Sr. Technical Project Manager

Posted on: 2008-11-10

Education and Certifications IBM Corporation Certified Systems Integration and Test I.T. Specialist Duke University Certificate Non-Profit Management Durham Business College A.S. Accounting Biblical Life College & Seminary B.S. Biblical Studies (in progress) Work Experience September 2006 – August 2008 Wachovia Securities, Charlotte, NC Consultant – Sr. Technical Project Manager ( for Testing project) • Exemplify outstanding interpersonal, communication, analytical and facilitation skills • Lead technical resources through technical testing assignments • Execute successful User Acceptance Testing • Determine production implementation readiness • Demonstrate hands-on batch job execution skills • Demonstrate strong organizational skills and analytical skills • Collect, analyze and report test status to stakeholders • Utilize systems development lifecycle • Assist with the development and coordination of go-live weekend plans and schedules. • Experience with IBM Mainframe COBOL, DB2, TSO, ISPF, EasyEdit, CICS, IMS, MS Project, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Visio, Mercury Quality Center October 2005 – August 2006 Rollins, Inc., Atlanta, GA Consultant – Sr. Test Lead • Estimate work efforts for testing resources • Mentor, guide and lead in testing efforts • Develop Master Test Plan (test key process areas, continuity of processing, maintainability, operability, performance, portability, reliability, security and usability) • Develop User Acceptance Test Plan • Develop Project Plan and Test Reports • Develop Test Automation Strategy • Develop Product Acceptance Test Strategy • Decompose test requirements and utilized use case scenarios to develop positive and negative Functional Verification and User Acceptance test case suites • Utilize Systems Development Life Cycle • Execute manual Functional Verification test scripts • Demonstrate knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance procedures • Experience with AS/400 and DB2, Compuware QACenter suite (Test Partner, QADirector, Reconcile), MS PowerPoint, MS Project, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Publisher, Remedy for defect tracking March 2005 – September 2005 Bank of America, Charlotte, NC Consultant – Sr. Test Lead • Demonstrate broad technical background and time management skills • Develop User Acceptance Test and Client Acceptance Test cases • Coordinate business process scenario test case development • Load test cases into Test Director • Host daily and weekly triage sessions • Execute manual test scripts • Coordinate offshore testing • Utilize Mercury Quality Center, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Project, MS PowerPoint and Visio July 2002 – February 2005 Transportation Security Administration, Annapolis Junction, MD Consultant – Test Manager • Collaborate to develop test analysis hypothesis • Develop Test Strategy • Develop System Test and Performance Test plans • Mentor and supervise three test analysts • Assist in the development of a Configuration Management Plan • Document test results • Execute manual and automated test scripts • Utilize CMMI and SDLC • Utilize client-server, MS Project, MS Word, MS Excel, Mercury Test Director, LoadRunner, and client proprietary vetting software January 1988 – June 2002 IBM Global Services, Charlotte, NC Consultanting I.T. Specialist The following consulting roles were performed at the respective IBM client sites: • Systems Integration and Test Manager US Office of Personnel Management, Washington, DC • Systems Integration and Test Manager State Farm Insurance, Bloomington, IL • Systems Integration and Test Manager John Hancock Insurance, Boston, MA • Project Manager Nationwide Insurance, Columbus, Ohio • Utilize IBM Manager skills, Rational Configuration Management System, IBM Mainframe, DB2, JCL, TSO