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Orlando, Fl, Us

Orlando, Fl, Us

Bethesda, Md, Us

HWIL Center of Excellence (COE) Senior Manager leading the design and execution of new HWIL Development for all Programs at LM MFC (Dallas and Orlando). Lead an organization of ~75 Engineers that continues to grow rapidly as new Programs are established.Provide technical leadership for the design and development of real-time, closed-loop Radio Frequency (RF) Seeker HWIL Simulation Infrastructure for five unique laboratory platforms.HWIL Engineering and Technology Manager (ETM) for a team of RF, Aerospace, Systems, Software, Digital Design and Mechanical Engineers.Developed System Performance Specification (SPS) requirements; led System Requirements Review (SRR).Facilitate HWIL team progress towards Preliminary Design Review (PDR) and Critical Design Review (CDR) Systems Engineering Technical Review (SETR) process events.Developed Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Computer-in-the-Loop (CIL), RF-Injected CIL, Static HWIL and Full-Motion Dynamic HWIL architectural designs in Rhapsody.Directed technical-team progress toward a high-fidelity, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) based Digital RF Memory (DRFM) target generation system.Fostered the HWIL portion of the Systems Engineering, Integration and Test (SEIT) branch’s Agile transformation process as the Scrum Master.Generated derived requirement specifications and design details for RF Up/Down Converters, Anechoic Chambers, Target Antenna Array Walls, and the RF Signal Generation Chain.Earned Value Management (EVM) Control Account Manager (CAM) for HWIL Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) (~$80M).

Provide technical leadership for the design and development of two Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) real-time, closed-loop Radio Frequency (RF) Seeker simulators (X-Band and Millimeter Wave (MMW)).Manage the integration, requirement verification, simulation validation (V&V), and operations of HWIL simulators.Model and simulate (M&S) RF Seeker signal processing chain that utilizes Digital RF Memory (DRFM) digital signal processing (DSP) modules to apply Doppler frequency shift & range attenuation to target return signals. The system also simulates electronic attack response, environmental effects, and ground clutter.M&S RF mixer up/down conversion spurious response susceptibility using MATLAB & SystemVue. Developed automated monopulse antenna calibration software using a Keysight Precision Network Analyzer (PNA), gimbaled electric positioner, and a three-axis Flight Motion Simulator (FMS).Developed software that exports emitter models from the Electronic Warfare Integrated Reprogramming (EWIR) database to an agile signal generator (Keysight N5193A UXGs) NEWEG threat emitter system.Analyzed required test scenarios to ensure that a six degrees-of-freedom (6DOF) simulation can be accomplished by combining three-axis FMS movement with synthetic line-of-sight (SLOS) RF agility.Developed System Concept of Operations (CONOPS). EVM CAM for multiple Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) (~$68M of $160M program). Constructed and implemented a 7-year RF procurement, HWIL development, hardware installation and UUT integration forecast.Created HWIL System Performance Specification (SPS) requirements supporting the formal Systems Engineering Technical Review (SETR) process.Develop Models-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) SysML Requirements Diagrams, Block Definition Diagrams (BDD), Internal Block Diagrams (IBD), Use Cases, Activity Diagrams, et al. Provide technical guidance in support of the program risk management process.

Developed electromagnetic simulations using CST Microwave Studio to evaluate the electromagnetic environment (EME) of multiple aircraft platforms.Quantified the potential for radiating stores to cause electromagnetic interference (EMI) with aircraft systems.Designed aircraft antenna models and completed simulations to match measured scattering parameters and antenna patterns.Led F-16C/D telemetry antenna placement optimization and GPS co-site interference analysis.Developed F-35A CTOL and F-35B STOVL CST EME simulation models evaluating aircraft skin penetration due to lightning strikes for the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO).Led F-15E EME characterization test in the JPRIMES anechoic chamber. Used measured test results to validate CST and CREATE-RF / SENTRi simulation results. Coauthored IEEE publication comparing time domain Computational Electromagnetic (CEM) simulation results with measured test results. Selected for presentation at the 2017 IEEE EMC International Symposium - DOI: 10.1109/ISEMC.2017.8077964.Executed Low-Level Continuous Wave Immersion (LLCWI) test to characterize the F-15E aircraft’s vulnerability to high-altitude electromagnetic pulses (HEMP) at NAS Pax River, MD.Evaluate the Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance (HERO) of aircraft stores with Electronically Initiated Devices (EIDs) in accordance with MIL-STD-464C and NAVSEA OP 3565/NAVAIR 16-1-529.Conducted electromagnetic compliance ground tests to ascertain store compatibility with multiple aircraft.Served as the EMC/EMI team’s primary technical lead for SEEK EAGLE’s newly acquired HPC GPU cluster.Generated training materials detailing the CST electromagnetic simulation process for new employees.Designed RF transmitter, discrete input PCB, and battery charging circuit for a metrology wand used in real-time assessment of aircraft damage. Developed embedded firmware to interface between legacy hardware and modernized metrology wand.

Designed RF handheld classroom testing devices.Duties included presenting conceptual designs, schematic creation, PCB layout, prototype testing, CAD plastic enclosure design, and production oversight.Corrected legacy production unit test software, resulting in a 250% reduction in unit testing time. Redesigned flagship legacy product and reduced per-unit cost by over 300%.Designed Folded Dipole omni-directional PCB trace antenna & tuned transceiver RF Matching Network.Designed a touch-screen handheld RF remote as well as a compact, cost-effective “mini” remote.Developed software that utilized a transceiver’s Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) to automatically switch to suitable RF channels within the Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) 2.4 GHz RF band.Reduced RF packet loss by modifying legacy PCB layouts to reduce electromagnetic interference.Directed FCC compliance testing in accordance with ANSI C63.4-2003 to ensure that all RF devices met FCC emissions standard FCC15.249 for Low Power Communication Devices.Directed large-scale contract manufacturing process.

Responsible for hardware design and embedded software development of battery monitoring equipment with Cypress Programmable System on Chip (PSoC) microprocessors.Interfaced the PSoC microprocessor with voltage monitoring chips using an I2C interface.Designed and implemented battery state-of-charge (SOC) / discharge characterization testing.Developed RS-485 communication software to interface devices with remote LCD screens.

Master Of Science - Ms, Electrical And Computer Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Electrical Engineering