Ken Watkins Email & Phone Number

Talented Senior System Test Engineer with extensive experience testing network, system and component for military weapon/C4ISR and Telecom systems (Wireless, Landline and Transports). Proven track record delivering major test development projects from scratch involving the latest technologies. Extensive experience working with Waterfall and Agile scrum development processes. Enjoy helping team achieve project goals. Test Development: Ten plus years developing comprehensive manual and automated test plans and detailed test procedures(system, regression and integration tests) based on complex telecommunication/weapon/avionic system requirements. All tasks were successfully accomplished per the defined scope despite tight schedules.Automation Development: Ten plus years developing automated test utilizing off the shelf products from major automation tool manufactures and proprietary from scratch solutions utilizing C and C#. Developed automation frameworks to support automation test development.Test Execution: Ten plus years executing manual and automated detailed test procedures, performing pre-release system and network performance testing, characterizing end-to-end system performance functionality,writing system test reports, presenting results to upper management and/or customer.Defect Reporting: Ten plus years troubleshooting and investigating system failures, writing discrepancy reports, verifying anomaly fixes via reproductive and regression tests.Test Environment: Ten plus years configuring/installing software for complex wireless and land-line protocol surveillance and data transport networks (for end-to-end integration and system testing).

Listed skills include Testing, Integration, Telecommunications, System Testing, and 46 others.