ETASS Lead Engineer, Senior Systems Engineer II Confidential

Worked as the Lead Engineer for the USAF DCAPES/LOGFAC PMO at Gunter AFB, manager of subcontractor manager/development team 9 people responsible for all technical deliverables requirements, reviews, risks management, schedules, executables and documentation for incremental releases of a legacy application responsible for the developer's solution to the government for application migration from Oracle 10g to 11g developed using Oracle products Forms/Reports/Database/PL/SQL/Coding Standards with JRE 1.6 directly responsible for Oracle monitoring/performance tuning, risk management, IA certification/accreditation, gold-disk stig testing and sustainment. Worked closely with the GCCS-AF infrastructure staff on the installation and configuration of Oracle 11g on Solaris 10 Virtual Machine OS. Worked collaboratively with DCAPES management and engineers regarding AF-SEAM and other related engineering tasks/assessments. Was responsible for Oracle upgrades and patch management including IAVA/TCNO updates. Executed performance diagnostics, SQL tuning, and space and memory management.

In a previous role also at Gunter AFB, worked as the Lead Engineer for the 643 ELSS/EIS Chief Engineer of the Global Combat Support System Air Force GCSS-AF Program Management Office PMO, manager of subcontractor manager/development team 15 people for the SEP/DODI 5000.02 development, documentation and technical support relating to MAIS acquisition and rapid deployment of systems and services residing in the GCSS-AF SOA Infrastructure for both Classified and Unclassified environments. Provided engineering for Contract Data Requirements Lists CDRL Development contract specifications , System Integration, Operations Support, DODAF Architecture, Certification Accreditation, Configuration Management and Information Assurance. Produced several technical documents for GCSS-AF including the Information Support Plan ISP completed ahead of schedule under budget which detailed the architecture and descriptions of the all the services provided by GCCS-AF. Provided SEP tool guidance, DODI 5000.02 and many other standards and instructions for system acquisition and deployment.

Technical Consultant, DBA Confidential

As the Technical Consultant/Oracle DBA for Alabama State Department of Education, my primary responsibility was to monitor and resolve database conflicts before failures occur. I constantly monitored the database and made modifications to tablespaces, indexes, time consuming processes/queries and other performance tuning parameters. I was also responsible for nightly batch runs and database backups to insure that they executed properly and mitigate problems when they occurred. I also added/deleted database users as required. I was also responsible for all database installations, upgrades and patch management. I also developed and modified Oracle Forms, PL/SQL procedures, functions, and triggers. Another responsibility was maintenance of the letter generation system written in Visual Basic which pulled database information into Microsoft Office documents utilized for letter mass mail-outs. Additionally, I provided technical reports and databases using MS Access as required by management.

As the Technical Consultant/ Sybase DBA for the IEEE Development of SAF/FMP Budgeting Information Systems for the Air Force, my responsibilities included database administration DBA tasks such as system planning, installation/upgrade/patches, backups, database design, user enrollment, monitoring/tuning and documentation. I also was responsible for the database migration from Sybase to Oracle. I also provided modifications relating to the code and technical documentation of the above mentioned system.

Field Engineer, Senior Programmer I Confidential

As the Field Engineer/Senior Programmer 1, I worked from home traveling to headquarters and customer sites, modified and installed embedded Automated Test Equipment ATE system/software changes for Model Year Updates for the primary customer Chrysler Corporation. I was responsible for over 150 production test systems in 10 automotive assembly plants 5 in the US, 3 in Mexico and 2 in Canada . My specific tasks included software development written in C with Foxpro SQL database , software testing, software/system validation, user training and system integration. I was also trained and skilled in network engineering, installation and trouble-shooting.

Senior Programmer/Analyst Confidential

As the Senior Programmer/Analyst, I developed windows based client-server applications and 2167A life-cycle documentation for the Air Force using PowerBuilder client-side development system and Oracle PL/SQL server-side programs. I was also part of the database planning and design team. Also maintained background external data interface programs written in Ada.

Senior Programmer/Analyst Confidential

As the Senior Programmer/Analyst, I was part of a development team for USAF Community College of the Air Force CCAF modernization using SQLWindows client-server applications, Oracle PL/SQL and MIL-STD-2167A life-cycle development process. I also performed DBA and DB Analyst functions. I also created a batch set of screens to consolidate the functions/procedures/scripts for the computer operator in performing their batch nightly processes.

Senior Software Team Lead, AFC2S LOGFAC Confidential

As the Senior Software Team Lead of Software Development, I performed software team management and development tasks for AFC2S LOGFAC application developers of the Joint C3 system for the Air Force. The project was developed using ScreenMachine, Ada and Sybase PL/SQL code. I developed MIL-STD-2167A coding standards, project management and software development plans including database design. I led the effort to create an Ada code generator which enabled all development groups to automatically generate 80 of the software code based on the information in the S/W design document derived from the actual system requirements. This was completed way before large companies created 3G software tools which essentially do the same thing. create code blocks from diagrams and text entries .

Software Engineer Confidential

As the Software Engineer, I developed NASA Space Station prototype software and embedded test support equipment software. The various projects were extensively documented and validated per MIL-STD-2167A standards for software development. The development language used was Ada and Ada-based GUI toolkits clients and Oracle PL/SQL server code. The prototype delivered to NASA was the first delivery to actually control and monitor actual Space Station subsystem rack hardware.

Programmer, Tech Support Analyst Confidential

As the Programmer/Tech Support Analyst, I wrote embedded test equipment programs for Automotive Test Equipment ATE applications in Assembly Language. I developed the operating system and automotive test applications designed to automated to the fullest extent vehicle testing via vehicle bus communications. A test operator was required for hookup and answering questions on the user interface throughout the test. I became IBM TSA Certified and began working in the technical support group in the data center performing system/network administration. I also set in place a structured procedure for computer and equipment users to request technical support created Help Desk for the plant . I also provided DBA support to the Material Handling Control System database which provided automated parts delivery and inventory control for all plants material parts and products .

Simulations Programmer Confidential

As the Simulations Programmer, I developed simulation programs for NASA space shuttle experiments using the Fortran programming language. These simulations provided the training for the payload crew of space lab experiments aboard the Space Shuttle. I also became familiar with the telemetry data system for communications to and from the space vehicle to ground control. These simulation programs along with Ground Support Equipment provided the training environment for NASA Astronaut training in the PCTC Payload Crew Training Complex located at the Marshall Space Flight Center at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Al.