Senior Software Engineer
Kansas City, Missouri Area
Senior Software Engineer
Kansas City, Missouri Area
My career is dedicated to finding and applying best practice software development methods. Because of extraordinarily diverse skills in all aspects of Software Engineering, I am especially effective as a Software Development Manager, Software Team Lead, or Senior Software Engineer charged with on-time delivery of defect free software. Exceptional writing and speaking abilities.
Especially proficient in requirements and systems analysis. Recent experience introducing and leading Agile/Extreme programming practices (Scrum).
Expert in Object Oriented Analysis and Design. (OOA&D) and Unified Modeling Language (UML).
Additional experience as test manager, Software Configuation Management (SCM), release management. Former computer programming instructor certified at master level in C++. Proficient in Java and Microsoft Visual Basic.
(Computer Software industry)
February 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)
Assigned to Farm Service Agency of United States Department of Agriculture in Kansas City, MO as a Senior Information Technology Specialist. Role includes:
* Requirements analysis
* Object oriented analysis & design using IBM Rational products
* Java website development
* Process change (Agile Software Development/Scrum)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SAI; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2003 — January 2008 (4 years 9 months)
Overall responsibility for software test planning, conduct, and management for various products. Lead introduction of Agile/Extreme programming practices. Software Configuration Management (SCM). Ran Change Control Boards that managed product engineering change requests for all products.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
2003 — 2005 (2 years)
2003-2004, Assigned at SAIC Lenexa as Senior Test Engineer for Maher project; 2003 Assigned at Hallmark as Senior Business Analyst at Liberty Distribution Center.
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
2001 — 2002 (1 year)
Second Term of Employment. Product Manager for the Data Messaging Systems Development (DMSD) Group of Sprint PCS, responsible for Two-Way Short Messaging Service for Virgin Mobile USA.
Sprint PCS IT Department responsible for Software Quality Assurance (SQA) compliance for the Renaissance 3.0 and 3.5 Programs.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year)
Taught Fundamentals of C++, Advanced C++, C++ Standard Template Library, Microsoft Foundation Classes and C++, Fundamentals of Java, Java JDBC, Fundamentals of Unix and Object Oriented Analysis and Design (OOA&D) using UML. Created 600-page curriculum for 5-day OOA&D class.
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
1996 — 2000 (4 years)
First term of employment. Assigned to Sprint as Senior Business Analyst for financial re-engineering project. Assigned to Sprint PCS Network Engineering as Senior Test Engineer.
(Computer Software industry)
1996 — 1997 (1 year)
(Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Commercial Real Estate industry)
September 1979 — May 1995 (15 years 9 months)
Computer Application Engineer responsible for requirements capture, design, programming, testing, and deployment of civil engineering, structural engineering and project management software.
MSc , Civil Engineering , 1979 — 1980
GPA 3.7/4.0
BSc , Civil Engineering , 1972 — 1977
GPA 3.7/4.0; Graduated cum laude.