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Lebanon, NH

• Manage and improve continuous deployment activities and regression testing to traceably transform stable code into qualified and deployed (on Amazon S3) artifacts for supported configurations and platforms for daily.
• Manage team of 7 and drive improvements to:
• Automation system (Jenkins, Linux, Windows, cygwin, shell, batch and ant scripts)
• Regression testing (junit based custom test tool, Squish, RoutineBot, MySQL based central test result repository and custom review and analysis tool, manual testing)
• Manage internationalization projects, adding new languages as required.
• Support build, test and deployment of new products.

Lebanon, NH

• Provide Software Management, documentation and testing support for C++ / Java development team and its growth from 5 to hundreds.
• Coordinated several international teams covering coding, documentation, testing, deployment, automation and issue management, hands-on where necessary.
• Selected, implemented and managed code review tool (Fisheye/Crucible).
• Remained current with software engineering practices (SEI, CMM, PMBOK).
• Trained team leads in project management of time boxed life cycle.
• Developed and drove processes to plan, track and close out project iterations.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Develop project charter for purchase and development of code and intellectual property for US telco inventory and planning system.
• Researched prevailing software management and development practice, such as CMM and PMBOK.
• Delivered charter including recommendations for software process.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• PROJECT MANAGERDirect developers, testers and documenters to launch new human resources/payroll system. Develop project charter in conjunction with client. Improve team/client communication.
• Rejuvenated ailing $400,000.00 project.
• Employed and integrated 3 test, documentation and SQL staff.WEB DEVELOPMENT RESEARCHERConduct extensive research into Unix/Java and Windows/ASP solutions, including architectural investigations to support extensibility.
• Developed prototype using Windows/ASP/OO principles for car dealership.PROCESS and PROJECT MANAGERGather requirements, prototype and estimate Java application. Inspire client confidence in project progress and quality
• Trained developer for project management role.
• Recovered Tibco integration project at corporate bank from bad estimating, little detailed analysis, no attention to quality and difficult technical issues.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• On-the-job CEO training. Drive OMT method improvement. Direct plans for ISO 9000 certification. Workshop with end users and client database group to capture and analyze requirements. Plan and manage design.
• Guided 15+ person team on version 2 of object oriented, Visual C++ based, client/server (Oracle) telecommunications transmission inventory and planning system (NetGraph).
• Directed young sales division to put processes in place, set targets and priorities.
• Exposed to sales and marketing, partnership discussions, finance and administration.
• Delivered NetGraph 1.0 on time while growing team from 2 to 20.
• Authored comprehensive object model (using Rumbaugh's OMT OO methodology), GUI prototype and extensive written requirements.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Advise telco operator investigating spatial information systems. Teach Basic and Pascal to grades 10, 11 and 12. Develop Turbo Pascal based software.
• Designed and wrote Turbo Pascal code for building industry including user manuals, help files and marketing material.
• 100% pass rate in final examinations

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Manage implementation and training for 3D CAD system. Provide IT support for boiler design department. Develop Turbo Pascal, dBase and MS Access for design software for engineering department.
• Championed purchase of $150,000.00 Computervision plant modeling system.
• Hands-on administration of Unix system.
• Motivated, launched and maintained technical library, employed and managed librarian, developed library database.
• Trained in boiler design techniques.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Improve efficiency of project managers through software development.
• Re-wrote drying tower design program (Basic).
• Wrote Lotus Symphony macros to automate production of 5-year business plans.
• Developed capital project plan for new pizza line.
• Supported active projects at food factories around the country.

Durban Area, South Africa

• Design and execute mechanical engineering maintenance and capital projects.
• Quality Assurance Manager for 6 week plant maintenance shutdown.
• Successfully registered as Professional Engineer with South African Council of Professional Engineers.

M.Sc, Mech. Eng

"The Design and Testing of a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine"

B.Sc;, Mechanical Engineering

B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering (Cum Laude) M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering with a thesis on vertical axis wind turbines