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Senior Software Test Engineer professional with over 25 years of experience in software engineering and test development, expert in C/C++ and cybersecurity. Key achievements include improving testing efficiency by 30% through automation scripts and reducing code errors by 25% via a rigorous peer review process. Seeking a Test Engineer
Senior Software Test Engineer professional with over 25 years of experience in software engineering and test development, expert in C/C++ and cybersecurity. Key achievements include improving testing efficiency by 30% through automation scripts and reducing code errors by 25% via a rigorous peer review process. Seeking a Test Engineer position at DRS, where my software engineering and test development skills will support your mission of delivering high-quality, performance-verified products
They told me I'd be working on mission-critical systems. They didn’t tell me the mission was to survive six-hour meetings where the only action item is 'reboot the scope.'
I’ve been in the trenches of software test engineering for over 25 years. That's more than enough time to witness the rise and fall of empires (and I’m not just talking
They told me I'd be working on mission-critical systems. They didn’t tell me the mission was to survive six-hour meetings where the only action item is 'reboot the scope.'
I’ve been in the trenches of software test engineering for over 25 years. That's more than enough time to witness the rise and fall of empires (and I’m not just talking about Windows ME). My job is to find the bugs before they find you—and believe me, they will find you, usually at 4:59 PM on a Friday.
When I tutor students, they sometimes ask, “What’s the most important lesson in software engineering?” I usually say: Always write your code like the person who has to maintain it is a sleep-deprived version of you… with coffee you spilled on the keyboard.
Truth is, it’s not about being the smartest person in the room (though that never hurts). It’s about patience, empathy—for the user, for the team, even for the poor soul who wrote a thousand-line switch statement at 2 AM because “it worked on my machine.”
Sometimes, people ask me why I still get excited about a good test harness or a well
Truth is, it’s not about being the smartest person in the room (though that never hurts). It’s about patience, empathy—for the user, for the team, even for the poor soul who wrote a thousand-line switch statement at 2 AM because “it worked on my machine.”
Sometimes, people ask me why I still get excited about a good test harness or a well-placed breakpoint. I tell them it's like fishing: you cast your line (code), sit quietly (log outputs), wait patiently (debugger attached), and when the bug finally bites—oh man, it’s beautiful. Bonus points if it’s been hiding for months like a gremlin in an old 1553 bus protocol.
So yes, I’ve been COMSEC-cleared, I’ve worked with gyros, DAQs, and CAN buses, and once,
6. A Student Who Finally "Gets It"
Like watching the sun come up in a foggy mind. Their face lights up, neurons fire, and in that moment, they are Neo dodging pointers
1. The Debugger
Wears a Sherlock Holmes hat, mutters in hex, and shows up uninvited at 2 AM with a flashlight and a knowing smirk. It doesn’t say much, but when it does, it's: “That pointer's been null since Tuesday.”
2. A Clean Codebase
Slicker than a fresh cup of coffee. Wears a three-piece suit, trims its white space daily, and never uses goto. Speaks in poetic indentation and hums "Ode to Modular Design" when nobody’s watching.
5. Your Favorite Multimeter
Kind of like a grizzled old sidekick. Doesn’t talk much, but always tells the truth—unless you forgot to check the batteries. Smells faintly of solder and trust.
4. Obscure Protocols (like 1553 or GPIB)
Old, wise monks with long beards, speaking in strange incantations that only you and three other people in the world understand. They have scrolls instead of documentation and only reveal secrets to those who truly believe.
3. Automation Scripts
The mischievous but helpful elves in your workshop. They love doing boring things repeatedly without complaining. If they were human, they’d bring you coffee just before your brain needed it. Probably giggle every time they save you a day's work.