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Prescott, Arizona

Responsible for performing Systems Engineering responsibilities for new projects as well as development and maturation of engineering processes (Systems, Hardware, Mechanical, Software, Firmware).

Scottsdale, Arizona

Develop and implement processes, methods and tools that meet the needs of projects and significantly contribute to affecting a mature and efficient development environment. Drive enhanced requirements management, change management, analysis/design and verification environments by improving/standardizing processes and methods, integrating tools and adopting more robust information sharing techniques.• Led systems engineering specification management efforts for the MUOS Satellite Communications User Entry team from initial requirements definition and systems design through Integration and Test, contributing to successful delivery of the MUOS Waveform.• Utilized best practices to promote cross-fertilization across the organization.• Led automated technical document generation and maintenance, peer review package generation, team member training/assistance and tool maintenance.• Coordinated change management, technical peer reviews and document releases.• Developed document generation templates that enabled timely delivery of quality requirements and design specification documents.• Collected, analyzed and presented project requirements, design and peer review metrics data for the User Entry Systems team.• Performed systematic root cause analyses and implemented process changes as needed, contributing to a CMMI Level 5 assessment for the project.• Led development and implementation of systematic process, method and tool infrastructure for the Digital Modular Radio project that led to evolution from an IRAD effort to a successful Government Program of Record.• Developed and implemented automated methods used to verify requirements, resulting in successful and on-time completion of final qualification testing.

Scottsdale, Tempe And Chandler, Arizona

Lead definition and implementation of processes, methods and tools to facilitate the systems engineering process and successful delivery of products. Drive enhanced systems engineering infrastructure by improving/standardizing processes and methods, integrating tools and adopting more robust information sharing techniques.• Led systems engineering specification management efforts for various satellite communications programs.• Managed systems requirements definition and design documentation.• Developed robust requirements management information models and environments for the Motorola Iridium, Aspira and Teledesic projects, which became the basis for Motorola’s Networks Segment common requirements management schema.• Performed requirements definition and analysis on various satellite telecommunications programs.• Contributed to project certification during CMMI, ISO9001, and TL9000 assessments.• Developed and maintained systems engineering collaborative web pages.• Generated a digital signal processor simulation program using the True Basic programming language. Subroutines embedded within the simulation included IF signal generation, Fast Fourier Transforms (FFTs), and signal normalization/detection.• Task lead for the front-end RF electronics for a classified satellite program. Directed RF Converter subsystem alignment/test, derived and maintained subsystem performance analyses and generated gain distribution, noise figure and intermodulation analysis reports.• Responsible for ILS/LSA support of the Target Data Communicator portion of the AN/PPN-19(V)2 transponder.• Task lead for the RF Command Receiver on a classified defense program. Performed gain distribution, limiting and intercept analysis. Responsible for design and test of the Wide Band RF module. Supervised various engineering technicians through the development and acceptance testing phases.• Test engineer for the Omni and DF pulse receivers for a classified satellite program.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Electrical And Electronics Engineering, Gpa: 3.9/4.0

Activities and Societies: Eta Kappa Nu Association

Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities, Gpa: 3.6/4.0