Alycia L. Smith Email & Phone Number

Fort Wayne, Indiana Area

Targeting roles ensuring software integrity, utilizing skills in software management, process improvement, software configuration management, and software quality assurance.

Fort Wayne, In

Reporting to software discipline director, led team of up to 20 software configuration management (SW CM) engineers. Managed multi-site teams supporting all programs at Fort Wayne, Virginia and Florida sites. Led SW CM support for 50 programs, with software size ranging from 5K to 1M+ lines of code through development, integration and test, product deliveries and production. Supported multiple site audit readiness team initiatives, ensuring preparation for AS9100 audits and capability maturity model integrated (CMMI) appraisals.• Ensured consistency in adhering to tailored company procedures and promoted preparedness for quality assurance, customer and other audits by conducting 10+ independent audits per year of SW CM plans and activities for all programs. •Obtained re-certification in July 2014 annual AS9100 site audit, February 2013 Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) site audit and 2013 annual AS9100 audit. •Achieved re-certification to level 5 for software, systems and hardware engineering in June 2013 CMMI appraisal. •Received Blue (outstanding) rating in November 2012 AS9100 site audit, with no instances of nonconformance or observations related to SW CM. •Earned Excellence in Operations and Quality (EiOQ) President's Level Team Award (2012) for contribution to Best in Class “Audit Ready Every Day” culture shift over 2-year period that drove blue AS9100 Audit Rating in November 2012.•Implemented corrective actions on all supported programs, addressing 10+ program issues or Corrective Action Requests (CARs) per year, evaluating for potential systemic impacts, proactively.•Ensured all Fort Wayne location programs’ SW CM plans updated prior to 2012 audits, in aftermath of Network Centric Systems (NCS) management’s determination that significant changes were needed. •Improved accuracy of cost estimates by 20% and enhanced precision of data collection through effective analysis of current and historical software metrics data.

Fort Wayne, In

Reporting to software department manager, led team of up to 20 software configuration management (SW CM) engineers. Managed multi-site teams supporting all programs at Fort Wayne, Virginia and Florida sites. Oversaw SW CM support for 50 programs with software size ranging from 5K to 1M+ lines of code through all life cycle phases. •Assumed instrumental role in developing and implementing solutions to Corrective Action Requests (CARs) for systemic impacts through analysis and problem solving. •Removed software escapes in collaboration with program staff, adding SW CM and SW testing items to delivery checklists and involving SW quality engineers.•Appointed as charter member of Audit Ready Every Day team, tasked to prepare site for 2011 corporate and National Quality Assurance (NQA) AS9100 audits. •Eliminated potential SW CM nonconformance noted during 2011 corporate AS9100 audit – later acknowledged as best practice in audit out-brief and recognized for commitment to product integrity.•Ensured preparedness for AS9100 audits and CMMI appraisals by sustaining multiple site audit readiness team initiatives.

Fort Wayne, In

Reporting to systems engineering department manager, led team of 24 software configuration management (SW CM), hardware CM, document CM and data management (DM) engineers. Administered support for 50 programs with software size ranging from 5K to 1M+ lines of code through development, integration and test, product deliveries and production.•Authored 30+ company CM/DM procedures, ensuring compliance with related military and industry standards and effective application on Department of Defense (DoD), foreign and commercial contracts spanning full program life cycle.•Achieved NCS CMMI Level 5 appraisal certification for hardware, software and systems engineering in 2006 by deploying program process improvements; earned achievement award in recognition of contributions as core team member.•Earned achievement award in 2005 for exemplary SW CM support for multiple programs.•Led 6-member CM/DM process action team in completion and deployment of 25 CM/DM procedures critical to achieving site CMMI Level 3 certification for software and systems engineering in December 2004; Earned Achievement Award for Exceptional Performance and Outstanding Achievement in support of Fort Wayne Core CMMI Team.•Developed and implemented 30+ software and SW CM processes, including associated training materials; trained and mentored 200+engineers in new processes.•Increased tool automation and scripts, facilitated tool transitions and eliminated duplication of efforts as Six Sigma specialist leading, sponsoring and participating in numerous projects related to software, SW CM, HW CM and DM efficiencies and improvements. •Earned “Extra Mile” Award for contributions to college recruiting program at University of Illinois-Urbana Campus.

Fort Wayne, Indiana

Controlled and verified reproducibility of program software products, providing cost-effective support that met or exceeded program schedules and customer requirements.

•Software development of embedded communications and avionics navigation software, including Global Positioning System (GPS) and SELSCAN radio upgrade.•Led team of 6 software engineers through $1M demonstration of upgraded radio capabilities.•Provided requirements and user interface definition for GPS. Conducted extensive software / system integration testing; managed software integration lab.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mathematics And Computer Science, Computer Engineering

Mathematics