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Monrovia, Ca

Lead, Manage and Coach the Mission Planning department comprised of 30 people• Mission Planning develops the telecommunication support plans and data products for establishing and maintaining 2 way communication links between the Earth Deep Space Communication Complexes in Barstow, CA, Madrid Spain and Canberra Australia and the 43 robotic spacecraft currently operating in deep space (beyond the moon)Evaluate, oversee, approve, correct the deep space network technical parameters which… Show more Lead, Manage and Coach the Mission Planning department comprised of 30 people• Mission Planning develops the telecommunication support plans and data products for establishing and maintaining 2 way communication links between the Earth Deep Space Communication Complexes in Barstow, CA, Madrid Spain and Canberra Australia and the 43 robotic spacecraft currently operating in deep space (beyond the moon)Evaluate, oversee, approve, correct the deep space network technical parameters which are required to establish communications with robotic spacecraft in deep space• Oversee, participate in, review and approve and responsible for the planning, development and execution of Critical Event supports that require extensive telecommunication link analysis, planning and product development for optimizing Uplink and Downlink of very long-haul telecommunication links between earth-based systems and spacecraft operating in deep space• During my 5 tenure oversaw a staff reduction of 20% while maintaining and enhancing product outputs. These improvements in performance while reducing cost were accomplished through reorganization and increasing emphasis on working what’s important and deleting hours spent on non-value added historical activities Develop and make presentations for NASA and JPL customers• Develop and present monthly program review presentations for both technical and non-technical customer personnel• Develop and present monthly technical presentations for both technical and non-technical customer personnel Show less

Orlando, Fl

Engineering Project Leader for a $20M contract for the enhancement and sustainment of the Combat Training Centers (JRTC/NTC) Instrumentation System (CTC-IS). Develop and manage networked program schedule, conduct monthly earned value, identify, track and manage risk, manage program performance, cost and schedule using defined processes and tracked via metrics and performance measures . Lead a team of System/Software and Test Engineers, as well as teammates from three subcontract companies… Show more Engineering Project Leader for a $20M contract for the enhancement and sustainment of the Combat Training Centers (JRTC/NTC) Instrumentation System (CTC-IS). Develop and manage networked program schedule, conduct monthly earned value, identify, track and manage risk, manage program performance, cost and schedule using defined processes and tracked via metrics and performance measures . Lead a team of System/Software and Test Engineers, as well as teammates from three subcontract companies through all phases of the software development and hardware integration lifecycle. Successfully completed Technical Refresh of the existing obsolete Instrumentation System servers and Desktops with Virtualized servers and clients. Plan, manage and contribute to technical and cost proposals. Support negotiation and contract definition. Show less

Huntington Beach, Ca

FCS 2003-2008Provided management and engineering services for the definition, design, and execution of the FCS Planning and Preparation Services and Sensor Data Management packages. Responsibilities included applying 20 years of large scale integration engineering development experience within the Army ISR and C4ISR domains in order to develop solutions for the Army future force. Participated in requirements development and analysis and facilitated communications to resolve problems/issues… Show more FCS 2003-2008Provided management and engineering services for the definition, design, and execution of the FCS Planning and Preparation Services and Sensor Data Management packages. Responsibilities included applying 20 years of large scale integration engineering development experience within the Army ISR and C4ISR domains in order to develop solutions for the Army future force. Participated in requirements development and analysis and facilitated communications to resolve problems/issues between Boeing and GDC4S engineering and management personnel. Prepared and gave capability briefings, wrote proposals (management and technical) to grow the program and supported the engineering team and task leaders to prepare variance analysis reports and work-around plans. Project Manager: Mobile Air Traffic Control Tower System (MOTS)2007-2008Responsible for the program execution as System Design & Development phase ($12M). Led program into Full Rate Production. Worked MOTS program in parallel with FCS Deputy PM responsibilities. Show less

Huntsville, Alabama Area

Bid and proposed the $26M TAIS program within very tight cost and schedule constraints. Built and sustained a highly motivated and proven team of engineering experts, users, and customers to successfully design, develop, test, qualify and field a tactical system for airspace management to function within or without the Army Battle Command System domain. As prime contractor program manager, responsible for customer satisfaction, subcontractor performance along with meeting or exceeding, where… Show more Bid and proposed the $26M TAIS program within very tight cost and schedule constraints. Built and sustained a highly motivated and proven team of engineering experts, users, and customers to successfully design, develop, test, qualify and field a tactical system for airspace management to function within or without the Army Battle Command System domain. As prime contractor program manager, responsible for customer satisfaction, subcontractor performance along with meeting or exceeding, where possible, program performance, schedule and budget milestones. Managed large software subcontractor with substantial software content in order to deliver all software and test products according to required schedule, budget and performance. Show less

The Hague Area, Netherlands

Led a team of System/Software, Hardware and Test Engineers, as well as teammates, through all phases Assigned to Supreme Headquarters Powers Europe (SHAPE) Technical Center (Now, NC3A) in The Hague, The Netherlands responsible for the adaptation and integration of the US Army Joint STARS Radar Ground Station into the NATO infrastructure• Travelled with high ranking US Department of Defense delegation to brief and work relationships with US-NATO partners to aid and assist the US… Show more Led a team of System/Software, Hardware and Test Engineers, as well as teammates, through all phases Assigned to Supreme Headquarters Powers Europe (SHAPE) Technical Center (Now, NC3A) in The Hague, The Netherlands responsible for the adaptation and integration of the US Army Joint STARS Radar Ground Station into the NATO infrastructure• Travelled with high ranking US Department of Defense delegation to brief and work relationships with US-NATO partners to aid and assist the US Government in it’s charter to sell US Joint STARS technology and manufacturing to NATO partners• Briefed Technical, Legal, Political, and Military NATO country personnel on benefits of supporting the US Government initiative to sell Joint STARS systems to NATO• Established and maintained relationship with NATO host nation technical and non-technical personnel to develop joint proposals for sales of radar ground station technology• In real-time and in-country designed, built and integrated new interfaces to the Joint STARS ground station to allow full exploitation of Joint STARS data across all commands requiring radar data of enemy forces• Received US Government Civilian Service Award for Meritorious Service during Desert Shield and Desert Storm  Flexible, adaptable, and able to quickly assimilate information and technical needs and develop solutions in traditional corporate settings as well as in less traditional settings and locations• Able to think out of the box and generate solutions to complex problems without traditional support infrastructure• Able to relocate and integrate into any environment with very little down time Skilled in Telecommunication link analysis; digital and analog circuit card development with a specialty in receivers and clock recovery circuitry Show less

Scottsdale Az

Responsible for the design, development, integration and test of the radar data link, voice and data communications subsystems, and visualization subsystems into the Army Joint STARS ground station. In 1991 deployed with the Engineering Development Model (EDM) Ground Station modules in support of US Army forces in Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Developed in the field enhancements to hardware and software in support of evolving and unanticipated mission requirements. Supported in the field… Show more Responsible for the design, development, integration and test of the radar data link, voice and data communications subsystems, and visualization subsystems into the Army Joint STARS ground station. In 1991 deployed with the Engineering Development Model (EDM) Ground Station modules in support of US Army forces in Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Developed in the field enhancements to hardware and software in support of evolving and unanticipated mission requirements. Supported in the field development and enhancements with many other worldwide deployments in support of Army Joint STARS deployments. Employed field experience to develop and formally productize and integrate into the baseline system new capabilities developed as a result of working with users, customers, and soldiers in field support locations. Issued patent for Pixel Wise video registration of electronic mapping background with IMINT imagery foreground Show less

Adana, Turkey//Thule Greenland

Direct Line of Sight and Over the Horizon Microwave and Troposcatter Communications Repairman

Bachelor, Science Electrical Engineering

Education record

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