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Scottsdale, Az, Us

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Scaled Agile Solution Architect / Product Manager leading Agile Release Train (ART) focusing on Satellite Communications Ground system. As Solution Architect responsible for reviewing requirements and design solutions, defining and communicating a shared technical and architectural vision across a program (composed of 3 ARTs) to help ensure the system or Solution under development is fit for its intended purpose. Customer interface for technical efforts including obsolescence abatement and sustainment of current satellite communication system. Technical Lead for proposal development task orders, under DoD regulations and process, related to infrastructure sustainment and obsolescence abatement.

Scottsdale, Az

Technical Leader for an aviation command and control system on software development, test, and integration of an computer screen and audio recording tool for event reconstruction and post event analysis. Provide guidance to team on secure application development in accordance with Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) methodologies. Author software user manual, software administrator manual, and assist with preparation and training of marines using the system. Lead project software Change Control Board (CCB) for all software efforts and defect tracking including subcontractor efforts and on-site testing efforts. Coordinate software CCB efforts with higher-level program systems CCB and provide uniform tracking and status process. Lead areas of proposal development, writing of white papers, and assessments of requirements for targeted business opportunities. Provide leadership, oversight, engineering management, and systems engineering for specific programs as required. Manage small teams, as required.

Technical Leader for company-wide virtual computing platform called High Performance Cloud Service (HPCS) based on VMware, NetApp, Cisco, and Dell components. Led a geographically dispersed, matrix team in the design, development, installation, and technical management of the HPCS, while advocating for the customer requirements, operation, and service level agreements. Coordinated with network and information security teams to design a FISMA-compliant information security architecture for HPCS. Served as the technical focal point for all HPCS, VMware vCloud Director, network services, and data security for both internal and external customers. Utilized strong communication skills, collaboration technologies, and project management skills, to deliver the HPCS, develop an onboarding plan, meet aggressive corporate Information Security requirements, and roll-out the product environment to the company. Focused both on IT customer-facing production systems infrastructure as well as GDC4S company customer and business partner collaboration systems. Developed an ROI baseline plan, lead collection of benefit information during onboarding, and reported ROI on a monthly basis.

Technical Leader for multiple projects which includes leading peer reviews of requirements definition, software design, integration and test plans, and documentation. Support the Business Group Manager and Engineering Section Manager in developing strategic plans and technical roadmaps in support of modeling, simulation and training. As a subject matter expert on C4ISR systems, their operational employment, and C4ISR distributed simulation, take on the technical and systems issues involved in interoperability and integration in a Systems of Systems environment. Participate in the systems & software engineering phases of business development, planning, execution, and testing of threat, communication, information, and modeling & simulation systems at the Orlando, Tempe, and Scottsdale facilities. Assist in the preparation of proposals, writing of white papers and assessment of requirements for targeted business opportunities. Provide leadership, oversight, engineering management, and systems engineering for specific programs as required. Manage small teams, as required.

Collaborative Services & Web Services Architect (10/99 - 04/07)Lead development of enterprise collaborative services and intranet web and portal solutions for General Dynamic C4 Systems utilizing MS SharePoint Portal Server 2003, MS SQL Server 2000, and the .Net Framework with Visual Studio .Net tools. Technical Architect for the GDC4S Intranet Portal System serving over 10000 personnel in more than 40 geographically dispersed offices. Lead enterprise trade studies. Lead the development of the Core Enterprise Directory System tied to Active Directory, SQL Server 2000, Asset Management, and Human Resources data. Defined architecture for Active Directory Domain and Exchange messaging architecture. Lead Systems Engineer (09/95 – 10/99)Lead small team of engineers on high visibility, compressed schedule, mobile C4ISR simulation and training system development for the U.S. Army. Successfully demonstrated partial system capability for Washington, D.C., Capitol Hill Simulation & Training Display. Designed and implemented architecture for bringing independent simulation threads into the Joint STARS Common Ground Station (CGS) and Workstation (JSWS). Managing software development effort to cost and budget. Lead a group to develop the software architecture and design of the Joint STARS Common Ground Station Trainer. Developed incremental schedules for allocated development budget.

Master Of Science, Computer Engineering

Activities and Societies: IEEE, Eta Kappa Nu

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Activities and Societies: Karate, IEEE