Jim Newpower

Developed and modernized enterprise applications within Sandia's governed delivery environment.

• Developed an enterprise Java/Spring Boot web application with a JSF/PrimeFaces frontend and an Oracle database backend.
• Packaged the application as a Docker image and deployed it on OpenShift.
• Migrated the application from Spring Framework on Java 8 to Spring Boot on Java 21 and transitioned delivery from Jenkins and Rostra to GitLab Runners and OpenShift.
• Worked within institutional governance, security boundaries, monitoring practices, and SAST requirements.
• Built and maintained custom conference data ingestion and management tools for the travel and event management team.

Designed and evolved scientific modeling tools for basin and petroleum systems analysis.

• Designed and evolved a 4-D deterministic forward model with uncertainty wrappers using C and Java, supporting analysis, interaction, visualization, and reporting.
• Integrated Play Fairway Analysis capabilities and transitioned the solution from an ArcMap plugin to a standalone, cross-platform application.
• Developed probabilistic risk-analysis products using Monte Carlo simulation and sensitivity analysis.
• Imported, stored, and manipulated well, grid, seismic, and geospatial data for visualization and analysis.
• Delivered scientific software to domestic and international clients under strict export-control requirements.

Architected software for geospatial favorability mapping, data processing, visualization, and risk assessment.

• Architected and developed a Java desktop application using GeoTools, JavaFX, and H2.
• Developed map and chart visualizations for geospatial analysis and supported local, offline execution for sensitive scientific data.
• Established reproducible analysis baselines using Git version tags, Maven, static analysis, unit tests, and code coverage.
• Applied automated quality gates, SBOM generation, licensing controls, and toolchain provenance practices.
• Supported Shapefile, GeoJSON, CSV, XLS, KML, GeoTIFF, ZMAP+, CPS-3, ASCII XYZ, LAS, and SEG-Y formats.

Architected web applications and cloud infrastructure around APIs, middleware, and operational telemetry.

• Architected and delivered a web application with an Angular frontend, Quarkus REST APIs, Java middleware, and an AWS DynamoDB backend.
• Queried third-party APIs and processed large responses in real time using map/reduce operations.
• Defined and deployed application infrastructure using Terraform on AWS.
• Implemented telemetry and monitoring with AWS CloudTrail and CloudWatch for operational visibility, auditability, and security-event tracking.

Built cross-platform applications and automation for mobile, mapping, and data workflows.

• Developed cross-platform mobile ski-tracking and golf GPS applications with real-time location capture, map visualizations, statistics, and GeoJSON export.
• Automated build, deployment, and environment setup tasks using Bash and Python scripts.