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Virginia Beach, Va, Us

Virginia Beach, Va, Us

Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

Directed Managed Services division responsible for 1,800+ endpoints for corporations located in Hampton Roads and Washington D.C. metro area.• Conducted weekly status update meetings with clients, provided project updates, uncovered new needs, and ensured customer satisfaction• Consulted on new applications, processes, and best practices; assessed compliance and security impacts; guided implementation of best-fit solutions• Empowered my team to share knowledge, ideas, and concerns; cultivated a collaborative team-centric atmosphere

Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

Continued role as the System Architect of the U.S. Navy Carrier-Advanced Reconfigurable Training System (C-ARTS); primarily focused on the Navy RMF cybersecurity ATO re-authorization to allow for continued operation.• Evaluated NIST SP 800-53 controls, authored policies, procedures, and published official results in eMASS• Successfully achieved ATO re-authorization, ensuring continued operation• Spearheaded the initiative to achieve Navy cybersecurity accreditation for XCP-ng, open-source hypervisor, saving the C-ARTS program $35,000+ annually• Averted a $40,000 unbudgeted software upgrade through meticulous research and understanding of Microsoft licensing terms

Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

The System Architect of the U.S. Navy C-ARTS mobile training systems.• Co-authored Business Case Analysis (BCA) that gave rise to an initial $4.2 million contract award and several multi-million-dollar follow-on contracts• Defined, planned, and managed all technical aspects of hardware, software, and cybersecurity implementation• Championed the use of open-source software, saving $150,000+ over 5 years• Developed automation tools to accelerate STIG data entry, saving 250+ person-hours annually• Reduced IT hardware procurement costs 7% by re-evaluating and taking advantage of improved products on the market while still exceeding minimum specifications during COVID-19 chip shortagesDevOps Architect and technical consultant for Artificial Intelligence R&D and software development projects.• Initiated the effort to migrate AI development from AWS to on-premises, successfully saving $600,000+ annually to complete the Defense Intelligence Agency’s FAS2T-RIF1 $2 million firm fixed price contract while also making future AI research possible• Co-authored academic paper presented at I/ITSEC 2021 sharing the results and findings of Digital Twins R&D project exploring the use of fully synthetic images rendered from 3D models to train Object Recognition AI• Spearheaded “integration as code” + DevSecOps software development approach; leveraging IaC tools to deliver platform agnostic high-availability Kubernetes solutions as an infinitely reproducible product, rather than ad hoc software development servicesSupervised and directed security measures in accordance with the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, satisfying all DCSA security assessments.

Virginia Beach

• Designed, engineered, and managed the fabrication of a demonstration simulator to showcase naval simulation software in less than 3 months • Developed custom IT inventory management solution utilizing mobile phones and QR codes

Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer Science

Activities and Societies: National Society of Collegiate Scholars Golden Key International Honour Society Club LacrosseMinor.

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