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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.
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Managing PartnerC&J Consulting Llc Nov 2018 - PresentWe are a Washington State Minority (Native American), Disabled Veteran owned staffing and services company. My partner and I have over 28 years in IT Management and Quality Assurance Consulting for fortune 50/100 companies. We are now focusing our talents and skills to offering the best solutions and services to our wonderful State. We look forward to serving you!!!
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Chief Strategy OfficerMentor Global Corporate Training Outsourcing Company 2014 - PresentSan Jose, California, Us
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Ceo - Managing PartnerFml Consulting Feb 2012 - PresentCurrently on assignment working to support all testing activities for the largest computer supplier in the world.
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Quality Assurance Lead (Secret Project)Apple Dec 2013 - Mar 2014Cupertino, California, UsAs the only Quality advocate on the project, I was responsible for the creation of the entire QA processs, Audits, Test Plans, Test Cases, tools selection, and defect management. At one point it was a 12/1 ratio. It was very nice to be able to work on such a complex system, and to actually roll the sleeves up to create and execute Test Cases. It's always good to drop down to do the backbone work from your profession. As a VP, Director, CIO, we sit in meetings all day. That's not the important work. Your people Testing or doing other QA activities are doing the hard work. -
Director In Test ServicesUst Global Mar 2013 - Nov 2013Aliso Viejo, Ca, UsI am supporting the implementation and rollout of a Test Center of Excellence (TCoE) to a very large Health Care organization... just for starters. Stay tuned... -
Vice President Of Quality Assurance And Testing ServicesMobile Integration Workgroup Jul 2011 - May 2013Redmond, Washington, UsI will be spearheading the development of Professional Services for North America... Discussing a book deal as well!!! Keep a close watch at the latest developments... stay tuned... -
Sr. Consultant - Qa & SapCostco Wholesale Apr 2012 - Mar 2013Seattle, Wa, UsProviding support to the existing QA Team for the SAP implementation at Costco. -
High Technology Testing Practice LeaderCognizant Technology Solutions Nov 2009 - Jul 2011Teaneck, New Jersey, UsLead the High-Tech Testing Practice and an active member of the Testing Leadership team in North America. A handful of client relationships that I personally managed are; Google, eBay, E*Trade, Stubhub.com, Adobe, Intuit, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon, Orbitz, Merck, GAP, Abbott Labs, Pepsico etc...Responsibilities included Sales, Business Development, Delivery, Innovation, Market Positioning, Career Development, Budgets, Goals and Objectives and overall to act as the Point Of Contact for the New Technology Vertical for the Testing Practice. Also supported Consumer Goods, Retail, Life Science, & HealthCare. Additionally, I was the “Strategic Thought Leader in North America” for the Mobile, Cloud, & WhiteBox Testing CoE’s and as the Senior Ambassador for strategic partnerships (personally securing partnerships with companies such as; Device Anywhere, INTEL Cloud R&D, VMWare, and HP/Mercury Software). -
Director Of Sap TestingCognizant Technology Solutions Sep 2008 - Nov 2009Teaneck, New Jersey, UsI created and rollout the SAP Testing Practice first for the America’s then to Western Europe, while my counterpart managed Africa and Asia. My Primary focus was on Business Development and supporting Account Teams worldwide. **I created a custom methodology for SAP Validation and Testing that can lay-over-the-top of ASAP, Cognizant's “TSAP Methodology”. Highly accomplished & motivated leader focused on Testing with a passion for Innovation, Thought leadership, Quality, On-time Delivery, Reduced Cost, Business development, People Management and building Best-in-Class Testing services that delight customers. I am a Testing practitioner with a proven history of success in incubating new customer accounts and growing existing customers. Rich blend of experience in P&L, Testing Practice Leadership, Large scale Test Program Management, Test Consulting, Leading High Performance Teams in a fast paced environment, Business development, devising Go-to-market strategies, Operations, customer management, account management, & people management. Strong orientation towards leadership, teamwork, adaptability to change and innovation
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Director Of Quality AssuranceSite|Folio Oct 2007 - Aug 2008Seattle, Wa, Ussite|folio is a very well funded start-up. This SaaS (Software as a Service) hosted web solution was created for the management of Big and Small Box Construction Projects. Built on .Net C#, C++, Java, and with SQL 2005 on the backend this is a full blown document collaboration system and very similar to MS SharePoint. With customers such as Costco, Kroger, Levi’s, Nike, etc., up-time for the system is critical which means that every release must be as near to perfection as possible. I was heavily involved in planning and very hands-on in day to day testing.Project Manager – Scrum Master; created release schedule, defined scope, & Implementation Plan(s)Customer Support – Purely a supervisory role of 2 ½ - 24/7 Customer Service Representatives to address lockout, password reset, and administrative application tasks for customers. -
Sr. Quality Assurance ConsultantTrue Blue Inc. (Formerly Labor Ready) Sep 2006 - Jul 2007Recruited to establish and manage an enterprise-wide Quality Assurance program, contribute as a project QA Manager (Ellis Project), and to mentor the QA Director. From a QA perspective, to oversee the companywide redesign of their core application(s) which spans; Sales, CRM, Worker Dispatch, Payroll, Point of Sale, AR/AP, Billing, Invoicing and Reporting System. Design and implement QA processes and perform risk analysis on all recommended strategies, architectures, and approaches. Collaborate with management and Project Leads to conduct in-depth technical audits and performance expectations.Created a custom reporting & metrics system as a communication vehicle to the Executive Steering Committee & project teams on the progress for projects and departmental status. Set the “Goals and Objectives for Quality” for the company, managed QA Managers and was responsible for the QA Department’s success. Interviewed, hired, and mentored a project QA Team consisting of 11 (7 consultants, 4 FTE’s) hand-picked resources, while I served in a QA Team Lead capacity.
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Sr. Quality Assurance ArchitectConstellation Energy (Tek Systems) Sep 2005 - Sep 2006Baltimore, Md, UsDeveloped ground up Corporate Quality Assurance program for the #1 supplier of natural gas and Largest wholesale power provider in the North America's. Created an assessment containing a six, nine, and twelve month QA Implementation Plan. Hired, trained, and managed all QA staff. Created all QA Methodology & training for the department and for the PMO. Successfully managed "bake-off" based on executive requirements and selected Mercury IT Governance & Quality Center (QC) to utilize throughout the company (over 1200 users) -
Qa Audit/Test Manager - Sap/R3 (Sogeti)State Of Washington Feb 2004 - Sep 2005Olympia, Wa, UsRepresenting the State of Washington, I managed the State's replacement of their payroll/personnel computer system, a 27 year-old mainframe system. The replacement system was SAP/R3 and the vendor was Accenture. I lead all Business Process Documentation and mapping efforts for all payroll system/processes across State Agencies specifically for System Interface Validation. I created the Test Plan that was used for System Integration Testing for all 143 agencies, representing 64,000+ employees in all. Created QA Strategy, Test Plans, coordinated, tracked and reported on all testing efforts. I reported weekly to the HRMS Project Team, Governors’ office and the State oversight committee. I managed over 40 Testers from various Agencies on a day to day basis to validate the functionality of the HR & Payroll Accounting Modules. Provided QA support for Basis Team on Performance Testing objectives and automation, and the FI Team on transaction validation (GL, AR/AP) using some CATT Tools but mostly using SQL. -
Qa Manager (Summit Project)Washington Mutual Bank - Treasury Operations 2004 - 2005New York, Ny, UsI was responsible for creating and leading the Quality Assurance (QA) effort on the Summit 2004 Remediation Project, a derivatives trading application. The system processed a low number of transactions (10-20 daily) the notational amount per day averaged $20-$40 billion. I managed a team of 15 QA professionals. I worked within the Washington Mutual (WaMu) Finance BSP group for the Summit 2004 Remediation Project. This project had a very high level of visibility and scrutiny as it had significant Sarbanes-Oxley (SOx) ramifications. The Summit project (3rd party Derivatives Trading & Portfolio Management application) had multiple objectives to be implemented in a three-phased approach. -
Quality Assurance ArchitectSolutionsiq 2002 - 2003Redmond, Wa, UsDeveloped a Quality Assurance Practice in the Project Based Services (PBS) Division of SolutionsIQ. Established quantifiable, consistent, and effective methods of measuring software quality. I developed a Business Plan & Feasibility Study that proved the validity of QA and Testing markets in the Pacific Northwest for outsourced Testing and QA Services. I increased our name and our business to new companies and/or IT departments in Seattle, Portland, and Idaho. I supported and trained Account Managers and Recruiters to better understand Quality Assurance & Testing. I assisted in the development of additional new business practices. Managing my team of three QA Consultants that perform many types of assessments, mentoring of QA Managers/Directors, assisted in test planning and reporting, use case development, requirements testing, automation planning, design, and various development activities. -
Sr. Quality Assurance ManagerNetwork Associates / Mcafee 2002 - 2003San Jose, California, UsMain duties at Network Associates, to identify and improve the quality of McAfee ASaP, ePolicy Orchestrator 3.0, and McAfee Home product releases. Also to improve the Quality Assurance department’s overall efficiency by utilizing Testing Automation Tools, Industry Standard Methodology and Processes. I lead a team of eleven Quality Engineers. Created and executed manual and automated Test Cases and Test Plans. The product is a “self-managed” anti-virus application that operates at the filter driver level of the Operating System. The product authenticates with a NOC (SQL 2000) to receive updates both for the product and for weekly-posted virus definitions (DATs). McAfee ASaP was tested against 14 languages, supporting all MS Workstation Operating Systems and Internet Explorer Browser versions, as the application is a web-based Java application. Also customize and re-brand McAfee ASaP for 29 partners worldwide. Customers of this product receive updates, and releases transparently around the world within a 19-hour window, distribution to millions of customers in less than 24 hours. Worked with Senior Management on developing an offshore Development and Testing office in Bangalore India. Trained and managed my team of 23 offshore testers. Additional duties; automated tool(s) vendor selection for company wide standardization, weekly status meetings with the Core Project Team, Weekly Status Reports for VP and Director level management, Metrics Tracking/Defect Trend Analysis, Resource Planning, Customer Relationship Management, Beta Program Planning & Feedback, Risk Analysis, Live Virus Testing Project Certification, Project Planning/Scheduling, mentoring, training, and project auditing. -
Sr. Quality Assurance ConsultantEli Lilly And Company 2001 - 2002Indianapolis, Indiana, UsMy engagement was onsite at a large pharmaceutical company in Indianapolis, Indiana. Main duties include validating software applications on Federal Drug Administration (FDA) regulated applications utilizing the Code of Federal Regulations as a guideline. Managing internal application audits, Automated & Manual testing (Rational Robot 2002), mentoring (my manager), Requirements Traceability, staffing and mentoring co-workers on “Validating Regulated Software Applications”. The Regulatory Affairs Team consists of a worldwide client base of 4600+ users worldwide. These clients are responsible for new drug submissions to the FDA using a proprietary set of in-house tools. Working in all aspects of the SDLC to ensure Quality Standards and SOPs are followed. SOP and Standards creation and management. Contributing to the creation of Validation Packages; Validation Plans, Test Plans/Strategy, Code review standards, Test Scripts, IQ/OQ/PQ, Disaster Recovery, Requirements Matrix and other artifacts to ensure that the systems are tested and documented thoroughly and efficiently. Used automated testing tools to create regression suites. Responsible for applications that conform to the Code of Federal Regulations (21 CFR Part 11) and that application conform to FDA guidelines & standards. -
Sr. Quality Assurance Lead ArchitectWeyerhaeuser Company 2000 - 2001Seattle, Wa, UsMain duties at Weyerhaeuser Company include the strategic planning for the creation of a Quality Assurance (QA) Practice. Selection and creation of QA related Processes and Methodologies for project audits, mentoring, staffing and training. I managed from 72-124 QA and Development professionals in various geographic locations throughout the US and Canada while conducting other standard management activities i.e. budgeting, personal development plans, hiring/firing, training, salaries etc. I have worked on over 14 projects at Weyerhaeuser, all of which were using various N-tier platforms and technologies. Projects ranged from Business Applications to Heavy/Light or Lean Manufacturing Systems. As a member of the QA Practice Management Team I assisted the Director of QA in managing the department to meet our goals/objectives. I also formed a taskforce consisting of multiple technology practices to create a roadmap for attaining a CMM 3 rating for Weyerhaeuser IT by 2004. I conducted project audits, and mentored business units on QA standards. I worked as QA Test Manager on the “Windows2000 upgrade” & "SAP R/3 & PeopleSoft” projects. -
Technical Sales Engineer And Test MethodologistRational Software 1999 - 2000UsMain duties at Rational Software included, pre/post sales support, on-site consulting/mentoring, and demos for the Rational Enterprise Studio Suite. I am a certified instructor for the following courses; Rational Enterprise Studio Suite, TestStudio, TeamTest, Automated Software Testing, ClearQuest, and Rational Unified Process. Other responsibilities included assisting customers in validating their approaches to implementing QA in their companies which included implementing automated testing tools, and software engineering methodologies into their organizations. In addition to selling the products, providing on-site Consulting to customers ensured that the tools were deployed properly. Training employees on the tools to allow the customer a higher success rate on implementation. Other responsibilities were to manage my customer accounts, customer issues, P&L, schedules, and timelines. -
Quality Assurance DirectorOrrtax Software Solutions 1998 - 1999UsMain duties at Orrtax Software included, monitoring processes and providing recommendations for process improvement. Managed a group of eleven Quality Assurance Analysts. All User Interface and Client/Server testing was conducted by the Quality Assurance team. Both in DOS, and in a 32-bit Windows environment. Reviewed for consistency, efficiency, and accuracy all written SDLC documentation i.e. requirements documents, use cases, test plans. Ensured that all departments were aligned with the short/long term goals and objectives of the company. Educated the company in Quality Assurance Methodologies, and also, mentored managers in various Industry software development standards. Other responsibilities include; approving timesheets/vacation, status reports, budget forecasting, and planning development, testing, and software release schedules. -
Director Of Quality Assurance & Customer SupportCosmi Corporation Mar 1993 - Feb 1998UsAt Cosmi Corporation I trained and managed the Quality Assurance/Testing, Development, and Customer Service departments. Managed the creation and testing of Cosmi's entire product lines (Swift, Swift Professional, Swift Platinum) that consisted of 56 Windows-based and 17 DOS-based "shrink wrapped" software products that are sold internationally. Using CMM & TQM, I customized methodology for the company for the following stages; initialization, planning, analysis & design, development, implementation, testing, support, and management of various software packages. I worked with 3rd party development companies on guidelines for quality. Managed all budgets, departmental goals & objectives, and a team of 35+ QA Analysts. Developed and deployed configuration management and defect tracking methodology and tools throughout the company. Also included bi-weekly communications i.e. project defect trend reports, test summary reports, and status reports to the senior management team.
James Shaw Skills
Testing
Sdlc
Test Automation
Quality Assurance
Business Development
Start Ups
Program Management
Cloud Computing
Enterprise Software
Scrum
Quality Management
Management
Test Planning
Databases
Network Security
Process Improvement
Software Development
Global Delivery
Crm
Sap R/3
Business Process
Sharepoint
Leadership
Mobile Applications
Software Project Management
Software Development Life Cycle
Peoplesoft
Sales
Saas
Project Management
Vendor Management
Consulting
Erp
Software Quality Assurance
Regression Testing
Requirements Analysis
Quality Auditing
Outsourcing
Business Analysis
Business Process Improvement
Fda
Irs
Aerospace
Rational Software Architect
Innovation
Media
Positioning
Budget Process
Career Development
James Shaw Education Details
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Google Creative CampusGoogle Online University -
Massachusetts Institute Of TechnologyQuantum Physics
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Carnegie Mellon UniversitySoftware Engineering Institute - Cmmi
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UclaComputer And Information Sciences And Support Services
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UclaClinical Child Psychology
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