Experience

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  Windstream

  • 8665 New Trails Drive, The Woodlands, Texas 77381

  • Sr. Software Engineer, Network Operation Systems

    • Dec 2016 - Jul 2019
    • 8665 New Trails Drive, The Woodlands, Texas 77381

    Responsible for the installation, configuration, and administration a release automation platform.● Was hired to develop a comprehensive software release automation platform, however, just before my start date, it was decided to use a canned platform offered by CA Technologies. Ultimately this position did not require a software engineer and had evolved into an application administrator’s position.● APIs Included: Unix systems administration, application installation and setup, (resource allocation, LDAP authentication, SSL encryption, etc.). Shell scripting with Python.

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  BroadSoft

  • 460 Wildwood Forest Drive, Spring, Texas 77380

  • Sr. Software Engineer, VoIP Network Engineering

    • Aug 2012 - Nov 2015
    • 460 Wildwood Forest Drive, Spring, Texas 77380

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  Adaption Technologies

  • 1009 Pruitt Road, Spring, Texas 77380

  • Sr. Software Engineer, VoIP Network Engineering

    • Jul 2007 - Aug 2012
    • 1009 Pruitt Road, Spring, Texas 77380

    Responsible for the research & development of several client/server applications used to automate the processes involved in the pre-qualification, testing, and results collection of remote client LANs to determine the network's viability to support VoIP services. These responsibilities included:● Research & development of a remote network assessment application that would allow authorized user instant and secured access of the network testing results of any network from a locally hosted test client using a test request link and a series of basic and advanced network tests.● Research & development of a remotely accessed web client application that used information provided by Verizon against the data provided by Telcordia’s LERG database to determine the probability of portability of any 10-digit number along with alternate number blocks if requested.● Research & development of a web client application that allowed the authorized user instant access to call record data and associated RTP files for the troubleshooting of call quality issues either detected and/or reported by the client.● APIs Included: Java, JWS (Java Web Start), JNLP, JPA (Java Persistent Data), ORMs (TopLink, and Hibernate), JSP, Servlets, Sockets, Web Clients, Web Services (SOAP, REST, JAX, JAXB). Platforms: Glassfish, Tomcat, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Access DB. IDEs: NetBeans and Eclipse. Advanced Scripting: MS Excel and MS Access. Etc.

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  McLeodUSA, Inc.

  • 8665 New Trails Drive, The Woodlands, Texas 77381

  • Software Engineer III, VoIP Network Engineering

    • Oct 2005 - Jul 2007
    • 8665 New Trails Drive, The Woodlands, Texas 77381

    Responsible for the research & development of a VoIP test lab automation platform that would support the “on-the-fly” reconfiguration of lab resources during required integration and regression testing. These responsibilities included:● The design, development and administration of a custom platform that would let testers reconfigure up to 200 VoIP telephones and IAD trunks using a GUI based application executing system scripts to reprogram endpoint-switching devices such as AnyMedia Access Systems and Turnstone CrossConnect equipment with a metric of IADs and endpoint device/telephones.● Developed, tested and implemented back-end OCI scripts for the mass administration and migration of account services and devices on BroadSoft application and network servers.

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  Diverse Networks, Inc.

  • 550 Greens Parkway, Suite 230, Houston, Texas 77067

  • Software Development Consultant, Custom Applications – Professional Services Division

    • Sep 2003 - Oct 2005
    • 550 Greens Parkway, Suite 230, Houston, Texas 77067

    Responsible for the development and administration of client/server web applications on globally distributed platforms; using ASP front-end web servers driven by SQL database back-end servers. These responsibilities include:● Design, develop and administer custom web application frontend solutions with backend servers and databases. These included: 1.) An equipment database for all of British Petroleum (BP) petro-chemical equipment and drilling platforms worldwide.2.) A Project Management College (PMC) online training site for corporate managers proprietary to BP.3.) An internal project information site known as eProjects, documenting all BP's global projects with restricted access to authorized personnel only.● Develop custom test applications for the automation of testing cycles.● Troubleshoot and solve application, server, and network system problems.

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  MCI WORLDCOM Communications Inc

  • 6929 North Lakewood Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74117

  • Software Developer IV, Web Center Engineering & 8XX Services Groups

    • May 1998 - Sep 2002
    • 6929 North Lakewood Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74117

    Responsibilities included: management of the test lab facilities for the Web Center Engineering and 8XX Services Group, administration of all web servers for the Web Center project, and software application testing throughout. These duties included:● Setup and configuration of UNIX servers, Cisco routers and TCP/IP networks.● Conducted software testing on SS7 and TCP/IP Internet based distributed platforms.● Developed shell scripts and applications to automate test cycles.● Served as test lead engineer, organizing and delegating to other members of the team.● Developed QA documentation, RTMs, test plans, schedules, cases and procedures.● Scheduled/chaired multi-organizational Data Review Boards (DRBs) project meetings.

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  Puffer-Sweiven

  • 4230 Greenbriar, Stafford, Texas 77477

  • Engineering Associate, Process Control Systems Division

    • May 1996 - May 1998
    • 4230 Greenbriar, Stafford, Texas 77477

    Responsible for engineering process control solutions and communication networks for remote and distributed systems, including:● Selection of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) based on memory, power, and I/O.● Considering environmental hazards and constraints (chemical and electrical).● Process control specifications from P&ID schematics using ISA standards.● Software development in Ladder logic, text, flow, and function control blocks.● Technical support including troubleshooting and problem solving.

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  United States Marine Corps

  • Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, United States

  • Staff Sergeant, Rank E6, Federal Reserves

    • Mar 1988 - Mar 1996
    • Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, United States

    Attended the following Military Occupation Schools (MOS):● Electronics & Small Missile Systems, May 1989 (Honor Graduate), United States Marine Corps Logistics Base, Albany, Georgia. Course work included education in basic electronics, electronic weapon systems, and component level troubleshooting and repair.● Optics & Fire Control Systems, September 1989 (Honor Graduate), United States Army Proving Grounds, Aberdeen, Maryland. Course work included education in basic optics & lasers, night vision equipment, targeting & fire control systems for M60 and M1 tanks, mobile missile weapon systems and artillery.● Attached to the 4th Division Anti-Tank TOW Weapons Company in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Performed preventative maintenance and repair on the company's 24 TOW weapons systems. Functioned as the TOW shop chief and company guidon bearer.● During Operation Desert Storm, was attached to the 4th Battalion Tank Training facility in 29 Palms, California, to maintain and repair the fire control systems on the tanks used to train subsequent armor companies before embarkation to Kuwait.

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  USDA Rural Development

  • Stillwater, Oklahoma 74074

  • Information Systems Management Technician, Grade GS4/1

    • May 1992 - Sep 1995
    • Stillwater, Oklahoma 74074

    Responsible for all client/server maintenance activities, including remote technical support to MIS personnel located throughout the state.