Description
Professional Summary Ms. Martens is a versatile IT Professional. She has led projects and initiatives that range from process design, implementation, training and education, quality improvement, software selection and implementation, to software development. Barb has led and managed teams that range from small, agile teams to 200+ team members that were locally and globally distributed. Barb is a technically astute manager who has delivered projects across a broad range of technologies and environments. Her range of experience allows her to quickly and effectively grasp new technologies and methodologies. Her strengths are: Leads to Succeed -Lead projects and initiatives that were delivered on time and within budget while still meeting business objectives and building a cohesive team. Works with a high degree of accountability for customer satisfaction by balancing and prioritizing client objectives. Mentoring - Committed to improving the skills and processes that make business units and project teams successful. Proven record of analyzing and designing effective and timely training that improve and accelerate the capability of team members. Committed to Quality - Certified Quality Management professional capable of improving ROI by strategically applying quality improvements throughout the development lifecycle. Creates rigor without creating excessive process overhead. Focuses on Completion of Intense and Complex Projects - Focusing on the long term goals of a project or effort and ensuring the team does not lose sight of the end goal while dealing with the day to day challenges, A strong leader maintains an emphasis on each milestone and the overall plan during the entire effort and keeps the teams focused on the primary goals. Experience Highlights ITestQP August 2013 to Present Industry: Non-Profit Position: Managing Consultant Responsibilities * Managed and directed projects in web, ecommerce and infrastructure for large service organization. * Assisted in testing strategy in Agile development cycle. * Worked on the implementation of Jira, Confluence, Zendesk as well as Zephyr.