Quality Assurance Engineer

Intent Software Quality Assurance Engineer with ** years in software QA and 2 years in software development. Excellent

reputation for being a detailed-oriented independent worker with skills in communication and project management. Seeking a

position with a firm with a clear business purpose, strong business ethics, and a formal quality practice throughout its operations.

Computer Skills Hardware: Sun Workstations, HP Workstations, IBM ThinkPad, IBM PS/1, Sony PC, Packard Bell Legend 300CD, Compaq Series, Gateway 2000

Software: Microsoft Applications, PVCS, Visual Studio, Lotus Notes, Rational Rose, DOORS, TOMCAT, Oracle, ClearQuest, Dreamweaver, Flash

Operating Systems: DOS, UNIX, Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME

Programming Language: C/C++/MFC, UNIX Shell, SQL, Pascal, FORTRAN, Qbasic, Assembly Language, Visual C++, JAVA/J2ME, HTML

Personal Attributes Earned Value Management Level 1 & 2 completed

Ability to create Basis of Estimates (BOEs)

Superb writing, speaking, and analytical skills

Outstanding problem solving

Team builder and leader

Dedicated, loyal, and self-motivated

Diverse technical knowledge

Willing to travel and relocate

Knowledge of military, industry standards and specifications

Ability to execute, and hold others accountable in a results-based environment

Experience Raytheon (IIS), Garland, Texas 10/08 – present

Sr. Software Quality Assurance Engineer II

 Ensuring flow down of program quality requirements to appropriate stakeholders including suppliers and subcontractors.

 Ensures flow down of Raytheon and contract program requirements both internally and to suppliers, ensures compliance with contract program requirements, quality requirements and programs.

 Ensure process and product integrity on the project: which includes process and product evaluations and assessments including support of engineering design peer reviews, supplier evaluations, pre-sale audits and applicable readiness reviews

 Conduct process and product evaluations, reviews, and audits to ensure that performance and quality of products conform to established company standards and to ensure lasting customer satisfaction.

 Reviews practices, procedures and processes seeking avenues to improve efficiency and effectiveness and reduce risk to product quality.

 Ability to interface with customers to ensure compliance and resolution of any reported issues.

 Discover complete performance issues ensuring root-cause analysis, corrective / preventive actions and continuous improvement solutions are identified and implemented with closure plans.

 Reviews major deliverables to ensure contract compliance prior to delivery to customer. Includes reviewing major deviations and waivers, acceptance test results and all major anomaly conditions.

 Ensures proper investigations were performed prior to closure of issues.

 Experience in new product development, integration, and supplier activities.

 Experience in gate reviews.

 Support continuous program / process improvements using statistical / analytical improvement tools such as Six Sigma and Lean Methodologies

 Historical / metrics based decision making, analysis, and prediction of future program performance

Lockheed Martin (Aeronautics), Marietta, Georgia 1/04 – 10/08

Systems Engineer, Sr.

 Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems.

 Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal.

 Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.

 Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

Lockheed Martin (Aeronautics), Marietta, Georgia 8/02 – 1/04

Software Quality Assurance Engineer

 Develops quality assurance standards.

 Define and track quality assurance metrics such as defect densities and open defect counts.

 Conduct process and product evaluations, reviews, and audits to ensure that performance and quality of products conform to established company standards and to ensure lasting customer satisfaction.

 Performed requirements analysis utilizing the software package DOORS.

 Supports the C5 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) and Reliability Enhancement and Re-Engine Program. (RERP) by reviewing software requirements, process change requests, code, and test scripts to ensure product integrity and compliance with technical, quality, and contractual requirements.

Science Applications International Corp., McLean, Virginia 6/00 – 8/02

Software Engineer

 Designed, modified, developed and implemented software programming applications.

 Conversant to commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular software application.

 GUI Development in C++ on a Windows NT environment.

 Proficient in system testing and debugging.

 Supported and/or installed proprietary software applications.

 Participated in the testing process through test review and analysis, test witnessing and certification of proprietary software.

Lockheed Martin (M&DS), Fairfax, Virginia 6/99 – 6/00

Systems Analyst

 Provided support to multiple network engineering, data communications, client/server and mainframe computer projects.

 Maintained files, procedures, drawings and configuration documentation using vendor provided software, PVCS.

 Tracked and resolved project scheduling conflicts and represents engineers at status and scheduling meetings.

 Performed code builds in a UNIX environment using a VI editor.

State of Georgia District IV Public Health, LaGrange, Georgia 12/98 – 6/99

Network Administrator

 Administered networks for a designated geographical area.

 Installed and maintained servers and workstations according to established specifications.

 Upgraded operating systems and application software.

 Solved problems and provided end-users assistance and training.

 Determined what end-users needed on the local level and made recommendations to meet their needs.

 Provided assistance in reporting information and supervised support staff.

Education Colorado Technical University 11/09 – present

Master of Science in Project Management

American Intercontinental University, Dunwoody, Georgia 10/05 – 09/06

Master of Science in Information Technology in Application Development

Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama 6/93 – 5/98

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

References available upon request

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