Test Architect at WellPoint
Greater Denver Area
- Current
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- Test Architect at WellPoint
- Past
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- Senior Director of Voting System Test Lab at SysTest Labs Incorporated
- Test Architect at BusinessEdge Solutions
- Senior Manager at Qwest Communications
- Education
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- University of Phoenix
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Jim Nilius’s Summary
A certified quality assurance professional with twenty-five years of experience at all levels of systems development including technical, management and architectural. Experienced in leading teams to develop quality assurance processes and systems to produce return on investment for both business and government solutions.
Certifications:
* Certified Tester Foundation Level, American Software Testing Qualifications Board, 2007
* Project Management Certificate, Colorado State University, 2008
Expertise:
Next generation approaches to test automation and architecture
Knowledge and application of all aspects of laboratory certification; including software and hardware testing, quality control and assurance, development infrastructure
Development and implementation of Quality Management Systems for IV&V (Independent Verification & Validation) and compliances applications
Leading and performing testing, test automation, requirements management implementation management, data conversion and user acceptance testing
Jim Nilius’s Specialties:
Electronic voting and election system testing and compliance certification.
Telecommunications ordering, provisioning, billing and customer care application certification.
Government applications with emphasis on unemployment, health eligibility, social services and revenue system certification.
Jim Nilius’s Experience
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Test Architect
WellPoint
(Public Company; WLP; Insurance industry)
August 2009 — Present (4 months)
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Senior Director of Voting System Test Lab
SysTest Labs Incorporated
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
May 2003 — November 2008 (5 years 7 months)
Laboratory Director responsible for certification of electronic voting systems to federal standards. Managing an ISO 17025 Voting System Test Lab accredited by the federal Election Assistance Commission through the NIST National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program.
Additionally, I consulted on multiple projects. IV&V Team Lead of Louisiana ACESS Social Services system. Performance test adequacy evaluation for Pennsylvania's Uniform Registry of Electors (SURE) system. Election jurisdiction quality assurance assessment for all Pennsylvania counties readiness for 2004 general election. Jeppesen strategic test strategy and process development assessment. VA Health Eligibility Center Re-hosting Independent testing project coordinator of data conversion & performance testing. State of Texas Workforce Commission WorkInTexas.com hardware requirements alternatives assessment. Colorado Dept of Revenue State Titling & Registration System IV&V. -
Test Architect
BusinessEdge Solutions
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2002 — September 2002 (5 months)
Test Architect for a large wireless telecommunications billing system conversion Program Management Office supporting deployment of an Amdocs Billing System.
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Senior Manager
Qwest Communications
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Q; Telecommunications industry)
July 1999 — November 2001 (2 years 5 months)
Provided direction and leadership for Qwest’s Local Exchange Carrier telecommunication billing and customer care application portfolio’s system testing operation. Directed integration and consolidation of testing efforts for three geographic diverse groups and overseas operations totaling 120 resources supporting 5 major application systems interfacing with various 3rd-party application components. Reduced total workforce by 33% while improving overall testing effectiveness, responsiveness and client satisfaction measures of the product.
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Chief Test Architect
U S WEST
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; USW; Telecommunications industry)
November 1997 — July 1999 (1 year 9 months)
Responsible for architectural design, construction and implementation of a $20 million telecommunication test environment to support Year 2000 testing while providing ongoing end-to-end enterprise-level interoperability testing of maintenance and enhancement modifications. Test environment comprised of 65 major telecommunication applications that exist on multiple technical platforms. Functions tested support all aspects of telecommunication processing; including networking, ordering, provisioning, billing & customer care, financial and marketing applications. Application portfolio included both internal and third party developed systems.
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Test Architect
U S WEST
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; USW; Telecommunications industry)
January 1995 — November 1997 (2 years 11 months)
Designed test infrastructure for new telecommunication mainframe ordering system. Included development of master test and quality control plans. Plan defined all testing phases from requirements through implementation and included development, system, performance, capacity, operations, interface and user acceptance testing. Lead the formation of a successful measurements program, created a requirements & test information repository, while automating the online and batch testing of the application. The project was deployed with minimal functional errors.
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Quality Control Manager
U S WEST
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; USW; Telecommunications industry)
May 1991 — December 1994 (3 years 8 months)
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Test Engineer, Lead Test Engineer & Senior Test Engineer
U S WEST
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; USW; Telecommunications industry)
May 1985 — May 1991 (6 years 1 month)
Jim Nilius’s Education
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University of Phoenix
MS , Business Information Systems , 1999 — 2002
Additional Information
Jim Nilius’s Interests:
Soccer watching and coaching, Nebraska Cornhusker sports
Jim Nilius’s Groups:
Association of Computing Machinery, Association for Software Testing
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Onshore /Offshore Testing Services
Jim Nilius’s Honors:
Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL), American Software Testing Qualifications Board, 2007 & Project Management Certificate, Colorado State University, 2008
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