Nathan Pennington

Background

About Nathan Pennington

Extensive software testing experience in a complex, multi-site and high pressure telecommunications environment, ensuring high quality releases of LTE and W-CDMA access product portfolios through several releases and complex evolutions. Previous team leadership experience in a similar test environment. Diligent work ethic, excellent problem-solving, analytical, verbal and written communication skills, with ability to learn rapidly and translate knowledge into productivity. Ability to utilize expertise from others to effectively remove impediments. Highly skilled in UMTS radio and messaging, Agilent, Wireshark, Qualcomm handset test tools, SS7 TCAP protocols, and tcp/ip based networking protocols (CTP, SMPP, NCCP); familiar with C, Perl, TCL, Expect and UNIX shell scripting; operating system expertise includes UNIX and Windows. Specialties: Areas of special expertise: • broad software test experience involving nodal integration, end-to-end, feature level, protocol, database, performance, and interoperability with other products • hardware/software troubleshooting • Agile environment • multi site collaboration