Victor Pagan
Melbourne,FL
Summary
Software engineer and IT professional specializing in object-oriented development and design. Skilled in ensuring compliance with local and federal government regulations within the defense industry. Previously worked with Simulation (WARSIM) and contributed to defense projects, including the JSF F-35 Lightning II Program, Logistic Data Management System (LDM), and Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider Program.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr Specialist, Software Engineer - AI/ML
L3Harris
01.2025 - Current
- Designed and deployed a secure, local instance of Danswer, an open-source RAG-based AI assistant platform, to centralize institutional knowledge.
- Developed a Lesson Learned Knowledge Base by converting structured Excel datasets into semantically searchable Markdown files; integrated with Danswer’s embedding engine.
- Implemented anti-hallucination system prompts and contextual answer constraints to ensure traceable, document-sourced responses only.
- Assisted in the creation of scalable ingestion scripts for automated document processing and regular updates of engineering lessons learned.
Sr Specialist, Software Engineer
L3Harris
01.2024 - 01.2025
- Led a team to develop an Enhanced Metrics App for Jira and Bitbucket
- Integrated advanced analytics and visualizations using Python and Microsoft SQL Server. Established CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks.
- Conducted regular team meetings, code reviews, and sprint planning sessions to ensure timely delivery of features
- Implemented CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployments
Sr Specialist, Software Engineer/SW-Image
L3Harris
09.2022 - 01.2024
- Worked on Hydra, a sensor-neutral, service-oriented architecture (SOA)
- Developed automation scripts for ingesting data via REST APIs
- Configured DMS hot folder for workflow automation
- Designed software solutions for satellite communication networks
Principal Software Engineer
Northrop Grumman
08.2019 - 09.2022
- Designed and developed web application software for data management, data processing, and system configuration within multi-domain, multi-platform system integration laboratories for B-21 Raider program
- Analyzed and interpreted formal and informal customer requirements and generated corresponding lower-level requirements
- Built high-quality, fully performing software in compliance with coding standards and technical design
- Provided technical leadership and guidance to the software development team in order to ensure the successful delivery of projects and meet customer expectations
Senior Software Engineer
Lockheed Martin
11.2014 - 05.2019
- Worked with the Siemens PLM Software (formerly UGS) for the Logistics Data Manager (LDM) TeamCenter Suite on the JSF F-35 Program utilizing JAVA for front-end and web interfaces with a UNIX back-end server using C
- Performed unit and integration testing, supported production deployment, created required documentation, and performed other related activities as directed
- Designed, develop, document, test, and debug software that contains logical and mathematical solutions to business/mission problems
- Provided technical leadership and guidance to the software development team in order to ensure the successful delivery of projects and meet customer expectations
Education
Bachelor of Science - Software Engineering
Texas A&M University
01.2011
Associate of Arts - General Studies
Central Texas College
01.2010
Associate - Biomedical Engineering
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico
01.2001
Skills
- C# NET
- Python
- CSS
- HTML
- RESTful API
- MySQL
- AI Onyx/Danswer
- Open-source RAG-based AI assistant platform
- SQL
- Angular
Timeline
Sr Specialist, Software Engineer - AI/ML
L3Harris
01.2025 - Current
Sr Specialist, Software Engineer
L3Harris
01.2024 - 01.2025
Sr Specialist, Software Engineer/SW-Image
L3Harris
09.2022 - 01.2024
Principal Software Engineer
Northrop Grumman
08.2019 - 09.2022
Senior Software Engineer
Lockheed Martin
11.2014 - 05.2019
Associate of Arts - General Studies
Central Texas College
Associate - Biomedical Engineering
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico
Bachelor of Science - Software Engineering
Texas A&M University
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