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Experienced agile coach and manager with background concentrated in software system testing, implementation, planning and execution. Analytical thinker and planner able to develop and implement effective operations and management strategies aimed at reducing operating cost and increasing productivity. Certifications: - PMI Institute-Agile Certified Practitioner - Scrum Alliance - Certified Product Owner, Certified Scrum Master - Software Quality International Institute - Certified Agile Tester Specialties: Agile Methodology, Quality Improvement & Test Automation, Strategic & Operational Planning,Team Development & Leadership, Metrics & Status Reporting, Processes, Procedures & Standards Design, Project Planning & Management, Risk & Issue Management, Staffing & Training

Manager of Engineering/Agile Coach - Agile Methodology @ • Provide vision and direction for Reality Map/3D Map testing teams using Agile methodology (Scrum and Kanban). Coach and coordinate local and offshore teams activities for implementing Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery for all Reality Map Projects developed using the following technologies: Java, REST & Web Services, Hadoop MapReduce, HDFS, Amazon Web Services (EC2, S3, DynamoDB), Oracle, C++, Robot Framework, Selenium, Electric Commander, Go Pipeline, Jira. Orchestrate the consolidation of diverse testing areas under a single set of processes and standards, establishing a culture of Quality Professionals. • Actively participate in strategies meetings to design, implement and roll out Agile Methodology in the R&D department. Coach teams on Agile Best Practices, including Scrum and Kanban. Work closely with Nokia Agile Working Group to design and implement strategies for scaling Agile using SAFE framework. • Act as the Product Owner for the Chicago 3D Integration team responsible for building all 3D Maps layers and Augmented Reality Content Pipelines • Constantly measuring, reviewing, and optimizing the processes for creating accurate 3D representations of the real world. Lead and monitor the efforts for the following aspects of product creation: quality, release management (build and deployment processes), test automation, and metrics From 2010 to Present (5 years) QA Consultant/Manager for SPR Inc - @ • Manage, coordinate and oversee testing efforts of local and off-shore teams of up to 80 test engineers for several web based, mainframe systems and Data Warehouse applications that enable AC Nielsen clients to receive, select, evaluate market-measurement information and apply the measurements to specific business issues and situations; • Identify appropriate resources needed, develop schedules to ensure timely completion of projects and openly communicate project status with the appropriate parties; • Provide overall testing metrics and reporting to all stakeholders, including defects, test case coverage and testing performance • Liaison to all IDO Development Leads to coordinate release content, schedules, issues and defects; • Work closely with PMO to remove road blocks, issues and risks; • Present detailed project summaries to executive level management, conduct post-implementation analyses to determine areas for program improvement and recommend solutions for improvement; From July 2007 to November 2008 (1 year 5 months) Quality Assurance Manager @ • Manage test team of 2 – 18 test engineers and consultants including assigning/prioritizing tasks, reviewing individual performance and tracking against established goals; • Prepare budget, project schedules, establish goals and objectives for the team and monitor performance of the team; • Review resumes, interviewed candidates & hire permanent employees and consultants; • Ensure a strong understanding of current testing standards and practices across the organization, and monitor and reinforce the testing standards within the R&D group; • Responsible for performance management, individual development plan, training, preparing and administering mid-year and annual reviews; • Coordinate schedules of upcoming releases and resolve schedule conflicts; • Determine resource requirements, including staffing & test environments/equipment needs; From April 2005 to June 2007 (2 years 3 months) QA Supervisor @ •Coordinate the testing group activities for the AIM, Brava, Intranet, Internet and Data Warehouse applications. The applications are developed in Java and are running on Win XP, Win NT, Win 2000 and Unix platforms. Lead a team of 12 people in the development of all testing related documentation, including test strategy, test plans, test cases/scripts and defect reports for existing applications and new applications. •Track projects schedules, maintain schedules and resolve schedule conflicts. Determine resource requirements, including staffing & test environments/equipment. •Coordinate and prioritize the testing group efforts; •Coordinate and support the efforts to implement industry accepted quality assurance processes, methods and techniques; •Act as a liaison to keep communication flowing between QA, development, operations and business departments through all stages of projects testing and implementation; From January 2003 to April 2005 (2 years 4 months) QA Engineer @ •Perform functional/regression testing against USCC’s Web software system for the ordering process of cell phones, services and packages available for the cellular customers. Environment: Java, Oracle database and runs on Win NT, Win 2000, Win XP, Win 98. •Develop Test Strategy, Test Plans and detailed Test Cases using Test Director; •Perform component integration, system integration, functional and end-to-end testing on different platforms/browsers/testing environments. Assist the UAT efforts and collect UAT results. •Perform GUI testing and black-box testing, as well as regression testing and integration testing for maintaining the highest quality standards using different browsers (Internet Explorer; Netscape, AOL, Avant) and different platforms; •Analyze test results and document them; •Track and Report bugs to development for correction using Test Director. Provide management with test case coverage and defects metrics; From September 2002 to December 2002 (4 months) QA Lead @ •Perform load/stress testing and manual functional testing against 3Com’s Internet Appliances, Audrey and Beretta, using Astra LoadTest. Both systems are mini PC’s running on QNX Nutrino’s real-time platform, with the capability of supporting 200 channels along with datebook, email, to-do lists and Palm hotsync options used to manage multiple schedules. •Work in a QA environment with established QA standards and procedures. Enhanced the QA process with new guidelines and constraints, updated the QA process documentation. •Track and Report bugs to development for correction; •Execute and document test results. Revise and change documentation. •Work closely with the networking team in order to determine the application threshold and to identify potential bottlenecks in the network; From October 2000 to June 2001 (9 months) QA Engineer @ •Perform Alpha Load/Stress Testing for the Web using LoadRunner against OAG’s Flight Engine application. Perform manual functional testing against OAG’s Mobile Transfer System application (an application that allows customers to check/book flights, hotel rooms and cars using PALM devices) using LoadRunner and TestDirector. Environment: Java and Oracle database. •Lead the testing group in planning, designing and writing test scripts based on the business rules provided by OAG in order to perform load testing; •Load the system to determine its capacity. Develop, design and create automated load and stress test scenarios; •Run scenarios based on user activities using different browsers (Internet Explorer 5.0; Netscape 4.6; Netscape 4.0), analyze the results and document the results; •Monitor the network segments activity in order to identify potential bottlenecks and to improve performance of the web-based system; From March 2000 to October 2000 (8 months) Software Developer @ •Design and develop several application configurators for wireless applications: Cellular CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), Flexent Microcell and Minicell, ECP (Executive Cellular Processor) running on 5ESS switch. •Migrating existing configurators for wireless applications (Cellular CDMA, Flexent Microcell and Minicell) to e-commerce using Trilogy’s Selling Chain Module. From December 1997 to October 1999 (1 year 11 months) Web Tester @ •Perform functional/regression testing against a software system for the inventory control of manufacturing developed in VisualBasic. •Work with project team to develop testing objectives and overall testing approach; •Work with development team to assist unit testing; •Review functional requirements of the projects; •Develop test plans and detailed test cases; •Write test scripts to perform manual testing against the application using TestDirector; •Perform GUI testing and black-box testing; •Regression testing and integration testing for maintaining the highest quality standards; •Report bugs to development for correction; •Execute and document test results; From February 1996 to October 1997 (1 year 9 months) Tester @ •Performed manual functional/regression testing against a software system for the scheduling of transportation in a multi-user environment. •Review functional requirements and develop function test plans; •Develop test cases that focus on key product functionality for functional/regression testing of the application; •Develop test conditions, execute and document test results; •Identify non-compliance with the plan/script, document the non-compliance and track the non-compliance through its resolution; •Report bugs and fixes; •The system was developed utilizing: Borland C/C++, Btrieve 5.15, DOS 5.0, Novell From October 1993 to December 1995 (2 years 3 months)

BS, Computer Science @ North Central College From 1999 to 2002 Computer Programming Diploma @ Retter College From 1996 to 1997 Geodesy @ University of Civil Engineering From 1989 to 1994 MS, Management and Organizational Behavior @ Benedictine University Monica Stefanescu is skilled in: Load, Testing Types, SDLC, Regression Testing, Quality Assurance, Integration Testing, Test Strategy, Test Cases, Testing, Unix, Integration, Functional Requirements, Performance Tuning, Agile Methodologies, Scrum, Quality Center, Test Planning, Software Documentation, User Acceptance Testing, Manual Testing, Requirements Analysis, Web Applications, Oracle, Test Automation, System Testing, Software Project..., ClearCase