Michael Smith

About Michael Smith

Mr. Smith is a seasoned software and systems engineer with over 15 years of comprehensive experience across the entire software development lifecycle, from initial design and requirements gathering to development, implementation, testing, and ongoing maintenance. Demonstrating exceptional leadership skills, he has effectively directed a team of approximately 20 engineers, pioneering the adoption of Agile, Configuration Management (CM), and DevOps methodologies to elevate both efficiency and software quality. His collaborative efforts with government leaders and deep understanding of customer needs have been pivotal in steering and executing a critical heavy lift project, ranked as the customer\'s second-highest priority at the time. Under his guidance and leadership, a new complex end-to-end testing environment was built, integrating over 40 systems and extending across multiple organizations. Mr. Smith\'s expertise encompasses the design, development, integration, and testing of intricate software, systems, and databases, with a proficient command of Java, Spring Boot, Docker, PostgreSQL, among other technologies. His track record of driving significant improvements in software development processes and outcomes stands as a testament to his capabilities and dedication.

Experience

1. Team Lead Principal Software & Systems Engineer

   Emveon

   Aug 2018 — Present · Annapolis Junction, MD, US

   Provided tasking, technical direction, and oversight to a team of ~20 engineers as the Lead for the Test Infrastructure & Automation TeamLed the build out of a new complex end-to-end test environment consisting of 40+ systems and spanning across several organizationsWorked closely with government leadership up to and including the Alpha+2 level and served as a subject matter expert (SME), leveraging extensive domain knowledge to define and manage the implementation of requirements for a heavy lift initiative that was the customer’s #2 priorityWorked with government leadership to develop project schedules in accordance with mission requirements and provide regular updates on status, progress, and accomplishments, which were briefed to the CIOSetup Jira projects and a Jira Portfolio plan to manage requirements, track progress, and provide transparency to government leadership and the customerImplemented Agile Scrum methodology and guided the team through this transition, serving as the Scrum MasterProvided recommendations and implemented continuous improvements to software development and test automation processes, tools, and methodologies to increase quality, productivity, and efficiencyManaged multiple Rancher environmentsSetup and managed ~50 Linux serversDeveloped test plans and automated tests using Ready! API/SoapUI and Jenkins, and provided direction to team members on new test scenarios to implementProvided support by answering questions, troubleshooting technical issues, and assisting with resolutions of mission critical issues by leveraging extensive domain knowledgeLed the development of RESTful web services using Java with Spring Boot and a microservice architectureSetup and maintained DevOps and Configuration Management (CM) processes using GitLab and automated build and release processes with CI/CD in BambooDesigned, implemented, and maintained PostgreSQL databases, including tables, view, functions, triggers, foreign keys, etc.

Education

• University of Maryland

  Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science

  2010 — 2014

• Chesapeake Senior High School

  High School Diploma

  2006 — 2010

Skills

• Jira
• Vmware Workstation
• Scrum
• Junit
• Css
• Gentoo
• Proxmox
• Java
• Matlab
• Ela
• C
• Xml
• Phone Etiquette
• Technical Leadership
• Web Design
• Autoit
• Git
• Docker
• Microsoft Office
• Vmware Vsphere
• Subversion
• Customer Service
• Confluence
• Nginx
• Rancher
• Wordpress
• Continuous Integration
• Gitlab
• Technical Writing
• Html
• Customer Engagement
• Vbulletin
• Leadership
• Linux
• Customer Interaction
• Agile Methodologies