Derek Powers Email & Phone Number

San Diego County, California, United States

Support PMW 160 CANES Development Team as the New Platforms Integrated Products Team Deputy. perform analysis of New Platforms system requirements based on capabilities design documentation, ship's mission, and critical systems integration. Provide engineering oversite and project management, through development, test, and acquisition through final delivery and integrated operational testing of CANES and all hosted and connected applications.

San Diego, California, United States

Noblis MSD aquired McKean Defense in May of 2020. Support PMW 160 Other Customer Funds (OCF) as their Chief Engineer. Engineering process development and oversite, project management, system engineering, and acquisition. Analysis of initial system requirements, through final delivery of CANES and CANES based systems

Greater San Diego Area

PMW 160 Other Customer Funds (OCF) System Design Project Lead and Chief Engineer. Engineering process development and oversite, project management, system engineering, and acquisition. Analysis of initial system requirements, through final delivery of CANES and CANES based systems.

Ssc-Pacific

Legacy Systems Sustainment Engineering Lead, SOVT development lead, Network Validation and Integration Services Project Support, and Sr. Systems Engineer in support of ISNS, CANES, and CND Tactical Networks In Service Engineering Activity (ISEA) SSC-Pacific . Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:1. Management of the ISNS, CENTRIXS, and SCI Sustainment Engineering Teams2. ECR content review, and approval3. Planning and analysis of current and future network validation and configuration processes4. System operational verification test (SOVT) development5. Security vulnerability analysis6. Subsystem integration planning7. ISNS life cycle support managementClose daily customer interface is required to ensure all functions and activities necessary to ensure specific program requirements are routinely met. Provide direction to team personnel to ensure a productive team environment is maintained between the ISNS, CANES, and CND ISEA, other programs, and the fleet customer. Provide programmatic support to the Tactical Networks (TACNET) Director, Project Manager, and Installation Manager. Provide ISNS ISEA subsystem integration task management. Manage the upgrade of ISNS systems through Ship Alterations (SHIPALT) , Engineering Change Orders (ECO), and Field Changes (FC). Provide LAN validation of configuration (LANVC) project management. Provide configuration baseline diagram (CBD) development oversight. Field Change (FC) implementation. Provide LAN validation of configuration (LANVC) project management.

San Diego, Ca

Provided daily functional management of the Atlas San Diego Branch office and programmatic support of the ISNS ISEA Director, Project Manager, and Installation Manager1. Managed the development of all ISNS System Operational Verification Test (SOVT) documentation2. Developed, deployed and managed ISNS ISEA products and services, to include cost modeling, process development, and process improvement of the current product catalog3. ISNS ISEA Subsystem Integration Project Management4. Cost development and management of multi-team, multilayer, long range projects ($10K-$1,000,000+)

San Diego, Ca

Provided supervision of Installation Team, Integrated Combat Systems Test FacilityAdvised government engineering team in the design and installation of upgraded C4I assets to include TSCE (LCS), SSDS, SLQ-32, GCCS-M, CEC, AEGIS, SWAN, NAVSSI, Synchro Distribution, GPS, TPX, VTC1. Supervised the implementation of hardware into the existing network infrastructure2. Provided onsite technical training to customer3. Fabricated all interconnect cabling4. Conducted network quality assurance inspections on all completed installations5. Installed and tested operating systems and software6. Fabricated custom server racks for multiple nationwide customers and contracts

San Diego, Ca

Assigned ORDALTs/ORDMODs, system grooms, and repairs to maintenance teams1. Conducted quality assurance inspections on all completed jobs2. Coordinated multiple engineering and fleet repair agencies during the removal and repair of Electronic Warfare suites (AN/SLQ-32(V)1-5)3. Aligned and repaired high voltage distribution units, high voltage power supplies, traveling wave tubes, and RF modules4. Supervised the removal, upgrade and refurbishment of anti-ship missile defense systems (MK-53 NULKA, SRBOC)5. Electronic Warfare and SRBOC Shipboard Maintenance and Repair Course Instructor