Curtis Jones, Jr.

Curtis Jones, Jr. has over 30 years of experience in various roles related to quality assurance, hardware engineering, and telecommunications. Curtis began their career in the US Army as a Satellite Communications Engineer, where they maintained and operated satellite communications equipment. After leaving the military, they worked as an Antenna Controls Engineer at Electrospace Systems, where they ensured the functionality of product designs by aiding in the production and testing of design prototypes.

Jones then transitioned to the telecommunications industry, starting with a role as a TDMA Wireless Quality Assurance/Validation Engineer at Nortel Networks. In this role, they validated wireless software in the validation labs and tested software at selected validation sites worldwide. Curtis also created test cases for validation of existing and new release wireless software.

At Nortel Networks, Jones took on various roles, including Senior Emergency Technical Assistance & Support Engineer, Senior CDMA Wireless Validation Engineer, Wireless Software Next Release Team Lead, Wireless Validation Cost Reduction Manager, and Customer Support Team Manager. In these positions, they provided technical support to customers, managed case updates, worked with the software design team to create test plans, developed plans to support equipment cost reduction projects, and managed a team of validation engineers to provide customer support for software and hardware upgrades.

After leaving Nortel Networks, Jones worked as a Senior Hardware Technician on a short-term contract at KMM Managed Services, where they tested telecommunications equipment and upgraded and tested electronic equipment for re-deployment.

Curtis then joined Rocket Gaming Systems as a Senior Quality Assurance Analyst/Hardware Engineer. In this role, Jones evaluated, created, and executed test plans and test cases for casino gaming systems. Curtis also sourced and tested hardware and software products to ensure they met defined standards and specifications.

Most recently, Jones worked at Aries as a Senior Quality Assurance Analyst/Hardware Engineer. Curtis'sresponsibilities included specialized testing and integration of hardware and software components in casino gaming systems, as well as sourcing and testing the company's hardware and software products to ensure they met standards.

Throughout their career, Jones has demonstrated expertise in quality assurance, hardware engineering, and telecommunications.

Curtis Jones, Jr. has pursued a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Electronic Engineering Technology from the Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College at Baton Rouge. No specific start or end year for their education is mentioned.