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Woodbury, New York, United States

Homestead, Pennsylvania, United States

Acting as System Manager on LIRR M9 Cars project. Position involves reviewing hardware, physical, and electronic design documents, assisting engineers with technical guidance, and ensuring contractual requirements and processes are being met on project. Act as technical advisor for the Project Manager, and provide input on technical tasks and schedules..

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Developed legacy HDLC-based link and incorporated into simulation software. Perform testing, software and documentation review for the ACSES (Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System) II OBC for AMTRAK and MBTA. Mentor new employees, and introduce them to the world of rail nomenclature and AREMA standards. Develop test plans and methodologies for.

West Mifflin, PA

Worked on the CITIFLO 650 system, Vehicle Control, working on the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT), and Bangkok Purple Line projects. Worked on embedded Linux system with proprietary hardware (ARM and PPC architectures). CITIFLO 650 is a carborne control system. Main task was integrating specific train equipment into the software, and ensuring.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Consulting engineer for Washington Metro (WMATA), and Allegheny County Port Authority (PAAC) rail systems. Performed safety and functional analysis of a loss-of-shunt tool for WMATA (Perl/SQL) which used linear programming and train characteristics to ensure track occupancies were working correctly. Designed and developed proposal for PAAC to replace.

Software testing and development of the CONTEX Conference System (DOS, Windows, and Embedded Platforms), Software design for the Summit (next generation conference system, using OSE and Visual C++). Lead Engineer for special systems (including AT&T/STRATCOM, DISA, DHS, RSIS/FAA, Airport Emergency Systems, CONTEX Chat and Wireless interface developments)..

Worked on the Union Pacific Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) system. Made information controlled by the legacy VAX system (block authorities) available to remote locations Developed an XML design for block authorities of the next generation CTC system.

Performed validation and verification of the CONTEX Audio Conferencing System. Work with customers to diagnose on-site issues and provide either procedural or code solutions. Performed software maintenance of the CONTEX System. Developed initial design requirements for the next-generation CONTEX Summit system. Position required knowledge of C++, Delphi.

Worked as part of Formal Qualification Testing (FQT) team for the Trident II Strategic Weapons Systems. Developed software to perform testing, as well as ensure the accuracy in Standard Operating and Maintenance Procedures (SOP/SMP), as well as Weapons Procedures (WP's). Perform tasks for data validity and integrity. Required SECRET clearance.

Implemented database and code changes to Computer Aided Dispatching (CAD) real-time software. The software ran on VAX/VMS, PDP/RSX-11 and Unix platforms, written in C and MACRO-11 (The UNIX version is written in C++). Provided support for in-house software engineers, Provided technical assistance for client dispatching and maintenance-of-way personnel, and.

Contracted to write 23 GENISYS (a US&S non-vital logic emulator, using a proprietary language) programs for the Calgary Light Rail project. Programmed in relay logic a serial to parallel converter to read bar code tags from wayside equipment.