Staff Software Engineer

Posted on: 2007-06-20

NANCY MROZ 223-14 Skytop Drive Kingston, NY 12401 Home: 845.331.0220 [email protected] SUMMARY Software Engineering Professional versed in development and testing of single point-of-control client/server high performance system management software on UNIX clusters with some mainframe experience. Visually-oriented, quality-focused individual who takes initiative and leads by example in diverse teams. Offer problem-solving, change and work management, continual learning, flexibility and cross-team communication strengths in bringing a product to market from concept inception to availability. Skilled in working with internal customers, working alone as well as in teams and working remotely. Areas of expertise include: • High Performance system management concepts. • Software development process and functional test methods. • Use of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) concepts for ensuring quality. • Start-up/new development phases through several major improvement phases/releases. • Analysis of complex concepts/designs for testing, usability and Graphic User Interface (GUI) accessibility. TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE Programming Languages: Perl, Korn shell, C Operating Systems: AIX, Linux (Red Hat, Suse SLES), Windows XP, 2000 Hardware: IBM Series x, Series p, blades, RS/6000 SP Systems, IBM RISC Applications: Cluster Systems Management for High Performance Computing, AIX Web-based Systems Management, Director, Perspectives GUI for RS/6000 SP Systems Tools: Lotus Notes, putty, Exceed, Websphere Studio Home Page Builder, NetMeeting, VNC (Virtual Network Computing), Microsoft Word, CMVC, AFS, WinSCP PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IBM CORPORATION, Armonk, NY 1987 – 2006 Staff Software Engineer, Advanced Clustering Technology Team, Poughkeepsie, NY 2001 – 2006 Unix Development Lab Conducted functional testing of Cluster Systems Management (CSM) for High Performance computing installation software on IBM Series x and IBM Series p clusters. Also responsible for Accessibility assessment/testing for CSM graphical user interface (GUI). • Managed and delivered on-time quality tested installation support and configuration for diskless nodes while handling major design changes during the entire FVT cycle. • Managed and delivered on-time quality tested secondary adapter installation and configuration support while learning the installation process including the complex installation server support over multiple networks. • Delivered on-time quality tested CSM 1.3-1.4 Linux Cluster Extension for Director for system monitoring. • Led and analyzed accessibility requirements as applied to the CSM GUI for development of the 300 plus test cases and "proof-of-test" checklists. • Performed an accessibility assessment and test of the CSM GUI. Regular and artistic testing resulted in finding 60-70% of the defects in the upper-level Web-based System Management on AIX infrastructure as well as defects in the CSM GUI application. • Managed CSM GUI accessibility assessment such that this application was the first to be completed of all plug-ins. • Delivered on-time as part of a small team quality tested CSM GUI from inception through several releases. Resulted in a quality functional visual system management offering for customers. • Delivered quality-tested VSDUI (Virtual Shared Disk User Interface) portion of the Perspectives GUI on the RS/6000 SP System while learning the underlying Virtual Shared Disk offering. The Perspectives GUI allowed visual health and systems management of the RS/6000 SP System. Sr. Associate Programmer/Software Engineer/Staff Software Engineer 1992 – 2001 Highly Parallel Supercomputing Systems Lab Developed system management applications for new high performance clustering offering (PSSP) for the new rack hardware (IBM 9076 SP1) that became the IBM RS/6000 SP line on AIX. • Researched and added DCE (Distributed Computing Environment) to system management applications that resulted in wider security choices for customers as part of a small team. • Communicated security team direction and provided assistance to developers as part of small team that resulted in consistent security across system management applications. • Researched and incorporated Kerberos security in system management applications as part of a small team. Provided security for customers. • Authored white paper: Security on RS/6000 SP System. • Created Message Style Guide for software developers to follow to National Language Support guidelines. Provided consistent look and feel to messages across system management applications. • Created logon control allowing System Administrators to block logins on workload dedicated parallel nodes. • Served as representative to ISO Design/Code/Test Process Development Group for Second Line Manager. • Monitored and answered/routed SP system management questions on the SP1 forum. • Researched, coded, and documented print/mail strategies and tools including ability to choose secure IDs. • Assessed missing product function and tested user commands and graphical user interface in X of a research job management offering (Open Queueing System). This offering became LoadLeveler (workload management system). Programmer/Associate Programmer/Sr. Associate Programmer, Kingston, NY 1989 – 1992 High Performance Supercomputing Software Development Lab. Developed and tested system management applications for 3090 Enhanced Clustered FORTRAN (ECF) and Common Objects on Remote Electronic Storage (CORES). • Created an installation program and developed the Program Guide according to AIX 370 guidelines. • Implemented user interface and device driver for CORES for AIX370 and PAIX (Parallel AIX) for communication with the remote electronic storage hardware. • Received award for VM Clustered FORTRAN work adding function, segregating VM-specific code for MVS port and coding and testing parts of an inter-user communication application for MVS. Programmer, Poughkeepsie, NY 1987 – 1989 Implemented Reconfiguration and Recording functions, performed functional testing and administered software testbed maintenance and assessment of patches for the team for 3090-EZ processor controller software in the Software Development Lab. Received informal award for Driver creation and bring up activities. GRIFFIN INSURANCE AGENCY, Albany, NY 1986 – 1987 Sales Support Administrator CITICORP INFORMATION RESOURCES, Albany, NY 1985 – 1986 Computer Operator EDUCATION BS, Computer Science, Siena College, Loudonville, NY, 1987 AFFILIATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS Member, Society of Women Engineers (SWE) National Security Agency RAMP Security Analysis Certification, 1997