Engineer Software

MARK DEMPSKY

Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas

469-***-**** | ****.*******@*****.***

SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Software Engineer with successful design and project management experience in the telecommunication industry. Strong focus on delivering results with minimum requirements and supervision. Identified problems and developed solutions utilizing outside the box thinking, planning, and problem-solving skills. Expertise include:

• Detailed knowledge of C

• Written High and Low Level / Driver software

• RTOS programming

• Debugging with emulators and debuggers

• Revision control

• Design project management

• Requirement generation and implementation

• Verification Testing

• Ethernet and SONET standards

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming: C/C++, Java, Assembly, Visual Basic, Shell, JavaScript

Real Time Operating Systems: pSOS, OSE

Operating Systems: Linux, Windows

Tools: CDB, HP Emulator, VisionXD, ClearCase, RCS, Visual SourceSafe, Make, Emacs, Eclipse, UNIX, Microsoft Project

EXPERIENCE

ALCATEL-LUCENT 1985 – 2011

Software Engineer – 9500 Packet (IP) Radio (2008 – 2011)

Completed a variety of software projects with minimum supervision and requirements.

• Created, wrote in C, integrated, and tested an interim solution for a data retrieval feature preventing a delay in release

• Implementing and testing a database migration upgrade allowing software updates without customer re-provisioning

• Converted user help files to a new help tool, JavaHelp, to improve navigation and usefulness

• Created user interface specifications including VLAN 802.1 provisioning for the ANSI features and wrote the Java code to implement the screens

• Set up a test bed to run automatic scripts to verify new software features and wrote VB scripts to control the interface equipment

Project Engineer – MDR-8000 Second Generation Ethernet Interface (2005 – 2008)

Managed the next generation Ethernet interface project. Developed system requirements and managed development activities of 8 engineers.

• Adjusted design schedules using Microsoft Project based on customer feature needs

• Developed software modules in C and debugged them using emulators

• Ensured development policies were followed

• Scheduled prototype builds and Supervised system testing

• Ensure Ethernet Interface met 801.3 standard

Lead Software Engineer – MDR-8000 Ethernet and OC3 Interfaces (2000 – 2005)

Led a team of 3 software engineers in the creation of the software features of the MDR-8000 Ethernet and OC3 interfaces.

• Set up a scalable object-oriented software structure in C which allowed the quick addition of new features

• Wrote software modules in C and debugged them using emulators

• Supervised and participated in system testing of the features

• Insure the Ethernet Interface met 802.3 standard

• Insure the OC3 Interface met SONET/SDH and PDH/TDM standards

Prior experience in Hardware and RF Engineering

PATENTS

Method for effecting one timer interrupt for multiple port communication, 4707782, Nov 17, 1987

Channel redundancy in a digital loop carrier system, 4878048, Oct 31, 1989

EDUCATION

B.S. Electrical Engineering Technology, Northern Illinois University

B.S. Business Administration, Elmhurst College

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Plano East Band Booster

Senior Vice President (2008 – 2009)

Concession Stand Manager (2007 – 2009)

Boy Scouts, Great Plains District

Advancement Committee Chairman (2005 – 2006)

Training Committee Chairman (2003 – 2004)

Al Lee Scouting Service Award, Boy Scouts, 2008

District Award of Merit, Boy Scouts, 2003

Volunteer of the Year , Grace Community Church, 2002

Outstanding Volunteer Award, Alcatel, 2000

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