I have been programming computers since the age of 15. My first program was written in Basic on a TI-99 computer. It allowed two users to play Othello (also known as Reversi) on a TV screen, or it would play the game against a single user. I was very proud of the fact that my brother, who is 4 years older than I am, could not beat my algorithm.

My degree is in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Artificial Intelligence (MSEE from North Carolina State University), in part because I wanted to understand computers from the ground up. Experience in project management while maintaining strong skills as an individual contributor.

• Designed/implemented data ingest apps, including scripts in Bash, Perl, Python and Powershell
• developed Python script that passed Splunk data to a REST API for creating tickets in an internal ticketing system
• developed alerts using SPL (Search Processing Language)
• developed SPL Reports
• implemented connections with relational databases using DB Connect
• integrated AppDynamics to ingest data into Splunk via HEC (HTTP Event Collector)
• minor experience with SOAP APIs

• Made and Implemented all decisions regarding selection of hardware, approval of documentation, and design of software for DASSS
• Controlled design and wrote half the software code, including all Assembly Language, consisting of approximately 10,000 lines of Ada. System used commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware
• Developed a terminal emulation program which communicated via NTDS interface to allow DASSS computer to be used while the trainer was in maintenance mode. Otherwise, DASSS would not have been utilized in this mode
• Designed and Developed one DASSS Engineering Development Model and 12 delivered units for shore based training facilities. At an average cost of $23,500 per unit, replaced a $450,000 system with a plug compatible PC based system that stores the sound data on computer hard disk instead of a physical tape system. Saved taxpayers, government and the U.S. Navy over $5 million by lowering system, maintenance and power consumption costs

• Translated routines of UTS' primary software product, which was originally written in Basic, to Fortran and Assembly to meet needs of next generation of the software product. Accomplished task in a timely fashion which resulted in added efficiency of system, as well as a personal pay raise of 50 percent from $10 to $15 per hour.
• Wrote software to communicate in various protocols with different recorder devices that gather information. This allowed flexibility for Power companies and different software to communicate with all major vendors' recorders to bring the data onto one computer platform.
• Created and Implemented a system that exchanged data at night when the computers were not normally used to ensure that customer, Duke Power, acquired accurate inventory information on a daily basis for their three labs.