Paul McCarthy

Paul McCarthy has a diverse work experience spanning several roles and companies. Paul is currently a Senior Software Engineer at HawkEye 360 since 2022. Prior to that, they worked at Leidos as a Software Engineer and Agile Scrum Master from 2020 to 2022. In this role, they led a team of 4 as an Agile Scrum Master, coordinated communication between teams, improved team self-sufficiency, organized planning, and generated accurate customer commitments. Paul also contributed to the architecture and retrofitting of S3 backend support for a Java webapp monolith and worked on 2FA authentication for user authentication via a third-party identity provider.

Before Leidos, Paul was a Software Engineer at Entegra Systems from 2018 to 2020. Here, they built a VR product from scratch, incorporating geospatial tools and real-time data visualizations. Paul also integrated with commercial and government REST and WebSocket APIs.

Prior to that, they worked as a Software Developer at Adiaon LLC, where they designed and implemented a new HTML5-based front-end, polished the existing PHP back-end, and integrated the web interface with the back-end.

Paul's earlier experiences include roles such as an IT Intern at Gaithersburg High School IT Dept, a Web Developer at Montgomery County Forestry Board, and an IT Assistant at U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. In these roles, they gained experience in printer maintenance, workstation configuration, web development, and data analysis.

Overall, Paul McCarthy has a strong background in software engineering, agile project management, VR development, and web development.

Paul McCarthy began their education at Gaithersburg High School, where they studied Computer Science and Information Technology from 2011 to 2015. Following their high school education, they pursued a degree in Computer Science at the University of Maryland Baltimore County from 2015 to 2019.