Ryan Carlson Email & Phone Number

Minnesota, United States

Chief Engineer for Cannon Based Air DefenseNG Tech Fellow for System Integration

Minnesota, United States

Deputy Technical Director for the Air Defense PortfolioProject Engineer for C-UAS Programs- Integration of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy- On-the-Move C-UAS Technologies- Next Generation Concept DevelopmentCo-Chair for the Technical Director (TD) Development Lunch and Learn (L&L) Curriculum

Minnesota, United States

Deputy Technical Director for the Air Defense PortfolioProject Engineer for C-UAS ProgramsTest and Evaluation (T&E) IPT Lead for Area Denial IRAD Coordinator for Armament SystemsCo-Chair for the Technical Director (TD) Development Lunch and Learn (L&L) Curriculum Co-Chair for the Community Investment Committee (CIC)

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Test and Demonstration Coordination and ExecutionThreat Analysis and System ModelingSystem Architect

Roles:- Lead Controls Engineer --- Defined, traced, and verified technical hardware and software requirements --- Developed control algorithms, implemented into next generation production system --- Created and validated gimbal and mechanism control models --- Led customer demonstrations and reviews --- Led failure investigations on production floor- Integration and Test Engineer --- Led component level integration and verification of new development hardware --- Led full system design verification and environmental qualification testing --- Supported range and flight testing- Design and Requirements Engineer --- Developed technical requirements --- Led several design assurance reviews with internal leadership- Internal Research and Development (IRAD) Technical Expert --- Conducted technical analysis and provided feedback to design team --- Managed suppliers --- Led test efforts for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)Programs:- Electro-Optical Targeting System- Research and Development (R&D) Advanced Programs- Missile TechnologiesMembership:- Engineering Leadership Development Program (ELDP) --- Rotation assignments throughout the business unit for breadth of knowledge --- Technical depth through continued education and guest speakers --- Community service through volunteering events- Innovation and Culture Optimization Boards --- Leading various teams to enhance the employee experience on site

Plymouth, Minnesota

- Analyzed foreign military and competitors for market analysis- Aided the development of business plan for new line of business- Provided engineering support for proposal activities- Contributed to development of WBS, IMP, SOW, and BOEs

Plymouth, Minnesota

- Supported the Configuration Management team by streamlining the production process and updating/managing documents using product life-cycle management (PLM) tools- Conducted global positioning system (GPS) and inertial measurement unit (IMU) tests on weapon system using MATLAB to reduce and plot data- Assisted proposal activities by updating drawing trees, indentured parts lists, and exploded views of each product. Provided a cost estimate of all acceptance inspection equipment and met with the supplier- Contributed to tolerance study of medium caliber gun system

University Of Minnesota

- Conducted two separate research studies--- Developed and compared various models for low-cost servo-actuators to determine which would yield the appropriate fidelity level required for flight control operations--- Optimized the pitot-static system aboard UAVs by comparing wind tunnel data to transducer data from the UAV - Contributed to maintaining and building new platforms as well as conducting flights tests

Centennial Hall

- Oriented over 700 students and international guests to campus life- Facilitated social activities and create a community for more than 50 residents- Mediated conflicts among residents and enforce residence hall, and university, policies

Newport News, Virginia

- Built and programmed quadcopters using C/C++ and arduino technology to transmit location and attitude to surrounding quadcopters to generate a “follow me” setting- Contributed to a pseudo GPS spoofing project which will be implemented in NASA’s Centennial Challenge by verifying that participants are using real time sensor data

Certificate, Capture Strategy

Certificate, Architecture And Systems Engineering

Models and Methods to Manage Complex Systems

Certificate Of Specialization In Strategy, Strategy

This multi-course, certificate program offered by Harvard Business School Online allows students to pick curriculum to best meet their.

Master’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Aerospace Engineering And Mechanics

Activities and Societies: AIAA, Basses Wild Men's Acapella, UAV Project, Student Advisory Board

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