Anthony Crawford Amburn
600 Helen Avenue, Chesapeake, Virginia 23322 [Send email to request phone number] 08-0760
Web and Client/Server
Management Information Systems
DOD and ISO Standards Development
Strong Unix and Windows Development
Networking and Data Communications
Weapons Control and Assignment
Real-time Systems Development
C4I and Avionics Systems
Objective
Seeking a Software/Systems Engineering position involving the design,
development, testing and installation of complex systems with an established firm
offering career advancement and continuing professional career development.
Employment History
Unisys, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Principle Technology Architect
July 2008 to Present
Designed architecture of various projects the largest the IRS’ Excise Tax
system software. Used Rational Data Architect and other state of the art
development tools. Also produced test plans, procedures and tools for several
projects. Involved in CMMI committee as a senior consultant.
Science Applications International, Corporation, McLean, Virginia
Site Lead/Senior Systems Engineer
February 2008 to July 2008
Site lead at JFCOM for the Theater Effects Based Operations project.
Coordinated multiple sites
from different countries to consolidate and normalize highly effective combat
operations. Created and maintained TEBO databases and decision tools. Hired to
solve a series of very difficult and challenging problems and was able to do so
over one month early.
Ciber Inc, Newport News, Virginia
Senior Software Engineer
April 2007 to November 2007
Consulted SPAWAR through Ciber to finish some NTCSS issues the command was
unable to follow through. Completed project within schedule and budget.
Northrop Grumman/International Research Institute, Inc, Chesapeake, Virginia
Sr. Software/Systems Engineer, Engineering Site Manager
October 1993 to March 2006
Served as the Senior Software/Systems engineer responsible for development of
software and hardware solutions for the logistics community within the U.S. Navy.
Designed and developed the Naval Tactical Command Support Systems (NTCSS)
software. This software allows
applications to view a heterogeneous network as a seamless enterprise
environment in a qualified secure manner. NTCSS is a very successful project and
serves sites such as the White House Communications Center, Fort Knox, Camp
LeJeune and over 600 U.S. Navy and USMC sites.
Worked very close with the SPAWAR customer and established a tremendous
relationship that has lasted since 1991. As Engineering Site Manger, I served as
a project independent advocate for an engineering staff of nearly 40 engineers
and gained their confidence and respect. Led and coordinated an inter-project
working group, created a local business-working group and an active member of the
corporate Engineering Review Board chartered with attaining CMMI Level 3
status.
Paramax-Unisys, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Sr. Software Engineer
December 1991 to October 1993
Senior Software/Systems Engineer responsible for systems software development of
a Local Area Network based redesign of shipboard administrative and tactical
systems. Software was developed using Sun SPARC workstations and HP Enterprise
servers using Oracle RDBMS and Informix DBMS.
Developed all systems software components including TCP/IP interface layer,
language interpreter, command emulators, peripheral device drivers and system
administration subsystems. Software was developed using C, C++, Bourne/C shell,
and assembly languages. Sole engineer assigned to achieve a C2 security level
for the non-tactical systems environment.
The redesign effort was done with extremely close interaction with the DOD
representatives ensuring a quality product and clearly defined mission
requirements. Awarded a certificate of appreciation by DOD representatives and a
letter of commendation from the Commanding Officer recognizing a high quality of
work completed on schedule. This effort was estimated to have saved the U.S.
Navy over $500 million.
Johnson Controls Computer Systems, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Technical Leader/Computer Scientist
August 1987 to December 1991
Technical leader of a software engineering team tasked to develop a fail-soft,
fail-safe subsystem
in support of the AN/FPS-118 OTH-B Radar System. Responsible for all phases of
software and
systems development from requirements analysis through on-site installation and
testing.
Technical responsibilities included development of board level/embedded
communications
software, application layer software and system performance testing. Source code
was generated
using the C language and Motorola 680x0 assembly language in a Unix environment.
Management responsibilities include scheduling, proposal generation, resource
allocation and
customer interaction. Ensured conformance to DOD-STD-2167A, MIL-STD-483A,
MIL-STD-
490 and MIL-STD-1512B standards. Appointed lead manager on a committee for
defining and
implementation of Total Quality Management concepts.
SYSCON Corporation, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Software Engineer/Technical Leader
May 1986 to August 1987
Coordinated, as a Technical Leader, the software life cycle maintenance effort
for a number of simulation programs including ACDS Block 0, DD-963, CGN-38, and
CGN-9 in support of the U.S. Navy’s Dam Neck facility. Developed and maintained
large scale programs written in Ultra-
16/32 assembly and CMS-2.
Technical Leader for the design and development of a DEC system based software
for a real-time avionics simulation system in support of the U.S. Navy’s LAMPS
project. This large-scale project was developed to simulate the SH-60B helicopter
component of the Navy’s ASW effort. The
system was developed using FORTRAN-77 and MACRO-11 languages. Assisted in the
production of impact estimates and the development of project milestones.
Systems Development Corporation, Norfolk, Virginia
Technical Lead - Weapons Control/Assignment
May 1983 to May 1986
Designed, developed and tested the Advanced Combat Direction Systems in
conjunction with the Weapons Direction and Control Systems. Developed systems
software for the MK-14 SM-2/ER,
Harpoon, H1-C, Tomahawk, Sea Sparrow and the MK-86 and Mk-68 gun systems.
Created all of the I/O and networking components associated to these weapons.
Involved with these sub-systems from design through shipboard testing. Moved to
supporting the Aegis Weapons systems in the same areas including the vertical
launch systems (VLS).
Management Information Concepts, Norfolk, Virginia
Programmer/Systems Integrator (Internship)
May 1981 to December 1982
As an intern, I developed a Transportation Tracking System that was designed to
effectively track vehicles and storage containers for trucking companies. This
was a very successful product that was eventually purchased by a larger company.
Wired and implemented the company’s infrastructure network.
Education
* Old Dominion University
Masters of Science in Computer Science, 2006.
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, 1983
Unrelated Graduate Biochemistry Studies
* Microsoft Certification Training (MCSE); 3 of 4
core exams
* Sun Professional certified, HP Performance Team
certified, Network Management/Engineer certified
* SAP, Java, Web Design, Networking Design, Project
Management Training from corporate training and
certifications
Hardware
* Cisco 2500/4000 Routers
* HP Enterprise Servers
* Compaq Enterprise Solutions
* Various NASDs and SANS
* Sun Enterprise Servers
* AN/UYK-7,43,20,44
* Motorola 8000 Megaframe
* HP Protocol and Logic Analyzers
* VAX 11/750
* Zilog and Intel Communications ICs
* Intel Pentium Processors
* Exabyte and Tape Library Systems
* 3-COM Comm Servers
* Various Network Hubs
Operating Systems
* HP Unix 9.x, 10.x, 11.x
* MS Windows Vista,XP, 2000, NT, 98
* Sun OS 5.8,5.7
* Linux OS
* VMS/RSX11M-Plus
* Cisco IOS
* VRTX Real-time OS
* Real-time Unix
* Novel Netware/NDS
* LynxOS Real-Time
Software
* Java/Java Script/Visual Basic
* C, C++, C# and MS Foundation Class
* Microsoft .NET
* J2EE, JWSD and JMF
* Ada
* Perl
* X-Windows/OpenView
* FORTRAN-77/IV
* SQL, MS SQL-7
* Sybase, Oracle, Informix
* Ultra-16/32 Assembly
* Motorola 680x0 Assembly
* Intel Assembly
* CMS-2
* Rational Rose
* Object Builder
Professional Affiliations
* Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
* Software Engineering Institute (SEI)
* Hampton Roads Technology Council (HRTC)
Awards and Commendations
* Letter of Appreciation, Microsoft Corp., 2005
* Letter of Appreciation, U.S. Navy, 2003, SPAWAR
Norfolk
* Letter of Commendation, USMC Camp LeJeune, MEF2, 2001
* Letter of Commendation, U.S. Navy, 1998,
Commanding Officer, SPAWAR Systems Center Chesapeake
* Letter of Commendation, U.S. Navy, 1997
Commanding Officer, SPAWAR Systems Center Chesapeake
* International Research Institute Presidents Award,
1994, 1996, 1997, 2000
* Letter of Appreciation, Hewlett-Packard Performance
Analysis Team, 1994
* Letter of Appreciation, U.S. Navy 1994,Commander,
USS John F. Kennedy
* Unisys Excellence Achievement Award, 1992
* Letter of Commendation U.S. Navy, 1992,Commanding
Officer, NAVMASSO Chesapeake
* Letter of Commendation U.S. Air Force,
1987,Commander, Mountain Home Air Force Base
Personal Achievements
* EMT Certification, 1997
* Private Pilots License, VFR-1987, IFR-1992
* First Degree Black Belt, Karate Do, 1986; Third
Degree Black Belt Tang Soo Do, 1991
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