Matthew Purol

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Indianapolis, IN 46202-3459 Home: 317-***-****

acosp8@r.postjobfree.com

Skilled Software Systems Quality Analyst with extensive experience in all aspects of

complex development and system development life cycle (SDLC) processes in a regulated

industry. A proven effective team leader with strong ability to communicate at all levels,

learn fast, apply knowledge, implement process quality improvements, and produce results

in diverse corporate cultures.

EXPERIENCE:

United Technologies Corporation, Indianapolis, Indiana 4/2013 to

11/2013

eBusiness Quality Tester

• Worked with business requirements and ensured the software solution properly

aligned with business requirements from the marketing department,

• Applied all aspects of Good Testing Practices (GTP) to the new websites for Carrier,

Bryant and Payne brand furnaces and their communication links from

manufacturer to the network of distributors and dealers, and the publications

marketed to the consumers.

• Developed process improvements and executed test scripts.

• Verified the new web site and the transfer process from a Stellent to a SharePoint

database by parallel queries, along with User Interface improvements and bug fixes.

Northrop Grumman, Indianapolis, Indiana 6/2010 to 10/2012

Lead Systems Test Engineer

Lead the testing of the Automated Logistics System for the new E-2D Advanced Hawkeye as

part of an Integrated Product Development team. This system is an integration of a dozen

separate systems, government-provided CAMEO and NALCOMIS OOMA, Lockheed

Martin, SAIC, PostgreSQL, Java, Apache Tomcat, OpenDS and others.

• Developed the requirements, test plans, test procedures (case and script) and testing

processes. Lead the system, functional, verification, validation and regression in-

house testing while complying with government regulations.

• Enabled development and test teams from various sites to collaborate remotely,

minimizing cost and schedule issues by the creative use of a simulator for data

transfer between an aircraft to its hangar (below and onshore) to Norfolk, VA.

Participated in teleconferences of ten to twenty project partner representatives.

• Lead the Northrop Grumman testing at Bethpage, Long Island,.

• Lead the government User Acceptance Testing with the Navy users at the Patuxent

River Naval Air Station, Maryland. We averaged three test trips per year at each

laboratory.

• Authored test report for each formal test event; this involved critical-time gathering

of Information System Discrepancy Deficiency Reports (ISDRs) using the Joint

Knowledge Catching Systems (JKCS) and evaluating for later inclusion into the

Bugzilla defect tracking system.

• Participated in the Configuration Control Board; triaged and prioritized changes

and fixes. Insured that requirements traceability was maintained in the DOORS

system along with storage of test documents in SharePoint for review and then

stored in Quest as final for Configuration Management, versioning and analysis.

Reviewed and helped organize all the documents in SharePoint

• Reported on the process status and bug tracking to project management weekly and

upper management monthly.

• Peer reviewed all project documentation.

• Our project received high accolades from our customer representatives, including

recognition from the Secretary of the Navy.

Northrop Grumman, Indianapolis, Indiana 1/2001 – 6/2010

Software Quality Assurance Engineer, V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor Integrated Product Team at

Raytheon.

Two simultaneous projects: One provided mission planning before flight (VMPS) and

another simulated the glass cockpit for testing and training (VDDS).

Through the use of statistics and metrics, conducted quality analysis, identified trends,

made quality improvements and supervised formal qualification tests (FQT).

• Audited configuration management, software, systems engineering and all other

processes, 50 audits per year. Tailored processes and checklists for specific needs. As

a result, we obtained CMMI Level 3 one year then level 5 and kept our ISO 9001

certifications. My projects were 2 of the 4 chosen for certification, which involved

obtaining interviews and documentation pursuant to the CMMI best practices.

• Peer reviewed requirements and design documentation for compliance with tailored

processes. Developed statistics for a variety of metrics, used to graph the trends for

defect density, defect containment and requirements volatility, among others while

using existing Raytheon’s Web Based tools to analyze root causes, suggest

continuing improvements and for weekly reports and monthly presentations to

senior management; this resulted in sharing of best practices with other teams, and

overall continuous process improvement using Six Sigma and the Decision Analysis

and Resolution process (DAR).

• Member of the Risk Management, DAR and Configuration Control Boards.

• Used Raytheon tools to track testing, manage issues, budget and schedule projects.

Siemens/Landis + Gyr, Lafayette, Indiana 4/1997 –

1/2001

Application Engineer

• Worked on meter calibrators on the production line. Reduced the time for

automated testing and calibration of microprocessor-based solid state Digital Signal

Processor (DSP) utility electric meters by 40% by updating the calibration

algorithm firmware; this resulted in savings by cancellation of plans to build

another production line.

• Developed processes for testing data acquisition, recording, communications and

ground station software applications in support of Y2K initiative; interfaced

between the marketing department and the developers.

EDUCATION:

12/16/1996 Purdue University, Indianapolis, Indiana

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (B.S.E.E.)

Minor in Mathematics

• Raytheon Six Sigma Specialist

• Northrop Grumman Six Sigma Certified Green Belt

• Trained in CMMI Processes, Systems Engineering, ISO 9001 Auditing and software

testing,

• Security Clearance: Secret

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