Mary Gilligan

Current

• Test Engineer at RavenWing, a Boeing Company
• QA Consultant at Independent Consultant

Past

• Senior QA Engineer at WiderThan
• Quality Assurance Engineer 4 at FGM, Inc.
• Quality Assurance Specialist at NCI Information Systems

• Systems Implementation Manager at Ohio Timekeeping Systems (Kronos Incorporated)

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Education

• Strayer University
• Bowling Green State University

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Mary Gilligan’s Summary

Quality Assurance/Software Testing specialist with 10+ years of experience covering multiple types of applications and environments. Extensive experience with CMM and CMMI, peer reviews and inspections, Wideband Delphi estimation techniques, creation of work breakdown structures and test documentation, and integrating quality throughout the software development lifecycle. Experience in testing in an agile development environment. Further experience in requirements analysis, project management, technical writing, training, and system configuration and troubleshooting.

Mary Gilligan’s Experience

• Test Engineer

  RavenWing, a Boeing Company

  (Privately Held; Defense & Space industry)

  March 2007 — Present (2 years 10 months)

  Perform functional, usability, and load/performance testing on web applications including e-commerce and deep web exploration/exploitation; as well as on mobile device applications. In addition, analyze requirements; create test cases, test plans, and other test documentation; design test strategy; design, create, and edit user guides and training materials; investigate and use open-source tools; track progress, status, and defects; and provide reports and statistics for program management.

• QA Consultant

  Independent Consultant

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  September 2006 — Present (3 years 4 months)

  Freelance QA consultant doing software testing, test case creation, requirements traceability, test planning, usability review, requirements analysis, technical writing, and general Web 2.0-centric analysis and brainstorming.

• Senior QA Engineer

  WiderThan

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry)

  October 2006 — February 2007 (5 months)

  Perform functional, integration, and regression testing of web-based and wireless applications. Create test cases and test plans from requirements and wireframes. Research and report defects and issues and follow through to resolution. Track defect and test case statistics. Provide regular status updates, statistics, and analyses to business unit, QA lead, and director of QA.

• Quality Assurance Engineer 4

  FGM, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  December 1999 — October 2006 (6 years 11 months)

  Performed functional, regression, integration, and investigational testing of client/server and web-based applications on many platforms, including Linux, Solaris, Windows, and Mac. Completed extensive test documentation for all phases of the development process and developed test case traceability. Developed WBS and managed entire test cycle for multiple products and projects. Participated in change control boards and meetings with developers and task leads. Led inspections and peer reviews. Regularly reported defects, results, metrics, risks and issues; followed up on all defect, risk, and issue reports to resolution. Analyzed, recommended, and helped implement automated test tools. Participated in audits and assessments for CMM and CMMI as well as ongoing process improvement efforts.

• Quality Assurance Specialist

  NCI Information Systems

  (Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

  April 1999 — December 1999 (9 months)

  Performed testing on a Windows-based application for a military contract, in the test lab and in the field. Worked with development and testing teams to refine product, procedures, and documentation. Researched problems, submitted problem reports, and followed through to resolution. Wrote test scripts and guidelines for ad hoc testing staff. Submitted daily status reports to management, peers, and contract administrator.

• Systems Implementation Manager

  Ohio Timekeeping Systems (Kronos Incorporated)

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  January 1996 — April 1999 (3 years 4 months)

  Served as project manager, installer, and configuration specialist for installations and upgrades of Kronos labor management software. Specialized in client/server systems and also provided customer training and help desk support.

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