Patrick Davis

Senior Test Engineer/Architect at Comcast Media Center

Greater Denver Area

Current
Past
  • SATCOM Systems Operations/Maintenance at US Army
Education
  • Regis University
  • Columbus State University
  • The University of Georgia
Connections
61 connections
Industry
Telecommunications

Patrick Davis’s Summary

My goal is always to excel when challenged. I am level-headed, self-motivated and I solve complex problems. Skilled GreenHat GHTester automation developer and TIBCO administrator with solid C# skills, I balance technical prowess with business acumen to serve development, support and customer entities. Present technical training courses, represent department interests in executive-level presentations, effective detail-oriented, neutral-minded approach to solving ambiguous problems.

Patrick Davis’s Specialties:

*critical thinking/systems analysis
*advanced problem solving skills in ambiguous situations
*GreenHat GHTester automation
*TIBCO BW/BE architecture, administration and troubleshooting
*liaison between customers, support, and development


Patrick Davis’s Experience

  • Test Systems Architect/Sr. Test Engineer

    Comcast Media Center

    (Public Company; CMCSA; Broadcast Media industry)

    July 2004Present (5 years 1 month)

    Test systems architecture role
    Primarily responsible for enterprise-level architecture and vision for Comcast's non-linear distribution platform. Emphasis on SOA architecture, vision, governance and standards adherence.

    Specific skills/tasks:
    • Recommend platform architectures to senior leadership with estimated development efforts to implement.
    • Analyze ambiguous requirements to discern technological needs.
    • Interpret high-level business requirements into system requirements
    • Present recommendations to project teams, leadership teams, and business sponsors (internal).
    • Author whitepapers to present technical details and justify recommendations
    • Diagram complex systems to conform within SOA context
    • Transform legacy systems to SOA-based architecture.

    Senior QA Engineer role
    Lead QA engineer for locally-developed VOD and IPTV products on America's largest VOD distribution platform. Also responsible for Test/QA environment architecture and integration planning.

  • SATCOM Systems Operations/Maintenance

    US Army

    (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; USA; Military industry)

    April 1997November 2003 (6 years 8 months)


Patrick Davis’s Education

  • Regis University

    BS , Computer Science , 20052007

    Magna cum Laude

    Activities and Societies:
    Alpha Sigma Nu (Jesuit universities honor society)
  • Columbus State University

    Computer Science 19951996

  • The University of Georgia

    Chemistry / Computer Science 19941996


Additional Information

Patrick Davis’s Interests:

new technology, new programming methodologies, test automation, golf, guitar

Patrick Davis’s Honors:

Comcast NE&TO Executive STAR award October 2007


Patrick Davis’s Contact Settings

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