Shane Sturgeon

• ·Lead engineering delivery for the CMS QMARS case management platform supporting federal healthcare program oversight.
• ·Direct a cross-functional organization of 20 engineers spanning Application Development, Quality Engineering, and Platform Operations in a FedRAMP-authorized AWS environment.
• ·Founded and led a cross-disciplinary AI Community of Practice (15–20 members) focused on practical AI adoption, model evaluation, and cost/benefit analysis.
• ·Supported delivery of an AWS Bedrock-powered artifact categorization service for QMARS case adjudication.
• ·Standardized deployment and release governance; launched a Code Quality and Engineering Standards initiative.

• ·Covetrus: Supported team reorganization, delivery prioritization, and Agile alignment within the consumer business unit across a distributed onshore/offshore model.
• ·DISCUS Software: Supported AI/ML tooling integration, introduced structured release management and vulnerability scanning, and managed vendor relationships.

• ·Led modernization of CMS and Healthcare.gov platforms serving millions of beneficiaries within FedRAMP and ATO compliance boundaries.
• ·Directed 24 engineers across Applications, Enrollment, APIs, and Platform Ops.
• ·Strengthened DevSecOps alignment and conducted Agile maturity assessments.

• ·Managed 3 cross-functional teams (22 engineers) delivering a new Flight Booking System.
• ·Coordinated 3rd-party vendor integrations and championed enterprise-wide Agile adoption.
• ·Tech: Java, MySQL, AWS, MuleSoft, Navitaire

• ·Led five engineering teams (~25 engineers) delivering core Medicaid and ACA Marketplace systems across multiple states.
• ·Directed multi-state Medicaid platform expansions (IN, GA, AR) aligned with CMS timelines.
• ·Delivered sanctioned provider screening and FHIR-based interoperability solutions.
• ·Tech: C#/.NET, MSSQL, Azure DevOps, Trizetto Facets

• ·Grew department from 13 to ~25 staff; introduced Agile into legacy environments.
• ·Directed $1M+ CMS platform evaluation and mobile app development.
• ·Coordinated teams across Europe, Australia, and China.
• ·Tech: Java/Spring, Hibernate, Oracle, Jenkins, Jira

• ·Led modernization of legacy systems impacting 3,000+ users across 50+ applications.
• ·Reduced licensing costs by 60%; managed rollout of district-wide Student Information and Business Systems.
• ·Tech: JavaScript, Lotus Notes, VB, MSSQL, AS400

• ·Designed and deployed enterprise applications across a range of stacks (VB, Java, SQL, JavaScript, PHP).
• ·Full-stack hands-on work including databases, APIs, web services, and ETL.
• ·Early CI/CD, unit testing, and Agile contributions.

Wright State University

B.S., Computer Science · Dayton, OH