Jimmy Nguyen

Canoga Park, CA                   Email: Jpnd80@gmail.com

CAREER SUMMARY
  • A very well-organized and detail-oriented software engineer with 13 years of experience in the FDA regulated Class III medical device industry.
  • Expertise in preparing Test Plans, Test Cases and Test Reports based on the System Requirements and Design documents.
  • Knowledge of ISO13485 and ISO14971.
  • Strong ability to analyze business and technical requirements.
  • Strong ability to work independently and with a team.
  • Extensive experience working in a fast paced environment, meeting challenging milestones.
  • Experience with Agile Development, SCRUM.
  • Experience with Selenium WebDriver, Access, MySQL.
  • Broad experience with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

TECHNICAL SKILLS

    Languages: C #, Java, JavaScript, PHP, HTML5, CSS3, J Query.

    Testing Tools: Selenium WebDriver, Clear Case, Clear Quest, and Eclipse.

    Operating Systems: Windows 7, Linux/UNIX.

    Packages: MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Ms Project, VISIO.

    Framework: JUnit, TestNG, AngularJS.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.    SYLMAR, CA          2001 - 2014

    Manufacturer of heart implantable medical devices with 15,000 employees worldwide and annual sales of $5.1B.

Senior Software Engineer (Design Verification and Testing 2005 - 2014)

  • Coordinate with project manager, developers and requirement engineers in SCRUM reporting daily work status, focusing on holdups and dependency on others.
  • Work closely with requirement engineers and developers early in project to determine best strategy to test application.
  • Reviewed test designs and tests to verify compliance to SJM procedures and FDA regulation 21 CFR 820, Subpart C - Design Controls.
  • Log software defects with ClearQuest and coordinate with the Software Development Team for quick turnaround of fixes and releases.
  • Perform extensive root-cause failure analysis.
  • Performed web application testing of Remote Care Web application with mobile devices such as Android, iPhone, iPad, and Blackberry.
  • Team leader for 6 engineers, created, maintained, and executed automatic and manual test scripts to simulate communication between programmer and pacemakers/ICDs.
  • Organize training classes for team members to improve C#, Java skills, and tools used in testing Tachy/Brady devices resulting in 25 percent improvement in productivity.
  • Supervisor for team of up to 6 engineers, responsible for providing constructive feedback to improve performance.

Software Test Engineer II (Design Verification and Testing 2003 - 2005)

  • Prepared Test Strategy document identified test scenarios based on product design and expected functionality and ensure exhaustive test coverage.
  • Designed, implemented and executed automated scripts using in-house testing tools.
  • Determined and conducted regression testing, integration testing for product changes and corrections; documented results of regression testing.
  • Worked with developers to help debug software issues.

Test Development Engineer (ATE Department 2001-2003)

  • Debugged and wrote software using C for the Digalog Testers.
  • Helped design and debug the Arbitrary Waveform Vertical card.
  • Performed failure analysis, test time reduction, and yield enhancement of production data
  • Developed automated tests with GPIB-based instruments using Lab Windows/CVI to correlate test data between ICs and bench tests.
  • Interfaced with Design, Quality, Product engineering to guarantee successful product robustness.

EDUCATION

    Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, California State University of Northridge.

    Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, California State University of Northridge.

    Courses taken after MS degree: Java, JavaScript, Microsoft Access.

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