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Falls Church, Va, Us

Falls Church, Va, Us

- Create and maintain weekly metrics and charts in Microsoft Excel and Project, tracking the status of 1,490 requirements for the Triton IFC4 Environmental Qualification burn down effort, presented at the directorate level.- Organize and update weekly status from 11 Responsible Engineers to keep track of over 50 assemblies.- Review environmental Qualification Test Plans (QTPs) and Reports (QTRs) against program safety of flight requirements, 21 Flight Justification Tests (FJT), and 21 full qualification tests.- Install, maintain, and troubleshoot as the Responsible Engineer for Curtiss-Wright C8041 Mission Computers, L3 Targa Network Attached Storage, ViaSat HD Video Encoders, and associated hardware.- Configure and troubleshoot Curtiss-Wright DuraMAR 5915 with Cisco Embedded Services Router (ESR) 5915 with embedded Parvus switches on a manned/unmanned aerial vehicle (MAV/UAV) and Cisco Catalyst 3750X switches on the ground, utilizing Protocol Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode (PIM-SM), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing protocols, and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).- Write and perform test procedures in a production environment on the Firebird air vehicle to ensure performance of hardware as installed. - Direct and perform complete IP address overhaul on Ground Control Segment to match Firebird addressing plan on the air vehicle, bridging Block I and Block II design.

Falls Church, Va, Us

- Demonstrated system capabilities and drive business as a Subject Matter Expert for the Tactical Tasking, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (T2PED) software suite to internal and external customers, including foreign and domestic persons of interest and military personnel.- Performed diagnostic and repair actions on proprietary hardware servers and other devices in support of the Fire Scout Spares and Repairs program, using current FOD and ESD compliant procedures.- Created and released hardware and software modification kits using TeamCenter Enterprise to ensure continued support of Fire Scout ground segments.- Designed and procured computer systems hardware, software, and networking items in support of multiple capital programs in excess of $1,000,000 using Northrop Grumman’s Engineering Property System (EPS). - Created and presented Change Resolution packages to Change Control and Technical Review Boards.

Falls Church, Va, Us

- Perform factory grade installation and integration of Consolidated Afloat Network and Enterprise Services (CANES) platforms in support of US Navy.- Perform installation and scheduling tasks both leading and as part of a multi-functional team to meet customer deadlines.- Deploy, configure, customize, and maintain CANES software using automated scripts, including batch files and PowerShell.- Configure, load, and administer VMware 4.1 hosts on IBM BladeCenters and HP DL380 hardware, containing Microsoft Windows 7, Server 2008 R2, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux virtual machines with both 32- and 64-bit architecture. - Configure and support Windows 2008 R2 Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange 2010 Server, and EMC NetWorker and System Management Suite, including Network Configuration Manager, vCenter Configuration Manager, VMware Service Manager, and vCenter Application Discovery Manager.- Write and edit 1000+ page configuration document on all implementation steps for the CANES system across 4 shipsets as part of a multi-engineer team to enable non-technical staff to install the hardware and software package.- Perform validation and test of system and network configurations to verify compliance of design.- Perform system hardening and security lockdown procedures on VMWare ESX 4.1 hosts and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 databases.

Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, Us

- Prepared and purified standard catalog enzyme-linked and fluorescent tagged antibodies, cytometric bead array kits, and polystyrene compensation particle kits using standard laboratory instrumentation and gel filtration columns. - Linked antibodies to sixteen conjugation formats, including dyes and markers, using pipettes, UV-Vis spectrophotometers, microplate readers, size exclusion chromatography columns, benchtop and tabletop centrifuges, vacuum filters, and Beckman Coulter Z2 Coulter Counters. - Created 600 batch records and related documentation with FileMaker and SAP in compliance with the company digital records quality policy. - Maintained an on-time delivery rate above 99%, and a RTFT (Right The First Time) delivery rate over 99%, while limiting product failure due to human error rates below 0.5%. - Prepared sterile and low-endotoxin antibodies and conjugates using aseptic technique. - Implemented updated safety protocols and standards as part of the six-member Operations Safety Committee. - Scheduled eight weekly concurrent production orders while managing internal workflows and meeting internal and customer deadlines. - Created and implemented time and money saving processes, procedures, and tools, including a dye labeling system, a drawer and shelf indexing system that reduced item misplacement, and a MS Excel spreadsheet that listed and delegated staff responsibilities that streamlined workflow.

Las Vegas, Nv, Us

Serve as a product representative assigned to various retail stores to train employees how to sell the product to customers.

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- Recreated chemical production processes to make large quantities of small organic molecules in support of the Chemistry Department’s synthesis of pharmaceutical clinical trial candidates. - Optimized multiple synthetic reactions by adjusting conditions, concentration, reagents, and reaction times. - Produced reactions of organic molecules from milligram to gram scale, and performed standard workups. - Provided laboratory support by securing items, setting up systems, ordering supplies, and washing glassware. - Purified reaction organic molecule products using manual and automatic chromatography systems. - Created functional group libraries for possible drug compounds. - Analyzed results using various methods, such as HPLC and LCMS, collected and interpreted analytical data for each product, and recorded procedures and results in a lab notebook.