Landmark Graphics/Halliburton Work Values

Daily Duties at Landmark Graphics/Halliburton:

• Creates job descriptions, interview questions, facilitates the scheduling of interview, participates in interviewing as the lead interviewer and makes staff recommendation for testing project team members. Trains and onboard those team members after arriving. • Mentors and Coaches project team members new to Software Development on software development process for a highly complex product. • Interfaces with external partners/vendors for the development of the product. • Identified training needs for the testing team via a training plan and Gap Inventory. Developed and executing against the testing plan to assure skilled aptitude. Provide ongoing training and mentorship for the entire team locally and globally. • Provide direction to the team and ensure successful communication and follow-up. • Participates in Software Reviews of Requirements Documents for the project. • Provide assignment of tasks, creation of a detailed project schedule, project tracking and status reporting and facilitation of global status meeting. • Identifies Testing Risks and Overall project risks for the project. Documents the risks and works with the team to create mitigation strategies and contingency plans. • Trained the Testing Group and Product Architect on the Peer Review Process. • Provides mentorship to junior level Test Leads and project team members that are not familiar with software development of new products or are new to their functional role. • Defined and Implemented processes and procedures that are expected to streamline the testing processes and communicate testing roles and expectation on the project. • Created a standard Test Plan that is now being utilized by the entire Testing Group, to assist with Planning Testing for the project. • Created a Testing New Hire Training Plan that is now used for the entire Testing Group, to assist new team members joining the organization • Created Defect Tracking Procedures that is now used for the entire group to document, define and communicate how defects will be tracked on projects. • Modified an existing chart that help to create a Roles & Responsibility chart for the entire organization, to assist with establishing and communicating responsibilities for roles on projects. • Created a Change Control Procedure Document for the organization to assist with managing change on projects. • Provides visibility to senior management on the status of the project through weekly status reports and daily defect status reports. • Analyzes the organization’s currents process to make recommendations for improving the systems/software development process. • Uses Quality Center to write Test Plans, Execute Test Scripts and manage Change Control. • Uses defect tracking tools such as People Soft for Defect Tracking • Uses requirement management tools such as Caliber for Requirements Management and Traceability for Testing. • Administrator of Quality Center for the Testing team. • Uses configuration management tools such as Sharepoint, manage documentation and review code when performing audits. • Uses Microsoft Project to manage and track project schedules at a detailed level. • Created the first Testing Environment Manager and Performance Test Analyst positions for the organization. These positions have proven to be needed roles for the product. • Works with Environment Manager to identified hardware needs, create testing deployment plan and acquire all software and hardware, including licenses for the product.

What they like about Landmark Graphics/Halliburton:

Working in an organization that is technologically advanced, creative, and innovative is critical in your assessment of hiring companies. Less important to you are stability of the organization, the length of time an organization has been in business, and the business' plans for the future. You prefer a fast-moving company that will take risks to achieve its goals and objectives. The length of time the company has been in business is irrelevant. Maintaining status quo is unnecessary. You thrive on change, uncertainty and the upside of potential business risks, especially those associated with innovation. Stability for the long haul is not nearly as important as is working in an atmosphere that is charged with a sense of urgency and constant change.

Tags

project management, quality analyst

Skills

P&L responsibilities, Presentation, Ecommerce Strategy and digital marketing channels optimization - SEO, SEM, email, affiliates - for high-profile accounts., Technology Solutions, Software Implementation, Requirements Analysis & Specification, Leadership

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