Developing new business opportunities for this software Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) company through proposal writing and improving the company's in-house IV&V processes.

Analyzed requirements and developed test procedures to verify requirements for a SCADA Positive Train Control (PTC) system for controlling railroad traffic to satisfy a US Government mandate. Designed and executed tests on a Linux network in an Agile work environment.

• Developed C++ software to upgrade the VerifyNow System to VerifyNow II.• Generated from scratch a fully comprehensive Software Development Plan compliant with FDA standards: ANSI/AAMI/IEC 62304, Quality System Regulation (QSR) 21 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 820, ISO 14971, ISO 13485. • Developed new requirements and test plans and procedures for the major release of the VerifyNow II System, a medical instrument to help physicians determine an individual’s response to antiplatelet agents.

Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD), an anti-ballistic missile CMMI Level 5 project:SYSTEM ENGINEERING ROLEServed on the CLE Software Change Board for several years, and developed an extensive understanding of GMD CLE system architecture and architectural issues.• Coordinated and collaborated with various internal and external groups to identify and define requirements for GMD. Represented system engineering at technical interchange meetings with other companies.• Analyzed Critical Computer Resource (CCR) testing. Troubleshot performance problems and designed improvements in the testing. Documented the ground station hardware suite.• Analyzed data to predict performance-related parameters for upcoming flight tests.• Led the system engineering effort documenting all CLE derived requirements.• Used DOORS to perform upward and downward software requirements tracing. Traced software requirements to design elements and use cases.• Responsible for the Software Requirements Spec (SRS) and the CLE Interface Design Document (IDD).SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ROLE• Successfully led a team of 9 engineers performing Unit Integration Test (UIT) within schedule on GMD through two testing cycles. • Coordinated and collaborated with various groups to successfully resolve test issues and clarify testing responsibilities between UIT and Formal Qualification Test (FQT). • Designed and implemented test plans and procedures for system test, UIT, and unit testing.• Supported tech lead on GMD by overseeing engineers and thus enabling aggressive schedules for parallel builds to be met.• Developed multi-threaded C++ software using Clear Case, UML, and Rational Rose. THREATS, Battle Simulation software used for training army officers:• Designed and coded, using Java, MySQL, UML and TCL, all GUI warfare simulation command forms.• Established excellent customer and user relationships through being the point of contact on a range of technical issues.