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Engineering Consultant with experience in the, design, development, testing and troubleshooting of flight avionics, embedded computer systems, Field Programmable Gate Arrays, digital electronics, fiber optics and data bus systems.Demonstrated the ability to lead, design, develop, integrate and test avionics and control systems.Experienced in the following areas: IFF, Field Programmable Gate Arrays, Mil-Std-1553A/B, Fiber Channel, ARINC 429, microprocessors, VME, VSB, PCI, PCI-104, PCI/104-Plus and Programming language experience with C, C++, and Assembly.

• Principle Engineer and Technical Specialist for various hardware and systems on the Navy E-2D and E-2C aircraft including IFF Transponder, Air Flight Management Computer, Mission Computer, Integrated Communications System and custom system units.• Engineering Lead and Technical Advisor to ensure successful design, development, integration, test and installation on-aircraft for multiple systems.• Avionic Lead and Technical Advisor for troubleshooting systems and interfaces on the E-2D and E-2C.• Avionics Lead for system stability improvements and system performance team. Knowledge and understanding of computer architectures/protocols and related Avionics systems• Avionics Lead and Subject Matter Expert for MIL-STD-1553, fiber optics and fiber optic system performance• Engineering Lead for obsolescence issues and obsolescence redesign.• Developed, designed, and tested circuitry components, electronic equipment, and networks including communication equipment and systems. Responsibilities include: requirements development, hardware and subsystem analysis, generating specifications, preparing statements of work, test procedures/reports, interfacing with sellers and customers, managing supplier activities, supporting troubleshooting efforts, and coordination of upgrades and retrofits.• Extensive FPGA (Xlinx and ACTEL) and digital circuit design experience.• Project Leader for the JSTARS Flight Test Instrumentation design. Group Leader for the development of the data acquisition system for the JSTARS system buses.• Supported F-14 and E-2C system redesigns, field testing, troubleshooting and qualification testing for serial wireless data converter units, including MIL-STD-1553B bus utilization, ACTEL FPGA design and Intel micro-processors.• Cognizant Engineer for the Engineering Monitoring and Control System for the M161 Hydrofoils. Responsible for the hardware modifications, software design and modifications, system testing, integration and sea trials.

• Project Engineer and Designer responsible for the electrical design, and software development of the micro-processor based Tire Pressure Monitor and Brake Temperature Monitor system (TPM/BTM) for DC-10 aircraft.• Project Engineer responsible for the qualification testing and flight test of TPM/BTM.• Project Engineer responsible for the design and development of a digital aircraft crash recorder.• Electrical Engineer responsible for all Micro-Processor based products and designs.