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MY EXPERIENCE

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

October 2021 - Present

  • Managed eighteen direct reports, including feedback, mentorship, and professional development

  • Created new hire curriculum to cover key knowledge gap, improving onboarding rate for developers

  • Partnered with stakeholders to prioritize reported issues and assign resources to meet business objectives

INTERMEDIATE SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

July 2020 - October 2021

  • Architectured multiple component solution to service multi-factor authentication of financial transactions

  • Ensured seamless end user UI by creating foundational modules for retail point of sale product

  • Closed the gap on reporting for asynchronous, invoice based transactions

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

January 2019 - July 2020

  • Integrated multiple application to use unified documentation tools. Managed team of five to achieve on-time release of core functionality supporting broader application restructuring.

  • Created condensed workflow to support bulk action tool filling missing gap on key immigration documentation.

ASSISTANT FLIGHT COMMANDER, INSTRUCTOR WEAPONS SYSTEM OFFICER (IWSO)

August 2017 - December 2018

  • Executed first B-1 Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) release; demonstrated successful tactical link (Link 16) subsurface target handoff between Navy and Air Force assets--revolutionized joint ASW tactics.

  • Planned Secretary of Defense directed mission within 24 hours in response to North Korean Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) test; integrated 2 B-1s with Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) and Republic of Korea (ROK) assets.

WEAPONS AND TACTICS OFFICER, INSTRUCTOR WEAPONS SYSTEM OFFICER (IWSO)

September 2016 - August 2017

  • Air Force Liaison to the Navy for fleet-level exercise; performed first integration of Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC, a Major Command) simulators with Navy training--enabled training for 1200+ joint personnel and ensured Carrier Strike Group 11 was combat ready.

  • Led 4 missions in support of Joint Interagency Task Force-South; provided 44 hours of search time/searched 2.4 million square nautical miles--Directly led to seizure of $226 million worth of illicit drugs and 17 arrests

READINESS OFFICER, WEAPONS SYSTEM OFFICER (WSO)

July 2014 - September 2016

  • Combat veteran; flew 41 sorties in support of multiple contingency operations--employed 137 Joint Direct Attack Munitions, destroyed 104 targets, supported multiple troops in contact situations

  • Reported combat readiness data; tracked 80 personnel and $3.9 Billion worth of assets--provided actionable data to Chairmen Joint Chiefs of Staff

STUDENT, WEAPONS SYSTEM OFFICER (WSO)

September 2013 - July 2014

  • Advanced Weapons System Officer (WSO) training, focusing on combat employment of the B-1B Lancer long-range, supersonic bomber.

  • Academic Average of 92.2%

  • Received above average rating for Crew Resource Management

STUDENT, COMBAT SYSTEMS OFFICER (CSO)

May 2012 - September 2013

  • Undergraduate Combat System Officer (CSO) training.

  • Graduated in the top one third of my class.

  • Academic Average of 97.6%

  • Received Mike Gilroy Award for Excellence in Electronic Warfare.

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