Patrick Davis

Current

• Test Systems Architect/Sr. Test Engineer at Comcast Media Center

Past

• SATCOM Systems Operations/Maintenance at US Army

Education

• Regis University
• Columbus State University
• The University of Georgia

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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 2004 — Present (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 1997 — November 2003 (6 years 8 months)

Patrick Davis’s Education

• Regis University

  BS , Computer Science , 2005 — 2007

  Magna cum Laude

  Activities and Societies:

  Alpha Sigma Nu (Jesuit universities honor society)

• Columbus State University

  Computer Science 1995 — 1996

• The University of Georgia

  Chemistry / Computer Science 1994 — 1996

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

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