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Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Savannah, Ga, Us

Farmington, Ct, Us

Temporary position in test engineering on aviation fire suppression systems

Cary, Nc, Us

Systems engineering on vibration control systems.

Stratford, Connecticut, Us

Systems Engineering support for New business development activity. Developed Statement of Work, Risk Mitigation Plan and Integrated Master Schedule..

Engineering consulting firm dedicated to providing Systems Engineering analysis and solutions to aviation and aerospace industry customers. Specialize in Architecture Development, Requirements capture and management, Systems Integration, V&V.

Technical and commercial oversight to the development of avionic components on the A400M transport plane. Interface definition, integration planning, subcontract management, general fire-fighting.

Oak Creek, Wisconsin, Us

Requirements management of system level requirements on Airbus A400M avionics systems. Performed Validation for Correctness and Completeness, Wrote System requirements, Evaluated Software Requirements Documents to ensure complete flow-down and proper allocation of systems requirements, Developed Use Cases and Test Cases to ensure requirements would be Verifiable. Extensive use of the DOORS requirement management tool.

Identify and document Crew Launch Vehicle (Ares I) First Stage avionics, Flight Safety System and Thrust Vector Controller interfaces; coordinate external interface requirements with customers, subcontractors and other venders. Lead cross-functional, multi-stage working group (avionics design, safety and mission assurance, SE &I, pyro, structures, etc) to ensure mechanical interfaces of electrical systems (cable runs, connectors, pinouts, etc) align across interstage interfaces. Coordinate development of internal interface control document for all stage avionics functional interfaces. Initiate and manage technical discussion, problem identification and resolution for avionics technical issues. Provide System level technical guidance to component and subsystem design engineers. Review Sub-system and component specifications to ensure proper flowdown and/or allocation of system level requirements. Prepared Work Breakdown Structure and Cost Basis for "Single Fault Tolerant Avionics System" proposal. Provide input and review documentation for PD-TIMs and PDR. Participate in Avionics Architecture Working Group meetings to help refine Ares I Avionics architecture. Support HIL IPT working group. Communicate system status to NASA customer. Support electrical and mechanical design development of Ares I and Ares 1-X.

Broomfield, Co, Us

Established requirements flowdown from customer documents to system specifications to box level specifications for Space Based Space Surveillance program. Wrote technical volume for Vehicle Management Computer proposal for the Crew Exploration Vehicle pursuit. Assisted OPAL personnel in identifying resolving and closing open technical paperwork during testing cycle. Developed schedule and goals for Fast part Failure Review Board. Wrote test plan and procedure for Kepler avionics control box, including cPCI bus analysis. Performed due diligence research on avionics portion of Epic proposal. Identified and documented all necessary ground support equipment for the electrical power subsystem effort on the Hubble Repair Vehicle program. Tasks included generating proposal documentation, establishing power subsystem baseline requirements, verification methods and documentation, test lab requirements and writing and reviewing Statements of Work for equipment procurement.

Responsible for subcontract management on all hardware issues across a multi-vendor collaborative environment. Developed specifications for multiple sensor and relay devices for a mesh network sensor system. Worked extensively with military and government customers (DIA, DARPA) to identify system goals. Tasks included generating requirement verification methods and documentation, test lab creation, automation and management including identifying test equipment and software to purchase, LabVIEW test script generation and modification, research and development and materials selection for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Network Embedded Systems Technology program. Developed and maintained Interconnect Control Drawings to ensure compliance with appropriate military and industry standards. Identified and conducted component and system level laboratory and field tests on prototype military sensors. Test and analysis report generation and technical presentation. Tests include electrical, mechanical and environmental requirements verification.

Responsible for establishing requirement verification methods and documents for Space Shuttle Main Engine Health Management Computer circuit card assemblies. Performed cost/benefit analysis on space rated compact PCI chassis'. Developed test plans and procedures for analog sensor board and aided design engineer in Design for Testability processes. Supported testing on Space Shuttle Main Engine Controller Advanced Health Management system. Earned Design for Six Sigma Green Belt.

Responsible for all technical issues relating to the Vertical Launching Systems program. Managed new business development efforts on product upgrades, including significant customer interface. Oversaw design and modification of production Line Replaceable Units Control units and Power Management Units) and deliverable test equipment. Identified, scheduled and/or conducted environmental stress screening including temperature cycling, random vibration, harsh environment (salt fog, humidity) to MIL STD 883. Solved technical problems relating to electrical and mechanical engineering, prototype development, production assembly, test and delivery. Supervised electrical and mechanical engineers and computer programmers. Conducted Design Reviews and configuration audits.

Arlington, Va, Us

Performed and supported test operations on Space Shuttle and Titan missile missions. IUS Launch Control team member. Maintained IUS vehicle checkout logs. Troubleshot and directed repair of IUS test and ground support equipment.

Arlington, Va, Us

Responsibilities held: Integration Test Director, Electrical Test Conductor, Electrical Power Systems and Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) Designer and Operator. Performed Ground Verification/Isolation test and Heater/Resistive Temperature Device Channelization tests. Supported truss electrical testing by operating Electrical Power Systems, Data Acquisition equipment and ATE custom control software. Determined and implemented testing configuration requirements. Troubleshot hardware and testing procedures to resolve anomalies. Hardware includes cabling, connectors, switches, power distribution systems and solar power generation devices (Solar Array).ISS US Lab: Test Engineer. Recorded, archived and retrieved test data on Loral System 500. Maintained and managed files in UNIX environment. Performed data reduction and distribution.Expendable Launch Systems

Inertial Upper Stage: Sustaining Engineer. Airborne Warning and Control System; Developed and conducted functional tests to verify satisfactory performance of Inertial upper Stage (IUS) avionics systems. IUS Flight Control Avionics team member. Conducted vibration and altitude testing on space-borne hardware. Troubleshot and decided disposition efforts regarding hardware. Evaluated vendor's proposals for Spaceborne GPS receivers and other avionics hardware. Coordinate efforts of subcontractors to satisfy schedule and system requirements for AWACS computers and displays upgrade effort. Developed and managed interface control documents to appropriate military standards (MIL-STD-1553) and resolved conflicts between vendors

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Mba, Business Management

Associate Degree, Pre-Engineering

Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician

Digital Computer Technology