    Corvano Llc Mar 2024 - Present
    Lead multiple Agile projects from inception to completion. Act as Scrum Master for one or more Agile teams, facilitating Agile ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint review, retrospective). Coach and mentor team members on Agile practices and principles. Collaborate closely with product owners, stakeholders, and senior management to ensure alignment on project goals and priorities. Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, and budgets. Manage project scope, risks, and issues effectively. Foster a culture of continuous improvement within the team. Track and report project progress using Agile metrics and tools. Ensure deliverables meet quality standards and are delivered on time and within budget. Conduct post-project reviews and incorporate lessons learned into future projects.
  • High Performance Alloys, Inc.
    Quality Assurance Manager
    High Performance Alloys, Inc. Jul 2023 - Mar 2024
    Tipton, In, Us
    Plan, coordinate, and direct quality control program to ensure continuous production of products consistent with established standards. Formulate and maintain quality control objectives complementary to corporate policies and goals. Responsible for all activities of the Quality Department. Leverage total quality management tools and approaches to analytical and reporting processes within each department. Responsible for maintaining all certifications and the Quality Management and Document Management Systems. Engage interested parties to ensure that we comply with all requirements flow down, including governmental, regulatory, environmental and customer requirements. Responsible for the Correct and Preventive Action program and customer issue resolution. Lead the program to attain AS9100D registration.
  • Inspired Testing
    North American Regional Test Manager
    Inspired Testing May 2022 - Apr 2023
    London, England, Gb
    Contract position assisting a client that provides market leading SaaS for the retail marketplace. Created the Quality Framework and Strategy for North America. Engaged Quality Resources assigned to projects and provide support, direction and resolution for any barriers to success. Escalated issues as necessary and oversaw the defect management process for each project. Participated in Project Executive status meetings and provided weekly status to the Quality Director. Onboarded new project QA resources and identified the necessary customer training to ensure their success. Worked with project management to ensure that we follow all quality standards and quality solutions. Captured lessons learned for projects and recommended actions to improve project performance. Transitioned to Test Manager/Lead for major North American Client. Drove Quality Activities for two UAT initiatives and led cutover activities for the transition to Hypercare. Responsible for defect resolution and release management for all Hypercare releases. Coordinate and drive daily defect and project meetings to ensure that defects are being resolved in a timely manner and that the right resources are involved. Responsible for escalating any issues that are barriers to success.
  • Allied Solutions Llc
    Manager Application Management
    Allied Solutions Llc Aug 2021 - May 2022
    Carmel, In, Us
    Established the standards, goals, and reporting required to provide oversight for day-to-day, release, tech support, and launch activities. Ensured all tasks are performed effectively, on time, and to expected standards. Developed proficiency and understanding around applications to evaluate complex issues and provide recommendations for solutions along with a solid plan to execute. Ensured the Operation Management team provided best-in-class customer service resulting in internal and external client satisfaction, optimal system use and function. Positioned Application Management and the management team as trusted advisors for technology projects. Managed all aspects of projects relating to any step in the application life cycle. Provided direction to project/ product team (including internal, partners and vendor teams). Provided consultation as needed to internal business areas. Managed releases, outages, enhancements, and launches that progress effectively with minimal user interruption and to the satisfaction of users. Ensured that each release was planned and reviewed and approved. Ensured that all activities required for each release were completed as planned. Provided release coordination, validation and post release support. Created and utilized data analytics to understand and improve system support and optimize usage and adoption. Created and executed continuous improvement initiatives that address technical debt, system issues, and lessens support costs. Managed partnerships with integration partners during projects and ongoing throughout the integration life cycle including the resolution of issues. Partnered with Enterprise Technology Integration division to ensure business relationships with vendors and partners that create advantageous working partnerships and provide clients with meaningful partnerships that create user adoption and customer satisfaction for both Allied and our partners.
  • Computer Aid, Inc.
    Quality Assurance Manager
    Computer Aid, Inc. Aug 2020 - Aug 2021
    Allentown, Pennsylvania, Us
    Oversaw all aspects of quality to ensure that the client’s new system meets and exceeds all requirements. Ensured the project proceeded according to schedule and that all deliverables met quality and content expectations. Worked with Release Management to ensure that all releases went according to plan and provided a validation function that all activities took place at the planned time and any issues were resolved. Responsible for ensuring that all documentation was ISO 9001 compliant. Created a Quality Management Plan detailing the internal quality process as part of their overall Project Management Plan. Ensured that all vendors meet the quality requirements for the project. Established project quality and performance standards and measures for all vendors. Created objectives, standards, practices, and responsibilities for performing project quality management. Ensured that all vendors adhered to all project quality objectives, standards, and practices. Established the tools to conduct quality assessments. Reviewed vendor Deliverables Expectations Documents. Ensured the vendors are submitting complete, error-free deliverable drafts and final versions that meet the defined deliverable requirements, per the agreed upon Master Schedule and per the Project Governance Manual. Proactively communicated the quality standards and results to the Project team. Tracked the quality standards and reported them to the Project Executive. Monitored work performance measures that gauge the Project’s health and assist in improvement efforts identified through some monitoring. Develop and utilize an internal quality assurance process throughout the Project. Ensured that all deliverables and work products are complete, error free, and meet all quality criteria. Responsible for Process Improvement initiatives to decrease the Cost of Product Quality.
  • Needling Worldwide
    Management Systems Consultant
    Needling Worldwide Jun 2019 - Apr 2020
    Certified ISO 9001 and 27001 subject matter expert for client engagements specializing in documentation creation, internal audit, and certification preparation. Deliver expert advice and practical assistance in preparing for and building compliant Management Systems. Responsible for guiding clients through the entire certification process for management systems. Provided hands on assistance in the development of written policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures. Performed internal Management System audits for organizations globally. Provided on-site audit support and certification / compliance attendance during 3rd party audits.
  • Anchor Point Technology Resources
    Quality Assurance Manager
    Anchor Point Technology Resources Aug 2018 - Mar 2019
    Indianapolis, Indiana, Us
    Contract position at CNO Financial group, responsible for establishing, growing, and continuously improving Test Delivery in an Agile environment for a client who is a leader in the Insurance field. Worked daily with leaders across the company to ensure that products are introduced efficiently, effectively, and continuously, with no production issues. Worked with Project Management to ensure that all releases went according to plan and provided a validation function that all activities took place at the planned time and any issues were resolved. Coordinated test activities with distributed teams, including resources located in India. Lead automation initiative using HP ALM. Coordinated with key stakeholders to maintain and act upon trends in Project Dashboards. Ensured the integrity of Data used during testing. Utilized Quality best practices to spark and sustain innovation in the pursuit of high-value business partnerships. Created and continuously improved quality assurance processes and procedures to increase product quality and reduce costs. Interpreted and implemented quality assurance standards. Responsible for evaluating the adequacy of Quality standards. Collaborated with external divisions to ensure high-quality, high-fidelity process outcomes delivering solutions to critical business challenges. Led testing team testing multiple applications in a mainframe environment.
  • Oneamerica
    I.T. Quality And Compliance Lead
    Oneamerica Oct 2016 - Aug 2018
    Indianapolis, In, Us
    Responsible for establishing, growing, and continuously improving, an IT Quality Management practice. Worked daily with leaders across IT to establish a consistent quality and compliance framework that ensures that work performed in one area can transition smoothly to another and that all the work aggregates into the intended final product. Coordinated with key stakeholders to maintain and act upon trends in the IT Dashboard. Provided leaders, associates, and business partners with education and mentoring regarding governance and operational practices based on ISO, ITIL, COBIT, CMMi and other relevant standards. Utilized Quality best practices to spark and sustain innovation in the pursuit of high-value business partnerships. Created and continuously improved quality assurance policies and procedures. Interpreted and implemented quality assurance standards. Worked with Internal Audit to ensure that IT was compliant with all controls, standards, and auditing frameworks. Responsible for evaluating the adequacy of Quality standards. Collaborated with Testing Team to establish testing processes in a mainframe environment. Collaborated with external divisions to ensure high-quality, high-fidelity process outcomes delivering solutions to critical business challenges.
  • Anchor Point Technology Resources
    Qa Lead
    Anchor Point Technology Resources Jan 2016 - Jul 2016
    Indianapolis, Indiana, Us
    Contract position at Anthem BlueCross and BlueShield responsible for the formation of a new QA department supporting WellPoint Military Care in an Agile environment. Reviewed resumes, interviewed candidates, and made hiring decisions. Developed Program Test Strategy, Project Test Strategy and Plan templates, Defect Management Strategy and template and the Automation Strategy built around JIRA, Selenium and bitbucket to support testing objectives for a mainframe environment. Created a Business Requirements Specification Template and checklist for use by Business Analysts. Created a release management plan with the Release Manager to ensure that all activities were coordinated, reviewed, and tracked to completion. Created a SharePoint site to hold Business Requirements and Specifications. Managed the relationship with peers in IT and business for systems supported. Worked with Business Analysts in requirements gathering and analysis to decompose Business Requirements into testable requirements. Led and coordinated all testing within a system area. Led the design, development, and implementation of testing components. Defined appropriate testing methods to employ to assure developed product conforms to requirements and design. Responsible for decreasing the cost of producing quality products and decreasing escapes. Reviewed/Approved all project-related test assets for completeness and quality. Ensured all applicable SDLC and testing processes were followed. Managed test execution resources for the project under test. Accountable for Test Data Management, collection of requirements, and evaluation of available data in repositories.
  • Alliance Global Services
    Engagement Manager
    Alliance Global Services Jul 2015 - Nov 2015
    Conshohocken, Pa, Us
    Contract position at MISO Energy leading the assessment of the client’s current testing processes, software delivery process and tools. Evaluated existing capabilities and provided specific, actionable recommendations to achieve the desired state for software quality while reducing costs. Worked with the client on current SOW’s and deliverables, while assessing what other projects we can work on to help make an impact. Approved project related plans, their revisions and implementation goals and strategies. Led testing team, including offshore India resources, in testing various platforms including mainframe applications utilizing JIRA for issue management. Worked with the client to learn processes & business domain. Worked with client sponsors and project stakeholders to manage the appropriate deployment of resources into the various work streams. Led efforts to ramp-up and ramp-down the resources as needed. Provided a resource/deliverables quality assurance role. Led effort to automate manual test cases built. Seamlessly mentored and managed all resources with proper cross training of resources to mitigate attrition risks. Established smooth communication channels with the client. Created all dashboards, scorecards, metrics, and service-level reports. Created Change Orders and SOW’s. Led status and review meetings including quarterly business review meetings to ensure quality deliverables. Led all implementations of best practices efforts to achieve efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Ilab
    Manager, Quality Assurance
    Ilab Apr 2014 - Jun 2015
    Indianapolis, Indiana, Us
    Contract positions at IU Health Revenue Business Services and PepsiCo. Managed IU Health’s Software Testing Department and the overall expectation pertaining to setting accurate schedules, costs, and resources in a mainframe environment. Managed the implementation and testing of Pepsi’s SAP Success Factors implementation and upgrade. Ensured delivery against project goals and objectives. Provided necessary definition, development, and deployment of product quality assurance strategy, addressing all phases of product development. Led quality assurance teams consisting of QA Team Leads, QA Engineers and testers including the preparation and delivery of staff performance evaluations and career development activities. Implemented ongoing quality improvement processes working with interdepartmental teams. Maintained product consistency throughout product cycle, to include the design, define and build phases through quality checkpoints and testing. Developed and managed quality assurance metrics for performance improvement of team. Managed and responded to software testing quality assurance issues with appropriate groups. Anticipated program release problems and took corrective action, escalating as needed, to resolve and achieve commitments. Assured the viability, functionality, and effectiveness of essential tools. Responsible for creating tasks and checklists for test deployment. Managed the planning and execution of testing efforts. Worked with project managers to develop project schedules and resource allocation models for projects.
  • Labinal Power Systems
    Design Assurance Manager And Site Quality Lead
    Labinal Power Systems Jan 2014 - Apr 2014
    Led Quality Department for Aerospace Power Generation manufacturer utilizing DO-178B and DO-254 certification guidelines. Ensured our compliance to ISO-9001 and AS-9100. Oversaw Quality Aspects of Certification for Systems comprising of Hardware and the Software that controls them. Provided direction and set priorities. Member of the site Leadership Team and provide input on objectives for the site including initiatives to decrease the cost of quality. Reviewed and approved individual schedules for programs and internal audits. Collaborated with Engineering and Program Management to ensure that milestones and deliverable were successfully achieved. Performed performance reviews and set 2014 Quality Objectives. Created and implemented the Quality Plan for 2014. Ensured that we were on schedule for the first quarter of the year.
  • Aero Engine Controls
    Quality Assurance Manager
    Aero Engine Controls Jan 2012 - Jul 2013
    Led Quality Programs for Systems, Software, and Hardware development and certification programs. Utilized DO-178B and DO-254 certification guidelines in the development of Aerospace systems. Created, implemented, and monitored Quality Assurance plans for the department including offshore resources located in the United Kingdom and India. Audited and updated the company's Quality Management System. Monitored program progress, departmental workload, and redistributed work accordingly. Configured test environments and witnessed software testing execution. Reviewed test results for completeness and accuracy. Created and reported program and company quality metrics to the executive team. Led Process Improvement activities to make company processes more effective. Responsible for creating, updating, and maintaining Quality Processes, Procedures, and Work Instructions. Updated the Health, Safety and Environmental Program. Responsible for maintaining AS9100C Registration. Ensured that all program life cycle data conformed to certification guidelines and company policies, procedures, and plans. Performed process audits to ensure compliance with established plans and processes. Worked with large cross-functional engineering team’s quality issues and non-conformances in order to decrease the cost of quality.
  • Moog
    Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
    Moog Aug 2007 - Jan 2012
    East Aurora, Ny, Us
    Contract to hire Quality Lead for AS9100C Registered leader in flight control systems for the aviation and aerospace industries. Led the Quality Assurance activities for flight control certification programs. Created program Software and Hardware Quality Assurance Plans. Coordinated the activities of 6 Quality Assurance Engineers including offshore resources located in India. Provided direction and feedback regarding activities. Coordinated audit and review activities to ensure that all engineering activities are carried out in accordance with DO-178B, DO-254, and DO-278, Military standards, company processes and procedures. Configured test environments and witnessed test execution. Reviewed test results for completeness and accuracy. Provided process gap analysis and created new processes where gaps existed and ensured that all standards and requirements were adhered to. Audited and improved policies, processes, and plans. Ensured all life cycle data, plans, and processes conformed to approved certification and company guidelines. Initiated and completed corrective action when issues and deviations were identified.
  • Ensco, Inc
    Senior Quality Assurance Specialist
    Ensco, Inc Nov 2006 - Aug 2007
    Contract position as the Software Quality Assurance Lead for Aerospace client specializing in avionics software, battery systems and cockpit door surveillance systems. Ensured compliance to ISO9001/AS9100. Analyzed, created, and enhanced all Software Quality Assurance processes and activities in a DO-178B and AS9100C environment. Created new processes where there were gaps and ensured that the client was adhering to all standards and requirements. Participated in Requirements and Code Reviews, audited and documented all software development activities. Coordinated activities of Software engineers to ensure that established policies, processes, and plans were followed. Reviewed test plans, configured test environments, and witnessed test execution. Reviewed test results. Worked with the FAA to satisfy certification criteria. Managed relationship with sub-tier suppliers including auditing processes, procedures, and manufacturing standards. Successfully completed statement of work.

John Corra Skills

Leadership Six Sigma Quality Management Team Building Requirements Analysis Testing Tools Sdlc Test Planning Corrective Actions Root Cause Analysis Data Governance Configuration Management Jira Project Governance Business Analysis Agile Methodologies Software Documentation Team Management Scrum Process Improvement Visio Quality Assurance Strategic Planning Iso 9001 Strategy Software Quality Management Distributed Team Management Quality System Process Assurance Testing Interpersonal Communication Quality Auditing Business Process Cross Functional Team Leadership Training Critical Thinking Ms Project Operational Strategy Attention To Detail Management Quality Improvement Project Management Lean Six Sigma Problem Solving Iso Standards Continuous Improvement Software Project Management Test Management Analysis Manual Testing

John Corra Education Details

  • Suny Brockport
    Suny Brockport
    Organization Behavior
  • University At Buffalo
    University At Buffalo
    Behavioral Psychology

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