Engineer Software

Tobias Christian Cahoon

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Navarre, FL 32566 ******.******@***.***

A distinguished senior-level Information Technology Professional with

extensive experience in Program Management, Project Management and Project

Engineering. Expertise in managing projects within Information Systems and

Department of Defense environments. Solid background in directing programs

to implement Enterprise Resource Management (ERP) and web-based

applications. Proven ability to bridge technology and business goals to

provide productive solutions. Demonstrated success leading and mentoring

cross-functional teams in order to maximize levels of productivity.

Excellent communicator, with emphasis on building strong client

relationships, proficient at professional and technical presentations.

Quick learner that rapidly adapts to emerging technologies.

Qualification Highlights

. Information Technology

. Project Management

. Project Engineering

. Program Management

. Quality Assurance

. Strategy Development

. Team Building

. Client Relationships

. Process Improvement

. Enterprise Resource Planning

. Software Development

. Active Security Clearance (SECRET)

Professional Experience

Operations Manager, Solutions Catalyst Group

7/2010 - present

Define and execute all public sector contracts for independently owned

business specializing in Storage Area Networks (SAN). Business development,

software support and strategic vision.

Software Lead, Jacobs Technology 1/2010

- 7/2010

Lead engineer spanning multiple projects (e.g., web-based applications,

network programming, database programming, etc.). Responsible for overall

design and advancement of sound development practices for eight(8)

developers. Support senior military leadership from an infrastructure

architecture perspective, ensuring new technologies are successfully

deployed and meet strict operation acceptance criteria.

Senior Database Specialist, Jacobs Technology

7/2008 - present

Rapid software design, development and systems integration in support of

Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) at Hurlburt Field, FL.

Senior Technical Consultant, NS Software Services

4/2008 - 7/2008

Business Development, software support, and technical consulting for

independently owned business specializing in Local, State, and Federal

Government IT solutions.

. Development of capabilities statement, marketing slides, and contract

proposals.

. Information Assurance (IA) specialist for entire suite of software.

. Development of Python-based web-applications supporting MARCORSYSCOM

with the tracking, testing, and purchasing of Chemical, Biological,

Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) equipment.

. Lead in establishing CMMI compliant processes.

Senior Technical Consultant, Solutions Catalyst Group

6/2007 - 6/2008

Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the automation of business processes, in

particular storage and data management processes, for various Fortune 500

companies (e.g., HP IT Services, Cingular, etc.).

. Perform audits of critical Information Systems

. Requirements Gathering, Design, and implementation of web-based

dashboard and automated tools for Storage Engineers, Managers, and IT

Directors utilizing Apache, PHP, Ajax, and MySQL.

Principal Capabilities Development, Tybrin Corporation

10/2007 - 7/2008

Define and execute IT strategies and objectives to maximize short term

impact utilizing existing systems and position systems for scalability.

. Prepared and executed an IT strategy for entire organization across

multiple disciplines.

o Information Lifecycle Management (ILM)

o Data Retention Plans

o Data Consolidation

o Enterprise Software Architecture

o Configuration Management

o Standard Naming Conventions

o IT Infrastructure

. SME, Software Design, for multiple Software Development Projects.

Software Engineer Manager, AFSEO

1/2006 - 6/2007

Designed, developed and managed collaborative web-based content management

system for entire DoD aircraft and weapons certification agencies.

. Designed, and implemented under rigorous software development process

(e.g., requirements specification, project plan development and

tracking, test plans, issue resolution, risk mitigation, etc.).

. Managed entire project budget and team.

Group Leader, 96th Communications Group

12/2003 - 6/2007

Managed software development efforts critical to the war fighter.

. Supervised and directed multiple engineers from various disciplines

(i.e., Electrical Engineers, Computer Scientists, and Aerospace

Engineers).

. Developed and implemented metrics monitoring project progression for

multiple projects simultaneously.

. Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG) member, directing

organizational process improvement efforts.

. Purchasing agent for entire organization.

. Developed FORTRAN-based simulations for use in Hardware-in-the-Loop

(HWIL) facilities.

. Installed, maintained, and certified CLASSIFIED network (3 Mirrored

Windows 2003 Servers, and 13 Windows XP desktops).

. Installed, and maintained lab for the Test and Training Enabling

Architecture (TENA) (2 SGI, 2 Solaris, 19 RedHat, and 19 Windows XP

Systems ).

. Developed performance evaluation software for Test and Training

Enabling Architecture (TENA), a CORBA-based C++ middleware.

Computer Scientist, 96th Communications Group

12/2001 - 12/2003

Team Member or Project Lead for various applications in support of IT

infrastructure, weapons development and certification at Eglin AFB.

. Developed enterprise-class J2EE Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)

compliant middleware consolidating accounts for over 15,000 users

across multiple platforms (e.g., Windows, UNIX, Linux, and Mac).

. Developed cross-platform C/C++ application for coordinate conversion

for use by mission analysts.

. Developed and implemented statistical controls for defect prevention

leading to successful rating of CMM Level 5, only the second

government organization ever to do so.

. Organization Team Member for CMM Level 5 Assessment.

Systems Analyst, University of West Florida

11/2000 - 12/2001

Installed and maintained UNIX(Solaris) Lab for Computer Science Department

including department web (Apache,WebSphere), email(sendmail), and

database(Oracle) servers.

. Automated account registration/activation via web-application replacing

previous process requiring users to be physically present for account

registration/activation.

. Instructor for senior citizen web-page design class.

. Equipment Custodian for entire Computer Science Department.

. Systems Administrator for Chemistry Department UNIX(SGI) systems.

Software Engineer, Accelerated Technologies

8/2000 - 11/2000

Developed graphics toolkit, and installation packages for proprietary real-

time operating system, Nucleus, in C/C++.

. Ported graphics toolkit to processor of customer's request (e.g., ARM

and MIPS core).

. Developed applications utilizing graphics toolkit demonstrating

capabilities.

. Provided customer support for graphics toolkit.

. Developed installation packages for all software distributions.

EDUCATION

B.S. in Computer Science, Magna Cum Laude, August 2000 Major GPA:

3.98 / 4.00

University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida Cum GPA: 3.81 /

4.00

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE

Languages: Proficient in C, C#, Perl, PHP, Python, Java, JavaScript,

Silverlight/WPF and SQL.

OS: Linux (RedHat/Ubuntu), Unix (Solaris), Windows (98/NT/2000/XP/2003

Server), and Mac OS X

Programs: Apache, MS Office Suite, IIS, iWorks 08, Plone, Samba,

Tomcat, Zope, Visual Studio, SQL Server

PUBLICATIONS

Pal, N. R., Cahoon, T. C., Bezdek, J. C. and Pal, K. (2001). A new

approach to target recognition for

LADAR data, IEEE Trans. Fuzzy Systems, 9(1), 44-52.

Sutton, M.A., Bezdek, J.C., and Cahoon, T.C. (1999). Image

segmentation by fuzzy clustering: Methods and issues. In Handbook

of Medical Image Processing, J. Frank, W. Broody, and E. Zerhouni,

eds., Academic Press.

Cahoon, T.C., Bezdek, J. C., and Sutton, M. A. (1999). Breast cancer

detection using image processing techniques. 9th IEEE

International Conference on Fuzzy Systems.

McKenna, R.J., Cahoon, T.C., Huband, G.W., and Tuckey, S. M. (2004).

Adding Distributed Computing Capability to Flyout Modeling

Information Center (FMIC) Models using the Test and Training

Enabling Architecture (TENA). 11th Annual ITEA Modeling and

Simulation Workshop.

1) Cahoon, T.C. (2006). Joint Model Library (JML). 12th Annual ITEA

Modeling and Simulation Workshop

2) Cahoon, T.C. (2006). The Devil is in the details, or lack thereof.

6th Annual CMMI Technology Conference and Users Group.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Member, Phi Kappa Phi

Member, Software Engineering Institute (SEI)

Member, International Test and Evaluation Association (ITEA)

Member, Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association

(AFCEA)

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