Product Manager

• Nov 2021 - Present

Release Manager

• Sep 2021 - Present

Project Manager

• Apr 2019 - Dec 2019

Using Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), drove Agile Product Teams to deliver Program Increment objectives on schedule. Managed testing projects for various SAP products such as Fieldglass and Ariba as part of Intel's supply chain transformation. Using Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), drove Agile Product Teams to deliver Program Increment objectives on schedule. Managed testing projects for various SAP products such as Fieldglass and Ariba as part of Intel's supply chain transformation.

Business Analyst

• Nov 2018 - Apr 2019

Developed specifications for the organization's Tech Med software used to license medical practitioners. Developed specifications for the organization's Tech Med software used to license medical practitioners.

Freelance Software Tester

• Nov 2017 - Oct 2018

Technical Project Manager (contract through Easi LLC)

• Oct 2016 - Nov 2016

Technical Project Manager Unfortunately Cisco cancelled the project I was hired to manage but in the short time I was there I came up to speed rapidly on their AWS based Prime Home product, running customer facing meetings, tracking all issues and ensuring the engineering team was responding to these issues in a timely manner. Technical Project Manager Unfortunately Cisco cancelled the project I was hired to manage but in the short time I was there I came up to speed rapidly on their AWS based Prime Home product, running customer facing meetings, tracking all issues and ensuring the engineering team was responding to these issues in a timely manner.

Technical Marketing Engineer (contract through Randstad Technologies)

• Mar 2015 - Aug 2016

During the 18 month contract performed investigation and characterization of issues reported by manufacturers and from user trials with Intel Android mobile devices as well as Android Open Automotive Alliance reference platforms. Reviewing technical documentation for security tools. Creating marketing collateral for trade shows. During the 18 month contract performed investigation and characterization of issues reported by manufacturers and from user trials with Intel Android mobile devices as well as Android Open Automotive Alliance reference platforms. Reviewing technical documentation for security tools. Creating marketing collateral for trade shows.

Senior Software QA Engineer II/Product Owner/Scrum Master

• Nov 2012 - Aug 2014

Wore multiple hats as QA Engineer, Scrum Master and Product Owner. Developed effective test cases for testing Ixia's wireless measurement and analysis software. Improved product documentation and worked closely with developers to implement features and contribute to UI design in a manner that would increase customer satisfaction and reduce support calls. As Product Owner, groomed product backlog and worked with customers to create user stories to address their feature requests. As Scrum Master ran sprint planning sessions, stand ups, charted sprint velocity, headed retrospectives and ran interference for the team while performing as a servant leader Show less

Software Validation Engineer/Program Manager

• Jan 1999 - Jan 2012

Validation Engineer and Program Manager As validation engineer created test strategies, authored test plans and test cases for various types of technologies . Turned slow performing teams into agile, effective and high performing teams completing testing activities on schedule. Mentored and developed junior engineers on building QA skills to improve their ability to find defects and categorize their impact. Worked with business line and development teams to understand requirements and collaborated with teams to ensure project objectives were being attained. Wrote test scripts and executed various types of scripts including functional, performance, regression and automation for system testing. Drove cross capability coordination and scheduling with multiple test teams within the organizational unit and external organizational units leading to time and cost savings Created status reports and developed Key Performance Indicators As Open Source Program Manager, tracked release schedules from the various Open Source vendors and ensured Intel’s Ethernet driver software submissions were made on schedule. Conducted project retrospectives after project conclusion to gather key lessons. Show less