Kelly A. Allison
The Colony,
PROFILE
Senior
Software Engineer with diverse background in evolutionary SDLC models such as incremental,
spiral, and concurrent including requirements analysis, design, implementation,
test, integration, user interface documentation and maintenance. Consistently
provide innovative solutions in multi-user, multithreaded and real-time environments
with structured, OOAD and data modeling methodologies.
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Consistently strive to produce defect-free software for
quality products with aggressive schedules.
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Exceed internal / external customer requirements and
expectations using expertise to identify individual customer needs and to
provide innovative, cost effective solutions to complex problems.
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Develop, manage and package software loads, software
configuration and software documentation.
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Inspiring leader and tenacious developer with history of
bringing greater return to employers.
TECHNICAL
SUMMARY
Programming: C, Assembly, C++, Java, Perl, HTML,
JSP, FORTRAN, Pascal, BASIC, RPGII, COBOL
Languages/Tools: embedded / procedural SQL, shell
scripts, ClearCase, Rose, TAU, DOORS, NetBean
Standards: SEI, QMS, CMMI, ANSI, POSIX, ISO/IEC,
CSCANS, UML, and Telcordia
Architecture/Design: client-server, pipe, event-based,
distributed. 20+ years Structured; 4
years OOAD
Operating Systems/Other: UNIX, Solaris, LynxOS / VxWorks / EKOS embedded
RTOS. Oracle, J2EE
Hardware:
Intel,
Zilog, PowerPC RISC, SPARC, VAX, Apollo, IBM, Macintosh
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
SPI
Information Technology Solutions (Consultant)
Raytheon
Future Combat Systems Ground System
Integrator in
Alcatel
USA Inc.
(formerly DSC Corporation acquired 1998)
Senior
Software Engineer (progressing from level II to III to IV to senior)
Exceeded internal / external customer specifications by identifying
requirements, designing, coding and team leading. Managed critical databases. Performed software configuration control.
Mentored new hires. Occasionally
acted as group manager. Received dozens of awards for exceptional performance.
Areas of
Technical Accomplishments
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Developed, enhanced and supported evolution of the following
subsystems: utilities, help, command interpreter, script command processing,
system status and error reporting / spooling, terminal handlers, system
security, version control, admin DBMS and file transfer programs primarily as
embedded, real-time, structured code in C and assembly with some C++ and Java applications
in UNIX (LynxOS and Solaris) and EKOS on Zilog, PowerPC RISC and also SPARC
processors.
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Provided preceding subsystems support across all switching
product lines which remained the backbone of telecom networks for many years.
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Ported preceding subsystems from EKOS to LynxOS
and Solaris across VAX, Apollo and then SUN build environments acting as mentor
to other groups involved in the port to increase longevity of product lines
when build environments and hardware became obsolete.
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Enhanced preceding subsystems with Ethernet MTN and
interface between EKOS utilities and LynxOS and Solaris, replacing ASC with
FAIC4, creating reformatters, implementing telnet / ftp, and modifying
communications; resulting in sales from global product acceptance /
replacement.
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Met CMM, SEI, and QMS requirements to enable qualification
by audit thus enhancing quality assurance for external customers which
generated additional sales and improved reputation of product earning DSC /
Alcatel over 60% of the market share.
Proactive
Accomplishments
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Innovative Solutions: multitasked utilities (switch to
maintenance mode) to exceed speed requirement
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Added queues, linked lists and threads to report and alarm
subsystems to handle bursts of activity.
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Created code libraries; Added features to many utilities
making them more versatile (wildcards, IPRs)
Selected Award
Winning Projects
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Corrected deficiencies in system security defined by Bellcore after ’91 major outage by identifying system
requirement inadequacies, designing and implementing enhancements to ensure
customer confidence in the product which contributed to the stock rise from $3
to $65.
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Completed system patcher subsystem design and development
enabling patch tracking for all products instilling customer confidence with
program modification history preventing errors like in ‘91 thus enabling
expanded sales in national and international networks.
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Identified customer and system requirements for software
delivery, version control, management and verification then designed and
developed subsystem resulting in customer satisfaction and orders.
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Enhanced the speed of disk and tape utilities 120% with
multitasking, shared buffers and altered protocol from synchronous to
asynchronous at the request of and to the delight of all customers.
Team Leader (and Acting
Manager)
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Assumed team lead for several projects; fulfilled roles to
interview, hire, mentor, train and lead new hires with each project completed
ahead of schedule with customer and employee satisfaction.
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Software release manager, package coordinator, internal
customer representative, group software configuration manager using ClearCase and
critical database manager.
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Occasional acting group manager: attend meetings, report
progress, group interface to customers
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Delivered presentations to and interfaced with external
customers such as Motorola, MCI, the RBOCs, Sprint, DDI, Duetsche Telecom, GTE,
and British Telecom, satisfying their needs and enhancing their understanding
to establish long term customer loyalty by building relationships.
Projects in
Progress or Under Investigation
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Fiber optic disk remote server; bash shell command
interpreter; GUI command interface
PRIOR
EXPERIENCE
Datapoint USA Inc.
EDUCATION
& PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
THE
MAT in Mathematics / Software Engineering, GPA
3.75, Graduated: December 2005
Projects:J2EE
w/ CMP, JSP; SQL Oracle; IR w/ CGI; Distr. Systems with sockets; Modeling;
Statistics
Master of Computer Science in Intelligent Systems, GPA 3.7, Graduating:
Fall 2007
Scripting,
C#, .NET, XML, MySQL, PHP, MS SQL Server, MS Access and Crystal Reports
Seminars/Training: Franklin Covey 7 Habits,
Quality Management Skills, Quality Action Team Tools,
The
Quality Advantage, Power to Change, Fagan Peer Reviews,
Agile Software Development,
VxWorks, LynxOS Device
Drivers, VoIP, ATM, AIN, SS7 and TCP/IP.
CERTIFICATION: Brainbench RDBMS Concepts and C++, Secondary Teaching Computer
Science/Math
Membership: IEEE, Association for Computing
Machinery, CSTA, NCTM
MILITARY
US
Navy - Navigational Radar Electronic Technician Petty Officer; discharged under
honorable conditions
COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT
Volunteer
for Christian Community Action in
Host
foreign exchange students; Spokesperson for Compassion International children’s
relief organization
Statistical
analysis of and mathematics mentor for middle school students in PISD