Experience

Dynamic Animation Systems

• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Jan 2001 - Present

  US Navy Team Training Simulators Provide program management support for the ASW portion of the Combined ASW and IAMD Trainer (CIAT) for shore based synthetic signature generation surface ship trainer. Provide program management shore based synthetic signature generation submarine team training. Direct manager for program related tasks of contract personnel, responsible for all software engineering and design decisions, implementation, testing, configuration management and installation for CIAT, Common Operational Analysis and Employment Trainer (COAET) and the Acoustic Analysis Trainer (AAT) training systems at various Navy training sites CONUS and OCONUS. Started career at DAS supporting NSWCCD on submarine training guidance and tactical decision aid systems as a software engineer, developing front-end graphical user interfaces (GUI) and back end processing applications and algorithms for navy tactical and training systems developed at NSWCCD. Developed programs under C, C++, Object C, Pascal, LISP, Scheme, Prolog, OpenGL, SML and various scripting languages. Concentration in the area of Modeling and Simulation, under LINUX and Windows operating systems as well as the virtual machine environments within these operating systems. Bridges experience as a US Navy Sonar Technician, Computer Programmer and Program Manager to ensure highest quality assurance of training system to Navy fleet personnel. Show less



US Navy

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sonar Engineer

  • May 1991 - May 1997

  Enlisted United States Navy prior to going to school full time at Virginia Tech and receiving a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science. Honorably completely 6 year enlistment as the towed array and sonobuoy work center supervisor and Sonar Watch Standing Supervisor on the USS Barry (DDG-52). Managed a team of technicians and operators responsible for the operations of the SQQ89 sonar system, shipboard ASW training, training content development, sonar software and hardware maintenance, and administrative support. Operated and maintained the AN/SQQ-89(V) 5 sonar suite in direct support of Anti-Submarine Warfare operations for the USS Caron (DD-970) and its Battlegroup. This included the operation of the AN/SQR-19 towed array sonar, the AN-SQS-53B hull mounted sonar, and the AN-SQQ-28 sonobuoy sonar subsystems. Lead operator and lead maintainer of the AN/SQQ-89(V)6 sonar suite and the operational readiness of the AN/SQR-19 towed array sonar and the AN/SQQ-28 sonobuoy sonar subsystems for the USS Barry. Combat Systems Team Training (CSTT) coordinator for Sonar and Electronic Warfare (EW) operations while serving on the USS Barry. Prior to serving on the USS Barry, completed pipeline SQQ-89 operator and maintainer courses in San Diego, finishing first in class (honor man) in both pipeline courses. Show less