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Bob Hernandez

"Systems Thinker. Solution Finder. Innovation Instigator.
Where Mission Meets Momentum."

► Director of SW Systems Engineering  ·  SAIC  ·  Edwardsville, IL
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CEH MPCS SAFe Agilist Jira Admin 20+ Yrs Engineering MoltenJava LLC · Est. 2005

Profile

Powering ideas with relentless
curiosity & coffee

Adept technologist and solutions-oriented architect with a track record of successful implementations across system design, cloud architecture, and full life cycle project management.

Solutions-oriented architect and systems engineer planning, analyzing, and implementing core technology functions in direct support of business and mission objectives.
Track record of successful implementations — system designs, application architectures, cloud architectures, business analysis, organic growth, and full life cycle project management.
Demonstrated capacity for innovative applications featuring complex open architecture models and event-driven architectures leveraging Big Data strategies — while decreasing non-productive activities through continuous process improvement.
Hands-on across all stages of systems and software engineering — cloud and on-prem infrastructure, security-baked-in design, automated testing frameworks, and open-architecture support innovations.
Expert at policies, procedures, and technical specifications — leveraging OCM practices to ensure adoption while realizing Objectives and Key Results (OKRs).

Specialties

Emerging Technologies IT Consulting Penetration Testing Offensive Security Event-Driven Arch. Microservices Agile Methodologies SAFe / Scrum SDLC / Agile ELC Solutions Engineering Project Planning Complex Event Processing Security Engineering Cloud Architecture Training & Development Marketing & Branding Big Data Strategies OCM Practices

Certifications

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Certified Ethical Hacker
CEH · EC-Council
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Metasploit Pro Certified Specialist
MPCS · Rapid7
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Certified SAFe Agilist
SA · Scaled Agile
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Certified Jira Project Administrator
Atlassian

Career

20+ years building
what matters

Across defense, finance, agriculture, telecommunications, and government — always hands-on, always shipping.

20+
Years Engineering
8
Industries Served
3
Active Ventures
Currently at
SAIC
Director, SW Systems Engineering
Edwardsville, IL · Hybrid
Director, SW Systems Engineering
2011 – Present
SAIC · Edwardsville, IL · Hybrid
Leading software engineering and program operations for DoD-adjacent systems. Driving PI planning, critical path analysis, risk registers, sprint cadences, and cross-team agile delivery. Overseeing architecture, security baked-in design, and full lifecycle project management for mission-critical programs.
DoDSAFe AgileSystems EngineeringDISACAC/PKICloud
Owner
Jan 2015 – Present · 11 yrs
Hernandez Holdings LLC · Self-employed · Edwardsville, IL · Hybrid
Accounting, investment property management, and business operations running in parallel with an active technical career.
Investment PropertiesAccountingBusiness Operations
Owner & Chief Engineer
Jan 2005 – Present · 21 yrs
MoltenJava LLC · Self-employed
Founded and operated MoltenJava LLC — a software engineering consultancy and personal innovation lab. Home base for architecture consulting, custom tooling, AI experiments, and everything else that doesn’t fit neatly in a job description.
JavaConsultingArchitectureAI ToolingDocker
Owner
Nov 2003 – Nov 2011 · 8 yrs
AmberOnHomes.com · Real Estate
Co-founded and operated a real estate brokerage. License is currently Referral Only — partner Amber remains an active Broker averaging ~$3M/year in sales. Call Amber: 618-567-4999
Real EstateBrokerageBusiness Dev
Software Architect / Engineer
Feb – Aug 2011 · 7 mos
Monsanto · Creve Coeur, MO
Software architecture and engineering for one of the world’s largest agribusiness companies.
JavaArchitectureEnterprise
Software Developer & Technical Lead
Feb 2009 – Feb 2011 · 2 yrs
The National System
Full-stack software development and technical leadership. Dual-hatted as both developer and lead across a 2-year engagement.
Technical LeadFull StackSoftware Dev
Senior Software Engineer / E-Learning Strategist
2008 – 2010 · 2 yrs
Wachovia Securities
Senior software engineering and e-learning strategy at a major financial services firm. Built and delivered technology and training solutions at enterprise scale.
JavaE-LearningFinance
Senior Software Engineer
2008 – 2009 · 1 yr
Aquent Inc.
Senior engineering roles across client engagements through Aquent staffing.
ContractSoftware Engineering
Business System Analyst / Programmer 3
Aug 2007 – Feb 2008 · 7 mos
United States Postal Service
Business systems analysis and programming for one of the largest logistics organizations in the United States.
GovernmentBusiness AnalysisUSPS
Software Developer & Web Consultant
Aug 2007 – 2008 · ~6 mos
Charter Communications
Software development and web content strategy for a major telecommunications provider. Dual role as developer and business consultant.
Web DevTelecomConsulting

Capabilities

Where I bring
the most firepower

Tested across government, finance, agriculture, telecom, and real estate. Always mission-first, security-first, outcomes-first.

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Cloud & Systems Architecture
Cloud and on-prem infrastructure, open-architecture models, event-driven architectures, and microservices — designed to scale, secured from the start.
Cloud Architecture
Event-Driven / EDA
Microservices
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Security & Offensive Engineering
CEH & MPCS certified. Penetration testing, Metasploit, security engineering, DoD/DISA compliance, CAC/PKI, and baking security into every layer of the stack.
Penetration Testing
Security Engineering
DoD / DISA / CAC
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Agile Program Delivery
SAFe Agilist certified. PI planning, sprint cadences, OKR realization, roadmapping, risk management, and cross-functional team coordination from inception to ATO.
SAFe / Agile ELC
Program Leadership
OKRs / OCM
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AI Tooling & Emerging Tech
Local LLM setups (Ollama, FastMCP), MCP server design, Claude API integration, containerized home-lab infrastructure, and tools that actually change how work gets done.
LLM / MCP
Docker / Containers
Automation / APIs

The Lab

App Launchpad

One link to launch everything I’ve built. Tools born from real problems, shipped from the home lab, and occasionally debugged at 2am. Probably fine.

~ moltenjava/apps  ·  personal engineering workbench
8 tools & counting
LIVE
AgilePM
Project Command Center — PI planning, sprint tracking, risk registers, critical path. Single-file HTML. No server required.
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 TOOL
SAAR Wizard
Automated DD Form 2875 filler with CAC/PKCS#11 digital signing. Nobody should fill that form by hand twice.
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 LIVE
Home Dashboard
Homepage + Home Assistant at a glance. Container health, Pushover alerts, automations, and the NAS mystery of the week.
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 LIVE
PresenterPro
Interactive slide builder with animated dark-tech themes. Decks that actually hold attention — slide zero included.
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 TOOL
Interest Visualizer
Compound interest calculator with live sliders and live-updating charts. Math this satisfying is almost suspicious.
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 WIP
MCP Lab
Local Ollama models wired to MCP servers via FastMCP. Tool calling, agent chains, and increasingly creative system prompts.
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 LIVE
NetMon
Resource monitoring stack with Pushover webhook alerts for disk, CPU, and container health. Know before the smoke does.
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 SOON
Something New
There’s always another idea and a half-open VS Code window to prove it. It’ll involve Docker and curiosity in equal measure.
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Get In Touch

Let’s build
something that matters.

Mission-critical programs, interesting engineering problems, or just a conversation about the next wave of AI tooling — I’m here for all of it.

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Location
Edwardsville, Illinois, USA
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Organization
SAIC · Director, SW Systems Engineering
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Ventures
MoltenJava LLC  ·  Hernandez Holdings LLC
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Real Estate (Partner Amber)
618-567-4999