Software Developer resume - Randy Combs

Randy A. Combs

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Summary

A skillful Software Engineer with substantial experience in Object-Oriented Applications and Real-Time Embedded Systems Development utilizing the software development lifecycle; including requirements definition, design, software implementation, testing, maintenance, and debugging. Credentials include working on a cutting-edge integrated Flight Control and Display System. Solution oriented mentality with a strong attention to detail.

Job Skills

Languages: C, Visual C++, Visual Basic, XML, TCL, OpenGL

Development Tools: Microsoft Visual Studio, Visual Slick Edit, Beyond Compare, Understand for C/C++, Green Hills MULTI

Configuration Management Tools: Merant PVCS (including PCLI command line interface), Subversion, TortoiseSVN, Merant Tracker, Serena TeamTrack

Additional: Telelogic DOORS Requirements Management tool, UNIX, Microsoft Office (Word, Visio, Power Point, Excel, Outlook), Adobe Acrobat Professional 6.0, Microsoft NetMeeting, MS-DOS command-line interface

Work Experience

2005 - 2009 L-3 Communications Avionics Systems, Columbus, Ohio

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Served as a member on a development team for complex application software that was part of a Real-Time Embedded Flight Display System. Also, served as a member on the development team for an in-house designed high-level test tool.

• Participated in the successful completion of two FAA certifications for the Integrated Flight Control and Display System, which allowed production to begin on the product.

• Owned four software packages which included maintenance and debugging of existing requirements, code, and high-level tests.

• Created new requirements, software, and high-level tests for new features within the packages, which made the product more user-friendly.

• Designed a new software package that displayed aircraft engine data in digital and scale formats on the Flight Display, which gave pilots the ability to constantly view critical engine data.

• Promoted to a senior software engineer within 2 years.

• For each requirement, software, or test case update, documented all changes through Serena TeamTrack.

• Applied requirement, design, and test case standards and checklists for all work, which adhered to RTCA DO-178B FAA avionics software standards.

• Participated in requirement, design, code, and test case formal peer reviews for all new features as well as all extensive updates to existing features.

• Designed software using OpenGL for displaying, manipulating, and moving textures on Flight Display screen, which includes using pixel-space as well as percentage coordinates.

• Tested all updated software on the Flight Display hardware, which included loading the software onto the hardware and interfacing with the hardware, which ensured correct operation of software.

• Created and updated high-level test cases for requirement and software changes.

• Worked with the Software Quality Assurance representatives during audits of requirements and software.

• Performed a Change Impact Analysis for each software update to determine the scope of the update.

• Executed and debugged the high-level test cases using an in-house test tool.

• Formally executed high-level test cases for FAA certification following an exact process.

• Recorded all results and data from formal test case executions in proper locations for review by the FAA.

• During first year, worked on a team of four that developed an in-house test tool application, which included design of the user-interface, scripting language, and compiler for the test tool.

• Implemented new features, worked on making existing features more efficient, and fixed bugs reported by users of the test tool.

• Interfaced with overseas contractor that used the tool to address any issues they experienced, which led to increased efficiency of test case creation.

• Created User’s Manual and Tool Operational Requirements for the tool, which aided test engineers in developing better test scripts.

• Involved in the FAA certification of the test tool, which was essential for completing FAA certification of the Integrated Flight Display System.

Education

Ohio University: Athens, Ohio

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Major: Computer Science

Date of Graduation: June 2005

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