Justin Anthony

Navy Software Factory (Navy Forge) | Northrop Grumman Contract

Tech Lead, Enabler Team (Design System)

• Spearheaded the inception, architecture, and development of the Navy Forge Design System, establishing a modern, flexible, and maintainable framework with a strong emphasis on enhancing Developer Experience (DX).
• Pioneered the integration of Bit and WebComponents, strategically leveraging assets from the Air Force and Space Force design systems to create a unified, cross-platform component library.
• Engineered an automated component distribution strategy, enabling seamless consumption of design system elements across any front-end framework (e.g., React, Angular, Vue).
• Developed self-sufficient, isolated development environments for each component, scaffolding all necessary dependencies to create disposable and reliable workspaces.
• Researched and initiated the integration of design system principles into non-web technologies (JavaFX) using Protobuf and Spotify's Mobius framework.
• Successfully prototyped and delivered a modular "extract-and-modernize" strategy; this involved isolating legacy code from a complex monolith, re-developing it as a modern component, and re-injecting it, proving Java 21 components could operate within a Java 11 legacy system.

Software Engineer, Integrated Combat System Team

• Embedded with a Northrop Grumman team to collaborate on a joint project with Lockheed Martin, serving as a key technical expert and liaison.
• Architected and implemented a robust local development and testing strategy for a complex microservices ecosystem using Docker, GoTask, and Postman.
• Designed, documented, and deployed standardized Docker Devcontainers for VS Code across all microservices, significantly reducing developer onboarding time and configuration drift.
• Led the integration and strategy for advanced automated testing, implementing Testcontainers, JUnit 5, and Spring Boot testing frameworks.
• Engineered and maintained multi-project Gradle builds (using Kotlin) to streamline dependencies and manage complex build logic across the program.
• Owned the full CI/CD pipeline lifecycle for microservices in GitLab, integrating automated testing, security scanning (SAST), SBOM generation, SonarQube analysis, and containerized artifact delivery with semantic versioning.
• Implemented Protobuf as the core data interchange format for resilient, high-performance communication between microservices via ActiveMQ Artemis.
• Managed SonarQube integration, defining quality gates, custom rules, and pipeline configurations to enforce code quality and security standards across all teams.

Tech Lead (Scrum) | Air Force Contract

(React/Java Stack)

• Led a full-stack SCRUM team, guiding day-to-day development, architectural decisions, and agile ceremonies.
• Actively trained and mentored junior engineers, fostering technical autonomy and elevating team performance by teaching advanced skills in debugging, architectural design, and modern testing strategies.
• Spearheaded legacy code modernization efforts, systematically updating older codebases to contemporary development standards, which significantly improved application functionality and maintainability.
• Served as a primary technical point of contact, collaborating directly with project managers, customers, and developers across nine different teams to resolve complex integration issues and drive solutions.
• Partnered with software development and testing teams to architect and implement robust, scalable, and high-performance solutions that directly met client requirements.

Strategic Data Visualization Program | Northrop Grumman Contract

(React, Java, Microservices, CI/CD)

Developed a mission-critical application to aggregate and visualize near-real-time strategic data from multiple security enclaves into a common operational picture.

• Emerged as the primary subject matter expert (SME) for UI/UX, software architecture, and automated testing, guiding technical direction and decision-making for the entire program.
• Co-founded the Software Architecture Guild, formalizing a collaborative process to define application architecture and guide technology adoption during the critical prototyping phase.
• Led technical training and mentorship for junior and senior engineers across multiple teams, upskilling the organization in React, Jest, and Cypress to measurably improve team performance.
• Engineered developer-centric solutions that drastically simplified local development environments and streamlined the unit/integration testing workflow, resulting in significantly faster troubleshooting and development cycles.
• Dramatically improved CI/CD pipeline reliability and performance by re-architecting and stabilizing the fragile integration and unit test suites.
• Championed and enforced rigorous standards for application performance, consistency, and maintainability while skillfully balancing rapid prototyping demands.
• Architected and prototyped system-wide monitoring and recovery procedures using Prometheus and Grafana.
• Innovations in testing and development procedures attracted attention from adjacent programs, directly leading to high-value, cross-program collaboration.
• Hand-picked by senior leadership to represent Northrop Grumman on a nation-wide remote team for a strategic Navy Software Factory contract bid, receiving continuous positive feedback for contributions.
• Received formal recognition from Northrop Grumman and was featured in the ISYS Technologies company newsletter shortly after joining the program for immediate impact.

Client Projects & Process Improvement

• Demonstrated rapid adaptability by quickly mastering new technology stacks and proprietary, company-specific development methodologies.
• Successfully owned and delivered multiple client projects from concept to completion, consistently meeting deadlines, staying within budget, and receiving positive client feedback.
• Excelled in both solo and collaborative team environments, leveraging flexible technology stacks to ensure rapid, high-quality project completion that met or exceeded client standards.
• Collaborated on key web projects for Textron Systems, utilizing an innovative paradigm where designers were cross-trained in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, leading to a highly efficient design-to-implementation pipeline.
• Actively contributed to improving internal development processes and technology adoption, ensuring the team remained aligned with modern trends and best practices.

Lead Developer | Enterprise Platform & Modernization

(Umbraco CMS, React, .NET Core, MySQL)

Architected and developed a 5-tier, multi-tenant enterprise application from the ground up, designed to consolidate and replace all legacy company-wide applications. The platform featured a microservice architecture, public/private REST APIs, SSR, and a scalable configuration-over-code design.

• As the sole developer, successfully delivered a rapid and efficient prototype of the theoretical project, saving the company over $100,000 in planned expenses.
• Drove the complete technical direction, translating vague business requirements into practical proposals and functional prototypes, and making all critical design and architectural choices.
• Single-handedly established the project's entire development lifecycle, including planning and implementing the CI/CD pipeline, defining version control (Git) strategy, setting coding standards, and creating automated deployment processes.
• Championed and successfully transitioned the development team from a Waterfall process to Kanban, enabling an agile workflow that better accommodated evolving requirements.
• Skillfully balanced new platform development with the maintenance of multiple legacy applications, taking on extra responsibilities to free up other developers for critical projects.
• Met all deadlines for legacy application support, ensuring the successful release of new major company products.
• Significantly improved the user experience of customer-facing websites by refactoring unstable code and developing new features.
• Effectively managed a high volume of concurrent responsibilities, including balancing multiple projects, training new developers, creating thorough documentation, and assisting with project management.

Process Transformation & Innovation

• Spearheaded and executed a complete cultural and procedural shift by transitioning the entire development team from Waterfall to Agile methodologies in less than six months.
• Established the company's first formal testing standards by initiating and implementing the initial comprehensive front-end and back-end test suites.
• Demonstrated exceptional versatility and rapid learning by quickly mastering a wide array of new languages, frameworks, and practices, including PHP, Laravel, MySQL, Angular 2+, React, SCSS, Backbone, and Handlebars.
• Played a pivotal role during a complete application rewrite, ensuring seamless continuity and that all client requirements were successfully met throughout the complex transition.
• Successfully managed multiple, concurrent high-priority projects, including a new enterprise application, experimental robotics projects, and co-founding the company's new innovation department.

Technical SME & Quality Advocate | Northrop Grumman Contract

• Evolved into the "go-to" subject matter expert (SME) for all UI/UX matters—from code and design to customer proposals—and became the lead authority on Jasmine (Karma) testing.
• Proactively hunted down and refactored poor coding patterns, centralizing and modularizing duplicated logic and removing dead code, which significantly reduced technical debt and debugging complexity.
• Architected and implemented a dynamic style guide to serve as the foundational standard for developing a new major enterprise application.
• Established and enforced critical governance policies for the management of third-party libraries and application dependencies, enhancing stability and security.
• Continuously drove automated test quality and expanded test coverage, leading to measurable increases in application stability and decreased maintenance costs.
• Mastered "vertical slice" development, demonstrating the ability to rapidly learn and deliver full-stack features from the UI layer down to the database.
• Developed advanced techniques for troubleshooting and debugging issues within a highly complex, continuously evolving infrastructure of disparate software and systems.
• Selected to represent the company as a thought leader by presenting on the newly released Angular 2 at the "Agile for Defense" conference.
• Conducted continuous, bi-weekly professional product demonstrations directly to the customer, ensuring alignment and incorporating feedback.

• Demonstrated rapid skill acquisition by gaining proficiency in a diverse technology stack—including JavaScript, Angular, HTML5/CSS3, Selenium, Protractor, Jasmine, JUnit, and advanced Java—within six months.
• Served as an active member of the Test Guild, Training Guild, and Portal Replacement Guild, collaborating on cross-team technical initiatives and process improvements.
• Helped establish and evangelize improved standards for programming, testing, and UI/UX design, resulting in actionable, team-wide adoption of new best practices.
• Took initiative to improve the new hire onboarding process by updating and refining existing documentation, volunteering as a sponsor, and contributing to training efforts.

• Watch Floor Supervisor (6th Fleet): Served as Watch Floor Supervisor at the CNE-CNA-C6F command center (Naples, Italy), directing operations using GCCS-J and new merchant vessel tracking systems across the entire Area of Responsibility (AoR).
• Joint & C2 Systems SME: Operated GCCS-M (3.x/4.x), GCCS-J, and analogous NATO and Army C2 systems, providing critical data for joint operations and gaining insight into interoperability challenges during system development.
• Tactical Operations (USS Port Royal): Performed shipboard tactical operations, utilizing SPY-1 radar, IFF, and nautical charts to track thousands of contacts and conduct navigation & Sea and Anchor details.
• Search & Rescue (SAR) Operator: Qualified for and executed live Search and Rescue (SAR) operations as a core member of the ship's response team.
• Combat Systems Operator: Qualified operator for a wide array of advanced combat and weapons systems, including Link-16, CADRT, Harpoon, and the Mk 38.
• Mission-Critical Support: Directly supported high-stakes operations, including Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD), Naval Gun Fire Support (NGFS), and the qualification of the Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) system during multiple deployments.
• Joint Combat Deployment: Operated the C-RAM Phalanx weapons system as an Individual Augmentee in Baghdad, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
• Professional Qualification: Earned the Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist (ESWS) qualification, demonstrating comprehensive mastery of all shipboard systems, damage control, and operational procedures.