A multi-faceted QA professional, with experience in Computer Networking, Storage & FinTech. My varied background allows for easy insertion to numerous roles. Cross functional collaboration is a forte of mine, as I can quickly learn the lingo of groups and build relationships between them. As a manager of people & projects, I am comfortable presenting to small & large groups, from executives to line staff, adjusting along the way. I read extensively to learn more about business, history and trends.• Cross functional expert with the ability to easily collaborate with various groups to achieve client success demonstrated by bridging engineering, sales, marketing, customers and support in past organizations.• Ability to clearly communicate to all levels within a company, from line staff to executive, along with direct interaction with all levels at the client firm. Two examples are training over 100 advisors on a FinTech SaaS platform and to division VP on product deficiencies in order to generate a plan to improve competitiveness. • QA thinking applied to data analysis (metrics) in order to create action plans as demonstrated by using competitive analysis to detail where improvements would be best made.• Remote work expert having done hybrid in office plus remote teams for over 20 years, fully remote for more than 4 years.The pivot to remote is in full swing & having been part of the initial rollout of ISDN, I have accumulated enormous experience working remotely. From teams within the same building, to campus to far flung sites around the world, I have successfully managed projects and employees.As a people manager, I believe we need to think of individuals as having many aspects to them. It is finding the intersections of skills and experience, then applying it in unique ways that makes being a manager fun.