hello, my name is Bill Rossman

I am a

developer

Through eight years of experience in system administration, I have remained focused on continuous learning and efficiently resolving complex technical issues. I am motivated by solving real problems, collaborating with other technical professionals, and making systems and workflows measurably better.

Currently

Participating in Microsoft's Military Transition program: Microsoft Software & Systems Academy (MSSA)

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Experience

System Administrator, Lead

Nov 2022 - Dec 2025

USS Sampson (DDG-102)

Everett, WA

Front-Line Manager Maintenance Supervisor

Junior System Administrator

Dec 2019 - Nov 2022

USS Sampson (DDG-102)

Everett, WA

Procurement Specialist

Student System Administrator

Sep 2017 - Jul 2019

Middle Bucks Institute of Technology

Jamison, PA

Education

Cloud Application Development Program

Nov 2025 - Mar 2026

Microsoft Software and Systems Academy

Remote

Hands-on training in building, deploying, and securing cloud-native applications. Focus on modern development frameworks, DevOps practices, and Microsoft Azure services.

Network Operating Systems and Security

Sep 2016 - Jun 2019

Middle Bucks Institute of Technology

Jamison, PA

Three-year vocational program structured around CompTIA's A+, Network+, and Security+ core objectives.

Clearance

TS/SCI

Top Secret / SCI Clearance

CI Polygraph (Adjudicated May 2020)

Certifications

Security+

CompTIA

Network+

CompTIA

Cloud+

CompTIA

Red Hat Certified System Administrator

Red Hat

Skills

Languages

C# PowerShell

Frameworks / Technologies

.NET ASP.NET Core Entity Framework Core Git

Cloud

Azure App Service Azure SQL Azure Blob Storage AWS Elastic Beanstalk AWS RDS AWS S3

Systems Knowledge

Linux TCP/IP Virtualization System monitoring Fault isolation

Contact

Email william.m.rossman@gmail.com

LinkedIn wmrossman

GitHub wrossman

Signal Reporting Tool

Automated Daily Reporting for Shipboard Signal Collection

PowerShell Oracle DB

Developed a PowerShell program that retrieved inputs from Oracle DB and internal web sources to generate daily operational reports for system operators.
Implemented a modular, template-driven formatting system to support multiple AOR reporting standards.
Delivered full how-to documentation, example report templates, and hands-on training to refine workflows and eliminate repetitive tasks.
Reduced operator reporting workload by one hour per day while improving accuracy and enforcing consistent formatting.

LightSaver

Photo Stream App for Roku TV

C# ASP.NET Core Roku SceneGraph

Designed and built an ASP.NET Core web app and Roku client to overcome photo limits and manual upload constraints in Roku's default screensaver.
Integrated multiple image sources, including Adobe Lightroom, Google Photos, and direct device uploads.
Deployed to Azure and AWS development environments to validate cross-cloud portability and gain hands-on experience with multiple vendors.
First major side project, with plans to harden and release to production.

MSSA Projects

Training Portfolio from Microsoft Software and Systems Academy

C# .NET Azure OpenAI

Built a collection of console apps and exercises covering loops, conditionals, and string handling.
Implemented OOP interface demos that cycle through gadgets and trigger behaviors.
Created a mortgage calculator with shared logic and tests for verification.
Experimented with Azure OpenAI chat prompts and text-to-speech output using user secrets.