CV
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Oracle | Director of Software Engineering | April 2022 - Present
Lead three specialized teams (Database Administration, Pipeline and Automation Development, and Database Tools and Utility Development) supporting Global Industry Units across 8 sectors and 60 project teams managing up to 800 databases.
Developer Platform: Designed and delivered a common, parameter-driven developer platform built on Oracle Autonomous Database (ADB), replacing a fragmented setup process that required each team to independently configure authentication, middle-tier setup, database provisioning, tenancy, source control, test pipelines, and branch-based orchestration. What previously took weeks per team now takes minutes. The platform leverages refreshable clones and automated provisioning to support branch-based development at scale, maintained by a dedicated team handling improvements, outages, and evolving requirements.
Source Code Management Migration: Led the migration of 100 repositories from GitLab to Oracle Source Code Management as part of a supply chain security initiative. Delivered security process training to 400 developers on the new tooling and compliance requirements.
AI Integration: Expanded platform capabilities to incorporate AI-driven automation including code generation, document generation, RAG pipelines, agent and skill development, reporting automation, and CLI tooling for developers. Integrated Oracle AI Database to support intelligent automation across the development lifecycle.
BAE SYSTEMS | Information Technology Application Development Manager | 2019 - 2022
Managed a matrix team responsible for a large-scale Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) 12c upgrade spanning over 2,000 RICE components (Reports, Interfaces, Customizations, and Extensions).
Source Code and Deployment Modernization: The development team had no prior source code management practice. Led the design and implementation of a CMMC-compliant development operation built on GitLab and Flexagon, a deployment platform purpose-built for EBS environment management. A small core team stood up the full system and worked with the broader development organization to automate the entire upgrade deployment pipeline, eliminating the need for manual intervention.
Outcome: All 2,000+ components were deployed on time with fully automated execution. The tooling and process were subsequently opened to multiple teams across the organization to advance broader CMMC compliance and source code management goals.
Oracle | APEX Team Member and Oracle Cloud Architect | 2016 - 2019
Contributed to the Oracle Managed Database Cloud Services team during a formative period of Oracle’s cloud growth, supporting the Exadata Express Cloud Service, a managed Oracle Database platform running on Exadata engineered systems and serving thousands of customers worldwide as a Platform as a Service (PaaS) offering.
Served as a key member of the Oracle APEX team, collaborating with team members across topics including security, bug resolution, and translation processing for product internationalization.
Day-to-day responsibilities centered on keeping the platform operational: server maintenance, node configuration, and continuously improving automation scripts as infrastructure requirements evolved. Executed multiple system-level upgrades including Hudson, operating system, and certificate operations across the environment.
Made a direct product contribution to customer-facing export and import functionality, enabling customers to migrate databases between systems, a capability that extended the platform’s value for enterprise users.
Quality and automated testing were a consistent thread throughout the role. Maintained and improved the comprehensive test pipeline to ensure that platform changes were validated automatically before reaching production. Also trained in customer support and production infrastructure, handling support tickets directly alongside engineering responsibilities.
Sumneva | Co-Founder | 2015 - 2016
Co-founded Sumneva, an Oracle APEX consulting and solutions firm, serving clients in the Aerospace and Healthcare industries. Worked directly with three clients to deliver cloud-based solutions using Oracle and AWS technologies.
Key engagements included AWS Elastic Cloud infrastructure setup, Oracle Cloud footprint design, a secure REST messaging system enabling data transmission from internal systems to external customer-facing interfaces, and client education and custom training.
The engagement expanded hands-on experience with AWS cloud architecture, representing a significant area of technical growth alongside the Oracle-focused consulting work.
Accenture | Senior Product Developer | 2013 - 2015
Originally joined Enkitec, a specialized Oracle consulting firm of approximately 50 people, which was acquired by Accenture a year later. Served as IC and product lead on a small team developing a configurable authentication and authorization security framework built on Oracle APEX. The platform managed multiple authentication vectors including direct, LDAP, and OAuth, giving organizations a flexible, centralized approach to access control within the APEX ecosystem.
Led the development, delivery, and build process for the product, including implementation of ANT-based build automation, which was uncommon for this technology at the time.
This role was a first step outside of large corporate environments and provided direct experience in small team product development, delivery ownership, and the disciplines of entrepreneurial practice, experience that directly informed co-founding Sumneva.
BAE SYSTEMS | Director of Business Operations for Financial Shared Services | 2011 - 2013
Made a deliberate transition from IT into a broader leadership role as part of a six-person management team responsible for implementing a new US-based enterprise-wide Business Operations function within the Finance Service Center. The Service Center spanned accounts payable, payroll, time and expense, human resources, and call center operations.
Directly managed a team of 12 focused on process development and compliance across the service center. Responsibilities included systems testing, reporting, metrics, and performance management against established service level agreements. Served as primary contact for multiple audit bodies including the Financial Controls Framework (similar to Sarbanes-Oxley), DCAA, DCMA, and both external and internal auditors.
Supervised customer account managers responsible for maintaining relationships with internal business partners and managing change communication. Led Continuous Process Improvement initiatives to increase quality and productivity across departments. Maintained a multi-disciplinary team that bridged the gap between Finance Service Center operations and the IT development and systems management community.
BAE SYSTEMS | IT Application Delivery Group Manager | 2008 - 2011
Managed a 15-member staff of Oracle technology developers, with responsibilities spanning process development, technology solutions, team leadership, project management, requirements gathering, and customer relationship management.
L&A HQ Oracle eBusiness R12 Implementation: Supported the Land and Armaments Headquarters transition to Oracle eBusiness Suite, serving as a technical mentor to the project team. Hands-on coaching in the platform accelerated their adoption across the manufacturing, engineering, and financial functions of the business.
Hyperion International Consolidated Reporting: Designed and implemented a cross-border reporting process connecting the United States and United Kingdom Platform Solutions branches, enabling consolidated financial reporting using the Hyperion tool.
APEX Community of Practice: Founded and led a BAE SYSTEMS internal community of approximately 50 Oracle APEX developers across business units, creating a forum for sharing lessons, ideas, and techniques to raise capability across the organization. Also an active member of the Oracle Developer Tools User Group (ODTUG), including conducting conference presentations.
This role marked a turning point in personal leadership development, deepening a commitment to becoming a more deliberate and effective manager of people and teams.
BAE SYSTEMS | Program Manager | 2004 - 2008
Served as both program manager and active technical contributor across a portfolio of advanced technology projects, using contracted resources from CSC, a group that had previously been internal BAE staff transitioned through outsourcing. A key aspect of the role was maintaining continuity and staff confidence through that transition while managing the contractual and collaborative needs of the CSC relationship.
Applied PMP training to structure project execution including planning, resource coordination, stakeholder identification, and communication management, while remaining hands-on in the technical implementation of solutions. Made software and process decisions that resulted in cost reductions and positive business impact.
Oracle Warehouse 11g Redesign: The most complex initiative of this period, spanning multiple functional groups with diverse and evolving requirements. Led and contributed directly to the redesign of the data warehouse on a technically demanding back-end platform, coordinating across a large cross-functional team of business and technology stakeholders.
Additional projects led and contributed to:
- Business Intelligence Publisher (XML Publisher) and Application Server Installation
- Single Sign On Integration
- Application Express Extension and Upgrade
- Hyperion Financial Planning Implementation
- Cobra Earned Value Implementation
- Third Party Vendor Service Negotiations
BAE SYSTEMS | Senior Software Developer and Systems Analyst | 2002 - 2004
Led the Johnson City development staff of 14, responsible for resource management, process improvement, information delivery, and technology adoption across projects, initiatives, and production support. Solutions developed during this period served over 100 users across the business.
Warehouse Tool Adoption: Initiated and championed the adoption of Oracle Warehouse Builder to develop information data marts. Prototyped the concept, presented results to meet a pressing reporting need, trained other developers, and coordinated directly with Oracle for advanced design support. The team ultimately built and supported seven data marts serving different parts of the business.
Oracle Application Server Implementation: Prototyped and researched Oracle Application Server technology to develop an information delivery strategy. Delivered an Application Server integrated with Active Directory for authentication, supporting Portal, Discoverer, Reports, and HTMLDB.
Portal Development: Developed standards and direction for the Information Delivery portal. Led and trained development staff through the implementation.
APEX/HTMLDB Technology Adoption: Investigated emerging Oracle web development capabilities and led the adoption of APEX (then HTMLDB), enabling web development using PL/SQL skills already present in the team. Responsible for adoption strategy and developer training. The implementation proved so successful that it spread across multiple business units in the following years, became an organizational standard, and remains in active use today.
Additional technologies explored: Java, J2EE, Oracle ADF, JSF, ADF-FACES, Apache, Tomcat, OHS.
BAE Systems | Principal Manufacturing Engineer | 2000 - 2002
Member of a team implementing Oracle Applications Suite across three manufacturing sites, with a focus on Fulfill Sales Orders. Personally responsible for evaluating and implementing the Quality System solution for the project.
Drove a significant paradigm shift in how products were tracked throughout their lifecycle, introducing a cross-business key that made the quality system the primary tracking mechanism across the organization. The solution satisfied FAA requirements and gave the manufacturing team measurably higher visibility into lifecycle quality.
Developed and implemented the Quality Module solution using available Oracle Applications features, extended to meet specific business requirements. Provided continued maintenance and database performance tuning as the system evolved. Utilized Discoverer to surface the newly designed data structure for faster analysis and Statistical Process Control (SPC) trending. Developed guided workflow processes to mistake-proof complex and critical manufacturing steps. The processes and improvements put in place proved so effective that they remain in active use today.
Lockheed Martin | Quality Control Engineer | 1998 - 2000
Served as primary customer contact for five Industrial Controls product lines, interfacing with customers, suppliers, operators, and engineering to resolve problems and address issues. Achieved Green Belt status in Statistical Process Control (SPC) training and projects.
Special Project: Visual Inspection Tool (self-initiated) Identified an opportunity to automate electronics inspection and pitched the concept to management. Built a custom automated inspection tool using an unutilized motion platform, a digital camera, and component software. Developed a Visual Basic application to control the motion platform, analyze digital images for pass/fail criteria, and generate operator reports. The tool improved the electronics manufacturing process by validating component placement prior to soldering, catching defects earlier in the production cycle.
Special Project: Universal Program Storage (self-initiated) Conceived and pitched a solution to modernize the process for storing and programming Universal assembly equipment. Built a Visual Basic application that automatically generated assembly programs based on current machine setups and downloaded them directly to equipment. Incorporated a PDA with a barcode scanner to validate machine setup before programming, mistake-proofing a previously manual process and enabling analysis of machine head utilization across products.
Lockheed Martin | Manufacturing Operations Leadership Development Program | 1996 - 1998
Competitively selected through a corporate-level interview panel to participate in the Manufacturing Operations Leadership Development Program (MOLDP), a two-year rotational program consisting of four assignments designed to expose new hires to multiple areas of the business, tailored to individual strengths.
Test Equipment Engineer: The first and most formative rotation, a self-directed engineering assignment integrating and developing a new software system for a flight control acceptance testing platform using GEOTEST ATEASY. First professional exposure to working alongside vendors and senior engineers, with the benefit of strong mentorship from experienced colleagues.
Process Planner: Developed manufacturing build instructions and process documentation used by assembly operators on the production floor.
Production Control / Test Engineer: Supported a commercial product line through the integration of high-power acceptance testing equipment while managing production scheduling and resource allocation to meet manufacturing demand. Required programming using the LABVIEW platform.
Quality Control Engineer: Customer-focused role analyzing internal process control defect data and field failures to identify trends and implement preventive defect capturing measures.
Clarkson University | BS Electrical Engineering | 1996
Graduated from Clarkson University after studying electrical engineering with an emphasis on power distribution and transmission.