Interactive resume
David Fearn
Technical Lead & Scrum Master
Technical Lead and Scrum Master with a dual background in Computer Science and Political Science. 3+ years of experience at Northrop Grumman in the aerospace and defense sector, specializing in automated test architecture, HW/SW integration, and BDD frameworks. Expert in engineering end-to-end validation pipelines for mission-critical systems, driving 43% velocity increases while cutting product team costs and ensuring 100% requirements traceability for formal customer delivery. Active Secret Clearance.
Experience
A&D-TV Software Engineer
Huntsville, AL
- —Serve as Scrum Master and Technical Lead for a 24-person cross-functional team; recognized with a "Bravo" Award for increasing velocity by 43% and integrating all product testing efforts (four different products) into one streamlined workflow.
- —Architect automated test infrastructure using Python, Bash, and Eggplant to validate integrated software-hardware requirements, enabling overnight system-wide validation.
- —Established 100% traceability from Jira/DOORS to physical test execution for mission-critical systems.
- —Led technical trade studies for integrated automation frameworks, securing a 60% cost reduction on Eggplant Functional licensing.
- —Performed Earned Value Management (EVM) analysis to identify inefficiencies, realizing over $90,000 in savings by correcting misattributed work allocations.
- —Engineered an automated reporting system using Python (Pandas) and JSON to aggregate data from DOORS and Jira; presented the solution to customers and secured formal approval for the Joint Review Process (JRP).
Software Engineering Intern
Huntsville, AL
- —Authored over 700 Certification Objective scripts, improving testing efficiency while meeting contractual requirements with a 100% pass rate during system validation.
- —Developed custom automation tools that significantly reduced manual analysis time, enabling the team to meet aggressive deadlines for the GMD program.
Education
B.A. with Honours in Political Science; B.S. with Honours in Computer Science
- GPA: 3.6
- Honors: President’s List 2021–2022, Dean’s List 2022–2024
- Leadership: SGA Director of Organizational Funding (managed $100k+ budget); Alpha Tau Omega Executive Board
Selected projects
GovCon Compliance SaaS
SaaS/Compliance as Code (CaC) solution using React, Django, and Python to streamline regulatory adherence for small government contractors.
QuizPress
Django web app to import/export Canvas QTI test banks, manage questions, and generate HTML exams and answer keys for Word.
This Website
Portfolio and interactive resume. Next.js 15, TypeScript, Tailwind; deployed on Vercel.