Engineer Test
Resume:
Richard R. Richford Jr.
Fox Lake, IL 60020
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PROFILE:
Background: Extensive background in Motorola Solutions ASTRO trunked systems and products. In-depth system analysis and design, with focus on testing, integration, and lab management. Exceptional combination of technical and communication skills. Effective mediator between the various external development teams, program managers, and internal test engineers. Effective mentor of less senior engineers. Expertise with Motorola Solutions ASTRO trunked systems including SmartNet, SmartZone, OmniLink, ASTRO X-Zone architectures. Expertise with the various Console subsystem and RF site subsystem topologies and solutions. Practical knowledge with the various OS platforms such as Windows, Solaris, and Linux.
Skillset: Very familiar and proficient with the following: Microsoft Excel, Word, Powerpoint and Visio, Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides, Windows OS such as Windows 7 server/client, Windows VISTA, Windows XP, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008, Unix and Linux. OS installation and setup of servers and clients to communicate on a network. ESXi and virtualization on HP-DL360 servers and VMWare setup and usage. Application installation and setup on servers and clients. Integration, software installation, and configuration of routers, switches, and firewalls. Test equipment usage such as signal generators, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, network protocol analyzers such as Wireshark and OmniEngine Etherpeek, and TIMS test sets. Network protocols and the OSI model, ethernet, TCP/IP, SNMP, and UDP. Very strong with RF fundamentals.
EXPERIENCE:
Motorola Solutions, Inc., Schaumburg, Illinois
Senior Staff Engineer – Systems Integration & Test
August 2007 - November 2015
●Lead team of test engineers towards execution of master test strategy and certification of Motorola Solutions ASTRO program releases.
●Design and develop multiple system configurations lab-wide to facilitate test efforts of new features and new architecture for each new program release
●Develop and plan integration efforts to ensure proper testing topologies are in place and ready for early integration testing and system testing
●Develop and plan the software turnover installation plans for the entire SIT lab for all of the systems and all of the people resources required to perform and complete the installation according to the planned timeline
●Drive characterization of complex system issues and defects that occur within the test effort and work closely with development to isolate and identify source of the problem
Senior Engineer Level Two – Systems Integration & Test
December 2002 – August 2007
●Responsible for testing with team of test engineers towards certifying Motorola Solutions ASTRO program releases
●Develop test strategies to achieve test coverage of new features and regression testing
●Drive the test team towards the M-Gates and milestones of the program release to achieve program certification
●Own and drive the most complex and challenging system issues and defects from the less senior test engineers
●Enable the test engineers to test subsystem topologies by resolving configuration or integration problems
Senior Engineer Level One – Systems Integration & Test
November 1997 - December 2002
●Test engineer responsible for executing testcases towards certification of the Motorola ASTRO program release
●Identify issues or defects and report problem to development teams
●Log and track issues or defects in CQCM database
Motorola Solutions, Inc., Schaumburg, Illinois
System Engineer – System Support Center
June 1990 – November 1997
●Provide customer phone support for fielded customer systems
●Diagnose and resolve customer system issues with system technologists
EDUCATION:
Associates of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering
DeVry Institute of Technology in February 1990
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