Gregory A. Richards

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Minot, ND 80017

Phone 303-***-**** (N and D)

E-mail oqw5ve@r.postjobfree.com

Gregory A. Richards

*Experience with UDDI, XML, and XACML in testing Java-based web service authorization/authentication framework.

*3 years Quality Assurance experience in the aerospace industry, supporting a wide variety of complex projects in government, commercial, and civil systems.

*Experience programming in Java and JavaScript, working with user authentication and authorization systems for database access.

*Software Quality experience in areas of Auditing, Requirements and Test Documentation development, and Product Release. *Experience with all phases of software development lifecycle.

*Experience with DO-178B, CMM, ISO, and TSO, both in project compliance auditing, as well as in process improvement to be able to meet required standards.

Work Experience

July 2010 – Present InfoTech/ITS Minot, North Dakota

QC Software Tester

--Perform functional testing of Java-based UDDI authorization and authentication system

--Assist in development of new test cases.

--Perform QA audits of existing program on monthly basis

--Assist in development of project requirements documentation.

--Creation of and management of project requirements database in Enterprise Architect.

August 2003 – December 2008 Smoky Hill Public Library Centennial, Colorado

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--Shelving returned books, as well as pulling requested books.

--Assist librarians with various monthly programs.

--Straighten areas of the library on a daily basis as needed

--Assist patrons with finding library materials

--Check-in and route returned library materials as they come in.

August 2003 – February 2004 American Medibanc Denver, Colorado

I.T. Support/ Java Programmer

--Help provide I.T. support to a system of 45 users, including printer upkeep, system connectivity issues, and troubleshooting problems with existing and under development systems.

Responsibilities

--Designed and implemented Java and JavaScript based database interface suite for an existing VAX based ambulance billing client and patient system, while at the same time ensuring that the suite worked under existing HIPPA regulations.

--Designed and implemented security login screen that limits access level and selection of applets from the database interface suite, based on login name and pre-set access levels, read in from a secured user table.

--Assisted I.T. director with ongoing transfer of older database tables into newer system that the interface suite was running on.

September 2002 – Present Tutor.com Inc. New York, New York

Online tutor

--Assist students that request help in 4th-12th grade, as well as college level math and science

--Train new tutors

--Review tutoring sessions to give suggestions for improvement of mentors and tutors

--Give recommendations for promotions.

April 2001 – June 2002 Raytheon Company Aurora, Colorado

Commercial/Civil Systems Software Quality Engineer

Responsibilities:

--Compliance Auditing: to Quality Performance Index tool, with monthly reports (current findings and degree of meeting current project milestones) , as well as quarterly audits based on product area software development documents.

--Attend Project Status Meetings to ansoftwareer any quality assurance questions, as well as reporting on current status of releases or upcoming audits.

--Review code written in C/C++, as well as project specific data base files.

--Review requirements documents and suggest improvements

--Review testing documents and review for requirements traceability and clarity

--Review documentation and software being released for compliance recording of such information for quality records in Product Assurance database (CD and tape listings, part numbers, findings, any other changes)

--Work with Configuration Management to help ensure proper release content, as well as maintaining long term storage of release artifacts/information.

--Act as independent witness for product and dry-run testing keep SQE copy of test documents “As-Run” to ensure full testing of software and inclusion of customer concerns, as well as capturing of any test document, or software loading document changes for inclusion into final release.

Accomplishments:

--Initiated major audit of Commercial Software area with relation to provided Boeing Product Assurance Requirements.

--Developed spreadsheet template to help keep track of quarterly compliance audits, with plan to add statistical tracking and trend analysis.

--Developed checklists for product release to help ensure inclusion of export, project, company, and particular customer requirements, as well as being a further tracked quality record.

February 1999 – March 2001 Rockwell-Collins Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Government Systems Software Quality Engineer

--Support of projects related to avionics software to ensure they are following the requirements set forth by the customer, the company Software Process Manual, as well as in any applicable government or industry regulations.

Responsibilities:

--Functional understanding of Multi-Function Displays (255 and 268) as well as Flight Management Systems for a variety of government, military, and civil aircraft.

--Compliance audits (to DO-178B, TSO, ISO, SPM)

--Mentoring of SQE Project Support Specialists, project engineers, and program management in software development related to above project requirements.

--Review of project requirements and testing documents for findings, traceability, as applicable

--Providing findings on project items to engineers at regular walkthroughs.

--Review all project materials, both documentation and SOFTWARE, prior to release, for compliance to company and government contract requirements for deliverables.

--Monitor software product testing (both for dry-run and “for-score”)

--Work with Configuration Management and Software Control Library in coordination of activities related to project artifact releases at various stages of development.

--Perform quarterly audits of projects with regards to Software Process Manual compliance, and report findings to Quality Assurance Manager and program management to help warn for trends, or problems related to current findings.

--Responsible for coordinating and combining the quarterly audits performed into the SQE report provided to higher departmental management.

--Maintaining Software Quality records related to project activities and any related findings or corrective actions in the SQE database.

--Act as SQE oversight to project work subcontracted out to other companies by auditing them with regards to our provided software development requirements

Accomplishments:

--Developed spread sheet to help SQE monitor document and software releases related to a project as well as to centralize SQE quarterly Software Process Manual audit records as audited by Software Quality Assurance.

--Developed process to enable SQE to capture release data electronically, removing the need for past maintenance of large amounts of paper records.

--Assisted in the incorporation of DO-178B requirements into the existing SQE process checklists based on existing SPM processes.

--Developing process to centralize the release process status using Lotus Notes mail-in database with automatic agents to notify approvers and approves as to the state of the release, and what approvals are still required.

Education

M.S. Information Systems Management (focus: Information Security)

December 2009

Keller Graduate School of Management (online).

B.S. Computer Science with Math Minor

May 1999

University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, North Dakota)

B.A. Journalism

May 1995

University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, North Dakota)

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