Experience

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  Pvh

  Jun 1996 - Jul 1997

  Technical design manager, women's apparel

  Responsible for execution of the fit and quality process for Ladies Sportswear product.

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  Ann taylor

  Aug 1997 - Jan 2002

  Technical design, senior manager

  Managed Technical Design teams throughout production development and fit process. Lead, trained and mentored Technical Design teams for all apparel products. Improved efficiency and profitability by reducing lead-time for fit approval deadlines.

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  Ann inc.

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2013

  Managed Business Analysis and QA teams, located onsite and offshore, and established methodology, encompassing functional design development, communication of system design to the development team and facilitation of testing/roll-out, ensuring applications met the needs of the business organization and was delivered as designed. Role of Business Analyst with responsibility to elicit business requirements and business rules, and develop process maps, functional requirements and Test Scenarios/Test Cases. Oversight of garment specifications, construction standards and garment slopers for consistent fit and quality. Subject Matter Expert for Garment Specification System. Developed garment specification system requirements for management of fit, construction and trim approval for garment production.

  • Sr. Manager IS Applications & Services

    Jan 2006 - Jan 2013

  • Manager Business Process Design

    Jan 2004 - Jan 2006

  • Special Projects Manager

    Jan 2002 - Jan 2004
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  Ascena retail group / ann inc.

  Jun 2013 - Feb 2021

  Sr qa mgr - is applications & services

  Management of project testing and methodology for ascena Brands through influential leadership, team building and collaboration. Established and managed the Testing Center of Excellence (TCoE) for ANN Inc. Information Services to ensure uniform testing standards and provide for high quality software implemented to the production environment with more consistent and predictable results.

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  Pamela neff - is project & qa management consulting

  Mar 2021 - now

  Is project & qa management

  Competencies in Business-to-IT partnership, SDLC management, business and functional requirements, application test phase management and methodology, and implementation of business solutions.Successfully fulfill multi-fold roles with focus on requirements elicitation and definition, project activities and risk management, and accountability for QA strategy, planning, testing process and deliverables, all with the objective to ensure high quality results and stakeholder satisfaction.