Jerry Cavin

*** *.***** ****** – Austin, Texas 78704

acuc5i@r.postjobfree.com (512) 779 – 3688

SQA Engineer with an extensivebackground in the full system development lifecycle, including projectmanagement, software quality assurance and software development. Years of experiencein Software Architecture (UML), Risk Analysis, Real-time systems,multi-threaded systems, Embedded Systems, Web-based systems and MobileApplication systems. Knowledgeable of Software Development Life Cycle and Agilemethodologies, with in-depth understanding of how manual and automationstandards and guidelines, technical documentation and highly-trained staff combineto instill a culture of quality at all stages of the development/releaseprocess. Strong communication skills, adept at cultivating professionalrelationships with external and internal stakeholders at all levels, as well asdelivering technical information to both technical and non-technical audiencesin an effective manner.

TechnologyProfile

Languages:

Ada, C/C++, Pascal, Perl, Shell (Bourne Shell, C Shell), x86 assembly language,, UML (Unified Modeling Language), XML

Operating Systems:

Wind River Systems VxWorks, Unix, Red Hat Linux, Solaris, AIX, VentureCom RTX (Real-time extension for Windows), Ubuntu Linux, Windows XP/7/8, Sun Sparc IBM RS6000

Web Development:

Cold Fusion, HTML, Intelligence Gathering SIPRNet applications, WebPageTest, Selenium

Database:

Access, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Developer

Tools:

Atlassian Jira and Confluence, CVS, IBM Rational Product Suite, SciLab, SVN, SoapUI, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, VirtualBox, PuTTY, Wireshark, WinSCP

Education

Master of Science –Astronomy Swinburne University ofTechnology

Master of Science –Computer Science Texas State University

Bachelor of Science –Computer Science University of Nebraska

Professional Experience

Bridge360 8/2012 toPresent

Software Quality TestEngineer

§ Design,develop and taught the Veterans for Quality (V4Q) course in software quality assurance(SQA) concepts to help veterans gain meaningful employment. The V4Q courseprovides hands on training in black box testing, white box testing and managingtest projects. Over 60 veterans course graduates are now working as TestEngineers in Austin.

§ Presentedtechnical papers at international conferences.

o 6thInternational AHFE Conference: 2015: “TheRole of Human Factors in SQA Veteran Training.”

o HCI2013 International Conference: “A HCI-AITool for Astronomy.”

§ Designand develop data generation tools in C++, and conduct functional/performancetesting on Linux platforms, embedded systems, web sites, and mobileapplications for global clients. Train new employees in software qualityassurance concepts. Technology Used: IBM Rational Product Suite, C/C++, WinSCP, PuTTY. Ubuntu Linux, Microsoft Office.

§ ManageAgile team members and 3rd party vendors in global delivery. Improveproductivity and quality, serve as escalation point for issues, and collaboratewith internal/external stakeholders to support product releases. Establish aQuality Center of Excellence to improve collaboration, standardize testtechniques to impose consistent software quality across the QA organization.

Technology Used: Atlassian Jira and Confluence,Selenium, Microsoft Office.

Ensure compliance with establishedmethodologies, standards, and tools within the context of the project deliveryprocess. Support automation to reduce cycle times and increase quality, andassist with the evaluation of engagement, return on investment, and technicalfeasibility. Technology Used:Atlassian Jira and Confluence, Selenium, Microsoft Office.

§ Developtest frameworks for automated test effort, documented automation architecture, participatein test case design and script maintenance, perform smoke test, quality testsand regression testing, reproduce customer-reported issues, and create QAprocess documentation and ensure adherence. Technology Used: Atlassian Jira and Confluence, Selenium,Microsoft Office.

§ Testnext generation of routers as they move from IPV4 to IPV6 Internet protocol.Tested in an simulated environment of Local Area Networks (LAN) andMetropolitan Area Networks (MAN) Technology Used: IBM Rational Product Suite, VirtualBox,and Microsoft Office.

Park University 8/2012 toPresent

AdjunctProfessor

§ Taughtundergraduate students CS225 Programming Concepts (C++ Programming), CS300Technology in a Global Society, CS351 Operating Systems, and IS205 ManagingInformation Systems.

§ Preparedsyllabi and course material in accordance with learning objectives andadministered and graded tests that measured student performance.

§ AwardedProfessor of the month for great communication skills.

Overwatch Systems 5/2005to 8/2012

SeniorSystems/Safety Engineer

§ Workedon Future Combat Systems (FCS) Situation Understanding and Conflict Control. Analyzeddata fusion algorithms, aggregation of battlespace objects, and new and legacysystem interoperability of messages. Worked with test team to create andexecute requirements-based testing. Technology Used: Red Hat Linux, Microsoft Office

§ Createdspecifications for the Services Cryptologic Operations Universal Toolkitapplication, a component-based application providing a full range of SignalsIntelligence (SIGINT) capabilities in a Windows environment. Worked with testteam to create requirements-based testing. Technology Used: Red Hat Linux, Microsoft Office.

University of Texas atAustin: Applied Research Labs 4/1991 to 5/2005

ProjectManager

§ SimulatedTest Environment (STE) II: Developed PC-based Real Time Hardware-In-The-Loop (HITL)multiple airframe simulation system for stimulation of the Electronic Warfare(EW) ALE-47 Counter Measures Dispensing System (CMDS).Technology Used:C/C++/Microsoft Office

ResearchEngineering/Scientist Associate IV

§ Designand build Electronic Warfare simulation hardware/software to simulate all Navyairframe platforms providing expertise in software methodologies, real timedesign techniques, source code optimization and algorithm testing. Integratednew missile sensor into onboard electronic warfare system, and designed C++ real-timeHITL software in a SunOS workstation. Document simulator architecture in UML. TechnologyUsed: SunOS/VxWorks environment, Microsoft Office.

§ IndependentResearch and Development (IR&D): Principle Investigator into threeArtificial Intelligence research projects:

o Real-timeArtificial Intelligence (RTAI) – Design and implement an AI architecture usinggenetic algorithms and expert systems to demonstrate artificial intelligencecan work in real-time. Technology Used: C/C++, Microsoft Office.

o DifferentialEvolutionary Algorithm for Neural Network Application (DEANNA) - Design andimplement an AI architecture using differential evolution (DE) algorithm todemonstrate ability of differential evolution (DE) algorithm to speed thetraining of custom neural networks.

o LearningIntelligent Software Agent (LISA) - Design and implement an AI architectureusing differential evolution (DE) algorithm to demonstrate ability ofintelligent software agent to travel through a network diagnosing computer andnetwork problems.

ResearchEngineering/Scientist Associate III

§ Supportedthe Field Support Artillery Training System (FSATS) by designing andimplementing SunOS-based Ada software to facilitate the translation of VariableMessage Format (VMF), Fixed Message Format (FMF) and Binary Object Message(BOM) electronic messages into human readable form. Technology Used: SunOSWorkstation environment, Ada

SystemsAdministrator

§ Performedsystem administration for Sun Sparc IBM RS6000 Network, installing and maintainmicro and mini computer hardware/software.

§ Developedand implemented network and software related procedures. Maintained technicaldocumentation and operational procedures for user support and networkadministration, and provided oversight of network topology and hardwareinventory. Technology Used: Sun Sparc IBM 6000.

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