Kathy Dinaro

About Kathy Dinaro

Accomplished, detailed and results oriented IT Resource Manager with proven ability to manage resources, projects, forecasting/estimating. Previous experience in education and financial services industry IT projects that support corporate business and financial objectives. Have led key corporate initiatives that enhanced the functionality and usability of testing products and broker/client account applications. Recognized as an expert in application functionality and usability with extensive hands on experience in manual software testing.Respected Team Leader, able to build successful and motivated teams to support project deadlines and goals. Recognized for outstanding coordination skills, accuracy, reliability and team work. Adept at establishing and maintaining professional relationships in both onshore and offshore environments. Experienced in managing relationship and client portfolio applications; reviewing and updating Business Requirements, identifying application enhancements and prioritizing defect fixes, researching and recommending changes/updates resulting in providing financial branch locations and home office users with real time relationship and portfolio information for our client base. • Solid background and flexibility with computer software and systems.• Recognized for outstanding coordination skills, accuracy, reliability and team work.• Recognized for contributions in successful transition from one offshore IT vendor to another.• Experience with Mercury Quality Center for defect management.• Adept at establishing and maintaining professional relationships.Specialties: Resourceful and respected Team Leader known for exceptional leadership and the ability to build and motivate teams which support corporate initiatives, deadlines and goals. Experienced in managing large projects spanning across multiple applications and platforms providing real time relationship and portfolio information to branch locations and home office users. Recognized for outstanding coordination skills, accuracy, reliability and allowing team members to excel.

Experience

1. IT Resource Manager

   ETS

   Jun 2018 — Present · Princeton, NJ, US

   Accomplished, detailed and results oriented IT Resource Manager with proven ability to manage resources, projects, forecasting/estimating. Previous experience in education and financial services industry IT projects that support corporate business and financial objectives. Have led key corporate initiatives that enhanced the functionality and usability of testing products and broker/client account applications.

Education

• Rutgers Center for Management Development

  Business Essentials Mini MBA, Business Essentials

  2011 — 2011

• Loyalist Certification Service

  ITIL Foundations Certificate, Information Technology

  2012 — 2012

• Computer Insight Learning Center

  Six Sigma Champion Certificate, Process Improvement

  2009 — 2010

• Jersey City State College

  BA, Art/Teaching

  1979 — 1983

Skills

• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Quality Assurance
• System Integration Testing
• Sdlc
• Pvcs
• Business Analysis
• User Acceptance Testing
• Business Requirements
• Software Project Management
• Testing
• Process Improvement
• Management
• Ms Project
• Itil V3 Foundations Certified
• Software Quality Assurance
• Test Strategy
• Test Planning
• Test Cases
• Analysis
• Requirements Gathering
• Project Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Hp Quality Center
• Test Director
• System Testing
• Project Planning
• Requirements Analysis
• Third Party Vendor Management
• Vendor Relationships
• Six Sigma
• Green Belt
• Integration
• Microsoft Project
• Manual Testing
• Quality Center
• Onshore and Offshore Team Management
• Vendor Management