Director Of Engineering
Johnson controls
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :27 years, 4 أشهر
Direct Kantech Access control R&D team for the hardware, software and quality assurance activities.
• Lead team in developing products and allocate resources to deliver on time and on budget.
• Manage outsourcing for web and mobile development.
• Mentor and coach managers and architects.
• Work with Product management to establish the long term vision.
• Provide overall technical direction and continuously improve engineering processes to achieve better team productivity and product quality.
In charge of the product backlog
Define feature priorities
Manage Software team in an Agile Environment
Define roles and responsibilities for the team
Evaluate team members performance
Define Software Development Methodology
Manage sub-contractors
Hire new candidates
Participate in product requirements definition
Participate in Software Architecture and high level design definition
Manage Software team
Evaluate team members performance
Define Software Development Methodology
Manage sub-contractors
Manage and purchase tools like Atlassian tools
Participate in ISO audit
Interview new candidates
Create software development schedule
Identify project risks
Create risk assessment plan
Track and control software development activities
Animate project meetings
Manage milestones and deliverables
Assign software tasks to team members
Manage software delivery to customer
Estimate software features efforts
Coordinate with Engineering, QC, QA, CM, IT
Received a NATO secret certification from the Canadian Goverment that allows to access NATO secret document.
Design and Develop Real Time Embedded software on GreenHill Multi for Voice Recognition for the Joint Strike Fighter F35. Design and Develop windows C++ Software using voice recognition to teach pilot speak the adequate ICAO phraseology using proper English. Maintain and develop functionalities for the Air Traffic Control System currently operational in the Control Center in The Azores Island. Develop software on the ERAM (En Route Automation Modernization) project. Design and develop software for the Display Command Manager, a software module that allow the controller to enter ICAO and NAS commands. Adacel is a subcontractor for Lockheed Martin (ATM) for developing ATM software for the FAA.
Leading a team of 12 people and participating in the Upgrade of the software and the hardware for the Data Processor Unit of the Air Defense Anti-Tank System (ADATS). In charge of the ADATS Firing Analyzer project; Leading a team of 8 people and participating in the software development of the project. I received, in 2001, from the Canadian Forces a letter of recognition of my excellent service and support during the testing of the software on live firing in Alberta at the Canadian military base. Analyzing, designing and programming a simulator for the ADATS firing exercises using OpenGL and Vega simulation engine for the Department Of National Defense (DND). Analyzing and developing databases for inspection, training and Quality Cost estimating at Oerlikon Contraves (OC). I was also member of The Project Support Group; I was mainly in charge of collecting and analyzing software metrics and quality metrics. My mandate was to estimate the cost of quality at OC. I have also worked on a software client-server with a VB interface and an Access database back-end. I had to make a link between the Tank’s embedded system variables and the VB application. I am also a leader-inspector for an R&D project. My mandate is to lead and prepare inspections for all the deliverables of this project. I also prepared courses for Capability Maturity Model training.
Analyzing and developing a database on SQL server with Access front-end which allows the supervisor to assign tasks to engineers. It also allows the engineers to browse the tasks and execute them by order of priority. I have also developed small applications in Visual C++ in order to compare video streams format. I was part of the SQA team. We test Matrox’s video cards drivers on third party software like Adobe Premiere, Speed Razor, 3D Studio Max and other home made software.
Analyzing and developing applications client-server that allows optimizing a non-bulk gas distribution system across Canada. Also, creating monthly national reports that includes a monthly recap of the trucks’ activity and expenses in order to portray the efficiency of the delivery fields nation wide. I was also responsible of verifying the integrity of the data submitted by the field and solving users’ problems (Air Liquide employees) concerning software that I developed. Finally, I was able to enhance the analytical capability of the program PanDa (Pick Up and delivery) and also had the opportunity to participate in many other projects such as closing Dartmouth plant.
Analyzing & developing an Access database in order to control the fleet of computer equipment inventory for all Coca-Cola’s branches in Eastern Canada. Installing new hardware/ software, operating a Token-Ring network on a Novel server. I have also worked on Coca-Cola’s technical support hotline for Eastern Canada. I was also in charge of creating voice mail for employees and debugging.
Helping students in calculus 1 & 2 and linear algebra.
Master Of Business Administration (MBA)
Master in Advanced Study (DESS) in Business Administration
Diploma in Industrial Engineering with Software engineering specialty
One week intensive course on Software Capability Maturity Model (CMM). Oerlikon Contraves sent me on an intensive one week course on CMM since we are CMM Level 2 in order to me to prepare courses on CMM.
I have received a complete training on Software Engineering courses given by Dr. Pressman at Oerlikon Contraves.
Diploma of Computer Science (programmer/Analyst) A three years college program
Diploma Pure Science A 2 years college program (Math, biology, physics, chemistry, computer, philosophy, literature...)