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Olivia Gowda

309 Silverbell Lane  t  Amarillo, TX  79001  t  806.335.9876 (U.S. Citizen)

poliviagowda@yahoo.com

Professional Summary

Over 12 years of experience in information technology (IT), Software Quality Assurance (SQA) and have a recent PMP certification and MBA degree with 4.0 GPA .  My background includes Project management, design, development and software testing.  In addition to the management and Quality Assurance abilities, I possess excellent communication and problem solving skills.  I am a team player and motivated by the opportunity to learn new skills. I have worked as a Project Manager, Developer, Software Testing Coordinator / Manager and  Recognized for sound judgment, cost reduction, attention to detail, quick understanding, and good communication skills. Experienced in providing good leadership, mentoring, team management, client management, and data and resource management. Good understanding of Project Life Cycle, Software Development and Software Quality Life Cycle.

Areas of  Expertise

Languages:      XML, Visual Basic, C/C++, BASIC, JAVA, HTML, Shell Programming, SQL, SQL*Plus,       PL/SQL, AS/400

Databases:       Oracle, MS Access, SQL Server, dBase III Plus, Fox Pro, Poet

Platforms:        Windows 7/Vista/XP/ NT/2000, UNIX, Macintosh

Tools:               Test director, Quality Center, QTP

Training:          Rational Suite Test Studio from Rational University

            Java Programming Language from Sun Educational Service

            Introduction to Oracle: SQL and PL/SQL (passed this exam for Oracle DBA Certification)

            Testing Computer Software

            Configuration Management, Risks, and Incidents in Software Testing

                        Introduction to Health Care EDI Standards by EDI partners

                        (Mastering HIPAA EDI Implementation Guides)

SW Model:       Capability Maturity Model (CMM) for Software by Software Engineering Institute (SEI)

Methodology:   Rational Unified Process (RUP) by IBM Rational

Education

M.B.A., West Texas A & M University, Canyon, TX, Major in Management, 2008, 4.0 GPA

B.E., S. J. College of Engineering, Mysore University, INDIA, Computer Science and Engineering

Certification

Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute, 2011

Awards

Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, Spring 2008, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX

Achieved 45^th ranking (7^th percentile) out of 643 teams in the world wide Business Simulation competition (Spring 2008 Capstone & Foundation Challenge) conducted by Capsim Management Simulations, Inc.

Professional Experience

Gowtech International Inc., Amarillo,TX                                                                     08/2005 - Present

Business / Project Manager (Self employed; Projects completed for Cross Net Inc, LSU Agricultural Center, Land Stewardship Project)

Actively involved in business, project administration and Software Testing / SQA activities of the company.

·         Effectively managed all the projects from initiation to the closure.

·         Led and performed all the SQA activities for all the projects.

·         Responsible for project selection, defining project scope, develop project charter, review documents with key stakeholders, get approval, identify and document risks, develop communication, and contingency plan.

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·         Responsible for creating, reviewing, and updating all project related documents as required.

·         Managed resource allocation, roles and responsibilities, changes to the project scope, and product delivery as scheduled.

·         Created quality management plan and ensure deliverables conform to the quality standards.

·         Actively communicated the progress to key stakeholders of the project and received feedback.

·         Executed all the tasks defined in the project plan, implemented quality measurement plan, obtained acceptance, created and distributed final project report.

·         Ensured the production and delivery of high quality product.

Cs Stars, Amarillo, TX                                                                                                             01/2006 - 05/2008

Quality Assurance Analyst II

(Test Director 8.0, Quality Center 9.0, JAVA, DB2, Windows 2000/XP, IE browser)                                                              

Designed, developed and executed software test plans for three projects. Ensured integrity and quality of software development, timely delivery, accurate documentation, and streamlined testing processes.

·         Effectively and thoroughly performed functional and regression tests for three different projects resulting in maintaining a ≤ 1% hot fix rate per feature implemented in production.

·         Provided positive impact to internal clients and maintained 100% support rate for projects being implemented per cycle by collaborating with members in other systems areas to clarify client requirements, specifications, technical design, and system integration, and strictly adhering to the software processes.

·         Delivered high quality products by isolating and correcting defects prior to reaching the production environment, and by reviewing use cases, technical specifications and requirements’ documents for testability and consistency.

·         Met or exceeded goals on multiple projects, bringing them in before project deadlines and under budget by an average of 5%. 

·         Cut testing time by 11% and increased customer satisfaction ratings by 16% by implementing testing and business best practices.

Wells Fargo Home Mortgages, Minneapolis, MN                                                       09/2004 - 06/2005

Software Test Coordinator / Software Test Lead (consultant through RCM Technologies, MN)

(Oracle 9i,TOAD VI 6.3, Sybase, Rapid SQL 7.2, Ascent Capture, 6.1, Tibco Integration Manager, Tibco SDK Adapters, XML CAN (Create, Archive and Notify)process, WS_FTP Pro, 6.51,Test Director, AS/400)

Managed a team of five testers and coordinated complete testing activities from initiation to deployment phase of the major company product using best practices resulted in the delivery of outstanding client solutions.

·         Provided leadership in the process of testing lifecycle that includes planning, design, implementation, execution and evaluation of all test types.

·         Developed and maintained test strategy, test plan and documentation of all phases of QA process.

·         Worked with all levels of senior management, customers, and business team.

·         Assisted with data identification, data creation, review of system and acceptance test scripts, defect resolution and User Acceptance Testing.

·         Helped group/team to improve performance by eliminating unnecessary complexity and bureaucracy, resulting in optimized business processes and performance.

·         Actively managed defect repository, process, analysis and resolution.

·         Shared professional insights, expertise and knowledge, developing critical thinking capability across business areas.

·         Managed client relationships and engagements, resulting in future sales due to trust-based relationships.

·         Inspired and motivated high performance in others by respecting the uniqueness of all colleagues, and valuing others’ ideas and initiative.

·         Earned commendation for tenacity by QA director, management and customer relations’ team.

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Blue Cross Blue Shield, Eagan, MN                                                                            06/2003 - 05/2004

Software Test Coordinator / Software Test Lead (consultant through TEK Systems, MN)

(Oracle 9i, Lotus Notes 6.0, AS/400, Windows 2000; SUNOS 5.8 – Solaris 8, Rational Clear Quest 3.1, PuTTY R0.52, VITRIA Businessware Consol 3.1.7, Tivoli Monitor 3.6; TOAD VI 6.3.11, TextPad 4.5, Cognos Impromptu 7.0, UltraEdit-32 4.3, Hummingbird Neighborhood for Win32 7.1, SSH Secure Shell 3.2; Staffware 2000 8.1 , SQL*Plus 8.0, Oracle 8.1.7, VISIO Professional 5.0, Access 2000, Harvest 5.02 Client, Windows NT 4.0, Novell Client 1.3, J2SDK 1.3)   

Managed a team of eleven testers and coordinated the testing project activities from requirement gathering to the delivery of the product by using best practices and RUP methodologies.

·         Directed and led testing activities of more than 20 Blue cross affiliates and interfacing systems.

·         Created, reviewed and updated test strategy, test plan, requirement validation matrices(RVMs), test cases, test scenarios, use cases and other testing project deliverables.

·         Led incident review board, user acceptance and project implementation process.

·         Led all testing activities for HIPAA team ‘Production Management’ Reports.

·         Continuously monitored and mentored testers, team leads and other team members.

·         Actively involved in determining and establishing applications’ test environment, data setup requirements, identifying new test cases for critical applications, identifying gaps between use cases/requirements and test cases.

·         Provided work direction, managed and tracked workload and progress, and facilitated QC walkthrough of all deliverables.

·         Performed smoke, unit, functional, system, regression and also user acceptance tests of various applications.

·         Installed and configured various applications to support testing activities.

·         Earned recognition for high productivity and quality of testing.

Analysts International, Edina, MN                                                                           11/2002 - 04/2003

Lead System Test Analyst (Consultant; Projects completed for United Health Care and Cargill, Inc.)

(Siebel Tools 6.3, eScripts of ST 6.3, Siebel Applications 6.3, IBM DB2 7, AS/400, WinSQL 3.8, Enterprise Integration Manager, Actuate eReporting Suite 4.1, FullShot 7.0, Windows 2000, Solaris 8; Windows NT, Power Builder 6.5, Crystal Reports 8.5, Oracle 8, MS Office 2000)         

Performed various testing activities for two different clients.

·         Responsible team member for testing United Health Care- Key Accounts Sale Management tool (ATLAS).

·         An independent and only tester responsible for testing client server application (Cargill -River Services-Barge Tracking System) both front and back end.

·         Responsible for developing Test Scripts and Test Steps by analyzing design and analysis document.

·         Responsible for submitting reports on incidents that result from testing by analyzing and assigning priority.

·         Responsible for testing and validating the data stored in the backend Oracle database using SQL, SQL*Plus, PL/SQL commands and for executing and analyzing the reports.

Advanced Technologies Integration, Inc., Edina, MN                                                  11/1999 – 06/2001

Senior E-commerce Application Tester (Windows 98, Java, HTML, Dynamo, Cold Fusion, Oracle, SQL Server )   

Independent and only tester responsible for managing the complete testing needs for all projects.

·         Responsible for testing and validating the data stored in the backend Oracle database using SQL, SQL*Plus, PL/SQL commands.

·         Responsible for testing an e-commerce application both front end and backend using different browsers.

·         Responsible for  development, revision, implementation, maintenance and change control of SQA documents.

·         Responsible for submitting reports on incidents that result from testing by analyzing and assigning priority.

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Java Developer (

L, JBuilder 3.5, Java 1.2.2, JSWDK 1.0.1, Together 3.2, Poet 6.0)

·         Researched and used shareware servlets, configured web server, and coded servlet API.

·         Responsible for design, development and implementation of in house product.

·         Responsible for the design and development of an object-oriented database and schema.

Wells Fargo (Norwest) Mortgage, Inc., Minneapolis, MN                                         07/1998 – 06/1999

Client-Server Testing Consultant (Windows 95, Power Builder, Sybase, MS Access 97, Test Director)

Managed complete testing needs alone and completed the assigned tasks on time.

·         Responsible for testing a new client-server application by analyzing Test Plan and detailed specifications, for submitting reports on incidents that result from testing by analyzing and assigning priority.

·         Created and executed Test Scripts and Test Steps based on high level tests defined in the test plan.

·         Worked as a responsible team lead for test planning and test execution of three major business functions.

·         Participated in all meetings to discuss testing problems and issues.

Comprompter, Inc., La Crosse, WI                                                                             11/1997 – 04/1998

Programmer  (Windows95/NT, PVCS, Visual Basic 5.0, SQL Server6.5)

Responsible for maintaining and developing the utility program that enables the user to configure desktops to their specifications.

·         Studied and tested the existing utility program’s design and development.

·         Increased functionality of the program by 30% by adding new features to make the utility programs more powerful and flexible.

·         Completely modified an existing utility program to make it precise and reliable.

·         Responsible for documenting the result of the data validation by retrieving the data using PL/SQL.

FirstLogic, Inc.,  La Crosse, WI                                                                                 10/1996 - 09/1997

Quality Assurance Specialist (Windows 95/NT, SUN, Solaris, RS6000, MS-DOS, FoxPro2.5, SQL Server 6.5, Oracle 7, MS Access 2.0)

Responsible for testing in-house software programs on multiple platforms.

·         Discovered errors in functionality, accuracy and usability of products, resulting in near perfect product releases.

·         Restructured and expanded scope of regression suite by developing new test cases that promote product stability and documentation of testing procedures.

·         Served as liaison between Technical Support and Product Development for researching and analyzing software problems.

·         Reformatted test suites from existing form allowing batch processing, resulting in significant time savings and more efficient use of disk space.

·         Responsible for developing batch files and shell scripts on DOS and UNIX platforms.

·         Developed complete test suite to monitor software performance relating to speed of product, that was ultimately used for testing in more than 14 platforms.

·         Received Outstanding Team Achievement Award for meeting all specifications during release of major product into market place.

·         Supported Oracle and SQL Servers as the major databases with one of the company product.

Associate Software Engineer (PVCS, UNIX and C)

·         Responsible for design, development and implementation of in house product.

·         Responsible for technical trouble-shooting, analysis and improvement of the product.

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