Aaron Gates

Manage RDT&E and uncrewed maritime systems programs, coordinating multi‑disciplinary teams and federal partners to advance AI-enabled ocean platforms and secure grant funding as principal investigator.

Led AI-driven modernization for federal clients, acted as Agile SME and coach for 12 teams, and managed full‑lifecycle software delivery for a 22‑person cross‑functional team to support AI deployments.

Led Agile and hybrid projects for VA Loan Guaranty including a major Planview upgrade and Jira integration, ensuring Section 508 compliance, security remediation, and successful UAT and release cycles.

Led HRIS and enterprise systems modernization, directing a 15‑person team, executing CMMI Level III process controls, and redesigning onboarding/offboarding workflows to improve operational efficiency.

Facilitated Agile ceremonies and development for a financial risk-calculation MVP, conducted manual testing and dynamic reporting, and refined backlog to improve delivery cadence.

Ensured Section 508 compliance and application quality through HTML/CSS/JavaScript updates, security scans, unit and integration testing, and supported data analysis and modeling.

Supervised operations and UAT cycles for banking systems, managed defect documentation and system administration for appraisal systems while overseeing $100M+ monthly bond payment schedules.

Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence; graduate-level study focused on AI concepts and applications.

Bachelor of Science in Applied Computing with coursework in computing fundamentals and applied software systems.