Software Development, Software Test, QA Analyst
Resume:
STEVEN PAUL AUSTIN
Allen, Texas *5002
*********@*********.***
OBJECTIVE
Technical position where ability to analyze, design, and produce quality products will contribute to meeting goals and overall company growth.
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Highly motivated engineering professional with expertise in software design, development, test, and support. Thrives in a fast paced environment and works well within a team and with minimum supervision. Background includes:
MS Visual Studio 14 years
C# 4 years
C++ 13 years
VB .NET trained
ADO .NET trained
MS SQL Server 1 year
ASP .NET trained
XML 1.5 years
CORBA 3 years
UML trained
Oracle 3 years
UNIX 8 years
UNIX Script 2 years
Clear Case 4 years
TCP & UDP 7 years
SoapUI 1 year
WPF 1.5 years
VoIP 3 years
OOD 12 years
Microsoft Team Foundation Server 3 years
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Helped transitioned company’s main product up to the Amazon Web Service (AWS) cloud. Supported both SOAP and REST interface using the Swagger tool.
Traveled internationally to install and verify operation of new press interface software between AVT’s Clarios system for color control and the customer’s press. Made software enhancements on site to resolve customer’s requests.
Resolved a crippling system problem through organizing and participating on an expert team to brainstorm, select, and implement a reliable solution under schedule pressure, achieving customer satisfaction in less than three months.
With Software Management staff level at 50%, developed and tested Solaris scripts to perform complete system software upgrade including the operating system. Install time was reduced from 16 hours to 4 hours.
Led development team in designing and developing a Split Mode application on the Megahub and EMX 2500 products that provided customers a means to upgrade software loads while reducing total outage time from 6 hours to 42 seconds.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Anchor Software, LLC Plano, TX 3/2016 – 7/2017
Software Designer
Developed, tested and documented an application used to monitor customer usage of purchased software on local servers using c#, WPF, and MySQL. This executable would alert technicians of possible problems customer might be having. Developed an application using the REST methodology that was published on the AWS cloud. This application, written in c#, was for a highly scalable address quality web service solution. Made the company’s initial configuration using Amazon’s cloud configuration tools to build the EC2. Migrated several older projects to newer versions of Visual Studio.
Advanced Visual Technologies (AVT) Dallas, TX 3/2007 – 1/2016
Software Systems Engineer
Design, developed, test and document Original Press Manufactures press interface for communicating inker key moves, receiving current ink key positions and closed loop status. Implement new features in Clarios Client including developing new GUI’s. Apply code changes to MS Windows XP and Windows 7 using Visual C++ and C# to correct problems. Verify product meets requirements before deployment.
DATAMATIC Plano, TX 5/2005 – 3/2007
QA Engineer
Install RouteSTAR MVP and ROADRUNNER application software and verify operations using test plans and test scenarios. Apply code changes to MS Windows CE using Visual C++ to correct problems. Verify product meets requirements before deployment.
EDUCATION
Microsoft Certified Solution Developer
Southern Methodist University (SMU)
CERTIFICATIONS
Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)
Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD)
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
MILITARY
Four Year U.S. Air Force Veteran
Honorable Discharge with Commendations
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