Josh La Plante

Application Support Engineer at Tyrula LLC
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(386) 825-5501
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San Jose, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Application Support Engineer
      • Dec 2022 - Present
    • United States
    • Defense and Space Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Reliability Engineer
      • Sep 2019 - Dec 2022

      Conducted product reliability growth for military combat vehicle systems by: • Analyzing Test Incident Reports from fielded combat vehicles to identify Failure Rates and Mean Times Between Failure of vehicle components • Scoring, categorizing, and compiling failure incidents from fielded vehicles to prepare BI reports for customer cost reduction analysis • Calculating predicted reliability growth metrics of vehicle systems based on demonstrated Failure Rates and Corrective Action… Show more Conducted product reliability growth for military combat vehicle systems by: • Analyzing Test Incident Reports from fielded combat vehicles to identify Failure Rates and Mean Times Between Failure of vehicle components • Scoring, categorizing, and compiling failure incidents from fielded vehicles to prepare BI reports for customer cost reduction analysis • Calculating predicted reliability growth metrics of vehicle systems based on demonstrated Failure Rates and Corrective Action implementations • Spearheading FRACAS efforts by identifying and resolving barriers faced by Integrated Product Team engineers during Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action Recommendation as well as customer communication • Hosting regular Failure Review Boards with customers to present Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action Recommendations for test incidents • Hosting System Assessment Conferences with customers to present implemented Corrective Actions and determine Fix Effectiveness Factors • Performing cost estimate analysis and constructing bases of estimates for Reliability Engineering functions on future program contracts • Preparing contract deliverables for customers detailing program’s reliability performance against KPI’s and growth plan • Serving as System Administrator for Relyence Reliability Engineering software platform by managing and auditing users, customizing report forms, testing software upgrades, and training new users Show less Conducted product reliability growth for military combat vehicle systems by: • Analyzing Test Incident Reports from fielded combat vehicles to identify Failure Rates and Mean Times Between Failure of vehicle components • Scoring, categorizing, and compiling failure incidents from fielded vehicles to prepare BI reports for customer cost reduction analysis • Calculating predicted reliability growth metrics of vehicle systems based on demonstrated Failure Rates and Corrective Action… Show more Conducted product reliability growth for military combat vehicle systems by: • Analyzing Test Incident Reports from fielded combat vehicles to identify Failure Rates and Mean Times Between Failure of vehicle components • Scoring, categorizing, and compiling failure incidents from fielded vehicles to prepare BI reports for customer cost reduction analysis • Calculating predicted reliability growth metrics of vehicle systems based on demonstrated Failure Rates and Corrective Action implementations • Spearheading FRACAS efforts by identifying and resolving barriers faced by Integrated Product Team engineers during Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action Recommendation as well as customer communication • Hosting regular Failure Review Boards with customers to present Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action Recommendations for test incidents • Hosting System Assessment Conferences with customers to present implemented Corrective Actions and determine Fix Effectiveness Factors • Performing cost estimate analysis and constructing bases of estimates for Reliability Engineering functions on future program contracts • Preparing contract deliverables for customers detailing program’s reliability performance against KPI’s and growth plan • Serving as System Administrator for Relyence Reliability Engineering software platform by managing and auditing users, customizing report forms, testing software upgrades, and training new users Show less

    • United States
    • Technology, Information and Internet
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Data Platform Engineer
      • Apr 2017 - Aug 2019

      Administered daily operations across a TDI platform of SAP HANA, Data Services, and SLT systems utilized for Adobe’s Financial Analytics including: • Implementing SQL, Python, and shell scripts for monitoring and alerting of applications and servers to maintain 99.99% system availability • Migrating code and database objects across system landscapes, replicating system databases, tracking and projecting database growth • Automating platform administration tasks via scripting and REST… Show more Administered daily operations across a TDI platform of SAP HANA, Data Services, and SLT systems utilized for Adobe’s Financial Analytics including: • Implementing SQL, Python, and shell scripts for monitoring and alerting of applications and servers to maintain 99.99% system availability • Migrating code and database objects across system landscapes, replicating system databases, tracking and projecting database growth • Automating platform administration tasks via scripting and REST APIs, such as reducing time taken to re-validate database objects by 500% • Executing periodic database cleansings and sanity checks • Creating PowerBI reports to monitor server and database resource utilization, system availability, and execution of database processes • Performing routine application maintenance and upgrades • Troubleshooting a plethora of application and system issues and assisting internal customers with a wide variety of support services • Collaborating on projects with wide-ranging duties such as testing and analyzing database integrity and performance for HANA Service Pack upgrades, identifying and resolving unauthorized system access for GDPR, driving POC implementations for job scheduling integrations Show less Administered daily operations across a TDI platform of SAP HANA, Data Services, and SLT systems utilized for Adobe’s Financial Analytics including: • Implementing SQL, Python, and shell scripts for monitoring and alerting of applications and servers to maintain 99.99% system availability • Migrating code and database objects across system landscapes, replicating system databases, tracking and projecting database growth • Automating platform administration tasks via scripting and REST… Show more Administered daily operations across a TDI platform of SAP HANA, Data Services, and SLT systems utilized for Adobe’s Financial Analytics including: • Implementing SQL, Python, and shell scripts for monitoring and alerting of applications and servers to maintain 99.99% system availability • Migrating code and database objects across system landscapes, replicating system databases, tracking and projecting database growth • Automating platform administration tasks via scripting and REST APIs, such as reducing time taken to re-validate database objects by 500% • Executing periodic database cleansings and sanity checks • Creating PowerBI reports to monitor server and database resource utilization, system availability, and execution of database processes • Performing routine application maintenance and upgrades • Troubleshooting a plethora of application and system issues and assisting internal customers with a wide variety of support services • Collaborating on projects with wide-ranging duties such as testing and analyzing database integrity and performance for HANA Service Pack upgrades, identifying and resolving unauthorized system access for GDPR, driving POC implementations for job scheduling integrations Show less

    • Real Estate
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Private Tutor
      • Oct 2015 - Apr 2017

      As a high school student I began to tutor classmates in math and teach private music lessons to friends, and what began as a hobby has become a passion. Bringing over 5 years of experience as a professional tutor, I work in one-on-one settings with students--allowing me to tailor lessons to their individual learning styles and foster relationships conducive to educational growth. As a high school student I began to tutor classmates in math and teach private music lessons to friends, and what began as a hobby has become a passion. Bringing over 5 years of experience as a professional tutor, I work in one-on-one settings with students--allowing me to tailor lessons to their individual learning styles and foster relationships conducive to educational growth.

    • Academic Tutor and Standardized Test Coach
      • Jul 2013 - Jul 2015

      Joining the AJ Tutoring team allowed me to pursue my passion for education and better develop my teaching skills. As a Standardized Test Coach and Academic Math Tutor, I strove to help students work towards a better understanding of the concepts behind calculations in math and discover clever solutions to tricky problems on the SAT, SAT2, and ACT tests (work smarter, not harder!). Instructed 100+ students in one-on-one lessons for mathematics courses and AP, SAT, and ACT exam preparation… Show more Joining the AJ Tutoring team allowed me to pursue my passion for education and better develop my teaching skills. As a Standardized Test Coach and Academic Math Tutor, I strove to help students work towards a better understanding of the concepts behind calculations in math and discover clever solutions to tricky problems on the SAT, SAT2, and ACT tests (work smarter, not harder!). Instructed 100+ students in one-on-one lessons for mathematics courses and AP, SAT, and ACT exam preparation in addition to: • Constructing personalized lesson plans and study materials catered to students’ learning strengths and documenting student progress • Maintaining average student SAT score improvement of 180 points during 9-week preparatory program • Mentoring junior tutors by advising on best practices and techniques • Analyzing standardized test content for future curriculum development Show less Joining the AJ Tutoring team allowed me to pursue my passion for education and better develop my teaching skills. As a Standardized Test Coach and Academic Math Tutor, I strove to help students work towards a better understanding of the concepts behind calculations in math and discover clever solutions to tricky problems on the SAT, SAT2, and ACT tests (work smarter, not harder!). Instructed 100+ students in one-on-one lessons for mathematics courses and AP, SAT, and ACT exam preparation… Show more Joining the AJ Tutoring team allowed me to pursue my passion for education and better develop my teaching skills. As a Standardized Test Coach and Academic Math Tutor, I strove to help students work towards a better understanding of the concepts behind calculations in math and discover clever solutions to tricky problems on the SAT, SAT2, and ACT tests (work smarter, not harder!). Instructed 100+ students in one-on-one lessons for mathematics courses and AP, SAT, and ACT exam preparation in addition to: • Constructing personalized lesson plans and study materials catered to students’ learning strengths and documenting student progress • Maintaining average student SAT score improvement of 180 points during 9-week preparatory program • Mentoring junior tutors by advising on best practices and techniques • Analyzing standardized test content for future curriculum development Show less

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • Volunteer Tutor
      • Mar 2013 - Jun 2013

      While studying Mathematics at UC Santa Barbara, I had the opportunity to volunteer in an after-school program geared to assist 7th and 8th graders in their math courses. Working in both small groups and one-on-one settings, I guided students through Algebra material they struggled with by providing clear and individualized explanations of math concepts. While studying Mathematics at UC Santa Barbara, I had the opportunity to volunteer in an after-school program geared to assist 7th and 8th graders in their math courses. Working in both small groups and one-on-one settings, I guided students through Algebra material they struggled with by providing clear and individualized explanations of math concepts.

    • Office Technician
      • Jul 2010 - Mar 2012

      As a Technician in Dr. Bream's optometry office, I had the chance to provide services to a wide variety of patients. In addition to performing screening tests and capturing retinal photographs, I managed the office's patient database, handled insurance claims, and trained new patients on how to use and care for contact lenses and glasses. As a Technician in Dr. Bream's optometry office, I had the chance to provide services to a wide variety of patients. In addition to performing screening tests and capturing retinal photographs, I managed the office's patient database, handled insurance claims, and trained new patients on how to use and care for contact lenses and glasses.

Education

  • University of California, Santa Barbara
    Bachelor of Arts (BA), Mathematics, Emphasis in High School Teaching; Minor in Science and Mathematics Education
    2009 - 2013
  • The Tech Academy Portland
    Computer Software Development
    2015 - 2016
  • Leland High School
    2005 - 2009

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