Kim C. Mcmurray
- Technical Writer/Quality Assurance
- Houston, TX
- Member Since Mar 09, 2023
Candidates About
Kim c. Mcmurray
Software Engineer
Accomplished professional with extensive experience in software development and quality assurance, specifically in GIS and aerospace research and development. Solid background in ad hoc reporting, system administration, configuration management, and model-based software process improvement. Highly knowledgeable of all phases of software development life cycle, resulting in successful implementation of final product. Security clearance obtained by DISCO(2003), SSBI (1996) and CCF(1991). Dynamic team player; possess excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities. Key area of expertise:
Business Needs Analysis ♦ Elicitation and Collection of Requirements ♦ Architecture Design ♦ Detailed Design Implementation ♦ Testing ♦ Deployment ♦ Training ♦ Maintenance
Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems, Athens State University, Athens, AL.
Technology Skills
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Tools |
Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional, SQL Plus, Cognos Impromptu, Visual Basic, UNIX, TOAD, PowerBuilder, Viso, Captivate 4, MGE Foundations, MicroStation, GeoMedia, FRAMME, C++, COBOL, Rational Rose, UML, HTML, Java, DM2, dBase IV, Pascal, Microsoft Office Suite, Visual Source Safe, and Stellent |
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RDBMS |
MS Access, Oracle, SQL Server, Informix Operating Systems: Windows 95/2000/NT/XP, HP-UX, Intergraph Clipper with CLIX, VAX/VMS |
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Systems |
Intergraph CAD |
Professional Experience
DANIEL MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL, INC., Houston, TX 2008–2010
Technical Writer/Quality Assurance
Serving as a technical writer in the oil and gas industry focusing on Quality Assurance of documented deliverables to the end customer using Microsoft Office Suite, Captivate 4 and Viso. Contracted to create standardized templates for design and test documents and to conduct internal audits and technical reviews ensuring compliance and integrity of all documentation.
· Conducted internal process analysis used in the design and implementation of standardized procedures and templates.
· Created standardized templates for Functional Design Specification (FDS) and Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) documentation.
· Conducted internal audits to continuously review and evaluate process effectiveness based on actual project results and “lessons learned”.
· Performed process reviews on mechanical, software and Instrument & Electrical (I&E) functions ensuring all test activities are thoroughly documented and incorporated into the formal system engineering procedures for the liquid and gas pipeline Custody Transfer and Metering Systems.
· Provided training to support ISO 9001 compliance on document creation using standardized templates, conducting effective technical reviews, use of the company’s Enterprise Content Management (ECM) system, and the process for formal documentation submission to the external customer.
· Regularly engaged with external customers and incorporated customer edits to FDS and FAT documentation.
· Read and interpreted mechanical and electrical drawings.
· Provided software test experience on an as needed basis.
· Created DanPac IOM Manual, S600 Flow Computer and Human Machine Interface (HMI) training material for both liquid and gas systems.
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Kim C. McMurray
(513) 575-1072 • Cell: (713) 409-5767 • kim.c.mcmurray@gmail.com
Professional Experience, Continued
Optimization Technology, Inc. (OTI), Huntsville, AL 2003–2004
Senior Software Engineer
Served as lead SETA (Software Engineering and Technical Assistance) for Ground Based Interceptor Project Office (GBIPMO). Contracted to provide analysis and engineering services in a consulting capacity for the successful flight test of a three-stage booster vehicle’s guidance, navigation, and control flight software and software test environments. Monitored development and test of code written in C++ to provide independent assessment of depth and quality prior to each flight test and resolved discrepancies.
· Audited Software Requirements Specification (SRS/IRS), Software Design Document (SDD/IDD) and Prime Item Development Specification (PIDS) for hardware and software related components in compliance with development plans and procedures and resolved discrepancies.
· Performed formal on-site qualification testing of simulators/environments and analysis of test results
· Provided technical expertise into real time flight software issues - sizing, timing, task synchronization, hardware-software interfaces and risk to flight test.
Intergraph Corporation, Madison, AL 1995–2003
Senior Software Analyst
Test lead for a suite of applications responsible for scheduling and executing data exchanges between 30 different finance and accounting legacy systems for the Air Force creating an environment to receive, process, and archive large amounts of data annually while implementing a secure financial network with user access/restriction levels.
· Software project planning to determine test activities, schedules, risks and commitments to ensure successful, on-time delivery of final deliverables.
· Tested and documented the GUI constraints of the integration engine using an Oracle (Oracle 8, 8i, 9i, 10g) database, Sybase PowerBuilder and advanced Oracle queuing capabilities in conjunction with pre-existing source code in a Microsoft Windows 2000 and NT 4.0 environment.
· Created Oracle technical strategy, tested and documented the migration of data to the Funding Initialization Tool portion written in C++ by writing test scripts in SQL Plus to call procedures and output files.
· Tested Cognos Impromptu reports by recreating the reports using SQL Plus queries.
· Created report templates, catalogs, and ad hoc reports using Cognos Impromptu for NT 4.0 and Windows 2000.
· Organized and customized Cognos report data by creating filters, calculations, conditional statements, summaries, and report formatting for both client and web based applications.
· Created and managed Oracle test database using TOAD.
· Verified username/password and profile mechanisms to control access to sensitive financial data at three user levels and for different AFMC Air Logistics Centers.
· Received and delivered software fixes and implementations through configuration management using Visual Source Safe to adhere to strict SEI-CMM level 4 guidelines.
· Performed on-site training of Cognos Impromptu reports to a class greater than 20 students.
Provided technical expertise as a test lead in the development, analysis and implementation of mapping/GIS, plotting and hardware solutions for Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas and Florida Department of Transportation using the GeoMedia suite (or MGE depending on contract), FRAMME and Oracle.
· Verified all systems support the capture and maintenance of geospatial data in a multi-user environment
· Created test plans and procedures
· Documented software problems
· Provided on-site training to groups of less than 5 students
· Received and delivered software fixes and implementations through configuration management
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Kim C. McMurray
(513) 575-1072 • Cell: (713) 409-5767 • kim.c.mcmurray@gmail.com
Professional Experience, Continued
Performed verification and validation of relational data structures for gas pipeline hierarchy, centerline, facilities, and related events such as line crossings using SmartPlant and Intergraph’s 2D Image Processing for Tenneco Oil Exploration and Production.
· Verified creation and connectivity of pipeline utilities
· Created test plans and procedures
· Documented software problems
· Received and delivered software fixes and implementations through configuration management
Performed verification and validation of satellite image processing to create topographic line maps using TIGRIS and Intergraph Clipper with CLIX to analyze mapping features.
· Documented software problems