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Engineer Development

Location:
Baltimore, MD
Posted:
December 28, 2012

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Allan Whitworth **@********.***

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Internet Test & Development

Objective

Seeking a growth position in the development and testing of Internet systems for business. Desire to use

both emerging technologies and proven methods in innovative ways to build client satisfaction. Enjoy

working in both team and independent environments.

Summary:

QA of Internet site content, graphic and logic flow for English and Japanese websites.

Graphics creation, editing, optimizing, (photos, transparent and animated graphics)

Create surveys, DOM form data validation, dynamic CGI pages with JavaScript, Perl, Python

Composition of HTML / WML / XML tables, forms, framesets, document descriptors (OMA DRM),

JavaScript validation, redirection, etc.

Manual HTML repair and optimization of clients' work originated in WYSIWYG editors.

Skilled prototyping with 3rd party tools (Macromedia DreamWeaver, Fireworks, etc.)

Effective Client Support and negotiation, localization, bridging cultural issues of style, color, and

language

Device and Application Skill set: Firmware, software and mobile network technologies

Interoperability tests of with Java, BREW, PalmOS, Windows CE, and Data connectivity

Mobile devices: PalmOS, WinCE, CDMA / GSM phone / PDAs / IrDA, GPRS data.

Success from inception to completion of wireless firmware projects, including:

IOTA, OMA DRM, OpenWave browser, UI, MMS, SMIL, SMS, WML,

Create and maintain Perl, Python, VB, VBA, and BASH scripts for tests, data parsing and

validation for CDMA, SMS simulators on Linux and Unix consoles

Experience:

Ocean Systems Engineering Corp - January 2006 to May 2006 QA Lead / Engineering

Specification Writer

QA Management: Initiate comprehensive QA campaign from the ground up for 6

developers creating web client interface for cameras and sensors with JSP / JBOSS

Document Control: Create Test Plans, User Manuals, Metrics, pivot table statistics

Present Statistical analysis for Project Managers' planning meetings ("Bug Scrubs")

Manage Bug Tracking Web Portal and link live data to Excel pivot table reports

Create and execute full feature and regression tests. Verify bugs, escalate critical issues.

Train and work with team for round-the-clock stress tests prior to delivery

Part of delivery team deploying product to Navy SIL Lab, Baltimore, Maryland

Active Secret security clearance

Symwave - September to December 2005 - QA Startup Development Contract

Create formal QA infrastructure and periodic test and build schedule from ground up

Write test plans, test suites, and Product, Engineering and Process ("how to") manuals

Program MS-Access system to track bugs and ownership, replacing overgrown

uncontrolled Excel file.

Liaison between sales, customers and US and China development teams.

Create installer, and turned over new system to interns and project management.

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Internet Test & Development

Kelly Engineering - 1997 to 2005 - QA Engineer assigned to projects with:

Nokia Mobile Phones QA Engineer

WAP (push), WML, Browser Testing, SMIL, MMS, SMS, development and

execution

Admin of department website / publish test specs and results on test portal

Build Acceptance and Interoperability Testing, Live and Lab networks

IOTA Specification and Test development, to delivery to test teams

Served four member development team in Sprint's Acceptance Lab in Kansas

OMA DRM (Combined and Separate Delivery), Level 1 Acceptance, UI

Intel Wireless Lab QA Engineer

Web and Help documentation and testing, English and Japanese

802.11 driver installation, Proset, miniPCI, throughput testing, some WHQL tests

Error tracking, bug scrub "triage" meetings between test & development teams

Lab and Ghost inventory management

Hewlett-Packard San Diego Software Test Center

Create, edit, and execute Test Scripts, leveraging and annotating for future

projects, including Euro and Asian smoke testing (DBCS) and full test cycles of I/O,

MSI, PnP, Contention, Win9x, NT, ME, XP, MS-Office

Create / Manage inventory of supported "Ghost" images of Operating Systems: NT,

Win9x, Win2K, WinXP. Flash firmware as needed. Burn build CDs as needed.

Software and Drivers: Photo editing and card readers for Sony, MMC, and others.

Special projects: Test and install corporate customer builds. Katakana LCD testing

San Diego Gas and Electric (Tree Mapping project Hardware manager)

Hardware integration and Beta Tester Administrator for six (6) field testers

Created MS-Access and VB6 Visual Studio and Web / JavaScript applications for

inventory document control, paging field personnel

Data validation before transfer from Beta units to SQL server.

Siemens Mobile 2/2003 to 9/2004 - NAFTA QA Engineer

Create, execute test plans, and verify results for MMS, SML, WML, SMS, File import and

Data conversion from German text files to MS-Access and Excel

Kyocera Wireless - 8/2002 to 2/2003 - QA Engineer for accelerated 7135 project

QA of prototype CDMA telephone/PDA (PalmOS) using Tektronix and Agilent tools, Test

Expert, and live connections to:

perform ad hoc, full feature, regression and verification tests. Used results to

create formal test specification

create and execute formal tests of Palm OS, mobile phone, web browser, 911,

SMS, PC installation, and accessories

stress tests and contention tests of CDMA vs. PalmOS

Leverage previous outlines and other model's documentation to create new product test

plans

Microserv - 8/1995 to 2/1997 - Field Engineer to US DOE remote super fund site

Troubleshoot and Repair PC, network, video, modem, and other peripheral

electromechanical and logic assemblies.

Deploy new operating systems, backup and restore, train clients.

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Internet Test & Development

Concurrent Web Development - OverRev, Okui etc. 1994 to 2000

Consult, Photograph and Develop Websites (HTML and Content)

Web Graphics: Photograph, edit, animate as needed

Support Web Hosting for Japanese and English WebPages

Proof, Edit, Advise and create English for

http://www.okuielec.com/

Race Across America 1997 and 1996

Create internet surveys, developing forms and form validation with CGI and JavaScript

ADTECHS/ (subsidiary of JGC Yokohama) 11/93 - 5/95 - Technician / Technical Writer

Development and support. of Engineering, Labor and Accounts Payable records and

reports for DOE

Programmed Paradox reporting solutions to integrate, simplify and improve existing

processes

PC and printer network support for Japanese and English speaking engineers

Technical Writing of Instrumentation Specs, Contract Negotiation Minutes, and Agendas

Education

Experience greater or equivalent to BS/CS. Continuing Education Goals include BS/CS (2006-7)

A.S. Degree Computer Science (Microprocessors, Calculus, Pascal, Assembly, Fortran, C, etc.)

Japanese for Business (University of Washington Extension), 1997

Other Skills, Languages

Dell certified: desktop and laptops

PC support for Japanese and English speaking engineers.

Web development and QA of bilingual website and help documents

Conversational Japanese, very basic reading skills for menu navigation

Security

Active US military secret security clearance (expires 5/2008)

Nuclear training and clearance for BPA's WPPSS Nuclear Power facilities

U.S. Citizen with current passport

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