Chad Naujoks
Chad Naujoks

Staff / Principal Software Engineer — AI & Automation

Open to offers · Member since 15 Oct 2026
Location
Virginia Beach, United States
Desired salary
Confidential
Work preference
Remote Only / Full Time
Experience level
Lead

About

Professional summary

I am a software engineer and technical leader with more than 20 years of experience designing, building, and delivering desktop, web, data, and automation systems. I currently lead a 25-person cross-functional team supporting a DoD portfolio of more than 100 applications.

I specialize in C#, .NET, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, SQL, cloud-connected systems, and application modernization. My work includes architecture, technical direction, code review standards, CI/CD practices, and delivery leadership across web, desktop, dashboard, inventory, personnel, and workflow applications.

I have a strong record of replacing manual processes with reliable automated workflows. My initiatives have reduced manual effort, reduced data-gathering errors, accelerated operational reporting, and improved the speed of critical decision-making.

My current focus is applied AI and automation. I build local LLM solutions, retrieval-augmented generation pipelines, AI agent workflows, and human-in-the-loop decision-support systems for operational use cases.

I have experience deploying and evaluating open-weight models locally, building RAG systems with FAISS and hybrid retrieval, and creating AI-assisted development practices. I also develop generative media pipelines for scalable, character-consistent asset generation.

I am a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and hold an active CompTIA Security+ certification, along with TS/SCI clearance. I am open to remote opportunities where I can lead engineering teams and deliver practical AI-enabled systems.

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Skills

27 capabilities

Tech stack & tools

Working toolkit

Experience

Career history

Lead Developer / Software Engineering Lead ARMA Global Corporation (GDIT)

Lead a 25-person cross-functional team of developers, business process analysts, database administrators, and testers supporting a DoD command portfolio of more than 100 web, desktop, data, inventory, personnel management, dashboard, and workflow applications. Set technical direction for C#, .NET Framework, .NET Core/.NET 8, SQL Server, JavaScript, Azure-connected systems, architecture, code reviews, and CI/CD practices.

Automated operational workflows, reducing manual work by 40% and data-gathering errors by 80%. Built command-wide data aggregation dashboards and improved turnaround for critical operational questions from two to three days to three to five minutes. Modernized COVID-19 testing processing to under 10 seconds per test, implemented LLM-based human-reviewed decision support, and introduced AI-assisted development practices.

Senior SharePoint Developer Lockheed Martin

Developed and maintained SharePoint applications for JFCOM and the Joint Staff. Standardized application interfaces to improve consistency across systems.

Reduced data duplication through linked SQL tables. Administered users and SharePoint sites while supporting enterprise application operations.

Senior Software Engineer WR Systems

Built C++ software for custom in-house computers controlling boat systems, including radar, navigation, GPS, lidar, and sonar. Developed tracking capabilities that resolved objects as small as birds on water.

Developed satellite-linked remote-control systems for an unmanned surface vessel, including land-console communications. Contributed to planning and documentation supporting CMMI Level 3 to Level 4 advancement.

Software Engineer Liberty Tax Service

Built tax-preparation software and back-end systems that automated tax return retrieval, IRS transmission, and bank-product workflow processes.

Automated digital IRS tax-form generation, reducing annual manual form-development effort from approximately three months to one or two weeks.

Education

Learning history

University of Phoenix

M.S., Information Systems

Master of Science in Information Systems.

University of Phoenix

B.S., eBusiness

Bachelor of Science in eBusiness.

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