Ronald Goode

Experience

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  GE

  May 1978 - Jan 1994

  for customer organization. Provided software programming, engineering, and systems integration support to the customer. Oversaw requirements and software development, configuration management, integration and test, and installation of software and hardware. Acted as the liaison between customer organization and the other software development and maintenance, test, and computer operations organizations within the customer facility. Secured a position as a Data Base Management Specialist with GE and moved up to positions of increasing responsibility and complexity (Programmer, Sr. Programmer/Analyst) doing maintenance on existing software as well as developing new software for the customer mission operations program. Began work for General Electric Aerospace Division, M&DS, in May, 1978 as a Horticulturist on the Grounds Management team for a large government facility. Went to Control Data Institute in 1980 and learned to do computer programming while still working part-time for GE.Clearance

  • Software Engineer and Systems Integrator/Test Lead

    Jan 1980 - Jan 1994

  • DB Mgmt Specialist, Programmer, Sr. Programmer/Analyst

    Jan 1980 - Feb 1987

  • Horticulturist/Grounds Crew Supervisor

    May 1978 - Jan 1980
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  General Electric Aerospace M&DS

  Feb 1987 - Jan 1993

  Project Lead and senior engineer for software development projects, supervising team of 10 software engineers. Required application of project management principles - development/maintenance of schedules, allocation of personnel, provision of status, resolution of issues, provided training and budget requirements to management. Software Engineer and Systems Integrator/Test Lead for customer organization. Provided software programming, engineering, and systems integration support to the customer. Oversaw requirements and software development, configuration management, integration and test, and installation of software and hardware. Acted as the liaison between customer organization and the other software development and maintenance, test, and computer operations organizations within the customer facility.

  • Project Leader/Senior Project Engineer

    May 1990 - Jan 1993

  • Software Engineer

    Feb 1987 - May 1990
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  GE Aerospace Management &Data Systems / Martin Marietta

  Jan 1993 - Jan 1994

  Senior Project Engineer (Team Lead)

  Team Lead responsible for the successful completion of software development projects assigned to team of 15 software developers. Position required understanding the software development technologies, establishing milestones and schedules, allocation of resources, addressing customer concerns, resolution of requirements conflicts, scheduling and verification of testing, application of project management principles, and providing status to management and customers. Responsible for project budget, staffing, and training. Show less

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  Lockheed Martin Corp

  Jan 1994 - Nov 2000

  Responsible for computer systems engineering, integration and test plan for a large distributed system composed of IBM RS/6000, ES/9000, Sun, and PC equipment supporting a multi-mission satellite control and data collection ground station. Tasked with the development of detailed upgrade/test strategies, schedules and integration plans, as well as planning for future systems. Performed technical analysis of proposed system architectures for operability, maintainability and compliance with current configurations. Position required frequent briefings of status and schedule to management and customer. Show less Responsible for all phases of hardware and software integration planning and Installation, Checkout, and Test (IC&T) involving multiple operational segments and sites. This included generation, distribution and coordination of detailed integration and IC&T plans and direction of the execution for all Test activities for multi-segment (multiple operational systems & contractors) systems testing. Required coordination of all test resources, anticipation of problem areas, fast reaction to resolve problems, and briefing of status to management and customer personnel. Show less Responsible for all phases of hardware and software integration planning and Installation, Checkout, and Test (IC&T) involving multiple operational segments and sites. This included generation, distribution and coordination of detailed integration and IC&T plans and direction of the execution for all Test activities for multi-segment (multiple operational systems & contractors) systems testing. Required coordination of all test resources, anticipation of problem areas, fast reaction to resolve problems, and briefing of status to management and customer personnel. Show less

  • Sr. System Architect

    Aug 1995 - Nov 2000

  • Hardware/Software Test &Transition Engineer

    Jan 1994 - Aug 1995

  • Hardware/Software Test &Transition Engineer

    Jan 1994 - Aug 1995
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  Lockheed Martin Simulation

  Nov 2000 - Nov 2003

  Software (Test) Engineering Manager

  Manager of the LMC STS Test Operations group for the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Managed a group of 12 test engineers, systems administrators, systems integrator (including subcontractors) that provided test engineering and analysis and test execution/documentation for all HUD applications. Provide daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports and monthly CDRLs to the customer. Responsible for all aspects of personnel management, training, budgeting, and customer interface. ISO 9001 trained auditor, conducted monthly IS0 compliance assessments. Show less

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  Lockheed Martin ISS

  Dec 2003 - Oct 2006

  Project Lead leading a team of five software and test engineering personnel. Developed, coordinated (System Requirements Review), and documented all system requirements. Responsible for oversight of all aspects of the software development. Project team responsible for design and engineering, software development, documentation (IEEE standards), schedule, test plan and execution of system test (w/ customer oversight), configuration management processes and procedures, and conducted user training. Team received consecutive 98%+ award fees. Show less Continued to perform the Software Engineering Manager functions as listed below while awaiting security clearance authorization for a new position on an Inter Work Transfer Authorization (IWTA) assignment. Led an engineering team to review and rework the processes and procedures of the Housing and Urban Development Test Center to ensure that Service Level Agreements (SLA) for the new HUD contract would be met when transition to the new contract occurred in August 2005. Confirmed with LMC and customer management in Nov. 2005 that the new processes and procedures were effective and SLAs were being met or exceeded. Show less

  • Sr. Staff Systems Engineer

    Jun 2005 - Oct 2006

  • Sr. Staff Systems Engineer

    Dec 2003 - May 2005
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  Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems and Solutions

  Oct 2006 - Dec 2006

  Sr. Staff Systems Engineer

  Staffing lead on a large proposal. Coordinated team of five people to review and evaluate over 500 resumes from multiple proposal partners, bin them by skills and years of experience, and provide a spreadsheet of all recommended candidates for the proposal team.

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  Lockheed Martin IS&GS

  Jan 2007 - Jun 2008

  Engineering Manager

  Manage 30-40 member team on a Mission Operations program responsible for technical planning (cost & risk), systems integration & verification, supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems and 24X7 operations support for a control and data collection program. Ensures analyses are performed at all levels of total system to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Directs the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Responsible for coordinating subordinate employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions. Show less

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  Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Solutions

  Jun 2008 - Nov 2011

  Engineering Manager

  Managed test and systems engineer teams for an operational control and data collection mission. Responsible for understanding and being able to address all technical aspects and issues being worked by the engineers on my teams. The Systems Integration/Test Engineers are a team of 12-16 engineers who assist the software development project leaders (systems engineers) with requirements definition and software integration. The test engineers develop and execute all test plans and procedures for development software deliveries in an Agile software development environment and O&M supporting 7 operational systems. The test engineers also develop standard operating procedures and training materials, conduct training and maintain a certification program for all of the engineers supporting operations. Directs team in the systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into testable and operationally functional total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Manage a team of 11 systems engineers supporting 24x7 operations for the customer(s) that are technical experts on the operational mission systems and perform mission operations, providing status and reporting, including system performance analysis statistics. Responsible for coordinating subordinate employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions. Greenbelt (6-sigma) certified. Show less

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  Vencore Inc

  Nov 2011 - Aug 2015

  Test Director

  for development/test/integration of a multi-site cloud-based mission data repository and query system for hundreds of mission analysts. Test Director has responsibility for the development of all test documentation (Test Evaluation Master Plan, Test Plans for each delivery, Requirements Verification Traceability Matrix, Test Procedures, Discrepancy Reporting and verification), test activities, and test activity schedule development for the program. Oversees and participates in all testing (formal and informal) conducted for software deliveries in addition to the multi-site system integration testing and Operational Assessment test activities for the program. Oversight of the Test Engineer team. Works with other program systems engineers to develop and implement the requirements management process, to develop and maintain the requirements documents (Functional Requirements Document and System Requirements Specification) as new/changed requirements are accepted over the multi-year development period. Coordinates closely with the CM engineers to ensure proper Configuration Management is implemented and maintained for the program. Provides systems engineering support for ad-hoc tasks. Show less

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  Vencore Inc.

  Aug 2015 - now

  Systems Engineer

  The SI Organization merged with another company and became Vencore Corp.

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  Perspecta Inc

  Sept 2015 - now

  Apply systems engineering expertise in the development of a semi-automated roadmap software tool for the customer’s product suites, merging the content of a software development management tool with a program management tool, and integration of that tool into development processes. Lead systems engineer for integration of an IC tool with the suite of tools being exposed to the IC by the customer. Responsible for developing an Office/Division plan for bringing customer tools into compliance with Federal Disabilities Act Section 508. Show less

  • Systems Engineer Senior Technical Specialist

    Mar 2017 - now

  • Systems Engineer Sr. Staff

    Sept 2015 - now
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  Perspecta

  Jun 2018 - now

  Senior Systems Engineer (SE VI)

  Apply broad spectrum of systems engineering/integration and teamwork skills to support the Chief Architect of the Processing and Analytic Capabilities (PAC) customer organization in assessing Mission Needs requests being submitted that impact the PAC organization. Responsibilities include requirements derivation, solution development and design, coordination with other segments and costing/schedule for up to 30 Mission Needs per year. Secure the Enterprise 3.2 Initiative – Identified single points of failure for supporting the Mission Critical Systems (MCS) and developed proposals for resolution of the most critical gaps/issues. Worked closely with other team members to evaluate/document the current reliability, resiliency, and COOP capability of over 2800 MCS instances between Sept 2016 and Dec 2017. Show less