Exceptional record of achievement overseeing technology and data quality assurance programs and projects in the commercial, military, and government sectors. Excel at identifying and resolving documentation and software discrepancies, managing projects in Agile, Iterative/Spiral, and Waterfall environments, and chairing code reviews. Extensive background in independent verification and validation (IV&V) processes, test planning, product readiness reviews, requirements validation, and test status reporting. Highly adept at leading top-performing teams in functional, regression, and user acceptance testing. Previously implemented and managed CMMI/ISO quality management systems in the US and Europe, created and deployed a product/quality assurance (QA) database that integrated quality products and audits, a configuration management module to support product releases, and a software team development module to guide software development life cycles (SDLCs) from estimating to testing and release. Created a library for automating test scripts to support user acceptance testing (UAT). Supervised as many as 8 test engineers. Previously trained and/or certified as a CMMI Lead Assessor, Certified Software Test Professional, and ISO 9000:2001 Internal Auditor.