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Jerrold Berry

Matteson

Summary

Test Lead with extensive experience at Olenick & Associates, specializing in SQA testing methodologies and defect management. Demonstrated ability to deliver complex projects on schedule, leveraging performance testing skills and effective communication to enhance team performance and ensure regulatory compliance.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Test Lead/Manager

Olenick & Associates
Chicago
08.2015 - 12.2015
  • Led team across Business Units for regulatory compliance processes and tools for the NERC-CIP V5 Program
  • Created project plan to develop test plan, test scripts and traceability for compliance process and tools
  • Coordinated testing and defect management in ALM
  • Implemented test measurements and metrics using ALM and Excel

Project Manager

Olenick & Associates
Chicago
04.2015 - 07.2015
  • Street Intersection Locator (SIL) for a major utility Outage Management System
  • Led project team and worked with other IT areas to develop a process to collect GPS coordinates for all street intersections within major utility Service territory to find nearest equipment to that intersection
  • Coordinated delivery and installation of SIL process and database
  • Coordinated testing, defect management
  • Authored design document and installation guide

Project Manager

Olenick & Associates
Chicago
01.2015 - 04.2015
  • Using ALM, managed UAT testing for Smart Grid release which completed on-time
  • Collaborated across groups on the defect management process
  • Created dashboard to track testing progress and report to management
  • Created traceability documentation to measure script coverage against technical requirements

Technical Test Lead

Olenick & Associates
Chicago
11.2014 - 12.2014
  • Using Agile process, tested customer facing apps and the data transfer process for data deliver to the client

Project Manager

Olenick & Associates
Chicago
09.2014 - 11.2014
  • Developed process and plan to deliver training for Pragma CAD update for major utilities in multiple locations
  • Collaborated with Team Leads in the regions on scheduling and tracking training sessions
  • Created dashboard to ensure training coverage reached all areas

Project Manager

Olenick & Associates
Chicago
02.2014 - 08.2014
  • Developed project plan with client and meter vendor, Silver Spring Networks to deploy COP (Critical Operations Protector) governing the amount of remote connects, disconnects along with Meter Programming Commands
  • Led definition, creation and testing of VPNs and firewall rules between AMI project and several vendors for COP and AMI Middleware environments
  • Installed, tested and configured COP servers in Chicago and Baltimore data center
  • Developed and executed test cases for COP and coordinated regression testing with Business and IT groups
  • Configured laptops with managing software for COP servers and setup users
  • Created Job-Aid document for training end users

Test Lead

Olenick & Associates
Chicago
04.2013 - 12.2013
  • Served as QA Test Lead for a major utility I&O Transformation and Windows 7 upgrade for the entire enterprise
  • Led team to verify readiness of the I&O Transformation Infrastructure technologies for Business Unit testing
  • Verified Business Units conducted a level of validation that met department quality standards for signoff as an implementation gateway to production
  • Conducted I&O project test result discovery sessions with I&O Portfolio leads and SMEs
  • Managed Defect Tracking Process

Test Lead/Business Analyst

Olenick & Associates
Chicago
02.2011 - 02.2013
  • QA Test Lead and Business Analyst on $40+ million project replacing an aging radio system for a major utility
  • Collaborated with vendors and led internal QA team creating requirements, executing test plans and cases
  • Directed defect management process for resolution or mitigation of problems
  • Created traceability documentation to track test case coverage against RFP to ensure requirements were included in radio programming and tested successfully
  • Performed analysis of features in and out of scope and their configuration. Conducted checkpoint 'Ambassador' meetings with user community allowing their input throughout the process
  • Worked with team who installed over 1,500 radios in the field for removing analog channels
  • Collaborated with vendor to install additional hardware and reporting system to provide additional data for the business. Developed baselines and reports demonstrating the health and usage of the radio system

Performance Test Lead

CNA
Chicago
11.2004 - 11.2010
  • Founding member of CNA Performance Testing practice
  • Built enterprise process for Performance Testing and Certification
  • Lead concurrent multi-million dollar technology changing projects across cross-functional teams
  • Collaborated with Subject Matter Experts and QA Functional Test Leads to create performance test strategy and plan defining requirements, objectives, testing approach along with success and exit criteria
  • Monitored tests to perform analysis, providing metrics to Business and Management to uncover bottlenecks

Performance Tester

CNA
Chicago
04.2003 - 11.2004
  • Executed performance testing, analysis, test design and scripting of web-based applications
  • Tested web-based applications with LoadRunner 9.5 running WAS 6.0 with Oracle database
  • Developed a work breakdown structure (WBS) used as input into planning, allowing consistent estimates
  • Worked in partnership with Business Analysts to determine workload profile, response times for average loads, peak loads, data needs, and test cases

Business Analyst

CNA
Chicago
03.2000 - 04.2003
  • Worked with multi-disciplined teams to define and develop strategies to market application suite (PeopleSite) self-service and payroll services to a range of companies.
  • Developed and presented critical success factors for PeopleSite applications to potential clients.
  • Prepared business process models, defined milestone deliverables, and established critical success factors.

Web Developer

CNA
Chicago
06.1997 - 03.2000
  • Worked in partnership with Human Resources to determine business needs developing the People site
  • The site provides employees a means to conduct various Human Resources functions via CNA's intranet
  • Developed Java based tools with Oracle as the database for HRIT organization

Purchasing Developer

McDonald's
Oak Brook
07.1995 - 05.1997
  • Created new processes for gathering data in the supply chain more efficiently which reduced the cost and amount of time data, moved from restaurants and distribution centers to Corporate Headquarters
  • Reduced cost by decreasing the amount of processing time to gather data for logistical forecasts
  • Increased sales by insuring optimal distribution of promotional products throughout restaurant chain

Customer Support Specialist

McDonald's
Oak Brook
06.1994 - 07.1995
  • Developed project plan for a client-server based problem tracking system for the Customer Support Center
  • Managed vendor relationship for customized changes within McDonald's Environment
  • Reduced cycle time for solving customer problems
  • Created training modules and conducted classes for the support staff to use the new system

Support Analyst

Motorola
Schaumburg
06.1991 - 06.1994
  • Second tier support for the Midwest Area Computer Center. Supported users on several email packages, Nomad Relational Database Management System, and networking issues
  • Change Control Process leader for software installs and upgrades
  • Responsible for testing, installation, post implementation support and Six Sigma reporting

Education

B.S. - Business Computer Systems

Bradley University
Peoria, IL

Skills

  • SQA Testing & Methodologies
  • Test Plans, Cases & Processes
  • Functional Requirements
  • Scripting & Documentation
  • Window & Mac OS
  • Regression & Negative Testing
  • UI & Compatibility Testing
  • Data Interface & Migration Testing
  • Performance Testing
  • SQL
  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • Testing Automation
  • Defect Management Process
  • Test Strategies & Coverages
  • Jira
  • QTest
  • HP ALM
  • QTP
  • Load Runner

Timeline

Test Lead/Manager

Olenick & Associates
08.2015 - 12.2015

Project Manager

Olenick & Associates
04.2015 - 07.2015

Project Manager

Olenick & Associates
01.2015 - 04.2015

Technical Test Lead

Olenick & Associates
11.2014 - 12.2014

Project Manager

Olenick & Associates
09.2014 - 11.2014

Project Manager

Olenick & Associates
02.2014 - 08.2014

Test Lead

Olenick & Associates
04.2013 - 12.2013

Test Lead/Business Analyst

Olenick & Associates
02.2011 - 02.2013

Performance Test Lead

CNA
11.2004 - 11.2010

Performance Tester

CNA
04.2003 - 11.2004

Business Analyst

CNA
03.2000 - 04.2003

Web Developer

CNA
06.1997 - 03.2000

Purchasing Developer

McDonald's
07.1995 - 05.1997

Customer Support Specialist

McDonald's
06.1994 - 07.1995

Support Analyst

Motorola
06.1991 - 06.1994

B.S. - Business Computer Systems

Bradley University

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