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Eglin Air Force Base, Fl, Us

Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, United States

• Active Flight Status on the MH-139 rotorcraft platform as an NRA (non-rated aviator) with 50+ hours of flight time since Jan 2023. • Completed training to be an Air Force Test Conductor in Feb. 2023.• Completed Air Force Method of Test (Test Plan) for the Lighting Systems on the MH-139 aircraft in March 2021.• Current training in altitude chamber, outdoor survival, and scheduled for water survival training.• Position embedded with the 413th Flight Test Squadron on the MH-139 helicopter program with the Mission Systems test team focused on navigation, lighting, and communication systems.• Developed test methodology based on Air Vehicle System Specifications (AVSS) and other Helicopter Program Office (HPO) requirements.• Developed test cards for Lighting Testing and Navigation testing. Devised precise test methodology from the test cards that I wrote that would provide the basis for approximately 12 hours of flight testing in support of these programs.• Developed test methodology for Skyflight Mission Planning System integration on the MH-139.

Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, United States

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

• Received the Tyco Integrated Security Golden Globe Award in February 2016 for excellence in delivering a solution on a difficult account.• Value-engineered projects that saved Cherokee School District $150,000 in labor and materials cost by working with out-sourcing partners in developing standards. • Technical programming capability was responsible for developing standards for OSDP (Open Supervised Device Protocol) integration to Deutsche Bank project. • Engineering design and proposal responsible for winning a $2.5 million-dollar project with CitiGroup off a one-week response timeline, involving 150-line items on the final estimate.• Responsible for proposal creation, engineering design, estimate pricing, technical support, and pre-sales consultations for large scale 31 site upgrade valued at $4 million for Deutsche Bank’s access control system.• Determined sales strategy with upper management and sales executives to maximize revenue while assisting the customer in meeting budgetary goals for projects. • Developed training for Shooter Detection System estimation and design for 20 employees. Training seminar was recorded and shared with cost competitive centers.• Developing standards and pricing for Shooter Detection Systems deployment with sales teams. Detail oriented approach to proposal and pricing formats have saved Johnson Controls $5,000 on every estimate because of key findings in process.• Daily approach and workload consist of between 15 and 20 different projects at one time in domestic local business projects. Developing processes that improved productivity and utilized outsourcing resources in workload management.• Proficient with AutoCAD design software in creation of diagrams and drawings for installation plans and proposals. Designed customer facing drawings as well as created detailed point to point drawings for local installation teams.

Auburn, Alabama, United States

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

• From 2007 to 2010, directed and executed testing of missile warning systems that resulted in successful field deployment of the ATIRCM missile defense system that directly impacted the number of aircraft losses in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.• Planned, executed, and reported on RF communication and navigation flight test programs with limited supervision. Aircraft platforms tested include UH-60A/L/M, CH-47/F, and C-12 variants.• Wrote and briefed flight test plans, test reports, and safety reports for senior leadership and Army-wide publication. Collected and reduced data using complex military grade instrumentation.• Planned, executed, and reported on Common Missile Warning System and Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasure (ATIRCM) testing programs.• Responsible for determining the hours needed for flight testing, which included value engineering labor that saved the Department of Defense millions of dollars.• Supported flying qualities testing with the Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) project and human factors engineering projects. • Worked daily with naval test pilot school graduates and engineers. Held briefs and safety reviews prior to takeoff.• Created flight test cards which defined the test points for the pilots and reduced data in the post-processing plan.• Created safety/hazard matrices that were in accordance with regulations and codes which defined the hazards associated with the individual tests.• Appeared weekly in front of Test Readiness Review (TRR) boards and Safety Review Boards (SRB) to review and determine if there are any potential hazards that were not mitigated.• Worked with instrumentation groups to determine what types of data telemetry might be needed for completion of testing.

Engineering

Engineering

Master Of Business Administration - Mba