Quality Assurance Software

SUMMARY

Certified Software Quality Assurance Engineer with 13+ years’ experience in test and verification. Highly qualified with direct experience in writing, verifying, managing business and technical requirements. Skilled in black-box and white box-testing. Proficient in performing verification and validation on technical requirements and design. Knowledge of Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) model. Capable of concise verbal and written communication skills. Proven abilities are a valuable asset to management teams and project success.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Certifications: American Software Testing Qualification Board (ASTQB) Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)

Programming: C/C++, LDRA, Microsoft Visual Basic, SQL, HTML, Java, JavaScript

Languages: Spacecraft Command Language (SCL), Unified Modeling Language (UML)

Tools: IBM Rhapsody, Matlab/Simulink, LDRA Testbed

Software/OS: Mainframe, Windows, Microsoft Office Suite - Access, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook/Publisher/Project

Other: Telnet, Reflections, Visio

Assembler: IBM, High Level Assembly Language (HAL/S)

Training: Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt, Kennedy Carter Executable Modeling Language, Mastering Test Design

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ERC, Inc.

Software Quality Assurance Engineer, 02/2008 – 10/2010

• Clarified client requirements, business needs and project objectives, via feedback sessions and client meetings, in collaboration with all stakeholders

• Reviewed hardware/software interface requirements and specifications, and development schedules to create numerous test plans and procedures.

• Reviewed test procedures and test results for errors and gave feedback to the test writer.

• Analyzed Spacecraft software requirements for testability and conformance to NASA software safety standards.

• Provided tool chain design and oversight for man rated flight software.

• Conducted engineering analyses to validate requirements, design and implement FSW.

• Provided test, verification and engineering analysis expertise for man-rated flight software development process improved functionality.

• Software Integration and Test Working Group participant reviewing software development and test processes; gave feedback with streamline efficiency.

• Developed and delivered Software Requirements Specifications, Software Test Plans and Software Test Descriptions for Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) projects; recipient of ESCG and NASA On-the-Spot Awards.

• Planned and executed manual software test cases in Windows XP.

Special Duties:

• Systems Software Department Training Coordinator for planning, developing, and implementing training activities; recipient of the ESCG On-the-Spot Award.

United Space Alliance

Software Quality Assurance Engineer, 07/1997- 02/2008

• Planned, developed, executed and analyzed flight software releases on a simulator for Software Test Plans and Software Test Cases; presented the test results to the NASA community.

• Performed functional and manual testing of avionics flight software.

• Performed Software Quality Assurance (SQA) audit of Shuttle’s flight software, to provide an independent evaluation of conformance of software products and processes to applicable regulations, standards, guidelines, plans, and procedures.

• Developed an automated system for tracking flight software test coverage from release to release in CLIST language; resulted in a 50% time savings and receipt of a United Space Alliance On-the Spot Award.

• Developed a test metrics tracking tool in the MS Excel Macro language and VBA; 40% time savings and earned the United Space Alliance On-the-Spot Award.

• Developed from concept to completion spacecraft display class that trained software developers and testers in the display language.

• Participated in formal meetings with the engineering community to discuss test procedures, test results and software defects.

Special Duties:

• Education Lead for Shuttle Flight Software Requirements and Verification Department; assessed the department training needs, formulated processes that met objectives.

• Delta Code Coordinator Shuttle Flight Software Requirements and Verification Department; tracked software changes and analyzed test coverage from release to release

• Pool Element Coordinator Shuttle Flight Software Requirements and Verification Department; tracked Verified software changes and test coverage within releases

• Tool Team Technical lead for Shuttle Flight Software Requirements and Verification Department; clarified department tool change proposals to the Working Group and tracked those changes from concept to implementation.

• The Avionics Software Engineering Development and Verification Safety Representative Shuttle Flight Software Division; presented company safety programs to personnel, heighten safety awareness viewed by OSHA VPP and helped increase safety practices.

MEMBERSHIPS / ACTIVITIES / HONORS

• 2008 United Space Alliance Team Quest Award

• 1998 United Space Alliance Flight Software Right Stuff Award

• Toastmasters, International: Member - CTM 1999

EDUCATION

• Masters of Management Information Systems, Keller Graduate School of Management, May 2013(Anticipated)

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX

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