Mr. Kaplan’s 20-plus years of software engineering experience includes responsibility for the design, development, and support of industry-leading commercial modeling and simulation tools at Raytheon, building object-oriented software for real-time flight simulation at NASA's Langley Research Center and participating in the development of a distributed test harness for the Defense Modeling and Simulation Office's High-Level Architecture at the MITRE Corporation. Mr. Kaplan is currently a Sensor Integration Lead working at the Night Vision and Electronic Sensor Directorate of the United States Army where he is developing application level software for the Integrated Sensor Architecture, which is an interoperability solution that allows for the sharing of information between sensors and systems in a dynamic tactical environment. • Knowledge of distributed C++ and Java object oriented analysis, design and programming methodologies on multiple platforms (Linux, Windows)• Knowledge of configuration management, testing, deployment, and documentation.• Ability to learn new technical skills and adapt to new situations quickly without hand-holding• Ability to quickly understand, troubleshoot and refactor existing software• Ability to effectively bridge the gap between the software development team and the end user• Strong analytical, mathematical, and problem solving skillsSpecialties: Distributed, multi-threaded object oriented analysis, design and programming methodologies on multiple platforms (C++/Java/Linux/Windows)