Pat Finch

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ABOUT PAT FINCH

I have a background as intelligence professional, systems engineer, trainer/instructor and test engineer with proven success in leading multi-skilled teams to deliver complex projects for customers. I am a prior US Air Force commissioned officer and non-commissioned officer with over twenty years of military experience.As a Principal Systems and Test Engineer, I’ve applied advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts and contributed to the development of new principles and concepts. I’ve worked on complex technical problems and provided innovative solutions. As a team lead, I’ve determined and pursued or directed courses of action necessary for the teams to obtain predetermined long-range goals and objectives. I’ve developed solutions to a wide range of customer issues and guided their development into a final product. I’ve provided decisions or recommendations which have allowed teams to achieve critical organizational objectives and positively affect organizational technological capability. I’ve served as an organization spokesperson on advanced projects and/or programs and acted as an advisor to management and to customers on advanced technical research studies and applications.My skills include-Migrating system requirements into testing documentation-Project management of test processes related to implementation of new systems or updating current systems-Functional, integration and regression testing-Networking (TCP/IP) testing-Developing and optimizing test documentation such as test plans, test scenarios, test incident reports-Strong time management, priority allocation and task management skills-Strong presentation skills for briefing individuals and groups-LINUX experience, SQL, DOORS, ProPricer, MS Project, IBM Rational ClearQuest, GIS-Radio Frequency testing-System development-Task oriented and focused-Familiarity with emerging Military Communications systems and technologies.