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Responsible for planning and execution of multiple Rapid Innovation Funded (RIF) programs supporting Army Aviation. Accomplishments included demonstration and test of the SH-60M Center Mounted Crew Station (CMS), integration of CMS Ultra-Wideband (UWB) capability and development of the contracting package for the Constantly Computed Weight and Balance Calculator (CCWC). Tasks required defining technical objectives, developing Statements of Work (SOW), Contract Data Requirement Lists (CDRL’s), conducting the Technical Evaluation (TECHEVAL) etc. Additional responsibilities encompassed: •Development, analysis, and management of requirements and risks. •Provided recommendations and decision support for execution including, but not limited to: contracting, budget, engineering, test and evaluation, risk management.•Plan, host and / or participate in virtual and face-to-face meetings as required

Ncr - National Capital Region, Washington Dc

Project engineer in charge of 6 person team responsible acquisition and life cycle management of 18 Hard Armor Non Destructive Test Equipment (NDTE) Armor Inspection Stations (AIS). • Developed requirements and conducted system engineering activities focused on reducing operating costs by 25% and increasing productivity by 50%. • Completed a major refurbishment and upgrade program extending the operational life of all fielded systems. • Created processes and procedures to formalize software/hardware development, testing and fielding producing consistent and reliable upgrades.• Conducted a comprehensive system level Independent Validation and Verification (IV+V).

• Developed plans and policies for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), Test Integration and Fielding Organization.• Coordinated development and of overarching Test and Evaluation (T+E) policy. Specific areas included problem identification, system impacts, process development and risk mitigation strategies to improve system development, test and delivery. • Provided scientific, technical and programmatic support to MDA and other government agencies as the National Capital Region representative of the Sea-Based X-Band Radar project office (GMX). Supported advanced systems and logistics concept trade studies. • As a key member of the MDA Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) team, developed organizational models, identifying business processes, functional relationships, and the fiscal resources needed to support ta 50% reduction in manpower and re-engineering of the MDA test organization

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Conducted long range mission analysis for the development of test requirements• Developed long range strategic test plans that supported testing of the Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) program.• Prepared financial and budgetary estimates for FY 06 Congressional Program Objectives Memorandum (POM) and Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) submissions in support of the Missile Defense Program.

Laurel Md

Conducted system analysis supporting the operational employment of military aviation systems, including air-launched weapons, JSOW, JDAM etc. Objectives included end-to-end analysis for aviation platforms with emphasis on system effectiveness.

Directed systems engineering and test efforts required for hardware/software development, integration and test of the F/A-18 E/F Aircrew flight simulator. Tasks included evaluating product development options in conjunction with cost and schedule trade-offs. • Supervised overall conduct of system-level test planning and execution, requirements tracking, and schedule coordination. Performed in-plant customer demonstrations and on-site installation and delivery.• Engineered re-host / migration of approximately 250,000 lines of legacy Encore 91 FORTRAN 77 source code to Silicon Graphics Onyx 2 mainframe computers in real-time IRIX environment using X-windows.• Developed proposals and cost estimates for future simulation efforts.

Alexandria, Va

Provided software engineering and aircraft avionics acquisition support to Office of Naval Research (ONR) Maritime Avionics Subsystems and Technology program. Formulated opinions and recommenda-tion for incorporating advanced avionics into current and future generation Navy aircraft. Evaluated proposals for cost benefit trade-offs.

China Lake, Ca

Joint Software Support Activity• Marketed, constructed and managed the United States Marine Corps, Spanish and Italian tri-national Joint Software Support Activity. • Managed 6 military officers and civilians in the co-development of avionics and software updates. Aircraft Survivability• Planned, scheduled and conducted live fire ballistic tests in support of the Defense Acquisition Board milestone 3b live fire testing of V-22 aircraft. Air Crew Trainer Simulator Support• Developed, tested and fielded 2 software upgrades for AV-8B air crew flight simulators. • Performed impact analysis, manpower and equipment estimates, logistics and funding requirements, program schedules milestones and acceptance of government deliverables. • Served as the Contracting Officers Technical Representative (COTR) for $13M production contract.Systems Engineering/Weapons Integration• Defined software requirements, developed software upgrades, executed laboratory and flight test procedures supporting the developmental test (DT) of F/A-18 and AV-8B air-to-ground weapons and airborne computer software.

United States / Japan

Naval Aviation Flight School. Primary, basic and advanced fixed wing jet training at NAS Pensacola, FL, and Kingsville, TX. Marine Combat Crew Readiness Training. VMAT-102, MCAS Yuma, AZ. Transition to the McDonnell Douglas A-4M Skyhawk. Training included tactical employment of the Skyhawk in combat scenarios, air-to-air combat, low and high-altitude dive bombing, low-altitude tactics, high-altitude target attacks, close and deep air support using both inert and high explosives and rockets. Aviator Fleet Marine Force (FMF) Operational Units. VMA-311, H&MS-13, H&MS-12. Squadron Pilot flight responsibilities included section leader. Missions included close and deep air support, special weapons delivery, helicopter escort and airborne forward air control (FAC-A). Overseas deployment tours included MCAS Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Japan; Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan; NAS Cubi Point, Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines and Yecheon Air Base, Republic of Korea. Additional squadron responsibilities included management of aviation safety programs and policies. Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) warfare officer responsible for training and readiness.Operational Test and Evaluation. Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 5 (VX-5), NAS China Lake, CA. Project Pilot assigned to provide adversarial and comparative aviation support for CNO Project-195 AV-8B Operational Evaluation (OPEVAL). Validation of performance requirements as specified in the test and evaluation master plan. Participated in multiple aircraft employment scenarios that included close and deep air support, cold weather operations at Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada and well as aerial combat. Additional responsibilities include logistic officer responsible for scheduling and coordinating airlift support for material and personnel.Operation Desert Storm. Provided airfield operations officer at MCAF Quantico, VA, while awaiting deployment to theater

Mba, Finance

Ms, Computer Science

Bachelors, Mechanical Engineering