Steve Sandvik

Current

• Test and Build Engineer at XKL
• Member at Association for Software Testing

Past

• Operator at TransAlta
• Machinist's Mate at US Navy

Education

• City University of Seattle
• University of Washington

Connections

53 connections

Industry

Computer Software

Websites

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Steve Sandvik’s Summary

13 years experience in control, electrical, and mechanical troubleshooting and operations. Repairs and upgrade planning and retest planning and execution for multi-million dollar overhaul. Operational procedure research and production. Software test and build engineering. Pursuing long-term goals in the testing field.

Steve Sandvik’s Specialties:

Control systems/embedded software, equipment operation, troubleshooting, documentation of identified faults and failures, retest of repairs/identification of retest criteria. Experienced on both Windows and Unix based systems. Demonstrated ability to learn and adapt rapidly.

Steve Sandvik’s Experience

• Test and Build Engineer

  XKL

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Telecommunications industry)

  June 2007 — Present (1 year 7 months)

  Test design and execution for high-volume optical networking equipment software and gateware; low-level network equipment performance testing and analysis; build verification testing; build engineering; scripting to automate the repetitive without removing the human brain from the equation; fiber-optic network component testing including pluggable lasers, mux/demux, EDFA, Raman, and dispersion compensation.

• Member

  Association for Software Testing

  (Utilities industry)

  2007 — Present (1 year)

• Operator

  TransAlta

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; TAC; Utilities industry)

  May 2002 — June 2007 (5 years 2 months)

  Plant Equipment Operator on a 1500 MW coal fired generation station.

• Machinist's Mate

  US Navy

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

  November 1993 — April 2002 (8 years 6 months)

  Nuclear Plant Operator aboard combatant surface vessel.

Steve Sandvik’s Education

• City University of Seattle

  BS, General studies: Concentrations in Computer Systems, Accounting, 2006 — 2007

• University of Washington

  Mathematics 1989 — 1993

Additional Information

Steve Sandvik’s Websites:

• resume:

Steve Sandvik’s Interests:

software testing, math, physics, astronomy, law, productivity enhancement, ultimate frisbee, skiing, cricket, australian rules football

Steve Sandvik’s Groups:

Association for Software Testing

•    Linked:Seattle
•    Quality Assurance Professional
•    Optical Networking Group (1100+ Members)

Steve Sandvik’s Contact Settings

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