Engineer Sales

Bill Desjarlais

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WORK

EXPERIENCE:

Inpixon Federal (formerly Spectrum Systems) March 2014 – Present

Software Engineer

I am working as a presales and post sales engineer specializing in HPE/Microfocus Software. The software includes Performance Center, LoadRunner, Application Lifecycle Management, Agile Manager, Unified Functional Testing and SiteScope.

I have worked extensively with both DOD and civilian agencies. This has included assisting the FDA with all aspects of testing including requirements management, test planning, test automation, defect management, and application performance.

I have also helped agencies, including DHS, with ALM and Performance Center upgrades.

I recently helped both the US Mint and US Navy plan, script and execute performance tests using LoadRunner.

Avnet Technology Solutions May 2013 – March 2014

Solutions Architect

I worked as a presales and post sales engineer specializing in HP Software. The software includes Performance Center, LoadRunner, Quality Center and Unified Functional Testing. My duties include delivering presentations to Civilian, DOD, and Intel agencies as well System Integrators and HP Partners. Other duties include performing short term post sales activities to help the customer get up and running with the solutions.

Cortechs November 2012 – May 2013

Performance Center Consultant

I worked as a contractor for Cortechs as an HP Performance Center consultant. Assignments included installation, scripting, and load test execution for the Small Business Administration, U.S. Customs and CSC.

Hewlett-Packard February 2007 – September 2012

Solutions Architect – Federal Practice

I worked as a presales engineer for HP Software specializing in the quality solutions suite of tools. These include Performance Center, LoadRunner, Quality Center, Unified Functional Testing and Project and Portfolio Management (PPM). My duties include delivering presentations to Civilian, DOD, and Intel agencies as well System Integrators and HP Partners. Other duties include performing proofs of concept and helping respond to any RFIs or RFPs.

Mercury Interactive January 2000 - February 2007

Systems Engineer – Federal Practice

As with HP, I was a presales engineer for the federal team. HP acquired Mercury Interactive in in November, 2006 and I became an HP employee in February, 2007.

Mercury Interactive July 1994 – January 2000

Customer Support/Product Expert

Tier I support engineer for numerous products including XRunner, WinRunner, and LoadRunner. Took incoming support calls from the customer and worked with them to resolve product issues. After being promoted to Product Expert, my duties included mentoring Tier I engineers and working with R&D to solve the most difficult LoadRunner issues.

Lockheed Missiles & Space January 1985 – July 1994

Developer/Systems Administrator

Unix System Administrator

Working with the HP-UX and Solaris operating systems, I installed software, added users, configured host settings and performed other admin duties as needed.

Developer

Using the ‘C’ program language I wrote mission critical applications used by data analysis engineers. This involved developing the user interface, inter-process communication, and pulling data from a SQL database.

Clearance:

DOD Top Secret

TECHNICAL:

Languages: C++, Java, JavaScript, Python, C, Visual Basic, SQL

Application Server: J2EE

Operating Systems: Windows, Unix, Linux

Database Systems: SQL Server, Oracle

General: Strong skills in automation tools used in the DevOps cycle from requirements to testing to monitoring.

EDUCATION:

Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, December 1984

Degree: B.S. Computer Science

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