Michael Walker Email & Phone Number

PROFILEQA/UAT Testing Manager/Project Manager with over 15 years of professional work experience in testing, project management, and business analysis of various software applications and platforms possessing extensive knowledge of all phases of SDLC, from planning through production deployment. I have been involved and worked through each phase of Project Life cycle, beginning with planning to the release of the product. I have successfully performed testing maturity assessments which identify the maturity of a client’s testing practices and provide input into a high level transformation roadmap which will help them to improve upon their testing processes. I have handled all aspects of testing including unit testing, integration testing, system testing and user acceptance testing. I have demonstrated the ability to achieve results by driving innovation, creating and articulating a vision, setting priorities, and embracing change. • Extensive experience in Quality Assurance, Business Analysis and User Acceptance Testing• Served as a project manager, responsibilities including status reporting, managing project tasks, milestones, and project resources• Experience in gathering Business Requirements from stakeholders• Experience in creating and executing Test Plans, Test Cases, QA Methodologies for testing environments• Experience with preparing clients for OCC/FFIEC regulatory examinations • Excellent interpersonal skills, proven team player with analytical skills to problem solving and delivering under high stress environment with resource constraints• Strong skills in Implementing Quality Assurance Standards and Testing Methodologies • Experienced in environments requiring direct customer interaction during Specifications, Design, Development, Testing and product Implementation phases• Strong skills as Mentor, Knowledge sharing to Team Members• Strong Client Relations, Coaching, Training, Vendor Management and Teambuilding skills• Experience with HP ALM, JIRA, and Confluence• Experience in managing and leading onshore and offshore test teams• Experience in conducting performance assessments for co-workersSpecialties: Project Management, Quality Assurance Testing - Test Strategy, Test Planning, Test Execution, Defect Management, Test Assessments, Leading Test Teams, Leading Workstreams, Interacting with Project Stakeholders and Senior Management

Listed skills include Test Planning, Requirements Analysis, Sdlc, User Acceptance Testing, and 14 others.

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  County College Of Morris

  Business Administration