Carmelina LaRocque

Experience

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  Mass Mutual

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

  FIELD CONTRACT/LICENSING SPECIALIST

  Appointed and terminated career agents and brokers within all 50 statesContract agents and brokersTest system for various projectsProcess new businessReviewed & approved licensing requests

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  MassMutual

  Jul 2000 - Apr 2011

  Test Manager

  Managed, planned, and organized testing for multiple projects across multiple organizations. Led testing deliverables including defining the test plan, development of the test case, and test execution. Responsible for managing, developing and maintaining integrated detailed project estimates, and work plans for testing activities assigned.

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  Cigna

  Aug 2011 - now

  Manage projects through full development life cycle in both Agile/Waterfall methodologyOrganize and facilitate project planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, and other Scrum-related meetingsTrack and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progressPartners with product owner, development team , and other business stakeholders to deliver key featuresCoaches and develops less experienced members of the team Provide leadership, coaching, and mentorship for QA team membersResponsible for budget Direct the quality function across multiple delivery organizationsAccountable for business, operational, and IT deliverables. Defines and tracks QA and Vendor project milestones while developing, maintaining, and reporting on an overall integrated delivery plan.Identify and ensure adherence to escalation procedures across the team

  • Project Manager/Senior Scrum Master/Release Train Engineer

    Apr 2014 - now

  • QA Program Manager

    Aug 2011 - Apr 2014