John Rotter Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Fl, Us

Melbourne, Fl, Us

Falls Church, Va, Us

Northrop Grumman: February 2022 to Present● (2022 - Present) E-2 Software Senior Manager Domestic Programs ● Reduced employee attrition by 67% ● Doubled employee engagement scores● Led team generating next generation E-2D cockpit and mission computer SW upgrade proposal ($200 million+) ● Led a team of 10 software managers executing statement of work across 20+ contracts on 3 major platforms● Led digital transformation team on the E-2D program to incorporate agile release train across all engineering disciplines● Spearheaded the transition from manual to fully automated testing and incorporated use of MBSE (CAMEO) on the E-2D SW platformNorthrop Grumman: March 2019 to February 2022 - Staff Software Engineer ● 2020 NG Aerospace Systems Employee Choice Award Winner for Technical Excellence● Implemented Agile, DevOPS, DevSecOps and continuous integration processes for lab SW team● Led team of 30 SW engineers developing HITL simulations and maintaining 20+ operational labs● Responsible for process improvements and improving HSC transition times by greater than 1000%Northrop Grumman: November 2016 to March 2019 - Software Manager – E-2D Programs● Responsible for executing and planning a $2M IR&D for E-2D next generation mission computer ● Responsible for providing technical direction and tasking of 60+ software engineers to integrate software work products from 6 different programs into a DSSC3 baseline● Managed a team of 10 Cyber Engineers to meet program protection requirements● Design, Developed and retrofitted automated testing to a legacy baseline● Created and reviewed SRS requirements for correctness and technical feasibility● Developed reporting metrics and build schedule to meet Software program objectives● Integrated each build’s capabilities to validate conformance to requirements● Nominated for E-2 Engineer of the Quarter in 4 out of the last 16 quarters● Sector Finalist for the Engineer Choice Awards for Technical Leadership in 2017

Reston, Virginia, Us

(2014-Present) Senior Cloud Engineer – ADAMS Program (DARPA)● Maintained Software Framework used to integrate algorithms from four different research partners● Converted Research and Development software to Production Quality software through the development of Unit Tests, automated builds, RPM deployments and configuration tools to increase the usability of the software● Contributor to research paper written by the Chief Engineer● Generated/Maintained Research Data for algorithm development● Integrated new software releases into customer’s spaces and evaluated effectiveness of algorithms(2012-2014) Senior Cloud Engineer – Classified Program● Write Programs in Java and C++ to leverage Big Data capabilities.● Provided daily technical direction and oversight of a small team developing a high reliability and high throughput C++ streaming data conditioning application built in virtual environment.● Implemented high reliability and high throughput data conditioning application implemented in Java within a Storm Framework● Extensive use of MYSQL for logging and configuration management.● Developed algorithms to aggregate data to limit the number of updates sent to the database on large streaming data sets and delivered these updates via JMS● Creation of Maven POM files to facilitate automatic builds.● Wrote all design documents for reviews● Led to 2 successful Demonstrations to the customer.

(2009-2012) Technical Director on $5M O&M Program● Provided daily technical direction and oversight of a team of 5 signal processing, embedded, database, and GUI software engineers● Primary technical point of contact for customers and internal management on program performance● Modified legacy C++ code in embedded SIGINT system to improve algorithm capacity and efficiency of existing processing algorithms to meet operational needs● Program continues to receive 100% Award Fees(2007-2009) IPT Integration and Verification Lead on $25M SIGINT Program● Responsible for all integration and test activities, leading as many as 14 engineers during significant test events● Developed testing strategy and provided estimates and write-ups for winning proposal● Vetted all System/Software/Hardware requirements to ensure testability (400+)● Ensured the traceability of all requirements in DOORS to a corresponding verification procedure● Wrote test plans and test procedures to verify requirements for all deliveries (22 hardware, 16 software)● Developed Build Plan to accommodate Prime’s “Engineering for Integration” concept● Tracked schedule and budget using earned value (SPI/CPI) and reported status weekly to upper management● Developed Test Plan and Procedure modifications for multiple major ECPs● Facilitated an orderly SW development to integration transition● Developed LINUX scripts to provide simulations of external systems and automate many testing functions, greatly increasing efficiency and cutting testing time by 80%● Provided customer support on-site for all milestone reviews, and integration/test activities

M.S., Computer Science

B.S., Electrical And Computer Engineering