Michael Benes Email & Phone Number

Greater St. Louis Area

• Excellent understanding and knowledge of the Systems Engineering discipline. As the Lead Test Engineer, I use these processes daily to plan, design, and manage all test and evaluation activities. I am intimately.
• Agile Product Owner. Work closely with Scrum Masters, developers and other key stakeholders to prioritize and accurately convey customer vision. Intimately familiar with Version One.
• Proposal/New Business Capture Primary focal for Device, Integration and Test teams:
• Block Mod 15 Software Update – $25.7 Million Dollars
• Block Mod 16 Software Update – $14.5 Million Dollars
• Royal Australian Air Force (Initial Contract) - $8.1 Million Dollars

Greater St. Louis Area

• Consistently makes procedural or process suggestions to work group members, fellow project leads, other internal employees, and external customers for achieving team goals or performing team functions.
• Uses complex engineering data to create detailed outlines and create procedures for military maintenance and operations manuals.
• Contributing member of team success. I actively listen with team members, work groups and other internal employee’s while building positive and effective working relationships. Make procedural and/or process.

NAS Point Mugu, CA

• Flight Test Augmentation Unit - Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, Point Mugu
• Manned and Unmanned UAS Engineering and Flight Test.
• Electronic warfare support for TACAIR and Airborne Electronic Attack platforms; developmental and operational weapons / systems testing.NAVAIR Rapid Research and Development, NAS Patuxent River, Maryland
• Provide quick reaction development and integration of matured/maturing technologies to meet warfighter needs.
• Formulates and/or makes recommendations for decision criteria based on issue complexity; evaluates options by considering implications and consequences; chooses an effective option. Implements decisions or initiates.

Airline/Corporate/Military Flight Simulation. Electronics technician.

• Aircraft Electrician, Naval Aircrewman / Flight Crew
• VQ-3, Navy E6-B (Boeing 707, ~2,000 flight hours)
• Managed a team of 8-12 individuals.
• Comprehensive knowledge of military product maintenance processes, policies, culture, and standard practices with an extensive technical knowledge of military aircraft, avionic systems, and technical support.
• Primary duties included testing, troubleshooting, installation, removal, inspection, maintenance and repair of aircraft, avionic and radar system components in accordance with current technical publications.
• 5 years hands-on experience with technical data manuals and in-depth knowledge of tactical aircraft systems and components.

B.S., Aeronautics/Professional Pilot

Activities and Societies: Private Pilot Instrument Rating Commericial Mulit-engine Rating

Mba, Business, Organizational Developement

Education record