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After working in the defense industry for almost nine years, I moved to Pittsburgh and started working with a Fortune 500 data storage and management company. I led small to medium development teams on new development and enjoy cultivating the team dynamics. I'm passionate about unit testing and making developers more efficient.I completed a MS in Technology Management while working full-time. For hobbies, I enjoy home improvements, family-time, volleyball, and watching football.Specialties: C/C++, Java, scripts, UMLLeadership: Led a team of thirteen subject matter experts in creating a set of online Unit Testing training modules for all engineering. The training has received great praise by engineers and the business unit VP. Numbers: 13 experts, 18 modules, 80+ reviews, 260 video minutes and one sticky note kanban board.C++: Over 10 years of C++ development, mostly object oriented, with large complex software systems that require quality focus and resource constraints. Although I was educated in a Java environment, C++ is by far my primary language. I've worked timing issues, memory corruption, RPCs, messaging systems, CLI-based setup wizards, and many more.Python: Authored a 2100 PSLOC script to reduce new framework code development time from >4 hours to 15 minutes. The scripts provide implementation, unit test and modified build files, all added to the source control list. Finally, it lists step-by-step commands for next steps and good commenting styles.csh, bash, sed, awk: Used semi-regularly for automating minor manual tasks.Perl: Used only when necessary.

Listed skills include C++, Scripting, Gdb, Uml, and 12 others.