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Detroit, MI, US

New York, NY, US

• Acquired by bp!
• Developed an IoT hardware platform, including data science models, dashboards, and backend software, to enable behind-the-meter energy solutions and building optimization.
• Supervise the installations of hardware and software solutions at sites to the cloud architecture and energy market connectors.
• Recruited, developed, and managed a distributed global engineering team.
• Gained recognition as an industry expert in grid security (NIST 800) and modern data telemetry by the State of New York and industry groups.
• Assisted in securing 3 rounds of funding before ensuring a successful exit to one of the largest energy companies, bp.

Nové Mesto, Bratislava, SK

Established and managed an international subsidiary, overseeing legal setup, regulatory compliance, and market entry. Led local operations, aligning business strategy with corporate goals, while managing financial performance and local staff. Acted as the primary liaison with stakeholders, ensuring successful integration into the local market.

• Led the newly formed company through the architecture and solutions, including signals intelligence, cyber security, airborne aircraft, and ground-based solutions around vehicles needed for growth.
• Provided custom ISR solutions to 10+ GCC customers in Kuwait, Oman, UAE, and France.
• Oriented primarily to multi-INT solutions that included airborne and ground-based configurations.
• Served as Chief Engineer for a PAC P-750 XSTOL based Airborne ISR platform
• Recognized as an industry expert in the fields of innovating technology solutions for multiple industries.
• Hired and trained new staff.

• Performed Swoop Search's first customer-facing installations and integrations while simultaneously instantiating a Software Engineering infrastructure based on Agile Methodology.
• Monitored the company's first Department of Defense and Intelligence Community integrations and data conditioning.
• Ensured the compliance of the product with government requirements. Worked on migration of platform from public cloud to FedRAMP Compliant AWS.
• Served as one of three Directors reporting directly to the CEO for all aspects of the company, including code generation, engineering, security, ITAR Export, and business development.

Midland, Michigan, US

• Migrated, managed, and increased the XALT Energy Information Technology team for a small 3-technician organization to a 24x7 20-person enterprise staff.
• Improved the uptime of the manufacturing processes related to the IT systems by 50+% through implementing an ITIL/ISO compliant process across all areas of the business unit ranging from security to system lifecycle.
• Led a diverse team of 3 Senior Project Managers and 17 Junior Help Desk Technicians.
• Developed a team from startup to enterprise-grade support in less than a year.
• Headed the acquisition of 20 talents and managed 15 vendors and a customer relationship.
• Acted as technical and management leadership to the CEO, engineering teams, HR, and all other business functions.

Jackson, NJ, US

• Exited in 2014 to new investors.
• Built and managed 5 teams with 50+ members delivering results in 5 groundbreaking technology integration projects worth $75M+ in various industries, including aviation, surveillance towers, and software development.
• Executed projects on tight schedules and maximized budget resources.
• Boosted the business from startup to $10M+ annual revenue in 2 years.
• Served as Chief Engineer and Mission Commander on King Air & Bombardier Global Express Airborne ISR platforms
• Led the acquisition of 50 talents, new business development, global client relationship management, and engineering management.

Houston, Texas, US

• Delivered high-level consulting expertise on projects focused on protecting the security in cross-domain transfers of information from classified to unclassified or lower-level classified networks through aggressive.
• Maximized the security on separate networks and highly secured products throughout the design, build, deploy, and transfer phases for multiple clients, including the Department of Homeland Security.
• Enhanced the security of classified information and networks while decreasing costs by developing and managing smaller, more agile technology engineering teams for first-ever deployments.

Arlington, VA, US

• Obtained the promotion to the position as one of the company's youngest-ever Chief Engineers based on world-class technology expertise and leadership background in the U.S. Air Force.
• Headed the IDS (Integrated Defense Systems) business group responsible for rapid R&D projects and the development of cross-domain products and intelligence software.
• Led a team of 150+ engineers across 4 sites nationwide.
• Hired and developed the Integrated Products Engineering Team (IPET) for the company's best and brightest engineers responsible for evaluating and pursuing viable new technologies and federal contracts.

Randolph AFB, TX, US

Bilingual customer service representative for second largest German ISP. After becoming a support expert for end-users, I moved into Linux and BSD Administration for dial-in, networking, and monitoring.

Journeyman Technical Certification Level 5

Manage Within The Law

Six Sigma

A+

Comptia Security+

Linux+

Network+

Computer Science 50

Boundary Information Protection (Bip) Network Security And Warfare, Cyber/Electronic Operations And Warfare

3Cox1 Computer/Network Technical Certification