EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

Detail - oriented, results-driven, and performance-focused professional, equipped with exceptional management skills and wide-ranging experience in the field of engineering including engineering lifecycle, programming, network, systems, and software architecture implementation. Highly skilled at gathering and translating complex user requirements into practical and cost-effective solutions as well as collaborating with diverse levels of individuals to accomplish tasks and ensure customer satisfaction. Known as a team player and strategic thinker; able to resolve complex technical issues and work in fast-paced and challenging environments.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• Architecture Engineering
• Integration
• Systems Architecture
• Resource Allocation
• Project Management
• Team Management
• Proposal Development
• Enterprise Architecture
• Collaborative Leadership
• Support Services
• Agile Methodologies
• Cloud Computing

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Python | Groovy | Docker | JavaScript| Service-Oriented Modeling Framework (SOMF)
• AWS | UML | React | Angular | UNIX| Rational Software (, DOORS, Systems and Software Architect) | Oracle
• Atlassian Software | Windows Foundation (WPF) | XAML | Java | Linux | ASP.NET
• Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2013

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

Lead Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Help design the prototype for the Army’s next generation ground station
• Install, configure and upgrade and enhancements to software/hardware/network systems
• Install, configure, test and maintain operating systems, application software and system management tools
• Install, configured, tested, and maintained operating systems, software applications
• Manage and monitor all installed systems and infrastructure
• Managing and monitoring all installed TGS systems and infrastructure
• Oversee the planning, design and implementation of system engineering projects
• Proactively ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability
• Provide technical direction in-line with business goals
• Research and travel to gather requirements for the Army’s 2028 next generation ground station
• Responsible for leading a large, multi-disciplined, diverse team of Systems and Software Development, Integration & Test engineers, and Reliability Engineers from pre-proposal activities, through Development, Production, and Sustaining program phases; Train, mentor, and support systems engineers

Confidential, Elkridge, MD

Solutions and Business Development / Proposal Support, Lead Solutions Architect

Responsibilities:

• Ability to communicate in a concise and informative way to a variety of technical and non-technical audiences, both domestic and international
• Client presentations; capture planning and support; pricing support; proposal writing; and negotiation support
• Created hardware and software solutions architectures designed to meet required operational capabilities and satisfy relevant system requirements. This includes the creation of Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) type models and use cases
• Develop intelligence on competitors in the marketplace and strategies to win competitions
• Develop skill sets and leadership qualities in subordinates
• Developed and directed multifunctional to produce advanced technical architectures and solutions with an emphasis on Manned/Unmanned Systems Teaming, Border & Coastal Security, Perimeter/Infrastructure Protection, and Force Protection missions
• Developed solutions architectures for Unmanned Integrated Solutions pursuits and programs
• Focuses on establishing the best technology solution to meet a specific business need in his area of expertise
• Formulate design plans that factors technology investments and risks while providing value to the company by improving business processes and eliminating unnecessary complexities
• Lead the practice and introduction of the team’s overall technical vision for a solution that meet customer requirements
• Led business and technical teams throughout over 30 different projects to completion
• Maintain full understanding of existing and evolving technologies that support business interests
• Objectives included retaining the current customer base through solution evolution, increasing sales, introducing new FLIR solutions, and expanding market share and customers throughout the world
• Present Solutions Architectures to required audiences
• Provided to make sure the solution will be supported and maintained appropriately after implementation is complete
• Recognize and mitigate any risks to existing business processes or to the solution's overall success
• Required exceptional skill, ability, and willingness to collaborate directly with colleagues from other business units, subordinates, customers, and FLIR support staff while residing in disparate geographic locations
• Solutions included the integration of technologies/products including advanced software, communications equipment, ISR sensors, and infrastructure components
• Supported General Managers and other internal stakeholders with timely responses to data requests, strategic planning, briefing, and other relevant administrative support as requested
• Supported new and follow-on business opportunities through solution development, which included:
• Supported the BD/Sales process, including the proposal development
• Work closely with all functional departments, as well with 3rd parties to develop winning solutions

Confidential, MD

Network and Software Architect

Responsibilities:

• Implement automated code scanning and offer recommendations to the management while evaluating critically and likelihood of vulnerabilities
• Lead the integration of army’s BFT II network with WIN-T Increments I and II for the transfer of C2 messages from the Joint Battle Command-Platform (JBC-P)
• Develop compliant DoDAF 1.5 views and DoDAF 2.0 viewpoints for the common conditional based maintenance (CBM+) architecture (CCA)
• Guarantee compliance with standards and best practices, high performance, scalable, and repeatable processes and deliverables
• Spearhead the creation of use cases for aviation and ground CBM+ platforms as well as migration of CCA architecture into a federal cloud environment
• Made major contribution in the integration of the first net-centric and interoperable network architecture with two major subordinate commands, such as Confidential Aviation and Missile Command and Communications-Electronics Command) for the delivery and communication of situational awareness and logistics data through IBM Rational System Architect
• Led the migration of Distributed Common Ground System - Army (DCGS-A) software within a Linux environment into DI2E

Confidential, MD

S&TCD Support, Software and Systems Architect

Responsibilities:

• Designed a tool that integrations multiple automated software analysis tools and merges the findings
• Designed a tool to automate pathloss between any given set of nodes through color coordination using Eclipse with the Groovy scripting language using Eclipse with the groovy scripting language to automate pathloss between nodes through Google Earth visualization for the SEAMS M&S team
• Developed a web application utilizing ASP.NET MVC to support the Army in searching for military architectural standards and providing the capability to export selected items to excel, word, and pdf format
• Enables C4ISR Systems Integration Lab (CSIL) engineers to perform and record network and radio assessments on a much larger scale, under more realistic conditions, resulting in more accurate predictions
• Helped with project management mission command using defense intelligence information enterprise (DI2E) Jenkins Bitbucket to facilitate custom python scripts build within a Linux environment for automation of code scanning, reporting, and delivery to major stakeholders
• MODESTA interfaces with a half-dozen categories of equipment and software and nearly 20 different HW & SW tools
• Performed automated code scanning, provided recommendations to management, and performed evaluations on the criticality and likelihood of vulnerabilities
• Supported the development of the MODESTA prototype that accurately emulates realistic missions by incorporating troop and platform movements, site-specific propagation losses, and communications traffic into unified analysis environment
• Supported the development of the Tactical Network Initialization (TNI) Database Tool (TDBT) for PD TNI, which automates network initialization and reduces product delivery times from several months to several weeks, with less manpower, improved enforcement of C4ISR community standards and a nearly complete elimination of errors
• Use ASP.NET MVC in developing web application to support the Confidential in the search of military architectural standards and provide the capability to export selected items into Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and PDF format
• Utilized Microsoft Visual Studio 2012/2013; C# programming language with Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) to build the Graphical User Interfaces

Confidential, Baltimore, MD

Specialty Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Carried out technical and engineering assignments in electronics and software engineering, such as creating launch sequence in C++ for the vertical launching system (VLS) of the United States Confidential ’s cruisers and destroyers
• Conducted critical code analysis, identification, and verification of safety critical software
• Earned selection from members of the Senior Leadership Team to participate in the Leadership Development Program
• Formulated and managed requirements database and produced user interface to enable multiple requirement engineers to change requirements
• Gained familiarity with system management concepts, processes and standards, capacity and performance management and tuning, and storage and network management
• Provided traceability of all requirements for verification methods, defect tracking, and requirement updates utilizing IBM Rational Dynamic Object-Oriented Requirements System (DOORs) requirements tool
• Served as test lead on VLS testing, which included evaluating environment performance to provide recommendations for the improvement of overall tool performance
• Successfully rewrote the Tomahawk Block IV (BLKIV) Launch Sequence in an object-oriented programming language
• Work collaboratively in the production of new products and engineering changes to detect problems before the beginning of mass production