Matt Cohen

About Matt Cohen

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY• Experienced Project Manager and IT Manager with extensive knowledge in managing and directing small to large complex projects.• Experience in multiple project management methodologies including Waterfall and Agile.• Experience in Mobile Communications technologies including Mobile Broadband, WLAN, NFC, Bluetooth and others.• Leadership skills including managing teams of personnel ranging from five to fifty-five team members.• 15+ years leading and executing quality assurance of products, solutions, and technologies. • Ability to multitask & work in a fast-paced environment with strong stakeholder management skills.• Knowledge of Application Lifecycle Management.• Administrator of Quality Center Application Lifecycle Management solution.• Knowledge of advanced communication technologies such as LTE, WiGig and NFC. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.TECHNICAL SKILLS• Project Management Training – Risk Management, Cost Control, Planning, Scheduling, Decision Making, Quality • Operating Systems – Working knowledge and troubleshooting of Windows, Chrome, Android, IOS and Linux • Project Management Tools – MS-Project, Application Lifecycle Management (Quality Center)• Mobile Technologies – LTE, GSM, GPRS, CDMA, EVDO, UMTS, Wi-Fi, NFC, Bluetooth, and others• Applications – EPIC Medical Record System, Microsoft Office, SharePoint, Microsoft Visio, Adobe products, SmartBuy, and others• Software Methodologies – Agile, Waterfall• Issue Tracking Tools – HP Quality Center, BMC Remedy, Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS), ServiceNow, Bugzilla• Inventory Tracking Tools – HP IMS, Shipping Solutions (Fed Ex, DHL, UPS), SmartBuy, SAP• Test applications – HP Quicktest Professional, Quality Center, Meat grinder, Qualcomm QXDM, Chariot

Experience

1. Senior Application Analyst (Data Courier Admin Tdr Project Manager Test Coordinator) - Epic

   Houston Methodist

   Sep 2014 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Data Courier Administrator/TDR Project Manager (2017 to Current)- Epic Data Courier Administrator for the Epic IT Team. Manage the day-to-day activities for Change Control, Change Management, and Data Courier Administration for the Houston Methodist Epic IT Team. Also continue to manage downtime activities, Technical Dress Rehearsal (TDR) Project Manager activities and other areas needed.Testing Coordinator (2014 to 2017)- Lead Testing Coordinator for the Houston Methodist Epic initial implementation and upgrade activities. Worked with all Application Teams for testing the Houston Methodist 8 hospitals locations and over 530 physicians within the Physician Organization. Ran all aspects of testing activities (Application Testing, Integrated Testing, Upgrade Testing, MRT Testing, TDR Administrator, Charge Testing, etc.).Epic Ambulatory Administrator Certified - May 2022Epic Data Courier Certified - Since April 2017Epic Bridges Certified - Since June 2017

Education

• University of Phoenix

  Bachelor's Degree, Business Administration and Management, General

  1994 — 1996

• San Diego State University

  Business Management

  1989 — 1992

• The George Washington University

  Master's Certificate in Project Management, Project Management

  2008

• Grossmont College

  Associate's degree, Business Administration and Management, General

  1992 — 1994

• University High School

  High School Diploma, Business

  1988 — 1989

Skills

• Telecommunications
• Test Cases
• Pmp
• Vendor Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Enterprise Software
• Mobile Applications
• Test Planning
• Release Management
• Visio
• Quality Center
• Software Quality Assurance
• Program Management
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Test Management
• Integration
• Manual Testing
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Epic Systems
• Agile Methodologies
• Resource Management
• Sharepoint
• Testing
• Web Applications
• Performance Testing
• Software Project Management
• Ms Project
• Agile Project Management
• Product Management
• Automation
• Defect Tracking
• Planning
• User Acceptance Testing
• Mobile Devices
• Waterfall
• Requirements Analysis
• Cloud Computing
• Regression Testing
• System Testing