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COREY O'NEAL

Knoxville,TN
COREY O'NEAL

Summary

Dynamic Technology Maturation Manager at Slingshot Aerospace with a proven track record in operational efficiency and cross-functional collaboration. Spearheaded process improvements that enhanced system performance and reduced costs. Expert in performance monitoring and team leadership, driving innovative solutions that meet customer needs and elevate product quality.

Overview

12
years of professional experience
1
Certification

Work History

Slingshot Aerospace
Knoxville, TN

Technology Maturation Manager
10.2024 - Current

Job overview

  • Created monthly reports for senior management summarizing operational performance metrics.
  • Delegated work to staff, setting priorities and goals.
  • Implemented process improvements, resulting in an increase in operational efficiency.
  • Designed and conducted hardware and software systems testing.
  • Evaluated emerging technology factors around cost comparison, portability or usability.
  • Monitored system performance metrics such as availability, throughput and response times.
  • Provided quality control to eliminate downtown and reduce corporate expenses.
  • Spearheaded corrective action initiatives to resolve root causes.
  • Optimized system architectures for performance, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.
  • Coordinated cross-functional teams in the execution of technology projects.

Slingshot Aerospace
Knoxville, TN

Technical Product Manager
10.2022 - 10.2024

Job overview

  • Led collaboration between teams from different departments to ensure successful delivery of projects.
  • Evaluated feedback from customers regarding functionality issues or requests for enhancements.
  • Worked with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative and sales-generating features and products.
  • Directed stakeholder communication and reported status, issues and changes to technical and business leadership.

Slingshot Aerospace
Knoxville, TN

Lead QA Engineer
01.2022 - 10.2022

Job overview

  • Participated in product development meetings, providing input on quality considerations.
  • Performed manual tests on web applications, mobile apps, and software products.
  • Coordinated with cross-functional teams to enhance product quality and performance.

Opentrons
Knoxville, TN

Software Development Engineer in Test
05.2021 - 01.2022

Job overview

  • Completed unit and regression tests on software and individual modules.
  • Ensured quality assurance standards are met throughout all phases of the SDLC process.
  • Created and optimized automated testing tools for repetitive tasks.

Pilot Flying J
Knoxville, TN

Test Automation Engineer
04.2018 - 05.2021

Job overview

  • Handled all QA aspects of various software project teams, and oversaw the work of three other software QA analysts.
  • Maintained and enhanced the test automation framework to support new features and functions.
  • Created API test automation scripts using RestAssured and SoapUI, execute scripts, analyze results, and create a report.
  • Create performance test scripts in JMeter, execute the scripts, analyze the results, and create a report.

Pilot Flying J
Knoxville, TN

Network Technician
03.2017 - 04.2018

Job overview

  • Configured Cisco and Cisco Meraki routers, switches, firewalls, and access points for small and large-scale corporate networks.
  • Troubleshoot network issues with corporate employees and Internet service providers.

21st Mortgage
Knoxville, TN

Software QA Analyst
07.2013 - 03.2017

Job overview

  • Ensured compliance of products with industry standards by executing tests in accordance with established quality assurance procedures.

Education

Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH

Bachelor of Science from Software Engineering

University Overview

Currently enrolled part-time and in senior year.

Skills

  • Atlassian Suite
  • Operational efficiency
  • Project management
  • Process improvement
  • System testing
  • System architecture
  • Performance monitoring
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Quality assurance
  • Data analysis
  • Cost analysis
  • Technical documentation
  • Root cause analysis
  • Team leadership
  • Performance optimization
  • System design

Accomplishments

Accomplishments
  • Patent holder and co-inventor of Slingshot Beacon application (patent #63803-706), the world's first two-way space traffic coordination platform.
  • Slingshot Aerospace Curiosity Award winner for my relentless pursuit of knowledge and willingness to dive into new subject areas
  • National Honor Society member

Certification

  • TS/SCI Security Clearance
  • Cisco Certified Entry-level Network Technician (CCENT) Certification
  • 9 distinct Intercom certifications
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Work Preference

Work Type

Full Time

Work Location

RemoteHybrid

Important To Me

Career advancementWork-life balance

Quote

Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.
Winston S. Churchill

Software

Python Scripting

SQL

JSON

Microsoft Power Automate

Atlassian Suite (Jira, Jira SVM, Confluence)

DataDog

Intercom

Lucid

Figma Prototyping

GitHub

AWS

Cypress

Jupyter Notebooks

Interests

Automation with AI

Embedded Systems

Complex System Design

Timeline

Technology Maturation Manager
Slingshot Aerospace
10.2024 - Current
Technical Product Manager
Slingshot Aerospace
10.2022 - 10.2024
Lead QA Engineer
Slingshot Aerospace
01.2022 - 10.2022
Software Development Engineer in Test
Opentrons
05.2021 - 01.2022
Test Automation Engineer
Pilot Flying J
04.2018 - 05.2021
Network Technician
Pilot Flying J
03.2017 - 04.2018
Software QA Analyst
21st Mortgage
07.2013 - 03.2017
Southern New Hampshire University
Bachelor of Science from Software Engineering

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