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Branden Tangney

Denver,CO

Summary

Results-driven software lead and growing leader with a proven track record in project management, process improvement, and complex problem-solving; committed to achieving strategic objectives and operational efficiency through innovative engineering principles.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Lead Software Engineer

Northrop Grumman Corporation
Aurora, CO
01.2022 - Current
  • Create user stories to meet business objectives and customer requirements.
  • Provide code review, document review comments and ensure timely delivery to multiple production systems.
  • Present software designs, increment plans, demonstrations, and defect status regularly to customer.
  • Develop technical solutions and processes to resolve complex problems and requirements.
  • Plan, budget, and develop labor forecasts and milestones in resource-loaded schedules.
  • Generate SOWs, proposal ROMs/BOMs, ECPs, CONOPS, cost estimates and BOEs.
  • Implemented comprehensive risk management products, decreasing critical discrepancy reports from production systems by 80%.
  • Manage and interface with subcontractors to design integrated solutions.
  • Provide customer relation support by answering requests for information, emails, and phone calls.

Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman Corporation
Aurora, CO
01.2021 - 01.2022
  • Collaborated with integrated product teams and managed stakeholders to gather, analyze, and verify customer requirements, ensuring alignment across all departments.
  • Decomposed monolithic customer requirements into smaller, testable user stories with defined acceptance criteria.
  • Developed a Lean/Agile Framework for a key software component, improving workflow and increasing team productivity by 15%.
  • Built an automated framework to communicate virtually with Model Based Systems Engineering verification and validation activities.
  • Iteratively redesigned a Post Assessment Feedback Roadmap based on previous user experiences.
  • Integrated Agile mindset to maintain team velocity and agility through all team sprints.

Education

Master of Science - Engineering Management with Concentration in Project Management

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
05-2024

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

University of Colorado Boulder
05-2021

Skills

Agile methodologies

  • Stakeholder management
  • Microsoft 365 applications
  • Java and JavaScript
  • Vuejs framework
  • Docker and Docker Compose
  • Version control with Git
  • CI/CD practices
  • Linux operating system
  • Jira project management
  • Confluence collaboration tools
  • Cameo modeling
  • Risk management strategies
  • Technical documentation skills
  • Requirements analysis

Leadership Experience

  • Scrum Master
  • Product Owner
  • Control Account Manager

Timeline

Lead Software Engineer

Northrop Grumman Corporation
01.2022 - Current

Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman Corporation
01.2021 - 01.2022

Master of Science - Engineering Management with Concentration in Project Management

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

University of Colorado Boulder