MATTHEW S. NOALL

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Nipomo, CA **444

650-***-****

ace25u@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

A versatile and results-driven systems engineer with extensive

expertise encompassing system development, requirements management,

risk mitigation, and information assurance. Identifies areas for

improvement and works to provide solutions on budget and within

schedule. An exceptional communicator who works well with all

divisions of an organization, encouraging team members to think

outside the box and implement cross-disciplinary initiatives.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

MATLAB (including use of the Communications Toolbox), Microsoft Office,

Microsoft Visio, familiarity with various programming languages, including

C and Python. Basic familiarity with VxWorks. Link budget analysis.

Requirements development and engineering, specification writing, customer

interaction for technical requirements. Equipment selection and

specifications, trade studies and risk management. Familiarity with RF

equipment and testing from the 1 GHz regime to above 25 GHz. Leading

technical teams from concept to delivery. Modulation and demodulation of

high-speed digital signals, sources of distortions and methods of

mitigation to reach required performance requirements. Cyber Security,

including Wireshark and security architecture concepts.

EXPERIENCE

CONSULTANT WITH TECHNICAL STAFFING ASSOCIATES

. Led assembly of test bed for simulation of In Orbit Tests

o Ka band frequency regime (18-30 GHz)

o Assembled components, debugged, tested, and maintained to

support customer's IOT activities

o Required use of Spectrum Analyzers, Power meters, other test

equipment as needed

. Prepared reports, maintained AI list

. Prepared scenarios and Test Plans

GENERAL DYNAMICS ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS, Santa Clara, California

Senior Principal Engineer, 2009-2013

. Managed requirements using DOORS tool, specification writing and

management, ground segment engineering, interaction with satellite

development team, and risk and action item management.

. Handled information assurance and basic penetration testing concepts

and provided support to V&V activities as needed.

. Led analysis efforts on the specialized network finding exploit

opportunities

. Led delivery of system component matching initial bid and

requirements; negotiated spec with customer in development phase.

Completed task ahead of schedule, achieving first system part

delivered and accepted in overall project. Led team from initial

development to delivery. Component used in collecting measurement

data supporting antenna pattern measurements

. Performed specification writing and approval. Translated customer

desires into engineering specifications that could be implemented and

tested while holding budget and schedule

. Negotiated requirements with significant subcontractor for delivery of

major component. Specified portable SATCOM antenna and associated

antenna range testing

. Provided assistance in various aspects of system design and

specification, including keeping customer informed.

. Cyber security concepts and tools, including Wireshark

LOCKHEED-MARTIN, San Jose, California

Senior Staff Engineer, 1999-2009

. Served as chief systems engineer in ground terminal element for

satellite system. Terminal delivered on time and well under budget.

. Ground terminal performed full gamut of ground station functionality-

satellite tracking, command, and control, and user signal demodulation

and data processing of high speed signals

. Led full technical team through requirements management,

specifications, integration and test, and requirements sell-off.

. Acted as systems engineering IPT lead, overseeing system engineering

budgets, schedules, and reporting processes in EVMS environment, as

well as security approval and accreditation process under DCID 6/3.

. Delivered complete ground terminal system on schedule and under

budget, meeting and exceeding all of customer's needs and

expectations.

. Worked with security engineering team to develop solutions compatible

with system architecture consisting of signal processing hardware,

interfacing equipment, and four antennas.

. Gained experience with EVMS and risk management processes.

. Served as assistant chief engineer for ground data routing and

processing of satellite data signals.

. Integrated set of data routing components into existing system as part

of major upgrade, on budget and schedule. Led the interactions with

the other parts of the system, such as Database, Mission Management,

and Tasking entities, as well as customer and adjacent contractors, to

ensure seamless integration of final system.

. The data transport between the elements utilized standard networking

protocols in the TCP/IP stack

. Interacted with the internal team members, the Prime Contractor,

associated contractors, and the Government customer to ensure final

system worked properly. All these different components had somewhat

different motivations, and were geographically dispersed around the

country so this position required development and maintenance of

professional relationships to ensure smooth integration of the diverse

elements at the end of the program. This program delivered on time

and budget.

. Utilized trade studies to resolve issues with very formal program

process.

. Acted as risk manager for development activities. This required

technical oversight of the development activity and working with the

different leads to identify and manage the risks.

. Identified opportunity to recapitalize infrastructure for existing

program. Led team in initial architectural concept developments to

earn contract. Defined top-level network based architecture based on

10 Gigabit Ethernet technology and standard networking technology and

products, such as TCP/IP, MPLS, and ADM and network switches

. Performed as initial interface with the customer for this opportunity

. Oversaw project, developing concepts and architectures for new

business opportunities.

. Identified the government enterprise, both ground and space elements.

. Interacted with many different parts of company working in various

technical disciplines.

. Collaborated with company's space systems division, supporting studies

for advanced spacecraft payloads.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

STANFORD TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Sunnyvale, California, Engineer, 1997-1999.

Oversaw studies and systems engineering for satellite communications

systems. Utilized MATLAB for computational simulations.

GTE, Mountain View, California, Senior Engineer, 1987-1997. Served as tech

manager for Local Element on a remote flexible high-speed digital signal

demodulator; oversaw communications and signal processing engineering.

Managed budgets, schedules and material. Provided technical direction to

team. Interface between this part of the system and the remote component

developments. Required understanding and familiarity of international

standards for data modulations (ITU-T and ITU-R specifications). Performed

test engineering as needed with the team. All these systems were delivered

on time and under budget. Briefed customer community on status and

activities on program. Created various new studies and proposal activities

for new business activities. Identified new technology development areas

to Position Company for new opportunities. Supported an analysis program.

Delivered simple downlink collection system on a QRC basis, acting as

technical lead. System included the antenna and processing hardware and

software. System delivered on time and schedule.

DESKIN RESEARCH, Santa Clara, California, Technical Partner, 1986-1987.

Employee number 21 at a privately funded startup company in the small

satellite business. Performed systems engineering for communications

systems, test engineering on satellite payloads, wrote test plans and

procedures, set up the engineering lab by selecting and purchasing

everything from the lab benches, ESD equipment, test equipment and

environmental test facilities. Position required detailed attention to

cost and schedules, including managing use of the lab space to support

program schedules.

FORD AEROSPACE, Palo Alto, California, Engineering Specialist, 1979-1986.

Developed simulation programming. Handled communications systems

engineering. Performed specification development. Wrote reports and

proposals. Managed IRAD budgets and activities for digital communications

and signal processing systems focused on SIGINT type systems. Served as

system engineering lead for development of new ASIC for flexible, high-

speed PCM demultiplexing. Specified appropriate ITU-T and ITU-R

specifications to guide this development. Responsible for over-all

schedule and budget. Led interactions with the selected chip foundry for

this CMOS/SOS chip. Team for this activity was small but very diverse,

requiring me to interact with all members ensuring that program kept on

track. Selected ASIC foundry was a new company at the time, so I had to

develop the company relationships as well. Performed various system study

activities and simulation studies. Worked with flexible digital receivers

and associated processing.

EDUCATION

RICE UNIVERSITY, Houston, Texas

M.E.E., Communications and Signal Processing, 1979

B.S.E.E., Communications and Computer Engineering, 1978

CERTIFICATION

UCSC Network Administration, 1987

AFFILIATIONS

IEEE Communications Society, Signal Processing Society

Former member, board of directors, Community Association for

Rehabilitation, now Achieve

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