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Work Background

UtilitiesSr Engineering Tech Specialist

Aug. 2023East Cooridoor

OlenickAssociate

Jan. 2016 - May. 2021Washington D.C. Metro AreaSoftware testing, quality assurance, project management, and IT services to ensure the success and quality of client's projects, applications, processes, and infrastructure. 06.20 - Present Utility Project - Cascade Facility Ratings Implementation Business Analyst/Test Lead 06.17 - 06.20 Utility Project - Cascade Implementation and Upgrade Test Lead 03.17 - 05.17 Utility Project - IVR Upgrade Quality Assurance Engineer 12.16 - 03.17 Utility Project – Telephony Upgrade – Work Force Management - UAT Test lead over team of 6 test engineers - Overall Requirements analysis and HP ALM organization - UAT test case creation, HP ALM organization, execution 05.16 - 09.16 Utility Company Compliance Lead - Compliance lead on QA reviews encompassing over 200 applications - Ensured that IT controls were met - Managed corrective actions rectifying audit findings 04.15 - 05.16 Utility Company Requirements Engineer / Test Lead Project – Outage Management System Upgrade - Requirement Engineer working with the project manager, change management lead, business stakeholders both internal and external (system integrations) - Requirements gathering utilizing SME one on ones, extensive document analysis, requirements tabletops, business process descriptions and use case scenarios for outage management system - Documented high-level business and user requirements into functional, non-functional and performance requirements - Lead requirements analysis and traceability verification uploaded to ALM, daily reporting on requirements status working with internal ALM governance departments - Test Lead for functional system integration testing including workforce management and customer information management systems - Weekly defect review with SME’s and application vendor to determine priority levels, change request submissions and status updates - Worked closely with the OMS Support team on environment configuration, system integrations and testing

OlenickLead Senior Consultant

May. 2014 - Jan. 2016Washington DC / Baltimore / PhiladelphiaSoftware testing, quality assurance, project management, and IT services to ensure the success and quality of client's projects, applications, processes, and infrastructure. 03.13 – Present Information Technology Consulting Quality Assurance Test Lead / Engagement Manager Project - Web based HR application - On Demand Testing COE & client Support – Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Test Lead for On Demand testing cycles: Belfast Northern Ireland Lab / Chicago Lab - Assessed requirements, test planning & estimation for web based admin & client application - Managed test team, QA, Agile testing cycles for application, cross browser compatibility on Windows 7 & 8 - Managed JIRA implementation, set up, administrative and cycle reporting on defects, fixes, resolution - Ongoing client liaison & support for testing cycles, end user documentation and subsequent updates 07.14 – 04.15 Major University Quality Assurance Test Analyst Project - University Legacy Applications Replacement Custom Applications - Test engineer for deployment of a large scale new platform / structure replacing the existing system to be retired. - Extensive requirements review and analysis, test planning and test execution for 90+ integrated web applications and backend interfaces - Utilized Team Foundation Server for application release and defect tracking from development to QA to UAT to Production - Heavy SQL component / utilization during test analysis and result verification 05.14 – 04.15 eCommerce bookstore UAT Test Lead / Engagement Manager Project – eCommerce website UAT & tablet based Student Network UAT - UAT Assessment for both engagements, project estimation, SOW and test planning - UAT Test Lead – defined test plans, managed end to end testing activities - Analyzed test results and defects, status and defect reporting on a weekly basis. - Managed test teams across multiple environments, cross OS and cross browser - Engagement Manager for future on-demand testing cycles as needed

OlenickOperations Manager / Senior Consultant - Olenick Global

Mar. 2012 - May. 2014Belfast, Northern Ireland UKSoftware testing, quality assurance, project management, and IT services to ensure the success and quality of client's projects, applications, processes, and infrastructure. Quality Assurance/Test Lead - Test Lead for On Demand testing cycles: Belfast Northern Ireland Lab - Requirements assessment, test planning & estimation - Test team manager, QA, Agile testing cycles for application, cross browser & OS compatibility - Ongoing client liaison & support for testing cycles

QualitestManager Quality Engineer

Oct. 2009 - Jun. 2023United States

OlenickQuality Assurance Test Analyst / Business Analyst

Oct. 2009 - Mar. 2012Greater Chicago AreaSoftware testing, quality assurance, project management, and IT services to ensure the success and quality of client's projects, applications, processes, and infrastructure.

QuintilesSenior Project Manager - Global Access to Patients

Oct. 2006 - Sep. 2009Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina AreaGlobal Pharmaceutical development company (CRO), headquarters in Durham North Carolina, handling all aspects of clinical trials Quintiles helps pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies develop and market innovative therapies.