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Chantilly, Virginia, United States

Lead 2-5 concurrent technical programs for government clients, guiding agile project teams of 10-15 to design and deliver classified systems. Leverage deep technical experience to envision potential needs of US government as basis for disruptive technology systems and designs that outcompete global competitors and enhance national defense. Develop and propose innovative solutions to key government liaisons to drive modernization and positively challenge status quo, creating and presenting detailed roadmaps leveraging stepping-stone technologies. · Organized test and operational plan for key satellite transmission project, guiding all aspects of project roadmap to establish feasibility of project and obtain contract.

Sterling, Virginia, United States

Delivered operational capability in quick reaction capability (QRC) delivery model, collaborating with lab partners to create data center-based applications. Performed experiments evaluating atypical utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) to categorize radio frequency (RF) environment in novel way. · Pioneered development of early continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) systems demonstrating to customer modern procedures to rapidly deliver reliable capability.· Produced system that transformed element processing for client organization, demonstrating modern solution and procedure for accessing data while converting legacy systems into real-time processes.

Katy, Texas, United States

Co-founded company focusing on producing specialized peripheral component interconnect (PCI)-based hardware to capitalize on shift to general usage of field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA) within defense industry. Delivered large-scale processing systems that included multi-100 node processing cluster, web orchestration software to coordinate data capture and processing into streamlined operator workflows, and signal processing systems.

Designed and implemented a programming API integrating specialized DSP hardware into the X-Midas software framework. This API was widely accepted by the X-Midas community enabling the DSP hardware to become the de facto standard for offloading compute intensive DSP. The API is still in use today by hundreds of applications operating on three continents.

Radiological Controls Shift Supervisor and Reactor Chemistry Shift Supervisor on board the USS Enterprise during the first four years of a five year reactor refuel and general overhaul.