Danny Ranck Email & Phone Number

Raleigh, Nc

Raleigh, Nc

Led the RHEL Subscription Services team in the Linux Quality Engineering organization.

Raleigh, Nc

Led a global team of quality engineers working on Red Hat Subscription Manager and Content Availability Testing.

Raleigh, Nc

Led a global team of quality engineers working on Red Hat Subscription Manager and Content Availability Testing.

Raleigh, Nc

• Mentored content validation team members, led meetings with global teams within Red Hat, and transitioned our team to a more Agile-based workflow using JIRA.• Completed ISTQB training course and received ISTQB Foundation Level Certification to assist in writing content validation team’s high-level test plans, which include test scope, test requirements, dependency requirements, and test cases.

Raleigh, Nc

• Contributed to Red Hat’s content validation test framework, a set of Python test suites executed through Jenkins.• Improved upon our existing test infrastructure by developing Ansible playbooks and Jenkins Job DSL scripts to help streamline our CI workflow.• Developed ticketutil (https://github.com/dmranck/ticketutil), an open source Python module that allows you to easily interact with various ticketing tools using their REST APIs, and presented the utility at Red Hat’s QEcamp.17 conference in Brno, Czech Republic.• Received the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) and Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) certifications after completing three Red Hat Enterprise Linux training courses.

Morrisville, Nc

• Developed a test plan to validate next generation systems management module, which required defining and writing tests for more than 20 electrical interfaces including I2C, SPI, PCIe, DDR4, USB, eMMC and Ethernet.• Served as the building block owner and technical lead for security chips used in System x servers, attending weekly security meetings, reviewing schematics for relevant products, and interfacing with vendors for all issues.• Owned multiple system cards in System x products, completing all schematic capture and assisting physical design engineers in laying out the boards.• Mentored my team on innovation by leading monthly brainstorming sessions and submitting 5 patent disclosures in only 6 months.

Rtp, Nc

• Developed a complex Python / Perl tool used across multiple teams in IBM to test early hardware in various ways, including plotting eye diagrams from signals stored in on-chip registers, automating common test operations across PCIe and Ethernet links, and continuously taking signal measurements over time and parsing the data into easy-to-read formats.• Debugged early hardware for Flex System product using oscilloscopes and other lab equipment and developed Perl scripts to dump internal chip registers, collect and organize test result data, and perform chip-level functions.• Served as the lead engineer on all the cables used in Flex System product, being the main point of contact for various cable vendors, attending weekly meetings with vendors, and testing and debugging prototype cables.• Received the highest possible annual review three years in a row, placing me among the top contributors in my organization.

Rtp, Nc

• Worked as lead HW focal point for PureSystems Early Ship Program, resolving customer issues, building customer relations, reporting overall program status at daily executive-level meetings, and traveling to customer sites in Israel, England, and New York.• Received a promotion after only a year and a half for my work engaging with clients and development teams to resolve field issues and helping world wide teams quickly install and configure their prototype hardware.• Submitted 10 patent disclosures for innovative ideas related to work projects and other emerging technologies, receiving recognition in the company for a high number of disclosures submitted in my first year at IBM.

Rtp, Nc

• Created a tool in Python to analyze and plot S-parameters and TDR functions of various networks, utilizing multiple open source Python toolkits including matplotlib, numpy, and scipy.• Wrote various scripts for signal integrity team to combine multiple touchstone files, create hss files from s-parameter files, rearrange ports on touchstone files, and run various SI commands and processes in batch mode.• Analyzed loss and crosstalk of high-speed signals through blade server chassis using signal integrity software.

Raleigh, Nc

• Developed manual and automated test cases for internal Red Hat applications managed as agile software projects.• Wrote Selenium test suites and unit test suites for Java and Python web apps.• Contributed to an open source tool for managing agile software development.

Greensboro, Nc

• Developed test program for ADI clock generation and distribution product.• Experimented with ratio tests, very-low-voltage tests, and dual-site testing for ADI WiMAX products.• Automated RF calibration for LTX testers.

M.S., Electrical Engineering, Gpa: 3.8/4.0

B.S., Electrical Engineering, Gpa: 4.0/4.0, Valedictorian, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Phi Kappa Phi, Eta Kappa Nu, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society.