David Tipton Email & Phone Number

Knoxville, TN, US

Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States

• Writing test suites and executing test cases for new software development under Agile Scrum methodologies.
• Reporting software bugs in Azure DevOps and working closely with development teams to ensure bugs are fixed.
• Managing Virtual Machines and proprietary simulators in test environments for both physical and virtual machines. Set up and maintain these machines on a test network isolated from Emerson’s corporate network.
• Working with product simulator developers to refine… Show more
• Working with product simulator developers to refine and improve simulators for large-scale testing.
• Set up and maintain a Palo Alto PA-3220 next-generation firewall. Show less

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

• Worked with Staff scientists researching product development. Performed both in-house proof-of-concept testing and field work at a local customer’s site.
• Served as liaison between second-tier product support and technology. Set up customer field scenarios to verify reported problems could be reproduced.
• Developed prototype programs in LabView for lab maintenance and testing tools.

• Created GUI screens for real-time data in an Emerson proprietary SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) program.
• Retrieved data from CSI equipment via Modbus and OPC protocols.
• Designed and oversaw construction of data collection/real time data display cabinets.
• Commissioned of Emerson/CSI cabinets and equipment at customers’ sites.
• Managed in-house Factory Acceptance Tests and wrote Engineering Procedures, especially with emphasis on mentoring newer employees.… Show more
• Managed in-house Factory Acceptance Tests and wrote Engineering Procedures, especially with emphasis on mentoring newer employees.

• Worked with customer base to implement new software product line on site.
• Coordinated with customers to create reports and displays for operators, supervisors, and environmental specialists.
• Traveled onsite to work with customers and vendors to integrate proprietary hardware and software into data collection processes.
• Controlled and reported alarms, daily calibrations, and real-time data.
• Set up reports, added calculations over multiple time periods, integrated new… Show more
• Set up reports, added calculations over multiple time periods, integrated new alarm conditions, controlled digital and analog inputs and outputs, and other post-installation customer service work in current and legacy.

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

• Helped to implement Lean Manufacturing, reducing lead times by 33% and improved product traceability from weekly to daily.
• Oversaw implementation of two new product series, an improved flammability product for European markets and a larger capacity product for US industrial markets.
• Tested product to verify expected product behavior, both in edge-case performance tests and destructive tests.
• Coordinated capital expense of industrial vibration tester and verified product… Show more
• Coordinated capital expense of industrial vibration tester and verified product performance for automotive customers in accordance with ISO9001/QS9000 protocols.
• Upgraded product information database from obsolete database software to Microsoft Access. Show less