Dave Caganek

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Port Crane, NY

13833

Phone: 607-***-****

E-mail: ac01ab@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Objective Summary

As a result of my extensive career experience working for several of the nation’s top industrial, defense contracting and aerospace corporations, I have developed a valuable, broad spectrum skill set that uniquely situates me to successfully perform in a variety of management, engineering, operations and sales/marketing roles. I have held positions as a technical project manager, staff level software engineer, staff level quality assurance engineer, integration/test engineer, configuration management engineer and customer advocacy engineer. I have a proven track record of success, with many years of leadership experience working on an array of development programs of various sizes. I am comfortable working within Integrated Program Teams (IPTs) and with individuals. I have considerable experience interacting and communicating with all team members including co-workers, managers, sub-contractors, suppliers, and customers. I am motivated, disciplined, dedicated and focused. I possess the professional knowledge, experience, capability, demeanor, communication skills and leadership qualities that enable me to be a top performer that delivers results.

Education

1979 - 1982 Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado

Dual Major - B.S. in Computer Science / B.S. in Biology-Zoology

1977 - 1979 Broome Community College Binghamton, New York

A.A.S. - Liberal Arts and Sciences

SW/HW Systems Experience

Software: AS9100, ISO 9001:2000, CMMI, DO-178B, JIRA, Oracle CRM on Demand, SQL, Visual C++, C, Windows, Linux, Unix, Shell Script, UML, OpenGL, Vega, TIGERS, X, Motif, V-Tree, GLG Toolkit, UIM/X, Fortran, Pascal, SQL Server, MS Office, ClearQuest, ClearCase, Oracle, REMS, ECAD, DOORS, Empress RDMS, Interleaf, Razor, SCCS, JCL, Star Team, Falcon View, One SAF Testbed (OTB), One-SAF AVCATT Variant (OAV), RBAT,

Web / Internet: HTML, VBA, MS FrontPage, MS IIS, FTP, Netscape, Explorer, Chrome, Adobe Photoshop, MS Windows. Coursework in the following: Java, JavaScript, ASP, CGI, Perl, PHP, XML and Visual Basic.

Hardware: Flight Simulator Instructor Operator Stations (IOS) for (UH-60, CH-47, AH-64, F-16, F-4, F-111), Windows PC, McIntosh, Apple, IBM, Sun, HP, SGI, Gould, Vax, Concurrent, Digital Scanner, Digital Camera, Mouse, Keyboard, Printer, Web Cameras, Copiers, Fax, Pocket PC, Laptop, iPad, Tablet PC, IPod, Blackberry, Smart Phone.

Career History

10/15 – Present

12/10 – 10/15

4/09 – 12/10

Interface Inc. Atlanta, GA

Sr. Business Analyst - CRM

Senior Business Analyst functioning as CRM System Administrator responsible for collaborating with and working in an integrated team environment on the design, development, implementation, test, maintenance and customer support for the corporate global CRM Solution. I interface daily with management as well as internal and external customers in the ongoing full life cycle development process. I live in and work remotely from Binghamton, NY. I also travel and work at corporate offices in Atlanta, GA and other locations as necessary to support all project activities.

Raymond Corporation Greene, NY

Oracle Database System Administrator

As the Raymond Corporate Oracle CRM on Demand System Administrator, I am part of a team responsible for design, development, implementation and maintenance of the Raymond Sales and Marketing database solution. My primary responsibilities include application design and development, testing and quality control, database deployment and troubleshooting, data importing and integration, report generation, upgrade and maintenance of the database and user management and control. I interface daily with both internal and external customers via email, land line, cell phone and in person. I travel to service centers as necessary to support testing as well as providing training and support.

Lockheed Martin Global Training and Logistics Orlando, Florida

Quality Engineer – Staff

As the lead Quality Engineer (SQE) for the WARSIM program, and a member of the WARSIM Integrated Program Team (IPT), I was responsible for implementation and oversight of all quality related activities for this program. These activities included developing Basis of Estimates (BOEs) for proposals, reviewing all program requirements, instituting a proactive Quality Program Plan (QPP) based on ISO 9001:2000, AS9100 and CMMI, performing quality product and process audits and inspections, oversight of software/systems development and integration & test, CDRL development and reviews, monitoring and support of all Integration Events(IE), Validation Events (VE) and Operational Readiness Exercises (ORE), interfacing with all IPT members, media audits and inspections. I am also LM21 Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt Certified, CMMI trained, CMMI program lead and the WARSIM Program Excellence / LM21 lead. Currently hold a TS SCI Security Clearance.

12/06 – 4/09

5/01 – 12/06

4/00 – 5/01

11/97 – 4/00

09/97 – 11/97

06/97 – 09/97

12/88 – 06/97

03/88 – 12/88

04/86 – 03/88

02/86 – 04/86

03/85 – 09/85

Lockheed Martin Systems Integration-Owego Owego, New York

Software Engineer - Staff, Software Quality Engineer – Staff

Led the software quality assurance effort on both the A-10 and VH-71 Displays software development programs. Responsible for development and implementation of the software quality program plan. Activities include proposals and bids, audits and inspections, subcontractor oversight, software testing/witnessing, CDRL/SDRL development and reviews, support all software development activities, CM interface, media inspection, support program reviews. Also, functioned as the Supplier Software Compliance and Performance Manager / Software Oversight Engineer on the MMH Acoustics Tech Insert program. Worked closely with the Subcontracts Program Manager (SPM) to manage and support supplier software development activities. Responsible for performing supplier risk based assessments/audits using LM RBAT tool. Monitor supplier software development to insure compliance with CMMI and ISO standards. Serve as software liaison and oversight between suppliers and LM software team. LM21 Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt trained. CMMI Trained.

Rockwell Collins Simulation/Training Binghamton, New York

Technical Project Manager, Sr. Systems Project Engineer, Sr. Software Engineer

Technical Project Manager (TPM) for the Army Lift Simulator Modernization Program (LSMP). Directly participate and share responsibility with the program Manager (PM) for all program and project life-cycle activities including proposals, costing, estimating, planning, risks, scheduling, reviews, meetings, status, development, testing, CM, QA, production, installation, support and maintenance. I plan, direct, coordinate and control the project resources and activities for a team of up to 35 software engineers. I interact on a daily basis with our customer (U.S. Army). Prior to my promotion to TPM in 2003, I was the Instructor Operator Station (IOS) Lead Software Engineer for both the LSMP program and the Air Force F-16 Modular Simulated Aircraft Maintenance Trainer (MSAMT) program. DOD Security Clearance.

Knovel Corp. – William Andrew Publishing Binghamton, New York

Sr. Engineer - System Test, Quality Assurance, Customer Support

Manager of Testing and Quality Assurance. Performed functional and regression testing of the corporate websites and all of the corporate CD client products. Developed quality and testing protocols and procedures for the software development team. Solely responsible for research, implementation, system administration, maintenance and backup of the corporate software configuration management system. Developed the corporate book production database and reporting system using Microsoft Excel and Access. As senior customer support engineer I interfaced daily with clients via phone and e-mail. I handled online subscriptions and supported all corporate CD and Web products. Implemented and maintained the corporate Intranet website using Internet Information Server (IIS).

Lockheed Martin Control Systems Johnson City, New York

Sr. Software Engineer, Sr. Software Quality Engineer

Developed and maintained the LMCS Quality Systems Intranet Web Site. Worked with SQL Server 7.0 database applications. Software QA Engineer for engine and flight controls programs including CF34 and KTX2. Developed and administered Software Quality Program Plans. Monitored engineering software development procedures. Performed process and product audits. Developed and maintained software quality activity Access database. Developed and monitored program defect metrics. Performed customer product and process reviews. Directed Formal Qualification Testing for controls programs. Also Sr. Software Engineer on the V22 Tilt-Rotor Aircraft program. Developed and maintained Data Management software. Performed system analysis, coding, debugging, unit testing and integration testing using Motorola 1750 Assembly Language.

Ensco Inc. Endicott, New York

Sr. Software Engineer

Developed C code applications software for graphical displays for LAMPS military helicopter program. Responsibilities included requirements analysis, design, coding and testing of X windows applications software. Produced products for engineering design and code review processes.

Paradigm Flight Simulation Dallas, Texas

Sr. Customer Advocacy Engineer

Performed phone and in-house customer software support for a Silicon Graphics based Visual Simulation product called Vega. Received extensive training and developed intimate knowledge of the Vega product. Resolve all levels of customer support issues. I enjoyed extensive telephone, computer and personal interaction with U.S. and International customers.

CAE / Hughes Training Inc. Binghamton, NY-Dallas, Texas

Sr. Software Engineer

Developed real-time applications software for Instructor Operator Stations (IOS) and Visual Systems used on commercial and military real-time flight-simulators including F-111, F-16, Blackhawk, Apache, SOACMS, UTD. Utilized OOA/OOD techniques. Analyzed system requirements, designed software systems, presented system designs at customer reviews, coded and documented real-time and off-line software systems, integrated, tested and debugged real-time software systems. Functioned as Training Systems Lead Engineer on Blackhawk IOS Upgrade program. Managed the schedule, budget, and personnel. DOD Security Clearance.

General Electric (GE) Consulting Services Syracuse, New York

Computer Systems Software Consultant

Primary responsibility was to test and debug the C language real-time software that provided the database control for a US Navy AEGIS system running an an/uyk-43b computer. This task involved initiating and investigating software problem reports, analyzing real-time test scenarios to identify system problems, utilizing real-time debugging tools, and designing, coding, and testing of software. DOD Security Clearance.

Singer-Link Flight Simulation Binghamton, New York

Software Engineer, Unix System Administrator, Configuration Management Engineer

Unix Systems Administrator and CM Engineer for F-111 flight simulator software support center (SSC). Managed and updated the simulator software configuration using a Link Software Engineering Management System (SEMS). Developed and tested software control and processing tools. Engineered updates to real-time simulator software. Validated simulator Acceptance Test Procedures (ATP). DOD Security Clearance.

NYS Electric and Gas Corp. Ithaca, New York

Consultant Programmer Analyst

PL/1 Applications Development.

IBM Corporation Endicott, New York

Consultant Programmer Analyst

VAX Based Software Tools Development

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