David Kovats Email & Phone Number

Montreal, Qc, Ca

Montreal, Qc

Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams on R&D projects for the Immersive Environment dept. Responsible to deliver visual, CGF, database/airport, CEE solutions on customer simulators.• Plan reference solutions integration requiring general familiarity with engineering simulation techniques for flight simulator. • Create, maintain and execute Integration/validation plan (sequence, priorities) • Ensure Integration best practices and latest Integration tools and platform versions are used. • Inter-Department tasks planning, coordination and follow up. • Coordination outside of Engineering (Hardware Engineering, GSS, QA, Manufacturing).

Montreal, Quebec

Coordinated multi-disciplinary teams in the Mission Solutions Group. Responsible for developing the Volume-Based Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance System (VISR) that detects changes in the environment, and the Augmented Visionics System (AVS) that provides landing cues for helicopters in brownout conditions.• Create project work-plans in Microsoft Project, and define tasks in JIRA to guide integration work, based on discussions with Project Manager and the team (DRDC, MISKAM HD-IR, Force Protection)• Identify milestones in the schedule to identify risks/decisions, and ensure that mitigation plans are followed in a timely manner• Create test plans and organize Sprint reviews (JIEDDO, DRDC)• Support and coordinate integration and testing in the field• Report testing results to the PM and customer (JIEDDO, DRDC)• Support conferences and white-papers (SPIE)• Generate/support proposals and estimates (Boeing, Darpa)• Support marketing demonstrations (Force Protection)

Montreal, Quebec

Led the Advanced Database and Tools groups, responsible for content creation (Visual, Radar, Mission Function,, etc. databases) for aircraft simulation.• Responsible for daily coordination/planning activities for up to 3 functional groups (Advanced Database, Tools, and 3D Modeling):o Coordination, scheduling and tracking of ADB/Tools/Modeling taskso Analysis of project requirements/snags and management/definition of scopeo Support for customer reviews (SRR, CDR, PDR)/acceptanceo Estimates, tracking budget (monthly EACs) and man-loading profile• Coordinated support for generation of CE/CDB as well as traditional databases. The ADB and Tools teams’ services included:o Tools releases to support CE/CDB 3.0, polygonal airport insets, as well as traditional database formats (OTW, STRIVE, ITEMS, etc.)o Definition of the process flow for creation/conversion of CE/CDB databases and airport insetso CE/CDB training for customerso Support for the traditional military and commercial visual product (World database, generic database/WIG, weather and model library) and projectso Creation of moving models and textures for military and commercial projects

Montreal, Quebec / Tampa, Fl

Led the ASTARS IET to deliver two flight simulators for Special Ops mission rehearsal; Responsible to deliver the first implementation of the CE/CDB database specification • Coordination, scheduling and tracking of RTS/SGM/Gateway development and snags• Analysis of project requirements/snags and management/definition of scope• Guidance for new features/design (including localized weather, Mip-map paging, EOS zoom, Scene Load Management, CDB models)• Integration with STRIVE/Host/EOS groups• Support for customer reviews/acceptance • On-site support for snag clearance, integration and validation• Tracking budget (monthly EACs)

Montreal, Quebec

Led the Real Time Software group; responsible for visual software on Military projects. • Coordination, scheduling and tracking of RTS/SGM/Gateway/Visual Interface/Driver tasks for Military projects• Responsible for interviewing candidates for the Military RTS group• Analysis of project requirements and management/definition of scope• Technical guidance for feature design• Support for customer reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR)• Tracking budget (monthly EACs)

Montreal, Qc

Developed and integrated real time software for MaxVue visual system. • Designed and integrated real-time software in C, on Unix platforms, for Maxvue’s military visual systems• Responsible for integrating projects in Montreal and at customer sites• Designed and integrated visual effects for dynamic ship/submarine wakes, buoys and 3D scattered clouds

Montreal, Qc

Led the team, and developed software to interface between the main simulator systems and the visual system • Integrated visual systems for military full flight simulators• Designed real-time software in C and Fortran to interface with CAE MaxVue, MMC PT2000 and MMC Compu-scene IV Image Generators through ethernet connections• Designed Tactical Situation Display interface real-time software in C• Analyzed training requirements, wrote acceptance test manuals and performed visual system acceptance with customers• Responsible for interviewing candidates for Military Visual Interface group• Responsible for estimating future projects