Director of Engineering | Global Surveillance Division | Multi Domain Command and Control | Weapon Systems Integration | Systems Engineering, Integration, Test & Evaluation

System Integration and Test at Northrop Grumman leads the industry for integrating hardware and software capabilities. We integrate within a DevSecOps software delivery environment to test early and test often at the system level for automated and person in the loop end to end system testing.- Inspired and led $100M Integration and Test SoW executed by a team of 80+ engineers- Empowered direct report leaders to execute test planning and execution through Test Readiness Reviews and Aircraft Certifications- Centralized all System Integration and Test verification activities within a digital ecosystem comprised of IBM Doors, IBM Jazz, Atlassian Jira, Atlassian Confluence, MATLAB, and Tableau eliminating physical paper processes and automating integration and test metrics- Facilitated Model Based Systems Engineering System Level Failure Modes and Effects test development and execution to ensure coverage of Safety Critical Function Threads aligned with AC-17-01- Transitioned traditional agile/waterfall system test processes to a DevSecOps continual delivery environment deploying builds to system test via a weekly battle rhythm- Saved 50% of on hardware test time by optimizing system hardware in the loop testing to maximize lab throughput efficiency while increasing test coverage through the use of detailed data acquisition and analysis

- Strengthened and supported team of 80+ system test and lab operations engineers across two programs in Oklahoma City, OK and Palmdale, CA- Championed $10M lab modernization effort to design, build, and provide additional lab capacity and automation-capable hardware and software infrastructure through PDR and CDR- Promoted, maintained, and updated common system test processes and tools in a digital environment horizontally across Northrop Grumman Aerospace programs eliminating duplication and decreasing costs by 20%- Provided direct program leadership for B-2 Lab Operations, Cyber, Lab Test, and Lab Software

- Organized integration and test activities within a 40+ member system test team- Facilitated and led Test Readiness Reviews (TRR) to ensure entrance criteria met for formal test execution- Cost Account Manager (CAM) and staffing manager for 20M system test SoW

- Certified Integrated Functional Configurations prior to Developmental or Operational Flight Test for the B-2 Stealth Bomber - Audited Configuration Management practices for Hardware and Software Configurations across parallel software builds and hardware effectivies - Orchestrated incremental Functional Configuration Audits (FCA) and Physical Configuration Audits (PCA) - Maintained configurations and effectivities of a fleet of B-2 Stealth Bombers- Frequent travel and communication with customers and users to brief IFC delivered capabilities and gather new desired upgrades

- Lab Simulation, Data Collection, Data Reduction, and Lab Operations tools development utilizing Linux and Unix systems- Developed utilizing Python, C, C++, HTML, Git, and Bash

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- Automated Pressure Test for KC-10 utilizing COTS pressure sensors and RS-232 communication bus- Developed and maintained XML and SGML for Arbortext Digital Tech Orders supporting the KC-10 and KC-135