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Washington, District Of Columbia, US

Provide end-to-end System Validation support to Xylem product lines. Products include water, gas, and electric meters, Automatic Meter Infrastructure (AMI) smart points, installation tools, vehicle AMR devices, head-end systems, and more. Team lead for validating EasyLink product that captures Sensus FlexNet, ERT SCM/SCM+ and Neptune R900 messages with one.

Morrisville, North Carolina, US

Provide end-to-end System Validation support to Sensus product lines. Products include water, gas, and electric meters, Automatic Meter Infrastructure (AMI) smart points, installation tools, head-end systems, and more. Work closely with Product Development, and SW Engineering to insure the delivery of quality products to Sensus customers.

Austin, Texas, US

• Validation for Diameter Signaling Router (DSR) product in Oracle’s Global Communication Business Unit (formally Tekelec). Tested implementation and management of Diameter mobile broadband signaling. Validated.
• Created test plans and test cases
• Performed testing of DSR functionality including installation, configuration, traffic and performance on virtual and bare-metal servers
• Maintained Linux tools servers for use in testing of the DSR product
• Worked closely with design and support teams on new features and customer issues
• Reviewed design and customer documentation for DSR product

San Jose, CA, US

• Lead tester for AlliedView NMS product. Tested triple-play (video, voice and data) services and FCAPS functions on a Java-based NMS server utilizing both Java Web Start and web GUI clients. Validated software.
• Analyzed and derived feature and system requirements for testability
• Created test plans and test cases for multi-site test teams
• Conducted automated and manual testing of Network Management System functionality including administration, operation and provisioning of service provider and enterprise networks
• Installed and managed a test lab of routers, switches, edge devices, gateways, DHCP and RADIUS servers for design and test teams
• Configured Linux, Windows and Solaris servers for installation and testing of the NMS product

CA

• Lead tester for Verizon Business validation program. Performed project management and represented test group in product delivery meetings. Managed verification lab for 25+ users in the design, support and test groups..
• Created product test strategies and test plans based on customer requirements
• Wrote new automated test cases in Octave and STEP and maintained automated test case regression suites using
• Conducted automated and manual testing of telecommunications TDM and VoIP functionality of lines/trunks during sanity, functional test and regression phases
• Maintained test lab and application servers (Solaris/AIX) including installation, configuration, scheduling, upgrades and support
• Provided feedback and approvals on design, code and document reviews

CA

• Developed and wrote Protel source code for new ISDN BRI software features. Served as software architect to ensure integrity of ISDN BRI product. Delivered software support to global team of field support engineers.
• Designed and coded new customer software features to enhance product and presented new functionality in customer forums
• Wrote, reviewed and approved feature design documentation
• Provided 24/7 design-level support for ISDN BRI field issues and delivered real-time code solutions and patches to improve product reliability and performance
• Performed customer issue screening, triaging internal and external problem reports and assigning cases to support engineers

CA

• Provided first and second-level support of software development tools for 2000+ users in the design community.
• Deployed, maintained and supported software for version-controlled source code libraries and databases in both the IBM mainframe and UNIX (HP-UX) workstation environments
• Managed database storage allocation and backup strategies on DAS, NAS and tape devices
• Provided 24/7 support to users via helpline, email and pager rotations
• Developed new UNIX tools for design community to replace legacy mainframe tools
• Regularly taught internal classes on supported tools to new hires

CA

Created, tested and maintained customer documentation for telecommunications software. Moved into a documentation tools support role as the authoring environment transitioned from an IBM mainframe to a UNIX (DEC Ultrix) workstation-based system.

Dallas, TX, US

Developed and tested Bell Laboratories software and hardware documents for telecommunications applications. Converted legacy documents into GML format and presented new documents to customers on location.