Al joined Massa & Company in 2003 as our Senior Software Development Engineer and Systems Analyst. He leads our teams in database design, software design and implementation, and systems integration. He manages and executes the entire software development life cycle for new and existing software systems. He develops conversion and system implementation plans and recommends changes in development, maintenance and system standards. See how Al delivers as part of the Massa team.
Project Management
Al came to Massa from Lucent Technologies where he served for 23 years in Project Management, Quality Management, International Software Configuration, Market Systems Engineering, Customer Support and Software Development. Al’s programming experience includes C, C++, Perl, Unix/Shell, HTML, INGRES, Visual Basic, SQL Server, Microsoft Access, Dbase, FoxPro, Fortran, PL/1, JAVA and various assembly languages.
His broad range of experiences include:
Project manager for a $25 million project applying matrix management methods
Managed a telecommunications network support organization for North American customers
Managed and implemented a total quality management system for large scale organization
Trained in product and process quality metrics
Software Development for switching systems and supporting software
Database design and development for project analysis and human resources
Education & Certifications
Al holds a Masters in Engineering Management from National Technological University Boulder and a BS in Computer Engineering from University of Illinois Chicago. He is also a contributing author to the Federal Communications Commission Network Reliability Report to the nation and holds a patent in telecommunications.
He is a technical advisor to Save the Patient, enjoys DIY projects, aquariums, and is seemingly always in the middle of an annual swing change for golf.