Experience

Professional archive. Employment history preserved verbatim.

2021 – Present

Technical Director, Medical Device Software

Baxter Healthcare — Front Line Care Division

Cross-portfolio technical authority (matrix model) for the Front Line Care software portfolio (~$1B): patient monitoring, vision screening, intelligent diagnostics, diagnostic cardiology, and connected systems. Leading division-level transformation across platform, methodology, and AI-assisted engineering.

• Leading adoption of new hardware/software platform technology spanning the full FLC portfolio — harmonized architecture, shared components, and regulatory patterns that reduce per-product development cost and accelerate submission cycles.
• Driving Agile and SAFe adoption at the division level, integrating iterative delivery with IEC 62304 design controls and FDA regulatory requirements.
• Leading adoption of agentic coding practices with embedded governance — establishing how autonomous AI tools enter the controlled software lifecycle with auditable evidence trails.
• Driving adoption of knowledge engineering into product development — embedding structured domain knowledge into development workflows and product capabilities.
• Spearheaded software architecture design and oversight for new products, driving reuse and harmonization across platforms. Platform architecture estimated to reduce per-product development cost by ~70% across both new product development and sustaining engineering.
• Led the software strategy for Connex 360: separated regulatory submission software from market-release software, enabling a Letter to File (LTF) pathway rather than a new 510(k) for post-submission features — cutting approximately one year from the development cycle.
• First product delivered within one year of platform inception, demonstrating that shared architecture accelerates rather than delays delivery once the foundation is established.
• Led the software effort supporting 510(k) filing for major new product development; established company standard of excellence for software documentation.
• New development quality baseline on platform: 90% code coverage, zero security findings, minimal code smell — achieved as standard practice through harmonized tooling and automated gates.
• Introduced Clean and SOLID architecture, automated unit testing, DAST and SAST across the portfolio, improving reliability and reducing code defects.
• Coordinated cross-functionally with leadership, regulatory, UX, and marketing teams to align software architecture with product and organizational strategy.
• Mentored engineering teams in new development practices and technology adoption, with measurable acceleration in security and automated testing adoption.

2017 – 2021 — Professor

2010 – 2017 — Associate Professor

2002 – 2010 — Assistant Professor

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

• Founded the School of Engineering and developed multiple degree programs, including Computer Engineering (2011), Software Engineering (2012), Electrical Engineering (2014), and Mechanical Engineering (2016).
• Led ABET accreditation process for Computer Engineering as Self-Study Coordinator (2014–16); first ABET-accreditable engineering programs at any PASSHE university.
• Taught advanced courses in AI, computer security, embedded systems, operating systems, and systems engineering. Taught 41 different courses across Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Electrical Engineering.
• Managed senior capstone projects for 12+ years, fostering practical engineering skills among students.
• Directed 30+ undergraduate research projects across hardware, AI, embedded systems, and networking.
• Secured over $200,000 in grants to build the Fabrication Lab; students progressed from concept through custom fabricated circuit boards populated with components and custom software.
• Published research in AI, semantic web, and engineering pedagogy. Presented at AAAI, AGILE, IEEE FIE, PACISE, and other conferences.
• Academic advisor for 40+ students; founded Upsilon Pi Epsilon Honors Society chapter (2004).

1999 – 2002

Academic Information & Technical Services Manager

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

• Developed and maintained University web sites and services. Supervised web development team.
• Participated in university-wide strategic planning teams including enrollment management, academic dean's and directors, and university website team.
• Architected, developed, deployed, and maintained specialized enrollment management data warehouse: extraction, transmission, and conversion of mainframe data to Oracle database.
• Developed machine learning models to support enrollment management — targeted admissions and retention initiatives.
• Developed and maintained secure self-service web portals (info.ship.edu) for students, faculty, and staff; system served the university for nearly a decade.
• Provided strategic information technology support to the Academic Affairs division.

1997 – 1999

Regional Hub Administrator

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

• Overall administration and maintenance of statewide distributed integrated library information systems: Sun Enterprise hardware, Sun Solaris, Oracle database, Endeavor Voyager ILS.
• Managed Endeavor Integrated Library Automation System for 14 state university libraries and the Pennsylvania State Archives.
• Developed WebAdmin, a secure web front-end and system back-end to manage and automate system processes and enable end-users to launch bulk processing jobs. Later adopted into Endeavor's commercial Voyager product.
• Developed Remote Patron Authentication System (RPAS): enabled patrons at all 14 state universities to access licensed electronic databases from off-campus. Recognized with KLN Award for Excellence (2000).
• Managed consortium-wide access to local library databases. Fiscal planning and project budget creation.
• Solaris administration: user account management, RAID management, network firewall and security, distributed networked backups.
• Presented at Voyager User's Group Meeting (Chicago, 1999) and ALA Annual Conference (San Francisco, 1997).

1996 – 1997

Library Automated Systems Manager

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

• Developed and maintained GUI front-end to Unisys mainframe library system.
• Maintained IPX/SPX and TCP/IP network. Managed student workers.
• Administered UNIX application server, NetWare file server, and cluster of UNIX workstations.
• Administered electronic reference databases. Coordinated consortial purchase of electronic reference databases.
• Participated in fiscal planning and project budget creation.

1994 – 1996

PC & Network Specialist

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

• Maintained network and computer systems. Provided technical support and training.
• Administered NetWare and UNIX servers.
• Developed LAN software metering application.

1993 – 1994

Troubleshooter / Intern

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

• Systems support role; early exposure to campus IT infrastructure.

1990 – 1992

Systems Administrator

Joseph Ciccone & Sons, Inc., Shippensburg, PA

• Systems administrator for multi-company heavy-highway contractor.
• Managed AIX midrange and PC file server.
• Developed applications for interfacing to accounting system.

Education

Degrees and academic credentials.

2002 – 2008

Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Dissertation: Constraint Generation and Reasoning in OWL. Graduated with honors.

• Dissertation (PDF)

1997 – 2001

Master of Science, Computer Science

Shippensburg University

Thesis: Implementation of Multiply Sectioned Bayesian Belief Network Manager

• Master's thesis (PDF)

1993 – 1996

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Shippensburg University

Systems Programming Concentration. Member of ACM Programming Team.

• ICPC / programming team reference: https://icpc.global/

Skills

Technical skills inventory. Archive only — not featured on public Home or About pages.