Paul Gravina

4777 Ellington Court

Marietta, GA 30067
678-973-6793
pgcd8fae@westpost.net
SUMMARY
Detail-Oriented Quality Assurance professional with a strong track record of det
ailed analysis and documentation of business processes, test management and lead
ing teams from project definition through deployment.
Lived in London from Q4 2008 through Q3 2010 while spouse was on assignment. Con
tinued technology and project management education and received industry certifi
cations.
CERTIFICATIONS
Scrum Master Certification (CSM)
Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
WORK EXPERIENCE
2006-2008
Manager Quality Assurance TechTarget Inc.
Atlanta, GA
*Experience with multiple methodologies (Agile, Waterfall) and the creation of
the templates used for the methodologies, User Stories, Resource Schedule, Test
Plan, Lessons Learned, Test Case, Turn Over Document, Regression Test Plan, Req
uirement Traceability Template and the Weekly Status Reports.
*Act as Scrum Master to facilitate the Scrum process within projects. Support t
he sprint planning and sprint review process.
*Effectively leads and facilitates all project related meetings and communicatio
ns with IT Team Members, Business Partners, and Executive Leadership to ensure p
rojects are on target to meet their deadlines.
*Implemented an Automated Testing Methodology that is related to functional/regr
ession testing using Selenium IDE web application testing tool. In addition, I
plan and coordinate with the Development Team the code reviews, and any issues w
ith execution and planning of the automated test cases.
*Led a team performing search engine optimization (SEO) testing for a number of
technical directory websites, testing page rank, meta descriptions, file name de
scriptions, meta tags, checking server logs, keywords, text displays (bold or st
rong) and analyzing Web-Trends Analytic Software.
2001-2005
Lead Quality Assurance Engineer SunTrust Banks Inc.
Atlanta, GA
*Managed Load Testing: Created Load testing scripts using Mercury Loadrunner 8.0
application and perform load and stress testing on various web based applicatio
ns. Create technical analysis documentation and Test Summary results and presen
ted to upper management. *Managed all separate planning and execution for load
testing.
*Created technical design flow diagrams (Visio) illustrating the Quality Managem
ent Processes and Quality Control to be used for all software development projec
ts.
*Developed project requirements documentation and maintain requirements change c
ontrol and documentation throughout a project using Mercury Test Director 8.0.
*Created functional testing scripts using Mercury Quick Test Professional 8.0
*Prototypes the user interface storyboards for all web-based applications utiliz
ing the I-Rise simulation software to present to business owners.
2000-2001
Manager Quality Assurance Advanced Productivity Software Inc.
Roswell, GA
*Developed business client testing strategies, test cases and conditions; tested
and monitored testing efforts; reviewed and approved new system behavior to ens
ure alignment with business requirements and objectives.
*Interviewed and documented the results of those interviews with client managers
, department heads, supervisors and subject matter experts (SMEs).
*Ensures issues are identified, tracked, reported on and resolved in a timely ma
nner. (Mercury Test Director)
*Implemented a testing methodology (SDLC). Defined phases, tasks and deliverabl
es for a testing lifecycle that is integrated with the development lifecycle.
1998-2000
Business System Analyst Ceridian Inc.
Dunwoody, GA
*Responsible for gathering and analyzing client requirements and documenting tho
se following the Ceridian corporate formats.
*Functional testing required interpreting requirements or further developing req
uirements in order to create test scripts. Also involved identifying risk areas
that required testing.
*Alpha and Beta testing responsibilities included; installation and configuratio
n of updated software for beta clients, defect reporting and tracking, migration
of defect fixes to the beta client site.
*Implemented an E-Mail management system for Ceridian. This involved identifying
problems with the existing process and system, providing recommended improvemen
ts, developing an implementation plan, and presenting to management for approval
.
1995-1998
Business System Analyst Canada Life Insurance Corp.
Atlanta, GA
*Requirements gathering using Use Cases and the Unified Modeling Language (UML)
and Visio.
*Beta testing the new Group Underwriter Automated Software.
*This position required extensive statistical analysis and use of database and s
preadsheet applications, including Access and Excel.
EDUCATION
2010 - Present Expert Rating Solutions
Information Systems
2009 - 2010 Open College of the Arts
Digital Photography Practice London, UK
London, UK
2002 - 2003 Mercury Interactive Training School
Mercury Software Testing Atlanta, GA
1999 - 2000 Kennesaw State University
Information Systems Kennesaw, GA
1997 - 1999 North Metro Technical College
Information Systems Acworth, GA
1982 Iona College
Communications Degree New Rochelle, NY
REFRENCES
Available Upon Request- Linked-IN Public Profile (http://www.linkedin.com/in/
paulgravina)