Developer Resume Profile
VA
SUMMARY
- Software Architect/Developer with 20 years of experience in architecting, designing, and implementing of innovative secure enterprise web solutions incorporating various technologies, advanced software and hardware approaches, databases, and applications.
- Expert knowledge and experience in Object Oriented Analysis and Design, Service Oriented Architecture, SDLC Development Methodologies Agile/Scrum, Iterative, RUP/UML, CASE .
- Technical Abilities include a wealth of experience in a variety of programming languages and technologies: .NET Framework 1.0-4.5, C , VB.NET, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, hardware, networking, X/HTML, XML, Cyber Security, SharePoint Server 2007/10/13, Visual Studio 1.0 to 2013, TFS, Active Directory, Web Services, BizTalk. Extensive database architect and development experience in SQL Server 4.21 to 2014, Oracle 8i to 11g, and Access 1.0 to 2013.
- Management Talents are highlighted by inspiring leadership, polished communication, critical thinking, creative problem solving, decision making, team building, aptitude for human resource issues, and motivating teams to achieve complex objectives within schedule and budget.
- Project Management experience includes 17 years of managing IT projects, multi-million dollar budgets, 20-60 people, project planning, requirements definition, WBS, schedule development, resource planning, budget management, risk mitigation, quality management, release management.
- Work Style emphasizes integrity, commitment, creativity, innovation, and a focus on success. Recognized for athletic energy, enthusiasm, strong work ethics, and relationship building.
- Industry Experience includes 16 years IT consulting, 4 years Active Military Service in the US Marine Corp, 8 years in Military Reserve. Industries: Government, Information Systems, Financial, Accounting, Electronics, Telecommunication, Computer Services, Air and Space, Security.
- Security Clearance: Active DoD Top Secret, Secret, Public Trust. Recent DHS-CBP. U.S. Citizen.
SKILLS with years of experience
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TOOLS: My Cloud server/security lab: SQL Server 2014. 2013 versions: SharePoint Server-Designer, Office, Access, Project, Visio, Windows 8.1, Team Foundation Server, Hyper-V, Visual Studio, Skype. Windows Server 2012R2. Oracle, BackTrack/Kali, Linux, encryption, networking, server hardware.
CERTIFICATIONS LICENSES
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TECHNICAL TRAINING
| 2013 | Certified Ethical Hacker v7 training: DoD DISA prep course towards CEH certification |
| 2010 | IS Security Professional: Ten-week IP3 course towards CISSP certification |
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| 2008 | Microsoft BizTalk: Five courses from BizTalk Training.com Neal Walters |
| Schemas, messages, maps, explorer, orchestrations, Business Activity Monitoring BAM , alerts | |
| 2003 | Microsoft.NET: Seven 3-unit courses University of California-Irvine grades: As C / VB.NET, Web/Win apps, Web Services, enterprise deployments, Security |
| 2002 | Advanced Software Technologies: Eight 3-unit courses University of CA-Irvine grades: As SQL Server Tuning, Oracle PL/SQL, JAVA 2, Swing, UML, OOA, VBA, Access |
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Confidential
Cloud/SharePoint Architect/Developer Confidential
As Architect/Developer:
- Innovated/Architected/Developed a Cloud solution for a Project Management Office
- Enabled data flow to/from third party applications
- Provided Architectural advice on a variety of other projects
- Promoted unique ideas and acquired acceptance from senior managers
- As Moderator/Program Support:
- Acted as IT liaison, moderated meetings, negotiated between IT/customer/executive stakeholders
- Business Process Management - mapped processes, provided automation recommendations
- Used: SharePoint 2010/2013, SQL Server 2012/2014, Visual Studio/TFS 2013, Microsoft Azure Cloud
- ACHIEVEMENT: Designed and created a pioneering datacenter on the Cloud.
Program Manager
Confidential
As Program Manager / Project Manager:
- As primary contact, met addressed demands from government managers, COTR, C-Level execs
- Evaluated, hired, inspired technical personnel that were team players. Counseled others as needed.
- Created training plans that attracted widespread participation from the workforce
- Pushed through Human Resource changes desired by the grass-roots employees
- Aided company in acquiring CMMI certification
As Scrum Master / Architect / Developer:
- Monitored and participated in numerous Scrum standups including Scrum of Scrums
- Imparted architectural advice on C , SQL Server, Oracle, infrastructure, VMs, Shared Services, Agile
- Created SharePoint site that enabled personalized private training plans.
- Used: Lync, SharePoint 2010, SQL Server 2012, Visual Studio 2012, TFS 2012
- ACHIEVEMENT: Managed, motivated 50 personnel at two sites for a 16M contract in secure technical enterprise with the MVC4 pattern, C development, SharePoint, SQL Server, Oracle, Agile methodology.
- SharePoint Architect/Developer, Confidential
- Created project plan, schedule, Agile execution. Negotiated personnel needed for testing, migration.
- Designed secure SharePoint 2013 farms with external databases in VMs
- Successfully promoted use of latest SharePoint Point version functionality and less user training
As DBA / Developer:
- Created the SharePoint 2013 infrastructure including project sites and secure development enclave.
- Created executive dashboard for gathering project status directly from the project sites.
- Created custom web part as a control for header information from several SharePoint sites
- Migrated information and department sites on SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013.
- Used: SharePoint/SharePoint Designer 2013, Visual Studio 2012, C , SQL Server 2012
ACHIEVEMENT: Designed and built SharePoint 2013 farm in an Agile manner with executive dashboard and project sites to enable better project management and tracking across the enterprise.
SharePoint Architect/Developer, Confidential
As Manager / Architect:
- Designed secure SharePoint 2010 application with external databases having data entry and reporting sites. This replaced processes depending on numerous attached spreadsheets in SharePoint 2007.
- Created architectural vision with Visio diagrams/PowerPoints along with Project Plan and Schedule.
- Promoted and explained this novel vision with teleconferences, boards, talks, governance, and emails.
- Conducted process interviews with SMEs in activities of interest. Mapped process and data flows.
- Addressed extreme scaling issues of very large SharePoint lists with filtering and metering.
- Provided migration plan for moving from SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint 2010.
As DBA / Developer:
- Guided and alerted SharePoint Admins and Content Managers on error fixes, features such as BCS.
- Created department site, wiki, Access/PerformancePoint/Visio Services sites, and ad-hoc reports.
- Coded automated mechanisms for loading files from external systems to use as read-only reference.
- Made databases to load data files, accommodate anomalous data, add high performance numeric keys based on character-based ones, create a set of SharePoint-friendly tables, upload to SharePoint lists.
- Enabled dramatically faster online entry of reviews for financial transactions coupled with reporting.
- Used: SharePoint Enterprise 2007 / 2010, Visual Studio 2010, PerformancePoint/Visio/Access Services, SharePoint Designer 2007/2010, SQL Server 2008R2 Management Studio, Access/InfoPath/Excel 2010
ACHIEVEMENT: Designed, promoted, and created a SharePoint 2010 program with external databases, which replaced a system with hundreds of spreadsheets on SharePoint 2007 and many manual processes.
Infrastructure Database Architect/Developer,
Confidential
As Manager / Architect:
- Created and followed a project plan in an Agile manner potential future delays/risks were mitigated via small periodic adjustments and early starts with parallel design/development.
- Modernized the development process by providing advice on Agile processes as well as specifications for the Team Foundation System TFS 2010 and SharePoint 2010 servers.
- Created and updated a data migration plan Oracle to SQL Server , test plan, risk management plan.
- Determined the optimum approach for migrating data from Oracle to SQL Server.
- Coordinated teams of varied DBAs SQL Server, Oracle and developers .NET, JAVA, Cold Fusion for conducting/ testing data migrations and also addressing migration issues for the front-end.
- Created hardware and software specifications for a new Test Environment.
- Gave cybersecurity feedback and advice regarding their processes and hardware/software systems.
- Provided Information Assurance IA documents for SQL Server, My SQL, Oracle plus a security auditing program for SQL Server.
As DBA / Developer:
- Migrated two Oracle 11g schemas to SQL Server SS 2008R2 databases using SS Migration Assistant SSMA for the primary migration with special changes via SS Integration Services SSIS .
- Aided construction and IA Assessments of Test and Production environments with clustered SQL Server, clustered Windows Server, Virtual Machines VMs VMware, and demonstrated Hyper-V.
- Enhanced Project Management and code storage in the Development environment by creating TFS 2010 server with WSS 3.0 sites, SQL Server 2008R2, Windows Server 2008R2.
- Made new example Dev workstation having Windows 7 and Visual Studio 2010 with connectivity to remote SS2008R2 sandbox databases, TFS 2010, and SharePoint 2010 on separate Dev servers.
- Created SharePoint 2010 server with remote SS2008R2 databases and made SharePoint test sites.
- Proposed use, programming approaches, and layouts for departmental SharePoint sites.
- Mentored developers on SharePoint 2010 and new infrastructure layout and procedures.
- Used: SQL Server 2008R2, Profiler, Oracle 11g, Toad, Visual Studio Business Intelligence, SSMA, SSIS, Windows Server 2008R2, VMware, Hyper-V, TFS 2010, SharePoint 2010 and 2007.
ACHIEVEMENT: On-schedule on-budget successful project, despite a shortened timeframe, for creating the database migration plan for both a public Pentagon site and a very large 400K users extranet site.
Information Assurance / System Architect,
Confidential
As Manager / Architect in Information Assurance / Cyber Security:
- Managed creation of Disaster Recovery procedures and Failover/Switchover planning with government and contractor teams of 30 third-party developers with iterative, agile-like development. Guided approaches by managing meetings, reviews, written feedback. Championed efficient and effective COOP backup site design, setup, and operation with government Trading Partners.
- Overhauled and streamlined the SAAR System Authorization Access Request process for privileged users. Added clarity, obtained consensus from Information Assurance Team members, on document usage and routing, via meetings and by writing an SOP Standard Operating Procedures and included team feedback ideas. Created executive / training briefing on the enhanced SAAR process and SOP. Added mechanisms included shared Outlook folders, SAAR templates, in-place digital signatures of PDFs, and a new AKO website to download required documents by the requesting users.
- Reviewed change requests as a member on many weekly approval boards: Change Control Board CCB , Release Management Review RMR , Security Working Group, Architect Review Board, as well as emergency reviews for proposed changes to U.S. Army headquarters acquisition systems, a nexus, across environments. Declared security gaps or incomplete technology as well as approvals.
- Reviewed and provided feedback on many information assurance and architecture documents. Conducted a team review and assembled a library of security policy documents.
- Independently discovered / noted SAP encryption issue and recommended mitigation path. Involved in security classification/marking, incident reporting, vulnerability assessment, blue/red teams.
- As System / Enterprise Architect and Developer:
- Created the SAAR Dashboard, which tracked the SAAR approval process. Created metrics and charts in Excel such as filtered turnover days and mode/median statistics for system access requests.
- Explored design approaches for accompanying AKO website for SAAR and SDLC user downloads.
- Reviewed the proposed use/change of SAP programs, JAVA libraries, and Oracle databases.
- Examined software performance issues of SAP programs. Also created hardware performance metrics for the varied Solaris systems enabling a comparison of production and COOP capabilities.
- Sanitized server and network diagrams for use in government Request For Proposals.
- Aided the later design of DoDAF architecture for their nascent Manufacturing Execution System MES . Upon determining early stage design flaw, informed management which restarted the project.
- Used: Excel and the NIPRnet AKO Army Knowledge Online network with its content mgmt system.
- ACHIEVEMENT: Dramatically improved SAAR processing by eliminating numerous intra-Team emails. Promoted understanding and tracking of SAARs along with their accompanying documents and routing.
- SharePoint Architect, Confidential
- Designed a WSS 3.0 SharePoint 2007 portal and system to automate Human Resource manual processes to collect and store data, calculate scorecards, and display reports.
- Used Microsoft Access for modeling table relationships, list upload, and actual report generation
- Presented designs and prototypes to stakeholders from governmental units. Refined with feedback in a weekly iterative Agile fashion.
- Explored, with Microsoft engineers, considerations for the future SharePoint Server 2010 migration.
As Developer/DBA:
- Created a WSS-based program to accept user inputs, compute metrics, and make graphs, dashboards, and reports. Set up program security to accommodate the proper, custom groups only.
- Implemented classic Development, Test, and Production environments as isolated SharePoint portals.
- As security policy blocked new web parts and other approaches, created a mechanism to generate PDF reports with a custom Access program that was transparent to the SharePoint user.
- Designed a custom Excel control panel for control and to give users a means to select reports.
- Used: Windows SharePoint Services WSS 3.0 , data form web parts, SharePoint Designer 2007, Access, Excel, VBA, javascript, HTML.
- ACHIEVEMENT: Designed and created a SharePoint portal and program that automated labor-intensive manual processes in a secure, constrained environment with limited resources. Widely praised by clients.
Software Architect, Confidential
- Interviewed subject matter experts and leaders throughout the ISAF headquarters base from six major intelligence groups with a total of 100 members. This involved data with different classifications.
- Designed the system including SharePoint for sharing data, Microsoft Access databases and reports software available in combat area , and web services to intelligence data sources.
- Presented designs and refined with feedback from stakeholders.
As Developer/DBA:
- Created an Access database to handle sensitive intelligence for diverse groups.
- Created a SharePoint 2007 portal for sharing the data discreetly with the stakeholders.
- Created a switch-over porting map for other disparate data.
- Used: Access / Excel/ PowerPoint / Visio 2007, SharePoint 2007, Skype, many classified networks
ACHIEVEMENT: Designed and created a consolidating core database for intelligence from varied secure networks requiring 'air gaps' , data sources, and stakeholders.
Software Architect, Confidential
As Project Manager/Lead:
- Managed creation of ATS Test Environment utilizing Agile/Scrum PMP methodologies. As Scrum Master, facilitated scrum-of-scrums meetings with leaders of 70 team members, and performed sprint release planning. Augmented with side meetings, negotiations. Created project charter/docs. Obtained sponsor buy-in, go-aheads, support. Created implementation plans for Configuration Mgmt.
- Managed app development with burn down charts, scheduling meetings, business analyst, testers, government manager, four developer/DBAs, release manager, and users.
- Managed SharePoint administrators, business analysts, 5 other developers, clients, users.
- As Architect:
- Designed Test Environment for the classified .NET web 50,000-user ATS program in collaboration with major stakeholders including government managers and competing developer/DBA groups. Highlighted private versus public Oracle database schema issues. Addressed security and data privacy.
- Drove design, priorities, and development on undisclosed app, a semi-autonomous portion of ATS.
- Architected/designed SharePoint 2007 portals, with client feedback, for two specialty purposes:
- UP reports and ATS surveys. Administered both of these sites and applied appropriate security.
- As Developer/DBA:
- Set up a core ASP.NET app, my responsibility of ATS program, to work with new Test Environment.
- Did extensive primary ASP.NET/ADO.NET web development for undisclosed app with mostly C , JavaScript, HTML, and PL/SQL in all tiers. Coordinated my code-reviewed deployments closely with ATS testers and managers to ride along with aggregate releases. Participated in scrum meetings.
- Created two SharePoint sites:
- On SharePoint portal dedicated to my major client, automated a very complex report with Reporting Services with production aggregated data from the client-related program. This also required a migration of users of an isolated application to Active Directory.
- On the ATS Surveys SharePoint portal, distributed/collected/analyzed data from several major user groups of the 50,000 users. This end-user feedback was sent via proper channels to the developers.
- Used: TFS, enterprise Visual Studio 2005/2008, SQL Server 2005/2008, T-SQL, huge Oracle 10i/11g databases, ETL, PL/SQL, VMs Virtual Machines , Office 2003/2007, SOA, web services, BizTalk 2006R2, orchestrations/adapters/ports/files, SharePoint 2007, FAST, workflows, mainframe, sprint cards.
ACHIEVEMENT: Created and deployed many important C / database / SharePoint enhancements to major secure government websites.
Web Architect,
Confidential
- Interviewed subject matter experts and directors in the departments for the City of Santa Ana including the Police Department, Community Outreach, and Information Services. Collaborated with the C developer, database, and network groups.
- Designed the ASP.NET software system with their legacy content management system and a Microsoft SharePoint 2007 recommended replacement for sharing data, collaboration, city site content edited directly by the departments, many calendars, and Access Excel files. Web parts would use C while the data repository would be in SQL Server databases.
- Created hardware designs with the specifications of the server hardware requirements, server types and purposes. In addition, made complete network designs with DMZ and other zones specified, port usage, server connections, and recommended security measures.
- Examined software licensing for optimum use of current licenses in conjunction with the terms for the expected new licenses.
- Presented the designs, utilizing Visio/UML and PowerPoint, and refined them with feedback from the stakeholders including the CIO.
- Used: Content management software, Office 2003, Visual Studio 2005, C , SQL Server 2005, SharePoint 2007.
ACHIEVEMENT: Architected and presented software designs for the city's public web site.
Chief Architect/Project Manager
Confidential
- Managed 7 developers, 2 business analysts, DBAs, testers, and clients. Provided managerial feedback and specific tasks to the developers on a daily and long-term basis.
- Gave direction to the team on vision, roadmap, work schedules, and overall goals.
- Acted on feedback from superiors concerning team issues. Supplied status and release info to execs.
- As Scrum Master, conducted daily Scrum meetings for the development team and held sprint release planning sessions.
- Directed exploration and presentations of the new .NET 3.0 features such as WCF, WPF, WWF, and Card Space.
- Organized sales presentations, viewed by most stakeholders including the development team and the government manager, from competing software manufacturers: Microsoft Hyper-V, SharePoint, PerformancePoint Dashboards , VMware, Oracle, Dundas, and others.
- As Architect:
- Created the design of a major ASP.NET government website, its server layouts, the database connections, the network configurations, and web service connections to other apps.
- Coordinated migrating solutions and considerations with the production staff, which was managing the existing old ASP legacy system.
- Wrote white papers, in conjunction with the developer staff, on Best Practices and design recommendations such as the desirability of the C language. Persuaded execs on the approaches.
- Drove the Business class development, communicated with the business analysts, and negotiated with the government managers to create effective, accepted business classes in their large middle tier.
- Attended/participated in a Microsoft-sponsored 2-day event where their Architect gave a positive review of my designs.
- Gave formal presentations to the government clients. Often utilized Visio/UML and PowerPoint.
- Directed creation of specific WCF web services, communicated with a counterpart in a different department, and smoothly connected our Army systems to their JAVA web services in a controlled and secure manner.
- As Developer/DBA:
- Created C prototypes to accompany presentation of designs for the government managers.
- Created C samples with the MVC Model-View-Controller pattern for the development team.
- Explored new Microsoft.NET 3.0 features, especially WCF web services.
- Used: Office 2003, Visio, UML, Reporting Services, SQL Server, SharePoint 2003, BizTalk, VMs, Visual Studio Team, TFS, C , VB.NET, .NET 3.0, web services, patterns, sprint planning cards.
- ACHIEVEMENT: Managing a team of developers/DBAs, created baseline architecture for ROTC site.
- Programmer Analyst/DBA, Confidential
- Created, cloned .NET 1.1/2.0 websites. Components, Dot Net Nuke, web services, Active Directory, web program to connect to Windows and Linux email servers. LDAP authentication.
- ACHIEVEMENT: Created and maintained VB.NET/C public-facing websites plus a mail program.
- Programmer Analyst/DBA, Confidential
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- Developed .NET 2.0 web pages, object-oriented infrastructure, Stored Procedures, JavaScript, VB.NET, C , Factory pattern, data validation client-side scripts, fully editable gridviews, Loan Origination System.
ACHIEVEMENT: Created consolidated financial program for calculating/displaying Impounds.
Programmer Analyst/DBA Confidential
Evaluated VB.NET/C 2.0 code of potential IBM acquisition for quality. Multi-valued database.
ACHIEVEMENT: Created key report for IBM on security, encryption, coding approaches.
Senior .NET Programmer Analyst,
Confidential
Created financial web-based applications for credit, marketing, and capital markets. Used C , VB.NET, JavaScript, XML, UML, SQL Server, T-SQL, PL/SQL, DTS, Win2003, Visual Source Safe, web services, Crystal.NET, Access 2003, linked Oracle SQL servers. Focus on .NET.
ACHIEVEMENT: Interviewed clients, created .NET web app for Do Not Call tracking system.
Programmer Analyst/DBA,
Confidential
Optimized 12 GB SQL Server 2000 databases and 4000-line Stored Procedures. Used Visual Basic, Crystal Reports to develop financial reports for tax calculations. Ported ultrawide, crosstabbed dBase III.
ACHIEVEMENT: Completed enhancement of their financial system ahead of schedule.
Project Manager/DBA,
Confidential
Managed Data Import and Acord Forms project teams. Redesigned import process and wrote Users Manual for porting data from their clients SQL Server databases. Imposed strict QA for publishing data on corporate website. Invented web-based automatic update mechanism. Used SQL Server, T-SQL, VB 6.0, Access 2000, Visual InterDev, ODBC, ADO, Perl, Visio,Win2000.
ACHIEVEMENT: Efficiently directed the project teams and increased their throughput by factor of four.
Programmer Analyst/DBA,
Confidential
. Several contracts. Ported Access 97 to 2003. Used UML. Converted AutoCAD 13 menus, LISP to 2005. PDF automation.
ACHIEVEMENT: Periodically delivered solutions to the company over a period of 12 years.
Programmer Analyst,
Confidential
Created Crystal Reports and Rational ClearQuest reports. Also utilized Visual Basic, Excel, and Access.
ACHIEVEMENT: Created grouping fix for known duplication issue in Crystal Reports.
Programmer Analyst/DBA,
Confidential
Created Access XP database to track/situate fire ant eradication efforts. Ported 70 MB of Excel files. Conducted interviews. Used VB 6, Trimble GPS, Visio/Rational Rose for UML diagrams.
ACHIEVEMENT: Unlike previous consultants, successfully created complex database and reports.
Web Developer Analyst,
Confidential
. Interviewed managers/developers, designed web pages. For 3-Tier, used Win 2003, SQL Server 2005, Access, Excel, VB, ASP.
ACHIEVEMENT: Using Visual InterDev, created enhancements for their public website.
Programmer Analyst,
Confidential
Expanded Microsoft Access 2.0/97 databases in Human Resources and Manufacturing on NT and Novell networks. Exported data from Access and FoxPro into PeopleSoft and Oracle.
ACHIEVEMENT: Automated the conversion process with Visual Basic and Access.
- Year 2000 Y2K Analyst, Confidential
- Interrogated 500 workstations with BindView for software/hardware Y2K compliancy.
ACHIEVEMENT: Enabled the enterprise to address Y2K vulnerabilities nationwide.
Programmer Analyst,
Confidential
Converted Access v2.0 drafting databases to Access 97 with VBA. Added automated emails. Modified AutoCAD AutoLISP.
ACHIEVEMENT: Repaired their crucial database systems on the first day.
Operations Manager,
Confidential
Managed Operations Group and company's phone and computer assets. Implemented Internet accounts. Administered Windows NT, Novell, Macintosh networks / servers and Access / SQL Server / Progress databases. Staffed and trained PC/Macintosh helpdesk. Supported call center. Maintained phone system and PBX. Managed purchasing/leasing.
ACHIEVEMENT: Recommended in my MBA paper a major overhaul and reduction of the layers of management in the 100-person corporation -- accepted/implemented by the President.
Business Owner, Confidential
Operated private systems integration firm. Marketed locally, derived requirements from clients, assembled computer systems designed for businesses and individuals. Configured DOS / Windows systems, PC hardware, networks, and software. Sold custom Access databases. Developed Progress databases in UNIX and Windows. Taught Microsoft Access at the University of New Mexico.
ACHIEVEMENT: Successfully created, promoted, and managed a computer company.
Project Manager,
Confidential
Managed projects through full SDLC, coordinated with other companies. Was Project Manager for the 1.1M Real-time Graphics System RGS with 3 developers and 3 corporate partners. Created C program on a rack-mounted SUN to superimpose real-time positions and status of Army units in training on satellite photos of the base. Required product research, client meetings, recruited and hired staff, MS Project, Computer Aided Software Engineering CASE , 12 documents. Created expert system rules with Level V software for ship-shock proposal. Coded C programs on PC SUN workstations. Wrote User's Manual for a LISP / KEE simulation program for robotics operation at Yucca Mountain waste facility. Led 4-person team to document debug a simulation in FORTRAN. Computer analyzed photographs and radiographs X-rays to: Calculate bone re-growth after medical operation locate cracks in aircraft structures discern objects in intelligence photographs create 3D images via innovative limited-view tomography algorithms in C for armor-piercing studies. Clearance required.
ACHIEVEMENT: Managed successful, complex 1M project within budget/schedule.
Research Assistant,
Confidential
While earning an M.S. in Computer Engineering emphasizing Artificial Intelligence AI , Automation: Aided the design, implementation, purchases for automated gallium-arsenide computer chip facility. Managed 8-developer group programming VMS MicroVAX II in C, FORTRAN, and Assembly to operate a CAMAC crate controlling the furnace, sensors, gas feeder lines, safety/security system. Monitored facility remotely. Led 5-person group to create computer with chips and unique firmware.
ACHIEVEMENT: Invented sonar array with embedded processor, coded in LISP Assembly languages, which showed an object's position velocity for robotics use.
Physicist,
Confidential
- Fabricated 'Star Wars' laser optics for the U.S. Air Force. Developed innovative algorithm on Data General minicomputers in FORTRAN, BASIC, and Assembly for correcting XY figure errors on large laser optics by rastering of a plating ion beam. Incorporated even/odd Fourier functions. Designed system to automate a lathe. Built aligned 100 watt carbon-dioxide laser.
- Coded 1500-line microprogram for Sandia Labs reconnaissance satellite. Clearance required.
ACHIEVEMENT: Created techniques which restarted stalled optics-polishing project.
Communications Officer,
Confidential
Trained in leadership and communications. Planned, implemented, and managed both mobile and fixed communications systems passing classified, encrypted messages via wire and radio.
ACHIEVEMENT: Led and motivated 30 Marines on highly technical missions.
NOTE: Participated in the USMC Reserve for an additional 8 years Reconnaissance up to 100 Marines managed . Occasionally as a contractor, I act as a Special Operations Advisor in military exercises.
