Laz Davila Email & Phone Number

I set up Boomtastic Apps to target the growing market for mobile application and responsive websites.We use our experience in large, complex, real-time software projects to build very professional, functional and great looking native applications for iOS and Android, with secure webservices to interact with backend databases.But the most impressive service we offer our clients is *very* cost effective professional "native" (not HTML5/CSS based) app development for both iOS and Android using our unique development framework, which enables us to build business apps for not much more than the cost of a website development!Email or call me (+61 402 452 529) to discuss your custom business app needs.

I started this company back in 2004, providing systems and software engineering services to government and corporate clients, mostly in the defence industry.As director I oversee and manage all of our projects, while also providing my own management and engineering services to clients directly.We have tackled some interesting projects, including: test engineering and software development services to Saab; systems engineering services to BAE Systems; software engineering consulting to General Dynamics Land Systems; Server and Network Design and Deployment for several clients; and a Radar Part-Task Trainer.

Mawson Lakes, South Australia

Held the following assignments:[contract positions through Davtec]Consultant - System Test Course Development:• Design and Development System Test Course• Pilot and Updates of Course• Support for set up of training Development EnvironmentSenior Software Engineer - Harpoon Block 2 Upgrade, Mk3, ANZAC Frigate:• Port of software drivers for Harpoon Block 2 Upgrade• Documentation and Test of new interfaceSenior Test Engineer - Combat Direction System, RAN Amphibious Assault Ships (LHD):• Development of CAT3 Test Plans• Design and development of CAT3 Test Descriptions• Participation in Test Events

Edinburgh Parks, South Australia

Held various long term assignments on the AEW&C (Wedgetail) project:[contract positions through Davtec]Systems Engineering Manager – Electronic Support Measures:• Technical and cost account management responsibilities• Managing 20 system engineers• Supporting acceptance test campaign which required significant performance analysis • Supporting functional and physical configuration audits• Awarded "BAE Systems Bronze Chairman's Award" (team award for the ESM Requirements Sell Off Campaign)Systems Engineering Manager – Operational Mission Simulator Segment• Technical and cost account management responsibilities• Managing 4 system engineers• Supporting acceptance test campaign • Supporting physical configuration audit• Supporting project close out activitiesSenior Systems Engineer – Mission Support Segment• Requirements / change management• Supporting functional and physical configuration audits

[contract position through Davtec]Provided Software Project Management consulting services, overseeing progress by their subcontractor on the ASLAV Crew Procedural Trainer:- Implemented Earned Value Metrics to Analyse Progress- Assessment of Progress- Recommendations to manage issues

Held various roles over the years at CSC, such as:Integrated Tactical Avionics System (ITAS)RAN SH2G(A) ANZAC Helicopter:• Deputy PM & SW Development Manager• SW Development Manager for the Colour Multi-Function Displays (CMFD)• As Deputy PM, defined and implemented a large number of project control mechanisms, including development metrics and earned value measurement techniques, improving forecasts and issue trend analysis.• Managed secondment of CSC staff to Litton, in Los Angeles, during the development of the first build of the ITAS (Navigation).• Defined and supervised the implementation of the Build 1 software architecture.Active Missile Decoy (AMD, a.k.a. Nulka)Fire Control System Safety V&V Consultancy:• Project Manager• Managed a team of 8 engineers, in the analysis and formal proof of safety of the Fire Control System and Processor Power Supply .ANZAC Frigate Combat System Development:• Senior Software Engineer, Team Leader

Leader, Technical Systems Group:• Provided support in technical domains such as Unix System V, the ‘C’ language and their interface to database systems.• Managed a team of two software engineers, providing technical support to customer sites.• Organised and conducted Unix System V courses for Users and System Administrators. Public Libraries Automated Information Network (PLAIN):• Analyst / Programmer• Developed the interface between the INGRES based database and a bibliographic search tool using ‘C’, embedded SQL and pipes.

RAN/RAWS - Seahawk Helicopter• Designed and implemented a driver (for proprietary Ada CPU chip and kernel) and Ada interface for the MIL STD 1553B bus, used within the Ship Data Terminal on the helicopter.ABC Satellite Network Control System• Developed the program scheduler and satellite event log, used to manage AUSSAT satellite resources owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.Amdahl - Automated OS Verification• Developed automated regression tests to verify system integrity through upgrades of Amdahl operating systems: “Aspen” (form based); and “UTS” (Unix System V based).

Research Programmer:• Designed and implemented “CONG”, a logic programming environment based on the connection graph theorem proving procedures.• Organised and delivered courses on Pascal, Prolog and the “PC Scheme” Expert System shell.

Research Programmer:• Designed and implemented mathematical Nuclear Physics computer simulation, used to aid in the identification of meaningful data from deep inelastic scattering experiments.

Bsc (Hons), Computer Science (1St Class Honours)

Bsc, Computer Science And Physics

Matriculation, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Italian