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Chicago, Il, Us

• Leading development teams to complete architecture, specifications, analysis, design, implementation, testing and related documentation for mission critical, grid automation software.• Developing project schedules, task and project completion time estimates, then managing progress of the team against the schedule.• Communicating effectively with project stakeholders at all levels and across disciplines to establish requirements, clear roadblocks and set meaningful objectives.• Recruit, train, and mentor team members to meet personal, professional, and corporate performance objectives.• Working with all levels of the organization to implement and sustain both innovation and product development processes.• Lead the process for identification of significant new technologies/techniques and guiding teams to implement them.

• Military style documentation, design, and coding - DO-178B; Design with Cellular Protocols: IS-54/B, IS-136 (Higher layers); MILSTAR Satellite systems; Software Defined Radio (SDR).• Embedded software design & applications using C, C++, UNIX; Platforms: IBM 440GX (Power PC), Intel, Motorola, TI, ARM 7.• Project & Line Manager (Line of 6 people; Projects up to 11); Cross functional interfaces.• Development, integration, testing with: Applied Microsystems Emulators, Philip’s PM 3585 Logic Analyzers, internal XDS emulators, JTAG/ICE, Wireshark, PCs. Led SW-SW & SW-HW Integration efforts.• Structured Design Tech; Modular, Top Down, Waterfall Lifecycle: Yourdon, Flowcharts, CASE tools; Rhapsody Object Oriented design & code generation, Microsoft Visual Studio 2008/2010; ClearCase, ClearQuest, Perforce, Subversion, Git, JIRA.• Costing, Scheduling & Person Power estimates (Timeline, Microsoft Project), CAM.• Requirements development, analysis and tracing: DOORS. Written documentation/specs: Technical & Expository.• IAR IDE, Integrity Ada Multi, FreeRTOS, VxWorks, VRTX, MTOS & pSOS, proprietary RTOS. (DFDs, CFDs; CADRE); Object Oriented Analysis & Design.• Design/Review/Inspection and Presentation skills. SEI/CMMI Level 5 Process Model; Coordinated global teams.• Microsoft Tool Suite: Project, Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint; SharePoint;

• Managing a team responsible for embedded software for the avionics system of Kuiper satellites.• Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. This role brings that vision to life by designing, developing and testing the embedded software that controls individual satellites.• Led team to release new version of Stage 1 bootloader to be burned into new ASIC• Working constantly shifting priorities from Stakeholders to team actions and resolution• Hired 3 new Software Development Engineers and 1 internal transfer.• Handling all aspects of the new ASIC that will reside in Satellite vehicles, Ground Stations, and Consumer Terminals.• Led team in goal oriented Jira tickets, Epics, Backlogs and release Sprint on 2-week cadence.

• Project lead for the ES team working on projects for high-volume consumer medical devices: scheduling activities, driving action items, and facilitating the embedded systems team in their contribution to the overall project teams of Philips Oral Healthcare.• Effectively representing the embedded team in larger project teams. Keeping embedded team on track with respect to the project's schedule to deliver quality products on time. Reporting to project teams/management any issues which need addressing from the team and to report to the embedded team any changes from the project team.• Took over 50%+ duties from department manager before she left on retirement, through May 2021: includes staff meetings, Technical CCB, all project gate reviews, all hiring & resources, all department project tracking and staffing. Removing impediments for the progress of the team and acting as escalation point. Actively managing the portfolio of resources and tools to accomplish current and future key objectives. Collaborating with relevant stakeholders establishing an effective network to obtain input on technological developments and participate in all current projects.• Lead new Premium Power Toothbrush to successful completion: including first time use of Proximity sensing and NFC for Smart Brush Head (SBH) to handle communication. Subject Matter Expert (SME) on Philips SBH data storage and handling as well as all newer SBHs introduced.• Project Manager to create new ES Platform Architecture for firmware, hardware, and test. Creating common components in all functional areas to allow faster time-to-market implementation of new features.• Took over ES Lead for newest Premium PTB adding new force gauge seamless buttons, shorter drivetrain, new battery, updated NFC, multiple second sources (IMU, NFC, FLASH, BLE). Leading 98% of ES team on this effort to bring quality product to market.

New York, Ny, Us

• Active in Software Integration and Test – running tests, finding and reporting issues, verification and validation for new Army Satellite Modem: MPM-2000: • http://www2.l-3com.com/linkabit/products/satcom_solutions.htm• Completed the official release and first product launch 2 months ahead of schedule.• Wrote and ran regression test procedures and wrote operator’s manual.• Assisted in formal Environmental Product Testing.• Backup SCM creating Engineering Release builds.• Designed, documented, and trained a defect analysis and tracking process using Coverity tool that increased defect discovery over 90% from traditional code-reviews alone.• Builds in Workbench for VxWorks O/S, 6.9.• JIRA 6.3 and Confluence.

• Certified Challenge Course instructor: low elements course, climbing wall, zip line.• Taught all age groups teamwork and skills building.• Ran low elements course for teens.• Ran zip line and climbing wall for all ages.

San Diego, Ca, Us

• Software Engineering Manager for the entire Quake Global asset tracking product line.• Leading team of software and systems engineers in maintaining and upgrading existing products as well as new product development.• Wrote documentation for all procedures and processes for software lifecycle.• Software Configuration and Software Release Manager (re-wrote release procedures); including managing Bug Tracking in BugZilla. Demoed Rally Agile tool.• Ran Software CCB and participated in Product CCB• Technical and non-technical presentations / interactions with Japanese customers.• Products, smart modems, communicate over satellite, GSM, GPRS, and 3G.• Assisted in hiring additional engineers to add to dynamic team.• Interface with Customer Support, DVT, SQA, Systems, Production, and Hardware teams and ran project as Agile team.

Falls Church, Va, Us

• Software development for the JSF Program – Joint Strike Fighter – F35A; JTRS, SDR.• Lead team of 6 in the diagnostics area (PHM) for the Comm, Nav, and Identification (CNI) component (CAM / EV). Real-time Avionics O/S, Multi-processor; Coded in C++• Developed and maintained schedules, budget tracking, earned-value management, and personnel; monthly status presentations to upper management with all relevant data.• Coordinated Systems and Software Engineers and resolved issues.• Design review presentations; customer meetings, constant interactions & coordination with Systems Engineers. Extensive requirements analysis, development, maintenance, and tracing in DOORS.• Software Integration & Test Team – integrating component software with target hardware: Debugging anomalies, pinpointing offending component, testing, Discrepancy reports, validation of fixes.• Mentored several software engineers and new hires into Integration & Test roles.• Held DoD Secret Clearance and EBI.

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Germantown, Md, Us

• In all projects lead, contributed in all areas of design, development, and deployment. UNIC / Sun workstations.• Inmarsat I4 Project (4/02 – 6/03): S/W lead for migration satellite data modem. Enhancing modem to communicate with Inmarsat’s new dual satellite system. Software was 2 weeks ahead of schedule and 25% under budget. Product was intended to move Inmarsat terminals off of the Thuraya regional satellite system, onto their own global system.• Thuraya Hand-Held terminal (9/98-1/02): Software Manager for field proven ARM/Thumb based Satellite portable dual-mode phone (GSM & SAT) for Thuraya’s Regional Based Satellite System. Software came in under budget – by $500K; Lead integration effort for off-shore contractor team.• ICO Common Module (5/97-12/98): Common software module for ICO Satellite Global Systems. Platform Lead S/W Engineer driving common module to be used for ICO & Thuraya satellite hand-held terminals.• GM Integrated Cellular products (4/96-5/97): Software Project Manager and Project Engineer for all products. Included interfacing to areas of business: factory, customer, and end-product users. Managed Integrated Portable effort with Delco Systems for GM cars (E & C bus). Designed portable Cellular phones to integrate into GM vehicles. Added VR into Mobile products.• IS-136 Digital Cellular Test Phone (1/95-6/96): Project Manager for IS-136 Cellular test phone which was designed for new digital cellular communications protocol. Developed Layer 3 for IS-136 Digital portion. Took over as Software Lead and eventually Project Engineer. Main interface to customer, on-site installations, product demonstrations and troubleshooting.• GM Integrated Voice Recognition Project (9/93-1/95)• Line Manager: Responsible for 5 engineers including appraisals and career development. • Main engineer in hiring over 50% of current software staff.

Bsee, Electrical Engineering / Computer Engineering

Certificate, Engineering/Industrial Management