John Schreuders

Senior Software Architect, ISTAR – DLCSPM at Ratione Ligno

Overseeing engineering work from OEMs delivering ISR capabilities to the Canadian Army; defining system-level engineering requirements for the Land ISR Modernization Project; network design and infrastructure for Geo product delivery to Canadian Army deployments; capturing integration requirements from Sitaware into ISR systems; building adapters for ISR data between battle management systems and MOTS/ COTS buses (ISA, Kafka, etc.).

Senior Software Architect and Security Architect at MacDonald Dettwiler (MDA)

Lead systems architect for security solutions for the next generation of Radarsat; security architectures for spacecraft, ground stations and AWS cloud resources; presented designs at system-wide critical design reviews; gathered and presented scheduling, budgeting and cost analysis to senior staff.

Senior Software Architect at SIMFRONT / General Dynamics

Developing solutions for the Canadian Army to integrate with Sitaware HQ; built bridging software translating 2525c symbology to JC3IEDM equivalents; led plugin architecture and testing infrastructure; delivered technical presentations to GDC and DND.

Senior Systems Architect at Thales Canada Defense Systems

Senior architect for Land Combat and Support System (LCSS); lead TBMS deployment within fighting vehicles; managed architecture, delivery and quality; team lead for 20 engineers; interfaced with subsystems across vehicle, HQ, radio, TCP/IP and SATCOM bearers; lead Product Owner in SCRUM/Agile (recently transitioned to Kanban).

Senior Software Architect, Networks and Cyber Security at Directorate of Information Management Engineering and Integration (DIMEI), DND

Senior architect designing gateways enabling safe access to classified networks; supported the remote access capability for GoC personnel during COVID-19; designing systems in support of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) capabilities; deploying classified endpoint hypervisor tooling; processing GEO data streams from UNCLASS to SECRET environments and disseminating them to operational commands; building Elasticsearch solutions within enterprise platforms.

Senior Software Architect, Engineering Manager – LCSS TBMS at Thales Canada Defense Systems

Lead architect and chief engineer for TBMS deployed in Canadian Army fighting vehicles; defined interfaces between subsystems; managed a 20-engineer team; principal interface to customer; product owner in SCRUM/Agile; updated architecture for LCSS evolution.

Senior Software Architect, R&D Group at Mitel Networks

Managed a four-engineer R&D team to design and test next-generation IP and VOIP software; prototyped mobile network management solutions; project/resource management and budgeting; interface with hardware platforms.

Senior Software Architect, Fixed Income Group at Barclays Capital

Chief engineer for front-end trading systems and back-end pricing/risk engines for ETF products; led a team of engineers; cloud-based deployment and cross-border collaboration with traders and vendors; budgeting and proposal presentations; SCRUM leadership.

Senior Software Architect, Equity Derivatives IT Group at Lehman Brothers

Chief Systems Architect for front-office UI and a distributed trading network spanning three continents; liaised with traders and internal teams; managed junior engineers; cloud-ready architecture for pricing and risk engines.

Senior Software Architect at Morgan Stanley

Chief Systems Architect for next-generation Sales Credit Blotters for FX Sales and Trading; redesigned front-end architecture; backend pricing and risk engines; offshore validation and cloud deployment; liaison with sales, trading and vendors.

Senior Software Engineer at Texas Instruments

Embedded software specialist designing tools for fabrication and firmware; DSP algorithm optimization; interface with DoD and consumer hardware; performance refactoring for space-qualified hardware.

Software Design Engineer at MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates

Embedded control software for Space Station Remote Manipulator System; lead integration and test at Kennedy Space Center; IV&V activities; requirements management for future upgrades to space robotics.