Experience

New Sky

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Owner

  • May 2022 - Present



Firia

• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP of Engineering

  • Dec 2021 - May 2022

  - Manage engineering workload for a team of consultants. Help with Engineer development and personal growth. Prioritize tasks for the company and help make critical business decisions.

• Senior Design Engineer

  • Dec 2018 - Dec 2021

  - Engineering consultant responsible for the design, development, and integration of Internet of Things (IoT) applications.- Managed small projects from inception to deployment in rapid timelines. Headed customer relationships, wrote software, and managed budgets.



Pinnacle Solutions, Inc.

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Engineer

  • Oct 2017 - Nov 2018

  - Instrumental in Establishing an instructional engineering capability for the $60M CBID II contract. Hired a team, determined the technical requirements, and built a new level of capability for the company.- Led a team of 13 C# / Unity developers, 3D artists, and subject matter experts to create Pinnacle's flagship product, the UH-60M Virtual Maintenance Trainer (VMT).

• Software Engineer

  • Mar 2016 - Oct 2017

  - Led a team of 3 in a C# / ASP.net web-based development project. Product tracks individual's currencies for a potential military customer.- Managed / wrote code for a small, web-based application in PHP, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS for an existing military customer.



United States Air Force

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Officer and C-130 Pilot

  • Jun 2004 - Apr 2016

  Air Force Officer for 12 years and a C-130 pilot for 10 years. I was stationed in Cheyenne, Wyoming from 2006-2010; in Ramstein, Germany from 2011-2014; and in Little Rock, Arkansas from 2014-2016. I have over 2,900 flight hours, I have commanded aircrews across the globe, and I have led teams in office-related activities. I have been the director of compliance for a 1,300 member organization, a safety officer, a training flight commander, and a scheduler. I have gained invaluable leadership skills, teamwork abilities, technical training, and maturity.



Central Intelligence Agency

• International Affairs
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Intern, Science & Technology Office

  • Jun 2003 - Aug 2003

  I conducted research into steganography, the art of hiding messages in images. The project was conducted in C++. I conducted research into steganography, the art of hiding messages in images. The project was conducted in C++.