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Ryca International, Inc. (RYCA) is a dental innovation company serving ideas and design concepts and testing to "Global 500" companies. Ryca is dedicated to improving lives through effortless and effective oral care products. Designed by dental professionals and developed by experts, our flagship product, Encompass, brushes half your teeth at once, providing an optimal clean in just 20 seconds.Oversee the design and use of test fixtures for prototype validation measurements for prototype development of oral healthcare devices. Development and programming of fixture and sensor firmware using off the shelf components within a tight operating budget. Including calibration for validation testing of oral dental appliance development for consumer use. Data collection used to validate or update computer design modeling and steer product design change to consumer oral healthcare market

Quality Assurance test using manual and automated validation method for product development. Focus on firmware, hardware and application interaction and stability for products currently under development under the Microsoft Surface Hardware banner. Requirements include Bluetooth LE (low energy) stack tracing, as well as USB trace and device interaction from hardware to end user interface experience. And supporting multiple script languages from C# for tool development. Tests are written in Python, PowerShell and others. Including OTA and USB protocol captures in bug regression.

Off-site data conversion moving client validation process and tracking data from Microsoft Excel to Microsoft SQL 2017 services. Replace LUA and CSV import/export with SQL Triggers and Stored Procedures that follow and improve the former legacy LUA with Excel model.

Xbox One S console and Adaptive and Assistive devices development and interoperability testing of controllers, headsets, storage devices, connectivity and battery technologies. Our primary goal was to retire unreliably aging test rack hardware and bring up newer state of the art testing infrastructure controls for use with legacy and current development devices. Tasked to further develop testing protocols and hardware. Test tools. Implement software tools and reported automated product testing on future product hardware and firmware update scenarios using an array of automated controls including Lua, Arduino and SQL result tracking.Accelerated hardware reliability testing using Thermotron 2800 control module on network for scripted test support, to cover HALT/HASS test concepts.

Development and maintenance of automated “Constant Integration” (CI) testing for Disney's own Playmation.com product line of Internet of Things (IoT) powered entertainment devices. Report delivery system for test case results for each build produced and tested for the entire Playmation product line. Perform necessary hardware modifications to allow hardware from the Playmation line to successfully be integrated into the automated test infrastructure. Supported and develop test and reporting of Web Services supporting the Playmation App-Engine using REST/JSON. Assure web back-end stability through deployment activity to development, stage and production infrastructure. Services provided content download to the Playmation mobile application and Playmation entertainment devices from Apple and Google play store.

It was a pleasure to have helped produce yet another winning product for Microsoft. Although the timeline is 1 year - the actual time was much longer, overlapping with the production of Xbox One and Xbox 360 Slim. I was thrilled to have helped support validation testing on so many platforms with this newest addition. http://www.microsoft.com/Microsoft-Band/en-us?ocid=SEM_bing_

XboxONE console with Kinect (2) and accessories (development and interoperability testing of controllers, headsets, storage devices, connectivity and battery technologies, etc) interoperability and reliability testing for Xbox 360 slim with Kinect.Xbox360 console with Kinect and accessories (wireless driving wheel, controllers, headsets, storage devices, connectivity and battery technologies, etc) interoperability and reliability testing for Xbox 360 slim with Kinect.Write and maintain task oriented assistive application for tracking and recovery of console kernel daily builds (repository) for test setup and execution. Track, deploy and test daily (or hourly) firmware builds for accessory hardware used in interoperability test scenarios of console ecosystem.

Automated test engineer. Windows Logo Certification for PC hardware devices. Compliance and Interop testing for Linux Ready. Universal Mac compliance checking. Windows Mobile hardware development support. Microsoft XBox development support. Prototype and Test Lab Technical Services.

Development and support of “Toolbox” application giving developer and validation engineers a reliable point-and-click interface for scheduling test sets developed for DTM in Quality Center with automation lab test pools. OTA-API for H.P Quality Center, Microsoft DTM and Intel HSD Bug Reporting tools. Automated BIOS update, Operating System install with stadard or test driver loaded for Pass/Fail test and tracking in Microsoft WLK, DTM test lab. Develop global web application for use with automated certification supported storage and retrieval of multimedia video test clips for automated DTM testing in PHP and mySQL to work with MS and Linux servers running Apache and IIS. Clip source tracking for all known Meta Data and Codec detail with ACL security method applied to clip repository for single or bulk clip list download. Automated checksum validation, Thumbnail generation. Automated file traversal inside repository using PERL and PHP directory walking and file testing.

Managed the complete restructure of IT resources, company wide (multiple sites). Oversaw the day-to-day division of IT resources and staff and handled in-house and client problem resolution.Supervised the transfer of production from Oregon to WashingtonPlanned and directed employee training and certification sessions with hardware vendors.Prepared and delivered weekly presentation of IT activities and status, as well as special reports for department heads and owners.Implemented system where IT performed and oversaw in-house repairs of conversion equipment, reducing shipping and repair costs and reducing downtime.Analyzed cost/benefit needs, planned, and oversaw the installation of new and replacement equipment; including technology and networking systems and clean room at new plant.Implemented company-wide ticket system for IT issues that facilitated prioritization and significantly increased the efficiency of IT staff scheduling and distribution.

Developer/SysDBA for American Red Cross chapters for Web Management System (WMS). Clients included Rotary International and Humane Society. Standardize WMS modules reducing overhead.GIS and Census data to pinpoint relevant course training, retrieving courses and chapter location by georeference of Zip, Latitude and Longitude radians. Results prioritization by distance.Emphasized security and over-designed to meet guidelines for international organizations.Addressed pre-existing, and new web application environments. Integration virus scan for file system. Unified systems. Designed for modular expansion. Renovated online course registration and donations system to increase security and bring records into compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley guidelines.Update to event registration with a bar code system using EAN-13 standards (ISBN code compatible) or CODE-128 and CODE-39, semi-automating the event system.

Microsoft Commerce and Crystal Reports - Client Management System with Document Management and Delivery for commerce reporting using Microsoft IIS/ Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and Seagate Crystal Reports for vendor and distributor data sales and shipping data allowing the client to use existent products for critically needed information without expensive training.ColdFusion - design and implementation of inter-office petty cash application and tracking system for reimbursement procedures, improving the accuracy and timeliness of the accounting system.Perl - rework on problematic online ticket reservation tool that had been resulting in lost sales into a sturdy eCommerce feature.

Spearheaded automated PC build procedures, developing procedures to increase productivity.Oversaw training of clients in the use of PC applications and equipment.Authored user manuals and created other technical documentation for in-house and client use.Instrumental in implementing nationwide network infrastructure changes to encompass other corporate divisions including Lee, Wrangler, Jansport, and Jantzen.Created company policies and procedures governing corporate security, email and Internet usage, access control, and incident response for international field sales team.Developed Jantzen’s eCommerce. This was the only division to achieve complete return on investment within 1 year.Provide phone and in the field PC, software, system, and LAN diagnosis, repairs, and support.

Authored user manuals and technical documentation for training.Oversaw the semi-automated field support tool used by the lower tier support specialists.Lead support for HP Remote LAN access with dual SecureID and NT Domain login securities.Teleconferencing SpecialistAssisted in development of automated PC build procedures, raising production from 4 to 24 per day.Spearheaded creation of field PC LAN support tools to help automate identification of client issue and resolution, including remote support for technicians.