JAMES CEDRIC CUELLAR
***Antoinette Lane Apt G Cell:
South San Francisco, CA 94080
*******.*****@*****.***
SUMMARY
Design for Six Sigma Green Belt Certified Systems Engineer with experience
in meeting FAA standards and DO 178B requirements by designing, and
conducting software validation and verification testing. Effective
communicator skilled at writing detailed software requirements in response
to stringent customer needs. U.S. citizen, actively pursuing pilot's
license, with a strong interest in contributing ability to problem solve to
meet customer deliverables, business goals and management objectives.
KEY QUALIFICATIONS
Operating Systems: MSDOS, Windows XP, OS X
Software Languages: Visual Basic, C
Testing Methodologies: Black/White Box, DO 178B, Root Cause Analysis, Lean
Process
Systems Tool: Dimension, Telelogic DOORS, Windchill Collaborative
Environment, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Office, AIM
products (FdXplorer, 615A EasyLoader), GEL scripts,
Synergy CM, SCADE, and LDRA.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Aero Engine Control, Indianapolis, Indiana January
2011 - March 2013
Software Verification Engineer
. Responsible for the planning, coordination and execution of requirement
base tests of the small gas turbine FADEC program (DO-178B Level A) for
the Bell helicopter.
. Developed and reviewed requirements based scripts and system requirements
using DO-178B MCDC.
. Assisted in development and reviewed software design requirements
documents to ensure correctness and completeness.
. Generate test scripts using SCADE (Model-based development tool) to
verify DO-178B system requirements.
. Generated/maintained test cases and scripts to conform to the corporate
standards for DO-178B Level A certification. (DOORS, MKS )
. Continually communicated and addressed, issues found during the
testing with the development team and provided suggestions to possibly
correct the potential deficiency based on the requirements assessment.
Problem reports were generated in the change control tool (MKS) to track
issues that were discovered.
Crane Aerospace, Burbank, California September 2007 -
September 2010
Software Engineer
. Responsible for the planning, coordination and execution of requirement
base tests of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner Braking System.
. Developed and reviewed requirements based tests/scripts and system
requirements using DO-178B MCDC.
. Wrote test procedure to verify DO-178B system requirements
specifications.
. Assisted in development and reviewed software design requirements
documents to ensure correctness and completeness.
. Facilitated training for new hires and technical staff on the operation
of systems testing platforms.
. Consistently met diverse project goals by freely sharing design and study
information, maintaining open communications within a small group and
managing scheduling/tracking activities.
GE Aviation, Grand Rapids, Michigan April 2007 -
August 2007
Test Engineer
. Responsible for the planning, coordination and execution of systems
integration testing of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner Common Core System (CCS),
its hardware components and software infrastructure. Additional duties
included capturing detailed information on the test environment and
procedures, to enable others to accurate reproduce problems at remote
development centers and providing off-site support for customers at
aircraft integration laboratories.
. Facilitated training for new hires and technical staff on the operation
of systems testing platforms.
. Improved the test procedure process for the B787 verification effort by
eliminating steps and streamlining the process.
. Wrote test procedure to verify DO-178B system requirements
specifications.
Honeywell International, Glendale, Arizona February
2006 - April 2007
Display Test Engineer
. Test focal that met all deliverables by effectively managing Hawker
Horizon and Control Display System Retrofit projects.
. Responsible for ensuring requirements based testing done overseas uses DO-
178B standards when developing requirement base tests.
. Maintained complex spreadsheets to report status and to meet milestones.
. Maintained earned value spreadsheet to track and report testing status to
management.
. Consistently met diverse project goals by freely sharing design and study
information, maintaining open communications within a small group and
managing scheduling/tracking activities.
. Wrote test procedure to verify DO-178B system requirements
specifications.
Smith's Aerospace, Grand Rapids, Michigan May 2005 -
February 2006
Systems Engineer
. Assisted in development and reviewed requirements to develop a test
platform for external customers.
. Developed detail simulated model of varies systems for external
customers.
. Consistently met diverse project goals by freely sharing design and study
information, maintaining open communications within a small group and
managing scheduling/tracking activities.
. Maintained communication with customers to update them with latest
release of software and hardware changes as information became available.
. Updated user manual for the Common Core System designed for the Boeing
787 program.
Honeywell International, Glendale, Arizona June
2001 - May 2005
Systems and Test Engineer
Earned promotion to full time employee status by developing hardware and
software requirements for automated testing platforms and routinely
collaborating with internal/external customers.
. Met Sino Swearingen SJ30-2 project deliverables and achieved software and
requirements improvements by developing TCAS verification and validation
tests.
. Achieved on-time deliverables of Bombardier Global Express project by
developing detailed system requirements.
. Met Cessna Citation XLS program goals by developing and reviewing TATS
systems verification and validation tests.
. Achieved Gulfstream 550 project timelines by reviewing system
requirements for HUD VGS.
. Met Control Display System Retrofit objectives by developing and
reviewing systems verification and validation tests.
. Achieved HUD VGS certification by developing TATS systems verification
and validation tests.
. Test Lead that met all deliverables by effectively managing Gulfstream IV
and V HUD EVS projects.
. Improved test reliability and efficiency by utilizing lean process
methodologies to review test procedures and verify engineering
requirements.
. Met configuration management requirements by managing test platform
hardware and software databases.
. Improved operating integrity of software programs by utilizing new
testing methodology using internal test platforms.
. Achieved 20% decrease in electronic review time using Six Sigma tools to
design lean software requirements and testing process.
. Increased intern and technical staffs' proficiency with operating
aircraft simulators by delivering comprehensive on the job training
program.
. Consistently met diverse project goals by freely sharing design and study
information, maintaining open communications within a small group and
managing scheduling/tracking activities.
. Developed and reviewed requirements based tests/scripts and system
requirements using DO-178B MCDC.
. Wrote test procedure to verify DO-178B system requirements
specifications.
EDUCATION
DeVry University, Phoenix, Arizona
Bachelor of Science in Electronic Engineering of Technology - June 2001
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
. Design for Six Sigma Trained/Certified
. Pilot Training (15+ hour of flight school)
. Visual Basic
. Ground School
. Instrument Training