Herman Owens
Principal Software Engineer | Engineering Manager | Active Secret Security Clearance
herman@hermanowens.com 
github.com/hermanowens 
linkedin.com/in/hermanowens
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Strategic Engineering Leader with 12+ years of experience in Fortune 50 and DoD environments. Expert in talent acquisition, having personally hired 12+ engineers. A pioneer in AI-augmented engineering, architecting “Triple Agent” workflows (Claude, Codex, Copilot) and implementing secure, government-ready LLMs. High-velocity developer utilizing a specialized toolchain of Neovim, Cursor, and GPU-accelerated terminals to drive $15M+ revenue wins and mission-critical software delivery.
EXPERIENCE
Clarity x Kesselrun | Software Engineer Manager | Mar 2023 – Present
- Secure AI Implementation: Integrated Government-Ready LLMs into mission-command applications, ensuring AI-augmented features met strict FedRAMP/DoD protocols for Impact Level data.
- Engineering Leadership: Lead professional growth and internal mobility; enforce strict pairing standards to ensure context distribution and eliminate single points of failure.
- Technical Agility: Maintain a high-velocity custom Neovim environment to ensure seamless delivery across both local development and secure, terminal-only remote environments.
The Home Depot | Senior Software Engineer (Full-time & Consultant) | Oct 2020 – Sept 2025
- AI Orchestration: Engineered a “Triple Agent” environment (Copilot, Claude, and Internal LLM) to provide teams with optimized solutions based on general logic, reasoning, and domain context.
- Modernization Patterns: Developed AI-driven workflows to document legacy apps, identify test gaps/anti-patterns, and automate remediation, reducing developer onboarding time by 30%.
- Mentorship & Hiring: Led multiple internship cohorts, resulting in the successful full-time conversion of 2 interns; 2022 BiT Award (Finalist).
Cricket Wireless | Senior Software Engineer | Nov 2016 – Aug 2020
- Talent Acquisition: Owned end-to-end technical vetting; designed coding assessments and hired 6 full-time engineers.
- Technical Lead: Spearheaded the architectural transition of the customer portal from AngularJS to Angular 10.
- Operations: Authored technical SOPs that drastically reduced “time-to-first-commit” for new engineering hires.
Not Another Nerd | Founder & Principal Consultant | Aug 2017 – Present
- Strategic Consulting: Deliver digital transformation and workforce development for clients ranging from SMBs to Fortune 50 enterprises.
Stanley, Black & Decker | Web GUI Developer | Nov 2013 – Oct 2016
- Revenue Generation: Engineered a C# External API generating $15M in new revenue.
- Innovation: Transitioned legacy desktop apps to a responsive web ecosystem via Angular and DevExpress.
Kennesaw State University | ITS Team Manager | Nov 2011 – Nov 2013
- Leadership Scale: Promoted to Team Manager; scaled team from 1 to 5 via 4 successful hires
TECHNICAL TOOLCHAIN
| Languages: C#, Java, Node.js, Python, TypeScript | Cloud: AWS, Docker, FedRAMP,GCP, K8s |
| Testing: Jasmine, Jest, JUnit, RTL | Agentic IDEs: Cursor, Windsurf, Antigravity |
| Custom IDE: Neovim (Lua-based config) | Methods: Secure SDLC, Agile, BFF |
| Terminals: Alacritty, Kitty, Warp | AI Strategy: Triple Agent Orchestration |
| Ops: CI/CD, Jenkins, Dependabot |
HONORS & LEADERSHIP
- Eagle Scout | Boy Scouts of America (Order of the Arrow, Brotherhood)
- Southeastern Province (SEP) Advisor of the Year | Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. (2019)
- International Website of the Year | Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. (2013)
- SEP Website of the Year | Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. (2012, 2013, 2019)
- TAG Best Overall Mobile Application | Kennesaw State University (2011)
EDUCATION
- BS – Information Systems | Kennesaw State University