SHAFKAT AHMED CHOWDHURY
10940 MEADOWGLEN LN, APT# 477
HOUSTON, TX 77042
TEL: [Send email to request phone number] 75-1298, Email: [Send email using form at bottom]
Objective:
Secure a Systems Engineer/Software Engineer/Project Engineer/Lead Engineer
position.
Summary of Qualifications
15+ years experience in technology research, development, strategy and
also program management.
8+ years experience in product research, management, development,
planning & marketing.
5+ years experience as a Project Lead.
Experience in developing and supporting all stages of systems life
cycle including Architectural design, Analysis, Development, Testing,
Implementation and Production Support.
Hands-on experience using Unix, Linux, C, C++ (OOD) for 10 years.
UNIX Multi Threading Experience.
Basic Administration Experience on UNIX.
Strong Knowledge in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Methodologies.
Experience with Embedded System that include 32 bit DSP.
Diversified industrial application background in Aerospace Research.
Excellent analytical, communication skills, work ethics and ability to
work well in a team or individual environment with strong determination and
commitment to the deliverables.
8+ years experience with DO 178B Standard.
9+ years experience with Aerospace Industry.
Eight (8) plus years of experience with Software Quality Assurance(SQA)
that include ISO 9000 audit, Safety Inspection, Risk Management, Capability
Maturity Model(CMM), SEI CMM Process, Lean Six Sigma, Quality document that
include Review Announcement Form, Action Item List in relation to Requirement
Review, Design Review & Code Inspection, Status Report, Test Plan, Test Design,
Test Matrix Development in relation to multiple products, Software Process
Improvement, Requirement Tracebility, Requirement Documentation in DOORS,
Developing Software Engineering Model with multiple product interfaces.
Computer Skills
Languages: C, C++, Pro C, Pro C++, Python, MATLAB, Java, Ada 83, Ada 95, UML,
xUML, Micro Assembler, Assembly language TMS 320C32/TMS 320VC33, MF COBOL, VSAM
COBOL, PASCAL, BASIC, SQL PLUS, PL/SQL, X Motif, html, XML, CNC EZ, FORTRAN 77,
Visual Basic 6.0, Visual C++ .
Data Bases: Oracle, Foxbase, dBase III Plus, dBase IV, MS
Access.
Operating Systems: AIX Unix, SOLARIS Unix, VAX/VMS, MS Dos, Windows 3.1,
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows XP, VxWorks, Red Hat
Linux, Debian Linux, Green Hills.
Software Tools: Smart Plant Foundation, Rational Rose, Test Stand
3.1, MATLAB, AutoCAD, ArcView, MS Word 2000, Word Perfect 6.1, Harvard Graphics,
VI Editor, UltraEdit-32,FrameMaker, Continuus 5.0, DOORS, MS Power Point, MS
Painter, XV, Visio, Synergy, Excel, Outlook, Source Integrity, RTRT (Rational
Test-Real Time) tool, Exceed, Sarena ChangeMan Dimensions 9.1, Cradle 5.6, MS
Project, Pertmaster 8.5, IRMA.
Hardware Platform: RISC 6000, IBM Power PC, IBM PC, VAX, IBM 3033, Unix
Workstation, NT Workstation, NCR 9400, IBM SYSTEM 36, SUN Workstation , SUN
SERVER.
Citizenship: US Citizen
Education
Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas
Master of Arts (MA) in Industrial Technology, December 1998
University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, August
1986
Professional Experience
CONSULTANCY JOBS (MARCH 2005 FEBRUARY 2010) :
April 2009 Feb. 2010 LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, Houston, TX
Project Engineer.
Worked in the Johnson Space Center (NASA).
Worked as a Project Engineer for NASA Constellation
Mission and that include Constellation Architecture, Command, Control,
Communication, and Information (C3I) Interoperability Standard and
Human Systems Integration Requirement (HSIR). The responsibility
includes doing Project Planning & Control in relation to Mission
Operationns Reconfiguration System (MORS) that will deliver the
reconfiguration services to the Constellation Program (CxP) in relation to
Crew Launch Vechicle (CLV) capabilities, Crew Exploration Vehicle
(CEV) and that include Ares I - Y, Orion 1, Orion 2 during
International Space Station (ISS), Lunar & Mars mission phases
and also integrate products as required to support Mission Control Center
System (MCCS) & Constellation Training Facility (CxTF), doing System
Engineering Evaluation, making Code Review of MORS Software
written in C/C++ (OOD) to be run in Green Hills Integrity-178B
real time operating system, Schedule baseline using MS PROJECT
Server for Product delivery, Critical Path Identification to ensure
necessary resources on the correct tasks in relation to Project Management,
Risk Management using IRMA (Integrated Risk Management
Application ) Software tool & also doing MORS Software
Management utilizing CM (Configuration Management) as collection
of CSCI (Computer Software Configuration Item) product.
Jan. 2008 Sept. 2008 THE BOEING COMPANY, Houston, TX
Lead Engineer.
Worked with The Boeing Company as a Lead Engineer for
NASA International Space Station (ISS) program. The responsibility
includes providing real time Communications & Tracking (C & T) support
to crew members of ISS in relation to Voice Communication Subsystem
Failure, doing Verification & Validation (V & V) of C & T Software.
Program Management in relation to PIO (Provisioned Item Order) 94
Project for ISS and that include Risk Assessment, making Schedule
Performance using MS Project, Fact Finding, reviewing Financial Status &
Quality Assurance. Program Integration that include standardizing the
process across all subsystems, integration of technical, cost and schedule
performance and also application of Project Engineering rules that include
proposal phase and implementation phase, making Flight Operations
Review, Requirement Management & Code Review for C & T Software
written in C/C++ (OOD) used to run in Red Hat Linux 8.0 operating
system . The responsibility also includes doing analysis of the items for
investigation (IFI), Fault Tree analysis, Watch Dog Timer (WDT) Fire
Charts Analysis, flight hardware cost analysis, Procurement and also
submitting IFIs report into Problem Reporting & Corrective Action
database. The Communications & Tracking interface include US
LAB and Air Lock.
Jul. 2007 Nov. 2007 BOOZ | ALLEN | HAMILTON, Houston, TX
Project Engineer.
Worked in the Johnson Space Center(NASA).
Led the NASA Constellation Mission Project that include
Architectural Design & System Engineering Analysis in relation to Orion
Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV), Ares Crew Launch Vehicle (CLV)
& Lunar Surface Acess Module (LSAM) in order to support
Constellation Mission to International Space Station (ISS), Lunar
Orbit & also Mars Transfer Vehicle (MTV). The responsibility
includes doing System Engineering development & Analysis that include
Interface Requirement Document (IRD) using System Engineering
tool CRADLE ( Ver 5.6) running in UNIX ( AIX Unix 5.2 ) Server,
developing Product Matrix. Drive the execution of engineering program
that include schedule, risk management, cost ( Earned Value
Management System - SPI), design reviews, tracking and closing of test
failures, Configuration Management (CM) & also Quality Assurance
(QA) as per DO-178B standard.
Feb. 2007 June 2007 FIRST DATA CORPORATION, Houston, Texas
Systems Engineering Consultant.
Worked on Electronic Check Commerce that include
TeleCheck Recovery Service in relation to Internet Check
Acceptance(ICA) and Check by Phone(CBP) Authorization
Process. The responsibility includes doing development of backend
processing for Non Face to Face Transaction in C, C++(OOD), Pro
C++ and PL/SQL to interface with Oracle 9i database as per technical
requirement under UNIX(SOLARIS 2.8) operating system in
SUN SERVER platform, doing unit testing by sending a SOAP over
HTTP connection and also subsystem testing for new product. The main
purpose of TeleCheck product is to provide Authorization in relation to
Electronic Check Acceptance to the end user merchants.
Oct. 2006 Oct. 2006 SYMVIONICS INC, Orlando, Florida
Avionics Engineering Consultant.
Provided Detailed Design Guideline that included Rational Rose UML
design model, Shared Memory Model & Real Time Systems in relation to
T45 Flight Simulator that prototype the operational flight of the
aircraft.
Jul. 2006 Aug. 2006 REMOTE KNOWLEDGE INC, Houston, Texas
Embedded Systems Software Lead.
This is an embedded software project(GEO Mobile) and the
responsibility includes doing reverse engineering with point to point
protocol(PPP) over USB (Universal Serial Bus) protocol used to
communicate with BGAN (Broad Band Global Area Network) modem
from Linux kernel and also reviewing the device driver written in
C/C++ . Designed Priority Queue Management System using C++
(OOD). Doing experiment with assymetrical routing using the BGAN
terminal connected to mockup PC and a Moonbeamer as a DVB (Digital
Video Broadcast) receiver. The main purpose of GEO Mobile project
is to provide high speed multimedia product to the internet users in the
marine boat any where in the world.
April 2006 June 2006 ENEA EMBEDDED TECHNOLOGY, Tempe, Arizona
Avionics Engineering Consultant.
This is an embedded software project and the job includes doing
Software Test Engineering for EFIS (Electronic Flight Information
System) of CHELTON FLIGHT SYSTEM that include MFD (Multi
Function Display), PFD (Primary Function Display) in relation to
gliding path, flight path, mapping, navigation display, speed limit,
terrain awareness and warning system of Bell Helicopter and Light
Jets. The STE (Software Test Engineering) method includes writing test
script on the basis of requirement as a ptu file by using RTRT (Rational
Test Real Time) tool that verifies the functionality written in C/C++ and
also writing the test script in Visual Basic to verify the test cases,
generating the test data that include Level A air data under Windows
XP operating system. Developed Complex Data Structures using C++.
The scope of structural coverage analysis is defined by DO-178B for
Black-Box, White Box or Simulator-Based Module (unit) testing
under modified condition/decision coverage (MC/DC).
Sept. 2005 Jan. 2006 BRITISH AEROSPACE ENGINEERING (BAE) SYSTEMS,
Sillicon Valley, California
Simulation Engineer.
Worked in the Combat Simulation and Integration Lab (CSIL) in
relation to combat system of Bradley A3 tank. Led an embedded
software project and the responsibility included developing Simulation
Model in the Real Time Computer systems with the Real Time operating
system that include QNX, developing interface with the
Simulation Model, doing Software Integration in Test Manager
(TestStand 3.1) environment with C, C++ (OOD) under Red Hat Linux
8.0 operating system environment, developing Simulation prototype in
MATLAB, developing Socket Interface to talk with multiple server
using TCP/IP communication protocol. Also followed up SEP
(Software Engineering Practice) tracking sheet to ensure QA (Quality
Assurance), Using Rational Rose to generate class diagram and
sequence diagram with UML notation for design methodology.
Analyzed Use Case model for requirement analysis & development,
Applied TSP (Team Software Process) for higher quality product. The
responsibility also included developing the System Integration
Laboratory (SIL) plan in relation to Future Combat System (FCS).
July 2005 Aug. 2005 VIEWPOINTE, Houston, Texas
Senior Software Engineering Consultant.
The responsibility included developing the backend processing software
ISIX (Image Share and Image Exchange) with C++,C in multi threaded
environment that used to separate a process into many execution
application level threads in relation to fraud prevention module under the
UNIX (AIX 5.2)/Debian Linux 2.6 operating system, developing Test
Plan for ISIX Share performance, also making design document. The
main purpose of ISIX software is to facilitate the exchange of check
images between Viewpointe & non Viewpointe banks.
June 2005 July 2005 SMITHS AEROSPACE, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Avionics Consultant Engineer.
Worked on embedded software project in relation to testing VME box as
per DO-178B standard that provides flight data via an external terminal
(RS-422, MIL-STD 1553B, ARINC 429) and Audio data via aircraft's
intercommunication interface to Integrated Cockpit Voice and Data
Recorder (ICVDR) for the C130 Avionics Modernization Program
(AMP) that provides updates to C130 aircraft. The job also includes
writing test script in Ada 83 and C languages that used to run under Red
Hat Linux 8.0 operating system.
April 2005 May 2005 HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND, San Diego, California
Avionics Consultant Engineer.
It is an embedded software project in relation to the Full Authority
Digital Electronic Controller (FADEC) of auxiliary power unit of C5
aircraft . The responsibility included software testing/structural coverage
analysis for software products used to control auxiliary power unit
(APU) or Environmental Control System (ECS) components in an
airborne system. The scope of structural coverage analysis is defined by
DO-178B for Black-Box, White Box or Simulator-Based Module
(unit) testing under modified condition/decision coverage (MC/DC). The
structural coverage evidence was generated by RTRT (Rational Test-
Real Time) tool under VxWorks environment. The responsibility also
included reviewing requirements via Exceed software in SUN
WORKSTATION under UNIX environment and also Ada 83 programs
in relation to MIL-STD 1553 bus, Gear Box, Actuation Process, Servo
Control System, Oil temp, Bleed Control Valve, Exhaust Gas temp, Inlet
Guide Van.
March 2005 April 2005 GOODRICH CORPORATION, Cedar Knolls, New Jersey
Avionics Systems Engineer.
It is an embedded software project (EMAC) related to Actuation
Systems of Unmanned Aircraft. The responsibility included designing
Control System Software with the assembly language TMS
320C32/TMS 320VC33 that support signal processing in 32 bit DSP
(Digital Signal Processor), C,C++. The design has been based on FAA
(Federal Aviation Administration) DO-178B standard that included
planning, standards, development, software requirement, design, code
verification, configuration management and software quality assurance.
EMAC stands for Electro Mechanical Actuator Controller, the main
purpose of EMAC software is to control the Actuator motion in relation
to the electrical braking system of the Aircraft.
PERMANENT JOBS(OCTOBER 1986 SEPTEMBER 2004) :
Feb. 1999 Sept. 2004 UNITED SPACE ALLIANCE (USA), Houston, Texas
Engineering Staff.
Worked in the Johnson Space Center (NASA).
Led and managed an embedded Flight software project (IMARS) related
to International Space Station. Responsibility included the development
of backend processing in C++ (OOD), C ,Pro C, SQL PLUS, PL/SQL
(OLE DB) to interface with Oracle (9i) database, Intranet application
(Java Applet) in Java that makes numerical analysis in Client/Server
environment and Front end GUI in X Motif under the UNIX (AIX 5.2)
/Debian Linux 2.6 and VxWorks operating system in Power PC (RISC
based) and SUN WORKSTATION platforms, writing Stored
Procedure & Database Trigger in PL/SQL, writing test procedures, test
plans, UNIX shell script that is implemented in C shell environment,
implementing C++ Standard Template Library, used UML that follows
the object-oriented paradigm, Singleton Design Pattern, Abstract
Factory Design Pattern, doing online documentation in html and
requirement documentation in DOORS, unit testing, subsystem testing,
integration testing for new product, making requirement, design and code
inspection, presenting requirement & design reviews to the end users as
per DO-178B standard, making process improvement, implementing
component-based software engineering. Also followed up SEP
(Software Engineering Practice) to ensure QA (Quality
Assurance). Applied Lean Six Sigma to improve efficiencies and focus
on customers issues and also TSP (Team Software Process) for higher
quality product. IMARS stands for INTEGRATED MISSION
AVIONICS RECONFIGURATION SOFTWARE. Basically this
Software generates products that are used for control system of the
International Space Station.
Jan. 1996 Dec. 1998 Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas
Attended full time Graduate School.
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