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Stuttgart, Bw, De

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Working concurrently with the Stuttgart team as a Sr. Applications and SharePoint developer and as well as a remote full stack developer with the Tampa development team. Interface with senior leadership to provide technical guidance and to develop custom tools to assist with their daily processes. Participate in daily standups, scrum meetings, scrum retros and scrum planning meeting

Stuttgart, Germany

Lead developer and Esri administrator for an in-house Esri server suite. Create web applications to streamline business processes and increase productivity. Gather and report data to assist senior leadership in their decision making process and increase their situational awareness and understanding. Most projects use two-week Agile methodology sprints.• Developing custom websites leveraging the Esri JavaScript and REST APIs to integrate the Global Command and Control Servers (GCCS-J) and… Show more Lead developer and Esri administrator for an in-house Esri server suite. Create web applications to streamline business processes and increase productivity. Gather and report data to assist senior leadership in their decision making process and increase their situational awareness and understanding. Most projects use two-week Agile methodology sprints.• Developing custom websites leveraging the Esri JavaScript and REST APIs to integrate the Global Command and Control Servers (GCCS-J) and SharePoint data into custom Esri maps and dashboards.• Create Feature Service REST endpoints and client side scripts with JavaScript to push data to Esri’s GeoEvents.• Use WebApp Builder Developer and Operations Dashboards to create dynamic sites which integrate the GCCS-J live track data custom overlays and SharePoint data.• Developing interactive dashboards using Insights to provide a visual representation of events and trends within the AOR.• Created and enhanced the Command’s User Defined Operational Picture (UDOP) using the Google Earth API to allow users to layer KMLs and overlays over live track data from the GCCS-J. The UDOP was used during real world events and exercises to visually show leadership key assets and events and to help in their decision making process. • Created an AngularJs website for users around Europe to track Operations and Exercises. The site generated time-based KMLs to display the information in the UDOP along with data analytics to quickly show a comparison of event types and locations. Show less

Stuttgart Area, Germany

Program deputy and technical lead supporting the EUCOM J39 OIP, the European Reassurance Initiative and the EUCOM J33. Oversaw all technical decisions and purchases for new messaging programs. • Designed systems architecture in AWS for country specific messaging programs.• Worked with a mix of social media monitoring tools to include Scraawl, IV2 (DISA), Keyhole and Hootsuite to aggregate and visualize the Big Data allowing the aggregation of data trends and determine the… Show more Program deputy and technical lead supporting the EUCOM J39 OIP, the European Reassurance Initiative and the EUCOM J33. Oversaw all technical decisions and purchases for new messaging programs. • Designed systems architecture in AWS for country specific messaging programs.• Worked with a mix of social media monitoring tools to include Scraawl, IV2 (DISA), Keyhole and Hootsuite to aggregate and visualize the Big Data allowing the aggregation of data trends and determine the effectiveness of European Reassurance Initiative (ERI) activities.• Collaborated with the J33 to create a dynamic dashboard which displayed the Common Operating Picture (COP) and the COP managers’ system log in one window. The dashboard allowed users to see real time alerts, select KMLs to overlay on the COP and find the C2 Systems checklists. Show less

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Marforeur/Af

Lead SharePoint 2010 developer working with the Knowledge Management Officer and Command and Control (C2) Systems Lead to build out the KMO/IMO team along with the Command’s Knowledge Management processes. Developed dashboards and streamlined interfaces for users in a variety of geographical locations. • Developed a website for reserving, tracking and correlating end users’ information for Friendly Force Trackers (FFT) with the Global Command and Control Servers (GCCS) Common… Show more Lead SharePoint 2010 developer working with the Knowledge Management Officer and Command and Control (C2) Systems Lead to build out the KMO/IMO team along with the Command’s Knowledge Management processes. Developed dashboards and streamlined interfaces for users in a variety of geographical locations. • Developed a website for reserving, tracking and correlating end users’ information for Friendly Force Trackers (FFT) with the Global Command and Control Servers (GCCS) Common Operational Picture (COP) and Google Earth API. The site provided and utilized a comprehensive interface and business rules to accurately overlay geospatial information within a web interface.• Customized a RFI tracker to include custom workflows. The workflows tracked status and assignment changes and sent alerts to the appropriate personnel. • Built a Read Ahead tracker which allows personnel to track documents required for the Commander and Deputy Commander during Key Leader Engagements. The tracker used conditional formatting to visually alert users when items were almost due or overdue.• Created web part pages which use Query Filter URLs and web part connections allowing single pages to be used for multiple sections. This reduced the overall number of webpages being managed.• Met with personnel in each section to discover and document business processes. Build SharePoint 2010 sites to simplify and streamline those processes. • Worked with the KMO to develop long-term Information Management plans for the command. Show less

Tampa, Florida, United States

Partner in a custom software development and IT consulting services companyspecializing in web based application development using the Microsoft technology stack (MVC UI, WCF service tier and SQL Server database), JQuery and JSON. The company works with, and supports, large companies in a wide range of field including healthcare, insurance, finance and marketing. Each customer was given a custom TFS site to define requirements and user stories; progress was tracked per customer, per user.… Show more Partner in a custom software development and IT consulting services companyspecializing in web based application development using the Microsoft technology stack (MVC UI, WCF service tier and SQL Server database), JQuery and JSON. The company works with, and supports, large companies in a wide range of field including healthcare, insurance, finance and marketing. Each customer was given a custom TFS site to define requirements and user stories; progress was tracked per customer, per user. All development adhered to the Agile Scrum development methodology; usually with two weeks sprint periods.• Created a MVC 5/SQL 2012 site to track vulnerable patients’ daily health, allow care takers to update the information and share with family and friends. • Reversed engineered parts of a MVC site, connecting to a Microsoft Dynamics CRM database, and redesigned the pages to be faster and more efficient. • Wrote a .Net application which connects to a Microsoft Dynamics CRM database through XRM web services to download data to a local data store (SQL CE). The application allows users to manipulate and enter data while offline. When a connection is reestablished, the application syncs the local data to the CRM database. Show less

Tampa, Fl Marcent

Section Team Lead, Lead developer and DBA for all classified and unclassified Enterprise SharePoint portals, .NET applications and MS SQL Servers. Worked directly with high level Commanding Officers. Worked with all functional divisions, from officers to subject matter experts, to develop, recommend, and implement strategies, policies, and procedures for managing the structure and content of the agency’s web-based products. All development was done through the full life cycle including… Show more Section Team Lead, Lead developer and DBA for all classified and unclassified Enterprise SharePoint portals, .NET applications and MS SQL Servers. Worked directly with high level Commanding Officers. Worked with all functional divisions, from officers to subject matter experts, to develop, recommend, and implement strategies, policies, and procedures for managing the structure and content of the agency’s web-based products. All development was done through the full life cycle including gathering of business requirements, testing and validation.• Integral part in the setup and data migration of multiple databases and web servers to NetApp SAN and VMWare Virtualized servers. Installed all necessary SAN utilities and protocols. Created, administered and performance profiled virtual servers using VMWare VSphere.• Performed server maintenance for databases, SharePoint and other web servers, including SharePoint portal indexes, SQL full text indexes, installing SSL certificates, database maintenance plans, and SAN backups. • Created a C# console application to pull data from the DoD APACS webservice and wrote a C# web application to display the data, allowing users to search and track items of interest.• Designed a VB.Net/MS SQL web application to track the dissemination of documents which required signatures. The site used WEBDAV to allow real-time editing of Microsoft documents for privileged users. The application increased the speed for document approvals and signatures and prevented the loss of documents which were previously being hand carried.• Created multiple SharePoint sites to display Active Directory information using custom LDAP queries. Information displayed included users’ location within the AD forest and custom attributes dependent on their location.• Responsible for securing all Web and Database servers, according to DISA and USMC guidelines, for DISA security CCRIs (Command Cyber Readiness Inspections). Show less

Tampa, Florida, United States

Performed as an instrumentation engineer for the Joint Integration and Interoperability of Special Operations (JIISO) Joint Test and Evaluation (JT&E) under SOCOM. The evaluations examined the conventional forces’ and special operations’ use of Command and Control (C2) systems to include GCCS-J, CPOF, C2PC and AFATDS. The different C2 systems were examined to see how friendly fire incidents could be prevented.• Developed a Visual Basic .NET application for requirements drill down… Show more Performed as an instrumentation engineer for the Joint Integration and Interoperability of Special Operations (JIISO) Joint Test and Evaluation (JT&E) under SOCOM. The evaluations examined the conventional forces’ and special operations’ use of Command and Control (C2) systems to include GCCS-J, CPOF, C2PC and AFATDS. The different C2 systems were examined to see how friendly fire incidents could be prevented.• Developed a Visual Basic .NET application for requirements drill down, data collection and analysis. • Identified instrumentation and measurement hardware and software to be used in lab and field tests.• Supported the development of test designs that address the resolution of test issues, accounting for test venues, test variables, test conditions, test measures, data elements and appropriate sample sizes. • Supported test and evaluation data collection and data reduction requirements for data management personnel and systems engineers. Show less

Tampa, Florida, United States

Developed software applications to aid aerospace engineers’ daily tasks during the development of full motion flight simulators. Provided schedule and resource management for the engineering teams throughout the life cycle of each simulator. • Developed a variety of VB 6.0/.Net applications which interfaced with SQL 2000. The applications included a site that tracked and graphed man-loading against current and future jobs, an application that enabled engineers to share information… Show more Developed software applications to aid aerospace engineers’ daily tasks during the development of full motion flight simulators. Provided schedule and resource management for the engineering teams throughout the life cycle of each simulator. • Developed a variety of VB 6.0/.Net applications which interfaced with SQL 2000. The applications included a site that tracked and graphed man-loading against current and future jobs, an application that enabled engineers to share information, populate an AutoCAD database, and generate reports.• Performed SQL 2000 server administrative tasks including: backups, restores, maintenance plan creation, and performance profiling.• Administered a Virtual Development Lab, which contains 60 computers on a separate domain. Designed Disaster Recovery methods for the Virtual Development Lab.• Managed groups of 15 –20 engineers through the life cycle of military simulation products. Scheduled and tracked tasks to insure adherence to project timelines.• Worked directly with program manager and engineers to solve problems encountered during the development of the simulators.• Improved processes and process tools that aided in achieving CMM level 3. Show less

Contracted for two separate projects:Contracted to design and build a Java based web page for the Florida Bird Monitoring Program which used a SQL 7.0 database backend. Site allows users to enter, query, and sort bird tracking data. The data helps researchers track important bird migratory habits.Contracted to build a user interface using Visual Basic 6.0 to an existing SQL 7.0 database. The application allowed users to query, graph and perform data analysis for the Building Products… Show more Contracted for two separate projects:Contracted to design and build a Java based web page for the Florida Bird Monitoring Program which used a SQL 7.0 database backend. Site allows users to enter, query, and sort bird tracking data. The data helps researchers track important bird migratory habits.Contracted to build a user interface using Visual Basic 6.0 to an existing SQL 7.0 database. The application allowed users to query, graph and perform data analysis for the Building Products Test Facility at the University of Florida. Created data export module. Show less

Bs, Computer Science

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