Leonard S Smith Jr (AKA Len)

1345 Diller Road

Ocean Springs, MS 39564
H - 601 213 3886 / 228 447 4914
C - 228 238 0562
lsad2bce@westpost.net
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ABOUT ME
Mild mannered, church going, family man that enjoys any job very well done, good
friends and a happy family life.
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SUMMARY
Extensive experience in Test and Measurement instrumentation, software developme
nt, PC hardware / software support, GPIB (IEEE-488) and VXI. Seven years of my
experience has been exclusively spent administering HP (HP-UX) based UNIX server
s and workstations.
* Focused, long term experience with Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment
(TMDE) equipment Repair / Calibration and Support Software development at Ingal
ls Shipbuilding Metrology, Hewlett-Packard Company and Agilent Technologies.
* Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows Win 98, NT, 2000, XP, 7 and HP UNIX (HP-
UX 5.5-10.20).
* Networks: Ethernet and TCP/IP (LAN, WAN, Internet/Intranet), Home wireless ne
tworking.
* Technologies: VBA, Visual Basic 6.0, ASP.Net 2.0, Visual Basic .NET 2005, GUI
development, JavaScript, HP UNIX (HP-UX), HP Basic, GPIB, XML, SQL, HTML, ODB
C, Oracle, SQL Server, MS Access, ActiveX, Unix Korn Shell scripts, Microsoft Of
fice Suite (Access, Excel, FrontPage, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word), Microsoft Visu
al Source Safe.
* 25+ years working with / working on a wide variety of Test & Measurement equip
ment as a technician and programmer.
* Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) automated systems managemen
t / support.
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NORTHROP GRUMMAN SHIPBUILDING (Gulf Coast)
Pascagoula, Mississippi Industrial Engineering
July 2006 - May 2010 Business Process Anal
yst II
* Software Developer located in the Data & Systems Automation area of the Indust
rial Engineering department.
* Create software with VBA, Microsoft Office products (including MS Access), MS
SQL Server 2000/2005 to mine SQL Server data used to generate hundreds of weekly
reports.
* Create SQL Server 2000 DTS packages for software automation.
* Modify existing software for bug fixes and enhancements.
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MERLIN INTERNATIONAL
Englewood, Colorado
Senior UNIX Analyst
April 2006 - June 2006
This was a known short term contract job of not more than 6 months duration. Th
e assignment was with DISA, the U.S. governments 'Defense Information and System
s Agency' in Slidell, Louisiana.
* U.S. DoD Secret security clearance required.
* Support, testing and critical review of classified UNIX based combat systems s
oftware.
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GRAYCO SYSTEMS & CONSULTING, INC.
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Software Development / Customer Support
August 2005- March 2006
* Primary support contact for Grayco customer base.
* Software support using Visual C++.NET
* Develop custom forms for Grayco's Emergency Medical Systems software systems.
* Write documentation for new products.
* Perform extensive QA examination of new software products.
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HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY / AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES
(Agilent Technologies is a spin-off company from Hewlett-Packard Company)
Richardson, Texas
Software Design Engineer / Systems Support Unit
May 1987 - May 2004
Software design engineering, mentoring and local / remote software global suppor
t for over 50 worldwide Customer Service Centers.
* System Administration of (HP-UX) UNIX servers for HP/Agilent Customer Service
Centers.
* Remote and telephone global software support for Customer Service Centers UNIX
systems and PCs using PCAnywhere, CarbonCopy, and TightVNC PC remote control so
ftware.
* Repair / preventative maintenance / tuning of PC and UNIX workstation / server
hardware.
* Repair / maintenance / calibration of customer owned electronic test equipment
.
Accomplishments
* Created web based documentation, deployed hardware, trained operators and prov
ided remote Visual Basic support on 5 globally distributed Power Sensor Calibrat
ion systems.
* Developed and supported Visual Basic reporting solution for software systems.
* Prepared and demonstrated readiness of UNIX computer systems I managed which q
ualified the software systems for ISO 9002 certification.
* Expert in HP Basic/UX software and systems.
* Mentored / monitored / trained peer software engineers in structured software
development.
* Developed numerous, major Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) s
oftware systems used in Agilent Customer Service Centers worldwide today.
* Career devoted to Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) use, deve
lopment, deployment and system management traceable to National Institute of Sta
ndards and Technology (NIST).
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INGALLS SHIPBUILDING (now Northrop Grumman Gulf Coast Shipbuilding)
Pascagoula, Mississippi
Senior Metrologist
January 1977 - May 1987
Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) repair and calibrations using
primary, secondary and natural physical standards with additional experience in
calibration of physical, dimensional, optical standards and surface plates.
* U.S. DoD Secret security clearance
* Expert on and mentor for AC, DC, Frequency Reference, RF/Microwave, select Phy
sical/Dimensional metrology and Temperature standards (PMEL type operation).
* Lab computer expert in HP Basic and HPL computer languages.
* Improved reliability of local electronic reference standards by using advanced
cleaning methods.
* Developed power sensor calibration software to reduce local dependence on the
power sensor vendor and greatly improve end user turnaround time.
* Developed software to reduce calibration time and improved accuracy of air gag
e weight measurement system.
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EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
United Electronics Institute
FCC Radiotelephone License
7723 Asher Avenue
HP / Agilent factory training
Little Rock, Arkansas
* UNIX Administration (HP-UX)
Electronics Technology
* HP Basic (GPIB) software development and admin
3.8 GPA
* Microwave Signal Generators support, repair and cal

* Network Analyzers support, repair and calibration

* Spectrum Analyzers support repair and calibration

* Noise Figure Analyzers support, repair and calibration
* Telecommunications Test support, repair and calibration
* ISO9002 / ISO17025 implementation, administration