SUMMARY

• A highly self - motivated and details-oriented software system engineer with 16+ years of experience in software design, development, configuration, testing and validation in a large scales and complex software projects during the entire Software Development Life Cycle. Especially in requirements creation, product architecture, software design, implementation and validation.
• Strong problem-solving, relationship building and collaborative skills to complete complex technical projects within demanding timeline.
• Excellent skills to handle multiple projects simultaneously within a high tech fast-paced environment.
• Strong technical aptitude for quickly learning new technologies. Reliable, hardworking, dedicated team player with a desire of continuous personal growth.
• System Requirements, Architecture & Design
• System Validation, Defect Analysis & Reporting
• DFMEA, Fault Tree Analysis, Root Cause analysis
• Program/Project Management
• Business Analysis (Conduct Data Analysis)
• Customer Relationships & Technical Marketing
• System integration & performance test
• Software Configuration & Release Management
• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Process Improvement (Lean Six Sigma & SEI CMMI level 5)
• Embedded System Design & Development

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Program Languages: C/C++, JAVA, Python, C#, SQL, JavaScript, HTML, PERL, Shell Scripts, XML, Assembly language, Fortran

Platforms/OS: Unix/Linux, Windows, Android, Mac OS, Symbian, BREW, MS-DOS

Protocols: GSM, CDMA, UMTS, LTE, TCP/IP, UDP, SFTP, SNMP, REST, SOAP, HTTP, SS7, IEEE 802.11, RS232/422

Database: SQL Server, MySQL, Sybase

IDE/Tools: ClearCase, ClearQuest, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint, DOORs, Visio, GIT/Gerrit, Jenkins, SVN, JIRA, PVCS, Eclipse, QPST, QXDM, JTAG, FTS Sniffer, DDTS, Bugzilla, MS SharePoint, Smartsheet, VMware, Cloud Services architecture, IoT, Agile/Scrum methodology, MBSE

Hardware: Intel 80x86, MCS-8051/96/98, BSP(ARM/X86), Android HAL, PCI, SCSI, Analog and Digital Circuits

Specific Knowledge: LTE System, 3GPP Specification, Six Sigma process improvement methodology (Minitab), CMMI, Automotive SPICE

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Illinois

Sr. System Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Managed the integration test of the actuators and valves for the company’s primary customer Tesla.
• Worked on customer requirements, product test planning and test status report.
• Ensured the product achieved all functionality, meet key milestones and customer delivery dates.
• Worked with engineering and product team to create and develop system test plans, test cases and test scenarios; designed and tested specifications through MBSE for electromechanical and software technology internally, lead the implementation and validation of the system integrations.
• Build an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), report, establish and address test issues, document and organize test results.
• Setup and maintain test document, test tools, test fixtures, test equipment and test lab environment. Apply automated test frameworks and tools to meet project needs. Performed regression, system and performance test.

Confidential, Illinois

Sr. System Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked closely with engineering and project/product team members to understand system test objective.
• Worked as a technical lead in the creation and development of system test plans, test scenarios, and test cases.
• Responsible for performing verification and validation test activities including automation, interoperability and performance testing. Focus on planning, schedule and report on all activities required to achieve all Industry s, Carrier Technical Acceptances and Regulatory Compliances needed to ensure the successful and timely launch of WMS’ mobile devices in multiple markets around the world.
• Coordinated software test planning, includes managing, organizing and executing lab, field and test activities.
• Managed, developed and tracked product test schedules, wrote product test plans, schedule test activities, report test status, identify anomalies and issues, and investigate to analyze the root cause.
• Setup and maintain test requirements, articles, test equipment, test fixtures, and laboratory environment.
• Organized and facilitated test team planning on daily basis meeting to review, retrospective, and sprint planning with test related questions/clarifications, test tools, test environment issues, debugging, logging, and triaging complex issues, demos and other Scrum related meetings. Perform control testing for identifying controls to ensure the appropriateness of the design and performance.
• Interface with external labs to run specific test cases and/or complete test cycles and providing them with all test plans, mobile device samples, test fixtures, etc. Manage and maintain detailed requirement for both internal and external customer.
• Monitored and managed all tests required by carrier. Responsible for resource/feature planning, project scheduling, integration release, progress tracking/reporting.

Confidential, Illinois

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Led the technical effort to deliver mobile devices base on Android &Windows platform for US Cellular.
• Acted as the key product planning interface with wireless carriers.
• Delivered clear front-end plans, requirements, and carrier commitments.
• Coordinated with hardware, software and marketing teams to finalize product features; Drove product & SW delivery schedule; Oversaw product launch process, led debugging effort to resolve issues during software integration and factory production.
• Coordinated software test planning, includes managing, organizing and executing lab, field and test activities.
• Acted as the gate keeper for quality assurance to control and release final customer software.
• Managed the product delivery process, starting from RFP, RFI, defined features/functionality which meets the carrier and market expectations. Collaborate with development team to provide analysis of proposed design.
• Collaborated with customers, product portfolio, product marketing, product operations & software development teams to negotiate, understand, define product requirement to deliver functionality, aligned with carrier and product technology roadmap. Established good relationship with customers.
• Ensuring the development teams are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility. Led the pre-release integration, debugging and troubleshooting effort and post-release technical support.
• Monitored and managed all tests required by carrier. Responsible for resource/feature planning, project scheduling, integration release, progress tracking/reporting. Analyze existing software to add features, make modifications, fix bus, and/or port to different platforms.

Confidential, Illinois

Technical Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed and analysis of North America Carriers specification requirements and delivered efficient, high-quality, on-time software products by defining clear front-end plans, product requirements, and creating compelling user experience.
• Consolidated and tracked product Statements of Compliance (SoC) responses and resolved critical non-conformance until “ship acceptance” was achieved.
• Collaborated with product, platform & account teams to ensure carrier features were implemented by creating roadmaps correlating customer requirements to product delivery.
• Provided technical support for customer demonstrations, liaised between marketing and engineering. Analyze customer and internal requirements and specifications and translates these into software designs with the proper domain responsible team members.
• Researched and analyzed the competitive landscape to help find the best solutions that improves Return On Investment (ROI) and differentiates Confidential 's products.

Senior System Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Coordinated Bluetooth domain tasks to include new feature design, development, and all types of accessories testing such as headset and car kits, also including Bluetooth qualification, profile and exploratory testing. Provide multi-layered technical experts for next generation products.
• Created and maintained programmatic and technical documentation to insure efficient planning/execution.
• Coordinated resource, conducted Bluetooth testing for all Confidential products and evaluation of future technologies/products.
• Overseen all transitions into production and presented technical information to higher management team.

Senior Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Drove different teams to finalize software integration and testing of Confidential 3G Japan products.
• Managed factory schedule to provide customized software for different operators. Managed the software test plan and debug project.
• Coordinated the internal and external technical efforts across development/testing teams from multiple countries such as India, China, Japan, Italy, Brazil and Russia.
• Drove inspection compliance, customer defect resolution, performed fix risk analysis. Perform Smoke and Functional test on software release.
• Created Software Configuration Management Processes (SCMP) documents. Running product build for official releases.

Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Performed real time development for the Harmony Wireless Communication System.
• Also worked in the common control platforms (CCP) middleware team.
• Designed, developed and tested call process, call setup and subscriber location update software for Harmony Wireless Communication System.
• Harmony system new feature development (i.e. call forward, call hold/call waiting, E911).
• Worked in major Middleware functionality areas such as alarm reporting, stat reporting, manage share memory, inter-task communication libraries, timer libraries, etc.
• Performed analysis, design, development and integration of Layer 1/Signally/Core feature functionalities into cellular subscriber products targeted for European digital cellular market.
• Created layer 1 application including Lower level, Drivers, Call Setup, Call tier down.
• Designed signaling application: GSM network, cell selection, cell handovers and SIM CARD development.
• Developed new features for Confidential cellular engine software (i.e. phonebook, databook VA/VR).