Devang Parekh Email & Phone Number

Vista, Ca, Us

Vista, Ca, Us

Falls Church, Va, Us

• Autonomy architect and deputy for multi-year corporate-wide autonomy technology campaign effort identifying product line insertion opportunities, coordinating and facilitating autonomy workshops, inventing technologies, and supporting commercialization and partnership activities. • Led software architecture risk reduction study effort for next generation mission management computer (MMC) spanning numerous payloads, embracing open mission systems (OMS) architecture, and facilitating emerging advanced onboard autonomy concepts.• Led software architecture risk reduction effort to standardize communication interface between MMC and Vehicle Management System (VMS). Effort demonstrated a standardized middleware interface supporting OMS & STANAG 4586 message sets meeting real-time constraints between mission and flight computers. • Provide technical guidance and manage up to 20 engineers to support capture activities spanning trade studies, systems engineering artifacts, and software engineering efforts developing a next generation mission management solution with Open Mission Systems.• Briefed senior executive leadership on “Next Generation UAS 2030 Vision” and raised awareness for Innovation & Intellectual Property efforts in Aerospace Systems.• Awarded and managed $3M + budget as Principal Investigator for multi-year effort to transform UAS architectures. Developed prototypes embracing STANAG 4586, UCI/OMS, UCS, created reusable product lines for middleware and visualization technologies, and filed 20+ IP disclosures resulting in foundational patents and trade secrets in mission management, HMI, and cyber. • Recognized at “2015 AS Innovation & IP Highlights Briefing” for most filings since 2004. Received “AS Invention 2015 Award” and inspiration for “2015 Ideas Founders Club Award”.• Pioneered OMS-based architecture for Unmanned platforms and led software development for successful 2015 NASA Global Hawk OMS flight demonstration to Air Force

Arlington, Va, Us

• Supported multiple RFP efforts and shaped CONOPS via demos: Global Hawk, BAMS, Fire Scout, OSD UCS, Navy CCS, and CRADs for ONR & AFRL. • Task lead for corporate Next Generation Mission Management & Autonomy thrust. Managed 8 engineers architecting & developing a next-generation, standards-based UAS prototype flying multi-dissimilar vehicles. Incorporated advanced visualization & evolutionary computing principles for adaptable mission management.• Pioneered use of OSD UCS architecture and led development for successful initial work package demonstration. Transformed ground architecture and shaped Navy’s common control station (CCS) vision.• Led innovation challenge to create a biometric-based, ubiquitous computing solution for information sharing in a collaborative environment. • Awarded $5M in supporting a RFP to modernize High Speed Guard technology. Won down select.• Led several IR&D efforts: 1) Prototyped a cutting-edge universal messaging service interacting with diverse technology platforms & protocols for Net-Centric Enterprise Services Foundation; 2) Developed traffic simulators to model traffic patterns and simulate near real-time behavior in a high throughput environment for Florida Turnpike; 3) Created test bed to measure real-time messaging performance for commercial & open source suites.• Received numerous Achievement Awards from 2004 to 2012 ranging from $1K to $5K in supporting IR&Ds, capture activities, and Programs.• Mentored engineers in software architecture and design.

Nashville, Tn, Us

• Designed an enterprise-wide integration framework to interface with 5 proprietary transaction systems with annual volume over 40 million records.

Deerfield, Illinois, Us

• Developed reusable e-commerce solutions that seamlessly integrated procurement, supply chain, and inventory systems for 4 main lines of business.

M.S., Mathematics

B.S., Mathematics/Physics/Chemistry