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 familiar with using ClearCase, ClearQuest as Configuration Management tools and DOORS as a Requirements Management tool.• 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• Earned Value Management Cost Account Manager (CAM) for teams and contract portfolios listed above. Directly responsible to Boeing Senior Management, Program Manager and US Government Customers for weekly updates and status. I am also intimately familiar with using BORIS as a risk mitigation tool. • Weapon systems integration; Extensive experience analyzing and evaluating engineering source data, vendor data, and customer data in order to integrate and operate complex weapon systems, training equipment, and non-traditional products.• Possess and apply detailed knowledge of the design and requirements for control systems, mechanical systems, hydraulic power and actuation systems, and fuel systems as applied to systems engineering life cycle and test and evaluation of the air vehicle.• Multiple years experience with the following areas: --Hardware Software Integration Testing --Product Acceptance Testing --Capability Verification Testing --Software Acceptance Testing --Specification Requirement Verification and Validation --Test documentation, including test plans, test procedures, and test reports

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 suggestions to achieve optimal solution and provide the best product for the customer while adding value to the organization.

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 action within a reasonable time.

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.• Frequently involved with gathering and examining available maintenance and operational data, reliability data, systems descriptions, schematics, functional tests, and/or performance Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA) to develop troubleshooting and/or task procedures for recommendations to technical representatives.• Frequently involved as a flight crew/maintenance member of air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons systems, electronic warfare systems, mission scenarios, airframe systems and electro hydraulic antennae systems, including normal and non-normal aircraft operating procedures and checklists as well as other various tactical aircraft systems.• Attained and maintained SSBI Top Secret Security Clearance, Top Secret eligible.

B.S., Aeronautics/Professional Pilot

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

Mba, Business, Organizational Developement

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