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Melbourne, Fl, Us

Patrick Afb, Florida, United States

Dedicated Integrated Product Team member developing and integrating an ARINC 771 compliant next generation L-Band Satcom terminal for aviation safety services voice and data, and non-safety cabin communications.• Responsible for systems engineering and system integration activities related to the development, verification, acceptance testing, qualification testing (DO-160G), and certification testing of an L-Band Satellite Data Unit for aviation from prototype through pre-production.• Developed use cases and system test procedures to thoroughly and efficiently drive verification and regression testing in the Satcom System Integration Lab.• Reduced requirements creep and time to market by defining, analyzing, and modifying system requirements throughout product development as a member of the requirements review board.• Represented Thales as technical liaison during new product introductions at multiple aircraft OEM’s throughout the U.S. and Europe that aided Thales in winning several multi-million-dollar contracts to supply Satcom terminals.

Melbourne, Florida, United States

System development, integration, acceptance testing, qualification testing (DO-160E), and Iridium certification testing of a first-generation L-Band Satcom terminal for use on multiple aviation platforms.• Responsible for providing engineering services for the successful development, integration, and test of an L-Band Satcom terminal on a highly modified military KC-135 aircraft (Test Tanker II).• Provided integration engineering services for the installation of an L-Band Satcom terminal on a JetBlue A320 – resulted in obtaining a prototype STC.• Responsible for face to face customer technical support in the following market segments; business aviation, rotorcraft, research aircraft, military, and commercial air transport.• Performed specialized climatic and dynamic qualification testing of a first-generation L-Band Satcom terminal that allowed LiveTV LLC to sell into the retrofit Business Aviation, and the line-fit Rotorcraft markets.

Melbourne, Florida, United States

Responsible for leading all test activities for fast-paced start-up company Widefi Inc. full duplex 802.11b/g Wi-Fi repeater. Responsible for developing the product test architecture and overseeing all test team activities. • Provided test result feedback directly to Software/Hardware engineering teams that drove product development and enhanced features resulting in a product that dramatically increased the range of Wireless networks.• These activities allowed Widefi Inc. to secure a series B funding round, and to successfully develop a product from proof of concept to pre-production.

Patrick Afb, Florida, United States

Responsible for providing technical direction and integration of the Range Standardization and Automation Phase II Program at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station• Created integration plans that allowed for the transfer of legacy communications networks to the new Range Standardization and Automation communications backbone.• Performed communication systems requirements analysis as a means of implementing cost savings for the United States Air Force.• Security Clearance - Secret

Satellite Beach, Florida, United States

Responsible for directing Engineering and Installation services for a multi-year $16 million U.S. Air Force contract to provide an Asynchronous Transfer Mode communications network at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL.• Led a team of 12 Engineering and Installation professionals to the successful and on-time installation of an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) communications network within 40 facilities located at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL.• Directed the development of the Network Management System that allowed Air Force commanders to view health and status of the entire ATM network from a central location.• Security Clearance - Secret

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Electrical Engineering Technology

Master Of Business Administration - Mba