Ian Goodsell

at Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems

Greater Boston Area

Current
Past
  • Technical Support Engineer at Compuware Corporation
  • Marketing Manager at NMHCC, Inc.
  • Assistant Product Manager at MBI, Inc. / The Danbury Mint
Education
  • Harvard University Extension School
  • Boston University
  • Drexel University
Connections
207 connections
Industry
Computer Software
Websites

Ian Goodsell’s Summary

Results-oriented software developer and team lead with nine years' experience in C# and C++. Over seven years' experience developing software and managing staff in challenging, fast-paced environments. Innovative problem solver, able to see the business and technical sides of a problem. Demonstrated ability to acquire technical knowledge and skills rapidly. Proven leadership and problem resolution abilities. Exceptional communication skills, both oral and written.


Ian Goodsell’s Experience

  • Senior Software Engineer

    Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; RTN; Defense & Space industry)

    May 2008Present (1 year 7 months)

  • Senior Software Engineer

    TYBRIN Corporation

    (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry)

    August 2007May 2008 (10 months)

    UI developer for comprehensive mission planning software package under development for the United States Air Force. Developed work schedules for UI team. Created UI architecture diagrams, screen mockups, and other materials for preliminary software design review presentation to Air Force officials.

    Reviewed and helped develop work packages created by software subcontractors under contract to assist TYBRIN in developing mission planning software.

  • Software Developer

    Compuware Corporation

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CPWR; Computer Software industry)

    May 2004June 2007 (3 years 2 months)

    UI developer for multiple tools in Compuware’s DevPartner solutions: SecurityChecker, Performance Expert; Performance Analysis; Memory Analysis; and Coverage Analysis. Responsible for implementing UI components for five products, including the Visual Studio.NET integration modules.

    Conducted analysis of main SecurityChecker competitors used to assess areas for improvement.

    Co-presenter of May 2007 webcast:, A Cure for Code Quality Woes: Find the pulse of your projects.

    Lab representative to corporate CMMI team charged with implementing repeatable processes and procedures for all Compuware development organizations worldwide. Created SharePoint portal and SharePoint tutorials used by team.

    Lab representative to committee developing work products for Compuware’s Business Continuity Plan. Authored FAQ document for local managers to follow when the plan is initiated.

    Member of team which conducted a CMM level 2 assessment for the DevPartner lab in August 2005.

  • Quality Assurance Team Lead

    Compuware Corporation

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CPWR; Computer Software industry)

    June 1999May 2004 (5 years )

    Led quality assurance activities for Compuware Distributed Analyzer, version 8 and Compuware BoundsChecker, versions 6.5 through 7.2 (5 releases). Managed team of five engineers and interns. Responsible for developing test plans, scheduling work for the team, and tracking completed work.

    Coded numerous applications used to test NuMega BoundsChecker. Developed utilities to enhance automated testing.

    Fixed bugs and made minor enhancements to BoundsChecker.

    Created and deployed internal ASP site which allowed the test lab image deployment system to be accessed remotely.

  • Technical Support Engineer

    Compuware Corporation

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CPWR; Computer Software industry)

    June 1998May 1999 (1 year )

    Provided customer support for NuMega TrueTime and TrueCoverage. Acted as department representative with engineering team, working with development to resolve customer issues for two releases.

  • Marketing Manager

    NMHCC, Inc.

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Events Services industry)

    19961998 (2 years )

    Planned and executed direct marketing and public relations campaigns for a series of seminars targeting managed care professionals. Managed budget for all marketing activities totaling approximately $70,000.

  • Assistant Product Manager

    MBI, Inc. / The Danbury Mint

    (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Consumer Goods industry)

    19941996 (2 years )

    Assistant product manager for a series of die-cast vehicle replicas. Responsible for developing and managing manufacturing schedule with subcontractors, development of prototypes, and new product research.

    Planned and executed numerous direct marketing campaigns. Managed and organized schedules of multiple vendors and tracked production costs to keep within planned budgets. Negotiations with vendors saved $120,000 from 1995-1996.

    Managed international freight for two MBI divisions. Assisted in negotiating 1997 freight contract which reduced annual freight costs by 15%.


Ian Goodsell’s Education

  • Harvard University Extension School

    MLA , Information Technology , 20082012 (expected)

    Candidate for Masters in Information Technology. Coursework taken to date includes Distributed Application Development, Design Patterns, Web Development Using XML, Data Visualization. Projects for all courses coded in Java, XML, and Python.

  • Boston University

    Coursework in Computer Science 19972001

    September 1999 - May 2001: Graduate coursework in Computer Science. Classes included Design Patterns, Finite State Machines and Automata, Discrete Math, Data Structures, Computer Architecture. Programming for coursework in C/C++ and Intel x86 Assembly.

    September 1997 – May 1998: Certificate in Windows Application Development

  • Drexel University

    BS , Business Adminstration: Marketing & Operations Management , 19891993

    Activities and Societies:
    Alpha Pi Lambda

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Ian Goodsell’s Groups:

  •    Compuware Alumni Network
  •    Drexel University's LeBow College of Business Alumni Association
  •    Compuware Connection Group
  •    Drexel Boston

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