Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Experienced leader who transforms struggling software organizations into high-performance, agile, reliable and reputable quality centers of competency. Blends diverse software development experience, including specialized application, privacy and cyber security knowledge, with extensive multi-national team management expertise to deliver continuous improvement. Career Highlights: o Directed endpoint client QA teams for leading global cyber security firms o Managed development team that embedded browsers (IE, Gecko) into AOL clients o Managed development team for picture and file sharing features of the AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) client o Achieved 93% Defect Prevention Percentage with geographically-diverse e-commerce QA teams built from ground up o Taught Java language (Adjunct Faculty member) at NSA’s National Cryptologic School EXPERTISE TO DRIVE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT Transformative strategies to infuse quality across SDLC - E-Commerce | Wireless| FinTech | Energy Industries - Thorough, insightful data-driven assessment of quality practices - Continuous improvement methodologies and Metrics - Global Team Development - Cyber Security | Privacy Expertise - Software Test Automation Framework Design - Continuous Testing | DevOps Integration - Certified ScrumMaster ™
Reporting to SVP, Product Development, for Fonteva, the only Salesforce Premier Partner serving the Association Industry. Managing team of global SDET and quality engineers charged with in-sprint & regression automation of Salesforce-based CRM product; Behavior Driven Development (BDD) & Selenium-based framework. Instilling engineering practices to enable model-based test design. Creating service-level test automation to improve functional coverage and product stability.
Delivering value to IBM clients by matching quality engineering solutions with client’s digital transformation needs. Assess and adapt best-fit software quality processes and tools, including innovative AI-based technology from IBM Research, to optimize each phase of the SDLC. Partner with IBM Sales Executives to assess and deliver successful technical solutions, proof-of-concepts and other late-stage “technical close” efforts in the sales cycles. Working with Fortune 500 health, financial, industrial and insurance sector clients to enable continuous testing through industry leading best practices for improved agile adoption, DevOps integration, and test automation.
Transformed and built Functional QA and new Automation QA teams of six direct reports and 39 technical team members in the US, India, and Ireland for global leader in cybersecurity. Oversaw multimillion-dollar budget. Identified and cross-trained talent. Led tool creation, new and evolving test practices and frameworks, labs, and associated KPIs. Developed mission and strategy, collaborates with stakeholders to direct corrective or preventive measures. Reported to VP, Product Engineering/Endpoint Threat Protection Platform.