Home Email:- Phone Number(cell):- LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/ronald-ankrah-jr/90/369/870 Twitter Profile: https://twitter.com/ron_ankrah_jr Location: Silver Spring, MD
EDUCATION
School: The Catholic University of America (CUA) Graduation Date: December 2016 Degree: Bachelor’s in Computer Science Relevant Coursework: Software Engineering, Data Communications Network, Mobile Programming, Numerical Analysis and Optimization, Cryptography & Steganography, Operating Systems, Info. Security, Comp. Networks, Comm. and Comp. Network Simulation, Database Management, Comp. Graphics, Cybersecurity, CSC-EE Senior Design
SKILLS
*The following skills are what I have learned, practiced, or have utilized in a professional or educational capacity. Proficiency levels may vary.
Language: Native English Speaker, Intermediate Spanish(oral, reading, writing) Computer: Network Security, Software Applications, Testing and Debugging, Audio Software, Visual Studio, Android Studio, Firebase Console, Mininet, Optimization, Software Design Programming: MATLAB, C/C++/C#, Java, Full Stack, Linux, Python, Swift, HTML, JavaScript, .NET, ASP, SQL Server, Oracle Express & Virtual Machine, Google API, SDLC Networking: WLAN, TCP/IP, Queuing, VLAN, RIP/OSPF, Network Security, File Sharing, Data Analysis and Communication Networking, Network Simulation, Cryptography, Information Security Engineering/Testing: SOAP/REST, Data Entry, Excel, Test Cases, HTML, HL7, Test Scripts, Net Technologies, XML, JSON, MVC Application Models, Citrix Receiver, Continuous Delivery tools
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Currently: Web Testing via UserTesting.com at home
Defense Health Agency (DHA): Integrated Comprehensive Plan for Care and Coordination Systems (ICPCCS) & Defense Healthcare Management System Modernization(DHMSM) (March 2017-January 2018)
Worked as a Department of Defense DoD) Contractor under the following occupations
Care and Business Integrated Systems (CBIS) Engineer (March 2017-August 2017)
Worked under the Defense Health Agency (DHA) as a CBIS engineer on the Integrated Comprehensive Plan for Care and Coordination Systems (ICPCCS) to coordinate, design, and enhance the Department of Defense – Case Management System, (DoD-CMS) with our vendor.
-Assisted with technical advice to the contractor and government project managers.
-Assist requirements team to identify interface and system improvements.
-Review technical documents submitted by vendor for quality and accuracy
-Monitored tickets submitted for help and errors to the DHA Global Service Center.
-Contact end users to determine impact of software release
-Troubleshoot application problems related to software, server, and network
-Assisted with the coordination web service integration with external systems
-Assisted with the coordination of establishing test and production environment connection
-Worked with team and vendor to resolve critical issue with Concurrent cases in DoD-CMS
-Assist in the development and review of test strategy and plan -Led meetings with assistance with different interfaces and recorded minutes such as with Army(AWCTS), Navy(TWIMS), Joint Interoperability (JITC), and Information Systems(DISA) -Designed Topaz Walkthrough Script to request Topaz Monitoring Tool for the DoD-CMS application
Software Tester (August 2017-January 2018)
Served as a Software Tester under the Defense Healthcare Management System Modernization (DHMSM) team. Under DHMSM, worked for both Functional and Interface teams. Under Functional, reviewed test cases for quality and ensured the front end of the Cerner application functioned properly. Under Interface, tested both front and back end of the application to ensure interfaces were connected and messages were being triggered and sent according to the test cases.
- Apply functional, regression, and integration testing. - Monitor defects with Cerner Jazz - Create test data, design, compare, and review test cases, develop test procedures, plan and execute tests, and report and verify errors. -Served as primary for the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) Interface on the Interface Team -Designed spreadsheets on user interfaces that trigger their HL7 messages, test cases in Jazz environment, mapping message types to interfaces, DoD ID requirements by interface, personal identification segment matrices, Regression, and corresponding message types with test cases. -Created evidence files for every daily regression test and defects to be monitored. -Reviewed Interface Control Documents (ICD) that were written by the client for quality and accuracy. -Assisted teammates in understanding how to capture decision steps and off-page references. -Utilized the Citrix Receiver to run the Cerner environment in order to perform testing to system. -Reviewed Test cases for decision steps and off-page references, for deletion, and regression
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UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE
Software Engineer/Computer Scientist
-Did earlier work with C++/C#/C creating simple GUIs. -Worked with MATLAB for Numerical Analysis and Engineering Mathematics. -Designed an Android app that delivers Voice Feedback on a Fitness Application. -Integrated Android Fitness Application with Google Firebase to enhance and ease usage. -Designed a chat application that shows location of messenger via longitude and latitude. -Designed a GPS for Android that has Context Awareness and accelerometer functionalities. -Researched on Information Theoretic Secrecy through the understanding of entropy. -Worked in group project to build electrical clock in VHDL. -Completed a project that creates 2D Convolution on imaging by coding in CUDA. -Researched WLAN on the deployment of 802.11n performance on 802.11g legacy devices. -Demonstrated the functionalities of Network Communication via Mininet. -Designed a simple Banking System on an Oracle SQL Database. -Coded in Python to write simple commands on how to create a network by connecting with Wireshark via a Mininet environment. -Understanding Definitions of Information Security and Essentials of Cybersecurity -Worked in group project to code Sokoban in MATLAB. -Researched how to prevent data leakage. -Worked with others on software idea to create housing app (part of junior Software Design).
INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
American Forest and Paper Association(May 2016-August 2016)
As a member of the Statistics Team, test the company's computer's software, debug any malware security errors, and program for their .asp and .net websites. -Performed data entry for the AF&PA’s data mills and updated files for the AF&PA statistics team. -Used Microsoft SQL server and written SQL to bind data from company database into back-end. -Written in Javascript to set window alerts when error is present. -Written in VB.Net for the back-end of code, and written in .ASPX for the front-end - Completed a Web Form in VB and ASP.NET that delivers reports per company for the AF&PA -Coded program to ensure there is no sql injection for safe debugging and execution as security. -Had the ability to quickly learn languages, and simple-to-complex instructions on web form instructions.
International Child Art Foundation(October 2015-April 2016)
As a webmaster intern, updated, and edited foundation website. Developed software program code in Hypertext Markup Language and Cascading Style Sheets, and created webpages as Personal Home Page(PHP) for foundation website. -Due to no webmaster for months, stepped up and very quickly learned to update website, connect to website, program website, and insert other software development skills for the sake of time. -Communicated closely with the chair of the foundation on what to write to draw patrons. -Updated and enhanced graphics for the website. -Helped future webmaster(s) enhance the website. -Used FTP server to open port to connect to website.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Girls Inc., NW Washington, DC, 2015: Taught young girls how to code in Cascading Style Sheets(CSS) and Hypertext Markup Language(HTML)
Shepherd’s Table, Silver Spring, MD,-: Fed the Homeless
Clifton Park Baptist Church, Silver Spring, MD, 2008-present: Volunteer organizational and management skills
VALUES AND GOALS
Values: Respectful towards others, dedicated and hard worker with high ethics, trustworthy, tenacious, thoughtful, decisive, goal oriented, persistent.
Goals: Strengthen my skills as a software developer and engineer, Become a leader on a team that I will work for, Attain a Master's Degree in Computer Science (e.g., software and network engineering and web development)
