Ryan Baxter Email & Phone Number

Holly Springs, Nc, Us

Mclean, Virginia, Us

Global Analytics Platform | USSOCOM

Niceville, Florida, Us

Project manager and chief software architect for a microservice, container orchestration platform for computational workflows.• Manage teams of software, cloud, DevSecOps, and QA engineers in ongoing support for the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), Arcus (Space Force), Weapon/Rogue/Cloud/Platform ONE, FENCES, and heterogeneous classified computing enclaves, providing IL 2-6, TS/SCI, and TS-SAP cloud computing infrastructure on secure DoD IaaS/PaaS systems.• Manage DevSecOps team assisting AFRL with delivery, production, and operations for classified simulation tools in the Enterprise Laboratory Services Zone (ELSZ) and the Defense Intelligence Information Enterprise (DI2E).• Responsible for the ongoing delivery, maintenance, and training of distributed computation solutions for the AF leveraging containerization/virtualization technology and microservice/cloud architectures.• Meet with stakeholders and project teams to define requirements, create product/development roadmaps, and establish product and operational baselines.• Established and maintain product Configuration Control Board, CMMI development process, test plan, product/operation/production baseline procedures, packaging, and distribution.• Integrate and configure commercial web services (e.g., MinIO, Nextcloud, Keycloak, etc.) in various languages (e.g., JavaScript, PHP, Java, etc.) into our technology stack (e.g., CMS, Identity, OAuth, Data Storage, Message Queues, etc.)

Niceville, Florida, Us

Project manager and lead developer of software for distributed data analysis and mining of penetration environment dynamics used for processing aggregated warhead penetration and fuze environment simulation/test data throughout the AF weapons enterprise at Eglin AFB, FL.• Lead software engineer for Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) project from a phase II award, subsequent enhancement award, several joint-venture extension awards, technology transfer to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Phase III award, and adoption by AFRL as an enterprise level study tool.• Lead software engineer, project manager, and architect of risk reliability and analysis cloud platform in support of Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC) using advanced AI/ML techniques to find interrelations between risks and mitigations to refine probability estimates.• Software engineer for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) interactive common scene monitor and testbed for autonomous and Human-in-the-Loop, simultaneous time of arrival algorithms in support of DARPA CODE.• Managed software development team to design, develop, and deliver products from initial research, working prototypes, delivery/acceptance tests, training/support, and maintenance on classified scientific studies.• Created tooling as necessary for use across company and AF in the form of Python packages, Gitlab CI/CD processes, optimizers, batch processors, Design of Experiment generators, web services, and executables targeting various operating systems for desktops/laptops, large (4k core) compute clusters, HPCs and microprocessors.

Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Us

• Research, design, and development of a fully immersive ship visualization system for interactive training environments.• Systems engineer in support of Damage Scenario Based Engineering Analysis (DSBEA) responsible for design, develop, and implementation of C++ CAD based tools and capabilities for modeling and simulation.

Albuquerque, Nm, Us

Lead software developer for the Ship Casualty and Analysis Report (SCAR) modeling and simulation program designed to aid the Navy's Program Management Office (PMS 500) in developing test cases for under water and air explosions (UNDEX/AIREX), personnel injury, crew and system response, and root cause analysis.

Robins Afb, Ga, Us

Served as the education and training manager for the 919 Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) on Duke Field AF, reporting directly to the LRS Commander the current health and status of 100+ airmen while evaluating programs and instructions to keep the unit up to date and in the fight.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Responsible for high-visibility flight-level programs to include: Hazardous Materials custodian, Fuel Systems, Composite Tool Kit (CTK) custodian, Automatic Data Processing Equipment (ADPE) account holder, and Precision Measurement Equipment (PMEL) custodian.