Experience

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  Schwan's company

  Jan 2006 - now

  Set Software Quality Assurance scope and direction. Work with IT leadership to promote SQA within the department. Conduct knowledge sharing sessions, brown bag sessions, training sessions. Write and publish articles and blogs to promote the practice and address questions and mis-conceptions.Meet with IT Business Relationship Managers to develop plans for test automation based on business plans for IT work.Create/develop/ update SQA processes, standards, and best practices, including templates.Lead development of training and mentoring program for internal SQA staff as well as external staff augmentation resources (consultants), and internal staff performing temporary engagements with the SQA team.Staff SQA resources to projects based on skill and experience.Act as SQA Lead for large projects as needed. Show less Assist with on-boarding of the SQA Manager, who was new to the company.Create/develop SQA processes, standards, and best practices, including templates.Develop and deliver training and knowledge sharing material to promote SQA throughout the department.Assist the SQA Manager in interviewing and hiring of additional staff.On-board and train additional SQA staff members.Assist with RFP for SQA tool selection, including reviewing requirements for RFP, reviewing and scoring responses, participate in vendor calls and demonstrations, and vendor reference calls, and final vendor selection.With the SQA team members, develop tool training, new SQA processes, best practices, and standards surrounding the tools purchased. It's training was delivered and updated over the course of several months to internal employees as well as consultants filling the SQA test team roles as needed. Show less

  • Lead Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Analyst

    Sept 2016 - now

  • Manager - Solution Delivery

    Jul 2010 - Sept 2016

  • Manager - Software Quality Assurance

    Sept 2006 - Jul 2010

  • SQA Methods and Standards Specialist

    Jan 2006 - Sept 2006
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  Marshall yoga shala

  Jun 2016 - Jul 2018

  Owner and teacher
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  Toastmasters international

  Apr 2017 - now

  Toastmaster
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  Lynn van patten yoga

  Aug 2018 - now

  Owner and teacher