Cesar A. Marrero cesar.marrero@xentientlabs.com 1421 Magnolia Ridge, Bossier City, LA 71112 http://www.linkedin.com/pub/cesar-marrero/23/292/995 Cell: (318) 364-9318 // Google Voice: (318) 230-7155

Professional

Profile

Software engineer and project manager, specializing in rapid project development and DevOps.

Consistent top performer with strong history of managing both network administration and

software development teams, while coordinating efforts with outside agencies or geographically

separated workgroups. Excellent presentation, interpersonal and written communication skills.

Competencies • Network Admin / Maintenance

• Physical / Information Security Expert

• Hardware / Software Config Management

• Quality Assurance and Testing

• Database Design and Administration

• Fluency in all MS Office Applications

-- Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint

-- Access, SQL Server, Visual Studio

• Security Clearance Level: Top Secret/SCI

• Fully bilingual (English / Spanish)

• Visual Interface (GUI) / Web Front-End Expert

• Programming languages include:

-- Object Pascal (Delphi), Ada, VB.NET, COBOL

-- Regular Expressions, Perl, Python, and SQL

• Web technologies include:

-- HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript/JSON/XML/PHP/jQuery

Awards

or Honors

• Guest Speaker: DelphiLive! Software Development Conference, San Jose CA (Sept 2011)

• Guest Speaker: Embarcadero’s CodeRage 6 Online Developer Conference (Oct 2011)

• Recipient of Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year, 53rd Test Wing (2005)

• Honored with U.S. Space Command's Merewether Award for Technical Excellence (1996)

Professional

Accomplishments

Rapid Project Management

• Lead team to design/implement mobile mission training simulator, completed 1 year early

• Administered rapid-lifecycle project for joint NASA/USAF satellite data application suite

• Designed automated visit request process and rewrote random security inspection software

Software Development

• Created first-ever media-manipulation software suite to declassify military documents

• Engineered workflow-based case management system, reducing process delays by 80%

• Designed GUI front-end for dissimilar database systems, consolidating reporting system

Work History • Chief, IT Portfolio Management Branch, November 2012 – November 2013

Air Force Global Strike Command (US Air Force) - Barksdale Air Force Base (Louisiana)

• Software Engineer, November 2009 – June 2012

Second Circuit Court of Appeal (State of Louisiana) - Shreveport (Louisiana)

• Superintendent, E3A AWACS Software, June 2006 – July 2009

AWACS Radar Division, Information Technology Wing (NATO) - Geilenkirchen Air Base (Germany)

• InfoSys Security Manager / Additional Duty First Sergeant, November 2005 – June 2006

49th Test and Evaluation Squadron (US Air Force) - Barksdale Air Force Base (Louisiana)

• Chief, Software Engineering, August 1999 – November 2005

49th Test and Evaluation Squadron (US Air Force) - Barksdale Air Force Base (Louisiana)

• Supervisor, Quality Assurance and Testing / UNIX System Admin, June 1996 – August 1999

US Strategic Command (US Air Force) - Offutt Air Force Base (Nebraska)

Education • Master of Science, Management

Southwestern College, Winfield (Kansas) – Currently attending, graduation in August 2014

• Bachelor of Science, Computer Programming Technology (Cum Laude)

Southwestern College, Winfield (Kansas) – Awarded: December 2009

• Associate of Applied Science Degree, Computer Science Technology

Community College of the Air Force, Montgomery (Alabama) – Awarded: August 2007

Additional

Professional

Accomplishments

Personnel Management

• Focal point for readiness, health, morale, welfare & quality-of-life issues for 68 enlisted troops

• Managed multi-national cadre of 32 software engineers, ensuring wellness and camaraderie

• Senior MAJCOM civilian advisor & supervisor to eight Senior NCOs and Company-grade Officers

Security Portfolio Management

• Implemented 4,536 classified public-key infrastructure (PKI) tokens within 6-month period

• Developed an innovative DIACAP status tracking and reporting system for 38 IT platforms

• Created software that provided real-time IT situational awareness for 5 military bases

Funds Management

• Managed $100K annual computer asset acquisitions; 6 years without losses, theft or abuse

• Meticulously tracked $500K travel and training budget, saving $56K in unnecessary costs

• Monitored government travel card program, ensuring less than 2% delinquencies/year

Information Technology Administration

• Organized hardware replacement/repurposing projects, averaging $100K/year for six years

• Coordinated $2M network infrastructure replacement, team finished 3 months early

• Performed system administration on seven classified military UNIX/Windows NT networks

Computer Hardware/Software

• Engineered mobile programming platform for remote locations, saved $12K/year in costs

• Oversaw instrumentation inventory tracking solution for 3.5K tools worth over $300K

• Controlled $2M software acquisition with prudent validation testing prior to purchase

Information Security

• Formulated and enforced computer security policies, averting 2 virus attacks on network

• Recognized for discovering/terminating malicious virus attack on sensitive military network

• Shipped and tracked 120 classified products in 6 months with zero security incidents

Software Engineering

• Composed Programming Standards for Perl and Ada Languages, deployed Air Force-wide

• Created repository of reusable software components, increasing productivity by 75%

• Implemented web-based content-management system for document versioning

Configuration Management

• Automated software build processes for real-time satellite apps, reducing time by 50%

• Authored CM Plan, reducing errors by 35% and accelerating training by 5 weeks

• Created documentation templates that reduced time for mandated deliverables by 25%

Quality Assurance / Testing

• Implemented software peer-review process, resulting in 10-fold savings of time/effort

• Established improved unit-level testing methods, applied to 30+ software systems

• Performed bulletproof testing on intelligence products using web-based automation

Training

• Mentored 24 new programmers on software life-cycle and software engineering practices

• Performed monthly IT training sessions on several topics, including data security and policies

• Enforced rigorous training for new personnel with 90% passing rate on qualification tests

Networking

• Designed/installed classified network during critical military exercise; operational in 24 hours

• Installed CAT5e/fiber-optic network for classified facility; covering 20K sq/ft in 1 month

• Ensured full network availability during building renovation, keeping $1.3M project on track

For additional information, please visit my LinkedIn page: www.linkedin.com/pub/cesar-marrero/23/292/995