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Andover, Ma, Us

Carlsbad, Ca, Us

• Member of dev team delivering a VyOS-based aggregated network connectivity solution for highly remote locations and aircraft/marine applications.• Take ownership of broken python-based test automation environment and get it working again.• Add new automated tests using Python (including Selenium, Paramiko. et. al.)• Analyze and report on historical test trends (matplotlib, pandas, numpy)• Define automation coding standards, enforced via flake8• Make recommendations for next generation of the team’s automation test environment.• Contribute to refactoring of HMI interface using python (fastapi, flask, sqlalchemy, urllib, requests, et. al.)• Triage daily smoketest results, update python (esp. selenium locators per changes in DOM)

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

• Member of stress testing and automation team using highly automated CI/CD environment to deliver multiple streams of reliable software for on-board automotive network and associated processors (under-the-hood, driver-assist, OBD-II, and in-vehicle infotainment processors).• Support, analyze and enhance automated testing of software updates driven by test framework, interfacing with lab hardware, upgrade deployment cloud, vehicle status cloud, and test reporting API.• Understand and investigate complex paths between cloud, vehicle and testing environment.• Analyze extensive logs to accurately identify root causes of test failures.• Support enhancements to reporting tools.• Submit detailed defect tickets, documenting precisely where and why the failure occurred.• Write code to analyze defect occurrences across hundreds of test results.• Tools and languages: Jenkins, Jira, git, Python, Pycharm, Slash (testing framework), bash.

Bedford, Massachusetts, Us

Contribute enhancements, new features and bug fixes for testing framework built on Python and pytest. Work within the context of an Agile-based team of 9 engineers. Use git extensively to manage branches, pull requests, merges, etc. Mostly infrastructure work with some test case development. Thoroughly investigate performance issues and submit findings to bug tracking database.

Houston, Texas, Us

Develop automated software testing systems for validating software in use by various branches of the US Department of Transportation.+ Develop automated software testing solutions + Development tools include C#, Python, Telerik, Visual Studio, Team Foundation Server, cygwin/linux+ Contribute to and improve upon the team's automation framework+ Team is Agile-based

Cambridge, Ma, Us

+ Wrote automation to test and verify big data collection and aggregation+ Developed new test automation suites per defined test cases+ Enhanced existing automation to accommodate new/modified product functionality+ Led code reviews for new and enhanced automated test suites+ Created secure key management tool to synchronize ssh keys across >100 servers+ Incorporated under-used aspects of automation library to achieve highly robust test scripts+ Coded run-time decision making into test suites to deal with changing environments+ Created Jira tools utilizing the Jira API+ perl, Perforce, Jira, Python, Confluence, Linux, bash, curl, sed/awk, find, grep, etc.

Keywords: tcl/Expect, Python, Selenium, Navtel EXFO, SIP, RTP, RTCP, MSRP, wireshark, Jira, subversion, ClearQuest, linux, bash+ Solved issues team members encountered with automation library and tcl/Expect+ Wrote readable and maintainable test automation for SIP based VoIP products+ Wrote test suites for GUI testing+ Leveraged APIs of traffic generation tools to simulate real-world data traffic patterns and loads+ Improved existing automation tools+ Created tools for various needs of the SQA team+ Mentored junior team members+ Led code reviews of automation scripts+ Developed new test plans+ Investigated test failures+ Submitted CRs for product defects+ Revised network monitoring tool for generating lab outage alerts

Burlington, Ma, Us

Keywords: IPv6, TCP, UDP, SIP, RTP, RTCP, bittorrent, peer-to-peer, Ixia, packet capture/replay, tcl/Expect+ Leadership role with expert testing and automation skills, applied to a deep packet inspection/subscriber management solution for tier-1 and tier-2 ISPs.+ Go-to resource for peers with automation questions and issues.+ Developed automated test suites+ Owned SQA life cycle for key product features+ Provided SQA input during product requirements definition stage+ Provided SQA project scoping for product release scheduling+ Wrote test plans utilizing traffic generation tools to simulate real-world, very complex data traffic.+ Wrote tool to modify packet captures (remove encapsulation, change IP Addresses, convert IPv4 headers to IPv6, add RTP headers, etc.+ Composed tool for creating traffic patterns to be replayed through the DUT

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+ Developed automation library+ Led testing DPI/subscriber management solution for tier-1 ISPs+ Go-to resource for peer questions and issues with automation and traffic generation tools+ Tested, wrote test plans and automated strategic new product features+ Reviewed and provided feedback for product requirements and functional design+ Solved issues on-site at customer and beta sites+ Mentored junior team members

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+ Developed automation for testing of routing protocols (BGP, OSPF)+ Authored test plans+ Led test plan reviews

Ca

+ Provided expert Level 3 escalation support to premium customers of Nortel's router, switch and net management products+ Traveled to customer sites for troubleshooting network problems+ Acted as prime support contact for three large, strategic customers+ Trained junior team members as well as customers on new products

Designed new network design for a large graduate school. Maintained, upgraded and monitored the network. Implemented automated solutions for monitoring the network. Recommended new equipment purchases. Led a team of network support engineers.

Wrote data management and statistical analysis software for large studies in the field of public health research. Used the following languages: C, C++, and SAS.

Lexington, Ma, Us

Wrote software to assit in satellite tracking radar facility run by M.I.T.'s Lincoln Laboratory as a contract to the U.S. Air Force. Specialty was in the calibration of the Radar by comparing tracking results with GPS data. Language: FORTRAN.

Software Engineering

B.A., Mathematics