DAVID ALLAN ORR, PMP
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SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER/PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Technically proficient, detail oriented, and accurate. Analytical
troubleshooter with demonstrated ability to identify problems and implement
solutions. Proven expertise in assembling and organizing data. Team
player/team builder with extensive experience coordinating matrixed teams.
Managed CMMI level 5 certified process-driven development and Product Line
design, development and delivery.
Full Project Life Cycle Management
Agile/Waterfall Development Cycles
Program Risk Analysis/Management
Cross-Functional Coordination
Requirements Gathering/Analysis
Customer Relations
Program Metrics Analysis
Product Scalability
HIGHLIGHTS OF ACHIEVEMENTS
Secured a $500k early delivery incentive for an $8M International Traffic
in Arms Regulation (ITAR) compliant SIGINT program
Set a new company quality standard while delivering a $2M SIGINT project on
time
Reduced company overhead and improved customer satisfaction by implementing
an on-demand, financial services report management system
Identified, hired, and managed contract firm to redesign GUIs and workflow
for web-based end-user management system
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Overwatch Systems, Ltd., Austin, TX 2001-2010
Sr. Software System Project Engineer 2004 - 2009
Key leadership role of engineering teams consisting of systems engineers,
software engineers, and test engineers. Develop, track, and manage to
program schedules. Gather and analyze project metrics, adapting plans as
needed. Identify, manage, and report project risks. Coordinate project
priorities and schedules with both internal and external stake holders.
Generate technical proposals and estimates to support business development.
Conduct interviews and participate in employee evaluations.
Overcame company-driven, mid-cycle complete infrastructure change to
deliver a $1M+ HUMINT program on time and within budget
Delivered a rapid turn-around, small budget SIGINT program focused on
integrating 3rd party technology with company licensed infrastructure and
visualization tools in a seamless workflow experience for the end-user.
Developed and delivered an ITAR compliant SIGINT product line offering in
less than two months.
Sr. Software Developer/Principle Software Engineer 2001 - 2004, 2009-2010
Lead development teams through requirements analysis, project design,
implementation and code reviews. Support product test cycles. Provide on-
site customer support. Conduct interviews and participated in employee
evaluations.
Developed and maintained Java/J++ and SQL Server based federated search and
text extraction application as OSINT/OSALAT software development team lead
Componentized legacy, monolithic C/C++ based application for product line
deployment
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (continued)
FundsXpress Financial Network, Austin, TX 1998-2001
Sr. Technical Analyst 2000 - 2001
Lead Business Operation Systems (BOS) business area development team for
this Software as a Service (SaaS) company. BOS Team responsible for web-
based end-user management system for financial services institutions.
System includes customer and account management, permissions and
authentication management, auditing and reporting. Coordinated with
internal and external stake holders to prioritize business area objectives.
Communicated risks, mitigation plans, and schedule status.
Optimized customer management system's ORACLE database structure and
queries to support rapid growth in customer base and to minimize required
capital expenditures
Software Developer 1998 - 2000
Used Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOA/OOD) methodologies to
implement new features in PERL/ORACLE-based customer management system for
banking institutions. Generated on-demand audit reports to verify user
activities.
Directed ground-up redesign of end-user management system for financial
institutions: banks and credit unions as FundsXpress Information Management
software development team lead
Improved customer satisfaction and minimized system load by leading an
effort to identify customer usage patterns and refactor system GUIs to
minimize number of clicks
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS, AND AWARDS
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, University of Texas at Austin
Project Management Professional Certification (Austin PMI Chapter member)
CLEE - Engineering Leadership Institute
Current US Government Clearance
TS/SCI eligibility (2007 02 02), SSBI (2009 01 19), Full Scope Polygraph
(2007 02 02)
Overwatch Systems Awards and Recognition:
For early delivery of $8M program securing a $500k award
For executing at a high standard in performance of project engineer
responsibilities
For extended off-site support of critical business development project
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)
Microsoft Project
Microsoft SharePoint
Microsoft Visual Studio
Microsoft .NET Framework
Microsoft SQL Server
Rational Clear Case
Rational Clear Quest
C#
C/C++
Java
Perl