I am a seasoned Quality Assurance Methodologist/Architect with over 28 years of experience in Software Development. I have participated in the development and implementation of many software standards including the Rational Unified Process (RUP, 12 yrs), Six Sigma - Champion & Green Belt (10 yrs), Testing Maturity Model (TMM - 11 yrs), ISO 9001/9002 (18 yrs), Total Quality Management (TQM - 14 yrs), GCP/GLP/GMP/GxP (11 yrs), Sarbanes-Oxley (SOx 404 - 10 yrs), and SEI’s Capability Maturity Model (CMM - 19 yrs).* Entire career emphasis on methodology, process, and policies for creating hybrid Software Engineering frameworks and instilling best practices.* Sarbanes-Oxley 404 (SOx) experience at four large companies in differing industries* Thorough understanding and working knowledge of all phases of the SDLC and STLC* Implementation of ground-up process improvement and quality programs at many companies* Industry experience in; FDA, Commercial Software, Web (dot-com), Aerospace, Banking/Financial, Network Security, Anti-Virus, IRS, Retail Energy & Gas, FCC, & FAA* Working knowledge of various IT standard Processes, Frameworks, and Methodologies* Strong Technical skills with exposure to many tools, platforms, databases, and applications written for various software architectures* Comfortable at the Strategic/Management level and also at the Tactical/Practitioner level* Experience testing and leading testing teams of 100+ QA professionals * Hands-on expert in Quality Assurance, Software Testing, Automated Testing, and Process Development and/or ImprovementThrough the years I have learned that software 'quality' does not begin with testing; it begins with processes and best practices, is nurtured through organizational support, and ends with stringent and effective testing and a controlled maintenance program. True Quality Assurance works where continuous realizations of practical process improvements are being applied.
Listed skills include Testing, Sdlc, Test Automation, Quality Assurance, and 45 others.
