Project Manager Engineer

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Michael Pierce

Qualifications

A highly skilled software engineer and Project Manager seeks leadership position. Experience developing and managing high quality and efficient software products, achieving results under budget and ahead of schedule. A proven leader with outstanding project management abilities, programming and QA proficiency, and strong verbal and written communication skills.

Experience

2009-2011 Elster Solutions Raleigh, NC

Senior QA Engineer

Performed Feature and System Testing of state-of-the-art Elster Smart Grid system including electric, water, and gas meters; in-home devices (HAN); handheld devices; and the EnergyAxis system.

Tested C12.18, C12.21, C12.22 and Zigbee protocols.

Developed project plans including budget, procurement, staff resources and schedule.

Developed feature and system verification test cases and procedures based on requirements and/or design changes using .NET, Perl and Java.

Verified software and hardware changes based on requirements, design specs, and customer service issues.

Reviewed and verified requirement changes in documents and software written in C and C++.

Worked with ClearQuest, Starteam, Eclipse and Wireshark.

2007-2009 Kidde Aerospace Raleigh, NC

Project Manager

Developed project plans including budget, procurement, staff resources and schedule.

Interfaced directly with international suppliers and the project team; reviewed software and hardware requirements.

Evaluated code and tests against tier 1, 2 and 3 requirements for compliance.

Evaluated customer change requests against tier 1, 2 and 3 requirements for impact analysis, feasibility, cost analysis and change planning.

Senior QA Engineer

Created and updated verification test cases and procedures based on new/updated requirements and customer comments.

Created test scripts via C and C++ code test script generation techniques. Created and maintained CVI Lab Windows based simulators employing C and C++ code verifying CAN bus aviation systems.

Created and updated test cases for statement, branch, test path and dataflow verification using LDRA software verification tools, Perl, Java, VB and Wireshark.

Verified software based on requirements and robustness testing using scripting, manual and investigational verification following DO-178b standards.

Reviewed and verified requirement changes in documents and software code changes.

2004-2007 Hi-Fn Morrisville, NC

Staff Application Engineer

Assisted international customers to incorporate high speed network processors, network security processors and software packages into their designs using assembly language, C, C++ and Perl.

Customized firmware packages to assist customers in incorporating products into their system designs using assembly language, C and C++.

Analyzed code against new tier 1 requirements for new and current protocols including IPSec, OSPF, BGP, RIP, IPv6, VoIP and dozens of others.

Developed comprehensive training material in the features and use of high speed network processors, network security processors and software packages.

1998-2004 Tekelec Morrisville, NC

Program/Project Manager

Facilitated diverse cross-functional Project development teams tasked with developing products, feature sets and enhancements.

Assisted requirements development from tier 1 to 3, formalizing Project Charter, Plans and schedule in MS project for the project teams, which I managed through delivery.

Managed a 40M Special Project (FPIF Contract) for an International Customer, delivering it 4 weeks early by crashing the schedule, Customer couldn’t accept delivery that early, so I decided to have the team conduct a pre-install and test in-house prior to shipment thereby reducing risk and still shipped early achieving full Incentive Fee.

Developed firmware for Microcontrollers/microprocessors integrating TCIP transport systems into SS7 telecom platform using assembly language, C and C++.

1994-1998 Broadband Technologies RTP, NC

Senior Software Engineer

Designed and wrote the provisioning user interface subsystem for the FLEX system, a state of the art integrated high speed data, television and telecommunications system designs using assembly language, C and C++.

Worked as project coordinator during the product development, test and delivery phases of the project, coordinating with several national customers and development partnerships.

1990-1994 Alcatel Raleigh, NC

Software Engineer

1986-1990 General Electric Company Pittsfield, MA

Software Engineer

Education

1984-1986 State University of New York Utica, NY

B.S. Electrical Engineering Technology

1997 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC

Basic Project Management

References

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