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Project Engineer managing the hardware development of ACMI system• Responsible for hardware design, system interfaces and requirements analysis.Project Engineer managing embedded ISR project in the Cubic- Defense Applications/Communications Division• Integrating CDL technology with tactical radio network to provide image exploitation of FMV to end user.

Led engineering team consisting of various defense industry companies on $15M proposal effort to develop the IT infrastructure for the Consolidated Afloat Navy Enterprise System.• Developed CDR-quality Software/Hardware/Interface Specifications.• Managed team in translating 100% of high-level requirements into system configurations.• Completed rigorous requirements analysis, design and design validation for large-scale, high-performance, Unix-based server systems in a distributed environment.Demonstrated expertise developing quality Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DODAF) design artifacts meeting program and contractual requirements on schedule for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Library Data Warehouse program.• Performed requirements analysis and management using DOORS Database tool.• Deployed 20% reduced footprint of Data Warehouse system to the Government.Hands-on Integrated Product Team lead on Intelligence Acquisition system. Distributed development environment, collaborating with multi-site engineering teammates developing concept of operations for ground station functions.• Produced Network and Architecture diagrams using Enterprise Architecture tool.• Created hardware product structure and engineering drawing package.

Lead Hardware Architect on Government Image Exploitation Systems for national and international sites specifying hardware requirements, system sizing and performance.• Created and released Bill of Materials for 100% of the product structure.• Conducted site surveys, site installation set-up and site system integration.USMC Tactical Exploitation Group (TEG) ground station shelter hardware engineer. Managed hardware design, production and integration.• Managed subcontractor performance and schedule to accelerated time-line.• Performed packaging design modifications, technical performance trade studies on COTS equipment, hardware integration, Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT).Payload design engineer on the Celestri/Teledesic program; a Motorola/BAE Systems joint commercial venture. Performed trade studies on new advanced and high reliability technologies and materials for use in space environment.• Developed system level requirements for the bus and payload.• Generated requirements and environmental specifications and integrated test plans.

Project Engineer for Digital Imagery Workstation Suite product line. Responsible for project management of all engineering activities, meeting contract deliveries of production systems during concurrent development of pre-production systems. Managed staffing, budgeting and scheduling of engineering tasks and resources.• Produced 20 on-time system deliveries over 18 month contract period.• Reduced system footprint by 50% as lead of hardware packaging team responsible for product design and evolution.• Generated plan to ESS test system at third party test facility that included vibration, shock and thermal testing of operational system.• Evaluated COTS hardware and parts obsolescence for next generation hardware.Hardware design engineer on Image Exploitation System. Identified Server and Workstation requirements, peripheral devices and networking capabilities to provide the front end processing of digital imagery data. • Documented Facilities Installation Plan including equipment physical layout, power and air conditioning, special packaging and transportation requirements.• Mechanical engineering liaison to electro-mechanical production facility.• Performed engineering material review and disposition of non-conforming material.

Provided supervision and technical assistance to peers and junior members of the Quality Engineering Organization. Extensive experience interfacing with Government and Customer representatives concerning interpretation of contract and military specifications. Quality engineering experience performing technical evaluations of manufacturing techniques, process controls, inspection techniques, test product yields for circuit card assembly, metal fabrication, and radome and antenna products. Developed quality plans, procedures and workmanship criteria.

Ms, Systems Management

Bs, Applied Mechanics And Engineering Sciences