JAMES E. SEARLE, JR.
Hoffman Estates, IL
acukzu@r.postjobfree.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimsearle
SYSTEM INTEGRATION ENGINEER
Quality Assurance – Waterfall / Agile - Software Validation and Verification
Expert in 4G (LTE) and 3G (CDMA) telematics telecommunications systems installation, integration, commissioning, network infrastructure and maintenance. Knowledgeable build master who has successfully integrated software loads while performing sanity tests in addition to deploying time sensitive firmware upgrades.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Operating Systems: UNIX, LINUX, Windows and TANDEM.
Software / Databases: HP Quality Center, Clear Case, DOORS, Wireshark, Quick Test Pro (QTP), Perl,
Expect, UNIX Shell, HTML, Citrix, QXDM, SQL, Caterpillar ET, Vector
CANAlyzer, JIRA, MS Dynamics, Testlink, Mantis BT.
Hardware: Motorola Solutions and Nokia’s Network Element Manager,
Sun Microsystems / Oracle servers, Vector CANcase XL, Twin Disc (EC300),
Caterpillar ECU (10R3571, 70pin).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The Bradford Group, Niles, IL December 2015 – January 2016
QA Manual Tester (Contractor / Forbes Technical Consulting)
- Short term project help for functional testing using MS Dynamics AX 2012 using Testlink and Mantis
BT.
Twin Disc, Inc., Racine, WI March 2015 – November 2015
Software Test Engineer (Contractor / AeroTek) Marine Electronic Propulsion Control System
-Document and report test outcomes; Analyze the validity of results using Vector CANAlyzer 8.1.97 SP6.
Used Vector 2 channel Cancase XL to verify RS-485 communications throughout system.
-Participate in Agile software troubleshooting activity and make recommendations for needed modifications to correct problems.
-Participate in software design reviews, debugging, configuring and documenting both embedded and pc based software.
Nokia, Arlington Heights, IL April 2011 – December 2014
LTE Research and Development Engineer
-Performed Agile software testing and verification and validation on Major releases and point releases with HP Quality Center.
-Create telematics test environment to validate system functionality against system and feature requirements.
-Ensure that all requirements are successfully verified and exceptions documented.
-Execute, performance and availability testing to the limits defined by requirements, or to limits achievable by lab configurations, with deviations noted.
-Work with development and systems engineering to recreate / resolve field failure issues in a timely manner.
-Provide a thorough, repeatable, documented and traceable validation of the full system prior to customer delivery (Flawless launch) using automation tools QTP, UFT, Flame5 and Pegasus.
-Using MySQL for database verification so that automation and manual addition of information is correct.
Motorola, Inc., Arlington Heights, IL December 2008 – April 2011
LTE Engineer Test Sr.
-Translated Agile system requirements into test cases using HP Quality Center, meeting system performance criteria.
-Defined and executed telematics test cases to validate documented customer operational procedures to ensure accuracy and effectiveness.
Messaging Products, Arlington Heights, IL February 2007 – December 2008
Engineer Test Sr.
- Performance and Capacity testing of the TANDEM Server Net SMS Gateway for Verizon Wireless
CDMA networks.
- Worked with 4, 8 and 12 mated pair enviroment on the G6.24 software and upgraded 3 systems to
-latestG6.29.3 OS. Familar with setting up Zsam's for ethernet communications.
-Create test plan from Test Design Specification, develop test cases from test requirements and execute test cases.
-User Perl to automate tests using existing infrastructure.
-Set up customer configurations and test at system level.
-Perform performance, interoperability and scaling tests. Analyze failures and defects.
iDEN, Schaumburg, IL April 1999 – February 2007
System Test Engineer Sr.
-Responsible for the software path upgrades for product releases.
-Primary tester for SPA / CALEA.
iDEN Home Location Register Engineer Test Sr.
-Used automation test tool, Quick Test Pro.
-Used Orcale's MySQL to verify total number of users against Web gui count.
MCI/MIRS/iDEN, Schaumburg, IL August 1994 – April 1999
Systems Engineer II
Lab Support Maintained 14 DAP test beds used by 60 engineers. (+ equipment procurement). Supported transition of DAP system testing to Toronto Design Center and oversaw the re-building and setup of the lab on-site.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ