Allen Blount

Allen blount

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Software Developer

  • Education

    • Florida institute of technology

      2007 - 2011
      Bachelor of science - bs aerospace, aeronautical and astronautical engineering
    • New jersey institute of technology

      2019 - 2021
      Master's degree computer science
  • Experience

    • Us army

      May 2012 - Sept 2018

      ● Managed, maintained, and led a combat Support Platoon, consisting of 20 Soldiers, 29 Maintenance andSupport Vehicles, and equipment valued at over $23 Million● Responsible for personnel welfare, operational planning, maintenance and accountability of all vehicles,weapon systems, and equipment● Hand-picked among 30 officers to lead the Unit’s sole Support Platoon● Responsible for managing large-scale equipment and ammunition deployment to over 300 Soldiers forlarge-scale training scenarios● Personally selected by the Squadron Commander to become rear-duty leader for 200 Soldiers, a positionnormally reserved for higher ranking Officers, and awarded the Army Achievement Medal for exceptionalperformance as a Commander Show less ● Principle leader and manager of an Anti-Armor Platoon, consisting of 17 Soldiers, 6 anti-tank HMMWVs,and equipment valued at over $7 Million● Maintained deployment readiness of the Platoon byplanning and supervising physical training, live-fireweapon ranges, and vehicle maintenance cycles● Conducted risk management of all operations to ensure safety of all personnel and protection of equipment● Selected among 30 peers to lead an Anti-Armor Platoon, considered one of the Unit’s elite fightingunits● One of 15 personnel out of 100 awarded the Expert Infantryman Badge for individual proficiency in allinfantry weapon systems, tactics, and physical fitness Show less ● Platoon Leader for a Mechanized Infantry Platoon, comprising 30 Soldiers and 6 Armored PersonnelCarriers, and equipment valued at over $7 Million● Planned and executed operations to support large-scale, realistic training scenarios in support of ArmyBrigades preparing to deploy to combat theaters● Selected as “Most Qualified” on Officer evaluations, indicating a performance as one of the top 3 PlatoonLeaders out of 25 in the squadron, based on leadership and achievements during training operations Show less

      • Communications Officer

        Jun 2017 - Sept 2018
      • Network Systems Engineer Student

        Sept 2016 - May 2017
      • Military Intelligence Officer

        Sept 2015 - Aug 2016
      • Support Platoon Leader

        May 2015 - Sept 2015
      • Anti-Armor Platoon Leader

        May 2014 - Apr 2015
      • Mechanized Infantry Platoon Leader

        May 2012 - Apr 2014
    • Bell ford

      Jan 2019 - Jul 2019
      Information technology support specialist

      ● Provided IT support to staff and customers● Trained users on hardware functionality and software

    • Us navy

      Sept 2021 - now
      Sensor systems software engineer

      ● Lead Developer of Radar Analysis Virtual Environment, a no-code development platform that allows usersto design unit test cases for injection into a DDS defined data centric system● Managed the overall design, implementation and version control and wrote a framework for Jr. Developersto use● Implemented the DDS middleware for a live, real-time GUI display of RADAR system data for Aegis FlightIII Destroyers● Wrote a generic, templated C++ library that allows users to store a large amount of coordinate data in realtime and search for coordinates in parallel.● Mentored Jr. Developers; planned, wrote, and organized weekly programming courses for Scrum teams. Show less

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