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Montreal, Canada Area

Région De Montréal, Canada

-Analyze and improve processes in the Systems Engineering team of the Autonomous Drilling System (ADS) project which spans across multiple subsystems, countries and time zones-Analyze and improve processes in the Montreal facility Caterpillar Quality Management System (CQMS)-Perform defects reviews for the ADS project at the systems levelMain Achievements:-Influence and help in the definition of several processes used in the ADS project to help keep the project on track-Review and modification of several documents in the Montreal facility CQMS

Région De Montréal, Canada

-Analyze and modify unit testing software for software and hardware used in satellite subsystems-Analyze and verify software used in satellite subsystemsMain achievements:-Modification of the Visual Basic scripts used to test the Radarsat Payload Control Unit (PLCU) hardware and modification of the documentation used to recreate the test environment-Development of Rational Test Real Time scripts to create the unit tests used to test the PLCU control software (PCS)-Verification of the PCS and its conformity and traceability to specifications to improve its readability, its maintainability and its quality

Région De Montréal, Canada

-Define the architecture, design and develop Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) for the Fiber Laser product line and for other specific projects-Analyze and choose development software and help authoring tools-Analyze and modify software applications for specific projectsMain achievements:-Modify the software, in C++, communicating with the firmware, used in the Laser guide star system in Paranal, Chile, to adapt it for the customer use-Design and development of a software, in C++, to verify the integrity of the serial communication between the customer computer and the firmware

Région De Montréal, Canada

(at Bombardier Aerospace)-Analyze, verify and add new functionalities to the military aircraft flight simulator-Document the software and write reports for the customerMain achievements:-Development in C of a simulator model that interconnects with the already existing models in the software to mimic the behaviour of a military aircraft pilot and allow to perform specific manoeuvres such as take-off, landing, climbing and descent-Analyze the software and the documentation in order to improve and complete the simulator user manual

Région De Montréal, Canada

(Part time)-Verify, analyze and develop web sites using PHP and other related technologiesMain achievements:-Development (in a team) in PHP, Javascript and XHTML of a web site to allow aerospace industry workers to improve the use of industry standards and the company internal documents. The application combines keyword search in a compendium of documents, the search in a list of frequently asked questions and the search with an inference engine

Région De Montréal, Canada

(Part time)-Verify, analyze and develop web sites using PHP and other related technologies-Train colleagues to allow them to learn PHP programmingMain achievements:-Development in PHP, Javascript and XHTML of a website to allow users to manage their files and folders residing on a server

Région De Montréal, Canada

-Coordinate a team of five (5) programmers developing software used in product optimization systems-Interact with customers and sales team-Document and coordinate documentation of procedures, tests and systems used by the team-Develop, analyze et modify multi-threaded software in a multi-programmer and client-server (TCP/IP) environment with Visual C++, Borland C++ and Source Safe-Level 2 support for optimization softwareMain achievements:-Design and implementation of system to identify and correct recurrent problems in customer software allowing a considerable reduction of time required to correct problems-Design and implementation of procedure to clearly identify customer needs in order to determine required functionality in the software thus avoiding unnecessary modifications

Région De Ottawa , Canada

-Manage and lead team for software development-Design and test software-Develop and execute test plans and test cases for frequency synchronization compliance testing-Train colleagues on the use of laboratory equipment for frequency synchronization verification projectsMain achievements:-Design and testing of a graphical software application (VoiceCalc) to estimate the voice quality in end-to-end network connections. VoiceCalc allows the identification of problems in telecommunications networks.-Development and execution of test plans and test cases for frequency synchronization compliance testing of Nortel Networks SONET and ATM-based equipment (Passport 15000 and MG4000) (wander and jitter; optical and electrical)

Région De Montréal, Canada

-Develop control, data acquisition and database software-Develop analog and digital circuitry-Develop and execute test procedures-Represent MPBT at customer sites during installation testing and commissioningMain achievements:-Development of control and data acquisition software (in a Windows environment using Borland C++) used by a laser-based moisture sensor system (LAMSOR)-Development of current sources and related data acquisition hardware and software used for electro-migration testing of metal structures in ASICs-Development of a relational database (MS Access) with a graphical interface to keep track of the moisture content and the grade of wood lumber in a sawmill as well as the meteorological data affecting the moisture content-Development of software and test procedures for the acceptance testing and commissioning of the TAT-9 system (Trans-Atlantic fiber optic cable linking Canada, USA, Great Britain, Spain and France) in order to provide a fully functional network-As MPBT representative on site at the PTT (France) TAT-9 Cable Landing Station, overseeing of the tests of high-speed telecommunications terminal and system

Diplôme D'Études Supérieures Spécialisées, Systèmes Embarqués, Moyenne De 4.23/4.30

Certificate, Applied Computer Science, Moyenne De 4.30/4.30

Oriented object languages Web site development languages Information systems security

Bac, Engineering, Moyenne De 3.60/4.00