B rian Parrish
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SYSTEMS ANALYST
Experienced Systems Analyst with expertise in researching problems, planning solutions, recommending software
and systems, and coordinating development to meet business goals. Expert in gathering, analyzing and defining
business and functional requirements; creating decision-making tools; data-modeling and process-mapping initiatives;
and designing/re-engineering processes, workflows and technology solutions for information systems and networks.
P roven ability to lead technical projects and deliver solutions improving revenues, margins and workplace
p roductivity.
Expertise Highlights
Testing/Scripting/Documentation Database Design & Development
Strategic Technology Planning Major Software/Systems Implementations
Data/Business/Systems Analysis Systems Security & Disaster Recovery Planning
Data Flow & Process Mapping Technical Writing (Manuals/System Specs)
SQL Queries & Data Modeling Quality System Development
Security Clearance
Currently hold a DOD Secret clearance.
Professional Experience
DSD LABORATOR IES, I NC – B RIDGEPORT, WV 10/2006 to 04/2010
Technical Manager / Lead Test Engineer
Responsible for managing technical aspects of a Common Criteria Testing Laboratory (CCTL) including
p roject management of evaluations. Ensured that all personnel were trained and performed all aspects of
software security support including testing, quality management and configuration management. This
i nvolved designing and implementing the network, calibrating and using network monitoring equipment,
a nd creating the security policies for the test network. Laboratory conformances included ISO 9001:2008,
I SO 17025, and IEEE STD 1012-1998. Tools used: Nessus, Snort, Ethereal/Wireshark, Metasploit,
WebScarab.
Key Managed project throughout certification process including proficiency testing by
R esults: four senior NSA validators.
Managed evaluation projects through the evaluation process for three products.
Maintained a 100% pass rating from several audits by ISO and NV LAP auditors.
CJ IS N-DEx Sustaining Engineer 04/2008 to 06/2009
Responsible for developing, designing, implementing and testing solutions for issues and errors found in
t he N-DEx system. These issues and errors a re found by the testing team for the N-DEx system and the user
community and a re recorded in the form of Deficiency Reports (DR). Tools used: IBM Rational ClearCase,
Apache Subversion, SVN, TortoiseSVN, J2EE, JSP, XML, Oracle, N-DEx I EPD.
Key Resolved 7 DRs implemented in 3 builds of the system
R esults: Verified 300 DRs against the Increment Two baseline
Was closely involved with FB I personnel on the Data Sharing and the LEA
Communication I ntegrated Product Teams.
FAIR MONT STATE UN IVERSI TY – FAIRMONT, WV 08/2004 to 05/2009
Adjunct Professor
Responsible for providing a quality learning experience to students on a semester basis. Reporting to the Dean of the
School of Business performed instruction-related duties and responsibilities in accordance with the mission, policies
and procedures of the college.
MANTECH I N TERNAT IONAL – FAIR MONT, WV 12/2004 to 09/2006
Staff Systems Engineer
DoD Open Media Environment (DOME) Project: Design and development of a laboratory environment to test the
i mpacts of components in a multimedia network. Tools used: UML (including Use Case definition), IBM WebSphere,
J2EE, SOAP, WSDL, Eclipse, UDDI, XML, XSLT, XSD, XML data binding, Oracle, VB.NET, Systems Architect.
Key Developed initial laboratory network, testing processes and overall procedures
R esults: Completed testing process on V TC equipment
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D LA Supply Chain Technology Integration, Modernization, and Support (SC TIMS) Project: Duties include research,
design and development of prototypes, and implementation of new technologies.
Key Research topics included: XML Analytics and Supply Chain metrics, Web
R esults: collaboration products, and Agent Technology theories and military applications
Provided research that led to three prototypes for D LA
I N FORMAT ION MANUFACTUR ING CORP. - FAIRMONT, WV 10/1998 to 11/2004
Software Engineer I I
Interactive Electronic Technical Manual (IETM) Task: Consultation, research, development of prototypes, and
i mplementation of new technologies. Object Oriented Design, development, testing and implementation of an EDI
p rototype system that links an existing IETM and the DLA parts ordering system using XML and an Oracle ODBC
connection. Tools used: J2EE, SOAP, WSDL, Eclipse, UDDI, XML, XSLT, XSD, XML data binding, Oracle, VB.NET,
Systems Architect, DODAF.
Key Developed w rapper around I ET M that converted all communication into UD I XML
R esults: d ata
Wrote web-based form that accepted UD I XML data and served it to the D LA system
Decision Support Environment (DSE) Task: Consultation, research, development of prototypes, and implementation of
new technologies. Design, development, and testing of a graphical user interface to an Oracle based data warehouse
on a web-based portal. Tools used: ColdFusion, WebDB, Oracle, IBM Rational Rose, Systems Architect, DODAF.
Key Lead developer for Web-based portal using ColdFusion
R esults: Maintained system through 2 additional development iterations
Provided user access to system
DLA/MMI Project: Development anda implementation of a Target Architecture for Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
I nformation Technology system. Duties include consultation, research, development of prototypes, and
i mplementation of new technologies.
Key Developed a 10 year Target Architecture for D LA systems
R esults: Worked closely with customer for development of Target Architecture
DSD LABORATOR IES, I NC – FAIRMONT, WV 08/1997 to 10/1998
Software Engineer
Morgantown Personal Rapid T ransit (MPRT) Project: Re-hosting and testing of software originally written
for a DEC PDP-11 based system to ANSI C on a U N IX based Windows NT PC System using VxWorks.
Key Re-hosted roughly 1 million lines of code
R esults: Work led to MPRT receiving accolades as Best Monorail System in country
UN I TED STATES AIR FORCE – T I NKER AFB, OK 02/1994 to 06/1997
AWACS Surveillance Computer Systems Programmer/Analyst
Performed hardware/software requirements analysis, developed/expanded high-level and detailed software designs,
i ntegration and implementation of necessary code, and tested software changes in the surveillance, identification,
d isplays, and switch action components of the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWAC) operational
Software. Developed, integrated, documented, and tested a product tracking database using Microsoft Access and
V isual Basic.
Key Member of process improvement team that upgraded unit’s CMM I level from 1 to 3
R esults: d uring my tenure.
Education
WEST V IRG IN IA UN IVERSI TY– MORGANTOWN, WV
Master of Science in Software Engineering (MSSE), 2004, GPA was 3.45.
FAIR MONT STATE UN IVERSI TY– FAIRMONT, WV
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BSCS), 2002, GPA was 3.56.
Technology Summary
Six Sigma Black Belt, Scheduled to take CISSP exam on September 18th, 2010
Certifications:
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Applications: Apache Subversion, Eclipse, Ethereal/Wireshark, IBM Rational ClearCase, IBM Rational Rose.
I BM WebSphere, Metasploit, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Microsoft SQL Query Analyzer,
M icrosoft SQL, Microsoft Visio, N-DEx IEPD, Nessus, Norton Ghost, Oracle, Snort,
TortoiseSVN, WebDB, and WebScarab
Systems: L INUX, UNIX, Windows, and VxWorks
Languages: Ada, ASP.NET, BASIC, C#, C, C++, COBOL, ColdFusion, EDI, HTML, IBM 370 Assembler,
J2EE, Java, JavaScript, JOVIAL, JSP, Microsoft Access, Pascal, PHP, PL/SQL, PowerBuilder,
SQL, UDDI, VB.Net, Visual Basic, Visual C++, WSDL, XML,XSD, and XSLT
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
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