I am a systems engineer assigned to the System Safety and Quality Assurance Directorate, and initially had responsibility for airworthiness (AW) management on the Euro Hawk unmanned air vehicle system program. I was able to work with the AW authorities and establish a solid plan to achieve a preliminary type certificate for this unmanned aircraft. I was able to utilize my German language capabilities and my knowledge of the German AW culture to negotiate a viable approach to demonstrate airworthiness. I applied common civil aviation standards, such as ARP 4761, RTCA/DO-178B, DO-254, and DO-160. An especially challenging set of problems were the in-house SW development processes. I conducted a detailed gap analysis against DO-178B, and then established a plan to handle the non-compliances by conducting a risk assessment and introducing appropriate mitigating measures. Later, I moved on to the more general airworthiness problems common to all unmanned air vehicle programs, while applying the lessons learned on Euro Hawk. I assisted in the formulation of proposed regulatory standards with the goal of achieving access to national airspace on a “file and fly” basis.I worked as a systems and safety engineer on the Battlefield Airborne Communication Node (BACN) Joint Urgent Operational Need (JUON) program where the BACN payload is being installed onto the Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle. I performed safety analyses, maintained the hazard tracking log, and reviewed change requests for safety and AW impacts. This system has deployed and is making a significant impact in OCO.I worked as a safety engineer on the Fire-X unmanned helicopter system, which turned into the successful production contract for MQ-8C.I worked on the Fire Scout unmanned helicopter weaponization program, which became the first unmanned aircraft to receive Navy WSESRB cert.I worked as safety engineer on the Fire Scout radar technology insertion program.

I worked on staff to the systems engineering department manager (Mr. Michael Markow), as well as actively participated in systems development work for various programs (JSF/F-35, F-22, JTRS). The main product of the Northrop Grumman Radio Systems Division (formerly TRW) is highly integrated software-defined radio systems that include the latest communications technology, networking, net centric warfare, navigation technology, specialized identification waveforms, military COMSEC/TRANSEC, and modern networking technology. I was hired to help transform the company’s systems engineering department from a small, black-box unique radio provider, to a process-oriented provider of complex systems of systems that are networked and integrated into the DoD’s latest concepts of network-centric operations and warfare. • Systems Engineering; Requirements development and management, DOORS, MatLab Simulations • Verification planning, writing test plans and procedures • Communications systems engineering, architecture development, Net Ready KPP, MANET (Mobile Ad Hoc Network) design, Trade Studies • Test equipment design: RF and power supply testing, circuit design • Integration and test, environmental qualification testing: MIL-STD-810 and RTCA/DO-160, EMC Engineering • Supplier/sub-contractor management • I supported the QA department by performing audits to AS9100 • Process and procedure definition; successfully obtained CMMI Level 5 certification for systems engineering and software engineering • Engineering process audits, management deep-dives • Write safety procedures, enforce CALOSHA/OSHA and UL requirements, conduct lab safety audits • Systems engineering course development; systems engineering training instructor • Proposal writing for the JTRS and JCREW programs, which were successfully landed

I conduct safety patrols, perform crowd control, assist museum guests, and am trained in first aid, CPR, and automatic electronic defibrulators. I have successfully completed the Crowd Control Manager training.

I conduct tours of the aircraft carrier museum, conduct lectures, and am qualified to serve as a Docent Officer of the Watch (DOW).

I conduct tours of the gardens, give lectures on Japanese aesthetics and garden design, and assist with special events at the garden.Periodically I give lectures on the Japanese aesthetics that form the basis for traditional Japanese gardens, often referred to as "wabi sabi".I occasionally travel to Japan to study the gardens.

I manage the membership, encourage new members to join and support current members to stay active in the chapter. I help organize the annual Mini-Conference here in San Diego, the only conference of its type for systems engineers in San Diego. I also help organize the STEM Event on the USS Midway Museum to promote fund-raising for local schools. I have served continuously on the Board of Directors for the last 12 years. Promoting and supporting professionalism in systems engineering is important to me. In 2016 I was elected President and was the first ever to win the Gold Circle Award for Excellence for the San Diego Chapter.

I was the manager of the Digital Payload Quality Assurance department, and I directed 5 quality engineers and 9 inspectors. I was hired into a company experiencing quality difficulties for the purposes of infusing technical know-how into the quality department, and to apply a systems engineering approach to their quality management system. I was able to turn this troubled department around to become one of the strongest, quality-oriented departments in the company.• Management responsibilities, disciplinary and hiring manager, planning• Develop processes and procedures for modern quality management, especially within the engineering department• Resolve problems in manufacturing quality: fixturing, machines, inspection, soldering, printed circuit boards• Generate quantitative measures for engineering and manufacturing processes• Update the electrical grounding and ESD processes in laboratories and manufacturing• Solve a significant problem with injuries in manufacturing; implement corrective actions• Perform process audits; participated in Six Sigma projects• Chair corrective action boards, perform root-cause analyses, lead material review activities

I was manager of the Systems and Space Engineering department, directing approximately 18 engineers. The company has two lines of business: one is designing and manufacturing momentum wheels used for spacecraft stabilization, and the other is designing and manufacturing avionics computers for the EuroFighter multi-national aircraft. We became the largest supplier of avionics equipment to the EuroFighter.• Management responsibilities, disciplinary and hiring manager, planning• EMC/EMP, space radiation hardening, and nuclear hardening design and analysis• Single-Event Upset (SEU) analysis and design, simulated nuclear radiation testing• Requirements development and management• System design, system safety, architecture development• Ball bearing tribology, magnetic bearing systems• Integration and test, environmental qualification testing• Reliability, testability, safety analyses

I was one of the founders of a new division of DASA, targeting the application of emergent GPS technology to civil aviation applications. I was department manager in charge of systems engineering and product assurance, which contained approximately 16 engineers. Our department was given special recognition for the successful sell-off of the MLS receiver, along with the required airworthiness documentation, on-time and on-budget.• Management responsibilities, disciplinary and hiring manager, planning• Coordination with international partners (Russia, UK, US, France)• Requirements development, requirements analysis and modeling, RDD-100• Coordination with airworthiness authorities in Germany and USA, aircraft certification, software development per RTCA/DO-178B, ASIC development with “178B-like processes” (now known as RTCA/DO-254)• System design, integration of INS, GPS, GLONASS, and radio navigation receivers• Design and manufacture of Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS) ground station• Design of a Microwave Landing System (MLS) Receiver• Reliability, testability, safety analyses• Configuration management; change control board; introduced CCC Harvest Tool• Integration and test, RTCA/DO-160• Establish engineering processes, select engineering tools

I served as a navigation systems engineer, and was the sole architect and designer of an integrated INS/GPS navigation system for Army ground vehicles that was successfully demonstrated. I led the technical design team, interfaced with the customer, and performed verification testing in both the laboratory and in the field. This was one of the first uses of a military GPS receiver with cryptographic code capabilities (the PLGR from Rockwell Collins). • Requirements development • System design, system architecture development • System algorithm development (navigation, UTM, datum-to-datum, Kalman filter), modeling and simulation • Test equipment design • System integration and test, requirements verification, environmental testing, field testing, validation

I worked for various companies as a consultant and contract worker, mainly in the areas of navigation and flight control systems engineering.• Designed an ejection seat sequencing system along with a back-up battery supply. Safety analysis for the initiator sub-system. • I worked as a consultant to the company that had won the development contract for the European Fighter Aircraft (EFA) Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). The IMU is a safety-critical element of a fly-by-wire flight control system. • I developed and organized the nuclear hardening design procedures for the company. I later developed the analysis and test procedures for the completed products.• I worked as principal investigating consultant on the safety risk assessment for NASA's Space Station Freedom program. • I served as a key investigating consultant on the Advanced Cruise Missile to help resolve reliability problems that were experienced. Developed probabilistic risk model based upon Bayesian statistics.• I was the principal investigator on the technical assessment of a digital Pager data system, which is designed to be installed at an FM radio station. I was able to successfully locate several HW and SW design deficiencies, which led to the unreliable operation. • I organized and managed the performance of a Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) for the Aircraft Motion Sensor Unit (AMSU). I performed system safety analyses and worked closely with the military airworthiness authorities. Four AMSU's are used in the quad-redundant, fly-by-wire flight control system. • I developed a new type of inertial system architecture for flight control reference as well as navigation, which provides super high reliability with a minimum of weight and recurring cost. I developed a unique skewed-axis, redundant sensor mechanization, which is intended for use on the European Fighter Aircraft (EFA). This system is now successfully flying in all EFA Typhoons.