I have 20+ years career experience as a Software Developer for the Information Technology Departments of various industries. My last 3 IT jobs have been remote/hybrid; so my preference is to work as a remote. I have 1 caveat (exception to working remote): the job should be near my residence (Greensboro, NC).
My technology preference for prospective work is in: C/C++ Development, Technical or Process Writing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Int
Current Whereabouts:
Domestic Travel (within USA)
Participate in Social/Entertainment Events: Movies, Concerts, Meetup Groups
Dining out (various restaurants/cuisines)
Scientific Book Collector
Life & Professional Aspirations:
Baptist - Current Member of St. James Baptist Church (Greensboro, NC)
STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) - NSBE Professionals
I currently work with Handshake AI
as AI Trainer (Freelance, 10 hrs/wk)
I have 11 years of experience working in the
Computers, Software industry.
Remote AI Trainer (Freelance, 10 hrs/wk)|
Handshake AI
From February 2026 to Current • 0 year(s)
• Goal: Assigned to Project Hedgehog and worked on assessments/tasks (for audio, visual, and text) to train AI systems
• Tasks were primarily writing prompts (to add/remove image objects, transcribe audio recordings) which were used as data for:
o Developing and evaluated domain-specific prompts to assess the performance of large language models (LLMs)
o Analyzing LLM outputs for scientific accuracy, clarity, and depth in specialized subfields
o Contributing to improving AI understanding of complex biological topics through expert review and feedback
o Conducting independent research to support prompt development and evaluation tasks
• Outcome: Successfully enhancing the accuracy of the AI systems
Remote Senior Professional Programmer Analyst|
Gainwell Technologies LLC
From June 2021 to March 2023 • 2 year(s)
• Goal: Assigned to WI Title XIX Project and Developed/Maintained/Supported Medicaid Applications in Unix OS
• Developed/Maintained WI Title XIX Project - Medicaid apps in Unix, Pro*C, Unix, SQL Dev, and SQL*Plus
• Member of 3 teams (Electronic Visitor Verification (EVV); EB07-01 (DDI Bundle)); and Claims/Maintenance
o Assignments: Validated data for EVV call survey file; Validated ventilation payment request info for Claims/Encounters; Leveraged claim adjustments (based on SQL templates); and Corrected memory leaks
o Modified/Created/Compiled/Implemented: 6 Unix shell scripts; “make” files; and Pro*C apps (Waterfall SDLC)
4 project walkthroughs/code reviews
4 corresponding presentations of test cases/results
Documented walkthroughs/presentation according to official department standard forms
o Administered Unix System changes using AUTOSYS
o Promoted changes in various environments (Development, Model Office, UAT, & Production)
• Also used tools: “vctl” to check in/out source code, GDB (GNU Debugger), and the ASQC/Coverity Scan
• Outcome: Projects were completed by their respective deadlines
IT Specialist (AppSw)|
Defense Finance & Accounting Service
From September 2015 to June 2021 • 6 year(s)
• Goal: Assigned to the ATAAPS (Automated Time And Attendance Production System) Team and Maintained the website, utilizing Java 1.7 programming/testing and Agile Methodology to ensure efficient time reporting for military personnel
• Participated in Daily Sprint Meetings, Sprint Planning, Sprint Retrospective, and testing categories
• Created/Updated Design Documentation according to department standards (hardware, software, requested application changes, actual coding changes, test cases/results, Visio application call flow diagrams, maintenance notes)
• Graduated from Leader-In-Motion (LIM) 2-year program included two internal six-month DFAS rotations
o Rotations: 1) IT Teleservices/Avaya; and 2) IVR-ESS Customer Support
o Attained a Lean Six Green Belt Certification.
• Lean Six Green Belt Project: DMAIC 1446111 - Reduce Rewrite in ATAAPS Instructor Led Online Training
o Goal: Reduced re-work and training attempts by at least 90% before end of third quarter of FY 2016.
Via the DMAIC process, generated/tested solution (more details…what type of tools, project management)
The project consisted of 5 phases: Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, & Control
My assigned task/contribution was the “analysis” phase (submission of fishbone diagram & scatter diagrams)
o Outcome: Based on the DFAS-Indianapolis location and FY2017 projections, since a re-work would be eliminated, our projected savings were: A total of $ 34,599.60 annually. The breakdown of this savings was $4384.80 annually for ATAAPS training instructors plus $30,214.80 annually for ATAAPS training employees/attendees. There would be 7 training sessions conducted per month with 1 instructor and 10 employees/attendees per session.
• Outcome: Management/Personnel satisfied with enhancements/corrections implemented on the ATAAPS website
