CECILIO VALDEZ

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San Diego, CA *2112

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Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Test Engineering, Requirements Manager, Software Quaity with more than 20 years experience with varied industries with a broad scope of responsibilities in Project Engineering, Software and Systems Integration, Software and Systems Testing, Process Development and Implementation, and Quality Assurance. Proven Strengths:

Effective Administrator and Leader … Proven Success in Building and Organizing Technical and Non-Technical personnel. Inspire Others to Improve Performance.

Resourceful Problem Solver and Skilled Negotiator … Cutting Through the Nonessential to the Heart of a Problem.

Successfully Bringing Projects From Concept to Implementation.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Software Quality Engineer for Various Aircrafts Projects

Pratt Whitney Aerospace, San Diego, CA May 2013 – Present. Provide software expertise and experience to ensure the high quality products are produce and delivered.

Developed and maintained the internal audit program for software quality assurance.

Ensure compliance to DO178B regulatory, customer and internal requirements

Validated software requirements for new projects and existing projects

Manage corrective and preventive actions and processes software quality assurance and internal audits

Systems Engineering Function Manager for Airborne and Maritime/Fixed Station Joint Tactical Radio System (AMF JTRS)

Lockheed Martin Information Systems and Global Services, San Diego, CA January 2011 – November 2011. Provided functional engineering management of the systems and software technical staff. Provide technical assistance to the requirements management team and program engineering.

Responsible for the career development and career guidance of engineering staff assigned (12 engineers)

Worked with staff to identify mentor for engineering staff assigned

Performed yearly and interim evaluations of staff members

Responsible to rewards and recognition of staff members (8 of 12 staff member received awards in 2011)

Identified and analyzed success criteria for system level requirements

Worked with subcontractor to identify how requirements would be sold off to the customer

Central Software Engineering Team Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Sunnyvale, CA June 2009 – Dec 2010. Provided software and process expertise to the process organization.

Responsible for the rewrite of the Software Process Improvement Plan for 2009 and 2010

Establish a methodology for capturing software lessons learned that are not incorporated into the Mission Success lessons learned database.

Acquire sample program documents that are shared with the software community.

Develop templates for the Software Configuration Management Plan, Software Version Description Document, and Software Test Plan.

SEIT System and Software Engineering Team Lead for the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Sunnyvale, CA Feb 2007 – June 2009. Provided software and process leadership in preparing the TSAT for the award of the TSAT contract.

Responsible for Establishing, monitoring the software process implementation including chairing

Integrated SEPG and metrics working group meetings.

Integrated software and system engineering in support of software systems activities.

Establish measurements for current use the RR&SD and measures for future use in the D&P phase of the program.

Work closely of all team members to ensure a seamless source of information present to management and our customer.

Provide measurement expertise to TSAT software team to help in the selection of the measurements that will be used to manage the software effort.

Support the TSAT program proposal effort by authoring the COTS Product Supporting Documentation and Technical Data Restrictions documents.

Prepared the TSAT team for contract SCAMPI assessment by being an active of process leadership team including overseeing the preparation of the process area Process Implementation Descriptions (PIIDs).

Software Test Manager for SBIRS PCA Software Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Sunnyvale, CA Aug. 2005 – Feb 2007. Provided leadership in the Implement and support the Full Spectrum Leadership imperative. Employ effective interpersonal and communication skills that encourage and guide employees. Enhance personnel management skills, two-way communications and recognition of employee performance. Demonstrate commitment to learning and development by mentoring and other means of knowledge transfer. Actively engage in Diversity Maturity Model communication and execution. Ensure compliance training is up-to-date for self and employees.

Responsible for Establishing, monitoring and evaluating the SBIRS GEO/PCA Software qualification test of software design, production and requirement verification of the deliverable PCA payload code.

Verified system requirements transition to derived software requirements for verification

Developed and Executed program plans to meet the technical requirements, within the cost and schedule allocations of the GEO/PCA software budgets.

Qualified the SBIRS GEO/PCA Software to be compliant with requirements as defined within the PCA Software Requirements Specification (SRS).

Provided Leadership to the PCA Software Test team (60 people) for the development of tests, and validation of the SBIRS GEO/PCA software.

Software Process, Training, Tools, and Assessment Manager Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Sunnyvale, CA Sept. 2002 - Jul. 2005 Provided leadership in the maintenance of the existing software CMM Level 3 process at the Lockheed Martin Sunnyvale site. Represent software engineering discipline in all process improvement efforts and coordinate these process improvement initiatives with Software Engineering Management.

Responsible for the scheduling, controlling the budget, establishment, and execution of software engineering training.

Represent Software Engineering in the development, modification, and review of command media and guidance documents.

Monitor the implementation of the software process through the collection of software process metric data from the programs developing software.

Interface with the programs by providing status and feedback at the various process boards and meetings (EIPG, ECAB, SEPG, staff meeting, and meeting at the program sites)

Software Metrics Lead (THAAD Program) Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Sunnyvale, CA Nov. 2000 - Dec. 2002. Lead the software metrics effort on the THAAD program for reporting of software metrics to customer and software process metric data to Central Software process group.

Assigned as the software metrics lead with the responsibility of maintaining software metrics directive (SDP Directive 4).

Chaired the software metrics working group (20 people) which includes software site representatives and customer representatives.

Derived and Established new software metric set to provide customer more visibility into the software development effort.

Wrote and Implemented new program command media to support the collection of software process metrics data which was reported to central software process group.

Functional Manager for Requirement Management, Software Lead, and Test Lead United Defense, San Jose, CA 1995 - 2000. Provided function requirements management and process support in the management of all United Defense’s software development and systems engineering program efforts.

Responsible for the Management the United Defense Ground Systems Division’s requirements for all projects and the implementation of Requirements Traceability & Management (RTM) tool.

Responsible for the collecting, analyzing, and reporting requirement metrics to senior management.

Work with functional and project management to track and avoid possible risk areas in the project as identified in the metrics.

Established metrics standard used for tracking requirements effort and software test effort which are essential in United Defense’s pursuit of CMM SEI rating level of 4.

Serve as the Software Manager’s representative on Engineering Review Board, Program Change Request screening board, Software Requirements Review Board, and on the Program Management Board.

Implemented and Wrote requirements management process used to guide the software and systems engineering management of requirements.

Tasked to guide and ensure Systems Engineering processes were implemented.

Established requirement review board to ensure the requirements being identified were clear, concise, and testable.

Manage the software development for the operating environment of the Bradley A3 and Grizzly vehicles.

Engineering Manager, U.S. Systems, Inc., Rocklin, CA 1992 – 1995

Managed the engineering, drafting, design, development department and implementation of all U.S. Systems projects.

Served in technical liaison capacity, attending most on-site meeting; represented the company in coordinating and executing contracts.

Managed a variety of communication and control systems projects throughout various sites in the United States. Also, responsible for Systems Integration and software implementation.

Implemented engineering standards which increase quality of the project and improved the company’s with its customers.

Engineering Manager, Shorrock Electronic Systems, Watsonville, CA 1990 – 1992

Managed the engineering, drafting, and assembly divisions for the Shorrock’s Western Regional office.

Developed various communication and control systems for various sites throughout the state of California.

Responsible for systems integration and software implementation.

Assumed responsibility of existing projects, established schedules, and implemented new engineering standards which improved product quality, as well as company’s image with customers; all projects were back on schedule within three months.

Project Manager, SAIC, San Diego, CA, 1985 – 1990 Progressively promoted into positions of more responsibility. SAIC was involved in many high tech projects throughout the world. Managed integration team in debugging software problems on Hospital, ASW, JTIDS, and Data Link projects.

Performed Operability testing, analysis on systems hardware, integrating software development, and performed configurations.

Wrote, implemented, and executed test procedures; performed data extraction and reduction/evaluation.

Provided technical expertise in testing and evaluation for the verification of system performance.

Managed the implementation of the software and hardware requirements to the customer’s satisfaction. Responsible for requirements traceability to systems specification.

Systems Engineer, Vitro Corporation, San Diego, CA, 1983 -1985

Provided design engineering support in the area design, prototype development, and evaluation and debugging of circuitry and circuit board level electronics. Provided quality assurance review of design schematics and documentation.

Developed and implemented improved engineering procedures which increased efficiency and accuracy, and enabled the development to increase their capability to handle more projects.

Identified, revised, and controlled modification to hardware systems and facility configurations and their associated drawings, listings, and documentation.

Reviewed designs, analyzed requirements and provided recommendations for development, procurement, installation, and testing of new systems.

Provided technical expertise in all aspects of repair, maintenance, fabrication, and alteration of complex electronic equipment, with specific expertise in Naval Tactical Data System (NTDS) computers, display consoles, and peripheral equipment.

Data Systems Chief (Retired), U.S. Navy Reserves, 1984 - 1999

Performed the duties of Command Chief (senior enlisted) for the reserve unit USS Abraham Lincoln, CVN - 72.

Managed a unit of 100 men and women of various disciplines; Mechanical, Electrical, Admin, Aircrew, Programmers, and Communications Technicians.

Responsible for providing interfacing between Naval Station Command and Unit Command structure, representing the unit in command functions.

Provided guidance and training in career development, Navy protocol, rules and regulations, and the implementation of military process and procedures.

EDUCATION

EDGE Graduate 2003 – 2006, Sunnyvale, CA 2006

Software Engineering Management Certificate, UC Santa Cruz, San Jose, 2000

M.S., Computer Science, (GPA 3.7), Chapman University, San Diego, CA, 1990

B.S., Electronics, Chapman University, San Diego, CA, 1987

A.A.S., Computer Science, National University, San Diego, CA, 1984.

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