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Pat
Donvito
Nick
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Recent Projects
Software implementation for
synchronization and protection switch features
Insured that all issues were
resolved by the software team by reviewing all issues,
deferring less important issues, and adjusting systems
requirements to meet schedules without sacrificing critical
system features and performance.
Worked directly with software
development and system test groups and management to understand
testing issues and mediate conflicts among team members.
Championed needed additions
to product features for later releases, and guided software
development team to obtain fast development of most important
system capabilities.
Resolved testing issues to
free software team to concentrate on meeting delivery
schedules.
Requirements development for
broadband Sonet/SDH optical transmission and cross-connect
system
Developed high-level
market-oriented system requirements for Sonet/SDH
synchronization, protection switching, and interface features
for Lucent's Wavestar product line
Developed user interface
commands and data structures for user provisioning and
retrieval of system status.
Worked as part of team to
align all system requirements, and insure orderly development
of a sequence of planned releases.
Resolved conflicts among
system requirements documents by obtaining compromises without
sacrificing important market needs and standards compliance.
System definition for Sonet
optical transmission system
Co-author and co-leader of
system definition document for major new optical networking
product line.
Alignment of customer needs,
standards compliance, and product strategy with development
constraints. Working with multiple teams to align differing
interests towards a common goal. Solving issues to continue the
progress of the project.
Presentation of systems
application for this system to senior management review team to
obtain continuing support for the project.
Requirements development
planning and leadership
Encouraged engineers to take
action on requirements development rather than continually
planning and strategizing (that is, stop "analysis
paralysis" and start work)
Encouraged and practiced an
"early rough draft" strategy for document development
rather than attempt for immediate perfection
Encouraged and practiced
emphasis on development of critical features for early product
releases, while planning to complete the feature set in later
releases.
Wrote initial drafts of
several areas of requirements which were then handed off to
other engineers. Provided continuing support to other systems
engineers and developers in these areas.
Product and market management
support
Supported development of
customer documentation
Supported developed of
customer proposal responses.
Wrote technical sections of product proposals for major
customers.
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