Engineer Software
Resume:
ARMAND R. DABNEY
Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230
*******@*****.***
SUMMARY
I have over 15 years of fulltime work experience as a manager of
people and departments. Creating workable solutions to complex
problems is one of my greatest strengths. I have been described as a
'Rain Maker'. Departments, groups, individuals and projects increase
in production and quality because I am part of their team. I desire
to be a part of a company that appreciates extra effort and a strong
commitment to work. I am an excellent communicator and my ability to
reduce elaborate or intertwined ideas, processes, technical
documentation, and action plans to their basic elements makes me an
asset in the work place. I am seeking to work in the areas of
Business Management, Human Services Management, and Customer Service.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
ADVISOR/EVENT MANAGER
The Majesty Foundation, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI March 2010 -
Present
Provide planning, promotion, and facilitation for foundation
sponsored events. Schedule and maintain communication with
speakers, vendors, and event participants. Coordinate and
monitor event timelines and assists in preparing promotional
materials for events. Provide post event customer support.
Established Contact Management Database
Create Donor Support Letter. Create Electronic Ads for events
with links to Point of Sale kiosk. Mail merged Contact Manager
Database with labels for mass mailing. Follow up calls made to
mass mail recipients. Distributed event brochures at
conferences, luncheons, & meetings. Marketed event on
television. Conducted meetings with potential donors to assist
the integration of the post event program into their markets.
Negotiated contracts for services for the event
ENUMERATOR (Census Taker)
The United States Census Bureau, Detroit, MI, March
2010 - July 2010
Received assignments which involved locating and listing
households and conducting interviews with respondents,
explaining the purpose of the census, asking questions as worded
on census forms. Canvassed assignment areas looking for every
place where a person lives or could live. Assigned by
supervisor to follow up on field coverage problems. To
determine if designated households, persons, or geographic areas
were counted in the census and counted correctly. Met with
supervisor at specified times for reviewing and turning in work
and receiving procedures and clarification of instructions.
Maintained records of hours worked, units produced, miles
driven, quality control results, and expenses incurred in the
performance of duties. Held responsible for accurate,
expeditious, completion of assignments.
MANAGER COUNSELING CENTER
Word Of Faith Christian Center, Southfield, MI September 1998 -
September 2008
Managed day to day operations for a counseling center that
scheduled 1600 counseling sessions per year. Scheduled
Counseling Center staff and managed resource allocation.
Reported Counseling Center metrics to upper management via
department reports. Maintained 'Counseling Section' of staff
handbook. Trained new counselors and outside party's on
counseling and Counseling Center procedures. Developed and
taught workshops on Counseling Center platforms. Developed
program to service counseling clients from remote locations.
Researched training programs for staff development. Maintained
reference library for staff. Served as Subject Matter Expert
and Senior Level Advisor and for ministry wide counseling
issues.
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Visteon Automotive Systems, Dearborn, MI
Using the Software Capability Maturity Model as a guideline,
wrote Requirements Specifications, and Software Designs. This
Included Coding, Debug, Test, Documentation & Release of
Automotive Controller Module Test Software for use in Production
Modules and by Production Test Stands. Purchased engineering
equipment and software tools for use in the Software Development
Process. Designed & implemented a Software Configuration
Management System.
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Steeplechase Software Inc., Ann Arbor, MI
Designed, Coded, Debugged, Tested, Documented & Released Drivers
for a PC based Industrial Control software product. Software
Drivers implemented GUI design using "Windows Common Controls."
"Soft Wired" the resource compiler output to the runtime
application. Runtime application written in C/C++ for a PC based
control cards. The software design is based upon a multitasking
Real Time Operating System, INtime (iRMX). INtime controls
Windows NT which runs as a background process. Drivers were
written for 16 bit and 32 bit environments.
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER/DEVELOPER
Siemens Automotive, Airbag Engineering, Auburn Hills, MI
Designed, Coded, Debugged and Released code written for a
Siemens/Ford Motor
Company joint design project. Code written in 'C' and
Assembly Language for
use on a 16 bit microcontroller unit. Primary responsibilities
include writing the Serial
Communications Interface Specification and coding to the ISO
9141 Automotive
Industry Standard.
FIELD SERVICE INSTALLER/TRAINER
Advanced Voice Technologies, Detroit, MI
Installation of OEM turnkey voice messaging systems (PC based).
Configured generic software to fit customer application. On-
sight training of System Administrators and end users. On-sight
verification of phone line connections and data transfers.
SENIOR SOFTWARE/PROJECT DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER
Ford Motor Company, Powertrain Engineering, Dearborn, MI
Performed real-time functional system test on pre-production and
production release
vehicle control software. Simulation test code written in
FORTRAN on DEC VAX VMS
system to mirror vehicle software. Isolated and corrected
discrepancies between test
software and vehicle software.
SYSTEMS ENGINEER/ANALYST
General Motors Corp., CPC Service Technology Group, Warren, MI
Researched and applied current computer technologies toward GM
Service applications.
Developed and coordinated standard tools (hardware/software) for
use on in-house
software development. Coordinated data transfers between
divisional database (LAN
File Server), IBM PC workstations, engineering tools and vehicle
computers.
SOFTWARE ENGINEER/GROUP LEADER
General Motors Corp., CPC Service Technology Group, Warren, MI
Wrote diagnostic computer programs for use on 8 - bit Embedded
System used for vehicle systems analysis. Developed software
using IBM PC computers. Wrote code in 'C' and Motorola 6803
Assembler implementing a Real Time/Interrupt Driven software
set. Wrote software validation procedures. Validated
application software using simulators, logic analyzers, in
circuit emulators and vehicle computers. Generated software
specifications and procedures for projects outsourced to
vendors. Interpreted and applied corporate specifications for
serial data communications to the software development process.
Coordinated integration of past and current application
software into future products (prototype, pilot & release
hardware). Purchased equipment and commercial software tools to
support the software development environment. Provided
direction to hardware and software support staffs. Performed
updates and maintenance to system software. Wrote operation
manuals and users guides for all programs released to the field.
SENIOR ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
General Motors Corp., Rochester Products Division, Rochester, NY
Wrote engineering specifications for the purchase and
installation of environmental test chambers. Wrote system
calibration procedures for product validation test stands.
Designed new test stands and retrofitted old test stands with
IBM PC based control systems. Electrical design, installation,
and debug of product durability test stands.
PROJECT ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
General Motors Corp., Rochester Products Division, Rochester, NY
Maintain, upgrade, build and debug automatic and semiautomatic
computer controlled test stands. Correlated engineering
development test stands to plant production test stands using
Statistical Process Control Methods. Designed, built, installed
and debugged rack mount and portable "Explosion Proof"
engineering test systems for use with hazardous fuels.
INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
General Motors Corp., Rochester Products Division, Rochester, NY
Procurement and financial forecasting of electronic/electrical
supplies and equipment for the vehicle research and development
test fleet. Designed, built and debugged Mobile Instrumentation
Vehicle used at remote test sites. Built and debugged prototype
electronic circuits for use with vehicle computer systems.
Wrote computer programs for use in vehicle on board data
acquisition system.
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
HARDWARE Intel 8085, 8086, 80x86 Motorola 6800, 6801/6803, 68HC11,
68020, 68332, DEC VAX, APPLE CENTRIS, MS DOS, MS WINDOWS
3.1, MS WINDOWS NT, UNIX, VMS, APPLE OS/2
SOFTWARE C, C++, Assembler, FORTRAN, Pascal, Basic, MS Visual C++,
Codewrite, MKS Source Integrity, PVCS, MS Office Suite, MS
Works, MS Power Point, MS Project, Crosstalk, Timeline,
Word Perfect, Visio, ABC Flowcharter, Auto CAD, IBM
Spectrographics
EQUIPMENT Emulators, Logic Analyzers, Oscilloscopes, DVM, PC based
Data Acquisition Units, Data Loggers, EPROM Programmers
COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS J1850, OBDI, OBDII, RS232, RS422
EDUCATION / CERTIFICATION
Spring Arbor University Spring
Arbor, MI
Bachelor of Arts. Management and Organizational
Development GPA 3.28 4.0=A
Principles of Leadership & Management, Group &
Organizational Behavior, Organizations & Environments,
Critical Analysis & Research Writing, Statistical Methods &
Research, Project Management Research Project (Thesis),
Human Resource Management & Supervision, Management of
Financial Resources, Individual in the Organization, Adult
Development & Life Planning, Values: Personal & Social
Marygrove College Detroit, MI
UNIX/C Certification Program. UNIX Operating System
Fundamentals, Shell Programming, System Installation &
Administration, Network Installation & Administration
(TCP/IP Protocol), The 'C' Programming Language, Advanced
'C' Programming, UNIX Software Development Tools. . Over
360 hours of hands on classroom instruction and application
programming were completed in the UNIX Operating System and
the 'C' Programming Language.
Word of Faith Christian Center Detroit, MI
Diploma: Ministerial Preparation. GPA 4.0 4.0=A Honors:
Summa Cum Laude
Licensed - June 1995; Ordained - October 1998
DeVry Institute of Technology Columbus, OH
Electronic Engineering Technician GPA 3.93 4.0 = A
Applied Mathematics - Electronics I & II, Basic Electronics
I& II, Pulse & Digital Circuits, Digital Computers,
Electronic Communications I, II & III, Instrumentation &
Control, Microprocessor Systems, Digital Lab I, II & III,
Communications Lab I, II & III.
Honors: Presidential Honor Society - 5 Terms
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