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Indianapolis, In, Us

Indianapolis, In, Us

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Develop new Digital Engineering (DE) capabilities, improve the Engineering Working Environment, and reduce waste for our engineering workforce so that they can collaboratively focus on solving our customer’s hardest problems with greater efficiency, velocity, and quality. Responsible for developing new internal productivity enablers and ensuring that new capabilities and processes work collaboratively and seamlessly with the Mission Assurance (MA) and Digital Technology (DT) functions.- Coordinated DT, SW, and DE to create a lightweight Agile Dev*Ops CI/CD Pipeline saving programs $1.5M NRE per deployment and $200k in annual maintenance costs. Deployed to over 50 programs in 2 years and expanding.- Provided DE and Modeling support to the AS9145: Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) deployment team- Provide collaboration, roadmap inputs, and product feedback between DT’s SAFe ARTs and DE’s Scrum of Scrums implementation including collaboration through the Atlassian stack (JIRA and Confluence)- Constructed Business Cases, ROI Analysis, and Benefits Statements for DE Annual Operating Plans- Developed DE Knowledge Sharing resources that reach 20,000 engineers through Wikis, Websites, and Newsletters

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Drives engineering transformation toward adoption/integration of Mission Assurance principles throughout the engineering lifecycle. Responsible for leading Software Engineering cultural transformation and to embed Mission Assurance principles into the software product lifecycle through learning, coaching, and knowledge transfer. Reinforced a focus on Product Safety and Root Cause Analysis- Revised RCCA, FRB, FRACA processes used by over 20,000 Engineering and Mission Assurance Professionals. - Implemented Strategy for Transforming to a Learning and Safety Culture

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Led engineering and development of the first Raytheon Software Factory Shared Development Services capability. Responsible for creating a Software Development as a Service model using Agile and DevSecOps development techniques. Responsible for architecting and deploying a 13,000 sq. ft. modern collaborative work environment focused on Agile and DevSecOps development and leveraging best practices and lessons learned from commercial businesses.- Designed and oversaw the creation of Raytheon’s first dedicated Software Factory Collaborative Work Environment.- Established processes, techniques, and models for Software Development as a Service for IIS.- Participated in multiple pursuits as an Agile-DevSecOps expert resulting in awards greater than $2B.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Leads government contract software and technical work for the modernization of Digital Situational Awareness of legacy Army Aviation platforms. Products brought Beyond Line of Sight communication (C2 and SA), Weather, and Terrain Avoidance in a Situational Awareness Capacity. Responsible for all Software Development for a $10M/year program. Responsible for cost, schedule, processes, technical acceptance of products and deliverables. Implemented first onsite Agile, capacity-based, software development contract completing ahead of cost and schedule.- Led Cost and Schedule for Software Development: Earned Value Management System (EVMS), Agile EV, Product and Project Backlog Management- Led Technical Development for interoperability with: FBCBII, BFT 1, BFT 2, JCR, JBC-P, ADS-B - Developed Architecture and Software for Aviation Situational Awareness to DO-178B, DAL C- Reduced Formal Qualification Test Cycles by over 60% through automated testing and process innovation.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Contributes to government development program work with various roles and responsibilities. Focuses on soldier-worn Situational Awareness products for legacy aviation platforms. Responsible for product documentation, design, implementation, testing, and integration.- Selected to serve as Technical Lead of several major subcomponents

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

Reviews and develops medical wire production processes to drive consistent, high-quality fabrication. Responsible for aiding senior engineers with the processing and development of various titanium products. Prepares materials for processing through both acidic and heavy alkaline methods.

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

Performs ground operations in a small, highly cohesive team of small-weapons and ground-maneuver specialists. Trains and maintains proficiency in small weapons fire, combat lifesaving skills, day and night operations, coordinated ground maneuvers, and close quarters combat. Performs training and operations as HMMWV-1151 driver.

Master'S Degree, Electrical And Computer Engineering

Focused in Computer Engineering taking additional classes in Computer Science to continue improvement upon programming skills.

B.S. Computer Engineering, Engineering

Minor in Mathematics Minor in Physics