Don Cooper

INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY – Greenwich, CT
IBM Rational Tools Engineer

• Health checks on DOORS 9.4, upgrade to 9.6.
• Rational License Administrator upgrade.
• Design and implementation of backup and disaster recovery process and architecture.
• Installation and configuration of DNG, CCM 6.0.1 on Tomcat and JRS DOORS 9.6 upgrade.
• Migration of a pilot project to DNG.
• Daily DOORS support and enhancements.
• Train the trainer.

HONEYWELL AEROSPACE  – Phoenix, AZ
IBM Rational Tools Engineer

• Drove RM process improvement initiative and product line engineering implementation in DNG for EPIC product line. Included DOORS data schema definition, implementation and documentation.
• Installation and configuration of Sodius Branch Manager and DNG on Tomcat for proof-of-concept.
• Developed integration solutions with other engineering tools, such as TcSE and proprietary solutions.
• Training and daily user support.

BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN – Detroit, MI
IBM Rational Tools Engineer

• Responsible for installation, configuration, maintenance, support and training of IBM Rational Tool Suite on Websphere, including: CLM (RTC, RQM, RRC), RRDI, Insight, RPE, ClearQuest, DOORS, Rational Functional Tester and Rational Performance Tester.
• Daily end user support and training.

ST. JUDE MEDICAL– St. Paul, MN
IBM Rational Tools/Process Consultant

• Current state analysis of RM/RA process. Future state RM/RA process definition in compliance with the organization’s global processes.
• Implementation of DOORS/Change Synergy for RM/RA, including: installation, configuration, database schema design, access policies, link strategies, standard project template, Sharepoint DOORS site, Train the trainer, DXL scripting, Sodius DOORS Branch Manager evaluation.

GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS – Sterling Heights, MI
IBM Rational Tools Administrator

• Administration and support of engineering tool suite, including: integration of Rational DOORS with Visio, Excel and Mentor Graphics, MS Team Foundation Server, and Flex License server.
• Provided daily end user support, customization and extensibility, metrics gathering and reporting, as well as RTM, compliance matrix and requirements reporting with RPE.

PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE – Peachtree City, GA
Tools Engineer /Requirements Manager

• Administration and support of the engineering tools suite, including: Rational DOORS, RPE, RTC on the JAZZ platform, as well as engineering wiki’s, Sharepoint and other tangent engineering tools.

HARRIS CORPORATION – Lynchburg, VA
IBM Rational Tools/Process Consultant

• Driving RM/CM process improvement Initiative.
• Current state analysis of RM/CM process. Future state RM/CM process definition and implementation in DOORS/Clearcase and Rational Team Concert.
• Implementation of DOORS/Clearquest for RM/C, including: installation, configuration, database schema design, access policies, link strategies, standard project template, Sharepoint DOORS site, Footprint issue tracking, train the trainer, DXL scripting, Rational Publishing Engine (RPE) implementation and template design.
• Worked with System Verification and Testing group to implement integration between DOORS and Team Foundation Server for configuration management.

RIVER NORTH SOLUTIONS (IBM Rational Service Provider) – Rockford, IL
IBM Rational Tools/Process Consultant

• Led RM/CM process improvement initiative at Ansaldo STS Pittsburgh, PA.
• Current state analysis of RM/CM process. Future state RM/CM process definition in compliance with the organization’s global processes.
• Implementation of DOORS/Clearquest for RM/CM, including: installation, configuration, database schema design, access policies, link strategies, standard project template, Sharepoint DOORS site, Footprint issue tracking, train the trainer, DXL scripting, Rational Publishing Engine (RPE) support.

CRANE AEROSPACE – Lynnwood, WA
IBM Rational DOORS Administrator       

• Responsible for improving RM process and all DOORS related activities in the Lynnwood, Burbank and Cincinnati offices.
• Developed a standardized system template (SST) for future projects. All related DXL and VB scripting.
• Wrote web interface in C# using DOORS API for IBM Rational Change/Synergy.

ABBOTT POINT OF CARE – Princeton, NJ
IBM Rational Tools Consultant

• Implementing Telelogic DOORS for requirements development and management; Integration with TelelogicChange/Synergy for change management.
• Developed Rational Change lifecycle.
• DOORS installation, configuration, support, administration, training and DXL scripting for functional extensions and VBA development for report generation.
• Installation, configuration, support, administration and training of Telelogic Changy/Synergy for change management.
• Lifecycle development and implementation.

NASA, GSFV – Greenbelt, MD
IBM Rational Tools Consultant

• Responsible for all REQM, CM and Verification testing processes and tools in the scope of the JWST (James Webb Space Telescope). This included, but was limited to: DOORS, Synergy, Change, Citrix, Rational Team Concert, DXL scripting, VBA scripting, integration of engineering tools, training, functional test development and defect tracking and resolution, document preparation and production.
• Led Citrix and DOORS upgrades initiatives.

ASTRONAUTICS CORPORATION OF AMERICA – Milwaukee, WI
IBM Rational DOORS Administrator

• Responsible for all DOORS related activities, including: database schema design, importing requirements, linking, groups and permissioning, exporting requirement to MS Office.
• All administrative activities such as on-boarding and off-boarding employees in DOORS, nightly archiving, database integrity, DOORS Web access, DOORS performance over VPN.
• Developed a standardized DXL library for the system’s engineering team.
• Drove the initiative to upgrade the DOORS server and integrate DOORS with IBM Rational Change Synergy.

PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE – Peachtree City, GA
Telelogic Tools Administrator

• Analyze, define, implement and train PASA Systems Engineering group on systems engineering processes including: requirements development and management, configuration management, verification testing and measurement and analysis.
• Implementing Telelogic DOORS for requirements development and management; Integration with Telelogic Change Synergy and Rational Clearcase for configuration and change management.
• DOORS installation, configuration, support, administration, training and DXL scripting for functional extensions and VBA development for report generation with WEXP.
• Installation, configuration, support, administration and training of Telelogic Changy Synergy for change management, as well as TFS and VSTFS.
• Worked with IT to implement Citrix server farm for virtualization of engineering tools: DOORS, Change-Synergy, MS Project.
• Backup CM/Build manager.

MAGNA POWERTRAIN – Syracuse, NY
Telelogic Tools Administrator

• Analyze, define, implement and train Magna Embedded Software Engineering group on process improvement. Focus mainly REQM and CM processes areas with an eye on system verification and validation. Responsibilities included: analyzing existing processes, defining organizational policy, and organizational process standards.
• Creating associated resources such as templates, forms and training materials.
• Implementing Telelogic DOORS for requirements development and management.
• Integration with Serena Version Manager and TeamTrack for configuration and change management.
• DOORS installation, configuration, support, administration, training and DXL scripting for functional extension and VBA development for report generation.
• Installation, configuration, support, administration and training of Serena Version Manager and TFS for configuration management.
• Developed a proprietary build chain in C# and DOS.

NASDAQ: “TEAM” – Bucharest, Romania
Sr. Project Leader, TechTeam Akela Informatique

• Responsible for project management, business development and training.
• 80% of my time was dedicated to leading a team of five junior software engineers and five senior software engineers on two of the company’s highest profile projects with monthly billing of $30,000. Responsibilities included: all aspects of the SDLC: gathering business requirements, specification analysis and management, design analysis, testing, quality indicator collection, analysis and maintenance, human and technical resource management.
• 10% of my time was dedicated to active business development through business contacts in both the U.S. and Europe.
• 10% of my time was dedicated to technical and non-technical trainings. Implementing various process tools such as DOORS and SUBVERSION for REQM, Java Ant for automated build and release, Trak for issue management.

NETVISIBILITY LABS – Timisoara, Romania
Chief Technical Officer 

• Responsible for all aspects of activity management in Europe including: administrative, logistical and technical. Developed a team of engineers for R&D activities as specified by the home office in Newport Beach, California.  Reported directly to the vice-president of Technology Development.
• Coordinate all technical SDLC activities including requirements gathering, design, development, testing , QA, build and release as well as all administrative and logistical activities, such as hiring, training, resource procurement, planning and technical support when needed.
• Developing AdSense type applications in C#, VB.Net and SQL.

SIEMENS VDO, WORLD HEADQUARTERS – Regensburg, Germany
Software Engineer

• Software Engineer, on various projects developing embedded systems using C, C++, assembly for Nissan, Jaguar, Ford and BMW. My responsibilities included: CAN integration and development of test plans based on the FORD specification for CAN testing. We use both Vector and Volcano tools for generating the CAN code.
• My responsibilities also included maintaining the CAN message database and integrating changes from the customer.
• In addition, I designed and implemented the Requirements Management process using DOORS and Change Synergy by Telelogic. This included installations, training DXL scripting and process improvements.

SIEMENS AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS –  Timisoara, Romania
Group Lead / Software Engineer, Process and Tools Group

• Process Management Tools and Quality group lead. Responsible for process implementation and support, and quality measures.
• Worldwide responsibility for requirements management, build chain support and training. Integration with Telelogic Change Synergy for issue tracking; build tools development using C, C++ Perl, Korn Shell and GNU make. Responsibilities included developing a suite of proprietary build tools for use across several different microcontroller platforms.
• In addition, I also took on the role of low level C trainer for new employees so as to keep the firm from having to outsource training.

ATG TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES – Tallahassee, FLA
Head of Research & Development

As Director of Research and Development for a small telecommunications company.  My responsibilities included:

• Management of 10 member programming team.
• Point of contact with SPRINT customer relations.
• Management of all R&D projects, meeting plans, employee leave scheduling, maintenance of all IVR systems, development of company intranet, LAN/WAN implementation and management.
• Specification, design, implementation and testing of CTI applications using C, C++, SQL.
• Build and release manager.