Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) - Atlantic
Project: DARPA Coordinated Hardware Agnostic Operating System (CHAOS)
Role: Project Lead/Software Engineer 2003 - Present
- Manage a multidisciplinary team of 12, facilitating rapid development and prototyping cycles.
- Coordinate tasking and oversee equipment procurement while managing budget constraints.
- Review hardware designs for drone fleets, including user interfaces and network communications.
- Oversee field testing events and contribute to software payload development.
Project: DARPA Learning Introspection Control (LiNC)
Role: Contract Officer Representative (COR) 2022 - Present
- Create and manage contract packages, ensuring alignment with technical progression and financial objectives for five LINC performer teams.
- Review and verify monthly technical and financial reports to ensure compliance with contract specifications and objectives.
- Collaborate with Program Manager and Business Portfolio Manager to adjust contracts and funding in response to evolving requirements and funding levels.
Project: DARPA Robotic Autonomy in Complex Environments with Resiliency (RACER)
Role: Software Developer 2021 - Present
- Develop and maintain a web interface for situational awareness, enabling tracking of infrastructure, autonomous vehicles, and personnel within a 3-6 mile test area.
- Implement a GPS tracking system using Raspberry Pi, Pixhawk, and Here3 GPS for enhanced vehicle navigation and data collection.
- Create software for generating heatmaps utilizing Silvus' Mesh radio API to support site surveys and mesh network evaluations.
- Assist analysis team and project management in course selection for autonomous vehicles, contributing to strategic planning and decision-making processes.
Project: DARPA Subterranean Challenge (SubT)
Role: Software Developer 2018 - 2021
- Developed software enabling automatic camera triggering for video packages,
enhancing marketing and promotional efforts.
- Assisted in tracking robotic movements using graphical displays, contributing to team development efforts.
- Managed on-site network setup and dismantling, and controlled cameras for live streaming team events.
Project: DISA SCAP Compliance Checker (SCC)
Role: Software Developer 2013 - 2019
- Collaborated with management and government agencies to gather and analyze requirements, contributing to the development of new software features aligned with SCAP and OVAL updates.
- Designed and implemented an automated Open Checklist Interactive Language
(OCIL) standard, enhancing the ability to capture and store management-related queries within SCAP results by independent validators.
- Developed a prototype for automated remediation, enabling the import of SCAP scan results for Windows systems and providing actionable remediation guidance for end-users.
- Conducted digital signature validation for XCCDF files during content import and executed comprehensive unit testing across Windows, OSX, Linux, and Solaris platforms.
Project: CyberSecurity IV&V
Role: IV&V Investigator 2007 - 2010
- Managed teams to analyze enterprise networks, ensuring compliance with
Department of Defense and Federal Government security standards.
- Developed and executed technical test plans, collaborating with system and network administrators to evaluate results and address security vulnerabilities.
- Prepared comprehensive certification and accreditation reports for higher-level review and approval, outlining plans of action for identified security weaknesses
