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Falls Church, Virginia, Us

Currently working as part of a test team to perform hardware and software integration testing as part of an effort to upgrade the IT infrastructure for the NATO Communications and Information Agency. Activities included creating and performing test cases used to verify over 1300 customer requirements as well as participating in customer witness testing events. Contributing on apart time basis to the training team in the creation of operator and maintenance manuals to be delivered to the customer upon completion of the project.

Reston, Virginia, Us

Served as a requirements analyst on a software development project for the department of state which would allow individuals to renew their passports online. Activities included creating user stories and participating in user story breakdown sessions as part of an Agile development environment.Designed and performed automated and manual tests for backend web services using both the SOAPUI and ORACLE Enterprise manager tools. Test activities consisted of functional, integration, and regression testing as dictated by the requirements of the project at the time

Chantilly, Va, Us

Contributed to the creation of a standard operating procedures manual for use in testing IT infrastructure in support of a contract with the Transportation Safety Administration.Developed and maintained regression tests used for verifying client-server communications for blackberry and Apple I pad wireless devices which replaced tests that were used on obsolete devices that were no longer being used. This development included researching the technical documentation for each device and writing test procedures which were clear enough that individuals with no knowledge of the device could run the test. Performed certification tests for GOTS/COTS products being added to the IT infrastructure used by the Transportation Security Administration. This included installing the product on a test machine, performing functional testing after the product has been installed, performing regression testing to verify that no other applications were adversely affected, and sending the test results to the customer with a recommendation.Developed and performed functional tests used for fixes and upgrades being added in support of the IT infrastructure used by the Transportation Security Administration.Performed maintenance of automated test scripts using both the HP Quality Center test tool and scripts developed from the ground up using the VBScript language.

Performed verification of a database tracking application used by the Department of Homeland Security for granting security clearances. Verification included planning for all aspects of testing including test data, test tools, and configuration requirements as well as developing test plans and test scripts. Performed backend testing in support of an Oracle database migration using SQL commands to ensure all business rules were followed.

Performed backend testing for a reporting application using SQL insert statements to create records used to ensure that all requirements were satisfied.Performed functional, integration, and regression testing for three seperate web applications. Contributed to the planning for all aspects of testing including test data, test tools, and configuration requirements. Developed test plans, and test scripts for allocated requirements.

Reston, Va, Us

Supervised 3-12 test analysts to perform maintenance verification testing of several software applications that had completed the software development process and had been delivered to the customer.Coordinated with test lab, database, configuration management, and software development personnel in order to maintain a test lab environment to be used for maintenance testing.Created test processes to be used for maintenance testing of software applications and database products already delivered to the customer.Contributed to the planning for all aspects of testing including test data, test tools, and configuration requirements. Developed test plans, test scenarios, test cases, and test scripts for allocated requirements.

Contributed to the development of a test strategy using the SQA Robot tool for Y2K verification of a globally deployed client server financial management application in Visual Basic and Oracle.Developed test processes to be used for ISO 9000 and CMM level 3 certification.Managed 12 software test engineers to perform comprehensive testing of a globally deployed client server financial management application in Visual Basic and Oracle.Interfaced with network management personnel and managed two other network test engineers in performing large scale testing of an ATM network designed to serve 5000 users. Managed a burn-in test facility being used to test all incoming equipment being installed in a network. This included defining the logistic processes for the facility, directing four technicians, and coordinating with network engineering and configuration management personnel. Contributed as a team member in the software maintenance of an active sonar system currently being used on Arleigh Burke class destroyers as part of the AEGIS combat system.Developed software test documentation for a torpedo recognition subsystem and a tactical display subsystem being implemented on DD-963 class destroyers.

Bethesda, Md, Us

Contributed as a member of a team of test engineers, to develop a set of baseline documentation to be used for future engineering change proposals to combat systems used on naval destroyers and cruisers. Supervised four test engineers in the design and implementation of test documentation to military standards for an active sonar system. Revised and delivered test documentation as needed and conducted tests of software developed in ADA on a UNIX operating system to test the combat system for the Seawolf submarine.Wrote and implemented software test documentation to military standards. Documents included test plans, test specifications, and test procedures for software written for sonar systems being installed on Arleigh Burke class destroyers and Ticonderoga class cruisers.Contributed as a member of a team of test engineers, to develop a set of baseline documentation to be used for future engineering change proposals to combat systems used on naval destroyers and cruisers.Wrote and implemented software test documentation to military standards for software written for sonar systems being installed Trident II submarines.