John Westgate Email & Phone Number

Clearwater, Fl, Us

London, England, Gb

Experience with certification and accreditation of cryptographic, anti-tamper, and other security-related engineering products / systems (e.g. NSA Type I for embedded FPGA key loaders and encryptors)Familiarity with cryptography, applied cryptography, and key managementExperience with COMSEC accounting, reporting and key distribution databases

• Design, develop and execute innovative and comprehensive tests, verification and validation strategies, run automated tests, processes, tools and techniques. • Involved in all aspects of test such as design-for-test, SWIT/incremental testing, RCCA, build checkout, integration, subsystem and component level testing through FQT and customer sell-off of sophisticated navy systems and technologies. • Work with systems leads and peers on various system designs, requirements development/traceability, and process implementation. • Familiar with U.S. Navy and Raytheon CEC program and associated radars and sensors on aircraft carriers, destroyers, USMC systems and other aircraft. Tools such as DOORS, Atlassian suite, Clearcase. Experienced with RHEL6/7, LynxOS/ELOS use and administration, simulation, testing and design of IFF/aerial tracking and Air and Missile Defense systems.

Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, Us

• Experience with developing/executing manual tests, documenting and tracking bugs, validating user stories/bug fixes, debugging/solving product/process or test problems, admin. and installation in custom Yocto and standard Centos Linux distributions and customized Android. Experience with Linux command line, Unix/Linux shell scripts, jar/json, Android Debug Bridge, Android device implementer compliance(CTS/CTSV), various networking tools like tcpdump, nmap, and netcat on Windows/Linux(Centos 7/Yocto//Kali Linux) Some familiarity with automated testing utilizing python and ruby scripts. • Experience with Agile methodology and SCRUM in a fast paced development environment supporting two release paths. • Performed systems level integration and tested all software components and OS new functionality on targeted hardware(MFoCS) (Mounted Family of Computer Systems) and virtual machines, providing feedback to developers, and approving software for release. This work was performed for the U.S Army Weapons and Software Engineering Center (Picatinny Arsenal, NJ.) under PM Mission Command(APG, MD.). As part of the team responsible for developing a custom Linux/Android OS, I supported integration of 30+ applications and services into our OS, performed regression and integration testing, initial validation/smoke testing and triage issues at both SWIT and TFT(TestFixTest) events as part of the larger COEV3 network integration. Ability to effectively interact with all levels of management from application developers to the CIO. Experience with Atlassian(JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket), Sonatype Nexus Repository and DI2E, Git, Testlink, Vmware esxi/workstation, Hyper-V, Virtualbox, KVM, Linux containerization, Libvirt etc. • Experience(6 months) with manual/automated(OSCAP/OVAL/XCCDF XML modifications/shell scripting) STIG assessment/remediation of a custom Linux OS, nessus scanning/reporting/modifying NASL plugins for a custom Linux OS and RMF A&A package support.

Test: Solely responsible and accountable for transitioning the Long Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System (LRAS3) Electro-Optical test environment from Raytheon in McKinney, TX. to both APG and Tobyhanna Army Depot. This includes creating a transition schedule, verifying test hardware, software written in C, C++, Ada and modifying, developing, designing and verifying test procedures. Plans and arranges the labor, schedules, and equipment required for testing and evaluating test equipment and emulators. After a dry run, a formal qualification test to verify 700+ requirements in the new SEC environment was performed 3 weeks ahead of schedule and 100% successful. Successfully performed JBCP/JCR interoperability testing. Analyze application specifications and design documents to determine test scenarios. Solely responsible for creating and modifying test procedures and testing new requirements as part of the year’s software maintenance development cycle. Develop, modify, perform and document unit, regression, integration and acceptance tests for new change requests. Interacts with senior external personnel on significant technical matters often requiring coordination between organizations like Raytheon, Tobyhanna Army Depot and Program Manager Ground Sensors. Experience with 1553 data architecture, LabVIEW, NI LabWindows CVI, VMF messages, developing and modifying test plans and procedures, modifying requirements traceability and system requirements. Experience with failure analysis, troubleshooting and resolving successfully a number of software, hardware, communications/networking issues. Developing, modifying and verifying test hardware. IA\SA: Experience(3 months as a voluntary additional duty) with Retina, Gold Disk, STIGs, SCAP scanning, server user account maintenance, supporting process to obtain ATO. Participated in DIACAP C&A, vulnerability patching and troubleshooting, lab network maintenance and IA documentation as required for IA accreditation.

• Plans, designs, develops and tests software systems or applications for software enhancements and new products during the Post Deployment Software Support (PDSS)/Post Production Software Support (PPSS) phase of a systems lifecycle. In depth experience with Server 2k3, Windows 7 and Server 2K8 R1 and R2. • Experienced with WIN-T components, architecture, functionality, security, software interrelationships and compatibility. Works with WIN-T INC 1 systems to ensure continued optimum functionality and security. Experience with various platforms including but not limited to node manager, netflow manager, and satellite transportable terminal and there various vulnerability and patching needs. Experience with software and technology like NetMRI, Solarwinds Microsoft .Net, visual C++ etc. • Perform software requirements analysis, designs, modify and tests software components and applications. Experienced with Retina, MBSA, Eclipse IDE, ACAS, VMware, IAVA/STIG analysis and vulnerability scanning techniques and VBScripting knowledge to add value to the effort. Regularly modified, maintained, debugged and verified vbscript code.

• Performs logistic program activities from conceptual stage through life cycle of product. Develops and implements logistics program activities including ILS, technical documentation, RAM, provisioning, etc.• Went above and beyond to Identify, develop, train and manage the TLM logistics analysis process for our contract• Resolves logistics problems; and compiles data on standardization and interchangeability of parts to expedite logistic activities. • Utilized Compass and Powerlog-J in logistics analysis to facilitate conversion of technical manuals to Army TLM compliancy. • Experienced with Logistics/Maintenance engineering, working with and developing Maintenance Plans, Provisioning Parts Lists, Maintenance Task Analysis, Life Cycle Management, Maintenance Allocation Charts, Repair Parts and Special Tools Lists.• Participated in developing and establishing an ISO 9001 certified program

• Actively involved in the maintenance management aspects of a Weapon Systems Lifecycle from conception, Research and Development (R&D), all the way to production, sustainment and disposal. Experience with database management, data manipulation, contractor oversight, creation and editing of technical documents, publications and federal law and regulation. • Specialized industry domain experience in Product Lifecycle Management. Responsible for the role of lead Log. Data Specialist, teaching Logistics Data Specialist classes and providing on the job training and mentoring to 10+ Logistics Data Specialist interns. Involved with the provisioning effort of the Programs of Record (POR) AN/TPQ36/37 V9 and V10 FireFinder Weapon Systems, AN/TMQ-52B Profiler, and AN/TYQ-67A V5, Digital Topographic Support System to name a few. Utilized various databases to include but not limited to Logistics Modernization Program (LMP) (an ERP Supply Chain Solution), Intelligent Interactive Logistics (I2Log), Total Item Request (TIR), FEDLOG, Web Federal Logistics Information System (WEBFLIS), and Power Log-J. Experienced with Provisioning Parts Lists (PPL), Repair Parts and Special Tools Lists (RPSTL) and Maintenance Allocation Charts (MAC).