Thomas P. Loy
Ridge Farm, Il *****
Email Address: ******@*******.***
SKILLS
VB, ADA, C++, Assembly, cobol, RPG, Java, Jovial, Dila, XML, SQL,
Unix/Linux, Solaris, MS Windows, MS Office, DEC VAX, Sparcstations,
Interleaf, Rational, Rational Purify, Rational Pure Coverage, DOORS,
Clearcase, Requisite Pro, PVCS, Independent Validation and Verification
(IV&V), DOD-STD-2176A and DOD-STD 498, IBM Mainframe with CICS/VS, DOS/VSE,
JCL, IMS DB/DC, DMS, VSAM.
EXPERIENCE
Software Test Engineer - March 2014 - March 2015. Adecco. Contractor
testing railroad
software using LDRA, Green Hills IDE, DOORs, requisite pro, C language, and
starteam in an agile process. Load locomotive software and databases onto a
test rack. Generate and Execute test plans. Root Cause analysis of defects.
Discuss defects with developer and verify correction of defects. Use of
requisite pro and DOORs to review requirements. Creation of test stubs
using C language. Compilation and linking of locomotive software using
Green Hills. Evaluation of LDRA for unit testing. Use of starteam source
control software for test plans and procedures.
Attend software reviews.
Automation Test Engineer - Sep 2012 - Dec 2013. Ann Arbor Mi. System Pros
Testing of
Heart pumps using Doors, C++, .net framework, vss and Visual Studio. Heart
pump connected
To PC via custom circuit board to facilitate testing. Using company
propriertary tool, generate scripts and executed automated scripts to test
heart pump. Log defects. Discuss defects with developer.
Automation Test Engineer- Oct 2010 - June 2012. Honeywell. Albuquerque, NM.
Development of automated test scripts using for testing using SQL, DB2,
client server and XML running on linux systems for the BCTM project. Use of
relational DB2 databases. Attended training on SQL, and UML. Use of
Clearcase for software configuration management. Generate test scripts
using company proprietary tool. Scripts transferred to Linux system and ran
against the software. Root cause analysis of defects. Discuss defects with
developer and verify correction.
Automation Test Engineer - Jan 2010 - May 2010. Rockwell Collins. Cedar
Rapids, Ia. Development of requirements and test documents for black box
testing on embedded avionics software using DOORs, including GUI testing.
Test script development using Python. Scripts were imported from another
project, modified, and ran on the test bed. Use of Clearcase for software
configuration management. Use of clearquest for software peer reviews.
Creation of test plans and procedures. Attend software peer reviews and
held test plan reviews. Use of Clearquest for reviews. Record defects in
database and verify defects corrected.
Test Analyst Technical - Nov 2008 - Oct 2009. State Farm. Boomington, Il.
Software development using VBA for metrics.
Software Test Engineer - June 2007 - Oct 2008. Rockwell Collins. Cedar
Rapids, Ia. Black Box testing of UH-60M and CH-53E embedded avionics
software, including GUI testing. Load software and Execute tests on UH-60
and CH53 test stations and test bed. Execute test scripts. Use of doors for
requirements. Conduct FQT testing in front of Government and company
witnessess. Generate test plans and procedures. Attend software and test
plan reviews. Use on clearquest for review issues. Interface with
developers on defects discovered during testing and verify correction.
Record defects in company proprietary software.
Senior Software Engineer - Feb 2006 - Dec 2007. Ensco. Rockford, Il. DOORS
support for the Hamilton Sundstrand company based. Establish traceability
between documents in Telelogic DOORS. Edit requirements objects in DOORS.
Generate DOORS scripts. Import requirements, tables and photos into DOORS.
Assist Engineers with use of DOORS. Use of VBA
Product Engineer - June 2005 - Dec 2005. General Dynamics. Woodbridge, Va.
Responsible for generating TSP's.
Principal Engineer - Aug 2003 - June 2005. Northrop Grumman. Dahlgren, VA.
Member of the C3I IV&V team on the DDX project at Dahlgren VA to verify
company standards. Use of Doors.
Engineer 5 - Aug 2000 - Jan 2003. EG&G Dahlgren, Va. Develop software for
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles using ADA, C++, Solaris (unix), QT, PVCS, Windows
95, and Microsoft Word.
Senior Software Engineer - Apr 2000 - July 2000. Synetics Dahlgren, VA.
Development of internet web pages using HTML, JAVASCRIPT, and Lotus Domino.
Software Developer Contractor - Oct 1999 - Mar 2000. Ericsson. Lynchburg
Va. Develop test software using Visual Basic 6.0, Visual C++, ClearCase,
VxWorks, SNMP, Rational and XML.
Software Test Engineer Contractor Apr 1999 - Oct 1999. General Dynamics
Land Systems. Sterling Hts, Mi. Perform system testing for the Crusader.
Attend software reviews, develop automated test scripts, run test scripts,
creating test script software using ADA 95 and solaris.
Software Engineer Contractor, Feb 1998 - Mar 1999. Smiths Industries. Grand
Rapids, Mi. Modify C-130 Avionics software using JOVIAL, and DILA on DEC
VAX systems
Software Systems Test Engineer, Aug 1997 - Feb 1998. Chemtech Ltd. Phoenix
Az. White box Testing of Boeing 767/757, and MD90 FMS components using ADA
on VAX.
Software Engineer, Nov 1996 - Aug 1997. Efficiency Management and
Engineering Company. Warner Robins, GA. Modification of C130 using JOVIAL
and DILA on a VAX running VMS.
Software Engineer, April 1996 - Nov 1996. TCS Design and Management
Company. Warner Robins, GA. IV&V
Software Engineer, Sept 1990 - April 1996. Computer Sciences Raytheon.
Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. Software development using Assembly, Unix,
VxWorks, and ADA.
Systems Analyst, June 1990 - Sept 1990. Bionetics Corporation. Kennedy
Space Center, Florida. Full software life cycle development of stand alone
relational databases using Dbase III+.
Computer Programmer, June 1988 - Nov 1989.General Electric. Andros Island,
Bahamas. Atlantic Undersea Testing and Evaluation Center (AUTEC) using
FORTRAN on Gould 32/87.
Programmer Analyst, Aug 1987 - June 1988. EG&G Florida. Kennedy Space
Center, Florida. development of relational databases using Dbase III+.
Computer Programmer, Aug 1980 - Aug 1982., Brevard County, Florida. RPG
III, COBOL, Assembly IBM System 370 with CICS/VS, DOS/VSE, JCL, IMS DB/DC,
DMS, VSAM.
DEGREE
Bachelor's of Science degree in Information Systems from the University of
Central Florida, 1987.