Daniel J. Brennan

63 Silverbrook Road

Shrewsbury, NJ 07702

danbrennan@verizon.net

(732) 219-8712 desk

(732) 991-8114 cell

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dan-brennan/7/b19/102/

 

 

Cloud Architect, and IT Solutions Manager. DevOps skills. Recent experience as Data Scientist. Specialties include application migration, data architecture, data analytics, data exchange, and information assurance. Strength is in grasping customer needs and creating a technical solution through rapid prototyping and demonstration. Excellent analytical, conceptual and problem-solving skills. Strong presentation and communication skills. Ability to lead and inspire others.

Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Database systems, SOA, BI, XML, Python, C#, Java, JavaScript, Chef, HTML, WSDL, data modeling, NIEM, ontology, OWL, Eclipse, and Visual Studio .NET.

 

Security Clearance:  Secret

 

Experience:

 

Systems Architect

Nisga’a Data Systems (October 2014 – present)

 

·              Created Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) configured with domain controllers, Active Directory Services, Remote Desktop Gateways, VPC Peering, route tables, and security groups. Installed Chef Server for DevOps and apt-get repos.

·              Strong working knowledge of cloud architectures and offerings (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS).

·              Strong understanding of cloud security.

·              Familiar with cloud automation using AWS Cloud Formation.

 

 

Independent Consultant

Data Strategy Consulting, LLC (December 2008 – October 2014)

 

·              Lead data architect and systems solution architect on the Army Data Center Consolidation Plan. Designed, analyzed and drove data models in areas of data dictionaries, schemas, and data quality. Effort included ETL/BI development and analysis.

·              Worked with technical as well as management personnel to understand business requirements and identify data solutions. Developed roadmaps and strategies for data use. Knowledge of data security, data standards, and virtualization.

·              Strong data modeling experience. Experience in the complete project lifecycle.

·              Experience driving Master Data Management approaches.

·              Chief Architect and lead developer for Army Data Sharing Pilot. Worked with government clients to establish requirements. Created overall architecture solution. Created schemas for information exchange. Developed mapping between DOD and NATO schemas.

·              Assessed Army systems against the Army Information Architecture (AIA).

·              Designed and developed the Semantic Browser, a tool to provide amplifying information for a C2 Core XML instance using Web Ontology Language (OWL) files.

·              Established vocabularies and a repeatable process for semantic exchange using web services.

·              Reviewed DOD draft schemas. Represented Army interests in a joint forum.

 

 

Data Architect, CACI, Supporting Army Net-Centric Data Strategy Center of Excellence (March 2007 – August 2008)

 

·              Executive Support System (ESS) – Developed schema for ESS, a readiness reporting system. Scaled the model as new data sources were added.

 

·              Led the Blue Force Tracking (BFT) COI, Information Exchange Technical Working Group. Created BFT schemas (based on early version of UCore). Led weekly working group meetings.

 

 

Project Lead, PM Battle Command, Technical Management (Jan 1997 - Mar 2007)

Viecore Federal Systems Division, Eatontown, NJ

 

Duties:

·               Battle Command System of Systems Tiger Team member involved with a variety of Systems Engineering efforts. Managed the early phase of the Integrated Master Schedule data collection. Coordinated the web services data call for the new Battle Command Common Services stack.

·               Architected a proposal to build a validation tool for the JC3IEDM (Joint C3 Information Exchange Data Model). We won the proposal in June 2006.

·               Coordinated PM Battle Command participation in Army Software Block Execution planning, reviews, and data calls. Oversee participation by Maneuver Control (MCS), Global Command & Control Army (GCCS-A), Common Software, and Battle Command Sustainment Support System (BCS3). Ongoing schedule coordination, standards conformance and risk assessment is performed for all GCC2 systems in the Block.

·               Provided technical support to initial phases of WebCOP (Web Common Operational Picture) development. Familiar with Commercial Joint Mapping Took Kit (C/JMTK) components and ESRI desktop products.

·               Represented PM Battle Command at Task Force Networks in Fort Gordon. Tasks included facilitating communications with GCC2 engineers, supporting the Field Integration Office (FIO), and coordinating network performance data.

·               Supported the Army Battle Command System (ABCS) System of Systems Engineering and Integration (SSE&I) planning efforts with a focus on GCC2 system engineering. Summarized issues and presented results to management.

·               Lead the IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) Team in PM Battle Command’s Technical Management Division. Tasks involved planning, coordination, and technology assessments.

·               Provided technical advice to PM Battle Command leadership on new technology in the Tactical Operation Center (TOC) 3D program.

·               Led the team that created the currently fielded Commander’s Information Center (CIC) Large Screen Display. As a team we architected, selected COTS software, prototyped, integrated, tested and trained soldiers at Fort Drum and Fort Polk on the capabilities of this high-resolution flat-panel tiled array.

·               Setup and demonstrated the CIC LSD at the Pentagon to Army leadership.

·               Led the Java Working Group of the Common Operating Environment Integrated Product Team. The group determined the role of Java in the Army’s Battlefield Command System. Created three presentations on Java: Java Highlights, Java Distributed Computing, and DCE/Java Integration. 

·               Led evaluation of Java Development Environments. Managed the effort to examine use of JavaBeans component technology to provide an infrastructure for data exchange between Battlefield Functional Areas.

·               Led the Collaborative Planning Common Operating Environment Integrated Product Team. Managed the assessment of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf desktop Video Teleconferencing, Whiteboarding, and Chat products for insertion into the Army’s Battlefield Command System deployment in September 2000.

·               Team Leader for Army Tactical Command and Control Technology Insertion Office. Coordinated the efforts of team members toward selecting, evaluating, and demonstrating the latest technology on Windows NT and Sun systems.  Focus was on Fortezza encryption, Unix/NT interoperability, Speech Recognition, Storage Devices, Java, and Desktop Video Teleconferencing.

·               Managed the Technology Insertion contract. Monitored contract expenses. Primary interface to prime contractor. Generated status reports and assure contract deliverables are satisfied.

 

 

Senior Technical Consultant,

Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, New York (July 1996 to January 1997)

·               Coordinated launch of Chase retail web site.  Interfaced to business unit to define requirements and set implementation schedule.  Defined process for updating web site.

·               Created systems criteria for internet transactional banking.  Evaluated a series of vendors for transactional banking products.

·               Coordinated the implementation of web site updates and performed quality assurance testing.

 

 

Concurrent Computer Corp., Oceanport, New Jersey (June 1990 - June 1996)

 

·               Java software development.  Created Java applets.  Created World-Wide-Web home pages in HTML on PC, Macintosh, and UNIX platforms.  Installed web server on UNIX platform.

·               Primary technical contact for support of Concurrent’s real-time ADA products worldwide.  Responsible for customer problem identification, analysis, and resolution in a time critical environment.

·               Managed bid preparation and cost engineering of custom designed computer systems.  Efforts include coordination of labor and material estimates, feasibility and risk analysis.

 

 

ITT Avionics, Nutley, New Jersey (April 1983 to June 1990)

 

·               Led design effort of MIL-STD-1553B interfaces for Integrated Electronic Warfare system.  Designed and developed real-time Communication, Navigation and Identification (CNI) simulation software for the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF).  Participated in integration at customer site.  Developed software Test Plan.  Responsible for project configuration management.  Received “Award of Achievement” for key contributions.  All software written in ADA.

·               Participated in a database selection team for Computer Integrated Manufacturing project.

·               Designed relational database tables and structures for printed circuit design data.

 

 

 

Education:               MS, Computer Science (1989), Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ

BE, Electrical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ