Maksym Usichenko

Accomplished IT professional with solid managerial and engineering experience in commercial software development (mission-critical and distributed cloud-based systems, financial, e-commerce, telecom) in outsourcing and product development companies. Have robust experience with delivery and QA management, building and optimization of project processes (Agile, RUP, V-shaped, Waterfall), elaborating development and test strategies. Certified ISTQB/ISEB Test Manager, ISO 9001 internal auditor.

QA Management and Project Management on large mission-critical cloud-based projects, experience with cloud computing, telecommunications. Gained robust practical skills and hands-on experience with project and QA processes establishment and optimization, elaborating test strategies, test planning, test analysis, design, and automation. Worked on outsourcing and product development projects (Scrum, Kanban, RUP, V-shaped, Waterfall). Certified ISTQB/ISEB Test Manager (advanced level), ISO 9001 auditor.

Elaborated test strategies, test plans and designed automated test suites for comprehensive testing of the systems (component, integration, system levels) for enterprise-level billing system for leading power generating providers. Worked on-site (Sweden). Conducted system analysis, requirements and risk management. Led QA teams (up to 8 QA engineers)

- QA management (elaborating project QA policies and establishing processes, QA staff supervision) - Test teams management - System analysis - Requirements analysis - Test analysis, design and development - Test automation, design of functional and performance/load testing frameworks - Test documentation design

- Test team management - Test analysis and design - Test automation - Requirements management - Test documentation management and design - Communications with customers - Conducting semi-annual ISO 9000 internal audits as internal auditor

- Design of main systems concepts - Database design - System analysis - Requirements management - Project documentation design - Test management, analysis, design and development - Test automation, design of a framework for functional testing - Work on-site (Germany)

Responsibilities and key accomplishments: - Database design - Design of core and interface modules - Development of reusable components - Customer communications - Post-deployment support Technologies: ORACLE v.7.2.2 Enterprise Server, SQL, PL/SQL, ANSI C++, UNIX shell, UNIX Solaris v.2.7, PowerBuilder v.5.0 – 6.0, Sybase Power Designer v.5.0, Windows 95/NT

Project description: Integrated System of Planning and Financial Management. Responsibilities and key accomplishments: - Database design - Design and development of functional components and GUI - Testing - Technical support Tools: FoxPro v.2.6, Borland C++ v.2.0, MS-DOS 3.3 Processes: Waterfall

Research area: modelling of electromagnetic shielding processes in conductors (side effects and multi-frequency interference), composite electronic systems and devices (incl. scientific publications)

Electronics, mathematics, physics, computer programming