Kevin Scott Best

Experience

QA Analyst.

Arrowstreet Capital LP - Boston, MA

05/2013 - 08/2019

Private Equity Company Managing Public and Private Pensions and Endowments, and Hedge Fund

  • Confirmed and verified Active Currency hedging reporting application adding market capabilities each year as trading strategies evolved.
  • Simulated end to end trades for equities, forwards, spots, futures in Charles River Investment Management Systems 9.1.4.7.
  • Verified and confirmed over 40 Trade Compliance reports providing tailored Compliance capabilities helping grow AUM from 40 Billion to 100 billion.

ScrumMaster

Trizetto Corporation - Boston, MA

06/2012 - 05/2013

Medical Software For Providers and Insurance Companies

  • Led the Common Application Component Boston and Minsk teams delivering working software every two weeks for Release in an eight-week cycle
  • Implemented Scrum meetings Daily Stand Up, Sprint Review, Backlog Grooming, Sprint Retrospective, and Sprint Planning during the sprints.
  • Created Sprint burn down charts for both teams.
  • Mentored team members, product owners, and other ScrumMasters on subjects related to Scrum.

Software Quality Assurance Lead

Trizetto Corporation - Boston, MA

03/2011 - 06/2012

Medical Software For Providers and Insurance Companies

  • Planned the work for testing team of 5 test engineers through the Maintenance Software. 
  • Fostered team work and organization across the functional areas and across product groups.
  • Documented suggested usability enhancements to the product implemented in CAE 4.71 and CAE 5.01.


Principal Quality Assurance Analyst

Fidelity Investments FCGF - Boston, MA

12/2008 - 03/2011

Donor Advised Fund Online Granting and Contributions

  • Confirmed the Depository Trust Clearing Match application using a dummy feed for transactions in the test system saving hours of processing time.
  • Provided systems analysis, requirements, for EFT and ACH initiative with US Bank and Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund achieving revenue of 30 million within a month of launching the offering.


Principal Systems Analyst

Fidelity Investments FCGF - Boston, MA

12/2004 - 12/2008

  • Provided systems analysis for seven successful software releases.
  • Played a major role in integration of a B2B service integration of XTRAC with NCS Rep Application through systems requirements and analysis.
  • The XTRAC integration project saved 92 hours of work in the month of December alone.


Business Analyst Consultant

Treetop Technologies - Chestnut Hill, MA

01/2004 - 12/2004

IT Service Provider

  • Lead verification for migration of grant transactions from Sybase database system to Oracle relational database system delivering testing on time within budget.
  • Lead daily triage meetings driving priorities for fixing issues found in test.


Business Analyst Consultant

Nerve Wire/WIPRO

11/2002 - 01/2004

IT Service Consulting

  • Analyzed and confirmed application functions for a Utility Company's implementation of Seibel ERP.
  • Provided Systems Analysis for Northern Trust Asset Management movement of stocks and equity positions without moving the market.


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