Innovative, energetic IT professional with extensive experience in software development, quality assurance, program & project management. Global leader with extensive background managing geographically dispersed, international teams comprised of Quality Assurance staff, off-shore consultants and outsourced contractors. Proven success in developing and implementing automation procedures and tools that reduce time-to-market while increasing quality.A hands-on, technically oriented, resourceful team leader with the ability to complete projects on time and under budget. Possess excellent communication, leadership, analytical and problem solving skills with a strong focus on customer and employee satisfaction.Strong passion for defining and implmenting QA processes, training, Test Automation, and QA Management.Specialties:Engineering team leadership, project management, test automation, Agile processes, scalability, quality assurance, ecommerce, open source, distributed SOA architectures