Day 1 Value Add
20+ years of enterprise experience means knowing exactly where AI accelerates delivery — and where it creates too much risk. Developers are now all expected to leverage AI without authority or consideration as to whether it is appropriate, in what context, to what degree, and which technology is appropriate. Added value will be to bring the architecture discipline and governance to identify and keep mission-critical systems safe in AI environments.
Professional Summary
Lead Software Architect & Engineer with over 20 years of experience architecting, leading, developing, and delivering enterprise-scale OSS and BSS solutions for one of the nation's largest broadband telecommunications providers. Serves simultaneously as a Lead Software Engineer and provisioning architecture owner as a Lead Software Architect for the department solution design end-to-end from domain modeling and API contracts through deployment and production operations.
Leads teams of up to 20 engineers on $3M+ initiatives, driving architecture decisions that balance delivery velocity, security, and long-term maintainability. Deep expertise in workflow engine design, service provisioning, DOCSIS, PON/fiber optics, and VoIP across residential, commercial, and wireless product lines.
At the forefront of applied AI engineering: leads adoption of AI agentic tooling (Claude Code, multi-agent orchestration) to accelerate delivery and reduce contractor dependency by 50%. Architects large-scale source-to-source migrations across ~200 repositories using OpenRewrite, and drives disciplined AI Software Design practices that produce maintainable and auditable systems that protect the organization from "vibe-coded" non-deterministic outcomes. Subject matter expert for enterprise AI vendor evaluations, security and privacy considerations (masking, OWASP), and use-case–driven agentic workflows.
Dual master's degrees in Information Systems and Business Administration bridge deep engineering execution with strategic enterprise planning. Experienced leading OSS integrations with Calix, Nokia, Cisco, Altiplano, Comcast, Verizon, and T-Mobile. Committed to mentoring, knowledge transfer, and building high-performing teams.
Key Projects & Achievements
Next-Generation Provisioning Workflow Engine (2025-Present)
Architected and built a new event-driven provisioning workflow engine from scratch supporting all provisioning domains, delivering approximately 10× throughput improvement and laying the foundation for AI-assisted agentic automation in 2026.
Cox Mobile / Wireless MVNO Launch (2022–2023)
Principal development lead for Cox's wireless product entry: redesigned all NDEL and Swap use cases, integrated new BIS APIs, eSIM, T-Mobile and Verizon back-office, and a new CCM model — first wireless provisioning to production.
PON / Fiber & XGSPON Provisioning (2014–Present)
Development lead for residential and commercial fiber provisioning on Nokia XGSPON, Calix, and Altiplano platforms. Delivered 1GIG, 2GIG, multi-gig symmetrical, and 10GIG speed tiers and DOCSIS 3.1/4.0 across the Cox footprint.
Kubernetes & Cloud Infrastructure Migration
Led full platform modernization: Solaris 10 → RHEL VMs → OpenShift → Rancher → Google Anthos. All Core 2.0 provisioning microservices migrated to cloud-native Docker/Kubernetes with automated Jenkins CI/CD pipelines.
DevSecOps & Security Compliance Program (2020–Present)
Established automated Veracode, SonarQube, SonarLint, and PrismaCloud container scans across the provisioning portfolio; achieved and sustained Veracode scores of 97–100; led OWASP-standard compliance for all Java OSS services.
Core Competencies
- OSS/BSS Provisioning Systems
- Telecom Workflow Architecture
- DOCSIS 3.1 / 4.0 Provisioning
- PON / Fiber / XGSPON
- VoIP & Circuit Provisioning
- Wireless (MVNO / 5G Prework)
- BPMN 2.0 / Workflow Engines
- Cloud-Native Microservices
- Kubernetes & Docker
- Java / Spring Boot (Java 8–17)
- JBPM / Drools Rules Engine
- ActiveMQ / JMS Messaging
- RESTful & SOAP Web Services
- Swagger / OpenAPI Code-First
- Oracle / Relational Databases
- DevSecOps & CI/CD
- Veracode / SonarQube / Prisma
- Agile / SAFe / DevOps SDLC
- Capital Estimation & Budgeting
- Technical Team Leadership
- Vendor / Partner Integration
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Multi-Agent Workflow Orchestration
- Telecom RFP & Proof of Concept
- OpenRewrite / Source Migration
- AI Security & Privacy
Professional Experience
- Serve as principal engineer and design authority for all OSS service provisioning, device fulfillment, and delivery platforms supporting residential, commercial, and wireless subscribers on DOCSIS and fiber networks.
- Lead end-to-end SDLC for up to 8 concurrent enterprise projects; translate business and functional requirements into system architecture, technical design documents, and implementation plans.
- Architect and implement BPMN 2.0 workflow engines using JBPM and Drools to replace legacy BPEL and vendor-proprietary SMP (Sigma) workflow systems, achieving approximately 10× throughput improvement in 2025.
- Spearhead cloud-native migration: Solaris → RHEL VMs → OpenShift → Rancher (Kubernetes) → Google Anthos, reducing infrastructure costs and improving scalability across all provisioning services.
- Lead security compliance program achieving consistent Veracode scores of 97–100; implement automated SonarQube and PrismaCloud container scans in every Jenkins CI/CD pipeline.
- Direct code reviews, pull request approvals, and architectural governance for up to 25 engineers across $3M+ initiatives; establish coding standards, onboarding programs, and a 20+ video knowledge-transfer series.
- Drive DevOps transformation: push-button Kubernetes pod deployments, New Relic observability, and Splunk centralized logging across all Core 2.0 provisioning microservices.
- Deliver Swagger/OpenAPI Code-First service contracts enabling parallel development across BSS, OSS, and SIT teams with reduced integration friction.
- Represent OSS provisioning in enterprise architecture governance, wireless cross-functional design sessions, and executive-level status reporting.
- Integrate with major partner ecosystems: Nokia, Calix, Altiplano, Cisco, Comcast, Verizon, T-Mobile, Akamai, MuleSoft, Incognito, TMForum, and CableLabs.
- Acted as Tier 3/4 operations subject matter expert for Cisco BTS and Nortel CS2K telephony auto-provisioning platforms; resolved production middleware and web services outages at the Unix application level.
- Represented production operations in every SDLC phase to ensure operational readiness was embedded in development from requirements through post-warranty.
- Administered UNIX, Tomcat, and Sigma Service Broker environments; developed SNMP and syslog monitoring tools for proactive alerting via centralized logging servers.
- Supported QA, Project Management, Business Analysts, and Development teams for Cox Digital Telephone and High Speed Internet provisioning.
- Supervised day-to-day Tier 1 and Tier 2 provisioning support for Cox Digital Telephone and High Speed Internet; managed rotating schedule of up to 10 employees across first and second shifts.
- Coached and trained local test desks and dispatch technicians; created documentation standards and advanced troubleshooting playbooks for end-to-end provisioning error resolution.
- Developed Outlook, Excel, and keyboard-macro automation tools that measurably reduced ticket and transaction times; generated performance trend reports for senior leadership.
Technical Skills
| Languages | Java (1.2 – 17), SQL, PL/SQL, KSH/Bash, PowerShell, HTML/CSS, JavaScript |
| Frameworks | Spring Boot, Spring Framework, JBPM, Drools, JPA, JUnit 4/5, Mockito, Gherkin, Swagger/OpenAPI |
| Workflow / Rules | JBPM (Red Hat), Drools, Sigma SMP/Service Broker, BPMN 2.0, BPEL; Prototype: Zeebe, Camunda, Kogito, Activiti |
| Cloud / DevOps | Kubernetes, Docker, Rancher, Google Anthos, OpenShift, Skaffold, gcloud CLI, Amazon Corretto, Jenkins, Maven, Artifactory |
| Messaging | ActiveMQ (Apache), JMS, HornetQ, XML-over-Socket |
| Databases | Oracle (9i–19c), MySQL, PostgreSQL, H2, IBM AS400/ICOMS, SQL Server |
| Security | Veracode, SonarQube, SonarLint, PrismaCloud, OWASP, Log4j remediation |
| Observability | Splunk, New Relic, SNMP monitoring, syslog, Kibana |
| Telecom / OSS | DOCSIS 3.1/4.0, XGSPON, 10G-EPON, RFoG, VoIP/IMS, BTS/CS2K, Altiplano, Calix, Nokia, Incognito |
| Servers / OS | JBoss EAP, Tomcat, RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, Solaris 8/10, Windows Server |
| AI / Modern Tools | Claude Code, Codeium, Windsurf, Gemini; LLM prompt optimization, multi-agent workflow orchestration, AI security & privacy (data masking, OWASP), OpenRewrite |
| IDE & Dev Tools | IntelliJ IDEA, VS Code, Eclipse, Jira, Bitbucket, Git, PlantUML, AsciiDoc |
| Methodology | Agile (Scrum), SAFe, Waterfall, Iterative, DevOps, Extreme Programming |
Education
Leadership & Professional Competencies
- Technical Mentorship
- Developer Onboarding Programs
- Code Review & PR Approval
- Capital Budget Estimation
- Executive Presentations
- Cross-Functional Leadership
- Vendor Accountability
- Release Management
- Defect & Escalation Management
- Scope & Risk Documentation
- HLD / LLD / IF-SPEC Authoring
- Workforce Planning
- NDA & IP Compliance
- Diversity & Inclusion (ERG)
- Knowledge Transfer Videos
- Contractor Training
- Agile Sprint Planning
- Architecture Governance
- Multi-Agent Orchestration
- RFP & PoC Leadership
- TDD / Refactoring Discipline
- AI Software Design