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DraperSenior Member of Technical Staff
Mar. 2024Tampa, Florida, United StatesAssisting the MCS/COP WebTAK project at SOCOM under PEO SDA. I am primarily working on the frontend in React.js and developing backend services.
VES LLCSenior Software Engineer
Aug. 2022 - Jan. 2024Tampa, Florida, United States• Supporting the JATF (Join Acquisition Task Force), a Rapid Prototyping lab for SOCOM, by building web applications, microservices, and Infrastructure as Code. • Containerization: I utilized Docker and Docker Compose extensively because our applications need to be cloud agnostic. I was the go-to Docker Compose developer on the team to make sure everyone’s microservices worked together. • Backend Web Development: Built web applications to manage watchlist data to identify when our sensor network found an identity or electronic device. Created a real-time alerting system using Golang to handle high volume message parsing and Python as the Backend Rest API. We utilized MQTT for our embedded devices and Kafka for our facial recognition system as our message queues. • Technology Scouting: Tested outside vendor technology to identify if the technology will help SOF operators and what is feasible going forward. We saved the Department of Defense 7 years and millions of dollars in R&D. In particular, Lazarus AI has an OCR to structured JSON program where they needed $250,000 to test and implement for our needs versus a contract with a big DoD firm that was asking for $3M. • AWS: I was the AWS admin and cost optimizer. I saved the team over $2k/month on our billing and worked on lifecycle management of data and when it needed to be deleted or converted to long-term storage. Used boto3 to interact with S3 and other services to remove old data, upload files, and read AWS SQS queues. • Worked with Junior Engineers to accelerate their learning curve, development time, and improve their critical thinking skills. • Skills: Python, Golang, FastAPI, MongoDB, PostGIS/pSQL, AWS, Docker with Compose, Kafka, MQTT, Vagrant, Terraform, and Linux CLI via SSH.
ArcarithmSoftware Engineer
Jul. 2021 - Aug. 2022Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville Area• Developed a modeling and simulation web application for the Missile Defense Agency which allowed them to utilize their vast amounts of dormant data. Built the app using Golang/Gin as the backend and React.js as the frontend. The project was a large Agile-Scrum based project involving over 100 developers. • Developed React.js and Cesium code for Modeling and Simulation Efforts for the Army's Anti-UAS System. • CI/CD: I maintained and built upon existing Gitlab CI/CD pipeline to make sure my commits were building and passed extensive testing. • Skills: Golang, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React.js, MongoDB, Gitlab CI/CD, and TypeScript.
Fusion Technology LLCApplication Engineer
Mar. 2021 - Jun. 2021• Worked with FBI Cyber Division to streamline their industry partner collaborative efforts for identifying threat hunting. • Developed internal software processes to automate the pipeline for the cyber analysts that would save 2 hours a day. • Skills: Python, C#, Splunk.
PENTA RESEARCH, INC.Program Analyst
Jul. 2019 - Mar. 2021• GIS: Redesigned and developed a program that saves time and reduces errors by using Python with Open GIS libraries to replace legacy Fortran code. Used Python packages like Geopandas, Shapely, etc. • Data Preprocessing: Most of the GIS data I worked with along with the different excel spreadsheets required me to process large data sets, sanitize them, and transform them into the database. • Prototyped a Data Fusion application that would ingest an excel template, find the needed data and give it to the MDA analysts saving them 8 hours per run. • Skills: Git and SVN, SQL, Pandas, Data Preprocessing, and Web Development with React.js.
Radiance TechnologiesSoftware Engineer
Feb. 2016 - Jun. 2017Huntsville, Alabama, United States• Developed a web scraping tool and web application to gather, collect, and best assess open-source intelligence. • Expanded and developed a flight simulator to save the Army millions of dollars in flight training costs for onboard analysts. • Helped develop a wargame simulator for analysts to playback and share their simulations. • Skills: Web Development with React.js, C++, C#, GitHub, XML, Jenkins, Algorithms, Debugging, Data Structures, HTML/CSS, Linux, Digital Ocean, JavaScript, and Python.
Rockwell CollinsSystem Engineer
Aug. 2014 - Dec. 2015Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States• Research and Development for the Networking Systems group. Implemented a Mobile Ad-hoc Network Multicast Protocol for our proprietary networking platform. • Skills: C/C++, Embedded Programming, Networking, and Linux.
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