RON WILSON9507 Heathrow Drive, Montgomery, Alabama 36117

318.503.4760 | ronbwilsonii@gmail.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronbwilsonjr

I am a strategic, analytical, collaborative, transformational executive with over 15 years of experience leading globally distributed quality assurance teams across a variety of industries. I have an exceptional track record of ensuring quality systems are delivered into production. My work ethic and leadership have proven exceptional.

CORE EXPERTISE Testing Center of Excellence Process Improvement Automated Testing

Agile Testing Performance Testing DevOps Shift Left Systems Integration Mergers/Acquisitions

Large Testing Teams Vendor Management Environment Management

Outsourcing Offshore Consulting

TECHNICAL SKILLSCertifications: Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Tester Foundation Level, Advanced Test ManagerProject Management: JIRA, Rally, Microsoft ProjectDevelopment: Subversion, Jenkins, Octopus Deploy, Visual Studio, EclipseTesting: HP Quality Center, Quick Test Pro, LoadRunner, Rational Test ManagerLanguages: Visual Basic, C, SQL, HTML, XMLDatabases: Informix, Oracle, Teradata, Access, MySQL, SQL ServerPlatforms: UNIX, Windows, MainframeCOTS: Oracle Financials, Amdocs Ensemble, MARTENS, Guidewire InsuranceSuite

Masters of Business Administration, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA, November 2011

Masters of Arts in Education, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX, May 1998

Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, August 1992

Alfa Insurance, Montgomery, Alabama January 2014 - December 2015Vice President/Director, Quality Assurance

Led a group of 130 software engineers including multiple offshore teams Established Testing Center of Excellence (TCoE) Created all job families and job descriptions Directed Functional, Automation, Performance, Configuration Management, and Test Environment

Management teams Managed an annual budget of 6 million Guided all Agile testing activities for 100 million transformational program leveraging Guidewire Insurance Suite Implemented DevOps approach using Subversion, Jenkins, and Octopus Deploy Developed Test Data Management refresh strategy ensuring applications are quality tested Upgraded HP Quality Center, UFT and LoadRunner to current versions Created Change Advisory Board

Quality Assurance Executive

Education

Professional Experience

Implemented CIO Dashboard generating real time testing metrics Developed QA Roadshows and generated QA brand awareness Leveraged surveys to manage QA perceptions Conducted internal audits ensuring process compliance improving test quality

CenturyLink, Monroe, Louisiana June 2006 - January 2014IT Enterprise Senior QA Manager April 2011 - January 2014

Led a group of 7 managers and 250+ software testers Directed End-to-End testing including manual, automated, and performance testing Maintained test environments which included 1500+ applications Managed an annual budget of 15 million Implemented automated test strategies resulting in a 5 million dollar savings over two years Lead the initial establishment of IT Services for testing services to Fortune 500 companies Developed performance testing strategies to ensure applications perform within SLA guidelines Created effective strategies to utilize the onshore/offshore model within the test organization Pursued and implemented testing improvements to ensure overall quality and success of testing organization

Automation/Performance/Environments Manager June 2009 - March 2011 Managed a group of 51 software testers Created Test Automation which achieved 95% automation Integrated two testing organizations into one due to acquisition of Embarq Led testing activities converting all Embarq customers into CenturyLink Ensemble billing platform Developed performance testing direction ensuring performance is acceptable for releases and conversions Provided roadmap for HP tools strategy and SQA Reporting portal Lead all aspects of test environments for stability and availability

Quality Assurance Manager June 2006 - May 2009 Managed a group of 22 software testers Provided vision and implement strategies for quality assurance Managed annual department budget of 2 million Provided leadership with management of 15 complex application environments Implemented innovative strategies to ensure software quality is achieved Successfully implemented data conversion of Madison River Acquisition into existing billing application Established relationships with contracting companies to supplement existing staff when needed Coordinated and developed resource plans with PMO across multiple projects Published monthly Quality Assurance Metrics to CIO to ensure quality goals are achieved Participated in weekly CIO update meeting and provided testing updates on projects Developed strategies for performance testing across multiple integrated systems Reduced production defects from 38% to 15% using continuous process improvements Optimized Centurytel.com website using SEO techniques

CACI, Montgomery, Alabama August 2002 - June 2006Quality Assurance Manager

Provided leadership to 10 software testers Participated in selection of Oracle Financials COTS application Selected and put into effect the Rational Test Suite Established, maintained and improved software testing procedures using IEEE standards Created testing documentation including test plans, requirements traceability, test cases, and test reports Collaborated between development, training, and customer support to ensure smooth operation and

development of application Responsible for Test Management for Financial Information Resource System (FIRST) for the Air Force Budget

Application Developed and implemented a strategic plan to execute user acceptance testing with over 40 users Managed implementation of application changes into the production environment

CTG, Raleigh, North Carolina July 2002 - August 2002Senior Quality Assurance Engineer (short-term contract)

Created Software validation, verification and software test plans Produced test cases using the Rational Test Suite Verified data conversion to ensure data accuracy Tested a web-based application to track juveniles

March 2002 to June 2002: Unemployed due to Emerging Information Systems closing

Emerging Information Systems, Raleigh, North Carolina November 2000 - February 2002Senior Quality Assurance Engineer Technical Lead for all testing tools Selected and implemented TestDirector and WinRunner 7.0 Involved in moving application from client-server to web application Established, maintained, and improved quality procedures and standards for the testing organization Mentored team members to improve quality processes and procedures Consistently worked with development, technical writing, and business analysts to meet and exceed corporate

software standards Created test plans along with manual and automated test cases Tested various telecommunication modules for a billing application Tested Oracle 8.1.7 relational databases to ensure data accuracy Translated ASP web pages from English to Spanish Worked in a start-up environment

Electronic Data Systems (EDS), Rockville, MD and Herndon, VA

Web Developer October 1999 - October 2000 Web-based application for the National Association of Securities Dealers Participated in the requirements gathering phase Designed web pages using VB, VBScript, JavaScript, HTML, and ASP Updated architecture and data flow diagram documents Completed Visual Basic technical training

QA Technical Lead July 1998 - September 1999 Involved in set-up and configuration of TestDirector and WinRunner Led regression effort for 4,100 test cases Tested software to ensure it met customer and FDA approval Involved in writing requirements for the Defense Blood Standards System Developed and executed manual and automated test cases Organized and created peer recognition program Created and updated the Standard Operating Procedures for the Verification and Validation Team Involved in moving project from SEI-CMM 2 to SEI-CMM 3