Typical Project: Performed test engineering: · Analyzed project's risk factors, to develop most cost-effective test criteria. · Developed test plans to define scope of testing. · Created test schedules to coordinate efforts of test engineers, user test team, & hardware support staff. · Summarized test results into easy-to-understand re-cap documents. Typical project: Managed the Software Quality Assurance for creation of telecom start-up in Frankfurt, Germany. Managed complete IV&V (independent validation & verification) for software development efforts of three sub-contractors. Combined hardware and software delivery was a $300 million contract. · Assisted project management by acting as focal point for customer and sub-contractors for all testing issues. · Regularly met with customer, to manage their expectations. · Continually met with sub-contractors, to direct their contribution to the effort. (Vendors were from German