PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Experience includes 25+ years as a Software Development Engineer,Project Leader, Software Quality Engineer, and Software System Test Engineer in navigation, GIS and GPS technologies, telecommunications, networks, and operating systems. Extensive experience withtechnical writing, white/gray/black box testing, and unit/integration/system/production testing.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

SENIOR SYSTEM TEST ENGINEER

Confidential, Phoenix, AZ

Environment: Android, Linux, Bash, Windows 7, Microsoft Office, Mantis, HP ALM test cases, Doku Wiki, WinSCP, LogMeTT, XML, KML, GPSBabel, Oracle SQL Developer, Confidential and NAVTEQ tools (CalDef, TBTQuery, RouteIt, MapTrotter, ATT, GDFViewer, Mongoose, Vehicle Spy, Global SIM, etc.), mobile Navigation systems (Google Maps, Mapquest, Waze, Telenav, etc.

Responsibilities:

• Provide test cases, testing, and defect reporting for Infotainment system for Confidential Services (advisor, emergency, vehicle theft, Wi - Fi, TBT, TTY).
• Set up Android test environment and use of SDK for connecting devices, retrieving log files, creating and inserting calibrations for the test tablets, benches, and vehicle.
• Bench and drive testing for Infotainment features for high/mid/low center stack module configurations.
• Write automated test scripts for Node.js, Mocha framework, and Appium. Agile/scrum environment for project using JIRA project management.
• Bench and drive testing for quarterly releases of the Confidential TBT navigation systems.
• Generate test cases for features and software defects. Set up test environment and equipment. Test routing using test vehicles, mirrors, and tablets. Retrieve vehicle, server, and camera log files for later analysis.
• Provide off-route cluster analysis. Modify NAVTEQ RMX files to create RMF map files with specific road geometries to test routing algorithms. Develop LogMeTT macros, batch scripts, Linux grep/sed/awk and SQL queries for data processing and retrieval. Generate Mantis defect reports. Review development documentation and specifications.
• Testing of the quarterly releases of NAVTEQ map and audio (English, French, Spanish) data, NOR files, AOIs, and TomTom and TrafficCast traffic service.

SENIOR SOFTWARE QUALITY ENGINEER

Confidential, Scottsdale, AZ

Environment: Windows XP, Confluence, JIRA, TestLink, manual and automated testing, Confidential tools (EventPro, Offering Tool), SQL, Firefox Rest Client and User Agent Switcher, JSON, SoapUI, Apache-Tomcat, Putty, Linux, Bash, Splunk, Agile environment.

Responsibilities:

• Tested backend web services and mobile application (ticket shipping and upsell options) for Confidential .
• Although new to the projects, uncovered several “show-stopper” bugs prior to deployment to the production environment.
• Software builds: SVN, Maven, Jenkins, Rundeck

SENIOR SQ ENGINEER/TEAM LEAD

Confidential, Chandler, AZ

Environment: Windows (XP, Vista, Win 7, Visual Studio, Microsoft Office), Mac (Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Lion), HTTP, XML, Confluence wiki, Fogbugz and JIRA defect tracking, Safari/IE/Firefox browsers, database SQL, 2D/3D maps, Navigation/Fishing charts, satellite imagery and KML. Device and web interface knowledge of marine chart plotters, fitness watches, outdoor recreation GPS, car navigation GPS. Recruited and supervised junior quality engineers.

Responsibilities:

• Developed and implemented process and procedures for SQE including DAG SQE Charter, SQE Product Requirements wiki, product test plans and test results, and schedules.
• Produce wiki pages (300+) for SQE documentation.
• Providedintegration, system, regression,and final test for DAG application software products and web applications.
• Created test data and files. Setup test configurations including OS installations and device software updates.
• Manual and automated test experience (familiar with eggPlant, AutoIt, and TestComplete).
• Design automated smoke tests for application UI. Open defect cases (3000) and verify/close cases (4300+).
• Reviewed marketing requirements and help HTML pages.
• Interfaced with all DAG developers for schedule development, feature paper prototyping, use case and usability test development, and defect resolution.
• Interface with other Garmin Quality Engineering and IT departments.
• Provide final Win and Mac application release management (150+ builds) for distribution and archival purposes.

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER

Confidential, Sunnyvale, CA

Environment: NetWare, DOS, Windows, NLM development using SDK, Remote Access, Onlan/Mac, Onlan/PC, Mac Debug, and Btrack.

Responsibilities:

• Wrote functional specification including finite state machine for SNA IBM Host Simulator. Developed and implemented X.25 enhancements.
• Wrote a usability guidelines document. Provided UI critique and testing for the NetWare CONNECT product.
• Evaluated Citrix A+ server software. Provided testing for NetWare NMA Runcmds and NetView alerts.

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT LEADER

Confidential, Santa Clara, CA

Responsibilities:

• Served asthe Development Project Leader for NCS/2 and NCS/AT products. documentation reorganization and updates. Ported software to a new XENIX version.
• Provided bug fixes, integration and system test, quality assurance testing, and customer support.
• Nominated for monetary “kudo” for project leadership.
• Served as QA Engineer for the UI of the Confidential Brouter.
• Provided test script (160 pages), testing, defectreports, and productimprovement guidelines.
• Acted as an interface between software developers and junior QA engineers.

SOFTWARE DEVELOMENT STAFF ENGINEER

Confidential, Mt. View, CA

Environment: BSD 4.2 UNIX, SCO SYSV XENIX, XWindows, OS2, C, shell scripts, makefiles, curses, SCCS source control, SUN 2, SUN 3, IBM PC 286/386 compatibles, Ethernet, DNS.

Responsibilities:

• Promoted to StaffEngineer (level between a Senior Engineer and Scientist).
• Developed network management products for TCP/IP and XNS networks.
• Responsible for producing functional specifications, release notes, UNIX manual pages, code, unit testing, integration and system testing, and manual reviews.
• Development includedan upload server and UI for the creation of theAccess Control database.
• Engineering contact for manufacturing department: provided training, installation troubleshooting, and diagnostic development.
• Engineering contact for technical writing department.
• Received monetary “kudo” for software product and documentation excellence.

SOFTWARE DEVELOMENT ENGINEER/PROJECT LEADER

Confidential, Cupertino, CA

Environment: AppleSoft BASIC, DOS, SOS, ProDOS, 6502 and 68000 assembly languages, LISA Pascal, and Mac OS.

Responsibilities:

• Served in the OS Group. Designed the ProDOS FILER for the Apple //e which contained a menu-driven UI and utilities interpreter for volume/file maintenance (13,000 lines of 6502 code).
• Wrote an AppleSoft BASIC program simulating the entire UI prior to 6502 development.
• Served in the Corporate Network Systems Group.
• Designed and implemented the Apple //e AppleNet XNS software; protocols includedIDP, ECHO, ERROR, and PE.
• Designed drivers to test the interrupt capabilities of the Apple //e including Thunderclock, mouse card, AppleNet, and timer queue mechanism.
• Served in the LISA New Product Review Group.
• Enhanced and improved performance of the LISA file TRANSFER program.
• Provided QA testing for the printer and mouse features in the first Mac computer release.

STAFF PRODUCT PLANNER

Confidential, Los Gatos, CA

Responsibilities:

• Served in Corporate Product Planning for Data Communications.
• Provided administrative and technical interface between marketing, software development, andhardware engineering.
• Developed functional objectives from marketing requirements and reviewed subsequent engineering specifications.
• Promoted to this position after short stint in OS Group.
• Served as Design Systems Programmer/Project Leader in the OS Group.
• Experience included Z80 assembly language and CP/M for MDS Series 21 distributed processing products.
• Developed improved memory management capability of MDS system. Wrote feasibility study for a disk mapped sequential access method.

PROGRAMMER ANALYST

Confidential, San Diego, CA

Responsibilities:

• Enhanced 3270 BSC driver. Wrote on-line diagnostics for a remote line concentrator.
• Responsible for continued development and maintenance of network interface for Montgomery Ward's catalog order system. Responsible for nine other control tasks and I/O drivers. Implemented Extended Memory Overlay scheme.
• Designed and implemented an NCR 725 network generation program.
• Provided on-site customer support during installation of software releases; travel required to West and mid-West states.
• Wrote functional and design specifications, feasibility studies, unit/integration/system test plans, and user manuals.