About Me
Vinnie Agriesti (vinnie@vinnie.work)
Welcome​
Greetings!, My name is Vincent Agriesti but I generally go by Vinnie. I am an engineer, teacher, and founder. I'm excited about creating software and applications for custom hardware, kernels, embedded systems, backend services, frontend GUIs, and games. This site is where I showcase discoveries, thoughts on various topics, and my general interest in creating things.
Background​
I've been learning the craft of software development since 1995. I started out by doing neighborhood IT support and application development for my friends, family, and school system as a teenager. I got my first professional experience as an employee of the US Naval Academy in 2003. There I would develop and maintain their backend automation for their IT department. In 2008, I moved from USNA to other US Gov't Command Centers where I primarily did Linux Kernel C development for commercial security solutions and and custom GOTS hardware solutions.
Current Job Responsibilities​
Technical Lead of organizational teams responsible for the integration of technologies into deployable products and the development/maintenance of the software development kit used to develop systems for use on all deployed hardware.
- Software Engineering - Development of system designs and concept of operations to solve customer problems and gaps. Development of C, C++, Python, code to satisfy objectives. Mentorship of intern on software engineering.
- Systems Engineering - Develop implementation vision and design for to-be capabilities. Review products of direct reports including code, documentation, CONOPs, requirements, and test plans. Discovery of stakeholders and work directly with customers to determine requirements.
- Scrum Lead - Prioritization and delegation of operational development business cases and requirements handed down from leadership.
- Technical Lead - Coordinating with the section team leads to prioritize and schedule strategic development across all organizational product lines.
Experience Summary​
TBD
Past Positions​
- Founder and Technical Lead, Player First Studios LLC (2020-present)
- Capability Development Specialist, Department Of Defense (2014-present)
- Intern for Computer Network Operations, Department Of Defense (2011-2014)
- Information Security Designer, Department Of Defense (2008-2011)
- IT Support and Systems Developer, US Naval Academy (2003-2008)
- Web Development, Free Lance (2005)
- IT Support, Bignell Watkins Hasser (2007)
Education / Training​
- MS in Information Systems Engineering from JHU 2020
- BS in Information Systems from UMUC 2008 (aka UMGC)
- AA in General Studies from AACC 2004
- Adjunct Intructor at National Cryptologic School