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Ottawa, On, Ca

Ottawa, On, Ca

Canada

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Technical Project Manager for the development of the Deployed C-UAS Planning and Awareness Tool (DCPAT). This software solution quantifies the effectiveness of a deployed C-UAS system to maximize the protection of assets and assess the effectiveness of available countermeasures and impact to the EM environment.Responsible for agile project management activities including planning, execution, tracking and reporting using Jira, Tempo, and Confluence.

Ottawa, On, Canada

Technical Project Manager for the development of the Tactical Exercise Planning and Awareness (TEPA) solution. TEPA is a web based software solution that will be used by NATO JEWCS to plan Electronic Warfare (EW) training exercises. TEPA will also be used to provide live situational awareness to NATO JEWCS operators as the EW exercises are being conducted and will provide recording capability which will be used for exercise assessment.Responsible for agile project management activities… Show more Technical Project Manager for the development of the Tactical Exercise Planning and Awareness (TEPA) solution. TEPA is a web based software solution that will be used by NATO JEWCS to plan Electronic Warfare (EW) training exercises. TEPA will also be used to provide live situational awareness to NATO JEWCS operators as the EW exercises are being conducted and will provide recording capability which will be used for exercise assessment.Responsible for agile project management activities including planning, execution, tracking and reporting using Jira, Tempo, and Confluence. Show less

Ottawa, Canada Area

Technical Project Manager for the development of the Dextre Deployable Vision System (DDVS) for the Canadian Space Agency. The DDVS is made up of several sensors which include a LWIR camera, HD Visible Camera, and multiple scanning LiDARs. Responsible for the maintenance of program schedule(s), estimates and cost reporting, incorporating risk analysis and feasibility studies. Creation of Interface and System Requirements Documents, and associated Statements of Work for various… Show more Technical Project Manager for the development of the Dextre Deployable Vision System (DDVS) for the Canadian Space Agency. The DDVS is made up of several sensors which include a LWIR camera, HD Visible Camera, and multiple scanning LiDARs. Responsible for the maintenance of program schedule(s), estimates and cost reporting, incorporating risk analysis and feasibility studies. Creation of Interface and System Requirements Documents, and associated Statements of Work for various sub-contractors. Managed multiple concurrent sub-contracts. Show less

Ottawa, Canada Area

Supporting Manager for the development of the NASA Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) Spaceflight Cameras. Responsible for the maintenance of program schedule(s), estimates and cost reporting, incorporating risk analysis and feasibility studies. Creation of FMECA, Critical Parts List, and Test Procedures for the NASA RPO Spaceflight Cameras.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Engineering Manager responsible for delivery and acceptance of all the Maritime Helicopter (CH-148 Cyclone) Training Systems. Responsible for managing a team of eighteen (18) system, software, and electrical engineers. Conducted monthly program reviews with the customer (Sikorsky and DND), updated schedules using Primavera, conducted monthly earned value analysis, and collected/reported program metrics.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Product Lead responsible for delivery and acceptance of the Mission Procedures Trainer (MPT) for the Maritime Helicopter (CH-148 Cyclone). The trainer is comprised of 70+ PC based systems executing networked (TCP and UDP) C++ and C# applications developed with Visual Studio .NET. Updated schedules using Primavera, conducted monthly earned value analysis, and defined/reviewed sprints using Redmine with Scrum plugin. Supported the integration of aircraft common avionics into the trainer… Show more Product Lead responsible for delivery and acceptance of the Mission Procedures Trainer (MPT) for the Maritime Helicopter (CH-148 Cyclone). The trainer is comprised of 70+ PC based systems executing networked (TCP and UDP) C++ and C# applications developed with Visual Studio .NET. Updated schedules using Primavera, conducted monthly earned value analysis, and defined/reviewed sprints using Redmine with Scrum plugin. Supported the integration of aircraft common avionics into the trainer architecture. Show less

Ottawa, Canada Area

Software Lead for the development of the Aircraft Maintenance Trainer (AMT) for the Maritime Helicopter (CH-148 Cyclone). The trainer is comprised of 10+ PC based systems executing networked (TCP and UDP) C++ and C# applications developed with Visual Studio .NET. Software Team Lead for a team of six (6) Software Developers: Requirement gathering, system specifications, architecture definition, and requirements traceability using DOORS. Conducted status meetings, updated schedules using… Show more Software Lead for the development of the Aircraft Maintenance Trainer (AMT) for the Maritime Helicopter (CH-148 Cyclone). The trainer is comprised of 10+ PC based systems executing networked (TCP and UDP) C++ and C# applications developed with Visual Studio .NET. Software Team Lead for a team of six (6) Software Developers: Requirement gathering, system specifications, architecture definition, and requirements traceability using DOORS. Conducted status meetings, updated schedules using Primavera, conducted monthly earned value analysis, collected monthly software metrics, and assigned software development tasks using Rational ClearQuest.Project - Maritime Helicopter Program, Aircraft Maintenance TrainerDevelopment of a ground based simulator to support maintenance, weapons loading/unloading, and pilot ground procedures training for various elements of the CH148 Aircraft Avionics System and Integrated Mission System. The simulator is comprised of several WindowsXP based systems executing networked (TCP and UDP) C++ and C# applications developed with Visual Studio .NET.Project - Maritime Helicopter Program, Mission Data Management SystemDevelopment of an aircraft avionic system that provides the operators and pilots the means to control, process, display, and store information from helicopter sensor and communications subsystems. The system is comprised of several VxWorks based single board computers running C++ applications. Show less

Ottawa, Canada Area

Software Engineer for the development of the Mission Data Management System (MDMS) for the Maritime Helicopter (CH-148 Cyclone). The system is comprised of several VxWorks based single board computers running C++ applications. Developed software using the Rhapsody UML tool that auto generated C++ source code for a VxWorks target.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Software Development Specialist for the development of a ground sensing system that captures 3D image data from a scene, this data is used to determine military vehicle types. Implemented a 3D graphics viewer using OpenGL and Visual C++. Ported target recognition software from Linux to Microsoft Windows (Visual C++). Multiple author of a SPIE published paper about the Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) system.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Software Development Specialist for the development of a space qualified 3D Laser Scanner for NASA. The Laser Camera System (LCS) was flown aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-105 in August 2001. Designed and implemented a QNX device driver for the scanning controller card interfacing via the VME bus. Provided engineering support for the STS-105 mission. Performed in-vehicle system testing onboard the Space Shuttle Discovery.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Software Development Specialist for the maintenance of the Space Vision System. SVS was used to provide Astronauts with real-time position and orientation information of objects for the assembly of the International Space Station. Interfaced with the customer: Non-conformance dispositions, change request presentations, and design review presentations.

Winnipeg, Canada Area

TSR for the maintenance of the Navigation Training System (NTS). Ground/Air-based simulator used by the Department of National Defence (DND) to provide Air Navigators with a simulated navigational training environment. Provided engineering support for NTS software testing onboard the aircraft.