SUMMARY:

• Accomplished, hands - on, Senior Test Engineer, Controls Engineer, and Lab Manager.
• Accomplished LabVIEW applications programmer, test system designer, and project engineer.
• Extensive Team Process and Management experience in new product development, laboratory / quality department management, and quality systems auditing / implementation.
• Extensive experience in managing Commercial, Military and Regulated utility industry product qualification and Compliance test programs.
• Experience in manufacturing industries includes Medical Devices, Aerospace, Gas Turbines, RF, Automotive, Transportation, and Regulated Utility and Military Suppliers.
• 10 + years Technical Writing expertise including Hardware Manuals, Software Test Protocols

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• LabVIEW, BASIC, Visual Basic, VBA, Machine Code, Assembly Language, PLC Ladder Logic, ADA, FORTRAN, C/C++, Perl, Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Project, AutoCAD, MathCAD, MATLAB, Simulink, Solid Edge, SolidWorks, UG NX, DOORS, LabWindows/CVI, TestStand, Agilent VEE, Python.
• LabVIEW, Agilent VEE, and VB/VC++ Test Programming
• Test System Automation and Design
• Product Development and Verification Test
• Test Protocol, Procedure and Report Writing
• Environmental and Reliability Testing
• Electromechanical and Electronic Products
• Quality System Compliance and Implementation of QS9000, TS16949, and 1S013485:2003.
• Laboratory and Departmental Management
• MIL-STD-810 and MIL-STD - 901C Environmental, Shock, Vibration, and Reliability Testing Expertise.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Lexington, MA

LabVIEW Developer

Responsibilities:

• Updated and programmed LabVIEW software for truFreeze®Spray Cryotherapy ablation technology system.

Confidential, Billerica, MA

LabVIEW Lead Developer

Responsibilities:

• Programmed and developed LabVIEW software (including LabVIEW FPGA) for new generation Automated Functional Test System (AFTS) for product development and verification test stands (PC and PXI chassis based) in an AGILE framework.
• Performed Unit Testing wif TestStand and Caraya Unit Test Framework and tracked software issues wif JIRA.

Confidential, Boxborough, MA

Senior Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Developed, wrote, and ran hardware test protocols on purchased components for the Koning CBCT Model 1.5 Breast CT Scanning System.

Confidential

Test Equipment Engineer / Software Development Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Programmed and developed LabVIEW software (including LabVIEW RT) for end of line production and product development test stands (PC and PXI chassis based).

Confidential, Shirley, MA

Senior Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designed, developed, and implemented time/cost-effective methods of testing RF modules including power amplifiers, switches, and LNA’s.
• Implemented Python and VBA scripting for improved test result collation and analysis.
• Supported existing software issues and upgrades.
• Prepared new/improved test software and procedures for new products.
• Planned and executed improvements to test automation.
• Supported efforts to integrate local design verification testing.
• Integrated computer programming in Agilent VEE as applied to test automation in Windows environment.
• Responsible for QA data review on all outgoing Hi-Rel RF modules.

Confidential, Waltham, MA

Senior Software Quality Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Developed, wrote, and ran software test protocols for embedded software and subsystem boards for the CorPath 300 Robotic PCI (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention) system. Entered and tracked software issues wif Jira. Used Visual Studio to review C# code.

Confidential, Chelmsford, MA

Senior Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Developed, wrote, and ran software test protocols for embedded software for QNX-based Cardiac assist device. (IABP (Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump) System.)

Confidential, Westford, MA

Software Verification Engineer

Responsibilities:

• DO-178 B/C Level B review of the GE-737 FMC (Flight Management Computer). Writing and reviewing Requirement Verification Analysis (RVA) and Test Case documents and reviewing ADA source code and test code for test file analysis.

Confidential, Erie, PA

Train Control Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Wrote and reviewed test procedures, purchasing specifications, and user manuals as well as conducted V&V (verification and validation) testing for Train Control subsystems on the HIL simulator and on the locomotive.
• Wrote and derived test cases from design documentation in DOORS and TeamCenter. Worked 'hands-on' in test labs and on locomotives wif high HP (1000 KVA), medium voltage (2 KV) and high current (10 KA) systems using test equipment. Worked wif I/O mapping, LabVIEW interface, QNX RTOS, VMWare, Clearquest, serial and Ethernet communication, as well as software variable manipulation / override.

Confidential, Cincinnati, OH

Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Managed verification test activities for product release of the Version 5 OptiVantage DH Dual Head Contrast Media Delivery Injector, including management of a two-shift department of software testers.
• Verification test activities included software verification testing, regression testing, exploratory testing, and integration testing.
• Authored new software verification test protocols, regression test protocols, and integration test protocols in DOORS and corrected issues wif existing test protocols. Use of software tools included AGILE, Telelogic Change, Synergy, and Requisite Pro.
• Developed LabVIEW programs for CAN and serial port-based circuit board functional testing in production areas. In charge of factory-wide hardware and software upgrades for production line pressure test systems.
• Reviewed and approved SCR’s (Supplier Change Requests) for supplier parts for injector electronic and electrical components.

Confidential, Indianapolis, IN

Controls Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Performed Systems Engineering tasks in support of the overall design, development, testing, and of the Control System for the Kiowa (U.S. Army) / Single Channel Fadec Upgrade / Helicopter engine program.
• Wrote, maintained, and validated Control System requirements documents in DOORS for the Kiowa engine control system. Reviewed and approved DAR’s (Definition Alteration Requests) for supplier parts for engine control system components.

Confidential, Cincinnati, OH

Controls Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Debugged, modified, and calibrated JSF FADEC (Full Authority Digital Engine Control) Dry Rig (Simulation Test Stand). Documented procedures and status of tasks on JSF FADEC Dry Rig.
• Designed and specified patch panel overlays for ease and clarity of operator use on JSF FADEC Dry Rig.
• Developed and debugged PXI chassis datalogging system and LabVIEW application software for JSF FADEC Dry Rig data speed and throughput verification. Developed RS-422 synch signal simulator wif LabVIEW and RS-422 interface to verify synchronization of JSF FADEC’s. Developed LabVIEW live data recording program wif created and called dll’s from existing networked data recording system program.
• Developed and ran JSF FADEC test vectors wif MATLAB, Simulink, and Synergy in UNIX and Linux-based development environments. Supported testing of AS application software code releases for JSF FTS (FADEC Test System), which included modifying, documenting, and running XML-based AS code. Developed LabVIEW applications for recording, monitoring, and generating JSF FADEC FireWire bus messages wif FireSpy 810 Bus Analyzer (IEEE 1394b). Wrote and ran test vectors for TCA (Test Coverage Analysis) of GP7200 engine control software modules (Beacon based) using LDRA and FSIM control logic software test tools per DO-178 B.
• Ran code review and unit testing of GE90 and CFM56 FADEC control software modules (Beacon based) in VAX environment for VAX system migration validation and verification.
• Managed Quality Assurance Lab and Color Lab operations.

Confidential, Canton, MA

Test Lab Supervisor / Team Leader

Responsibilities:

• Supervised all company compliance and revalidation testing to the relevant product specifications and test standards and all laboratory testing for the initial and continued evaluation of new and standard products.
• Implemented LabVIEW programming and PC-based data acquisition for all new lab test programs, significantly increasing test data accuracy and overall test lab productivity and throughput capacity.

Confidential, Weymouth, MA

Test Engineer / Test Lab Supervisor / QC (Incoming) Supervisor

Responsibilities:

• Managed Engineering Test Laboratory and Quality Control (QC) Incoming Inspection Departments.