Career OverviewResults driven Software Quality Assurance Leader, focusing on financial, telecommunications industries and software development. Exceptional leadership, teamwork and communication skills. Great strength in Process Improvement. QualificationsLeadershipExcellent problem solving skillsProject managementStrong analytical skillsPBX TelecomTesting Education and TrainingUniversity of PhoenixChicago,ILExpected in2006 Bachelor of Science Business eBusiness-GPA University of Phoenix - Distance Program Bachelor of Science in Business eBusiness, 6 2006Training Call Flow Seminar 5ESS MTCE, Open Minds Open Doors, Managing Projects in Organizations, Quality for Project Managers, Routing Activities Concepts, Understanding Cold Fusion, various QA and PM training courses. Languages - Native English and Spanish speaker Work ExperienceFlowserve-Assistant VP - Software Quality Assurance Manager PMSaxonburg,PA,03 2008-09 2013QA Lead the successful implementation of software solutions. Develop QA Metrics for performance improvement. Conduct traceability reviews based on test cases in HP s Automation tool, Quality Center to ensure high quality standards. Maintain multiple QA environments with multiple releases. Work with staff on debugging testing issues and quality assurance fundamentals. Champion for staffing committee. Manage team of QA Analysts in day to day testing and requirements gathering activities. Responsible for performance reviews for onsite and offshore teams. Negotiate with stakeholders on timelines and managing scope creep. Coordinate end to end testing activities including integration, regression, functionality and UAT for proprietary government project with cross platform testing for multiple large scale projects. Work with technology teams to create timelines and release schedules. Provide weekly status updates for test execution status as well as defect updates. Create and follow project plans and test strategies. PM Responsible for managing and monitoring day-to-day operational aspects of projects, including scope, resources, deadlines, and risk for application and infrastructure projects. Build strong working relationships with the project team, stakeholders and senior level management. Consult with end users to establish specific hardware and software requirements. Implement Project Management best practices in accordance with Chase s Project Development Framework. Coordinate and train resources on project procedures in a Matrix environment. Engage third party vendors in integration, functionality, and regression testing. Create documentation for all project meetings and lessons learned events. Oversaw defect tracking, reporting and resolution process using Quality Center to identify repeat issues and improve releases going forward. Manage metrics for continuous improvement.CMEGroup, Formerly Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc-Manager, Quality AssuranceCity,STATE,11 2002-07 2007 Established and launched Quality Assurance department for Electronic Trading Engine application. Sit on hiring committee for the Electronic Trading Engine Team for staffing needs of Marketing, Business, Development, Integration, testing, implementation, and maintenance. Created and executed project plans timelines and test plans for all projects. Provided senior management with project status, potential risks, defect status, and business consultation. Prepared reports and graphic illustrations of findings and summarized results with a focus on business decisions. Managed and mentored a staff of eighteen Quality Assurance members for the successful completion of Electronic Trading Engine projects. Investigated various automation tools and identified best tool for the needs of the business. Also made arrangements to have a dedicated resource to help educate QA staff on the use of said tool. Management responsibilities included staffing QA Analysts, acting as single point of contact for all quality management issues, and primary interface between Marketing and Development. Responsible for Quality Assurance annual budget of 500,000 - 900,000. Implemented framework for streamlined quality management by establishing standards and processes including quality checklists, test strategy, test plans, test scripts and traceability matrices for the iterative and RUP methodologies. Analyzed risks and provided metrics for mitigation management of risks. Authored and published QA process document, generated QA product entrance and exit criterion lists, and various Power Point presentations. Oversaw testing projects for manual, end to end, systems, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing (UAT). SkillsIntegration, Integrator, Metrics, Project Plans, Qa, Quality Assurance, Staffing, Testing, Uat, Best Practices, Business Requirements, Cases, Continuous Improvement, Documentation, Offshore, Project Development, Project Management, Qa Management, Regression Testing, Requirements Gathering, Software Quality Assurance, Software Requirements, Solutions, Test Cases, Acceptance Testing, Arrangements, Budget, Maintenance, Marketing, Mitigation, Qa Process, Rup, Test Plans, Test Scripts, Trading, User Acceptance, User Acceptance Testing, Assurance Testing, Client Services, Data Analysis, Increase, Integration Testing, Marketing Analysis, Mentor, Process Improvement, Quality Assurance Testing, Receivables, San, Software Development, Storage Area Network, Structured Software, System Integration, Telecommunications, Cold Fusion, Ebusiness, Managing Projects, Training  SEP  Job Description As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be responsible for helping design, build, test, deploy and operate highly scalable solutions for the canonical asset management system for all of Oracles next generation Cloud Infrastructure. You should be a rock-solid coder, and a distributed systems generalist who can dive deep into any part of the stack and low-level systems and design broad distributed system interactions. Your passion for excellence combined with your experience will help you be an outstanding technical contributor but also help you mentor more junior engineers. You should be able to work independently and as part of a team in an Agile environment. You should be an expert communicator to both technical and non-technical stakeholders in multiple locations around the globe. You should also be able to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment, be results-driven, and thrive even when faced with ambiguity and uncertainty. Most importantly, you should be a team player, someone who is eager to learn, and willing to do whatever it takes to help the team succeed. ResponsibilitiesRequired Experience BS or MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent experienceAbility to obtain US Government security clearance.Minimum 8 years in a software-engineering related position, at least half of which was in an AgileDevOps environment 5 years of Java development 5 years of Python development5 years of experience with REST API developmentStrong knowledge of LinuxUnix fundamentalsStrong knowledge of microservices, data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and distributed systems.Solid understanding of relational databases, NoSQL systems, storage, and distributed persistenceExcellent troubleshooting, debugging, and performance tuning skills.Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely to all audiences.Desired Experience and SkillsExperience with build automation, continuous integration, or continuous deployment tools such as Git, Jenkins, Maven, Grunt, RunDeck, Ansible, etc.Experience building multi-tenant, virtualized infrastructure is a strong plus.Working knowledge of or experience in data center infrastructure and operations is a plusExperience with Infrastructure-As-Code Tools like Terraform is a strong plus.Experience with React JavaScript framework is a plusExperience in developing and designing solutions with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.Experience testing web-based applications with REST APIs, especially applications requiring IAMSAML authentication.Experience with observability tools and practices.Experience with working flexible hours and working with team members in a global setting with distributed time zones.