- Responsible for developing best practices, managing process improvements, training and onboarding of new employees, managing staffing profile and understanding skill set deficiencies, planning and implementation of staffing for new programs and initiatives.Technologies: Linux, DevSecOps, CI/CD with Jenkins, C++, UML, JIRA, SVN, Crucible, Confluence, BitBucket, - Currently starting the process of converting our development into model-based engineering using Cameo, Improving our agile approach, moving from SVN to Git/Bitbucket, and CI/CD using Kubernetes and Docker.- Overseeing a group of 25-30 software engineers and contractors. Managing staffing needs against forecasted workload. Responsible for bi-annual performance reviews, career development, training, and staffing needs.- Support development programs as needed by providing mentoring and guidance to program teams and all disciplines.- Agile transformation: developed, documented and rolled out usage of agile development processes across several disciplines on new and existing programs.

Managed cross-discipline team of 30+ engineers on 3DELRR radar program. Used AGILE SCRUM and JIRA to track efforts and manage progress. Developed schedules and met milestones that included System and Software Design, Implementation, Integration, and Test of multiple subsystems. Responsible as prime technical communication between Saab and the customer. Provided status updates and formal presentations monthly with the internal and customer management teams.

Software Architect and Lead Programmer for startup and built a web-based application supporting online Medical Education. Technology stack built with ASP.NET MVC 5.0 (C#), Entity Framework, Razor Views, Javascript / JQuery, Bootstrap CSS, SQL Server DB, IIS 8.0 and Windows Server 2016, JIRA / AGILE, BitBucket. Recent Azure Cloud migration.

Built online sports card business buying and selling sports cards. Started as baseball-specific but have since expanded across all major sports as well as non-sport products like Star Wars and Garbage Pail Kids. The business is focused on providing full service options for customers seeking singles, sets, sealed wax, and wantlist fulfillment. In 2019, became a certified direct distributor for retail-based products with Topps/Fanatics. Focus on customer service and building relationships with the community of collectors, dealers, and manufacturers. My large customer base is built with relationships and word-of-mouth marketing, as well as active participation in online communities (forums, instagram, facebook, twitter).Created a card-sorting robot using off the shelf robotics and custom machine vision software. See youtube link here: https://youtu.be/rQGwanwh9Ho

● Worked with commercial team to develop and implement plan to migrate Clarity application fromengineering prototype concept to fully developed and tested commercially viable product offering. Technology used was Qt for cross-platform application development using C++.o Led cross functional team including software, hardware, marketing, documentation, andoperations to develop product that met product specifications, cost and schedule targetso Product launched on time and within budget and met the features our customers needed.o Led the technical team during development, test, and integration phases. Guided new testengineers to help develop comprehensive test plan and procedure.o Post-launch of Clarity, responsible for all maintenance and development of additionalfeatures and customizations for many opportunities. Customizations are developed in teamenvironment working with customers and internal program managers, hardware andsoftware engineers.o Responsible for organizing how modifications are developed as either core productimprovements or as specialized customizations.Responsible for team that investigates and develops machine vision technologies● Responsible for system architecture and overall technical solution for all vision projects. Workingwith cross-functional teams to design the best overall system while considering tradeoffs betweenhardware, software, lighting/optics/mechanical approaches.● Coordinate with business development and sales teams to understand customer requirements andthe resulting engineering requirements related to machine vision opportunities.● Consult with project teams on how to use machine vision technology and how to plan the projectschedules and budgets accordingly.

Helped build the company from a 5 person startup to a 200+ person world-class custom product manufacturer. Led multiple projects as chief software engineer, managed teams of engineers.Development focused on C++ for both embedded and for both Linux and Windows GUI systems.Technologies included C++, Java, as well as microprocessors, and Real time Operating Systems.

Software in C for various embedded barcode devices, C++ GUI windows software. Managed small R&D team.

Designed test equipment, software, and power-supplies for high-intensity Xenon ARC-lamps.