Brian Carstens

Experience

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  ComStream Corporation

  Jun 1996 - Feb 1998

  Software Engineer

  Software Engineer - Embedded software projects for satellite modems and ground stations using C/C++, VxWorks, Linux.

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  Viasat - CMMI Certification

  Jan 2003 - Sept 2003

  CMMI Certification Software

  Software Lead in Software Engineering Process Group responsible for key CMMI company certification.● Coordinate with Viasat software projects to establish software engineering artifacts & practices.● Collect and review artifacts for training plans, configuration management, ICD’s, documentation, code reviews, peer reviews, and formal testing plans and results.● Training and certification for CMMI practices.

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  Viasat - FABT Project

  Sept 2003 - Jun 2012

  Test Automation Lead

  Develop custom test framework from scratch for Boeing modem subsystem, coach and train team members● Developed hardware drivers and test automation framework and GUI in Tcl/Tk● Executed manual and automated regression test suites for each major component release and integration build.● Developed special traffic generators using C, Perl, Python for modem that was part of Boeing airborne system.● Update test documentation, and travel to customer sites for training and troubleshooting.● Coordinate test activities, goals, and results with development teams and management. Show less

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  Viasat - Blue Force Tracking (BFT) Project

  Jun 2012 - Feb 2014

  Software Test Lead

  Promoted to Test Team Lead (3 members) to verify software/hardware functionality of second generation aviation modem.● Tracked progress of team to remove roadblocks and keep management informed of test status.● Coordinated testing of Jenkins builds and developed Python and Selenium based traffic and web interface tests.● Analyzed TCP/UDP protocol packet issues with Wireshark.● Developed Python scripts to interact with modem’s REST API for regression test automation.

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  ViaSat - Australia National Broadband (NBN) Project

  Feb 2014 - Apr 2020

  Systems Integration And Test Engineer

  System Test and Network Support Engineer, NBN Project (Feb-2014 to April-2020)Selected for NBN, Australia support, focusing on Python based test framework for satellite network.● Automate traffic tests using Python based scripts to control, monitor traffic generators.● Developed custom Splunk dashboards for monitoring device health based on Python scripts using SNMP,console CLI, and RESTful API to interface with devices.● Developed and conducted in-country training course for local network operators and technicians.● Statistical analysis of modem performance with NumPy.● Utilized Salesforce and JIRA to troubleshoot and track customer network issues with SoapUI, VMWare, DHCP,MPLS, IPV6, and OAM packets. Show less

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  G2 Software Systems

  Oct 2020 - Nov 2021

  Systems Integration and Test Engineer

  System Test and Integration for JMINI and IW UHF projects at NIWC Pacific● Execute system tests for RT-1828 chassis, HPA's, SatSim, MD-1324's in test lab environment● Define new tests for Viasat's VM-300M TRANSEC Modernization board (MIL-STD-188 5k/25k DAMA)● Test Procedures for VM-300M Key Loading, Zeroization, Tamper, Channel Control● Automate regression testing with Powershell, Python, Selenium and Autoit

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  Synthego Corporation

  Nov 2021 - Nov 2022

  Senior Software QA Engineer

  System Test and Integration for eCommerce software Python/Django ● Conduct peer reviews and Codecov unit test analysis for issues in new releases.● Create Ghost Inspector test suites for automated Web UI regression testing.● Create monitoring dashboards in Papertrail and Splunk to find unusual activity.● Completed Coursera BioInformatics course with Python programming modules.