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Quality Assurance /System Test Engineer/Configuration Manager/
CMMI Certified Auditor
Over 35 years experience in software engineering including systems analysis and design, software development, system test and integration, quality and product assurance, and configuration management. Experienced System Test Engineer and Director for programs of various degrees of complexity. Experienced Configuration Manager evolving from team member to Department Manager. Quality & Product Assurance Manager ensuring company adherence to Quality control from daily audits to company ISO/CMMI compliance and certification.
MAJOR AREAS OF PERFORMANCE
System Design & Architecture
System Test & Integration
Configuration Management
Quality & Product Assurance
Software Engineering
ISO/CMMI Standards Implementation
Simulator/Training & Real-Time Programs environments
Employment History
Engineering Contractor May 2002 – August 2007 Position Titles: Software Quality Engineer; Configuration & Quality Assurance Manager; Configuration Manager; System Test Engineer Orlando, Florida
Cubic Defense Applications; Globe Wireless Satellite Communication; Metters Manufacturing; Dynacs Engineering; Northrup Grumman; Nations, Inc.
Configuration Manager (Product Assurance Manager) performing systems engineering and integration on a broad spectrum of aerospace related disciplines both for the Department of Defense and private industry. My corporate capabilities are centered in the engineering, training and simulation field and include systems engineering and integration, hardware engineering, electrical engineering, design and drafting, software engineering, test and evaluation, integrated logistics support, and instructional system design and training. CMMI Certified. Develops all documentation, implements all practices across multi program’s lifecycles. Conduct management and technical analyses, identify systematically and document the functional and physical characteristics of each configurable item. Build and release software. Maintain Software and Hardware configuration. Traceability, control and status accounting, provide metrics, conduct Quality Assurance audits. Facilitate CCB meetings. Manage CM department. CMMI Process Improvement Team member. Test and write procedures, plan and coordinate system-level testing activities for of military weapons project team for the Engagement Skills Trainer (EST) in accordance with contractual requirements, MIL-STDs and Data Item Descriptions (DID). Quality assurance practices for end item deployment. Read, comprehend & implement contractual and derived requirements and follow MIL-STDs and DIDs
•Establish test requirements and associated methods
•Generate required test plans, detailed procedures, and reports working closely with the Systems Engineer
•Ensure that test procedures fully and efficiently validate contractual requirements and devices under test meet quality and workmanship standards
•Present test plans and status, both internally and at formal contractual reviews
•Track progress and generate test related metrics
•Setup test databases and administer test tracking tools
•Track progress and generate test related metrics
•Setup test databases and administer test tracking tools
•Oversee execution of both informal and formal testing
•Interface with other engineering and manufacturing personnel and customers to aid in planning and execution of test-related efforts
•Attend Test-Readiness Reviews (as required) to report trainer readiness for test
•Estimate efforts/schedule and stay within budgetary constraints of assigned program
•Provide input for estimates, schedules and test related approaches/descriptions during proposal efforts
Responsible for all projects quality management system document control. Data Management consists of: Identifying, collecting, logging, and controlling project documents, records, customer furnished documents, and formal correspondence. Establishing and administering the projects documentation physical library. Maintaining the projects documentation library. DOORs database Administrator developing, customizing and maintaining Acceptance Test Procedures and all modules within the database utilizing FirstClass e-mail communications, VisioSourceSafe database, AutoCad, PrTracker, AdobeTools; system test all s/w applications.
Change Requests in correlation with Configuration Management controls and quality management ISO 9001:2000 practices. Duties also include conveying status to internal and customer management to adhere to technical, budget and scheduling impacts via formal presentations.
Performed software configuration management and system engineering activities for the Close Combat Tactical Trainer (CCTT) project, a large-scale combat training simulation system for the U.S. Army. Responsibilities included data collection, retrieval, and evaluation of simulator test data, database management, and software configuration management in a MIL-STD-2167 development environment.
Rockwell Collins (formerly ITAC Corp) May 2007 – August 2009 Position: Sr. Software Quality Engineer Melbourne, Florida
BRITE project Sr. Software Quality Engineer; System Test Director; company CMMI Implementation Manager. Successfully transitioned acquired ITAC Corp to adhere to Rockwell Collins Corporate operations, tools, process & procedures & audits. BRITE project is an Executable license for a BRITE System end-user PC client: A complete geospatial intelligence information situational awareness & display system with reachback to NGA BRITE libraries and smart pull/dissemination/display of near real-time high-resolution satellite and airborne reconnaissance imagery, EW/ SIGINT, and Blue Force Tracking standards
Rockwell Collins (Contractor) March 2005 – January 2006 Position Title: Configuration, Quality Assurance and Data Manager Orlando, Florida Configuration Manager of Air Force Special Operations Forces RAPTOR project for PEO STRI customer for simulation and training solutions. Create and implement software & hardware CM and Quality Assurance plans, development and implementation of the software build process utilizing RAZOR db to update, monitor and control configuration documentation, physical media, and physical parts representing or comprising the configuration items (CIs), hardware and software metrics control with quality management ISO 9001:2000 practices; I facilitate CME Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings and peer reviews. I document and track action items, coordinate resolutions and post to the project collaborative tool real-time statuses. I convey quality metrics status and audits to internal and customer management. QA application of statistical methods to control a process (SPC) and statistical quality control, (SQC includes acceptance sampling). I provide configuration baseline control of components and associated artifacts. I perform quality audits and reviews to validate compliance of project deliverables and processes.
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