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Provided technical support for the Air Force Enhanced Polar System (EPS) Program Office Generate and flow down EPS requirements for contractor to generate segment and element specifications. Conducted system/segment-level analyses and trades. Perform technical oversight of contractor’s programmatic documentation and processes/procedures for design and development efforts. Coordinate and manage contractor Giver/Receiver list and Government Furnished Property requests. Supported EPS Risk Management process development and supported ground segment Control and Planning System (CAPS) risk items at Risk Management Board.

Developed technical planning and systems integration analyses to evaluate and manage total system performance, cost, schedule and risks for Systems Engineering and Integration proposals. Areas included concept, design, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal of all elements of the system. Executed functional and timeline analyses, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to ensure disciplined, logical and systematic conversion of Customer requirements into total systems solutions acknowledging technical/schedule/cost constraints. Capture lead for establishing program criteria for Systems Engineering, Risk Management, System Safety, Interface Management, Test and Evaluation, Verification and Validation, and Schedule Management processes/procedures and documentation.

Managed successful Transformational Satellite (TSAT) Program Systems Requirements Reviews (SRS) for four Contractors and Government developing and coordinating Entry and Exit Criteria, Success Criteria, plans and schedules for conducting the five successive reviews.Developed, planned and executed Test and Verification (T&V) Requirements Verification Plans for TSAT Program system requirements. Developed Government Furnished Property for T&V Integrated Product Team in support requirements verification. Instrumental in establishing and developing Modeling and Simulation requirements for program verification and validation planning and execution.

El Segundo, Ca

Successfully led project teams for multiple advanced air and land vehicle materials development programs for the Army Research Laboratory and Crusader Program. Expanded Low Observables (LO) Technology analyses business area to fixed wing, rotary wing and land based systems. Expanded the market for honeycomb core development increasing business by 100% while reducing manufacturing and supportability costs by 20%.

Certificate, Technical Program Management

Certificate, Systems Engineering

Ms, Systems Management

Bs, Electrical Engineering