Software Engineer Test

703-***-**** Lead Progam QA Architect

Mr. Brad Cromie

Has worked in leadership roles in QA and test automation for Healthcare Companies, Medical

device Companies, Defense Department, Avionics Companies and Retail companies for over 33

years. Mr. Cromie is an experience and veteran software tester having led and conducted tests

across a variety of environments. He specializes in QA, automation and testing-problem

diagnosis approaching the problems from a systems engineering background.

WORK HISTORY

Contractor USPTO (Patent and Trade Office) 07/2014- Current

Lead Test Automation

Lead automation on 2 major systems supporting patents and trades. Worked in Agile

environment performed analysis on user stories and authored manual test cases. Performed

FQT then automated all test cases.

SoapUI pro, Testcomplete, Rally, Groovy, SVN, Test Design, Oracle, Selenium, Python,

Jscript.

Contractor Best Buy 04/2014- Current

Lead Progam QA Architect

Providing software QA architecture guidance to Best Buy for large scale systems.

Developing Test strategy and Integration plan for major release.

SoapUI pro, Test Design, Oracle, HPQC, Jmeter, Jscript.

Rockwell Collins Contractor 01/2014-07/2014

Software Engineer

Airbus A350 Information Management Onboard System - Fly Smart Applications Software

Team

DO-178B, DO-160, DO-254 and ARP-4754A for transport category airplanes

• C / C++ / Python/Py2exe/ Object Oriented software development

• Networks and Network protocols

• (Windows XPE) Microsoft Windows XP Embedded Operating System

Verisk Health Contractor 09/2013-01/2014

QA Architect

Providing software QA architecture guidance to Verisk about software (Delphi, Oracle,

SQL).

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Evaluating testing process, Information Assurance (security of HIPPA data),Sql injection,

Penetration testing, Virtual Environment, Load testing. (Delphi XE3, Dev express controls,

Testcomplete)

Developing test framework to support all testing, regression, integration new components,

and load testing.

Using Testcomplete, Ranorex, Selenium, Oracle, Python)

Introduced open source CMS solutions and migrated existing ColdFusion/Access

applications to PHP and MySQL.

Developed web applications using ColdFusion, PHP and ASP.

Vrad Contractor 2012-2013

QA and Test automation Team lead

Leading QA team to automate regression and smoke test for Vrad applications over 4000

tests being automated using Ranorex, Selenium, Python, TestComplete, CodeUI, C# and

SQL.

Building framework to support (load testing, integration, and regression)

Provided guidance for updating process (test review, testing process, production testing,

product deployment)

Vrad- Is a Teleradiology Solutions provider. Leading effort to provide automation for QA

suite of tests and developing Test framework for future development.

Medtronic Contractor 2012-2013

Senior Software Engineer

Porting C++ code from windows to Linux for device firmware testing and validation.

Eclipse, GCC, SystemC, Red Hat, Heart System, Jtag, Doors Instrument control.

Boston Scientific Contractor 2011-2012

Test Automation Lead

Member of the Integration and Test team writing C# tests for FDA validation of Windows

based deep brain stimulation application. Contractor for Neuromodulation Group of Boston

Scientific.

C#, Dcom objects, DirectX, Ranorex, Testcomplete, Perl, HPQC, Requirements, test

objectives, develop tests, PHP scripting, Testing Automation, Clearcase, Bugzilla, Leadtools

OCR Engine, Leadtools Medical, Dicom.

GDC4S Contractor 2006-2011

Test Automation Lead

Member of the Integration and Test team supporting the Joint Tactical Radios System (JTRS)

Handheld Manpack and Small Form Factor (HMS) program.

Demonstrated capability in a high-paced, high-stressed environment requiring

professionalism and leadership to the highest degree.

Responsible for the early integration and testing of hardware and software involving FPGA,

DSP and GPP coordination and implementation.

Utilized spectrum analyzers, scopes, logic analyzers and other test equipment in the day to

day environment.

Created scenario-driven tools utilizing modifications to tactical software and external PC

GUI applications.

Also responsible for field support of radios for various demonstration and validation

exercises that included top level Government personnel.

Wrote 5 different end user test tools in C# (Visual Studio) with Microsoft Access back end to

support all testing. Having RS-232/RS-422/SNMP/Bluetooth interfacing with JTRS radios.

12 month effort.

Boston Scientific Contractor 2005-2006

Principle Software Engineer

Analyze and test System requirements.

System Integration (IT), System Feature Tests (SFT), Design Verification testing (DVT) for a

medical device.

Writing System level protocols and test Scripts (manual / automated).

Development of Automated test system for system level testing. Involved total life cycle:

writing requirements, code development (Linux, C#/Python Scripting), peer reviewing, and

validation.

Northrup Gumman Contractor 2004-2005

Principle Software Engineer

Member of the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) responsible for the design

and development of real-time and embedded software utilizing C++, Ada95, Rational Apex

and VxWorks.

Designed, developed and tested interface to the Special test (UI) and the messaging

capability.

Developed and integrated the BSP interface to the mpc7410.

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United Defense Contractor 2000-2004

Principle Software Architect

Team member of the Manned Ground Vehicle (MGV/FCS) software architecture team

responsible for the design and development of common patterns such as publisher/subscriber

proxies.

Co-authored Software Architecture Document (SAD).

Lead Architect for the FCS Lethality subsystem and Architect for the MGV common UML

model.

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Tasks included developing the MGV UML model to be shared across the multiple MGV

Integrated Product Teams (IPTs).

Member of the Crusader Self Propelled Howitzer Software Development Team responsible

for the design and development of the Resupply and Projectile Control (RPC) subsystem.

Responsible for the vehicle-level integration and testing for all resupply CSCIs on a

PowerPC processor running lynxOs with emphasis in debugging, repairing defects and

meeting hardware time lines.

Nominated as team technical lead and tasked with directing and assigning work for 12

engineers. Developed Test plans, test cases using Rational Test Mate.

Directly responsible for meeting all schedules and Milestones for Crusader (RPC CSCI)

Utilized Ada95, C++, Rational Apex compiler, Rational Rose 98i,OOP, OOD, Doors,

Vxworks, and UML.

Utilized Rational Rose and Apex in a Sun Solaris Unix environment.

Designed, developed and tested interface to the Special test (UI) and the messaging

capability.

Developed and integrated the BSP interface to the mpc7410.

WCTI 1994-2000

Principle Software Engineer (Owner)

Started private company and was awarded 5 million in software development work for Army

client.

Developed Prisoner of War system that maintains internee/detainee using Visual Basic and

accessing Sql server 7.0 database with alternate WEB interface to secondary Sql sever.

Converted DOS Ada/Ada-Sage Correctional Reporting System (CRS) and Security

Management System (SMS) systems into Visual Basic applications accessing MS-SQL

7.0/MS Access databases.

Converted existing AdaSage files into MS-SQL 7.0.

Developed MS-SQL scripts and stored procedures.

Utilized Sheridan toolsets and Active Reports. Installed and maintain databases and software

in Regional Confinement Facilities Army wide.

Designed and developed a multi-tier Offense Reporting System implementing Dibrs/Nibrs

for Customer using VB, Sql server and Oracle at the back end.

Converted 4 other systems to VB6 and Sql Server 7 to help maintain Army data.

Directed day to day operations of 13 man team in support of contract meeting all milestones

and expectations of the customer.

Designed, developed and tested interface to the Special test (UI) and the messaging

capability.

Developed and integrated the BSP interface to the mpc7410.

Lockheed Martin 1991-1994

Principle Software Engineer

Real-time Embedded Software in support of the FAA avionics contract developing avionics

software in Ada per DO178B (FAA) standards provided by the customer.

Performed unit and integration testing.

Developed and maintained numerous systems written in Ada, Fortran and Cobol.

Lead development of NRC waste management systems.

Utilized Ada83, C++, Rational Apex compiler, Rational Rose

Designed, developed and tested interface to the Special test (UI) and the messaging

capability.

Developed and integrated the BSP interface to the mpc7410.

USMC 1981-1991

Software Engineer

Developed and maintained many of the Marine Corps supply systems including JUMPS,

MMS, and Class II systems supported by the Fleet Marine Force.

Maintained mainframe systems at Marine Corps Finance Center using Natural and Cobol.

Maintained class II systems using EDL and Basic including Financial systems (Kansas City)

IBM 3090, Logistic systems (Albany GA) Ada83, Personnel systems (Quantico, Va)

Deployed systems (Camp Lejuene, Camp Kinser Japan).

Performed unit and integration testing.

Education, certifications, Training and security clearance

Computer Sciences School Quantico VA

Active Secret Clearance

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