Greg Snead

Experience

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  Puget Sound Naval Supply Center

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1988

  Computer Systems Programmer

  Programmed, maintained, upgraded, and operated computer systems to manage inventory and telecommunications for the supply distribution center of the Puget Sound Naval Region.Designed and implemented “intelligent databases,” that provide smart ways to maintain and configure the system.

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  Parametrix

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1990

  Software Support and CAD Operator

  Maintained PC-based networking including purchasing. Operated computer aided design (CAD) and drafting software to produce working drawing for a major sewage treatment facility. Supervised CAD operators; trained users in CAD procedures; wrote and implemented CAD programs to simplify operations and increase productivity.

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  Motorola

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1994

  Software Engineer and Systems Analyst

  Reduced testing from 4 days to 4 hours by reengineering the testing process of the wireless, Motorola PDT220 and introduced IEEE standard for developing and documenting test cases.Developed embedded software in C for real-time and RF communications devices. As Systems Analyst administered Sun network using SunOS, NIS, TCP/IP, and NFS, and Unix scripting; Administered Apollo/Aegis system; used FrameMaker; provided skilled computer support; training company personnel.

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  Harlequin

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1997

  Product Specialist and Technical Consultant

  Provided pre-sales technical support of crime analysis software and investigative systems focusing on large network environments; provided pre- and post-sales customer support for LISP development environment. Customers consisted of Federal, State, and local governments as well as large corporations. Administered office systems during the first two years in a mixed OS environment: Windows, Unix, MacOS.Performed demonstrations; delivered product presentations; held training classes; developed prototypes; evaluated customer readiness; identified and resolved application and environmental issues; imported customer data. Instrumental in the acceptance of crime analysis software by a large federal agency resulting in the largest purchase in the US of a Harlequin product. Show less

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  Sagem Morpho

  Sept 1997 - Jan 2002

  Product Engineer

  As Product Engineer, oversaw the QA lab. Worked closely with test technicians to design the test configurations and testing processes. Product under test used 100+ networked computers (operated and non-operated) as parallel processing system (MIMD).Utilized UNIX shell programming to analyze production data to troubleshoot data flow problems.

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  Hall Kinion / Watchmark

  Jul 2002 - Dec 2002

  Contract QA Engineer

  Testing involved all levels including trend line graphing on the client, performance computations on the middleware, and by-the-book testing of the administration guide on the server. Used UNIX scripting (ksh, AWK) to automate tests and analyze test results.Wrote over 300 pages of new test cases, project plans, and QA analysis in six months. System tested was client/server with middleware — the client ran on Windows 2000, and the middleware and server ran on Solaris and used Oracle.Analyzed testing process. Introduced test case methodology, documentation template, and requirements traceability. Wrote and executed test cases for cellular network performance monitoring software. Show less

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  IDmicro, Inc.

  Jan 2003 - Aug 2003

  QA Engineer / Systems Engineer

  Performed QA on application development tool and runtime environment for RFID tag / asset tracking technology.Procedures developed include clean install techniques. Product being tested required a combination of software and hardware.

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  Topia Technology

  Aug 2003 - Feb 2009

  Program Manager

  Achieved PL2 (Army security) accreditation for Topia's core product (a new Java software paradigm). A testing effort requiring an extensive requirements traceability matrix, test cases, and developing a software test harness. Effort also included production of software architecture documents, concept of operations, and risk assessment matrix.Developed the procedures for product demonstrations. The procedures were structured as test cases and were use for (1) software testing, (2) readiness assessment, and (3) customer evaluation of product capabilities. Served as acting Quality Assurance Manager after the departure of the COO. Show less

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  Universal Consulting Services / National Center for Telehealth and Technology

  Feb 2009 - Dec 2009

  Senior Project Manager

  Improved the product quality by implementing user acceptance testing (UAT) for their behavioral healthcare site afterdeployment.org. Implemented testing and reporting procedures for legacy web site video workshops.Managed the development of and tested two proofs of concept for the use of mobile technology (SMS and iPhone) as a telehealth delivery mechanism.

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  Orbiter LLC

  Jan 2010 - Apr 2011

  Senior QA Engineer (as Independent Contractor)

  Tested RFID timing system taking it from engineering prototype to production quality and established the manufacturing and QA processes to match. Environment a combination of RF communications (900MHz, 2.45GHz, 5.8GHz), RFID, database server (MySQL), client applications. Devices under testing use Windows CE, Windows Mobile, embedded Linux, and firmware.Tested Orbiter product that runs Windows CE. The features tested included these device functions: RFID reading, Barcode, Camera, and GPS. Utilized SQL and UNIX scripting, reviewed logs, worked directly with software developers. Show less

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  Summit Group Solutions, LLC (Assigned to Meteorcomm)

  Apr 2011 - Apr 2012

  Software Lead Test Engineer

  Lead the software test team, and write and execute test cases for the Meteorcomm Interoperable Train Control Messaging System.Messaging is the communications backbone between the railroad back offices, locomotives, and wayside equipment using 220 MHz radio, cellular telephone networks and WiFi.

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  Meteorcomm

  Apr 2012 - now

  • Principal Software Test Engineer / Messaging Test Lead

    Jul 2014 - now

  • Messaging Test Lead

    Apr 2012 - now