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Provided organizational and technical leadership to various software/firmware development projects including: test planning, test strategy, test resourcing, test estimation, and test results reporting, as well as participating as an individual contributor creating: test cases, test scripts, and defect reports.• Software verification team lead for company’s newest flagship software supporting BD FACS Discover spectral imaging cell sorter product line.• Software verification team lead for company’s benchtop cell sorter BD FACSMelody.• Integrated remote test team in Ireland for verification of software for next generation genomic sequencing instrument.• Managed firmware changes and verification that supported DAQ RoHS compliance.• Firmware unit test lead for product development team working with a remote contract manufacturer in Colorado on a portable medical device BD FACSPresto.• Assisted in defining product security compliance processes.

Established and managed firmware quality engineering function. Led test tool creation, test tool validation, and verification of all production firmware in development for BD Biosciences.• Built, grew and retained an excellent Firmware Verification and Test team which included up to 8 Verification Engineers, 1 Development Engineer for test tool development.• Defined firmware quality engineering processes and integration into the Global Product Development System.• Led the verification and test in the successful launch of multiple versions of Cytometer Management System firmware for BD Biosciences’ flagship software platform BD FACSuite.

San Jose, California, United States

In previous years established and managed software quality engineering function. Returned to Lead verification of all production software in development for BD Biosciences.• Led software test automation, manual verification, and testing processes for all production software in development. Much of this software still supports BD Biosciences clinical and research flow cytometer instrument product offerings (BD FACSDiva, BD FACSCanto Clinical Software, BD SPA, BD LWA)• Facilitated the Process Design Committee in the creation of the Global Product Development System for the Cell Analysis business unit.