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Bethesda, MD, US

• Review and evaluate test requirements to ensure the completeness of Skunk Works Advanced Development test program.
• Independently author formal test procedures, standard operating procedures, and data reports.
• Plan, implement, test, document, and maintain solutions for the integration and testing components,elements, subsystems, and systems for program.
• Plan program activities, from initial proposal to delivery.
• Support the identification and analysis of program/project software quality metrics to improve software quality and manage risks.
• Coordinates support across SQEs supporting a program, as necessary, to ensure SQE commitments are met.

Bethesda, MD, US

• Review and evaluate test requirements to ensure completeness of THAAD (Terminal High Altitude AreaDefense) test program.
• Independently author formal test procedures, standard operating procedures, and data reports.
• Plan, implement, test, document, and maintain solutions for the integration and testing components,elements, subsystems, and systems for THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense).
• Establish functional and technical specifications and standards, solves hardware/software interfaceproblems, defines input/output parameters, and ensures integration of the entire system and subsystem of THAAD.
• Review, evaluate, and derive requirements for testability, develops and directs preparation and execution of comprehensive test plans, procedures, and schedules for complete systems and subsystems of THAAD (Terminal.
• Perform analysis of test results and prepare comprehensive subsystem and system-level evaluation reports which verify and validate system performance.

Huntsville, AL, US

• Designed LabVIEW powered hardware test bench for PFAL (Palletized Field Artillery Launcher).
• Test Lead for test engineers and developers in testing of new launcher and munitions PFAL (Palletized Field Artillery Launcher) and PrSM (Precision Strike Missile).
• Reviewed requirements, functional specifications, and detailed design documents.
• Coordinated and resolved testing issues that the software/hardware engineers encountered.
• Prepared test plans, procedures, and performed SIT (System Integration Tests).
• Created daily, weekly, and monthly status reports.

Huntsville, AL, US

• Developed procedures and performed SIT tests for MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System).
• Operated and tested both hardware and software of the (M270 MLRS) Multiple Launch Rocket System and (M142 HIMARS) High Mobility Artillery Rocket System.
• Performed user interface, system, and regression testing.
• Analyzed logs, generated reports, and identified failures.
• Logged and regressed bugs.

• Founded SmartChutes (SkyFallX), an autonomous parachute recovery system for drones/UAVs (patent pending)
• Designed circuits and wrote software for the on-board flight controllers
• Prepared test plan and performed SIT tests.
• Logged and regressed bugs.
• Utilized in house 3D printers for rapid prototyping. (Proficient with setting up and tuning 3D printers)
• Product featured in Popular Science, Fast Company, and Digital Trends

Patuxent River, MD, US

• Responsible for testing SubSkillsNet (submarine software simulator) for bugs.
• Utilized Visual Studio Enterprise and Microsoft Test Manager while testing for bugs, and tracking software development.
• Responsible for researching and purchasing components for the CCS (Common Control System) build, assembling CCS servers, and installing the necessary software for the CCS (Oracle VirtualBox, VMmware vSphere).
• The CCS is a universal ground control station that can control multiple military drones/UAVs built by different manufacturers. (Lockheed Martin, Boeing, etc.)