ROBERT A. L. PARKIN

14305 Medwick Road

Upper Marlboro, MD 20774

(301) 246-2449 (Google Voice)

Robert.A.L.Parkin@gmail.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/RobertParkin

 

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

 

Detail oriented project manager and systems engineering professional with diverse technical background and extensive experience in ITIL process definition, cyber operations, proposal development, hardware/software development on various computing platforms, design verification, product assurance, and performance verification of hardware and network designs using simulation tools. CISSP and ITIL Foundations v3 certified with experience designing and implementing ITIL processes in security oriented organizations. Substantial experience with Microsoft Project and Microsoft Office as well as experience with systems administration on Microsoft Windows, various UNIX/Linux platforms, and administration of mixed platform LANs. Significant development experience with Windows kernel mode device drivers and GUI/web applications using Microsoft Visual tools, C/C++, PERL, HTML, Java, and JavaScript. Personal user configuration experience with Linux in multi-boot configurations with Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X using Oracle Virtualbox virtualization software.

 

SELECTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

 

·               Developed ITIL based change/configuration management processes in support of cyber operations at 2 government offices.

·               Served as Management Volume Lead in an INFOSEC proposal bid valued at $7.5 million.

·               Led an effort to provide global network design simulation services for a government customer using OPNET Modeler.

·               Managed a group of 9 engineers and was responsible for the design, development, and successful deployment of an enterprise wide switched network and the development of enterprise-wide web applications.

·               Supervised a team of 4 engineers to provide technical support on a global scale for two newly released software products.

·               As Lead Developer, developed and successfully launched web-enabled and Windows client applications used for optical device management and control. Maintained an integral role in the entire lifecycle from conception to maintenance.

·               CLEARANCE: TS/SCI FSP – July 2008

 

EDUCATION

 

The George Washington University, Washington, DC

Doctor of Science in Systems Engineering Program (ABD)

·   Publication: “Improving Information System Availability by Managing Risk of Compromise through the Application of Simulation Approaches” – Conference of Systems Engineering Research (CSER) 2006, Los Angeles, CA, April 2006

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering

Master of Science in Engineering Management

 

Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

 

SKILLS &TRAINING

 

• Cloudera Essentials for Apache Hadoop	• Cloudera Administrator Training for Apache Hadoop	• UNIX Fundamentals for Programmers
• ITIL v3 Foundations	• Cisco CCNA, CCNP Training	• CISSP Boot Camp
• Requirements Management	• PMP Boot Camp Training	• Advanced OPNET Modeler
• Data Comm. & Networks	• Capture Process/Management	• Windows NT Device Drivers
• Linux Systems Administration	• C/C++ Programming	• Windows 2003 Server Administration
• Structured Software Design/Test	• Intro to TCP/IP Protocols	• IBM Websphere Lombardi Edition

 

LANGUAGES/TOOLS: C(10), C++(2), Java(2), Pascal(3), Visual Basic(5), JavaScript(2), Perl(3), Python(1), Bash(4), Eclipse(1), MS Office(21)/Project(5)/Visio(4), Opnet Modeler(9), nmap/zenmap(1), ethereal/wireshark(2)

 

AWARDS & CERTIFICATIONS

·               Lockheed Martin Special Recognition Awards: October 2005, November 2008

·               The George Washington University SEAS Best Project – Honorable Mention, May 2002

·               CISSP – October 2009; Certificate number: 357130

·               ITIL v3 Foundations – May 2008

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems & Global Solutions – Cyber Solutions, Hanover, MD

Requirements Manager/Senior Staff Systems Engineer:

May 2010 – May 2013

·               Managed the progress of requirements with a vetting and analysis of individual technical projects through a cyber-oriented organization’s requirements management process using Microsoft Office tools and SharePoint. Led the change control board and identified areas of project/mission risk and elevated items of concern to client/enterprise management.

·               Developed and released an ITIL based Change Management Process Guide for review. Contributed toward the development of a configuration management guide and participated in process reviews and tactical discussions on ITIL processes in the enterprise.

·               Worked with the chief strategist for the organization to support a strategic initiative to identify areas of opportunity for organizational performance improvement.

·               Supported the development of the mission assurance/ continuing operations (MA/COOP) management plan to ensure coverage of mission essential functions for the office and served in support of the COOP initiative at the office level.

 

Senior Technical Architect/Senior Staff Systems Engineer:

November 2008 – April 2010

·               Developed and released an ITIL based organizational Change Management Process Guide for review for a cyber defense operation. Made recommendations for additional ITIL processes and subsequently developed configuration management and release management process guides following formal approval by office leadership. Evaluated several process tools for the implementation of the ITIL processes in an integrated workflow and initiated a metric collection exercise to define candidate metrics for performance tracking of infrastructure and test.

·               Configured and implemented a configuration management database (CMDB) to work in concert with change, configuration, and release management processes using the SysAid ITSM tool.

·               Developed a white paper with a focus on mission tools and technologies and another with a focus on intelligent worms.

·               Volunteered and participated in a working group focused on the identification of malware infections in the greater organization and provided feedback with recommendations for improvement via post partum analysis.

·               Generated a preliminary set of requirements for area segments of an information assurance based mission architecture and solicited user requirements from the analyst community. Provided an assessment of mission business/system requirements in support of a greater organizational initiative to formally define the operational infrastructure.

·               Developed an operational infrastructure document and released it for review and update by mission operations staff as an interim solution to the establishment of an operational baseline until such time that the configuration management database could be completely populated and the operational “as-is” baseline defined.

·               Initiated and hosted a weekly tag-up meeting to discuss the development and deployment of a malware analysis network as well as potential malware intrusions and “sandbox” scenarios for data ingest using PKI observations in data transfers.

 

Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems & Global Solutions, Herndon, VA

Senior Staff Systems Engineer:

November 2001 – November 2008

·               Authored several sections of the tech volume on the SHUFFLEBOBBIN proposal.

·               Wrote an ITSM Trade Study and portions of the tech volume on the OCEANSURF proposal.

·               Performed the research and defined the process for establishing the network baseline for the startup phase of the SLATE contract dedicated to malware discovery as the basis for the development of the network design.

·               Wrote the startup plan for the SLATE contract win to provide for a successful transition from the incumbent contractor. Wrote the IV&V Guidelines, Change Management, and Release Management Plans in the context of an ITIL Framework operations management and information collection focused organization.

·               Served as Management Volume Lead for a capture proposal bid on the DIDO contract ($7.5 million), which was dedicated to deploying network sensors for detecting malware, and assumed responsibility for content development and management.

·               Led the effort to provide global network design simulation and verification services using OPNET Modeler on the COMMO21 contract. Defined and implemented the network simulation strategy for an enterprise network design and provided network capacity planning and network integrity assurance services for enterprise network designs in support of the architectural definition while being consistent with the clients project management framework and system lifecycle.

·               Performed technical planning, verification and validation, cost and risk assessments, and process development for the implementation of an effective modeling and simulation approach. Analyses were performed at all levels of the total system product to include concept, design, and test.

·               Ensured the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledged technical, schedule, and cost constraints.

·               Performed functional analysis, timeline analysis, bandwidth consumption requirements analysis, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into appropriate modeling and simulation procedures.

Lockheed Martin Technical Services, Washington, DC

Manager of IT Planning / Alternate Task Order Manager:

October 2000 – November 2001

·               Managed a team of network engineers, a web developer and administrative personnel responsible for designing and deploying a switched Ethernet network, researching new technologies applicable to the computer network infrastructure, developing white papers to document said research, and providing web development services to the EPA.

·               Developed and managed the project plan to migrate the EPA enterprise network infrastructure to a new headquarters campus.

·               Responsible for all aspects of administrative management and project management services to the administration of the IT Planning subtask of EPA task orders chartered with providing network services to the total organization as well as management of data Telecommunications Service Requests (TSRs) submitted by Washington Telecommunications Area Contract Services (WTACS) program participants.

·               Developed budgets for the procurement of items related to network infrastructure and provided labor estimates to the WTACS contract for the fulfillment of task order requirements.

·               Responsible for employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions. Attended the Lockheed Martin Regional Recruiting Center Interviewing boot camp in support of program recruiting responsibilities.

 

Xerox Engineering Systems, Herndon, VA

Technical Consultant:

November 1998 - July 2000

·               Provided ongoing technical support and development of software enhancements for enterprise level printers, associated kernel mode drivers, and user applications using Visual C++ 6.0 and Delphi 2.0 for the Windows NT/95 platforms. Provided input and recommendations for in-house processes regarding service delivery and software configuration management.

 

Tracer Technologies, Gaithersburg, MD

Senior Software Engineer:

September 1995 - October 1998

·               Using a Scrum-like approach with monthly and then, weekly sprints, led a small team of 3 engineers in the development of a Web application as lead developer to provide for device management using PERL, Python, Java, JavaScript, and HTML with the command line interface of an OEM optical jukebox device management engine. Provided for compatibility with Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, and Apache web servers.

·               Provided technical support for OEM based applications and served as the sole technical manager and company liaison for all Windows NT product related issues. Participated in discussions with OEMs for the provision of a new international business presence in the Windows NT market for Tracer’s optical jukebox software.

·               Developed a SCSI-based Windows NT kernel mode device driver to provide for scheduling of I/O requests to CD-ROM mini-changers and an accompanying VB user application.

 

WGBH Educational Foundation - National Center for Accessible Media, Boston, MA

Technology Development Manager:

December 1993 - June 1995

·               Developed a PC-based, closed captioning cleanup workstation and broadcast coordinators workstation using a combination of MS WordBasic macros and DLLs, which provided a more efficient TV program production environment for editing closed captions.

 

Cardinal Health, Peabody, MA

Independent Contractor:

May 1993 - January 1994

·               Developed feature enhancements to a UNIX based on-line pharmaceutical order processing system using C and shell scripts.

 

Digital Equipment Corporation, Maynard, MA

Senior Software Engineer:

February 1983 - February 1993

·               Developed the diagnostic package for a NVRAM option board on a MIPS R4000 platform, dedicated to an Alpha-based UNIX system environment.

·               Developed a behavioral simulation model of an FDDI/SCSI controller, implemented diagnostic tests to verify the integrity of the product design, and wrote the micro-code for SCSI commands.

·               Wrote and tested modules of the asynchronous simulation engine for an in-house developed logic simulator.

·               Developed and implemented the logic simulation strategies for verification of low-end VAX synchronous/ asynchronous system modules as project leader and technical contributor.

·               Supported the simulation process of a 3rd generation Micro-VAX CPU module design project with the development of model shells, event watches, and a Simulation/ Regression Test Manager (RTM) used to allow controlled sharing of sources, automatic release and revision/regression control.

·               Led the effort to develop BLISS code to emulate the storage of cache data by the VAX 8600 console and provided software/simulation support for the qualification effort.