Kenneth Speller Email & Phone Number

Stuttgart, Deutschland, De

- Design, develop, implement and coach Automotive Clients in ASPICE ‘Software Test’ and ‘System test’ process development and refinement, to assist these Automotive clients in achieving ASPICE level 3 certification - ASPICE Process design, implementation, training, and integration - ASPICE Process Compliance - ASPICE Process Evaluation/Assessment- ASPICE Project Oversight and Change Control Board

Schaumburg, Il, Us

As the Director of Quality Assurance, I provide strategy, leadership and guidance to a large team of Quality Assurance analysts responsible for the analysis, configuration, estimation, testing and implementation for assigned applications. The quality assurance team consists of 10+ Quality Assurance analysts in a agile scrum model including both in-office and remote team members. This position required a process driven approach to enforce quality standards, process and goals. I support multiple applications with varying users, technologies and complexities.Responsibilities:-Manage, recruit, hire, mentor, and coach quality assurance analysts at different levels of experience-Manage and execute against project plans and delivery commitments within an Agile/Scrum environment-Provide technical expertise and leadership throughout the product life cycle-Identify gaps and drive improvements in processes, products and overall customer experiences-Drive engineering best practices and tooling to boost overall productivity-Represent team internally and drive initiatives cross-functionally-Represent team externally with large enterprise customers when difficult escalations occur-Create and monitor project schedules including resource requirements as related to quality assurance analysts-Define and track project budgets to ensure that the department meets its financial objectives and business strategy-Influence other departments on issues relating to the team-Develop appropriate metrics and processes for the team and monitor performance against those metrics-Test Environment: Java, Jira, Confluence, Zephyr, and Katalon

Arlington, Va, Us

Lead, manage, perform and monitor the execution of End-to-End Testing. Manage and mentor the Functional Test team. Review test strategies, test scenarios and test results created and delivered by the QA teams.

Eindhoven, North Brabant, Nl

Working for HERE Technologies in ASPICE Compliance, Software Development and Test of Digital Map products. My End-to-End Software test team is a key contributor in the delivery of high quality software projects, products, programs, tools and services. Responsible for ASPICE process compliance training, compliance audits, planning, project management, scheduling, and hiring for Core Map Engineering. Focused on the following ASPICE process areas, SWE: Req Analysis, Detailed Design, Unit Verification, Integration Test, Qualification Test. SUP: Configuration Management. MAN: Project Management, Risk ManagementResponsible for software development certification: Automotive SPICE (ASPICE), Level 2 achieved, Level 3 in-progress. Continuous Integration/Continuous Development, and the advancement of quality planning techniques. Certified A-SPICE Provisional Assessor, ISO standards, Root Cause Analysis techniques, Automated Test Development, and ASPICE Coaching.

Chicago, Il, Us

Manage Software Testing, Quality Assurance and Process Audit Compliance for the ‘Customer Care Technical Infrastructure’ Data Warehouse and National Data Warehouse.● Created the overall test strategy for Functional testing, System Integration testing, and User Acceptance testing (UAT), as well as planning the regression cycles which were followed by all scrum teams● Reviewed and approved all test scenarios created/delivered by my team in HP ALM.

Chicago, Il, Us

Direct the operation of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group's 'Post-Trade Technology' - Software Testing/Quality Assurance department, responsible for testing over 20 software applications which constitute the Clearing, Regulatory and Fees Systems.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Responsible for managing, training, planning, scheduling, budgeting, and hiring for the Software Quality Engineering Dept. Hired and Developed three Software Quality Engineering Groups responsible for GUI and Functional testing: 1) Manual Test team, 2) Automated Test Development team and 3) API Test Team (combination of automated and manual tests) .Direct reports: Three Managers and one Principal Engineer. Total team size: 24 Quality Engineers.

Chicago, Us

Responsible for managing, training, planning, scheduling, budgeting, and hiring for the Quality Assurance Organization. Direct reports: Three Managers of Managers (MoM’s). Total team size: 84 QA Associates. Re-organized the Quality Assurance/Software Test Groups, responsible for testing GUI and Web Client ‘Benefits Management’ applications, ‘Benefit Management’ of Pension Plans, 401K’s and Health Plans. ‘Mainframe’, ‘C’ and ‘Java’ – based Apps. Design, Develop and manage ‘Software QA Processes’ and ’Software Release Processes’, within the company using RUP, in support of the Capability Maturity Model, level 3. Established a Test Plan Repository using Rational Test Manager.Responsible for managing the design and development of automated tests using the Rational Test Suite and Quick Test Pro.Developed a Defect Tracking system using Rational ClearQuest.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Responsible for direction, management, training, planning, scheduling, budgeting, and hiring. Provide QA Leadership for Internal start-up, DriveLogic.