Software Engineer · Norfolk, VA · Active Secret Clearance

I build internal tools and web apps that teams rely on.

I'm Cameron Halliday, a software engineer at CACI with a focus on the backend. I'm the sole developer of two Python web apps, from architecture and REST APIs to the Linux server they run on, and I was promoted twice in 14 months.

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190,000+

est. hours of manual work replaced

3,000+

government documents generated

64 hrs

each one took by hand, now minutes

14 mo

to two promotions at CACI

3,000+ documents × 64 hours each, now generated in minutes

Experience

Promoted twice in fourteen months.

Since joining CACI in 2024 I've built internal tools for Navy training programs, growing them from C# and VBA scripts into full-stack web apps on a Linux server I set up.

CACI

Norfolk, VA

Aug 2024 — Present

Software Engineer
Aug 2024 — Present
Promoted twice in 14 months.
- Sole developer of CDRL Forge, a full-stack web app with a Python/FastAPI backend that turns bulk Unity simulation exports into formatted A003 Test Procedures, a government contract deliverable. It has produced 3,000+ documents, cutting each from 64 hours of manual work to minutes.
- Initiated and architected every version: wrote SimToText, a Unity C# Editor tool that bulk-exports simulation data, and an Excel/VBA generator, ported the VBA to a Python CLI, then moved it to the web so non-technical teammates always run the latest version with nothing to install.
- Sole developer of ScreenSculpt, scoped and designed from an open-ended request for a better way to build on-screen lessons: a Django/PostgreSQL web app where instructional designers structure lessons in the browser instead of Word and export XML to the Meld platform. Slated for an upcoming contract.
- Set up the shared Linux server from a bare VM: each app runs in its own Docker Compose containers behind an nginx reverse proxy (basic auth guarding CDRL Forge's shared contract data, per-user Django authentication in ScreenSculpt), and GitLab CI/CD pipelines build and test every push to main before a manual deploy.
- Lead on-site PC simulation testing events at Navy sites including NSF Dahlgren to find instructional and technical issues on schoolhouse networks, and run a weekly customer status meeting on the issues found.

Projects

Things I've built.

Two internal web apps I built solo at CACI, plus a focus timer I use every day.

Internal · CACI

CDRL Forge

64 hours → minutes per contract deliverable

A web app I built solo that turns bulk Unity simulation exports into formatted A003 Test Procedures, 3,000+ so far. I started it on my own as SimToText, a Unity C# Editor exporter, plus Excel/VBA, ported the VBA to a Python CLI, then moved it to the web with a FastAPI backend so teammates always run the latest version with nothing to install.

Python
FastAPI
C#
Unity Editor
Docker
nginx
GitLab CI/CD

Internal · CACI

ScreenSculpt

Lesson authoring for instructional designers

A Django app I scoped and built solo from an open-ended request for a better way to build on-screen lessons. Instructional designers sign in, structure lessons in the browser instead of Word, and export XML that imports straight into Meld. Slated for an upcoming contract.

Django
Django REST Framework
PostgreSQL
JavaScript
Tailwind
Docker

Side project · Illuminus

Illuminus Focus

A focus timer for web, desktop, and iOS, built with AI coding agents

A focus timer that works offline without an account, with optional sync across devices, paid subscriptions, and an Apple Watch app. I built it by directing AI coding agents, and I use it every day to track study time.