Sr Lead Engineer-Test

Patrick McAndrew 847-***-****

Bolingbrook, IL ***40

*********@*****.***

www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-mcandrew

SUMMARY

A hard working Validation Engineer with extensive experience testing telecommunications equipment. Expert in test management and defect tracking software. Experience automating tasks for both testing and test management/reporting. Always looking for ways to improve process and getting team and management buy in.

18 years experience with Coriant/Tellabs telecommunications equipment.

Experience writing and updating processes, work instructions and forms.

Experience writing software to automate repetitive tasks associated with installation and acceptance testing.

Two years experience as a first line supervisor, responsible for training and supervising subordinates.

Granted a SECRET security clearance by the federal government.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Coriant/Tellabs, Naperville, Illinois 1999-2017

Sr Lead Engineer-Test, 2005 – 2017

I worked closely with the system engineers to review and understand requirements. I developed test cases to cover the requirements. I worked closely with the software developers to both understand implementation and analyze defects. Participated in transition from waterfall to more agile software testing methodologies. Wrote an integration between test management and defect tracking software to support defect tractability.

Lead for Quality Center on the validation team

Automated Quality Center tasks to reduce the time to prepare test progress reports by 75%

Technical lead for re-writing requirements traceability process after changing software tools

Wrote an integration between Jira and Quality Center using Python and Rest API to support traceability between defects and failed test cases

Planning Engineer - New Product Introduction, 2001-2005

Investigated new product offerings and enhancements to existing products. Developed and maintained task specific procedures for the functional disciplines deploying the products. Identified additions and updates to hardware and software tools used to deploy the products

Provided Excel VBA based running list generators to support critical deployments before Engineering tools were updated

Served as a liaison between product deployment experts and the engineering tools developers

Field Service Engineer - Customer Service, 1999-2001

Participated in a team to automate repetitive tasks associated with initializing and acceptance testing Tellabs systems. Wrote and updated processes, work instructions and forms in support of TL9000 certification. Experience mentoring Field Service Engineers.

Continuously improved efficiency by writing and updating test scripts.

Improved the service contract with scripts to generate reports

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Patrick McAndrew 847-***-****

US COM, Lisle, Illinois 1998-1999

Contracted to Tellabs as a Field Service Engineer

Performed field activities following Tellabs and customer procedures to fulfill deployment requirements. Field activities included initialization, acceptance testing, software upgrades, hardware expansion and troubleshooting.

DeVry, Addison, Illinois 1997-1998

Academic Support Center Faculty Assistant

Provided tutoring in electronics to students in the Electronics Technician and Electronics Engineering Technology curriculum. Provided tutoring in basic math to students in all curriculums. Participated in tutor certification training

U.S. Army, Fort Sill, Oklahoma 1991-1996

Chief of Fire Direction Center

Supervised operations relating to the command and control of a platoon of 19 personal and 9 vehicles. Established and maintained voice and data communication networks. Supervised the operation and maintenance of computers, radios, and other electronic equipment. Received Army Achievement Medal for wining best Platoon Operations Center in 1996 section competition. Selected as Noncommissioned Officer of the month for Nov. 95 and Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter, Second Quarter, FY 1996

EDUCATION / TRAINING

B.S. Degree, Major: Electronics Engineering Technology

DeVry Institute of Technology, Addison, Illinois

Professional Development Courses, or Certifications

Certificate, Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course, Fort Sill, OK, 1995

Certificate, Primary Leadership Development Course, Fort Sill, OK, 1994

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