Tom P. Bigelow Email & Phone Number

Florida, United States

Reston, Virginia, Us

Dual role of Engineering Director to manage an immersive training studio and Unreal Engine developercreating multiplayer digital twin aircraft for the US Air Force utilizing VR (HTC Vive) and first-personplatforms.■ Joined Leidos as Director of Engineering to bring existing team together, get projects back on track, and focus the team on making on-time deliverables. Achieved all 3 goals within 6 months by delivering three projects to our customer and our major project delivered on time two months after that. All projects received high praise from the customer along with requests for additional features and new projects.■ Led team of 12 engineers and testers to deliver multiple products to our Air Force customer. Involved daily in all aspects of planning and development for the studio team regarding implementation schedules and continuous delivery of project milestones.■ Collaborated with customer, subject matter experts (SMEs), product managers, producers and artists to review project requirements, estimate level of effort, design and review content/interactions.■ As an Unreal developer in both Blueprint and C++, focused on User Interface design and implementation, useranalytics and visual reporting, automated execution system to allow scripted testing (see portfolio).■ Responsible for all aspects of team management including: annual reviews, timesheets, employee feedback via one-on-ones, interviewed and evaluated potential candidates, worked with HR to communicate performance issues with employees when necessary.[Technologies Used: Unreal Engine 4/5, C++, Angular 11, JavaScript, Bootstrap, HTC Vive]

Reston, Virginia, Us

Frontend web developer supporting various web applications for Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA).[Technologies Used: Angular 7/8, JavaScript, Bootstrap]

Huntsville, Alabama, Us

Architect and full stack engineer supporting SOCOM (United States Special Operations Command) and the SOF (Special Operations Force) Enterprise Knowledge Management (KM) mission.[Technologies Used: Angular 7/8, JavaScript, Bootstrap, C#, .NET Core Web API 2.2, Entity Framework 6, LINQ]

Mclean, Va, Us

Engineering Manager and Unity Developer for a game studio team of 17 software engineers designing, implementing and delivering immersive training applications for desktop, mobile, web and VR/AR (HTC Vive and Microsoft HoloLens).■ Continuous management of development team and delivery of 10-15 concurrent applications■ Collaborated with Instructional System Designers (ISDs), Game Designers, Producers and Artists to review project requirements, estimate level of effort, design and review content/interactions■ Grew engineering team by adding 8 developers in the first year to accommodate continual increases in workload – involved in every step of the process: reviewing resumes, interviews, offers, and on-boarding■ Provided technical expertise for proposals and client interactions – frequent traveler as engineering support during client visits, trade shows, and technical forums[Technologies Used: Unity 5.x/2017/2018, C#, HTC Vive, Microsoft HoloLens, Plastic SCM]

North Charleston, Sc, Us

■ Lead architect and developer of the user interface for an admin dashboard application focusing on Information Systems Continuous Monitoring (ISCM) for the Army Research Labs (ARL)■ Designed and implemented Risk Management and Reporting features along with improvements to data visualization and implementation of an interactive date histogram for displaying and querying data■ Designed and created mockups based upon government’s requirements for peer review■ Application uses React and Bootstrap for the user interface, Elasticsearch REST API calls for retrieving data, Immutable JS and re-structure to handle the application state[Technologies Used: React, JavaScript, Elastic Stack]

Falls Church, Va, Us

■ Lead developer and architect of the user interface for EHR application focusing on vision care■ Designed front end of application using CSS, HTML, JavaScript, AngularJS and Bootstrap■ Created and implemented major application components, such as system and user settings■ Performed User Acceptance Testing and incorporated feedback to enhance usability■ Designed and created mockups based upon doctors’ requirements and review■ Implemented prototypes for quarterly governmental In Progress reviews■ Worked with data team to help design backend services using a REST API returning JSON

Vienna, Virginia, Us

■ Served as lead developer for geospatial web applications related to projects for the Department of Homeland Security, Military Health Systems, and the US Secret Service■ Lead role in disaster preparedness and response simulation system for MHS contract■ Designed, developed and delivered an incident management application for the US Secret Service; due to customer satisfaction with the resulting system, Ardent was awarded their largest multi-year contract to continue development

San Jose, Ca, Us

Voice Technology Group (VTG)■ Joined Voice Technology to design, document and test new features for Cisco’s IP Phones■ Focused on improving user interface, networking enhancements and marketing requirements■ Wrote user interface, software design, and API specifications for new features■ Wrote complete Unit test plans to identify and resolve problematic areasNetwork Management Technology Group (NMTG)■ Enhanced an existing suite of intelligent network management applications for automated device provisioning in a variety of networking domains■ Designed and implemented new product requirements from marketing■ Improved usability of existing application; promoted to Software Development Manager after successful delivery of major release■ Managed team of 12 software engineers to create new web-based application; traveled to customer sites, recorded workflows, and performed customer interaction tests