DAVID CHARLES
PO BOX *** Morrisville, NC *****
acvu37@r.postjobfree.com
Worked as Principal, Engineering Analyst/Planner Lead, Consultant and Engineer. Lead engineering Operation in creating a database to predicted date of execution for each program event. Lead Mechanical Systems sites in developing Project planning, baseline control, risk management, and earned value. Defined work scope, cost and benefit, budgeting, capital expenditures, and incremental and multi-year business case analyses. Interfaced with teammates, supplier, and customer to resolve technical performance issues. Maintained customer partnership and complied with government regulatory, and company requirements. Participated in design reviews, coordinated and controlled analysis to assure timely completion of program requirements. Identified all aircrafts that were ready for test. Reported the predicted date of execution for each program event. Prepared and developed requirement specification, test requirements, mathematics modeling, air vehicle performance and Analysis, structural dynamics analysis, flight dynamics and controls, interface control documents, and executing flight tests activities.
EDUCATION:
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL
Master of Aerospace Engineering, December 15, 2005: GPA 3.33
Bachelor of Science of Aerospace Engineering, May 1, 2004
President of the Mathematical Association of America (ERAU Chapter; 2001-2002), Member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE:
DSLP LLC, Dover, Delaware
Principal, Engineering Operation Department 2011-Present
Provide leadership and direction for engineering projects, investments, and development projects.
Support all the development and execution of effective and accurate business plans, budgets, forecasts, and analysis of cost, price, profitability, and productivity.
Drive operational and project inefficiencies, advise the team on key operational issues and make recommendations to optimize business performance in 787-10 ECS Controls
Used SAP business Objects, and Microsoft Project, excel, and Power Points, PLM, Team center, Team track, Door and Clearquest
Lead customer baseline reviews and audits.
Leads analysis of requirements to ensure intended functionality, technical operation and performance requirements are achieved
Provide daily supervision and direction to consultants and management firm.
GE Aviation Systems Cincinnati, OH,
Engineering Analyst/Planner, Engineering Operations Department 2010-2011
Developed program and project management processes. Published and trained process, handbooks and templates
Provided guidance to engineering teams and audit for compliance. Developed work breakdown structure, and dictionary
Traced work scope, and cost to project requirements. Analyze and trace critical path. Supported customer baseline reviews and audits. Used Microsoft project, Deltek Cobra
Lead Mechanical Systems sites in developing Project planning, baseline control, risk management, and earned value analysis and reporting for COMAC, 787, and UAV
Collaborated Conducted and managed special ad-hoc studies and analysis as required by Engineering Management
Deloitte Consulting LLP, New York, NY 2009-2010
General Management Consultant, Strategy & Operations Service Department, 2010
Assisted in the development of the final deliverable, and preparation for the final presentation and completion of project documentation. Used Microsoft, Project, excel, Power Point
Developed a part of an overall investment to build a marketable capability and to potentially win a large project
DC Consultant, Strategy & Operations Department 2009-2010
Maintained integrated master plan and risk management. Predicted the completion of the program, activities, and the total number of events needs to be executed within the program budget, and schedule
Used Identified all aircrafts that were ready for test. Used, Microsoft Project, Oracle Hub
Reported the predicted date of execution for each program event
Identified the impacts of changes to the planned which includes resource availability changes, functionality delivery delay, and instrumentation requirements
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Owego, NY, LMCO Certified Control Account Management 2006-2009
Systems Integration and Test Engineer, Flight Test Engineering Department 2008-2009
Wrote Test plans, flight cards, conducting briefs/debriefs, problem report, and verifying requirements.
Worked real tune and post flight data processing and analysis Plans. Used CDP, CAFTA, and Matlab
Developed mathematical and analytical techniques to analyze aerodynamics, loads and dynamics, control characteristic, fatigue, structures, propulsion, sensors, communications, and navigation systems
Implemented tests, documents, and maintained solutions for the integration and testing of in-house developed and COTS/GOTS components, elements, subsystems and/or systems
Created and evaluated of EVMS forms and procedures. Interfaced directly with program managers and control account managers (CAMs) and worked together with them to plan, budget and track their various work efforts. Used PCMs Web, SAP, Team Track, and Team center
Aeronautical Engineer Air Vehicle Subsystems Engineering Department 2006-2008
Developed, document, mathematical modeling of the dynamic behavior of aircraft systems and structures: analyze engineering designs and avionics architectures. Used PERF, Simulink, Datatel
Prepared and developed test requirements, aeromechanics analysis, configuration design, weight management, and support laboratory, airplane ground and flight testing and factory functional testing.
Established structural dynamics specifications, performed aerodynamics analysis, flight dynamics, flight control and conducted vehicle performance tests in accordance to FAR, and EASA regulations
Defined work scope, cost and benefit, budgeting, capital expenditures, and incremental and multi-year business case analyses
Participated in design reviews, coordinated and controlled analysis to assure timely completion of program requirements.
Used PLM, and Team Center, CAD, and CATIA V5 for design, and analysis, engineering request
Interfaced with teammates, supplier, and customer to resolve technical performance issues
Bell Helicopter Textron Incorporated, Fort Worth, TX
Systems Engineer, Research and Engineering Department 2005-2006
Prepared and developed statement of work, requirements specifications, and interface control documents. Used Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point
Performed analysis, including air, fuel, oil and mechanical systems, engine performance and integration, and engine controls and operation, and aerodynamic integration of the aircraft
Evaluated structural analysis, conducting safety assessments, failure modes, effects, and critical analyses due to corrosion, damping, external load, fatigue, and vibration, fault isolation and detection analyses, trade studies and engineering investigations to evaluate design changes and safety. Used PDM
Analyzed and verified supplier product design and performance for adequacy, including reliability & Maintainability
Used PLM, and Team Center, CAD, and for design, and analysis, change request
Integrated technical, cost, value, and safety considerations into the product definition to comply with customer, regulatory, and company requirements; documents results in drawings, data sets, reports, specifications, and supporting data
Florida Production Engineering Incorporated, Ormond Beach, FL
Assistant Program Engineer, Program Engineering Department 2003-2004
Assisted in product development including launching product into manufacturing, Maintained project timelines which includes, vender selection, manufacturing trails, advanced quality planning, risk analysis, FMEA's, control plans, and material selection.
SYSTEMS EXPERIENCE:
Software / Products: ALGOR, Datatel, DOORS, CatiaV4/V5, Maple, Matlab, Oracle Product Hub, PCMs-Web, PDM, PLM, SAP, Sharepoint, Simulink, Nastran, wInsight, TeamTrack, Team Center.
Development Tools / Languages: C and C++, Simulink, SAP-Business Objects
Middleware / Databases: Datatel, DOORS, CDP, CAFTA
General Tools: Access, Excel, InfoPath, Power Point, Project, Tools, Word
TRAINING:
9 Habits of Competent Project Teams
Logical Structuring Workshop
Advanced Control Account Management
Management Reporting
Advanced Project Management
Negotiation skills Workshop
Applied Strategic Financial Analysis
Performance Analysis Concepts Workshop
Building and Delivering Skillful Presentations
Program Performance Management P& D
Business Case 101
Project Leadership
Change Acceleration Process Workshop
Project Management
Conducting Executive-Level Client Interviews Workshop
Proposal Management 101
Fundamental Interview Skills: Gathering Data on Projects
Risk and Opportunity Management Workshop
Hypothesis-Based Consulting
Team Facilitation and Decision-Making
Inclusiveness Workshop for Individual Contributors
The Art and Science of Presentation
Individual and the Organization
Influencing Skills
Innovative Problem Solving
Introduction to Financial Modeling
Leading Virtual teams
Transforming Data into Information Workshop
FOREIGN LANGUAGE SKILLS:
French - Fluent