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Manager Quality Assurance

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Washington, DC
Posted:
November 04, 2013

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Stanley lowry

**** ******* ******, ** **********, DC 20019 ? HOME 202-***-**** ?

E-MAIL: acao5y@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

Systems Engineer / Facilities Operations & Communications Manager

I HAVE 26 YEARS OF FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) EXPERIENCE

MAINTAINING A VARIETY OF FAA SYSTEMS. THIS INCLUDED MY ROLE AS AN AIRWAYS

TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS SPECIALIST (ATSS) MAINTAINING NAVIGATIONAL AIDS AND

COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT. I HAVE FIVE (5) YEARS AS A MAINTENANCE CONTROL

CENTER MANAGER AND FIVE (5) YEARS AS A NATIONAL OPERATIONS CONTROL CENTER

(NOCC) NOM. IN ADDITION, I HAVE OVER 15 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN MANAGING THE

FACILITY SERVICE AND EQUIPMENT PROFILE (FSEP) IN THE FAA. WITHIN THE

NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM (NAS), I EXHIBITED A BACKGROUND FOCUSED ON

TERMINAL AUTOMATION, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND

PROJECT MANAGEMENT. OVER THE YEARS, I HAVE EARNED AND DEMONSTRATED A PROVEN

ABILITY TO COLLABORATE, PLAN, RESEARCH, DOCUMENT, ACCUMULATE KNOWLEDGE ON

BEST PRACTICES, AND MAKE SOUND DECISIONS.

EXPERTISE

Facilities and Equipment Traffic Flow Management System (TFMS)

Systems Engineering Terminal Flight Data Manager (TFDM)

Terminal Automation Systems Flight Data Input/Output (FDIO)

En Route Systems Business Process Re-engineering

Communications and Maintenance En Route Automation Modernization

Navaids (TACAN, VOR, Instrument Unstaffed Infrastructure Sustainment

Landing Systems (ILS) (UIS)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - CIVILIAN

Booz Allen Hamilton - Washington, DC 05/2011-9/14/2012

Senior Consultant / Contractor, Federal Aviation Administration

Functioned as a subject matter expert (SME) applying knowledge of business

process engineering, acquisition management, enterprise architecture, and

change management in support of a federal customer. Works with a federal

customer to ensure business and analytical requirements are understood and

quality of work performed is satisfactory. Applies structured business

process re-engineering (BPR) methodology to government processes.

Populates and updates the enterprise architecture roadmaps and assists in

the development of integration plans and perform quality assurance for

process architecture artifacts. Deliver information to clients through

documentation and presentations.

Lockheed Martin Corporation - Washington, DC 01/2009-05/2011

Senior Systems Engineer - Terminal/En Route Automation/ Contractor, Federal

Aviation Administration

Supported the In-Service aspect of the Federal Aviation Administration

(FAA) Terminal and En Route Automation NAS Integration & Support Group

(NISG), AJW-134. Wrote, edited and prepared white papers, issue papers and

supportability/sustainment studies for all of the above legacy systems that

needed to be upgraded or replaced to be suitable in the NextGen platform.

Provided feedback, comments and overviews of Project Management Reviews

(PMRs) and all Terminal Automation programs. Utilized the Facility Service

Equipment Profile (FSEP), National Airspace Systems Technical Evaluation

Program (NASTEP), National Airspace System Performance Analysis System

(NASPAS), Knowledge Services Network (KSN), WebCM (for case files and NAS

Change Proposals (NCPs), Knowledge Services Network (KSN) and the NAS

Performance Analysis System (NASPAS). I was the point of contact for all

ongoing NASTEP critical and significant automation activities.

Participated in Key Site testing and operations/ implementation for all

terminal program areas, including Operational Test & Evaluations (OT&E),

and key site activities at the William J. Hughes Technical Center (WJHTC)

in Atlantic City, NJ and designated airports for the IOT&E and key site

activities. My expertise encompassed the National Airspace System (NAS) as

it related to the maintainability and sustainability of all terminal

automation systems to include but not limited to the following Terminal

Automation and En Route systems:

Standard Terminal Automated IDS Replacement (IDSR)

Replacement System (STARS) ASOS Controller Equipment -

STARS Local Integrated Terminal Information Display System (ACE-IDS)

Equipment (STARS LITE) Airport Resource Management Tool

Automated Radar Terminal System (ARMT)

(ARTS) IIE/IIIE Surface Movement Advisor (SMA)

Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Traffic Flow Management System (TFMS)

Broadcast (ADS-B) integrated with Terminal Automated Modernization

STARS and ARTS-IIIE Replacement - Phase 3 (TAMR3)

Wide - Area Multilateration (WAM) Terminal Flight Data Manager (TFDM)

En Route Automation Modernization Flight Data Input/Output (FDIO)

Information Display System-4 (IDS-4) Electronic Flight Strip Transfer

System (EFSTS)

Lockheed Martin Corporation - Washington, DC 09/2006-08/2008

Facilities Representative/ Contractor, Federal Aviation Administration

Provided expertise regarding facilities and equipment that included:

knowledge of the theories, principles, practices and techniques of

construction, repair and assessment of buildings, infrastructures and

equipment. Assisted in the implementation planning and operational

integration of the National Airspace System (NAS) Infrastructure Assessment

Program. Performed evaluations of facilities and associated equipment and I

am familiar with repair, cost estimation and calculation of the Facility

Condition Index (FCI) using RS Means for estimating costs of repairs and/or

replacements of structures and associated materials and labor costs.

Developed site assessment plans, conducted site assessment surveys, and

developed detailed site assessment reports. Prepared and distributed

documentation for in-briefings for infrastructure assessments to Systems

Support Center (SSC) Managers and Coordinators. I traveled 75% of my time

supporting this project.

Computer Technology Associates, Inc. - Washington, DC 01/2001-01/2006

Airway Facilities Analyst

TERMINAL SYSTEMS

Supported the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) and

Local Integrated Tower Equipment (STARS LITE) system, and a variety of

associated Termainal Equipment for FAA Terminal Operations (ATO-T)/Airway

Facilities (AF) Requirements. Participated in Government Pre-Site Surveys,

Vendor/Contractor Site Surveys, Site Implementation Agreement (SIA)

meetings, Terminal Implementation and Field Implementation team meetings.

Traveled extensively (50%) to witness and observe the Design Qualification

Tests (DQT), System Acceptance Tests (SAT), Engineering Dry Runs and

Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) activities for STARS and STARS LITE.

Supported my FAA Customers' resolutions/corrections for interpreting and

defining changes to STARS System/Subsystem Specifications during product

development through OT&E.

Monitored, reported and documented any system problems identified during

testing at the vendor's factory and at the William J. Hughes Technical

Center in Atlantic City, NJ. Reviewed and provided comments on STARS

Contract Data Requirement Lists (CDRLs) affecting Tech Ops procedures and

requirements.

EXISTING SYSTEMS

Automated Radar Terminal Systems (ARTS-IIE, ARTS-IIIE, & ARTS-IIIA)

I represented AF Requirements at selected Existing Systems test activities

as directed by the AUA-200 AF Requirements Lead. This included but was not

limited to meetings, engineering dry runs, and testing activities. I

reviewed and provided comments on Existing Systems Curls affecting

procedures and requirements. Reviewed and commented on Existing Systems AF

test plans and procedures.Performed all technical tasks and Airway

Facilities (AF) requirements associated with support of STARS and Existing

Systems for the FAA customer (ATB-232A) in the Terminal Systems Division. I

participated in the Program Trouble Report (PTR) and System Trouble Report

(STR) Work Groups. Reviewed and commented on contractor's deliverables.

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) - Washington, DC 05/1996-11/2000

Airways Transportation Systems Specialist (ATSS)/ Government - (Retired)

National Operations Control Center (NOCC) - On a National real time basis,

24x7, developed workable solutions for use in resolving unanticipated

situations adversely affecting heavily utilized or operationally critical

components of the National Airspace System (NAS). Lead work groups in

resolving critical problems in existing systems and developed interim

solutions to identifiable problems.

Provided verbal and written reports to senior level management and real-

time paging of significant NAS events. On a daily basis I prepared written

briefing packages that included significant outages impacting the NAS in

the previous 24-hour period. This included Congressional issue papers,

executive summaries, maintenance alerts, and Air Traffic Systems (ATS)

alert bulletins.

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) - Clinton, MD 05/1991-05/1996

Maintenance Control Center Manager (ATSS) / Government

Managed the Maintenance Control Center (MCC) of a large National Airspace

System (NAS),consisting of 4 major airports. Directed the maintenance and

certification of electronic systems and associated facilities. Maintained

the Maintenance Management System (MMS) for automated logging activities,

certifying facilities and services, maintaining the master preventive

maintenance schedule, and the master training databases. Managed the

profiles and access criteria of all ATSSs accessing the MMS. Maintained

and populated the Executive Node with maintenance data criteria for the

Eastern Region. Created daily outage reports for local management review

and briefings to the Eastern Regional Office. Maintained a large

Information Technology (IT) server with routers, printers, modems and

supporting equipment.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - MILITARY

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AIR NATIONAL GUARD (DCANG)

4/1998 - 4/2002 Communications Manager & Operations Superintendent

(Retired) Chief Master Sergeant (CMSGT).

Managed the Communications/Computer Systems (C-CS) operations and software

activities for a 230 man Air National Guard Combat Communications Squadron

(CBCS).

10/1995 - 4/1998 Maintenance Support Supervisor, DCANG - Implemented the

Maintenance Standard and Evaluation Program (MSEP) to ensure that the

equipment met Air Force technical specifications, tolerances and standards.

Managed a Quality Assurance Supervisor who managed the overall day-to-day

support activities of all maintenance disciplines. Held the following

positions in the DC Air National Guard:

Maintenance Control Supervisor, DCANG, 6/84 to 10/95, Radio Systems

Supervisor, DCANG, 6/1982 - 5/1984, Assistant Radio Systems Supervisor

DCANG, 6/1979 - 6/1982.

11/1972 - 7/1979 Ground Radio Communications Technician (Full Time

Civilian)

Installed, maintained, repaired, overhauled, inspected, and modified fixed,

mobile and transportable transmitters, receivers and transceivers

consisting of AM, FM, single sideband (SSB)/independent sideband (ISB),

point-to-point, ground-to-air, facsimile, low frequency (LF), high

frequency (HF), VHF, UHF, RF amplifiers, recorders, keying and signaling

devices, generation and display equipment, and base radio systems.

4/1965 - 10/1968 Ground Radio Equipment Repairman, United States Air Force,

USA.

Installed, maintained, repaired, overhauled, inspected, and modified fixed,

mobile and transportable transmitters, receivers and transceivers

consisting of AM, FM, single sideband (SSB)/independent sideband (ISB),

point-to-point, ground-to-air, facsimile, low frequency (LF), high

frequency (HF), VHF, UHF, RF amplifiers, recorders, keying and signaling

devices, generation and display equipment, and base radio systems.

SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) *Dual-Hatted - Washington, DC 01/1994-

05/1996

Manager/ Government

Managed the Special Maintenance Projects/Structures and Grounds (SMP/S&G)

Program, to include budget requirements, System Service Center (SSC)

allocations, and the implementation of new equipment

commissionings/replacements at the 4 major airports in the Metropolitan DC

area.

Acting Manager for Technical Support 02/1994-10/1994

Government

Supervised a Civil Engineer, Environmental Engineer, two NAV/COM

Technicians-In-Depth (TID)s and two RADAR/ARTS TIDs. I developed and tested

technical improvements (hardware and software) which enhanced the operation

of the National Airspace System (NAS). Executed and managed the Technical

Inspection program. Provided quality assurance and technical support

functions including: trend analysis of system performance, validation of

the adequacy of quality control, and maintaining the FSEP and the MMS.

Data Systems Specialist/ Government 10/1985-05/1991

Served as systems certifying technician on computer data terminal

equipment, data communications equipment (MPSEN/Maintenance Processor

Subsystem, Executive Node), cryptographic equipment (KG-84A),

communications microwave equipment, 20 channel voice recorders (Magnasync &

Dictaphone 5000), a variety of modems (Paradyne, Codex), statistical

multiplexers, HF radio systems (HF-80), UHF/VHF radio systems, and a

variety of antenna systems (Log Periodic, TACO). Maintained a large

Telecommunications Message Processing Center.

Acting Sector Field Office (SFO) Manager

08/1989-12/1989 AND 01/1991-

04//1991

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) - Andrews AFB, MD 07/1974-09/1985

NAVAIDS Communications Technician/ Government

Sub-system certifying technician for Air Traffic Control Towers,

receiver/transmitter facilities, and a variety of navigational aids

equipment, e.g., Variable Omni Range (VOR), Tactical Air Navigation

(TACAN), Instrument Landing Systems (ILS), Markers and Beacons, Backup

Emergency Communications (BUEC), VHF/UHF receivers, transmitters and

transceivers.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

EDUCATION - Associates Degree - June 1974

University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, Electronics

Technology

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TRAINING/AWARDS

Introduction to the Safety Management System (SMS) 1 Hour - 3/23/2009

ATO Safety Risk Management (SRM) Practitioner Training (20 classroom Hours)

- 3/26/2009

Lockheed Martin NISC Spot Award for Superior Performance in Support of the

National Airspace System Implementation Support Contract - 9/28/2009



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