TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Language: Microsoft Visual C# .NET Framework 2.0

IDE: Visual Studio 2005, 2008, 2010

Source Control: RCS, Intersolve PVCS, Rational ClearCase, SourceSafe, SourceForge, SVN

Test applications: Rational Visual Clear Coverage, Visual Trace Point, NUnit, HP Quality Center

Application: MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint), SharePoint, ClearQuest, Visio, Enterprise Architect from Sparx

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Project manager for Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) IP Office Collaboration Tools project. The project is to increase the capability of the Cooperative Patent Classification IP Office Collaboration Tools, that uses agile SCRUM and DevOps framework.
• The CPC IP Project used the DevOps process to deliver 4 Blue - Gneen Deployments through the year(s).
• Project manager for Bio - Sequence Standard ST 26. The phase 1 scope of this task order includes the conduct of research and analysis which supports the development of a study addressing the transition strategy and implementation plan to update the US collection of Bio-sequence systems for the ST.26 XML standard.
• Project manager for the Bio - Sequence System Replacement project. USPTO will be required to accept, process, search and disseminate genetic sequence listing data in the new WIPO Standard ST.26 format. The purpose of this task is to transition the bio-sequence tools, systems and processes currently based on WIPO ST.25 to be based on WIPO ST.26. The office plans is to support both WIPO ST.25 and WIPO ST.26. The new WIPO Standard ST.26 includes additional fields of information and is XML based and as a result will require changes to existing software and systems.

Project Manager

Confidential, Alexandria, VA

Responsibilities:

• The project is to increase the capability of the Cooperative Patent Classification IP Office Collaboration Tools using an agile scrum framework for the US Patent and Trade Office, located in Alexandria, VA.

Deputy Program Manager

Confidential, Centreville, VA

Responsibilities:

• The program is to enhance the capability of the Health Artifact and Image Management Solution (HAIMS) that provides Department of Defense (DoD) and Confidential (VA) health care providers global visibility and access to artifacts and images generated during the health care delivery process.
• Managing three cross functional teams for agile software development (SCRUM).
• Execute the Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) associated with the project.
• Conduct product backlog grooming with the product owner and scrum team.
• Conduct scrum daily standup meetings (SCRUM Master), along with sprint retrospective meetings.
• Produce Burn down charts and calculate sprint velocities to track team’s progress during the sprint and release.
• Create user stories, manage the sprint and the product backlog.
• Development of technical project plans, proposals, reports, and task order and administrative reporting.
• Point of Contact (POC) for all for all customer interactions, staffing, cost, schedule, and technical performance issues on the Contract Line Item Number (CLIN).

Project Manager

Confidentia, Herndon, Virginia

Responsibilities:

• Managing two projects that consist of cross functional team members for agile software development (SCRUM).
• One of the projects is to produce a Mobile Computing Capability (MCC) device in the Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application program for Deployment and Readiness Systems (part of the Defense Health Agency) and the other is to support Vista Imaging for the Veterans Affair (VA).
• Manage across functional Agile team five to seven engineers working to develop the Mobile Computing Capability (MCC) on an Android Operating System platform for the Defense Health Information Management System (DHIMS).
• The MCC software development project is appraised at CMMI Level III.
• Execute the Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) associated with the project.
• Conduct the MCC System Requirements Review (SRR) meeting to review the Software Requirements Specification (SRS)
• Conduct the MCC Preliminary Design Review (PDR) meeting to review the Interface Control Document (ICD), Database Design Document (DBDD).
• Conduct the MCC Critical Design Review (CDR) meeting to review the above mentioned design documents along with the Subsystem Design Document.
• Conduct product backlog grooming with the product owner and scrum team.
• Conduct some scrum daily standup meetings (SCRUM Master), along with sprint retrospective meetings
• Produce Burn down charts and calculate sprint velocities to track team’s progress during the sprint and release.
• Create user stories, manage the sprint and the product backlog.
• Development of technical project plans, proposals, reports, and task order and administrative reporting.
• Point of Contact (POC) for all for all customer interactions, staffing, cost, schedule, and technical performance issues on the Contract Line Item Number (CLIN).

Engineering Supervisor

Confidentia, Belcamp, Maryland

Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of testers verifying the quality of Software Business application for the US Army Software Engineering Center (SEC) at Aberdeen Proving Grounds
• Provide supervision for the test team members and assigned employees
• Responsible for Quality management, configuration management and Change process management
• Lead the team and coordinate the testing environment and databases for all the applications across SEC Software Support Services (S3)
• Develop QA Plan, Resource plan, project metrics and management metrics for the management use
• Provide support to the team with regards to the test automation of regression and load tests to improve the quality of the software cutting time and cost
• Track and provide software quality data metrics and trends to the upper management
• Mentor new test team members and guide Government interns
• Supporting all testing activities on all (22) of the SEC Business Intelligence software applications
• Performed work in the following areas: (Account Management, Contract Management, RMA, Reports, CIRS, Business Objects, Help Desk, and Project Registry)
• Provide WBS (Work Break Down Structure) that defines task, dependencies, resources, estimated Level Of Effort (LOE), and risks for software Verification and Validation
• Calculate the Earned Value (Schedule Variance, and Schedule Performance Index) of the Validation and Verification of the software release

Sentris Platform Development Manager

Confidential, Chantilly, Virginia

Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of Developers (Software Developers, Tester, and Technical writer) in multiple locations to produce new releases of the Sentris software application
• Provide the planning, support of technical development, team coordination, technical leadership, and release management
• Estimate Level of Effort (LOE), allocate resources, create Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), create and track software development in an Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), and monitor critical path using Microsoft Project
• Place WBS dictionary as Task notes into MS Project
• Calculate Earned Value (EV) the difference between actual costs and planned costs
• Lead a team through the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC both Agile and iterative), from design to release.
• Conduct a Preliminary Acceptance Review (PAR), and Final Acceptance Review (FAR)
• Conduct Risk Management on software projects and provide mitigation steps
• Used different risk mitigation techniques to meet schedule, cost and quality requirements
• Communicate with subordinates and management orally and in reports the current project status, goals and objectives (weekly status meeting, weekly status report, weekly change request report)
• Review and respond to team members weekly status reports and create a weekly project status report to upper management
• Record the hours each team member spent working on their assigned tasks in the project schedule to calculate total worked
• Create and update a spreadsheet indicating the percentage completion of each member based upon their completion of functional tasks
• Participate in Introduction to CMMI for Development, Version 1.3 training

Senior Software Engineer Lead

Confidential, Lexington Park, Maryland

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of five to seven software engineers working in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC both waterfall and iterative) to produce a common framework application for NAVY Aviation, MFOQA (Military Flight Operations Quality Assurance) project in Visual Studio 2005 and .NET Framework 2.0
• Performed system analysis that provided long and short range plans for systems development, maintenance, deployment, training, and help desk support
• I have participated and prepared information for: Software Development Plans, PDRs (Preliminary Design Reviews) and CDRs (Critical Design Reviews) for internal review and external reviews
• Use of Computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tool to develop and analyze our software project
• Performed Decision Analysis and Resolution (DAR) on a number of complex projects related problems and came up with creative solutions, with third party COTS products, tools, designs, and new technology
• Create, track project status, and assign resources in the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) using Microsoft Project.
• Track Earned Value Management (EVM) of the project through the SDLC
• Follow and write software development process defined by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) in a Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Maturity Level 3
• Participate as a member of the CCB (Change Control Board), DRB (Defect Review Board), and Process Improvement.
• Participate in the hiring of personnel
• Experience in estimating the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals by using function Point Analysis and other tools
• Review and respond to team members weekly status reports and create a weekly project status report to upper management.
• Performed project Cost Management by estimating costs, determining a budget and controlling costs through value analysis

Software Lead Engineer V

Confidential, Lexington Park, Maryland

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of three software developers to create an application that will test common avionics equipment in the CSIL (Common System Integration Laboratory) for NAVY Aviation
• Write procedures, review code and advise other software engineers on object orientated design guidelines, GUI and coding standards
• Design, develop, and use remote terminal interfaces to a Mil-Std 1553B and AR INC 429 communication bus
• Investigate, research, and advise other co-workers on new technologies
• Develop applications that used COMSEC (COMmunications SECurity), and was the alternate COMSEC Custodian
• Write a software application that simulates avionic equipment to test the CDU (Control Display Unit) - 7000 from Rockwell Collins
• Created, simulated GPS constellations application using the Spirent GS7700 GPS Simulator to test RINU-G (Replacement Inertial Navigation Unit w/ GPS)

Software Engineer 3

Confidential, Lexington Park, Maryland

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team in SDLC of an in-house testing application
• Mentor/coach new employees in engineering practices and procedures
• Define the scope of the software, generate the work breakdown structures (WBS), and develop the schedule with milestones.
• Analyze project risk and implement risk mitigation plans
• Design and develop Helicopter and Ship simulation software to test the Tactical Common Data Link
• Receive and implement Six Sigma training to improve the quality of deliverables to the customer

Senior Development Engineer

Confidential, Mayfield Heights, Ohio

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of developers from the design to implementation for the support of new modules that were released on time and on budget
• Manage current SDLC by: define the scope of the project, generate the work breakdown structures (WBS), and develop the schedule with milestones, deliverables defined and perform risk analysis and plan mitigation actions
• I was presented with an Innovative Design Award for management of a team for a creative approach to solving a technical problem
• Participate in all phases of software development, including requirement collection and analysis, software design and coding, and usability and defect test