As the Patriot Interoperability Test and Evaluation Manager, Mr. Leonard is responsible for the oversight of ~10 LOE Patriot Interoperability T&E Team including budget, schedule, organization, and technical direction, addressing test resources, test framework (architecture) and test evaluation methodology in support of the Lower Tier Project Office (LTPO). As such, he assesses, supports, and contributes to the development of LTPO Interoperability T&E strategies and plans, while ensuring compliance with SED CMMI processes, standards, and methodologies. He similarly directs the test processes for each SUT and is responsible for all Patriot Interoperability processes, test plans, and analysis reports including technical evaluation and risk assessment. Mr. Leonard also coordinates Interoperability support for both CONUS and OCONUS test events, and supports Service Level Testing, Army Interoperability Certification, and Joint Interoperability Test Command Certification.Mr. Leonard is also the Project Manager for the Army Capabilities and Limitations (C&L) Tool, an interactive, real-time, web-based interoperability and assessment tool. As such, Mr. Leonard provides technical and programmatic oversight to an additional 4-5 member team that identifies interoperability limitations among Army weapon systems for interactive use by the warfighter.

As the Test and Evaluation Project Manager for the Integrated Air Missile Defense (IAMD) Government-Systems Engineering Lab (G-SIL), a HWIL test and evaluation effort, Mr. Leonard is responsible for programmatic oversight of a 20-24 contractor development and Weapon System Test Team including budget, schedule, organization, and technical direction. He plans and coordinates integration, execution, and analysis of local and geographically distributed IAMD HWIL test events with other Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine sensor, launcher, and missile representatives including Government and primes; chairs Steering, Event, Test & Evaluation, and Integration Working Groups; votes in IAMD’s AHWG which identifies capabilities held by participating labs; defines test objectives, test architectures, test cases, and reports; specifies detailed requirements for test and analysis tools; directs technology harvesting, insertion and VV&A efforts including Sensor, Launcher, and Missile simulation models; and provides many presentations including the Deputy Undersecretary of the Army. To further these efforts, Mr. Leonard has instantiated a strong Systems/Software Engineering discipline in the G-SIL Team using SED process guidelines. Mr. Leonard has received many citations and monetary awards for his work including gold coins from the Department of the Navy, PEO Integrated Warfare Systems, and IAMD PO for his work on the 2011 Joint Track Management Capabilities Demonstration.

As a Senior Systems Engineer (SE) for the Missile Defense Systems Exerciser (MDSE), an interoperability and capability based assessment tool for several tactical and strategic missile systems, Mr. Leonard performed a variety of SE tasks including research and analysis of systems hardware and software requirements; system architecture; trade studies; and V&V. He researched, prepared, and implemented ECPs that defined entry into the MDSE system for additional missile systems; identified and updated the corresponding system requirements; reviewed subordinate requirements for conformance, and implemented a test framework that supplies consistent, measurable environmental stimuli to the weapon and radar. At the end of a build cycle, Mr. Leonard developed the Project Close-out Report to ensure all requirements were met; processes and procedures were followed properly; and to quantify metrics to TBE’s Senior Management.As a member of TBE’s Systems Engineering Process Group (SEPG), Mr. Leonard identified and defined MDSE program metrics, processes, and procedures. He also developed COCOMO estimates for upcoming efforts and reconciled all estimates at the end of the build. Mr. Leonard has also worked on a number of proposals to the Government for work similar to MDSE and has received several bonuses.

Responsible for requirements analysis, system architecting, and qualification testing for several diverse projects requiring various military and commercial standards (Mil-STD 2167A, 498, 461D, 462D, IEEE 1220, etc). Also, PEI’s Tools IPT chairman, which required evaluating and coordinating PC based software tool acquisition for the System Engineering, Software Engineering, and Electrical Engineering departments. This led to the purchase of DOORS (Dynamic Object-Oriented Requirements System), Foresight, a high level system modeling tool, VectorCast, an automated software test tool, and Understand for Ada, a code analysis tool. Evaluated additional tools to improve PEI’s life-cycle processes.System Architect for the Common Ground Combat Support System Architecture (CGA), an armored vehicle project requiring definition of a common systems, electrical, mechanical, and software engineering approach to armored vehicle development and maintenance. This effort required trade studies of current armored vehicle components and sub-components, identifying efficient methods of Horizontal Technology Insertion, and defining future common architectures among vehicles to reduce cost. Coordinated and directed a team of 20 engineers from various disciplines that isolated over 60 research topics. Mr. Leonard’s topics include open architectures, distributed vs. parallel systems, optimizing middleware, and operating systems. Our final product was targeted to be a design guide for all future vehicle builds and upgrades.System Engineering and Validation lead for the Grizzly Automatic Depth Control System, the Army’s armored mine clearing and breaching vehicle. Analyzed, allocated, tested, and tracked over 1,200 system and software requirements using DOORS for requirements and LabViews for validation. This effort required approximately 800 test cases. As customer interface, provided a Mil-Std 498 Acceptance Test Plan and Software Test Description while directing 6-8 people.

Sole developer for a Mil-Std 2167A Software Test Description for the Re-entry System Test Set (RSTS). This document tracked over 5,000 SSS, PIDS, and SRS requirements, was over 1,000 pages when finished, and was accepted by the customer without comment.Software project engineer for the Re-entry System Test Set (RSTS), a test program set for thermo-nuclear devices requiring approximately 70,000 lines of Ada (Aeonix), C, and assembly code on a Pentium based PC. Managerial duties included supervising 6-8 software developers and coordinating product development with functional managers and other leads. Cost Account Management (CAM) duties include budgets, cost analysis, and scheduling. Technical duties include responsibility for product quality, system/software design, and all 2167A documentation including IRS, SSDD, SDD, STP, and coding standards.System and Software Engineering lead for the Hughes NextGen Satellite proposal.Member of the Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG) – Responsible for several SEI Level III process definition documents including Technical Working Groups, Organizational Process Focus, Organizational Process Definition, and Software Engineering. The SEPG reviews all process documentation updates and coordinates them with other departments.

Technical lead for the corrective and adaptive maintenance of a non-linear, digital/analog, real-time, 6-DOF Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) Simulation. This simulation required over 35 second order, linear differential state equations and approximately 800 algebraic equations to simulate the various components and products of the SSME during engine start, mainstage, and shutdown. The state and algebraic equations are adapted to represent the various temperatures and pressures of the engine propellants as modifications occur during ongoing SSME development. The control loop executed on an AD100 in approximately 500 microseconds. This simulation provided the SSME lab with the ability to verify and validate the SSME Controller software.Performed requirements analysis, implementation, verification, and validation of a major enhancement of the SSME Model. Used data flow diagramming techniques (SADT) to generate Mil-STD 2167A documentation for the appropriate project life-cycle phases. This enhancement is used to represent the engine dynamics required by the SSME Controller and the System for Anomaly and Failure Detection (SAFD) Algorithms. The SAFD simulation requires over 45 second order, linear differential state equations and approximately 1000 algebraic equations to represent the valves, pumps, injectors, propellants, temperatures, and pressures of the SSME during engine start, mainstage, and shutdown. The control loop executed in less than 600 microseconds on an AD100. The SAFD simulation provided the SSME simulation lab with the ability to verify and validate the SSME Controller software and the new generation of engine health monitoring algorithms currently under research and development for NASA.

Marketing lead for MICOM's Software Engineering Directorate's Post Deployment Software Support RFP. Prepared and directed several presentations to the customer. Researched Rockwell's team members and provided recommendations for team member selection. Volume Captain for the five technical problems proposed in the SED's RFP. This effort required the technical direction of 12-15 engineers producing over 100 pages of RFP response which accounted for 15% of the proposal evaluation. The value of this RFP was estimated at over 140 million for the seven year life of the contract.

Performed requirements analysis, preliminary design, detailed design, implementation, and verification/validation of a real-time data acquisition and display system for the SSME simulation lab. Used ICONIX, an interactive data flow diagramming tool, to define and analyze the system. Generated appropriate Mil-STD 2167A documentation for each project life-cycle phase. The system was implemented in LabVIEWS, a fourth generation graphical language. The host system consisted of a Macintosh 68040 system with appropriate DMA hardware. This product provided the simulation lab with an automated means of capturing and analyzing Hot Fire Simulation Data.Performed requirements analysis, preliminary design, detailed design, implementation, verification and validation of a real-time data acquisition and display system for the SSME simulation lab. Used SRAT/SADT, an interactive data flow diagramming tool to define and analyze the system. Generated Mil-STD 2167A documentation for the appropriate project life-cycle phases. This simulation was coded in a combination of FORTRAN (8000 LOC) and assembly language (4000 LOC) on a VME/10. It provides the lab operators with an interactive interface to define the ranges and limits of the SSME dynamics and the types of graphs required to represent the temperatures, pressures, and states of the SSME and display them dynamically during engine start, mainstage, and shutdown. The system uses a VME data bus to read and distribute information.Performed requirements analysis, preliminary design, and detailed design on a communications link between a VAX 11-780 and a Tektronix 9200 Data Acquisition System (DAS). This link required approximately 2000 lines of C to implement VAX data acquisition programs on the DAS and transfer data collected during the SSME simulation back to the VAX for reduction.

Performed software requirements analysis, preliminary design, detailed design, implementation, verification and validation of a real-time, embedded, distributed operating system controlling the power generation and management for the Advanced ATEPS version of the M1 Tank and Bradley Fighting Vehicle. This operating system provided the Commanders Station with weapon system access control, the Fire Control Station with fire control analysis, and environmental monitoring data for the Nuclear, Ballistic, and Chemical Station. In addition, four other stations within the tank were also provided command and control data by this operating system. A 1553 data bus was used to distribute information and control. The software was developed in ADA (8000 LOC) on a VAX 11-750, cross-compiled to Motorola 68000 assembly language using a Telesoft ADA compiler, then downloaded to an HP 64000 with a Motorola 68000 emulator for debug.Performed preliminary software design, detailed design, implementation, verification and validation for a real-time, embedded, distributed operating system for the Advanced Techniques for Electrical Power Systems (ATEPS) Commanders Control Panel version of the M1 Tank and Bradley Fighting Vehicle. This operating system provided the weapon system fire controller with all information necessary for proper trajectory definition. The software was developed in assembly language (3000 LOC) on a TI-9900 and downloaded to an Ample 990 for debug. The station used a 1553 data bus to distribute information and control.Performed software requirements analysis, preliminary design, detailed design, implementation, verification and validation for a real-time, embedded, operating system for the Digital Command and Guidance Unit (DCGE) test set. This operating system validated the TOW II electrical system test unit. The software was developed in assembly language (2500 LOC) on a TI-9900 and downloaded to an Ample 990 for debug.

Technical lead for the implementation of a Statistical Process Control system for an automotive assembly line. Provided technical direction to 16 people comprising a wide range of hardware and software skills. Performed requirements analysis, preliminary design, detailed design, implementation, and test for the real-time, distributed, operating system comprising the Statistical Process Control system. This assembly line was networked to a group of PDP-1184's using RSX-11M. The PDP's accepted data packets containing test information from an RS-232 connection on the automobile electronics. The control software was written in MicroPower Pascal. Statistical software on the MV II's identified problem areas on the active assembly line and provided management with up-to-the-minute totals of automotive electronic errors.Performed system management duties for two VAX 11-750's, a MicroVAX II, several PDP 11's, and four TI 9900's. Duties included system software generation, software trouble shooting, hardware trouble shooting, interfacing with the users, and providing analysis for future growth.

Designed, implemented, verified, and validated a batch system for a set of ledgers, accounts payable, and inventory on a Univac 1110 and Univac 1100/60 using COBOL and ECL. Designed, implemented, verified, and validated an on-line data entry system for these accounting functions using a Univac Varian. Converted the data bases for the old accounting system for use with the new system.

Researched a cross-section of industries that used various theories of equities and used available statistical packages to correlate these theories' long-term effect on stock prices and earning per share.

Designed, implemented, verified, and validated an on-line Sort Data File (SDF) system. This command language sorted an ASCII data file using ECL and FORTRAN on Univac 1100/60. Helped academic users develop and debug applications and research software.Lectured on special topics for the Computer Science Dept.Worked as a computer operator for the computer center.Taught Chemistry Labs for advanced track.