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• Coordinated the activities of the software engineering department with other sections of the corporation’s information systems operation.• Supported development of the U.S. Army Electronic Proving Ground’s (USAEPG) next generation data collection, reduction, and visualization Windows Presentation Foundation applications using Model-View-ViewModel architecture principles.• Supported the development of USAEPG legacy Windows Form applications.• Conducted functional and operational testing of software in virtual environments using VMWare Workstation. Where required, setup and configured virtual networks using GNS3 for use in course of software testing.• Provided functional and empirical analysis related to design, development, and implementation of hardware and software operating systems for organization’s products.• Provided analytical support in evaluation of network data of various military systems (computers and communications) requiring the authoring of simple-to-complex SQL queries, scripts, and/or stored procedures using the latest versions of MS SQL Server and Tableau.• Developed, wrote, and edited material for reports, manuals, briefs, proposals, user’s manuals, catalogs, and related technical and administrative publications concerned with computer systems and procedures, installation, operation, and maintenance of information systems, as well as revised the writing standards in use regarding order, clarity, conciseness, style, and terminology using the latest versions of the MS Office Suite, to include MS Visio.• Responsible for instruction, assigning, and overseeing performance of less experienced software systems engineers.• Installed and maintained internal networks for supported test events.

• Conducted research to test and analyze feasibility, design, operation and performance of military equipment, components, and systems.• Conducted technical testing on prototype military equipment.• Performed 100% inventory testing of all incoming cabling used in prototype and production military equipment.• Created plans and communicated deadlines to complete testing projects on time.

• Developed procedures for collection and reduction of U.S. Army test data in single and multi-service environments.• Created MS Access based applications, using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), for the electronic receipt/accountability, automated quality control (QC), reduction, and authentication of U.S. Army test data for local and remote locations.• Evaluated employee skills and knowledge regularly, training and mentoring individuals with lagging skills.• Authored required chapters of event design plan, detailed test plan, and final test report.• Reported on updates to project specifications and progress with U.S. Army Operational Test Command (USAOTC) command and test team personnel.• Provided input to the USAOTC test team for improvements to existing data collection and processing plans, spanning worldwide.• Supervised all test support contractor personnel, ensuring adherence to test design and established procedures.

• Designed/implemented MS Access applications, using VBA, for automated QC, reduction, and analysis of operational test data.• Developed procedures for the initial receipt and subsequent processing of electronic data.• Assisted in developing all test team documentation to include pattern of analysis, event design plan, detailed test plan, training packages of all data management areas, and final test reports.• Served as liaison between data management areas and government data authentication groups.• Generated daily status reports and briefed the Task Leader and government Operational Research Statistical Analyst (ORSA) on data status.

• Supervised Performance and Manpower and Personnel Integration data reduction cells.• Developed concepts and procedures for data reduction and QC.• Developed data collection training plans and certification requirements.• Developed an automated process to support the reduction of U.S. Army test data and the electronic authentication of said data, in MS Access using VBA.• Coordinated directly with the Task Lead and the USAOTC ORSA for final deliverables.