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Fort Worth, TX, US

• First project was an IRAD program with goal of developing a common architecture framework of reusable components for mission computing software on multiple platforms.
• Platform design is FACE compliant, Modular Open Systems Architecture (MOSA), and COTS based.
• Software development is in C++ with agile methodology utilizing Jira.
• Responsible for designing and implementing several FACE compliant components including an injectable configuration utility.
• Second project was a standby flight display for a Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) aircraft.
• This is an agile C++ development program using DO-178C, FACE 3.0, and ARINC 661 standards.

• Proof of concept project for using modular COTS and open source components to develop an EGI – Embedded Global Positioning System (GPS) Inertial Navigation System (INS).
• FACE 3.0 aligned embedded system software design and development of a DDS publisher for Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) data, using VxWorks and C++.
• Responsible for designing and implementing the software real time executive as part of the FACE PSSS segment.
• This executive was tested at 8000 Hz with over 90% execution margin remaining.
• Designed and implemented the GPS controller data acquisition software, also as part of the PSSS segment, including synchronizing with the PPS signal.
• OpenDDS software was successfully integrated into VxWorks on a platform where it had not been done before.

• Project to study rehosting legacy mission computer application software onto new hardware and rearchitecting the software to be compliant with ARINC 653 and FACE 3.0 standards.
• Researched and evaluated tools.
• Modified example software to learn processes/tools to increase efficiency and reduce cost for similar projects.

• Principal design engineer on a project to rearchitect embedded core navigation software into multiple modular partitions on a Deos platform.
• Designed and implemented a gravity disturbance partition and integrated it with the other code partitions using I/O pipes.
• Investigated ways to improve overall partition design.
• Implemented debug tools to help configure and analyze communication pipe behavior between partitions.
• Create documentation to use as a basis for training.

• Designed and implemented software verification test cases using Rational Apex and Ada for Level A software.
• Developed test cases for C++ software using VectorCast.
• This project was DO-178B compliant and included decision and MC/DC code coverage analysis.

• Project to complete a DO-178B compliant software feature merge of the Rockwell Collins Flight Management System for the C Series Fusion advanced avionics product line.
• Responsibilities included software requirements analysis, low level and high level verification test analysis and development, and formal reviews, all completed using a tailored agile process.
• Test scripts were developed and run on both actual hardware test stations and a software simulation of the device.

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Senior software test engineer on the C-5 Avionics Modernization program is designed to extend the useful life of the C-5 Galaxy transport airplane.
• This Core Processing Module II project added a second processor to the avionics.
• Analyzed software requirements and trace changes to drive software test updates and structural coverage analysis.
• This project was completed in accordance with Honeywell’s CMMI Level 5 formal Software Project Model process.

• Senior software engineer on the Orion Core Flight Software Test program and the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Exploration Vehicle program.
• Orion is a replacement for the Space Shuttle and the Crew Module is being developed for NASA.
• Analyzed software change reports (SCRs) to define project scope.
• Developed and updated low level software requirements based and structural coverage tests for the Orion Core Flight Software.
• Responsible for formal system test design and development for the embedded Core Flight Software, as well as formal test reviews.
• The test suite included manual tests, inspection tests, and automated tests written in the SuperScript simulation script language (SSL).

• Laseref VI Inertial Reference System program. Laseref VI is a ring laser gyro inertial navigation device for aircraft.
• Formal software development to upgrade the navigation unit to work with rotary wing aircraft in addition to fixed wing aircraft.
• Responsible for software requirements, software architecture, source code development, and verification test activities in compliance with DO-178B standards.
• Enhanced several related tools, including one used for acceptance testing on the production line.

• Program was to develop a cutting edge Class II medical device that provides a complete range of extracorporeal (outside of the body) blood therapies that can be customized to individual patient needs.
• This device provides continuous fluid management and renal replacement therapies for the treatment of acute renal failure and/or fluid overload.
• Primary duty was the lead test engineer responsible for developing team processes, procedures, and tests for formal software validation test conforming to FDA standards.
• Helped select, configure, and roll out Jira (issue tracking) and AccuRev (configuration management) tools for project use.
• Researched and identified test equipment required for test execution.

Marlborough, MA, US

• Responsible for central portions of an advanced automated test system.
• Primary contributor for defining system requirements and architecture.
• Responsible for back end control software to manage distributed test task allocation and execution across large sets of PCs using Python and MS SQL server.
• Helped design and implement the front end user web interface.
• Responsible for software tools to automate baselining and certifying of new test PCs.
• Senior software engineer on a team responsible for design verification testing of two major pulse generator (Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator or ICD) firmware development projects.

• Member of a team that developed three different laser imagers (FDA regulated imaging devices for printing diagnostic quality medical films) in compliance with FDA software standards.
• Responsible for the full life cycle development of the real-time embedded software managing the film cartridge controller subsystem, a custom controller running an 8051 compatible microprocessor.
• This subsystem is responsible for managing the operations of three film drawers concurrently.
• The multitasking software manages a total of 18 motors (DC and stepper) and 48 sensors, and supports encrypted in-application flash reprogramming.
• The software is built on a commercial RTOS (RTX51) and uses an I2C serial bus as the internal communication link with the rest of the system.
• Responsible for hardware/software integration and technical interface to both the electronics and mechanical teams.

US

• Project was to develop a Secure Network Server to provide policy controlled information exchange between multiple classified nodes (secret, top secret, etc.) and insecure networks.
• Member of a small team that developed a controller for encrypting all data residing on SCSI storage devices as well as providing coprocessor cryptographic services to the host system.

• Responsible for full life cycle development of several major components of the Automated Site Controller (ASC) portion of an advanced road simulator test system.
• The system provides controlled road simulation in a lab for analyzing full size automobile road test vehicle dynamics.
• Responsibilities included the inter-processor message dispatch system, buffered file and data servers, device drivers, memory management, error handling using exceptions, and some tool development supporting multiple.
• All software was developed using C, object-oriented techniques, and a proprietary object-oriented programming system.

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Lead engineer for the design and implementation of interactive real-time test software to emulate cockpit fault display and maintenance system units on Airbus A320/A330/A340 and MacDonnell Douglas MD-11 commercial.
• Responsible for all phases of requirements, design, implementation, test, and documentation. Broad use of logic analyzers, ARINC bus analyzers, GPIB bus analyzers, debuggers, and other test equipment.
• Lead engineer for the design and build of test stations for development and acceptance testing of laser gyro navigation systems: Air Data Inertial Reference Units (ADIRUs) for Airbus commercial aircraft, and Inertial.
• Responsible for design specifications, cost quotes, schedules, system design, software design and implementation, directing tester build, and interfacing with customers and support groups.
• Software developed using DO-187A commercial aviation standards.
• Developed a Global Positioning System Sensor Unit simulator. This is a PC based, real-time simulation written in Pascal that supports testing devices that incorporate GPS functions without relying on actual GPS.

US

• Developed a PC based software package for real-time RS-232 data acquisition and analysis for multiple, high speed production lines.
• The software is written in Pascal and Intel assembly language, runs in background mode, controls multiple hardware devices simultaneously, and includes a user interface for program control and reporting.

• Designed and implemented a large PC based mine engineering graphics package for use in mine operations planning and analysis.
• The software is written in Fortran and is used interactively to analyze data bases to produce reports and cross section graphical views of the ground structure along specified cut lines.
• This project involved data base design and management, multiple data smoothing techniques, and presentation quality graphics.

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Member of a team that developed flight control software for an experimental Army helicopter designed to show the feasibility of reduced pilot workload. Unix development environment and DO-178A standards.
• Designed and implemented a series of math models and very large software simulation packages used for the development of military sensor-fused weapon systems. Implementation was in Fortran using military standards.
• Designed and implemented a software package for identifying s-plane transfer functions from frequency response data. This program uses both least squares and nonlinear optimization techniques and graphic display of.
• Developed a software package using math models to identify heating/cooling loads and thermal transfer function models of multizone buildings based upon construction materials and design.
• Developed a software package to evaluate the survivability of an aircraft flight control system based upon math models of the system and the vulnerability of individual system components to anti-aircraft artillery fire.
• Adapted the package to evaluate the reliability of a control system based upon the failure probabilities of the individual components.

• Consulted in the area of large scale weapon system simulation software development.
• Provided on-site support in West Germany for software package deployment and testing on DEC VAX and PDP computers.

• Designed and implemented a comprehensive simulation and analysis program (SENTAR) for anti-tank weapon systems equipped with armor detecting sensors and armor piercing warheads.
• This program was developed for Honeywell, written in Fortran, and optimized for running on a Cray supercomputer.
• Directed a team of engineers that developed computer math models of five different anti-tank weapon systems, including SADARM (Search and Destroy Armor), and integrated each with the SENTAR program for design.
• Tasks included signal processing (target discrimination logic) and math modeling of the munition bodies, target sensing devices, and warheads.
• Designed and implemented motor vehicle simulation software to analyze power train efficiency and gas mileage as a function of vehicle and engine parameters.

Ms With High Distinction, Computer Science

Bs With High Distinction, Computer Science

Bs With High Distinction, Mathematics