Senior QA Analyst

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I am an ISTQB-certified Senior QA Analyst with more than 14 years of experience improving quality and release readiness for complex healthcare, pharmacy, and claims platforms. My background is centered on manual, functional, integration, regression, end-to-end, data, and message validation testing, and I have consistently supported Agile teams, customer acceptance cycles, production validation, and enterprise release delivery.

I have spent much of my career at McKesson Health Solutions, where I have owned QA coverage for new features, created test strategies and test cases, and supported multiple major releases each year. I work closely with developers, business analysts, project managers, and other QA professionals to validate requirements, manage risk, and ensure release scope is clearly understood.

My technical testing experience includes build deployment validation, smoke testing, interface testing, XML message validation, and database verification using tools such as Postman, SureScripts Message Manager, SQL Developer, and PuTTY. I also have experience preparing customer-facing acceptance test packages and presenting sprint demos, test results, and QA progress updates to stakeholders.

Earlier in my career, I held contract and leadership roles that expanded my experience in business analysis, quality coordination, and team management. I led a 12-person QA, production support, and data analysis team, managed hiring and performance reviews, and helped deliver mission-critical releases and patch fixes on time and on budget.

I have also contributed to process improvement by strengthening QA governance, formalizing production support responsibilities, and improving issue reporting and tracking. In addition, I have supported recruiting efforts by serving on hiring panels and helping evaluate candidates for QA-related roles.

My professional foundation includes business analysis, technical writing, test planning, UAT support, and documentation for internal software initiatives. I bring a strong mix of hands-on testing expertise, leadership experience, and cross-functional collaboration skills to healthcare enterprise systems environments.




Education

Sep 1987 - Jun 1996 B.S. in General Studies, Concentration in English @ Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Experience

Jul 2013 - Present Quality Assurance Analyst @ McKesson Health Solutions

Delivered manual QA for EnterpriseRx and CPS healthcare applications, supported multiple major releases annually, owned QA coverage for new features, created test strategies and test cases, executed integration and end-to-end testing, validated XML messages and database results, prepared customer acceptance test packages, coordinated offshore QA consultants, presented sprint demos and QA updates, and supported QA governance and hiring panels.

May 2013 - Jul 2013 Quality Assurance Analyst, Duquesne Light @ Testa Consulting

Supported end-to-end testing for multiple in-house software projects, developed test scenarios and test cases, and coordinated test data needs with support teams using SQL tools for validation.

Feb 2013 - Apr 2013 Business Analyst, Direct Energy, Inc. @ CIBER, Inc.

Authored software design documents, executed system test plans, and served as a testing SME during user acceptance testing.

Dec 2012 - Jan 2013 Quality Coordinator, Highmark, Inc. @ CIBER, Inc.

Coordinated test planning, execution, defect tracking, schedule alignment, status reporting, and cross-team handoffs for healthcare testing initiatives.

2008 - 2012 Supervisor, Quality Assurance @ Coventry Health Care, Inc.

Built, hired, and led a 12-person QA, production support, and data analysis team; managed recruiting, hiring, salary recommendations, work assignments, performance reviews, and daily execution; directed QA delivery for major releases and patch fixes; and improved production support and issue tracking processes.

2004 - 2008 Senior Business Analyst, FileNet Special Projects Team @ Coventry Health Care, Inc.

Performed business analysis, project coordination, test planning, UAT support, and process documentation for internal software and business initiatives.

2001 - 2004 Senior Technical Writer, Information Systems @ Coventry Health Care, Inc.

Produced technical writing, online help development, and documentation for internal systems and business initiatives.


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