OBJECTIVE STATEMENT / PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

PMI and Microsoft certified professional with 20+ years of cradle-to-grave software engineering, design, analysis, and project management know-how, seeking a software engineering position

Experienced: Broad software design, coding, troubleshooting and analysis competence

Diverse requirements analysis, programming and project management experience

Proficient in Agile, ASP, CSS, Eclipse IDE, Ext JS, HTML, JavaScript, Java/JEE, JBoss, Jira, JQuery, JSP, Linux, MS.Net, MS Access, MS Office, MS Project, MVC, O-O, Oracle, PL/SQL, SOAP, Spring, SQL, VB/VBA/VBScript, Web Services, XML and XSL

Skilled in Ajax, JAXB, JSON, MS SQL Server, SOA, UNIX and UML

Dependable: Consistently and reliably delivers exacting requirements on-schedule/budget

Versatile: Remarkable ability to quickly and creatively master wide-ranging tasks

Diplomatic: Adept at applying interpersonal and communicative skills to achieve goals

WORK HISTORY

2005-Present: Senior Software Engineer, Constellation West, Inc., at Offutt AFB, NE

Position: Web Application Team Lead, Command and Control Software, USSTRATCOM/J8

Senior Software Engineer, Project Manager, System Engineer, Data Administrator and Business Analyst for the Global Information Grid (GIG) Area of Responsibility (AOR) Decision Support System (GADSS) software engineering team

GADSS is USSTRATCOM’s primary Web/Java-based data collection, collaboration, tracking, reporting, assessment and decision support knowledgebase application

Duties:

Interface with operational end-users, project managers, senior leadership and technical team to collect, assess and document system and software requirements and use cases

Conduct requirements gathering, architecture, infrastructure, and high-level design implementation to facilitate modeling, analysis, assessment, and simulations

Develop reports and tools to aid end-user data entering, collecting and analyzing

Ensure proper database design, implementation, documentation and maintenance on relational DBs to include structure, entity-relationships, query design and normalization

Accomplishments:

Directed and designed a long-overdue user interface overhaul and modernization project

oEnhanced the user experience by employing state-of-the-art Web technologies

oExpanded a design revamp geared toward an incremental, yet total, modernization

oSteered this monumental effort’s vision, conventions, standards and specifications

oSolidified the application’s information assurance accreditation security posture

Guided a major, high-priority, two-year engineering effort to incorporate “Last-Mile Mapping” feature that enhanced network element collection, tracking, assessment, analysis and mission impact reporting capability

oExtended local network element incident impact assessment via extensive analysis, creative user interface design and simple, yet powerful, relational database scheme

Implemented alerting features to support the National Decision Makers Initiative (NDMI)

oCoordinated with external agencies to enable secure alerting to senior leadership and international coalition partners

Supplementary Duties:

Principle member of the Command and Control Agile Methodology Implementation team

oFormulated, documented and implemented formal Agile policies and practices

Project Manager, Technical Lead and Business Analyst for User Alerts, USSTRATCOM’s Java-based, enterprise-wide command and control priority alerts and event notification system

oDirected requirements, analysis, design, maintenance, development, and deployment

1999-2005: Programmer/Manager, USAF, Cruise Missile Development at Offutt AFB, NE

Position: Operations Support Superintendent, IT Technician and Web Programmer

Accomplishments:

Designed, developed, analyzed and maintained 20+ VB/VBA Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missile (CALCM) automated mission planning support software applications

oImplemented solutions to realize short-suspense Joint Chiefs of Staff taskings

Facilitated largest cruise missile strike in history--Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

oJump-started centralized Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) planning

Engineered innovative data portability solutions--established cross-platform mission-critical file transfer indispensable to JASSM “reach-back” operations

oGuided Development of Web Mission Communications Network (WebMCN)

Oversaw legacy system infrastructure upgrade design, creation and deployment

Information Systems Security Officer/Information Technology Equipment Custodian

oSecured reliable operation for 75+ systems on seven differently-classified networks

1997-1999: Programmer/Manager, USAF, Diplomatic Support, Andrews AFB, MD

Position: Diplomatic Support Superintendent and Transition Team Lead

Accomplishments:

Managed Development/Maintenance of US and International VIP Support Systems

oDelivered air traffic scheduling, enabled global airborne communications, and automated executive support for Air Force One and other US/foreign dignitaries

oFacilitated speedy and precise Freedom of Information Act reporting

Central executor of conversion effort from active duty military to contractor operations

oComposed all contract documentation to include the Performance Work Statement, Statement of Work, Request for Proposal, and Request for Bid

oAssembled and led contractor evaluation teams to thoroughly analyze/select most qualified/cost effective firm to handle critical VIP software support operations

oIsolated essential support on 43+ applications--ensured sufficient technical coverage and smooth transition to contractor functions for USAF diplomatic operations

1993-1997: Instructor, Community College of the Air Force, Lackland AFB, TX

Educated mid-level managers in leadership, management, communication and professionalism

Focus: Process improvement, human resource management, creative problem solving, team building, oral and written communications, Total Quality Management (TQM)

Curriculum Manager: Administered and controlled all testing material, student texts, instructor aid development, printing, and distribution--ensured accuracy, consistency, and availability

1982-1993: RADAR/Computer Systems Craftsman, Philippines and Dickinson, ND

Computer-controlled RADAR systems operation, maintenance, and supervision

Project management and team leadership for multi-shift, 24 hour operations center

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

MS, Computer Information Systems, Bellevue University, Bellevue, NE (2003)

BS, Project Management, Bellevue University, Bellevue, NE (2016)

BS, System Networking and Administration, Bellevue University, Bellevue, NE (2015)

BS, Occupational Education, Wayland Baptist University, Plainview, TX (2000)

Project Management Institute Project Management Professional (2015) [PMI ID: 1840859]

Project Management Certificate, University of Nebraska at Omaha, College of Business Administration, Nebraska Business Development Center (NBDC) (2009)

Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (2008)

Enterprise Java Development Certificate, NBDC (2007)

Microsoft Certified Application Developer (.Net) (2004) [MCP ID: 3226502]

OTHER

Cleared for Top Secret information and granted access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) based on Defense Security Service/Office of Personnel Management initial and recurring single scope background investigations [Clearance current and continually active since 1997]

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