SCOTT GARRETT AMES, CSM
For more information, please see my LinkedIn profile
http://www.linkedin.com/in/scottames or
http://www.Good-To-Go.us/
P.O. Box 836894
Richardson, TX 75083
scottames@att.net
214-402-5094
DIRECTOR OF SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE
SQA, AGILE, CMMI, & SOFTWARE ESTIMATION SPECIALIST
Years Skills
16 Software Quality Assurance
11 Software Quality Management
10 SDLC
8 CMMI Processes
8 Project Management
9 Team Lead / Manager
12 Agile Processes
10 (9) Software Testing (Automated)
16 Software Estimatio
A hands-on IT, software quality, process improvement, and software estimation
specialist with extensive background in the full Software Development Life Cycle
who:
* Defines, implements, and manages Quality Assurance policies, processes, and
procedures.
* Coordinates all Quality Assurance and Test Management activities.
* Creates CMMI (Capability Maturity Model-Integrated) compliant
processes.
* Implements Agile processes (ATDD, DSDM, RAD, Scrum, TRAM, & XP).
* Created the Test Results Analysis Methodology (TRAM) for determining when
software is ready for release. It enhances Acceptance Test Driven Development
and Scrum by adding Metrics, Risk Analysis, Project Estimation, and Management.
No project using TRAM has ever had a late release. It decreases time-to-market
and development costs while increasing quality and customer satisfaction. The
British Standards Institute accepted it as a Best Practice. It saved six weeks
of development time on a six month project saving approximately $1.5 million
dollars. You can read about the current version, now called the Test
Requirements Agile Metric on my LinkedIn profile or: www.Good-To-Go.us,
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Project Management
* Developed and executed CMMI Compliant Policies, Plans, and Processes
* Managed projects using Scrum and TRAM
* Created and delivered presentations to potential partners and clients
* Held Go, No-go release decision authority for all software products
Process Improvement
* Interviewed stakeholders to determine current software quality processes
and work flows
* Recommended organizational and methodology changes, new processes and
process improvements increasing overall quality
* Implemented Rapid Application Development (RAD) and Acceptance Test Driven
Development (ATDD) Agile methodologies completing releases ahead of schedule
* Served as a member of the Software Engineering Process Group
Quality Engineering
* Aided customers in creating and clarifying business requirements
* Charted Requirements flow and traceability through projects ensuring
complete coverage
* Provided quality engineering on all functional, performance, web, and
testing products
* Charted the entire SDLC using Visio flow diagrams for each phase
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Skills
* Certified Scrum Master * Test Automation Frameworks
* Integration, System, Functional, Regression, User Acceptance, and
Performance Testing
Tools
* CaliberRM * DOORS * Sharepoint * eRoom * KnowledgeNet * KnowledgeStore
* AutoTester ONE (Client/Server & Web) * AutoController (Performance,
Stress & Load)
* Mercury Test Director / HP Quality Center * Mercury QTP * PVCS-Tracker *
Eagle
* Peregrine * SQL * StarTeam * Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Project, and
Visio
COMPANIES & POSITIONS
GOOD-TO-GO!
1/2010-Present
Good-to-Go! is a Software Process Improvement Consulting firm that delivers
the Test Requirements Agile Metric (TRAMv2.x) to improve quality, save
development time and cost, and aid with estimation.
Chief TRAM Engineer / Owner / Quality Assurance Manager
* Created the Test Requirements Agile Metric (TRAM v2.x)
* Designed and created the Good-To-Go! web site (www.good-to-go.us)
* Marketed TRAM to Software Development and Consulting companies
* Created methodology for project management, estimation, risk analysis, and
defect prioritization
* Created unique scoring system for functional and defect analysis
* Saved $1.5 Million dollars at NEC Solutions by correctly estimating
release
PEPSICO BUSINESS SOLUTIONS GROUP - Contract through Spherion
8/2007-1/2008
PepsiCo is a world leader in convenient foods and beverages, with 2006
revenues of more than $35 billion and 168,000 employees.
Internal Quality Auditor / CMMI Process Improvement Senior Consultant /
Configuration Management Process Lead / Software Engineering Process Group
Member
* Created Organizational Policies and Plans with Guidelines
* Configuration Management & Baseline Procedures at CMMI level 3
* Created Configuration Management Process Plan and Process Test Plan
* Created Work Products Review process and PPQA Audit Process and Audits
DMB CONSULTING SERVICES - Contract through Technisource
6/2007-8/2007
DMB Consulting Services LLC provides e-business consulting, systems
integration and managed services for global companies, small to medium
businesses and government agencies.
Quality Process Improvement Lead Consultant - MySabre.com Project
* Interviewed stakeholders to determine current software quality processes
and work flows
* Documented and charted both existing and recommended process flows
* Recommended methodology changes, Agile processes and process
improvements
NEC SOLUTIONS AMERICA
6/2005-7/2006
NEC of America is a leading technology provider of IT, network and visual
display solutions.
Quality Assurance Manager - Software Engineering Process Group / Support
Process Action Team
* Created CMMI compliant processes, Review Guidelines, and Process Review
Processes
* Evaluated software requirements, design and functional specifications, and
documentation
* Created and charted entire SDLC using Visio flow diagrams for each
phase
Quality Assurance Manager / Scrum Master - 7/11 Project
* Managed all testing for Retail Solutions on 7/11 project, including
hands-on POS systems testing
* Established procedures to ensure QA resources were utilized for maximum
project coverage
* Created Strategic Test Plan and Test Plan Template
* Managed backlog, defects, and issues in Quality Center, and projects using
Scrum and TRAM
AUTOTESTER
5/1996-6/2005
AutoTester is the premier name in automated software testing as well as task
automation, business process validation and computer-based training.
Director, Software Quality Assurance
6/2001-6/2005
* Assessed quality needs and priorities for all departments
* Acted as Lead Performance Testing Consultant
* Supported clients in configuring AutoController Performance tests for SAP
implementations
* Designed a new SAP scripting command set and translation matrix allowing
AutoTester to maintain its market share after SAP changed its API
* Continued all duties listed below as Senior Software Quality Assurance
& Testing Manager
Senior Software Quality Assurance & Testing Manager
8/1998-6/2001
* Prepared Software Quality Assurance plans and procedures
* Implemented Configuration Management procedures for all products
* Interviewed, hired, trained and managed QA team members
* Managed a test engineering staff of six quality engineers
* Facilitated product specification inspections and software test plan
reviews
* Communicated with customers and business partners to determine needs
* Provided quality engineering on all functional and stress testing
products
* Created AutoTester Web scripting command set
* Performed all SAP and web-related quality engineering
* Designed a new method of packaging multiple versions of software for
release.
* Created the Test Results Analysis Methodology (TRAM v1.0)
* Held Go, No-go release decision authority for all software products
Product Owner / Team Manager / Quality Manager - AutoController Product Team
8/1997-8/1998
* Lead a team of one architect, three developers and one quality engineer
* Implemented Rapid Application Development (RAD) and Acceptance Test Driven
Development (ATDD) Agile methodologies completing releases ahead of schedule
* Increased performance of AutoController product by 1500%
* Decreased average virtual user footprint from 8MB to 1MB per user
* Continued all duties below as Advisory (Lead) Software Quality Engineer -
AutoController Product Team
Advisory (Lead) Software Quality Engineer - AutoController Product Team
5/1996-8/1997
* Collected, documented, and analyzed software requirements and
specifications
* Facilitated inspections, reviews, and Joint Application Development
sessions
* Researched third-party software for compatibility with and inclusion into
AutoController
* Performed all quality engineering on the AutoController product
* Reviewed customer-targeted documentation
* Created and delivered presentations to potential partners and clients
* Trained a new quality engineer
* Project Specification Focus Group member
* Lead SAP Performance, Stress & Load Testing Consultant
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Agile Essentials - 2012 - Valtech
Certified Scrum Master (CSM) 2011 - Collab.Net
Certified Software Quality Engineer (CSQE) - 1997-2005 - American Society for
Quality
Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance-Investment Analysis -
UT-Arlington
BOOKS
Succeeding With Agile – Mike Cohn
Agile Testing – Crispin, Gregory
ATDD By Example – Markus Gartner
Software Estimation – Demystifying the Black Art – Steve McConnell
Software Testing – An Insight into Effort Estimation – Lakshmi Narayani
Peopleware – Tom DeMarco
The Deadline: A Novel About Project Management – Tom DeMarco
Software Cost Estimation & Sizing Methods – Issues and Guidelines – Pfleeger, Wu, Lewis
For more information, please see my LinkedIn profile
http://www.linkedin.com/in/scottames or
http://www.Good-To-Go.us/
P.O. Box 836894
Richardson, TX 75083
scottames@att.net
214-402-5094
DIRECTOR OF SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE
SQA, AGILE, CMMI, & SOFTWARE ESTIMATION SPECIALIST
Years Skills
16 Software Quality Assurance
11 Software Quality Management
10 SDLC
8 CMMI Processes
8 Project Management
9 Team Lead / Manager
12 Agile Processes
10 (9) Software Testing (Automated)
16 Software Estimatio
A hands-on IT, software quality, process improvement, and software estimation
specialist with extensive background in the full Software Development Life Cycle
who:
* Defines, implements, and manages Quality Assurance policies, processes, and
procedures.
* Coordinates all Quality Assurance and Test Management activities.
* Creates CMMI (Capability Maturity Model-Integrated) compliant
processes.
* Implements Agile processes (ATDD, DSDM, RAD, Scrum, TRAM, & XP).
* Created the Test Results Analysis Methodology (TRAM) for determining when
software is ready for release. It enhances Acceptance Test Driven Development
and Scrum by adding Metrics, Risk Analysis, Project Estimation, and Management.
No project using TRAM has ever had a late release. It decreases time-to-market
and development costs while increasing quality and customer satisfaction. The
British Standards Institute accepted it as a Best Practice. It saved six weeks
of development time on a six month project saving approximately $1.5 million
dollars. You can read about the current version, now called the Test
Requirements Agile Metric on my LinkedIn profile or: www.Good-To-Go.us,
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Project Management
* Developed and executed CMMI Compliant Policies, Plans, and Processes
* Managed projects using Scrum and TRAM
* Created and delivered presentations to potential partners and clients
* Held Go, No-go release decision authority for all software products
Process Improvement
* Interviewed stakeholders to determine current software quality processes
and work flows
* Recommended organizational and methodology changes, new processes and
process improvements increasing overall quality
* Implemented Rapid Application Development (RAD) and Acceptance Test Driven
Development (ATDD) Agile methodologies completing releases ahead of schedule
* Served as a member of the Software Engineering Process Group
Quality Engineering
* Aided customers in creating and clarifying business requirements
* Charted Requirements flow and traceability through projects ensuring
complete coverage
* Provided quality engineering on all functional, performance, web, and
testing products
* Charted the entire SDLC using Visio flow diagrams for each phase
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Skills
* Certified Scrum Master * Test Automation Frameworks
* Integration, System, Functional, Regression, User Acceptance, and
Performance Testing
Tools
* CaliberRM * DOORS * Sharepoint * eRoom * KnowledgeNet * KnowledgeStore
* AutoTester ONE (Client/Server & Web) * AutoController (Performance,
Stress & Load)
* Mercury Test Director / HP Quality Center * Mercury QTP * PVCS-Tracker *
Eagle
* Peregrine * SQL * StarTeam * Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Project, and
Visio
COMPANIES & POSITIONS
GOOD-TO-GO!
1/2010-Present
Good-to-Go! is a Software Process Improvement Consulting firm that delivers
the Test Requirements Agile Metric (TRAMv2.x) to improve quality, save
development time and cost, and aid with estimation.
Chief TRAM Engineer / Owner / Quality Assurance Manager
* Created the Test Requirements Agile Metric (TRAM v2.x)
* Designed and created the Good-To-Go! web site (www.good-to-go.us)
* Marketed TRAM to Software Development and Consulting companies
* Created methodology for project management, estimation, risk analysis, and
defect prioritization
* Created unique scoring system for functional and defect analysis
* Saved $1.5 Million dollars at NEC Solutions by correctly estimating
release
PEPSICO BUSINESS SOLUTIONS GROUP - Contract through Spherion
8/2007-1/2008
PepsiCo is a world leader in convenient foods and beverages, with 2006
revenues of more than $35 billion and 168,000 employees.
Internal Quality Auditor / CMMI Process Improvement Senior Consultant /
Configuration Management Process Lead / Software Engineering Process Group
Member
* Created Organizational Policies and Plans with Guidelines
* Configuration Management & Baseline Procedures at CMMI level 3
* Created Configuration Management Process Plan and Process Test Plan
* Created Work Products Review process and PPQA Audit Process and Audits
DMB CONSULTING SERVICES - Contract through Technisource
6/2007-8/2007
DMB Consulting Services LLC provides e-business consulting, systems
integration and managed services for global companies, small to medium
businesses and government agencies.
Quality Process Improvement Lead Consultant - MySabre.com Project
* Interviewed stakeholders to determine current software quality processes
and work flows
* Documented and charted both existing and recommended process flows
* Recommended methodology changes, Agile processes and process
improvements
NEC SOLUTIONS AMERICA
6/2005-7/2006
NEC of America is a leading technology provider of IT, network and visual
display solutions.
Quality Assurance Manager - Software Engineering Process Group / Support
Process Action Team
* Created CMMI compliant processes, Review Guidelines, and Process Review
Processes
* Evaluated software requirements, design and functional specifications, and
documentation
* Created and charted entire SDLC using Visio flow diagrams for each
phase
Quality Assurance Manager / Scrum Master - 7/11 Project
* Managed all testing for Retail Solutions on 7/11 project, including
hands-on POS systems testing
* Established procedures to ensure QA resources were utilized for maximum
project coverage
* Created Strategic Test Plan and Test Plan Template
* Managed backlog, defects, and issues in Quality Center, and projects using
Scrum and TRAM
AUTOTESTER
5/1996-6/2005
AutoTester is the premier name in automated software testing as well as task
automation, business process validation and computer-based training.
Director, Software Quality Assurance
6/2001-6/2005
* Assessed quality needs and priorities for all departments
* Acted as Lead Performance Testing Consultant
* Supported clients in configuring AutoController Performance tests for SAP
implementations
* Designed a new SAP scripting command set and translation matrix allowing
AutoTester to maintain its market share after SAP changed its API
* Continued all duties listed below as Senior Software Quality Assurance
& Testing Manager
Senior Software Quality Assurance & Testing Manager
8/1998-6/2001
* Prepared Software Quality Assurance plans and procedures
* Implemented Configuration Management procedures for all products
* Interviewed, hired, trained and managed QA team members
* Managed a test engineering staff of six quality engineers
* Facilitated product specification inspections and software test plan
reviews
* Communicated with customers and business partners to determine needs
* Provided quality engineering on all functional and stress testing
products
* Created AutoTester Web scripting command set
* Performed all SAP and web-related quality engineering
* Designed a new method of packaging multiple versions of software for
release.
* Created the Test Results Analysis Methodology (TRAM v1.0)
* Held Go, No-go release decision authority for all software products
Product Owner / Team Manager / Quality Manager - AutoController Product Team
8/1997-8/1998
* Lead a team of one architect, three developers and one quality engineer
* Implemented Rapid Application Development (RAD) and Acceptance Test Driven
Development (ATDD) Agile methodologies completing releases ahead of schedule
* Increased performance of AutoController product by 1500%
* Decreased average virtual user footprint from 8MB to 1MB per user
* Continued all duties below as Advisory (Lead) Software Quality Engineer -
AutoController Product Team
Advisory (Lead) Software Quality Engineer - AutoController Product Team
5/1996-8/1997
* Collected, documented, and analyzed software requirements and
specifications
* Facilitated inspections, reviews, and Joint Application Development
sessions
* Researched third-party software for compatibility with and inclusion into
AutoController
* Performed all quality engineering on the AutoController product
* Reviewed customer-targeted documentation
* Created and delivered presentations to potential partners and clients
* Trained a new quality engineer
* Project Specification Focus Group member
* Lead SAP Performance, Stress & Load Testing Consultant
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Agile Essentials - 2012 - Valtech
Certified Scrum Master (CSM) 2011 - Collab.Net
Certified Software Quality Engineer (CSQE) - 1997-2005 - American Society for
Quality
Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance-Investment Analysis -
UT-Arlington
BOOKS
Succeeding With Agile – Mike Cohn
Agile Testing – Crispin, Gregory
ATDD By Example – Markus Gartner
Software Estimation – Demystifying the Black Art – Steve McConnell
Software Testing – An Insight into Effort Estimation – Lakshmi Narayani
Peopleware – Tom DeMarco
The Deadline: A Novel About Project Management – Tom DeMarco
Software Cost Estimation & Sizing Methods – Issues and Guidelines – Pfleeger, Wu, Lewis
