Experience

MedPlus

• Brazil
• Retail Health and Personal Care Products
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Quality Analyst / Process Engineer

  • Apr 2009 - Present

  Senior Quality Analyst for multiple Healthcare IT projects using various traditional and Agile lifecycle methodologies. Developed Quality Assurance Plans and schedules. Led QA activities across multiple projects and multiple releases. Conducted process and product audits/interviews. Worked with stakeholders to extract and document processes. Led Process Action Teams and managed process improvement projects. Identified, designed, coordinated and implemented process improvements. Developed process workflow diagrams / maps / charts. Performed CMMI audits and gap analysis. Identified gaps and worked with teams to resolve and close gaps,. Developed SQA database tool which increased audit, reporting, and metrics efficiency. Revamped audit process and criteria to concentrate on most critical, high value items and incorporate interviewing technique into audits. Developed Wiki front end to Process Asset Library and transitioned processes to Wiki format. Show less



Cardinal Health

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Quality Assurance Consultant

  • Feb 2008 - Oct 2008

  Provided consulting/mentoring to project teams on processes/procedures. Collaborated with PM to tailor processes. Ensured projects were completely prepared for the milestone phase gate reviews, verified the availability of required artifacts, and ensured all stakeholders were aligned prior to the review. Briefed upper management on Quality/Risks and status/recommendations for assigned projects. Ensured traceability of requirements. Recommended process improvements. Participated in roll-out of process initiatives/improvements. Show less



Northrop Grumman

• Airlines and Aviation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Software Quality Assurance Engineer 3

  • Dec 2001 - Feb 2008

  Provided leadership/guidance in achievement of increasing CMMI levels. Lead internal ISO 9001:2000/AS9100 auditor and facilitator for external ISO and CMMI assessments. Completed Six Sigma Green Belt training and project. Developed/maintained schedule of SQA activities. Provided estimates for SQA budget and managed budget for assigned projects. Evaluated all artifacts/documents from development. Evaluated processes used during development against standard process, CMMI requirements, contractual/regulatory requirements, and project specific plans. Verified complete traceability of requirements through all phases of development. Witnessed testing and documented discrepancies found. Approved exit of development phase gates. Performed baseline audits of products. Worked with senior management to implement Six Sigma initiatives. Reported status and measurement of SQA activities to senior management. Evaluated project metrics and performed analysis. Show less



RJO Enterprises

• United States
• Information Technology & Services

• Software Acquisition Logistics Specialist/Software Engineer

  • Mar 1992 - Jan 1998

  Worked as a consultant supporting the AC-130U Gunship program. Mentored and provided coaching to the development contractor teams to ensure adequate development processes were established. Performed evaluations of contractor’s adherence to the development processes. Evaluated all deliverable software documents/artifacts. Evaluated contractor’s proposals for changes to the systems to ensure proposed tasks and costs were reasonable and met RFP requirements. Verified traceability of requirements through all development artifacts. Evaluated software testing for adequacy to verify requirements. Performed functional and physical configuration audits. Planned for support of software once deployed. Conducted Logistics Support Analysis. Generated Computer Resources Integrated Support Document. Supported technical interchange meetings/fact finding activities with contractor to resolve issues/concerns Show less



Martin Marietta

• United States
• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Software CM/Software QA

  • Mar 1990 - Mar 1992

  Supported the Air Force Equipment Management System Program. Developed company procedures for Configuration Management/Quality Assurance activities. Assigned/monitored work performed by CM team. Provided inputs to CM team performance appraisals. Provided estimates for CM and SQA activities. Developed Version Description Document for releases. Evaluated software documents generated during all phases of development. Prepared Change Proposals. Witnessed/supported testing efforts. Chaired Change Control Board. Verified all changes incorporated in software and software documents. Conducted internal, and supported customer, Functional Configuration Audits/Physical Configuration Audits. Supported Independent Validation and Verification efforts. Worked closely with the customer to resolve any CM or SQA concerns/issues. Show less



USAF (civilian), Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

• Software Configuration Management/Software QA

  • Apr 1985 - Mar 1990

  Performed software configuration management/quality assurance duties for various aircraft and training systems. Established/maintained very close collaboration with 8-A contractors, working extensively with the CM, QA and development team to establish and implement adequate development processes. Performed evaluations and assessments of the implementation of the processes. Evaluated software development plans. Provided feedback and collaborated with the contractors to resolve any process and artifact deficiencies discovered in the assessment. Conducted functional and physical configuration audits. Served as member of Government proposal review team to evaluate trainer proposals and provide review results and findings to team. Evaluated engineering drawings. Evaluated engineering change proposals for reasonableness of effort and cost proposed. Chaired Change Control Board and prepared minutes/directives. Show less