Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Timeline
SeniorSoftwareEngineer

Michelle Castleman

San Angelo,TX

Summary

Persistent professional with 8 years of comprehensive experience in the software industry. Well-organized and customer-focused with proven skills in team leadership. Multi-talented Senior Software Engineer successful completing simultaneous projects. Willing to jump in to develop "outside the box" solutions. Decisive leader and reliable team builder with results-focused and driven approach.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Unity Software Engineer

Leidos
San Angelo, TX
04.2022 - Current
  • Participated in architecture, design and implementation of back-end features using C++, C#, Lua and Python.
  • Reviewed project specifications and designed technology solutions that met or exceeded performance expectations.
  • Partnered with development team on product development and application support plans.

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Raytheon
Richardson, USA, USA
12.2019 - Current
  • Designed software for installation onto legacy systems, tailoring software characteristics for existing hardware components.
  • Onboarded new tools and technologies during development to elevate project quality and shorten timeframes.
  • Revised, modularized and updated old code bases to modern development standards, improving functionality by 30%.

SOFTWARE TEAM LEAD

Dell
Richardson, TX
01.2019 - 12.2019
  • Supervised work of programmers, designers and technicians, assigned tasks and monitored performance against targets.
  • Created long-term development plans to optimize performance by 20% within multi-project and multi-team environments.
  • Drafted progress reports for senior leadership, outlining important performance metrics and outstanding individual contributors.

SOFTWARE ENGINEER

United States Air Force
San Angelo, TX
11.2016 - 01.2019
  • Reviewed project specifications and designed technology solutions that met or exceeded performance expectations by 10%
  • Led software development initiative as subject matter expert and primary point-of-contact for project management staff.
  • Consulted regularly with internal customers on application development project status, new project proposals and software-related technical issues.

REQUIREMENTS MANAGER

United States Air Force
San Angelo, TX
01.2016 - 11.2016
  • Gathered requirements, defined scopes, allocated resources and established schedules meeting or exceeding project demands.
  • Managed minimum of 3 projects each year while maintaining adherence to budget, schedule and scope requirements.
  • Analyzed projects to determine resource requirements and procured necessary equipment and software.

HELP DESK SUPPORT TECHNICIAN

Sul Ross State University
Alpine, TX
07.2014 - 12.2015
  • Removed malware, ransomware and other threats from laptops and desktop systems.
  • Loaded software, granted permissions and configured hardware for new employees as part of onboarding process.
  • Processed over 20 support requests weekly for technical assistance on wide range of issues related to software.

High School Teacher

Alpine School District
Alpine, TX
08.2009 - 06.2015
  • Prepared students for State assessments where 98% of students passed Chemistry.
  • Helped students develop important learning skills and good study habits useful in trade school or college education.
  • Organized laboratory activities for optimum learning, including preparing lectures, discussions and student experiments.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science And Programming

Sul Ross State University
Alpine, TX

Bachelor of Science - Biological And Physical Sciences

Angelo State University
San Angelo, TX
08.2001

Skills

  • Six Sigma
  • Current TS/SCI
  • Proficient in C#/C/Java
  • Software applications
  • Virtualization Technologies
  • Requirements gathering
  • Technical Writing
  • Team Leadership
  • Unity Gaming Engine
  • Hardware and software installation

Accomplishments

  • "Coined" for performance by the United States Air Force.
  • Appointed Cyber Security Liaison for the 17th training wing.
  • Mentored 18 High School Students to state Robotics meet 7 times.
  • Supervised team of 10 staff members.

Timeline

Senior Unity Software Engineer

Leidos
04.2022 - Current

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Raytheon
12.2019 - Current

SOFTWARE TEAM LEAD

Dell
01.2019 - 12.2019

SOFTWARE ENGINEER

United States Air Force
11.2016 - 01.2019

REQUIREMENTS MANAGER

United States Air Force
01.2016 - 11.2016

HELP DESK SUPPORT TECHNICIAN

Sul Ross State University
07.2014 - 12.2015

High School Teacher

Alpine School District
08.2009 - 06.2015

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science And Programming

Sul Ross State University

Bachelor of Science - Biological And Physical Sciences

Angelo State University

Similar Profiles

CREATE PROFILE
Michelle Castleman