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Manchester, MD

• Contractor for United States Navy (USN) Program Executive Office (PEO) for Manpower, Logistics, and Business Processes (PEO MLB)
• Increased NP2 daily functional test metrics reporting data points 496 percent and chart elements 389 percent from 116 metrics data points and 18 chart elements per day to 459 metrics data points and 52 chart elements.
• Identified hidden anomalies and issues in test execution data resulting in improved test data accuracy.
• Utilized a Requirements Traceability Verification Matrix (RTVM), revealing a testing coverage gap resulting in updated procedures guaranteeing 100% verifiable testing coverage of requirements, not previously possible.
• Minimized the time needed and improved the accuracy of requirements analysis by developing an Excel Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macro that completed the examination of 1592 requirements in 471 test cases for.

• Contractor for United States Navy (USN) Program Executive Office (PEO) for Manpower, Logistics, and Business Processes (PEO MLB)
• Captured test execution data and defects and presented the metrics chart and graph visualizations in dashboard summaries for leadership.
• Adapted testing and implementation strategies to complete test events during the Naval Courts-Martial Reporting System (NCORS) prototype using a partially configured system, partially defined requirements, lack of.
• Helped avoid unfavorable outcomes by proactively identifying, submitting, and regularly evaluating testing risks for the program risk registry.
• Aligned leadership expectations by writing a thorough Master Test Strategy and Test Plan that identified inconsistent assumptions.
• Led and facilitated weekly defect review meetings and Hot Wash meetings to discuss test case progress, review defects, etc.

• Contractor for United States Navy (USN) Program Executive Office (PEO) for Manpower, Logistics, and Business Processes (PEO MLB)
• Developed a metrics quad-chart dashboard application that provided senior staff a way to quickly see target vs. actual metric data across all program areas.
• Increased efficiency and effectiveness of the Operations team, allowing the manager to quickly produce custom reports and metrics that provided more significant analysis through developing a personnel/training/asset.
• Aligned the development of technical applications with business unit needs by eliciting stakeholder needs and translating their requirements into functional specifications, use cases, user stories, business process.
• Improved U.S. Navy Information Technology portfolio management decision-making by migrating a stove-piped $628 million and 600 budget account and financial planning workbooks into an appropriated funds consolidated.
• Spurred adoption of best practices and quicker problem area resolution by developing a program/keyword searchable Lessons Learned repository to collect enterprise-wide user daily work experiences feedback.

Arlington, Virginia, United States

• Developed a science & technology MS Access/SQL Server Structured Query Language (SQL) Transact-Server (T-SQL) database tool that comprehensively searched six different science and technology data taxonomy sources and.
• Developed VBA and T-SQL stored procedures/coding to identify potential taxonomy links and suggest new mappings to analysts.

Miramar, Florida, United States

• Resolved critical incidents and design defects and implemented enhancements for the National Pricing Tool application by developing SQL Server T-SQL and Access VBA stored procedures and views.
• Recognized for exceptional technical writing, including clarity of documented issue descriptions, replication steps, and recommended resolutions. My technical writing documents were used as a template for new team.

Dumfries, Virginia, United States

• Developed an Access front-end/SharePoint 2010 back-end database providing real-time individual tracking and query reporting for 170 million data points for USMC Medium Fleet Tactical vehicles.
• Developed database functionalities, including dynamic data importation, discrepancy analysis, resolution and validation, customizable search queries, and system error handling.
• Developed Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) VBA-stored procedures to import dissimilar Excel data from USMC depots, then map the source and target system data, identify discrepancies, and present users with discrepancies.
• Wrote system specifications and design documents detailing database architecture, capabilities, limitations, improvement recommendations, suggested implementation plans, and design decision rationales.
• Developed test plans/cases to validate SQL queries and stored procedures during database development.