JAY R.

YARBROUGH, PMP
Austin, TX - 78748 jays.bat@gmail.com (815) 508-8480

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayyarbrough1
Senior Engineering Manager skilled in Leadership, Quality Assurance, Automated Build and Release
Management and Configuration Management. Demonstrated ability to cut cycle-time and improve
quality through automation and process improvement.

Special Skills
Standards Auditing AS9100C/ISO9001:2008
CMMI 1.3
Six Sigma Textron Green Belt Certified
Project Management Project Management Institutes PMP certification

Professional Experience
Manager: Quality Assurance Engineering
Services
Textron Systems

June 2009 to November 2010

Newark, DE

Recruited, trained and led staff of 6 Test and Support Engineers

Developed Test Plan and coordinated with Integration Manager during system integration
Successfully completed formal Development Test & Evaluation I & II tests on schedule
Established project priorities to ensure program deadlines were met
Coordinated schedules and resources with customer for system tests at multiple remote locations
Worked with all levels of management, Primes and customers
Maintained Subversion CM system and Upgraded and customized Bugzilla Change Request system
Managed builds and releases for multiple baselines
Provided valuable input to technical documentation and formal process documentation

Release Manager / Sr. Configuration Engineer

UNIVA CORPORATION

Austin, TX

Responsible for staffing and budgets for multiple teams

Successfully completed Lead AS9100 Auditor Training Course
Successfully prepared for CMMI 1.3 Appraisal
Led organization through multiple successful AS9100 Audits
Manage the DevOps team
Manage development tools
Manage the Quality Management System
Manage Quality Assurance, System Test, Configuration Management and Tech Pubs teams
Lead organization through CMMI-Development appraisal
Designed Audit Tracking system to improve effectiveness of Quality Audits
Textron Six Sigma Green Belt certification
Provide valuable input to technical documentation and formal process documentation
Re-engineered multiple processes, including updates to tools in support of the processes
Developed training materials for CM Engineering
Led Six-Sigma projects to improve processes

Manager: System Test/Software Configuration

ET International

November 2010 to August 2015

November 2005 to January 2009

Lisle, IL

Complete ownership of the Software CM and Release Management activities

Defined and implemented initial CM policies for start-up, ensuring security of intellectual property while
minimizing impact to developers
Managed the development group during absence of VP of Engineering
Helped move the organization to an agile development methodology
Established project priorities to ensure program deadlines, introduced agile development concepts to the
development team
Updated test automation taking advantage of virtualization, using QEMU/KVM and VMware ESX
Installed and maintained Subversion CM system and Bugzilla Change Request system
Created scripts to automate builds, then migrated to a build automation system for continuous integration,
increasing flexibility to bring new projects online with less time and effort
Managed builds and releases across multiple platforms (Win32/AIX/Z-series Linux/Linux)

Release Manager / Sr. Analyst Software CM

RITCHIE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Complete ownership of the Software CM and Release Management activities

Defined and implemented initial CM policies, ensuring security of intellectual property while minimizing
impact to developers
Managed deployment of successful releases to traders desktops and application servers
Interfaced with development groups, quality assurance groups, and support organizations to achieve
program goals
Linux and Solaris administration of all build systems, including OS installation and maintenance
Evaluated SW development tools, to determine best fit (cost, overhead, training, benefit) for the organization
Created build scripts and automation to support continuous integration
Performed evaluations of development and packaging tools
Administered the CVS repository across multiple sites to support distributed development
Packaged software (InstallAnywhere) to allow for automated installs on traders desktops

Sr. CM Engineer / Release Manager

VOCALDATA INC.

July 1999 to October, 2000

McKinney, TX

Provided consulting and training for multiple programs in Configuration Management principles
Assisted projects in becoming and showing compliance with both internal and external process
requirements, such as SEI CMM and ISO 9000
Interfaced with multiple groups and levels of management to improve process and policy
Mentored other SCM engineers
Created and maintained SCM plans and performed SCM audits on other programs
Assisted SCM engineers in tool implementation issues and process improvement
Established Configuration Control Board and associated processes
Set up CONTINUUS (Synergy) Databases for tracking action items and controlling source code

SCM / SW Tools Group Leader

DIALOGIC CORP

October 2000 to September 2001

Richardson, TX

Complete ownership of the SCM process for VocalData Corporation

Installed and maintained Telelogic Synergy and migrated source code from MS SourceSafe and CVS
Created PERL and shell scripts to automate and simplify build process, reducing build time by 75%
Managed packaging (WISE) of successful releases for end-user installation

Senior SCM Technologist

RAYTHEON ELECTRONICS SYSTEMS

May 2002 to September 2005

Geneva, IL

August 1997 to June 1999

Parsippany, NJ

Complete ownership of the SCM process and development tools for Dialogic Corporation
Responsible for budgeting for personnel, software and hardware for SCM and tools group

Built the tools support group, including Interviewing, hiring, and providing the training for the new members.
Providing the newly formed team with leadership, vision and goals as well as technical direction as needed
Participated on the Software Quality Improvement Council and several sub-teams
Installed, maintained and supported Continuous CM (now Synergy)
Developed a comprehensive communications plan to keep all stakeholders well informed
Established a CM specific help desk to assist in tracking user issues and to build a knowledge base

SCM Lead for Ocean Surveillance Products

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS DEFENSE SYSTEMS, Inc.

October 1992 to August 1997

McKinney, TX

Led team of SCM Engineers and Technicians on multiple programs in support of Ocean Surveillance
Products business unit, providing the team with direction, vision and goals
Managed department budgets and staffing
Allocation of team resources based on department priorities, providing timely customer support
Created build scripts to ensure repeatable builds using make, shell and PERL scripts
Developed cost estimates and budgets for program SCM activities
Created and maintained SCM plans
Performed SCM Audits on multiple programs
Evaluated / Audited project procedures (e.g. Software Development Plan, Statement of Work, Software
Configuration Management Plan) against SEI CMM

Lead Manufacturing Engineer

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS DEFENSE SYSTEMS, Inc.

May 1985 to October 1992

McKinney, TX

Manufacturing Engineer responsible for all aspects of operations, from planning to the shipment of hardware.
This included program management, planning and control, assembly liaison and supervision of production
control. Utilized 6 Sigma techniques for process improvement.

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, New Mexico State University, May 1985
Major: Mechanical Engineering

Minor: Psychology

Southern Methodist University: Courses in C, Data Structures, and Assembly Language

AS9100C Lead Auditor Training (2015)
CMMI Appraisal Training (2012/2015)
PMP Certification PMI (2012)
Textron 6 Sigma Green Belt Textron (2012)
Software Project Management (TI DSEG/ Raytheon)
Configuration Management (TI DSEG/Raytheon)
Software Configuration Management (TI- DSEG/Raytheon)
Software Six Sigma and process improvement
Project Mastery Workshop
Problem Solving Leadership Workshop
Continuus (Synergy) Admin, Build-Manager, and developer training
Continuus (Synergy) Train-the-Trainer training