Michael DeVries

Experience

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  Us Naval Research Laboratory

  Sept 1987 - Mar 1988

  Physical Science Aid

  • Operated the Maryland Point Radio Telescope performing Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) observations.• Developed Data Visualizations of astronomical data using the Astronomical Image Processing System (AIPS).

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  EDS, an HP Company

  May 1990 - May 1994

  Research Systems Engineer

  • Facilitated Joint Requirements Modeling (JRM) / Joint Application Design (JAD) sessions employing EDS System Life Cycle Rapid Iterative Systems Engineering (SLC-RISE) methodology. • Developed prototypes for Computer Assisted Software Engineering (CASE) tools using meta-CASE tools.• Participated in the development and roll out of the consolidated data and process modeling methodologies for EDS’s System Life Cycle (SLC) methodology.

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  IBM Consulting Group

  May 1994 - Feb 1998

  Certified, Senior Consultant

  Provided a wide variety Application Solutions Consulting - Life Cycle services to clients in various industries.• Developed Year 2000 testing strategy• Participated in a Year 2000 engagement as a Testing Specialist for financial applications for a regional bank.

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  The Virtual Consulting Firm

  May 1998 - now

  Founder

  Acting in the roles of Founder and Principal, with primary business and management responsibilities for a growing consulting firm consisting of remotely distributed consultants and business partners. Providing Business, Management and Information Technology consulting services. Designing, developing, implementing and marketing multiple web sites.

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  Harris Corporation

  Feb 1999 - Jun 2002

  Test Manager

  Acted in the role of Test Department Manager, with both budgetary and human resource responsibilities, leading a team (consisting of 8 people) in the software testing of real-time network management and telecommunications software including the .• Developed an integrated automated testing architecture • Led the methods and tools selection and implementation of automated testing tools.• Managed the design and development of a custom Automated Test Management System.• Developed and utilized test plans and test scripts for automated testing using Mercury Interactive's WinRunner, Xrunner and Test Director; and Seque’s QualityWorks and SilkTest tools.• Participated in the design and implementation of enhancements to change management process(es) and system(s), including Rational’s Clearcase and Clearquest, and DOORS tools.• Acted in the role of Project Manager for software development projects for the development of real-time telecommunications software. Show less

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  E-Security, Inc

  Jun 2002 - Feb 2003

  Test Manager

  Acted in the role of Test Manager, with human resource responsibilities, leading a team (consisting of 5 people) in the software testing of real-time network security management software. • Developed the architecture for and led the methods and tools selection and implementation of automated testing tools and process(es).• Developed automated tests using Mercury Interactive’s WinRunner tool.• Developed automated forward and reverse engineering capabilities between analysis, design, testing and documentation deliverables. • Led the design and development of a custom Test Management System.• Led the design and implementation of enhancements to e-Security’s change management process(es) and system(s), including Rational’s Clearcase, Soffront’s Trackweb , and Starbase’s Caliber RM tools.• Developed automated metrics and software component relationship tracking and reporting. Show less

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  Space Gateway Support

  Jul 2004 - Sept 2005

  Senior Software Test Analyst

  Acted in the role of Senior Software Test Analyst performing the software testing of financial and business operations software including the .• Developed and executed System Test Plans and System Test Procedures for a variety of financial and business operations software applications• Developed and executed automated tests using the Rational TeamTest suite of automated testing tools, including: Rational TestManager and Rational Robot• Developed formal software testing documentation including: System Test Plans, Requirements Traceability Matrices, System Test Procedures, System Test Reports and Software Issues Reports Show less

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  Harris Stratex Networks

  May 2006 - Jul 2008

  Test Engineer

  Acted in the role of Test Engineer, performing the software testing of client/server network management software including the .• Development and implementation an integrated automated testing architecture • Leading of the methods and tools selection and implementation of automated testing tools.• Design and development of a custom Test Management and consolidated Test Results Systems.• Design and Development of Performance Test Results database, analysis and reporting capabilities.• Execution and reporting the results of automated tests.• Development of RFP documentation and evaluation of vendor responses. Show less

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  I-ShopTheWorld.com

  May 2008 - Apr 2009

  Founder

  Founded, launched and managed a Global Online Retail Business. Designed and developed web site(s) and e-commerce systems. Responsible for merchandising, business development, internet marketing, and the design, development and management of all information technology / systems.

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  LifeSouth Community Blood Centers

  Apr 2009 - Aug 2009

  Software Tester

  Acted in the role of Software Tester, performing the software testing of FDA regulated client/server blood bank management software, developed in Microsoft Visual C++, PL/SQL and Oracle, including the .• Development and execution of automated test scripts using Rational’s Robot and TestManager• Development and review of Test Case Specifications • Maintaining traceability between Test Cases and Use Cases using Rational’s RequisitePro

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  CTG

  Aug 2009 - Jul 2012

  Senior Software Engineer

  Acted in the roles of Business Analyst / Systems Engineer and Software Tester for an inventory control system for a major snack food manufacturing company, including the: • Design, development and implementation of a test lab management and an automated testing framework and architecture using AutoIt, Microsoft Access, PS Tools, PVCS and VMWare.• Design, development and implementation of an automated project management system using Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project and AutoIt.• Design, development and execution of automated tests using AutoIt, PS Tools and Microsoft Access.• Development of a system to automatically generate Test Procedures and Automated Test Scripts using Microsoft Word and AutoIt.• Development of Use Cases• Planning and management of Integration and Customer Acceptance Testing efforts for the organization Show less

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  Harris Corporation

  Jul 2012 - Mar 2022

  Enterprise Architect at Harris Corporation - Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Automation

  Acted in the role of Enterprise Architect for Harris' Corporate IT Enterprise Architecture and Strategy and Planning groups, specializing in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Data Science, Conversational User Interfaces (CUIs), a.k.a. Chat Bots, and Automation, and as a Lead Automation Engineer for Harris’ Engineering Information Technology (EIT) group:• Developed Proofs of Concept (POCs) of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Data Analytics and/or Data Visualization solutions using MatLab; Jupyter Notebooks, Python, Numpy, Pandas and Matplotlib; Microsoft Azure Machine Learning (AML) and Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio. • Developed Proofs of Concept (POCs) of Conversational User Interfaces (CUIs), a.k.a. Chatbots, in Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Kore.ai.• Developed the technical architecture for the Digital Revolution Project, which contributed to the adoption of the Digital Transformation IT SGP (Strategic Growth Plan) Theme.• Designed, developed and implemented a variety of business process automation (BPA) / robotic process automation (RPA) systems using Blue Prism, C# .Net, AutoIt, Microsoft Access, QTP/UFT, Sikuli, JIRA, Remedy, Subversion, ClearQuest, VB Script, VBA, PowerShell, SQL, XML, HTML, Sharepoint, VMWare, and/or Microsoft Office applications.• Spearheaded the design and development of an Automated Project Management System (APMS) using AutoIt, JIRA, Microsoft Office applications and Microsoft SQL Server.• Designed, developed and implemented an automation framework and architecture (/Automated Test Management System (ATMS)) to support the development, management, execution, and reporting of the results of automated tests using Microsoft Access, AutoIt, HP's QuickTest Professional (QTP)/Unified Functional Testing (UFT) and Sikuli. Show less

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  BeachBum Trading

  Mar 2022 - now

  Founder

  Founder of BeachBum Trading, where we strive to help You Learn How to Trade so that you may achieve the Financial Freedom You Want and Deserve to be able live the BeachBum lifestyle and/or any kind of life that You would like to live!If you currently work a full time job, are a full time student, want to make your living from trading, or if you just want some additional income for your retirement, then BeachBum Trading is for You!