Avionics System Engineer

• Aug 2020 - Present

Engineer for the Air Force's MQ-9 (Reaper) Program. • Lead engineer on Pioneer TACSIT (Tactical Situation display) program • Monitor and generate requirements in JIRA based on input from customer • Coordinate test working group, test plan development, and testing events • Provide subject matter expertise to programs a part of Open Mission Systems, including Link-16. Engineer for the Air Force's MQ-9 (Reaper) Program. • Lead engineer on Pioneer TACSIT (Tactical Situation display) program • Monitor and generate requirements in JIRA based on input from customer • Coordinate test working group, test plan development, and testing events • Provide subject matter expertise to programs a part of Open Mission Systems, including Link-16.

Executive Officer - NR NAS Sigonella Installations Command

• Mar 2020 - Present

Naval Cargo Handling Battalion Eleven - Air Cargo Officer In Charge

• Jul 2016 - Mar 2020

• Responsible for the education and qualification of 35 junior sailors in the areas of Passenger Services, Aircraft Loading, Aircraft Load Planning, Air Traffic Control, and Material Handling Equipment licensing. • Mentored and empowered junior sailors to better themselves – leading to 8 sailors promoting, 3 sailors re-enlisting, and 7 sailors selected as Sailor of the Year/Sailor of the Quarter; which is a great honor.• Performed Operations in the Air Traffic Operations Center• Report directly to senior Naval Officers and established strong professional working relationships with all Headquarters staff.* Top Secret Security Clearance Show less

Executive Officer

• Sep 2013 - Jun 2016

• Lead over 30 joint service personnel in aiding DLA Disposition Services with the reutilization and disposition of joint military items no longer required/needed by units/services.• Generate the reporting of all contributory support during drill weekends and additional support, reporting and briefing directly to O-6/GS-15 at the Disposition Services headquarters• Ensure all members are mobilization ready at all times• Mentor junior officers and junior enlisted in FITREPS/Evals, Career Opportunities, and resume building for civilian employment. Show less

Operations Officer - Defense Logisitcs Agency - Disposition Services

• May 2014 - Dec 2014

• Led over 60 enlisted Army, Navy, and Air Force personnel at eight remote locations throughout Afghanistan• Maintained accountability of over $8 Million worth of equipment at these locations• Supervised personnel in the disposition, demilitarization, and removal of over 20 Million lbs of unserviceable material resulting in $6 Million returned to the United States Treasury• This mission kept over 54 military convoys off the Afghanistan roads

Aviation Maintenance Officer and Supply Corps School Student

• Jun 2008 - Aug 2013

Project Mgr Sr - EPMO

• Jun 2016 - Oct 2020

• Lead diverse teams of analysts/engineers in requirements generation, task accomplishment, test execution, cutover planning and go-live execution. • Generate project plans and budget to manage earned value • Work directly with vendor to generate SOW, quotes and contract management • Communicate with customer on routine basis regarding status, questions and concerns • Present project status to Executive level staff via self-created status dashboards and presentations • Identify risks, budget or schedule slips, develop and execute mitigation plans Show less

Engineering Project Manager

• Jan 2015 - May 2016

• Lead teams of software, hardware, systems, and qualification engineers – ensure guidance towards task completion • Develop and manage schedules, budget, and risk/opportunity registers for various projects – Earned Value • Track project cost and schedule by working directly with product EPM’s and motivating team members to work quickly with the highest quality work possible. • Lead teams of software, hardware, systems, and qualification engineers – ensure guidance towards task completion • Develop and manage schedules, budget, and risk/opportunity registers for various projects – Earned Value • Track project cost and schedule by working directly with product EPM’s and motivating team members to work quickly with the highest quality work possible.

Engineer/Technologist

• Jun 2013 - Apr 2014

• Write technical planning documents • Write Test Procedures and Cases based on Use-Case diagrams and DOORS requirements • Create Test Profiles and Scenarios for simulations to support software testing - run test procedures and verify software • Use Agile Software Engineering via JIRA/Confluence • Write technical planning documents • Write Test Procedures and Cases based on Use-Case diagrams and DOORS requirements • Create Test Profiles and Scenarios for simulations to support software testing - run test procedures and verify software • Use Agile Software Engineering via JIRA/Confluence

P-3/P-8 Fleet Software Support Lead

• Oct 2012 - May 2013

•Direct liaison for the P-3 and P-8 VP communities. •Ensure P-3/P-8 software issues and Trouble Reports (TR’s) are addressed and stored in a database for future reference, review and utilization. •Calculate and keep track of fleet support technical assist, software issue, and TR metrics for annual PRE reports and Capability Defect Package reports to ensure future funding. •Aid in the planning and support of the Fleet Introduction Training (FIT) for the new P-3 software release. •Construct and release Aircraft Software Change (ASC) Technical Directive (TD) and Fleet Release Messages for the release of P-3 and P-8 software upgrades. •Attended and Completed the United States Navy Test Pilot School Introduction to Aircraft Test & Evaluation Systems Short Course. Show less

Embedded Engineer

• Jun 2009 - Oct 2012

• Embedded engineer directly supporting the PMA-290 Software Support Activity (SSA) on the Multistatics Active Coherent (MAC) Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) Project. • Work closely with fellow testers to coordinate and schedule test assets and test events for the Tactical Computer System (TMS) Software alone as well as interfaced with the Acoustic Software. • Work closely with software developers to generate test procedures, used in both the lab and aircraft, accompanied by follow up lab and defect reports resulted from testing. • Break down detailed functional requirements resulting in Tactical Mission Software (TMS) developmental testing. • Perform detailed developmental and functional testing of TMS software in the lab, and aircraft ground and flight testing as one of two TMS Subject Matter Experts (SME). • Create Engineering Change Proposals (ECP) for the release of software to the fleet and present it to the Change Control Board (CCB) for release authorization and creation of the associated Technical Directive (TD). Show less