Valerie Faircloth

Experience

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  SAIC

  Mar 1997 - Jul 2003

  Senior Systems Analyst

  •As a Product Assurance (PA) Lead supporting the EPA contract, implemented PA support activities including QA, Test and Evaluation (T&E), Verification and Validation (IV&V), and Configuration Management (CM). Provided management/lead/mentoring support, coordinated PA resource requirements, cost estimating, plan development, process and procedure development/evaluation for 12 EPA Task Orders. Performed audits on every deliverable using a checklist. Provided leadership and guidance, technical direction, training, and support to PA Analysts and communicated with program and project management regarding contract compliance, product/process quality issues, risk management, and related activities. Wrote and updated process, procedures and checklists. •As a PA Analyst for the EPA contract, developed Web page retrievals (Access, ColdFusion, and ODBC) which were used during the Software Engineering Institute’s (SEI) Configuration Management Model (CMM) Level 3 assessment. Developed PA Web organizational tool for PA Analysts and the projects. Member of the Web Council where she provided oversight and implementation of the design, development, and maintenance of two Web sites, participated in and led peer reviews of source code, scripts, and documents; and design, development, and testing of Web pages. Member of the Y2K Awareness Work Group, where she researched and disseminated Y2K information and routinely participated in Process Action Teams providing processing improvement direction. Show less

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  Unisys

  Oct 2003 - Mar 2016

  Quality Assurance Analyst

  • I provided RALLY support, requirements gathering from documents and via interviews, wrote user stories, provide technical writing, and also conducted a few SCRUM meetings.• Wrote QASP with CDRLs from the Proposal. Tracked CDRL deliverable due dates. • As a member of the Quality Assurance (QA) Team supporting the GSA, Public Buildings Services (PBS) contract I was responsible for up to 4 projects providing application testing, documentation writing and reviews. Compiles, edits, produces and delivers 5 Monthly Status Reports and 2 Quarterly Status Reports for delivery to the customer. Responsible for the configuration management and document control of this project’s deliverables in CollabNet, TortoiseSVN, Subversion and SharePoint. Established the document ID numbering system to provide version control. • Produced releases, both software and documents. Controlled the deliverables and delivered them to the customer• CMMI Appraiser for a SCAMPI B and SCAMPI A (evaluating for Level 3 - DEV).• Provided PM support for Bonneville Power Administration project while PM out on medical leave. • Performing Business Analyst activities such as meeting with the customer to clarify requirements, wrote Functional Requirements Document, and setting up QA activities for the project to include a Risk Register. • Wrote suite of 50 Selenium scripts for the Asset Business Plans (ABP) web application as proof of concept for conversion to automated testing.• Provide QA and web application testing support to the RediForce application for conversion to Salesforce application using Scrum/Agile methodology. • Chair of our organization’s Process Group; charter member of the Process Implementation User Group (PIUG); involved in the planning and execution of activities to systematize our organization’s process asset library, and focused on improving our processes and procedures. Designated lead analyst for the CMMI Maturity Maturity Level 3 initiative for our organization. Show less

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  Pragmatics, Inc.

  May 2016 - May 2019

  Sr. QA Release Engineer

  • As a member of the GCSS-J test team supporting the Joint Staff, I provide maintenance testing and Continuous Integrated Testing (CIT) testing for the operational and pre-operational suites, at the customer site as required. • Use RALLY software for writing, tracking and reporting defects.• Use HP’s ALM software for test cases.• Based on requirements, write and updated test cases.• Developed SMOKE test for the GCSS-J• Developed automated build of the test cases document for releases/sprints.• Provide data for Quarterly Measurements and Analysis Report using RALLY.• Build test cases document for each release/sprint. • Build results document for each release/sprint.• Execute and redline test cases as required. • Wrote documentation and continue to update as required by versions of the software, i.e., User’s Manual, Quarterly Measurement and Analysis report, processes, and procedures.• Attend morning Stand-up with my SCRUM Development team. • Attend meetings with the customer.• CMMI-DEV Appraiser for a CLASS B and SCAMPI A (evaluating for Level 5).• CMMI-SVC Appraiser for a CLASS B and SCAMPI A (evaluating for Level 3).• VP of Education and Treasurer for Pragmatics Toastmasters Club. Earned Toastmasters Competent Leadership Award. Show less

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  Chenega Corporation

  Jun 2019 - Jun 2020

  Requirements Analyst/Software Tester

  • As a member of the Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) team supporting the DEA, I provide requirements support for the EDW project by capturing, recording requirements in the MS’s Team Foundation Server (TFS) application. • Use Service Manager Console to receive issue tickets from the help desk and respond to them in the appropriate manner. • Attend and lead Sprint Stand-up meetings. • Work with the customer on-site at customer facility.• Work with SMEs and clients to capture requirements.• Write Use Cases and User Stories. • Write Quick Reference Guides.• Test Search application on DEV and BETA. Show less

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  General Dynamics Information Technology

  May 2021 - now

  Sr. Functional Analyst