Experience

JEA

• United States
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• SOCC Bulk Power Operations Engineer

  • Mar 2018 - Present



CSX

• United States
• Rail Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Software Developer

  • Nov 2014 - Feb 2017

  CSX/Anysolv Technologies, Inc. (Rockwell Collins/Arinc) Software Developer: Worked contracts with CSX to develop Positive Train Control (PTC). This is accomplished by designing Safety System Software that will take over if an Engineer is negligible. Some tools used to create the Locomotive Simulation Software are Virtual Machines (VMWare), Linux, XML/XSD (Schemas), Oracle/SQL Databases, StarTeam, & C/C++. In addition, Test Scripts were regularly written at the end of Sprints for Regression testing and to ensure quality assurance. A daily environment consisted of serving on a Programming team in which regular practices of Scrum and Agile software development methodologies were utilized.



Logistic Services International, Inc.

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Simulation Engineer

  • Jun 2002 - Aug 2014

  Logistic Services International, LSI Inc. Software Engineer: Worked contracts with the United States Department of Defense (DOD) concerning classified Simulated Course Ware based training. Frequently travel abroad to investigate aircraft in order to replicate/simulate their systems. Developed software ranging from simulated flight, weapons, and sight controls of both the Longbow Apache Attack Helicopter (LPT) and the CH-47 Chinook Transport Carrier’s (CDT) dynamic avionic systems, using object oriented programming such as C# and C++. In addition, embedded coding was implemented to drive physical hardware. Simulated airborne communications system such as the ARC-231 Skyfire Military Radio (VHF/UHF/LOS/DAMA/Satcom/Maritime/HQ/Sincgars). This radio had the ability to support multi-band, multi-mission, secure anti-jam voice/data, and imagery network-capable communications in a single component. Touch Screen and Tablet/IPAD technology were implemented along with SQL database coding in order to store multiple airport flight run-ways. Served on Software Development teams (using TortoiseSvn) to create a Virtual Gaming Trainer known as Armament Dogs (ADDA) utilizing databases, multi-networked servers, and Subject Matter Expert (SMEs) to accomplish the missions. The game was built on a platform using C++ and HTML.



Ericsson

• Sweden
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Switch Test Engineer II

  • Aug 1999 - Aug 2001

  Ericsson Inc/Field Engineer Switch Tester II: Traveled throughout the United States, consulting with the customer to draft technical reports in a SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) environment. Worked with Digital/Analog Markets (Cingular Wireless, Triton PCS, and AT&T). Duties included Upgrading/Integrating Cell Sites in the form of Macros, Omnis, and Sectors. Loaded Central Processors (CP, manages and monitors a Switch’s performance) and Adjunct/IO Processors (APG/IOG, supervise the CP and collects billing data). Implemented, modified, and designed Data Translations (DT) by utilizing Routers, PBXs, WAN, LAN, NT, Ethernet, TCP/IP, Proxies, Signaling Transfer Points (STP), & Home Locater Registers (HLR). Physically tested DS0/DS1s, SS7 Links, and cross connections of the DAC/DSX using Tberds, CSUs, etc. Lead teams relating to cellular: Rehoming, Channel Adds, Radio Base Station Installations, & Software Loads.



Maxwell House Coffee

• Process Engineer (SAP)

  • May 1997 - Jun 1999

  Maxwell House Coffee Plant Inc. - Phillip Morris Process Engineer/SAP: Principle skills here were Quality Control, which were normally exercised by debugging and troubleshooting automated electrical control devices (Allen Bradley Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), relays, lumonic lasers, panelmates, servo-motors, actuators, regulators, digital I/O cards, etc). Other duties introduced were reviewing plant blueprint for expansion, Lean Six Sigma methodology, and writing Ladder Logic for PLCs (XIC, OTE, XIO, Bit addresses, Sealed-in rungs, Scan-cycles, Counters, Timers, Latches, I/O Cards, etc). Lastly, a solid understanding of Servo Controllers (or error-correction controllers, which help control mechanical parameters) and Robotics Systems was adapted.