Alexander Clayton
Austin,TX
Summary
Detail-oriented Systems Engineer committed to improving system design and operations for reliable workflow management. Researches and implements budget-conscious security and encryption solutions to protect user privacy and increase overall network health. Creates easy-to-follow guidelines and troubleshooting documentation for non-technical staff.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Systems Development Engineer II
Dell Technologies
10.2021 - Current
- Lead feature development with Agile: organizing scrums, epics, stories, and tasks.
- Direct ownership of RAID controller features; driving features, documenting, implementing, automating, testing, and reviewing code.
- Designed and detailed behavioral specifications for Hardware RAID storage controllers in PowerEdge servers to Dell internal & external teams.Integrated features such as Physical Disk/Virtual Disk/Foreign Configuration Management, RAID level initialization, migration, rebuild, and battery backup.
- Interfaced RAID controllers with other system components such as drives, backplanes, and dedicated system management cards.
- Programmed projects to assist with feature design: debug log decoding, configuration page parsing and comparison, firmware updates.
- Applied industry-standard protocols (SCSI, NVMe) in compliance for use with firmware, automation development, and testing.
- Interfaced with raid-on-chip (RoC) manufacturer (external to Dell) for feature tracking, change requests, and technical specifications.
Senior Associate Systems Engineer
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.
08.2019 - 10.2021
- Developed software test procedures, software programs, and related documentation.
- Applied computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis concepts and principles in the development of software for the target application.
- Participated in all phases of the software development life cycle, including requirements analysis, design, implementation, integration, and test of software products.
- Worked closely with cross functional members of the engineering organization to develop and evaluate interfaces between hardware and software, and operational performance requirements and design of the overall system.
- Contributed to determining, estimating, and validating the cost and scope of software efforts to ensure software performed meets program cost, schedule, and technical constraints.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA05.2019
Skills
- Applications: ScanExpress, AutoCAD, Multisim, and Microsoft Office
- Electrical: Oscilloscopes, Function Generators, Multimeters, Spectrum Analyzers, Scanners and Transmitters
- Programming: Python, Linux, LabView, MATLAB, HTML, and C
Timeline
Systems Development Engineer II
Dell Technologies
10.2021 - Current
Senior Associate Systems Engineer
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.
08.2019 - 10.2021
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
Pennsylvania State University