Raikesson W. Charles

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER

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"Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings" - Salvador Dali

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Raikesson is a Senior Principal Software Engineer with more than a decade of industry experience in software development and design as well as developing test plans in relation to but not limited to unit, regressive, integration, security, and system tests. As well as experience with Java, C#, Python, C++, and Javascript programming Languages and MS SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and NoSQL Databases.

Some of his professional interests are, but not limited to, Graph Theory, Automation Systems, Computer Vision, and Machine learning. From June 2018 until June 2023, he served on the local board of the National Society of Black Engineers - Central Florida Professionals Chapter as the President, Vice President, and Professional Development Chair. He is also an active member of the Orlando Tech Association.

He is currently a Doctoral Candidate whose primary research is focused on Machine Learning and Data Analytics.

If you would like to contact Raikesson for an employment opportunity, please reach out via social media or email (rexcharles11@gmail.com)

Skills

"Skill is the unified force of experience, intellect and passion in their operation" - John Ruskin

C++

Java

Python

C#

HTML5

CSS

jQuery

JavaScript

TypeScript/ES6

ReactJS

PostgreSQL

Oracle

Education

"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever" - Mahatma Gandhi

Colorado Technical University

Major: Computer Science

Degree: Doctor of Science

Florida Institute of Technology

Major: Information Technology - Database Management Systems

Degree: Master of Science

Florida Institute of Technology

Major: Computer Information Science

Degree: Bachelor of Science

Experience

"The only source of knowledge is experience" - Albert Einstein

Northrop Grumman

Sr Principal Software Engineer / Melbourne, FL / 2023 - Current

  • Lead Technical Software Engineer covering the design and development of multiple software components.
  • Developed embedded software solutions for an aviation platform.
  • Collaborated closely with requirements, systems, and test engineers to ensure the integrity of the platforms software implementation and design.
  • Collaborated closely with hardware engineers to ensure seamless integration of software and hardware components.
  • Implemented best practices for code review, testing, and documentation, resulting in improved code quality and project efficiency.
  • Played a key role in troubleshooting and resolving complex technical issues, ensuring timely project delivery.
  • Mentored junior engineers, fostering their professional growth and enhancing team productivity.

Phoenix Defense

Senior Software Egnineer / Orlando, FL / 2020 - 2023

  • Review and analyze requirements, participate in defining, deriving and allocation software requirements
  • Plan and estimate efforts and document basis of estimation
  • Create design diagrams and documentation, as needed, to comfirm design approach prior to implementation
  • Capture and document design decisions in accordance with prescribed process
  • Review software design with engineering and development team and with customers
  • Follow best practices and apprpriate design patterns for creating modular and maintainable software applications

Leidos

Software Egnineer / Orlando, FL / 2016 - 2020

  • Review and analyze requirements, participate in defining, deriving and allocation software requirements
  • Plan and estimate efforts and document basis of estimation
  • Create design diagrams and documentation, as needed, to comfirm design approach prior to implementation
  • Capture and document design decisions in accordance with prescribed process
  • Review software design with engineering and development team and with customers
  • Follow best practices and apprpriate design patterns for creating modular and maintainable software applications

Simpluris, Inc.

Consulting Software Quality Engineer / Orlando, FL / 2013 - 2018

  • Develop and implement test plans for functional application areas and document testing
  • Record software defect with bug tracking system and report defect to software developers
  • Create a test strategy on project requirement and schedule
  • Offer test summary report reflecting quality attributes of software under test
  • Direct interactions with development, project management and interal stakeholders
  • Conduct new functionality and regession tests, determine and report issues for fowllow-up
  • Collaborate with field staff to assess or diagnose problems and suggest possible solutions
  • Oversee program performance for efficient and problem free operations

A good Book

"If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads" - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Books I Have Recently Read

  1. Outliers - Malcolm Gladwell
  2. The Price of Altruism - Oren Harman
  3. Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell
  4. Blink - Malcolm Gladwell
  5. The Rose that Grew from Concrete - Tupac Amaru Shakur
  6. Gods and Generals - Jeff Shaara

Books I am Currently Reading

  1. The Secret - Rhonda Byrne
  2. The Hero With a Thousand Faces - Joseph Campbell

Portfolio

"We do not remember days, we remember moments" - Cesare Pavese

Publications

"Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing." - Wernher von Braun

Contact

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Contact Info

83 Geneva Drive
   P.O. Box #623064
   Oviedo, FL 32762

+1 (561) 223-9043

rwc@rexcharles.com

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