Daniel Everding

Herndon, VA ***** 206-***-**** ad35ne@r.postjobfree.com WWW: Bold Profile

Professional Summary

Lead Software Development & Automation Test Engineer with 20+ years of experience developing software & automated test cases of various products. Detail-oriented quality inspector tasked with producing reputable products. Coordinated with subject matter experts to reach accurate findings in testing results.

Skills

Python

UNIX

Linux

Sun-Solaris

Java

C/C++

Perl

HTML

XML

Unix shell

Automated testing

Selenium

Docker

Work History

Principal Software Test Engineer, 01/2020 - Current

Leidos Corp – Reston, VA

Led Checkpoint Property Screening System (CPSS) project to harden government agency's luggage scanner system by applying security patches reported by industry-wide technical guides (STIGs) scans

Developed dynamic way of updating packages and their dependencies to reach deliverable deadlines promptly

Automated how deliverables were created using CI/CD

Directed automation for the aCTknowledge counter-terrorism cross-government information web application. Involved in writing Python & Selenium to write test cases, automate browsers, and develop the CI/CD pipeline for nightly test runs.

Wrote Python code to automate the generation of DoD Unknown Patient naming HL7 messages. Worked in a RHEL 8.7, 8.5 & 8.4 environments.

Engineering Specialist III, 08/2018 - 01/2020

Aerospace Corp – Centerville, VA

Researched metrics to measure and evaluate progress throughout the Agile software development lifecycle.

Consistently met or exceeded project deadlines through effective time management and prioritization techniques.

PortPS QE Automation Lead, 01/2017 - 05/2018

Neustar Inc – Sterling, VA

Developed & maintained automation test cases for the PortPS application for an Agile team, using Python, Selenium. TestNG, Git & Maven.

Enhanced automation efficiency by implementing advanced tools and technologies in the project workflow.

Software Engineer III, 03/2013 - 10/2016

EMC – Isilon – Seattle, WA

Reviewed & implemented API automation frameworks to facilitate distributing file system tasks & maintenance across the clusters

Improved software performance by identifying and resolving bottlenecks in the code.

Coding in Python, C/C++, and Perl.

Software Development Engineer II, 08/2010 - 03/2013

Microsoft Corp – Redmond, WA

Designed, maintained, and implemented C/C++ & Python software tools used to test the Xbox Kinect device APIs for an Agile team.

Conducted thorough code reviews to identify errors, maintain consistency, and uphold coding standards across the team.

Software Development Engineer in Test III, 12/2009 - 07/2010

Microsoft Corp – Redmond, WA

Development and testing of a new build environment for the latest version of Office for the Macintosh, using Agile software development practices.

Assessed software bugs and compiled findings along with suggested resolutions for development team members.

Software Development Engineer in Test III, 02/2008 - 12/2009

Microsoft Corp – Redmond, WA

Assisted with the development of an automated testing framework for the Zune product, using Agile software development practices.

Programmer/Writer III, 10/2006 - 10/2007

Microsoft Corp – Redmond, WA

Creating, documenting, and editing Microsoft proprietary XBox Software documentation, based on design specifications and existing code-base.

Prepared detailed reports on updates to project specifications, progress, identified conflicts, and team activities.

Software Development Engineer III, 10/2005 - 10/2006

Microsoft Corp – Redmond, WA

Coded regular expressions using Perl (v5.6), C, C++, and C# to develop and test scalable text-normalization processes, which was part of a larger project involving speech synthesis, automated language translation, and storage.

Revised, modularized and updated old code bases to modern development standards, reducing operating costs, and improving functionality.

Research Associate III, 01/1997 - 03/2001

Oregon Health Sciences University – Portland, OR

Conducted scientific experiments involving the causes and effects of corticosteroids in the diabetic response to hypoglycemia and the role of insulin-like growth factors in cellular proliferation and differentiation

Analyzed results using analytical software and created reports.

Education

Master of Science: Engineering Technology Management, 06/2009

Portland State University - Portland, OR

Master of Science: Computer Science, 06/2005

Portland State University - Portland, OR

Bachelor of Arts: Chemistry, 06/1999

University of Nebraska - Lincoln, NE

Security Clearance

Secret

Public Trust

DoD Common Access Card

Publications And Awards

2023 Leidos Corporate Performance Award for Commitment to the CPSS project.

2022 SPOT Award for Technological Innovation for Mobile Platforms.

12/2023 AWS Cloud Practitioner certification

Patent: SCALABLE STATISTICS COLLECTION IN A DISTRIBUTED FILE SYSTEM (EMC-14-0702)

Publication: Lawlor, M.A, Feng, X., Everding, D.R., Sieger, K., Stewart, C.E.H., and Rotwein, P. (2000). Dual control of muscle cell survival by distinct growth factor-regulated signaling pathways. Mol Cell Biol. 20, 3256-3265.

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