Devin Barger

About Devin Barger

Engineer with a passion for working with data to drive decision-making in designing, implementing, testing, supporting and analyzing WLAN/LAN/WAN networks.

Experience

1. Quality Engineer

   Meter

   Mar 2025 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   Serve as the Wireless Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Quality Engineering team, providing technical leadership in Wi-Fi protocol analysis, network design, and hardware implementation for Meter’s next-generation wireless stack.Architected and spearheaded the development of a greenfield automation ecosystem, serving as the key contributor and establishing the company\'s foundational testing infrastructure from the ground up.Designed and implemented a modular, type-safe automation framework utilizing GraphQL queries and Pydantic data validation, integrated with strict CI/CD quality gates to ensure high-velocity, high-quality code contributions.Engineered an automated 802.11 roaming testbed utilizing programmable attenuators to simulate real-world client mobility, enabling precise KPI measurement across diverse SSID permutations and RF conditions.Developed a comprehensive Wi-Fi performance testbed integrated with Ixia IxChariot traffic generation, capturing PHY-level telemetry to baseline performance and proactively identify regressions in new firmware release candidates.Bootstrapped the UI automation framework using Playwright and an Object-Oriented Page Object Model (POM), facilitating rapid test extensibility and scalable validation of the Meter dashboard.Led functional validation for next-generation Wi-Fi 7 access points, driving critical issue triage and resolution through direct collaboration with internal hardware teams and core component vendors.Execute high-fidelity root-cause analysis through granular log forensics and full-stack packet capture (PCAP) tracing, delivering meticulously documented issue reports that streamline engineering triage for complex network failures.Drive the end-to-end resolution lifecycle by partnering with developers to architect fix strategies, validating technical resolutions, and implementing targeted automated regression coverage to ensure long-term system stability and prevent issue recurrence.

Education

• University of Colorado Boulder

  Master of Science - MS, Data Science

• University of California, Berkeley

  Data Analytics Bootcamp

• Oregon State University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science

• East Carolina University

  Bachelor's, Information & Computer Technology; Minor in Business Administration

  2010 — 2014

Skills

• Firewalls
• Open Shortest Path First (Ospf)
• Security
• Cisco Technologies
• Windows 7
• Vmware
• Vpn
• Virtual Private Network (Vpn)
• Internet Protocol (Ip)
• Wireless Networking
• Routing
• Microsoft Technologies
• Linux System Administration
• Virtualization
• Routers
• Network Security
• Managed Services
• Cisco Networking
• Cisco Routers
• Dhcp
• Wireless Technologies
• Network Administration
• Telecommunications
• Domain Name System (Dns)
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (Dhcp)
• Networking
• Cisco Systems Products
• Switches
• Time Management
• Troubleshooting
• Windows Server
• Technical Support
• Ip
• Microsoft Exchange
• Computer Hardware