ELISA CASTRO-PACHECO

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Encinitas, CA 92024 accujj@r.postjobfree.com

760-***-****

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Manage cross-disciplinary team members for the development of wireless

communication systems. Lead team meetings to discuss project status,

schedule and technical performance. Interface with customers to define

contract deliveries, project requirements and work breakdown cost

estimates. Contribute to the development of financial reports to establish

program baseline and track cost. Work directly with operations for

material procurement, prototypes and production builds. Knowledgeable of

engineering design methodology: System, Hardware, Software and Test. I am

an excellent communicator, coordinator and self-starter.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT, Oceanside CA - Project Manager March

2013 - present

Project Manager for Positive Train Control system consisting of global

positioning system (GPS) technology, digital communications, and on-board

computers. Manage proposals, contract procurement, and change orders for

the development of complex design, testing and installation of electronic

components. Program management oversight to ensure contract deliverables

are on schedule by conducting weekly vendor meetings, assigning action

items and resolving issues in a timely manner. Responsible for ensuring

vendors expenses, invoices and labor charges are within contract budget.

Coordinating and executing project plan, customer meetings, phase-gate

technical design reviews, and publish detail meeting minutes.

VIASAT, Carlsbad, CA - Program Manager

Dec 2003 - April 2011

Program Manager for mobile satellite communication system and services for

a large scale business unit. Interface with customers to discuss project

scope, clearly identify deliverables and key technical performances.

Manage program deliverables, change control and coordinate events: Terminal

deliveries, Installation, Customer Training and Satellite Service. Provide

direction to cross-functional team members for the execution of the program

requirements. Project leader for the development of wireless communication

radios. Develop scope-of-work, project schedules, identifying resources

and budget. Responsible for management and coordination of all technical

activities. Work directly with Manufacturing during prototype, pilot and

production builds. Monitoring production units by collaborating with

Product Test Engineers to ensure system requirements are met. Lead phase-

gate reviews to ensure design drawings and documentation comply with

manufacturing hand-off and material procurement.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN, San Diego, CA - Lead System Engineer May

1999 - Dec 2003

Responsible for SINCGARS waveform deployment on target hardware, system

integration and functional test between SINCGARS terminal and MIDS-JTRS

radio. Lead the development of hardware, software, graphical user

interface and physical network interfaces to communicate over internet

protocol. Configured, implemented and tested line replaceable units in the

lab environment.

SYSTEM ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT CO, Vista, CA - Test Engineer June 1991 -

Aug 1997

Develop board level test programs for in-circuit fault detection using

CALMA work stations.

TRW, La Jolla, CA - Electrical Engineer

May 1986 - June 1991

Designed memory chips for semiconductor silicon technology. Analyze design

using Mentor Graphic tool.

EDUCATION

Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, San Diego State

University May 1999

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