Walter Barrett
Chief Engineer
Arlington,VA
Summary
Talented Chief Engineer with superior planning, team management and problem-solving strengths. Hardworking and multi-talented leader and decision-maker. Offering 20 years of progressive experience in software engineering in government and industry.
Overview
7
7
years of post-secondary education
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Engineer
The MITRE Corporation
McLean, VA
01.2005 - Current
- Leading the development of a corporate platform to improve cyber investigative capabilities for federal law enforcement.
- Overseeing and fostering the development of internal research initiatives that support program development.
- Supervised and built teams of computer science experts focused on large scale data challenges.
- Managed MITRE's client portfolio focused on research and operations for the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA).
- Served as principal investigator and technical contributor across a variety of projects focused on remote sensing, cyber intelligence and analytics.
Software Engineer
General Dynamics
Fairfax, VA
05.2003 - 01.2005
- Designed and developed a object oriented software library providing mathematical routines for a major production software system.
- Established software requirements by serving as the primary interface between satellite photogrammetry experts and software development teams.
- Provided technical support to the requirements analysis, integration and test and delivery of software.
Navigation Systems Engineer
ITT Industries
Reston, VA
05.2001 - 05.2003
- Provided testing support on a major update to an international global positioning system (GPS) software system.
- Developed software scripts that evaluated aircraft positioning accuracy against environmental conditions.
- Wrote software that upgraded legacy software to interface with new GPS receivers.
Aerospace Engineer
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
Washington, DC
05.1996 - 05.2001
- Developed software utilities that aided in the testing of a satellite's optical platform under different temperature conditions
- Analyzed and processed satellite telemetry data to predict optimal communication times during partial power failure.
- Assisted with signal processing activities related to mobile ground station operations.
Education
Master of Science - Computer Science
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD 01.2007 - 01.2010
Bachelor of Science - Aerospace Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
State College, PA 08.1995 - 01.2000
Skills
Product development
Management proficiency
Technical Team Building
Research and Development
Accomplishments
- MITRE, Innovation Award, Wide Area Motion Imagery Tracking
- MITRE, 10x Transformational Impact Award - Activity Based Intelligence
- National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, Ruler 16.0, Math Model Library 4.1
Timeline
Master of Science - Computer Science
Johns Hopkins University
01.2007 - 01.2010
Chief Engineer
The MITRE Corporation
01.2005 - Current
Software Engineer
General Dynamics
05.2003 - 01.2005
Navigation Systems Engineer
ITT Industries
05.2001 - 05.2003
Aerospace Engineer
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
05.1996 - 05.2001
Bachelor of Science - Aerospace Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
08.1995 - 01.2000