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Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Currently, supporting Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) of a system delivering 4G LTE voice, data, and fax services over satellite. Supported the system engineering and verification and validation effort for the GPS III.
• Managed an early integration effort of current Block III combined baseline with upgraded VM infrastructure to reduce the risk of finding issues later in the SDLC.
• Managed a test effort executed on merged baselines to detect regression in existing legacy Block II functionality as the system was developed.
• Developed and executed integration and Formal Qualification Test (FQT) scenarios to verify and validate requirements.

Germantown, Maryland

• Functional Senior Test Manager in the “Public-Sector – Transportation – Client Applications and Platforms” group, managed verification and validation phases of local and state government public transit open-payment.
• Managed globally-positioned test teams providing system verification and validation of point of sale (POS) devices and Smart Media networked to cloud and local data center based back office server web based applications.
• Utilized Agile methodology development and delivery practices in all programs, ensuring continuous integration and a reliable, more frequent delivery of functionality to the customer.
• Successfully directed Earned Value Management efforts, test staffing activities, and test strategy and leadership for the open-payment electronic fare processing programs.

Germantown, Maryland

• Functional Senior Test Manager responsible for managing verification and validation phases of local and state government public transit open-payment electronic fare processing programs.
• Manages globally-positioned test teams providing system verification and validation of point of sale (POS) devices and Smart Media networked to cloud and local data center based back office server web based applications.
• Utilizes Agile methodology development and delivery practices in all programs, ensuring continuous integration and a reliable, more frequent delivery of functionality to the customer.
• Successfully directs Earned Value Management efforts, test staffing activities, and test strategy and leadership for the open-payment electronic fare processing programs.

Gaithersburg, Maryland

• Led Integrated Product Team in the Information Systems and Global Solutions group, managed proposal development and support, assessed and resolved risks, and provided cost account and Earned Value Management data for.
• Served as Lead Field-Test Engineer at multiple test locations for Ground-to-Ground and Air-to-Ground transmission subsystems, successfully completing program acceptance testing for each subsystem.
• Managed a team of 20 testers, comprised of staff and contractors, to coordinate test support and execution efforts across program groups and effectively served as interface between the government customer and prime.
• Developed cohesive, all-encompassing test plan and strategy for the government customer’s subsystems and created templates for subcontractor-generated test materials in accordance with government specifications.
• Successfully conducted comprehensive Test Readiness and Test Completion Reviews in preparation for Formal Qualification Test of each transmission subsystem component.
• Served as Test Director to complete Formal Qualification Tests with a 95-100% pass rate on hardware and software program components.

Gaithersburg, Maryland

• Served as Release Manager for Air Force GPS IIF contracts, planned releases, controlled changes and scope via program boards, monitored progress and provided reporting metrics.
• Led and directed a team of release managers assigned to multiple software releases and deployments of GPS IIF program.
• Transitioned program into operations at US Air Force base, served as primary point of contact to customer for successful deployment.
• Managed and maintained Gaithersburg GPS IIF labs for integration and test, and software teams.

Gaithersburg, Maryland

• Served as Formal Qualification Test lead and deputy test architect to the integration and test (I&T) program for the GPS IIF contract and supported I&T estimates during proposal development for engineering changes.
• Led a 15-member test group that successfully sold off over 4000 requirements of the GPS IIF ground-based command and control system.
• Developed requirements in DOORs that formulated customer contractual needs and requirements into system test solutions with respect to technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Served as Integration and Test Lead during release of key versions of GPS IIF program software.
• Designed and developed scripts using tools that automated the lab initialization/checkout process, reducing time and effort to regression test new software releases in the lab.

Gaithersburg, Maryland

• Successful in key management and support roles in Federal Systems Division Air Traffic Control programs.
• Served as Technical manager of system regression test efforts of client-server based support-software system that provided functions for maintenance and distribution of government client’s operational software.
• Established a quality set of system regression test bed scenarios that resulted in a stable and integrated system.
• Directed and delivered a RISC/6000-based Data Reduction and Analysis system to assist the customer in debugging the complex system.
• Provided lead, technical, and customer support to IMAGE PLUS product line in the commercial division, successfully directed valuable product customizations, API enhancements, and front-end host applications.
• Developed and maintained flexible, tunable, efficient software functions and performance-efficient services in a large, complex, real-time system for Air Force DSM and GPS contracts.

Master Of Engineering, Applied Mathematics And Computer Science

Bachelor Of Science, Applied Mathematics And Computer Science