Engineer Manager

Tony Ferrario

Hardware/Software Engineer at Consulting

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

Summary

Test Engineer • Department Manager (Testing)

Test Manager • Software Engineer • Embedded Systems

Take-charge Test Engineer and Project Manager with over 20 years of progressively challenging experience in

design, implementation, and improvement of automatic test systems.

Special expertise – System verification and testing. Strong foundation as electrical engineer (B.S.E.E.) with

special expertise in embedded systems.

Versatile Contributor: In addition to system test, leverages breadth of hands-on, cross-functional experience in

fast growing startup companies.

Commitment: Delivers more than expected on every assignment with 100% commitment to company and team

success.

Embedded RTOS System: Intel, IBM, Linux

Specialties

Project Management

Quality Assurance

Procedure Development

C, C++, C#, .net, Python, Assembly

Process Re-engineering

Staff Management

Software Development

Embedded Systems

Special Projects

Assembly Automation

System Design

Labview

Experience

Hardware/Software Engineer at Consulting

January 2012 - Present (2 years 1 month)

Automating Medical Billing for several medical practices. Including Optimus Medical Billing.

Generation of 837 files for Medical Insurance billing.

IT Administration for Medical Offices

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FTP Site creation and maintenance.

Medisoft software management and maintenance for multiple practices.

OPS and SVT Manager at OnMobile

November 2010 - Present (3 years 3 months)

Network Engineer at QuantaBits, Inc.

2013 - 2013 (less than a year)

Sr System Integration, Automation Engineer and SVT Manager at Dilithium Networks

January 2003 - December 2012 (10 years)

Defined developed and implemented product test strategy. For in-house and customer use.

Defined and developed automation tools. Both standalone and WEB Based. Use by both Dilithium and

Dilithium customers. This tools not only tested the products but allows for easy system configurations.

Developed Test Plan and Reporting Processes

Develop production and Engineering test fixtures.

Solved customers' field problems on live systems

Developed Product Trouble Shooting procedures.

Trained production and field technicians

Tools used: Python, wxPython, C++, Apache web server, Windows XP and Linux, TCL, NetSNMP,

LabView, PERL

8 recommendations available upon request

SVT Manager at Dilithium

2003 - 2009 (6 years)

1 recommendation available upon request

SVT And Automation Manager at DILITHIUM INC

January 2003 - January 2009 (6 years 1 month)

Global provider of mobile video-infrastructure that delivers multimedia from any network to any device.

Serves 120 service providers in 60+ countries, with over 1.5 billion subscribers. Approx. $40M and 100

employees.

Promoted to System Integration, Automation Engineer and SVT (2008-2009)

Promoted and assigned wider scope of responsibility, including system integration for North America. Tasked

to collaborate with NA customers to resolve challenging technical issues.

Acquired reputation for exceptional competence and steadily increased scope in system test, verification, and

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client relationship building.

Conducted high profile, on-site field trials in Canadian Telecommunications companies.

Created a special Gateway Test Harness for field-testing for major client in India.

Promoted to Automation Engineer and SVT Manager (2006-2008)

Tasked to strengthen and grow a worldwide test department with sites in India, Singapore, UK, and US. Hired

and trained new Test Engineers. Assembled an exceptionally skilled team by matching abilities of personnel

with particular testing tasks and projects.

Invented testing methods and frameworks for product testing - a critical area step for continuation of testing

even when defects exist - in order to minimize test cycle time.

Leveraged background as electrical engineer - and the company's sole hardware engineer -to develop

comprehensive testing plans for hardware as well as software.

Automation Engineer (2004-2006)

Managed testing automation for internal (manufacturing) customers in addition to outside customers such as

UL.

Automated all routine tests, so test engineers could use their time more productively to analyze defects.

Organized comprehensive training for internal testers and outside customers.

Test Engineer (2003-2004)

Performed complex troubleshooting of defects in Multimedia Gateway and Protocol Analyzer.

Senior Software Engineer at CALIX NETWORKS

January 2000 - January 2002 (2 years 1 month)

Startup company that developed Optical Loop Carrier for the last mile. Approximately 200 employees.;

Project-managed Metallic Test Access, including: test Access Strategy; software Project requirements;

software functional specifications; hardware for metallic test access. Developed embedded line units with

POSIX, assigned resources, and estimated costs. Led hardware and software design reviews, and monitored

scope creep.

Advanced to Software Engineer at ADVANCE FIBRE COMMUNICATIONS

January 2000 - January 2000 (1 month)

Implemented new features and fixed customer problems. Managed consultants and developed new feature

based on customer requests. Project-managed development of Remote Test Head.

Creatively solved difficult field problems - in many cases, problem resolution turned into a value-added

product feature.

Rescued a $200M order from Client X (name client) by creatively troubleshooting and resolving a defect.

Promoted to Manufacturing Test Manager

Manage a group of 80+ Test Engineers. Developed test framework, automation fixtures, and

product-and-defect tracking system.

Established the largest manufacturing-test department in Northern California.

Test Engineer at PHONIC EAR INC

January 2000 - January 2000 (1 month)

Test and develop the prototype digital loop carrier, including: hardware and software testing for Optical

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interfaces, CPUs, and Telecom Line cards.; Hearing Aids and augmentative communication: devices.

Approximately $20M annual sales and 50 Employees.

Project Manager at Phonic Ear Inc.

January 2000 - January 2000 (1 month)

As Project Manager, led development of "Augmentative Communications" that improved hearing and speech.

Also trained hospital staff and clients on use of new devices.

As Engineer, developed hardware and software for numerous products in medical sector.

Engineer at AFC

1993 - 2000 (7 years)

Project Engineer at Phonic Ear

1984 - 1993 (9 years)

Skills & Expertise

Testing

Analog Circuit Design

Digital Circuit Design

RF circuits

Embedded Systems

Software Development

Manufacturing

Debugging

Test Automation

TCL

Telecommunications

Software Testing Life Cycle

Python

Ethernet

IP

Mobile Devices

Integration

Perl

Software Engineering

Embedded Software

SIP

C++

Software Project Management

Linux

Software Design

Automation

Wireless

TCP/IP

RTOS

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Cross-functional Team Leadership

Firmware

Networking

Troubleshooting

SNMP

ClearCase

Education

Cogswell Polytechnical College

BSEE, Electrical Enginering, 1982 - 1984

Cogswell College

B.S.E.E, Electrical Engineering

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Tony Ferrario

Hardware/Software Engineer at Consulting

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

9 people have recommended Tony

"It a pleasure to work with someone as knowledgeable and capable in the many different roles Tony played

@ Dilithium. Not only was Tony an expert with Dilithium's Multi-Media Gateway as a network element, but

he understood intimately the many cards and the SW modules it contained. It was Tony I'd be working with

to recreate and isolate subtle defects like a second video clip appearing as ghosting in a media call: the culprit

was a media client somewhere in the network was continuing to send media to the Gateway on an

<ip>:<port> the Gateway had terminated, and the Gateway was now servicing a much later call on the same

port!. And Tony's embedded SW experience meant he was able to focus on symptoms and modules that really

were pertinent. I also had occasion to work on parts of Tony's test automation and found his Python and

Expect code to be readable and well constructed. I am pleased to recommend Tony and will follow this up

with anyone concerned. Regards, Don Camacho"

Don Camacho, Sr SW Engineer, Dilithium Networks, worked with Tony at Dilithium Networks

"Tony is an exceptional and dedicated employee. He is an asset for any team he joins. His technical expertise

was critical to our team. To add to this, his flexibility and work ethic go above and beyond daily. Even in the

most difficult of environments Tony does the right thing for the company, customers and shareholders. As a

result you can see Tony's recommendations are stellar. If you are given the opportunity to work with Tony,

you will see for yourself why we all speak so highly of him."

Erika Lovett, Operations Manager, Dilithium Networks, worked directly with Tony at Dilithium

Networks

"Tony was simply the best SVT Engineer I have worked with in my 25 year career. His extraordinary

determination and work ethic led to extremely high quality product releases to our global customer base.

Tony also has great versatility. When we had a customer that needed help in the field, either debugging a

problem, or commissioning a system, Tony was the person we put on a plane. He has deep customer

experience globally and we sent him to many different countries to solve problems and delight our customers.

Tony also has a strong background as a manufacturing engineer, which also proved very helpful when

releasing our new products to manufacturing. Tony also played a big roll in our test automation efforts

globally. I would work with Tony again in an instant and highly recommend him. Paul Zuber CEO

Dilithium"

Paul Zuber, ceo, dilithium networks, managed Tony indirectly at Dilithium Networks

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"Tony was one of our brightest engineers working on a very advance product line in the speech synthesis

area. A very creative engineering talent."

Jim Mulford, CEO, Phonic Ear, Inc., managed Tony indirectly at Dilithium Networks

"I worked with Tony for thre years at Dilithium. I was impressed by the depth of his technical knowledge, his

willingness to dig in and provide assistance in any area. He was definitely known in the organization as one

of the go to people. Folks that worked for him respected him and folks that worked with him relied on him"

Kate Thompson, Sr Program Manager, Dilithium Networks, managed Tony indirectly at Dilithium

Networks

"I worked with Tony for almost 2 years at Dilithium Networks. I would highly recommend him for any

software test position. Tony can setup and test anything he needs to. He figures out what he needs to do and

he does it. While he’s very technical and grasps things easily, my favorite thing about Tony is that he’s

articulate and can explain complex subjects well. His technical and communicative skills are a good

combination."

Deme Vangelatos, System Integration Test, Harris DTS, reported to Tony at Dilithium Networks

"I really enjoyed working with Tony at Dilithium Networks. His broad technical expertise, his deep system

knowledge and excellent testing methodology made him the go to person in System Integration and test. He

was without a doubt one of the most valuable assets in the entire engineering organization."

Sylvia Wake-Hood, Senior Software Engineer, Dilithium Networks, worked with Tony at Dilithium

Networks

"Tony has great attitude towards the team. Tony always willing to share and learn new techniques in day to

day work. Tony can offer to any organization good hardware, software and testing skills (designer POTS line

cards, firmware for POTS line cards while working in AFC / Tellabs, Calix and Dilithuam networks) Tony

possesses excellent technology skills in SIP /TR-303 / POTS / multimedia / broad level telecom, IP areas.

Also while working for Dilithuam networks Tony developed excellent testing process and automated all test

cases in multimedia Trans coding gateway and DCA – (Dilithium Content Adaptor) a real-time adaptation

and delivery of video content over multiple networks to any device)"

Prasad Yalamanchi, Staff Engineer, Tellabs, reported to Tony at Dilithium Networks

"Tony is very hard working, committed and team player. He is well versed in system test processes and

practices. He is hands on manager and had earned respect from his peers as well as his subordinates. He is

always keen on improving performance and efficiency of his team. He was one of the key driver for test

automation for Dilithium which lead into not only cost savings but improved quality of the product. He is self

starter and good communicator. Given an opportunity, I would hire him and strongly recommend him."

Unmesh Mehta, VP - World Wide Engineering, Dilithium Networks, managed Tony indirectly at

Dilithium

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