SUMMARY:

• A Solutions Architect and Developer that builds, creates and enhances enterprise wide systems.
• Has expertise with Big Data, Conversions, and Migrations of large Intelligence Systems in the Federal Government Sector.
• Utilizes new technology and innovative techniques to retain legacy system functionality and knowledge.
• Provided a roadmap to production for transitioning a demo/prototype open source based application to operational status on classified Government networks.
• This included an extensive evaluation of various PaaS systems, and a security design for providing MAC and security labels and detailed plans for accrediting the system.
• Reverse engineered and documented an enterprise class application for the Confidential Agency.
• Built a detailed system model with results shown in multiple layered Visio Diagrams.
• Provided system and software engineers an interactive tool that I built to both diagnose problems and improve the system.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Senior Architect and Developer

Confidential, Fairfax, VA

Responsibilities:

• As the senior Software Architect, responsible for taking a prototype type system called Confidential and providing a roadmap to get to production.
• Confidential was an Object Based Production system built directly on open source software including Docker, Accumulo, MongoDB, Keycloak and Confidential .
• Alternative PaaS’s were evaluated including Docker EE, Openshift, Cloudera, Hortonworks.
• Designed a new security approach to address various authentication and authorization options that would ensure and preserve MAC and security labeling for a highly classified DoD environment.
• Evaluated several approaches for getting the system accredited for operations on JWICS and other networks.

Lead Architect

Confidential, Merrifield, VA

Responsibilities:

• As the senior Software Architect, led significant enhancement, planning and implementation efforts.
• The system was mostly opensource with a proprietary API used by applications.
• The open source consisted of Openshift PaaS, Cloudera, NGINX, Elasticsearch, Storm, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Kibana and Nagios.
• Puppet was used for CI/CM.
• Efforts I led included a new LDAP design and implementation, a new alerting system (based on MIDB), new O&M system views with ability to show failing components and possible dependent components that could cause the failure with reasons for the failure.

Lead Architect

Confidential, Chantilly, VA

Responsibilities:

• As the chief Confidential (Pre - Production Research and Engineering Program) architect, developed, presented and won approval for an Architectural plan for the next generation of the Confidential system.
• The major physical components were Nutanix type technology including VMWare Virtualization and enhanced Big Data type technology including Hadoop, MapReduce, Cassandra, and Niagara files.
• Oversaw initial distribution of architectural components to new teams.
• Prepared a detailed migration plan.
• Analyzed and piloted network security based products for a Confidential customer (for the Army) including AccessData, Triumfant and Cytech.

Lead Software Developer

Confidential, Arlington, VA

Responsibilities:

• As the lead software engineer developed, architected and designed two major enhancements for an agency wide J2EE software system.
• Developed a prototype using iRise. Developed a design document using OOA&D including: Class diagrams, sequence diagrams and data flow diagrams.
• Developed software using J2EE, JAVA, PL/SQL, Hibernate, XML, HTML and web services. Work performed in a virtual environment using VSphere and VCenter.
• The product was delivered on time, on budget, and successfully implemented.

Lead Software Architect/Engineer

Confidential, Springhill, VA

Responsibilities:

• Developed system architecture for integrating a new Tactical Intelligence System with national level reconnaissance systems.
• Collaborated with external agencies and numerous internal teams, prepared Concept of Operations and system design documents, data flow control diagrams, data definition and ad hoc systems engineering artifacts.
• Mapped system function to Niagara Files and Storm Spouts and Bolts using: Linux, JBoss, Hadoop, Niagara Files, Storm and MapReduce.

Principal Engineer

Confidential, Vienna, VA

Responsibilities:

• As the team lead, designed and developed a dedicated testing simulation capability.
• Software utilized: J2EE, JAVA EJBs, MDB’s, COTS wrapping, XML conversions, and extensive use of OOA&D and was done in a Citrix virtualization environment.
• The project was delivered on time, on budget, and met expected quality.

Principal Engineer

Confidential, Vienna, VA

Responsibilities:

• In support of an enterprise wide IT Service Management application, performed software maintenance, system enhancements and general purpose troubleshooting including failure and performance analysis.

Principal Engineer

Confidential, Annapolis Junction, MD

Responsibilities:

• Successfully implemented two system prototypes.
• Wrote five critical utility programs and a complete administration procedures manual for a complex system.
• Performed a feasibility study, developed system architecture and a prototype system.

Principal Engineer

Confidential, Herndon, VA

Responsibilities:

• As lead engineer created a product designed for U.S. Intelligence Agencies which integrated four leading edge software products: Endeca, PixLogic, InXight, and Web Logic.
• Developed product using JAVA, EJB, and JSP code and modifications which integrated BEA Web Logic, Apache Tomcat, Geronimo, MySQL and Netezza SQL servers.

Lead Engineer

Confidential, Reston, VA

Responsibilities:

• Architecture, developer, and integrator of an advanced counter-terrorist project with the latest COTS hardware and software.
• Built a prototype and integrated multiple J2EE EJBs into a single session EJB.

Engineering Project Lead

Confidential, Chantilly, VA

Responsibilities:

• As a consultant advised program managers on how to integrate and use certain products and technologies for their projects to include: MS Visual C++, JAVA, J2EE, Oracle, Windows, networking, and system architecture.
• Architected, designed and developed a state-of-the-art multi-platform plug-and-play Field Terminal Steganography product using J2EE.