KENNETH L. DINGESS

**** ****** *****

Garland, Texas 75040

972-***-****

acciv3@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Detail-oriented test engineer with the proven ability to achieve team

oriented results. Extensive testing experience in the entire product life

cycle from system level requirements allocation, test planning, designing,

procedure generation/execution, system integration, verification, and

installation.

Experience includes:

Large scale signal processing Real-time/near real-time data processing systems

systems

Telecommunications Hardware/firmware design and integration

SECURITY CLEARANCE: TS/SCI/SSBI

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Software Testing Life Cycle: Plans, Use Cases, Procedure

Generation/Execution, Integration, Verification

Operating Systems: UNIX/LINUX (Solaris, Redhat), VMS

Platforms: HP Blade, SUN Ultra 5/SPARC, SGI, HP-UX, DEC VAX/Alpha

Tools: MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, Visio; ClearCase, StarTeam,

XML, SQL, VMware

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT

Raytheon Systems - Intelligence and Information Systems; Principal Systems

Engineer; 2001 - 2013

Senior test engineer in charge of multiple design and testing functions,

communicating with software designers, associate contractors, customers,

and other test team members to reach program objectives

Major contributor of small team that wrote Interface Control Document

(ICD)

Primary installation test engineer for upgrades of a signal processing

system at three sites

. Primary test engineer generating test data from interface segments'

simulators

. Produced test plans, analyzed requirements, produced test data, and

generated/executed test procedures for customer witnesses

. Generated/modified inter-segment verification procedures requiring

knowledge of other segments

. Resolved issues with other segments during verification testing

4 Lone test engineer on installation team highly praised by the customer

for successfully delivering the first agile developed system from the

Garland factory

. Analyzed legacy requirements to determine their testability in new

system

. Allocated requirements to test procedures and generated

procedures/test files for execution

. Major team contributor during the test phase of upgrading a large signal

processing system at three sites

. Generated and successfully executed test procedures that verified

new functionality contained in this phase for our system simulator

needed by other segments

. Test integrator during integration/verification of system with

other segments

. Significant test team member during smooth delivery and formal

verification of system

Fujitsu Network Communications - Network Validation; Test Engineer III;

1999 - 2001

Test prime on a new UNIX based SNMP network management system for managing

the data communication capabilities of ATM, Frame Relay, and Ethernet for

multiservice add-drop multiplexer network elements

. Reviewed requirement and system functional specification documents for

completeness and testability

. Generated test cases for Frame Relay, ATM, and Fault Management areas of

test specification document

. Lead test engineer for a SNMP element management system for a Digital

Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) and associated customer

premises modem in an ATM based network

Excel Communications - Information Technology; Senior QA Specialist; 1998 -

1999

Member of team which wrote test cases and integrated customer

service/billing software expansion

. Generated/executed Sybase database scripts to verify information

entered into existing customer care screens

Raytheon/E-Systems - Garland Division; Senior Systems Test Engineer; 1981 -

1998

Space Systems

Substantial participate within a small test team that integrated/verified

a redesigned distributed client/server system to upgrade an RF signal

processing system for our customer at a new site

. Generated scripts for associate contractor's simulator to provide UDP/IP

data to our processing system

. Generated/executed procedures to test new software functions implemented

in existing system

. Coordinated integration activities with associate contractors to resolve

interface issues

. Rapidly integrated/verified system simulator for delivery to associate

contractor on schedule

Ground Processing Systems

Team Leader for the archive maintenance segment on a new development for a

near real-time object-oriented client/server distributed computing

commercial remote sensing aerial/satellite system to process earth images

. Performed requirements analysis and generated/executed test procedures

. Conducted integration of segment while managing a small software team

using C++

. Tested SNMP software agents using Cabletron SPECTRUM Network Management

Monitoring System

. Tested the ingest of product data from various media types into system

archive

Strategic Systems

Lead test engineer for a UNIX based system that controls the switching of

analog/digital communication signals using DE-4E Smart Channel Banks

interfacing with a system using a NORTEL DMS-100 Switch

. Performed analysis of requirements for determining test methodology

. Prepared test verification plan documents and conducted formal review

briefings for customer

. Developed and successfully executed hardware/software/system test

procedures at factory and at site

Space Systems

Lead test engineer on an RF signal analysis windows based workstation

system

. Allocated system requirements to related functional tests

. Produced test verification plan/procedures and participated in design

reviews for customer

Processing Systems

Contributor within a large software/system team on two separate complex

real-time data processing systems responsible for all phases of the

product life-cycle from design analysis to installation at the customer's

site

. Accomplished verification of segments by analysis of requirements;

designing/executing test procedures

. Supported system integration team by performing hardware checkout,

system timing analysis, and firmware modifications

. Designed firmware for Motorola 68K based operating system, control of

user initiated diagnostic tests of a custom built hardware subsystem,

and control of a disk drive retrieval system

. Designed and tested hardware controller card

EDUCATION

Telecommunications Certificate Program; 147 hours; Richland College;

Dallas, Texas

MSEE; Southern Methodist University; Dallas, Texas

BSEE; West Virginia Institute of Technology; Montgomery, West Virginia

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