Melanie Evans Email & Phone Number

Greater New York City Area

Melanie delivers $10M in annual IT services. Here, she leads the test team in identifying optimal issuer & network combinations across pre-launch countries for Android Pay. Additionally, she regularly conducts dog food / smoke tests which empower the Product Group to take decisions public. Her Key Accomplishments Include:* Managing the team that tests the Shopping Express. This team works to validate features and make the product launch-ready. * Leading multiple regression tests and sanity tests used organization-wide.* Leads client onboarding; sets the project scope; gathers requirements; plans the budget; and provides project execution / monitoring control, and feedback. Project Team OnboardingTeam CommunicationsRisks / Issue ManagementTeam Performance / Management Recruiting & Leading Test TeamsTracking Test CyclesProviding Feedback Communicating / Resolving RisksTimely Bug Reports Enabling Bug FixesOverseeing Product Builds

Greater New York City Area

In this role, Melanie established governance for IT security audits conducted by federal / state regulatory audits & controls agencies; she recommended corrective action plans; additionally, she managed and tracked audit findings. Furthermore, she led cross-functionally on corrective actions, resolving issues, and reporting project progress to leadership. Her Key Achievements Included: * Supporting delivery & IT infrastructure teams in enhancing processes. * Managed corrective action plans, responses, and remediation plans. Additionally, she was responsible for resolving issues. * She escalated issues with the appropriate level of leadership for timely resolutions, and mitigation. * Melanie reviewed corrective actions vs. NIST standards, IRS compliance requirements, HIPAA risk assessment requirements.Value Stream MappingFailure Mode Effect AnalysisPareto AnalysisRoot Cause AnalysisProcess Gap Analysis Standard Process Models (CMMi)Blue Sky ExerciseCost-Benefit Analysis SDLC ModelsImproved Control GatesSoftware Best PractiesEliminating UncertaintiesScalable SDLC ModelLinear Waterfall Agile Models Business Rules Development