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Falls Church, Va, Us

Falls Church, Va, Us

Lean-Agile Coach

Arlington, Va, Us

Flight Software Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead- Manage scope, cost, and schedule for entire agile development lifecycle- Coordinate with customers and program management- Lead software requirement development and coordination with other IPTs

Falls Church, Va, Us

Directed element level software development, integration, and verification of Boston-based subcontractor. Managed team under intense schedule pressure to meet critical program milestones. Successfully repaired working relationship with challenging subcontractor.Integrated element hardware and software into system platform. Responsible for the development, logistics, and delivery of test hardware.Created schedule baseline, established Giver/Receivers, and built geographically diverse Integrated Product Teams (IPT). Managed cost and schedule, and briefed weekly status to program manager and customers. Developed software requirements and supported higher level requirement development.

Falls Church, Va, Us

Led Enhanced Polar System (EPS) Control and Planning Segment Software (CAPS) IPT and supported quarterly reviews, proposals, and corporate audits. Managed scope, cost, and schedule for the software team of 50 plus engineers across the United States. Coordinated with the customer for all development and test activities. Provided technical and management direction to subcontractor.Used Model based systems engineering throughout lifecycle. Developed activity, block, and interface diagrams, use cases, and traceability in PTC Integrity (Artisan Studio). Developed software requirements, including all parent-to-child and ICD traces. Managed Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) configuration. Led MIL-STD- 1472G Human Engineering verification.

Falls Church, Va, Us

Led Ground Element roll up requirement verification activities. Defined process, managed rollup schedule, developed analyses, and gained approval from customer.Integrated and performed Acceptance Testing for Linux based Automated Data Processing Equipment (ADPE).Led systems engineering effort to develop element and subsystem requirements and verificationplans. Provided technical direction to subcontractor. Authoredtelemetry section of the Mathematical Algorithm Requirements (MAR). Provided task descriptions and basis of estimates for ECPs.Led UI IPT to develop the system specifications and design. Worked directly with customer and technical support personnel for UI standard compliance.

Falls Church, Va, Us

MILSTAR System Engineer Processor Team Lead. Provided technical expertise for the timely resolution of on-orbit payload-related anomalies. Supported development and checkout of new software deliveries and patches. Responsible Systems Engineer (RSE) for the MILSTAR payload processors. Developed set of Redundancy Management (RM) packets to restore Earth Coverage (EC) communications. Prepared task descriptions and basis of estimates.Traced requirements in Advanced EHF Payload Terminal Interface Control Documents for sell off.Coordinated all DVM lab activities including terminal compatibility testing. Prepared schedules, interfaced with customers, and tracked metrics for DVM lab usage.Responsible for the MILSTAR Flight 4 MDR Payload Integration at Hughes Space andCommunications Company. Interfaced with the customer, planned tasks and reportedstatus to TRW management and the customer.

Falls Church, Va, Us

Managed and mentored system engineers in the Digital Communication Systems Department. Represented section members for performance appraisals. Prepared and presented promotion candidates.

Pasadena, Ca, Us

Deputy Manager of the Command & Data Subsystem (CDS) team for the Cassini mission to Saturn. Managed resources and schedules for test activities from initial power turn on through spacecraft integration.Lead System Engineer for the Cassini CDS. Defined and developed operational scenarios. Integrated and tested instruments with the CDS prior to being mounted on the spacecraft.Lead Flight Software (FSW) Acceptance Test Engineer for the Cassini CDS. Developed schedules, test plans, test procedures and budgets to verify PROM and RAM. Lead Test Engineer for the Cassini CDS. Designed, implemented, and executed test software to verify the subsystem hardware. Troubleshot hardware which included application-specific integrated circuits (ASICS), 1750A computers, solid-state data recorders (SSR), and 1553 bus controller / remote terminals.

Pasadena, Ca, Us

Project lead for the JPL Space Simulators Data Acquisition and Control System. Supervised a team of four engineers developing a real time, multi-user Data Acquisition and Control System.

Holmdel, New Jersey, Us

Developed, implemented, and documented a test automation database application.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Math And Computers

Master Of Science (M.S.), Computer Engineering