THOMPSON GRAY 2022 – present
Senior Principal Software Cybersecurity Manager / Computer Scientist
12809 Science Dr, Orlando, FL 32826
Software, Systems, and Cyber Engineering for DoD Synthetic Training Environment (STE)
- Lead engineer, reporting to CTO, supporting technical integration facility for DoD simulator efforts, including contracted development systems, and those pre-existing systems being evaluated by the Army for consideration.
- Performed asset management, vendor engagement, logistics, and physical and cyber security efforts within the integration facility.
- Performed Cyber Security Engineering for Information Assurance accreditation of integrated system components, as well as commercial software and tools utilized in integration efforts.
- Led efforts to integrate multiple mission planning, training, and simulation products into a common capability solution.
- Applied AI GRC in source selection and AI integration into modelling and simulation solutions
- Provided engineering mentorship and education to teams of college interns integrating several simulators and mission planning tools through DIS interface using C++ and Python.
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AKIMA SYSTEMS ENGINEERING 2021 – 2022
Senior Principal Cyber Engineer / Navy Qualified Validator
12211 Science Dr, Orlando, FL 32826
Cyber Engineer and Navy Qualified Validator for Naval Training Systems (NAWCTSD)
- Responsible for Cyber Security Accreditations for Naval Simulator and Training Systems and providing Cybersecurity directives and training for Program Security Personnel
- Validated RMF packages for Authority to Operate (ATO) accreditation and Annual Reviews
- Provided approved cyber packages to Navy Security Manager for final approval.
INVICTUS INTL CONSULTING / CIRCADENCE CORPORATION 2019 – 2021
Senior Systems Engineer Manager, Senior Cybersecurity Engineer
12809 Science Dr, Orlando, FL 32826
Senior Systems/Software/Cyber Engineer Manager for DoD Synthetic Training Environment (STE)
- Supported systems and cyber engineering efforts in the establishment of IA certified baseline environments for development of STE initiatives.
- Managed development and implementation of integration lab, including support for evaluation events, vendor interfaces, equipment inventory, and lab coordination.
- Developed strong relationships with representatives from DoD military and civilian, security, facility management, vendors, and cybersecurity to ensure timely flow of information.
CAMBER/HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES 2017 – 2019
Senior Software Engineer, Senior Cybersecurity Engineer
12151/ 12689 Challenger Parkway, Orlando, FL 32826
Software Lead and subsequent Senior Cybersecurity Engineer for DoD Simulator products:
- Lead creation of cyber evaluation lab for DoD for the purpose of evaluation software security posture of DoD simulation products. This effort included designing the lab, as well as planning, ordering, and installing hardware and software tools to be used in evaluations.
- Worked with senior DoD representatives to develop means of managing input of products into lab, and output of cybersecurity reports from lab.
- Evaluated product artifacts in eMass for DoD, to ensure product owners and/or development contracts were providing valid information toward cyber accreditations using RMF process.
PHILIPS HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS 2016 - 2017
Senior Manager, Product Cybersecurity
12151 Research Parkway, Orlando, FL 32826
Product Cybersecurity Manager for Patient Care and Monitoring Systems
- Managed and performed Cybersecurity and Risk Assessment for Patient Care and Monitoring Medical Products developed at multiple worldwide locations.
- Implemented methods and ensured compliance with FDA, DoD, VA, and international regulations on medical products. Coordinated security process with sales and marketing to ensure full disclosure of security posture of each product.
- Developed and presented training related to secure development methodologies.
- Responsible to Global Security Director for compliance reports, metrics, obsolescence status, and vendor/third party management.
RAYTHEON INTEGRATED DEFENSE SYSTEMS 2005 - 2016
Principal Software Engineer and Cyber Security Manager
50 Apple Hill Dr, Tewksbury, MA 01876
Information Assurance Manager and Cyber Technology Manager for PATRIOT Missile System
- Managed team responsible for obtaining Department of Defense Information Assurance Authority to Operate Certification for multiple system components and upgrades.
- Responsible for cost and schedule management, staffing, and proposal estimates
- Involved in daily verbal and written communication with DoD customers, including periodic formal presentations with company and DoD representatives.
- Responsible for managing cyber assessments of system products to determine security posture and facilitating resolution of evaluation findings.
- Responsible for development of secure software and software assurance initiatives
Software Technical Lead for System Device Resource Management System
- Lead multiple development efforts through full lifecycle.
- Involved in proposal development, budgets, schedules, staffing, earned value analysis, detailed task planning, and metrics evaluation.
- Responsible for providing ROMs for proposals and budgeting, bi-weekly performance data for progress tracking, problem analysis and resolution, and evaluating systems requirements as a liaison to Systems Engineering group.
- Responsible for rewriting existing software to transition functionality from proprietary hardware to Sun Solaris platform, using Ada programming language.
TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES / GRANITE SYSTEMS, Manchester, NH 2000 - 2005
Principal Software Engineer
Technical team lead and software developer for flagship product, an Operations and Systems Support system allowing telecommunications companies to manage inventory and configure network path components.
- Developed work plans and schedules for ten-engineer team for multiple version releases.
- Mentor for junior engineers, improving their development and problem-solving techniques.
- Provided expertise in refining development processes within the company, resulting in increased efficiency of software updates.
- Developed training course and provided technical training internationally in the use of product’s C, C++, and Java software interface (API).
- Coordinated efforts between System Engineering, Software Development, Quality Assurance, and Release Engineering through product version lifecycles.
SANDERS - LOCKHEED MARTIN, (now BAE Systems), Nashua, NH 1992 - 2000
Senior Software Engineer
Technical lead for production phase of a multi-processor-based signal exploitation system.
- Performed planning, budgeting, scheduling, cost analysis, and interface to prime contractor.
- Led team of ten engineers in development and preparation of existing and new software for production phase, reporting weekly status to project management.
- Successfully negotiated with the prime contractor in seeking modifications to original statement of work, resulting in 10% lower costs and improvements to schedule.
- Responsible for design and development of Sun/UNIX and 68040 based real-time interface simulator system, written mostly in C language, for multi-contractor project.
