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California, United States

San Jose, Ca, Us

• Oversee the software development teams under the U.S. Army Technology Development Directorate (TDD) Vehicle Management & Control Branch (VM&C) and the Human Systems Interface Branch (HSI) at NASA Ames Research Center to support all research missions and goals.- Provide technical guidance to teams to meet critical milestones and project deliverables.• Lead Software Architect for two key TDD flight control design applications: CIFER and CONDUIT.- Design, develop, direct reliable and adaptive software architecture/framework and application integration strategies to meet Army research missions.- Provide balanced perspective of technical, architectural and business considerations while being a catalyst for transformation and future-proofing the architecture.- Manage the overall development planning and direction of the evolving VM&C integrated flight control software suite to ensure that all the requirements are met.- Apply modern system and software engineering skills and technologies through all phases of development cycle to ensure robust software quality.• Participate in Army collaborative research projects and co-author technical publications.

Washington, Dc, Us

• Oversee the USRA Aeroflightdynamics technical area to support research activities of the U.S. Army Technology Development Directorate (TDD) at NASA Ames Research Center under the NASA Academic Mission Services (NAMS) contract.- Responsible for wide spectrum of program management activities (staffing, task planning, scheduling, resource coordination, expense/budget tracking, etc.).- Primary interface between NASA/Army customers and USRA/NAMS Managing Director.- Provide technical guidance to teams to meet critical milestones and project deliverables.- Participate in strategic planning of new partnership aligning with NASA/Army and USRA research missions. • Lead Software Architect for two key TDD flight control design applications: CIFER and CONDUIT.- Design, develop, direct reliable and adaptive software architecture/framework and application integration strategies to meet Army research missions.- Provide balanced perspective of technical, architectural and business considerations while being a catalyst for transformation and future-proofing the architecture.- Apply modern system and software engineering skills and technologies through all phases of development cycle to ensure robust software quality.• Establish collaboration with the Aerospace Engineering Department at Cal Poly Pomona to develop graduate-level flight control design course and system identification course using Army/USRA developed design methodologies and technologies.• Principal Investigator (PI) for the 5-year, multi-million dollar NASA grant on the topic of UAS Research for Public Safety Applications, in collaboration with the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE).• Project Manager for the TDD Quadrotor Guidance, Navigation and Control project focusing on application of advanced flight control technologies to small-scale quadrotors/drones/UAS.• Participate in Army collaborative research projects and co-author technical publications.

Moffett Field, California, Us

• Managed technical teams spanning across several UARC tasks to support research activities of the U.S. Army Aeroflightdynamics Directorate (AFDD) at NASA Ames. • Software Lead/Architect for two key AFDD flight control design applications: CIFER and CONDUIT.• Project Manager for the AFDD Quadrotor Guidance, Navigation and Control project, overseeing 3 teams of 15 members (mix of civil servants and contractors) on application of advanced flight control technologies to small-scale quadrotors/drones/UAS.• Managed and oversaw software transfer activities of six mature software products.• Participated in AFDD collaborative research projects. Recent involvements: Unmanned K-MAX flight control project with Kaman Aerospace (as co-PI); HHC research with Georgia Tech. Co-authored technical publications on results and findings.

• Developed iOS and Android based mobile apps.

Arlington, Va, Us

• Aeronautics Task Manager under the Raytheon FIPS contract at NASA Ames (since March 2001):• Lead Software Engineer for the CONDUIT® project at the NASA Ames Flight Controls & Cockpit Integration Branch (Code ARH).• Participated in many flight control design and optimization projects (Lockheed JSF, Sikorsky S-92, Sikorsky EH-60 (PAFCA), Boeing CH-47F DAFCS, Boeing HACT, and Ames RITE/CTV8). Co-authored technical publications on results and findings.• Designed and developed Java Swing GUI for the SMACK (Smoothing for Aircraft Kinematics) program.

San Jose, California, Us

• Staff Engineer for the CONDUIT® project at the NASA Ames Flight Controls & Cockpit Integration Branch.

Pune, Maharashtra, In

• Developed knowledge-based systems for mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing applications in the CAD/CAM environment (CATIA and Pro/E) using AionDS (OOP language and tool) and CATIA-CATGEO APIs. Applications developed as part of the company's consulting work for Rohr, Inc. include: a Wire Harness Design Systems, a Nacelle Components Detail Design Tool, a Nacelle Conceptual Configuration Tool, and the SSTO/X-33 (Single-Stage-To-Orbit) Thermal Panel Design Application.• Consulted and trained large Aerospace clients on companies’ products.• Developed company’s training manual.

Master’S Degree, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering

Bachelor’S Degree, Aeronautical And Mechanical Engineering (Dual Degrees)