Randy Schmidt Email & Phone Number

Winterville, Nc, Us

Winterville, Nc, Us

Santa Monica, California, Us

Austin, Tx, Us

Glendale, California, Us

Glendale, California, Us

Senior Software QA Engineer

Foothill Ranch, Ca, Us

Responsible for architecting manufacturing test station hardware, creating block diagrams, BOM and shipping containers. Installed test stations, trained operators and interfaced to the contract manufacturer for the EPIC camera.Responsible for providing leadership and direction to a small engineering QA automation team:• Designed and implement a test system to support software QA for all RED product lines using modular and easily expendable test architecture.• System designed as a thick Client and Server application that supports testing up 32 devices simultaneously• System supports serial/Ethernet communication, RF testing, digital and analog testing, video testing, power controls and DIO support• The design was implemented using LabVIEW, LabVIEW FPGA, the LabVIEW DSC Toolkit, LabVIEW Vision Toolkit and Python.Created test plans and procedures; automated and manual, used for testing cameras and modules as part of a cross functional engineering team. Responsible for creating a tool to generate test plans from the test procedures generated in TCM. The tool interfaced to TCM using a SOAP interface and was developed using Python and PyQt to create a Microsoft Word document.Created support tools using Python, Qt and Django for data analysis and report generation that interface to Jenkins, Subversion, TestTrack/TCM, Jira and ZenDesk software applications using web services/interfaces.Design and implement a web based thin client using Python/Django to interface to LabVIEW Server application.Designed and implemented application to test the post-processing applications on Mac/PC using Python and Squish.

Loughborough, Leicestershire, Gb

Technical Lead/System Engineer responsible for the development and oversight of a 5kW Backup Power system using hydrogen fuel cells to support the telecommunications industry in India. Responsibilities included interfacing to external customers and internal management during all phases of the project lifecycle with regard to technical issues which encompassed working with program management in creating schedules, providing status to management, cost tracking and procurement, requirements capture, technical oversight, system architecture design and design reviews.The first prototype was successfully deployed and has over 500 hours of run-time.

Test Engineering Manager responsible for providing leadership, direction and supervision of up to 14 direct reports.1. Built department up to support new test paradigm by hiring new members and mentoring existing personnel2. Provided technical expertise and training in the execution of projects3. Drove improvements in employee skills and department design capability to include new tools, procedures, processes and work instructions4. Integrated test engineering in all phases of the development life cycle to insert DFT and DFM philosophies and techniques5. Managed department and other engineering resources on multiple programs to ensure that projects were delivered within program cost and schedule constraints6. Conducted briefings and participated in technical meetings for internal and external customersArchitected and implemented a new test paradigm using LabVIEW and an open-source scripting language that would support engineering (DVT and quality), manufacturing and depot maintenance for the GPS and situational awareness product lines using a modular and easily expendable test system across the entire enterprise.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Aerospace Engineering, Applied Mechanics Option

Master Of Science (Ms), Engineering