Engineer Project

PROFESSIONAL RESUME: AUG **,****

MR. GEORGE CARRERA

* ***** ******** **. **********, IL 60194

CELL PHONE: 847-***-****

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MANAGER AVIATION CERTIFICATION ENGINEER III (SME): RESUME SUMMARY

DESCRIPTION: As a creative multilevel group manager, with years of aviation, and aerospace experience, providing a number of worldwide commercial airline operators and their internal customer’s with aviation modification programs, system design, and certification services. Working closely with company and client marketing team and cabin engineering staff to establish and understand customers’ system design requirements and specification.

Identifies and sets performance goals for certification strategy, ensuring engineering programs, and project regulatory design compliance. Exercises clear judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods, and techniques for obtaining certifiable solutions. Works tenaciously toward and derives satisfaction from achieving identified goals related to positive business results, remains self-disciplined; measures progress and evaluates results; reprioritizes as appropriate, for timely completion technical tasks. By understands how to accomplish tasks both through formal channels and the informal network driving for business results.

STC PROJECTS and PRODUCT MODIFIED SYSTEMS: (15 YEARS) Acting as the prime technical contact, on certification projects, interacting with customers on technical certification matters requiring coordination between organizations, with the ability to work under the stress of strict deadlines, conflicting priorities, and multi-tasking without compromising the quality of work. Perform conceptual design and analysis of aircraft structural modification and alterations, Investigate and resolve customer questions and concerns regarding structural modification of design.

Successful FAA / EASA STC projects; with over 200 certification programs, structural and integrated systems for ;Boeing and Airbus and various Corporate Jet airframe programs, managing OEM design data requirements of transport category and engineering practices, line procedures, and disciplines which includes airframe structures, interiors configurations, and onboard avionics systems.

AREAS OF MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES: Manage performing technical or specialist activities within program support group. Develop and executes project and process plans, implements policies and procedures and sets operational goals. Acquires resources for projects and processes, provides technical management of suppliers, and lead process improvements. Develops and maintains relationships and partnerships with customers, stakeholders, peers, and partners.

ENGINEERING SPECIALIST - TRANSFERABLE SKILLS The Certification Engineer III, will develop aircraft product certification design data; assist with testing; maintain certification data files; and track progress to ensure certification projects maintain schedule and budget as well as adhere to FAA, customer and company standards, ensuring coordination with other departments and outside customers to ensure well-planned, and efficient, with timely aircraft systems implementation that certify to FAA / EASA regulations and company acceptable levels.

Providing strong communication support skills, including technical documentation of program required specifications, test plans, and final certification reports. The ability to listen and communicate effectively with customers, vendors effectively communicate technical requirements and financial aspects supporting program activities vertically and horizontally in the organization, manage integrated suppliers, and subcontractors using the subcontract management process.

BUILDING A SUCCESSFUL TEAM: Energizes, excites, and motivates others. Creates and models a confident and winning atmosphere. “Builds teams whose impact is far greater than the sum of their parts” Inspires in ways that are consistent with company values and polices. Celebrates success and learns from disappointments. Creates an atmosphere where all see opportunities to stretch, take risks, create, contribute, and learn.

Understands and is generally involved in guiding changes in own and with fellow team stakeholders, incorporating the change situations; explains the logic or basis for change to first level managers, fellow employees throughout the organization; Quickly modifies behavior to deal effectively with changes in the work environment; readily tries new approaches appropriate for new or changed situations; does not persist with ineffective behaviors.

PROJECT LEADERSHIP: Advanced knowledge of various engineering disciplines such as avionics, electrical, mechanical, and systems, an expert ability to communicate with technical personnel from multiple skill areas and functions to evaluate technical information and issues impacting design, production, and support of products, services. Act as the prime technical contact on certification projects, interacting with customers on technical matters requiring coordination between organizations, with the ability to work under the stress of strict deadlines, conflicting priorities, and multi-tasking without compromising the quality of work.

Act as the prime technical contact on certification projects, interacting with customers on technical matters requiring coordination between organizations, with the ability to work under the stress of strict deadlines, conflicting priorities, and multi-tasking without compromising the quality of work performed. Providing advanced knowledge of various engineering disciplines, with an expert ability to communicate with technical personnel from multiple skill areas and functions to evaluate technical information and issues impacting design, production, and support of products, services, or other deliverables.

CUSTOMER FOCUS: Provides technical support for company’s marketing team managers customers, and their needs a primary focus of direct report's job activities and actions; considers how work group's decisions/actions/plans will affect customers; actively seeks information to understand customer’s circumstances, problems, expectations, and needs; presents project level information to middle and/or senior level managers to build their understanding of issues and capabilities as they relate to customer needs; considers how project level decisions/actions/plans will affect customers; responds quickly to meet significant customer needs and resolve problems; provides leadership on monitoring and evaluating customer concerns, issues, and satisfaction and to anticipate customer needs; implements and monitors customer feedback systems to gauge customer satisfaction and makes adjustments to service as indicated by feedback

PROJECT/ PROGRAM RISK MGMT. & TECH READY: Ability to provide guidance, and assign responsibilities as a leader in support of the overall project goals and objectives. Technical ability to provide guidance advice to design subordinate, managers on the activities and resources of assigned projects design task and schedules. Extensive experience with aviation avionic products, systems, and aircraft system integration requirement ensuring successful installation, and operational system deployment and ground testing of Airlines or OEM applied systems. Providing specialized guidance and knowledge required FR’s and Federal Aviation Regulations requirements

DAS / ODA EXPERIENCE: 12 Years, working with various DAS groups, Santa Barbra Aerospace DAS/ ODA, and 2 Year working on restructuring several (2) companies to qualify for ODA organizations requirements. (Aircell Business Aviation Services LLC 303 South Technology Court, Broomfield, CO 80021) (Aircell LLC 1250 Arlington Heights Rd., Itasca, IL. 60143) and Dassault Falcon Jet- Wilmington Corp 191 N. DuPont Highway New Castle, DE 1972

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITY: Review customer statements of work to develop certification requirements matrix for aircraft projects. Prepare preliminary cost estimates, budgets, and implementation schedules.

• Produce substantiation design data, test plans, test reports, certification plans, and other certification data in accordance with design documentation, regulatory requirements, and Company standards. Overseeing appropriate buildup of test articles, and assisting with certification lab testing.

• Provide technical support and guidance to less experienced certification engineers. Review project certification data for completeness and compliance to application regulatory requirements. Assist with obtaining acceptance and approval of design and certification data with aircraft OEM's and FAA.

• Participate with certification aspects of technical coordination and design review meetings with customers, aircraft OEM's other stakeholders. Expand knowledge and expertise on aircraft development and testing techniques, FAA certification, and the aerospace industry in general. Coordinate with customers (internal and external), major manufacturers, suppliers, corporate and co-workers to promote and support the Company's interests. Coordinate effectively with management, other departments, and corporate and co-workers to implement and monitor strategic company and departmental initiatives.

• Demonstrate excellent knowledge of certification, including knowledge of structures, structural substantiation techniques, crash dynamics, flammability, aerospace materials, processes & hardware, and the FAA process. Must be able to demonstrate the ability to learn and apply the scientific method to certification. Able to create, check, interpret, and analyze technical test data.

• Highly motivated, able to learn quickly, and work under pressure with a minimum level of supervision. Detail oriented and has good organization skills, time management and leadership, and be able to work effectively in team environments and lead teams.

GENERATE DESIGN SUBSTANTIATION DATA, AND PROJECT CERTIFICATION DOCUMENTS: for system and equipment. (Flammability / Electrical / Structural Modifications) In addition; providing full lifecycle analysis of system components and various avionics products including concept of design, system electrical interface architecture, unit definition, and management requirements, modeling, and simulation studies, coordinating and managing vendor suppliers, ensure that the product at the system level is validated, leading teams, managing cost and schedule, sub-system and aircraft integration, verification, and flight testing. Supporting field prototype installations and ground testing of airborne systems and equipment.

COMPLIANCE REGULATIONS: General knowledge of company, state, federal, and/or International compliance regulations (e.g. import/export, intellectual properties, International Standards Organization [ISO], Federal Aviation Administration [FAA], [EASA], International Civil Aviation Organization [ICAO], Traffic In Arms Regulations [ITAR per 22 CFR 120-130 / EAR per 15 CFR 730-774]] configuration management. Understanding maintenance manuals procedures, and practices, used for, repair, and modification, operations for the applied aircraft systems, ensuring compliance in concept and design. Advanced/expert knowledge of Federal Aviation Regulations AC120-17A FARs 14 CFR Parts 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 39, 43, 45, 47,119, 121, 125,135 145, and 147 FAA, EASA and foreign Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). DOD, DODISS, MILSTD882D, MIL STD 1472, MIL STD 1787.

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY COMPLIANCE REGULATIONS: excellent knowledge of company, state, federal and/or International compliance regulations (e.g. import/export, intellectual properties, international Standards Organization [ISO], Federal Aviation Administration [FAA], Joint Aviation Authorities [EASA], International Civil Aviation Organization [ICAO], International Traffic In Arms Regulations [ITAR] Audit and Data Management configuration.

AVIATION CERTIFICATION ENGINEER III (SME):

QUALIFICATION ANALYST and TESTING: Establish certification test requirements, of engineering program operational objectives, and the multiple engineering and certification requirements, define work plans for the important engineering segments, and project milestone events. In parallel, determine the required certification tasks of the programs, Manage and coordinate activities through subordinate supervisors and exercises full oversight of priorities, compliance, cost, test methods, and staffing resource requirements.

COMPONENT TESTING AND CERTIFICATION - Airborne Electronics (Avionics) PER FAA CFR’S, RTCA/DO-160, DO-178, AND DO-254.) RTCA DO-160, Environmental Conditions, and Test Procedures for Airborne Equipment; RTCA, Inc. a global organization comprised of industry and government representatives, which develops standards to assure the safety and reliability of all Airborne Electronics (Avionics), publishes RTCA/DO160E. Manufacturers of aircraft electronic equipment selling their products in the United States, Europe, and around the globe must meet RTCA requirements, including RTCA/DO-160E/F. The European Organization for Civil Aviation Electronics (EUROCAE) works jointly with RTCA in the development of standards, and publishes an identical document, EUROCAE/ED-14D.

RTCA DO-160, ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, AND TEST PROCEDURES FOR AIRBORNE EQUIPMENT:

Per RTCA/DO-160E/F and European Organization for Civil Aviation Electronics (EUROCAE) EUROCAE/ED-14D

Working knowledge and understanding of environmental test for avionics hardware, Testing, and qualifying test as follows: Standard conditions, Temperature, Altitude, Temperature variation, Humidity, Shock & Crash safety, Vibration, Explosion proof, Water proof, Fluids susceptibility, and Sand & Dust all or some of the identified test etc. Reference: FAR Part 23/25 §1301/§1309 / FAR Part 27/29, and AC 23/25.1309.

RTCA DO-178B/EUROCAE ED-12B: With DO-254, the FAA has indicated that avionics equipment contains both hardware and software, and each is critical to safe operation of aircraft. There are five levels of compliance which are, A through E, which depend on the effect a failure of the hardware and would have effect on the operation of the aircraft

RTCA/DO-254, DESIGN ASSURANCE GUIDANCE FOR AIRBORNE ELECTRONIC HARDWARE: Working understanding of DO-254 procedures and policies for avionics hardware standards for airborne hardware as required complying DO254 is considered the world’s strictest hardware standard, and influences other domains including medical devices. AC 20-152 as a means of compliance for the design of complex electronic hardware in airborne systems including, complex electronic hardware devices.

Reference: FAR Part 23/25 §1301/§1309 / FAR Part 27/29 / AC 23/25.1309

SYSTEM SAFETY ENGINEER: ARP 4761 / AC No: 120-92A

Performs safety assessments, hazard analyses, and hazard tracking in support of programs, conducts hazard analyses including hardware, software, and system integration. Prepare risk assessments, evaluate, and resolve safety design issues taking into consideration incidents and unplanned events. Analyses will typically involve hazard identification and evaluation reviewing test plans and reports. Resolves all cross-functional technical issues which apply an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, develop and verify system solutions. Evaluates customer and /operational needs to define and coordinate system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters and assure compatibility of all physical, functional and program interfaces.

AIRWORTHINESS, MAINTENANCE, AND QUALITY ASSURANCE:

Experience in avionics integration and unit testing, aircraft systems requirements for deployment of OEM airframe systems availability, providing risk management and execute certification programs, which meet all applicable standards, providing understanding of OEM transport category engineering practices, line procedures, and disciplines which includes airframe structures, interiors configurations, and onboard avionics systems.

AIRWORTHINESS ENGINEER: ODA

Review and process airworthiness required policies, processes, and procedures providing engineering support of project substantiation design data and design information. Interactions, with program DER’s of their reviewed project Engineering Orders; for final acceptance review and FAA 8110 processing. Department System Directories; providing continual project up-date information of review change and activates of each Engineering E. O., for department admin access and review and release of final program files. Experience in avionics integration and unit testing, aircraft systems requirements for deployment of OEM airframe systems availability, providing risk management and execute certification programs, which meet all applicable standards, providing understanding of OEM transport category engineering practices, line procedures, and disciplines which includes airframe structures, interiors configurations, and onboard avionics systems.

AIRWORTHINESS PROGRAM ASSURANCE:

Demonstrated project management skills and the ability to manage and coordinate extensive internal and external project resources, providing sound engineering and management foundation, providing process procedures and a strong diverse engineering background. Establish, modify, & monitor overall engineering project requirements regulatory requirement, Project timing and applied resources, supporting engineering group to meet or exceed customers and business objectives.

• Establish and maintain relationships with required external and internal customers to ensure that all system requirements understood and achieved. Supervising the development and execution of customers product design schedules, and highly effective in the implementation of new technologies for product applications.

• Effective management, with proactive team development, and technical leadership abilities, coaching, mentoring, and recruiting of team members of varying knowledge, and skill set abilities, Ensure company compliance initiatives implemented within engineering work group.

• Maintain broad awareness of efforts within group to assure technical quality, and timely completion of work appropriate use of resources.

• Develop and maintain close relationships with program and installation team personnel.

As a Certification Engineer with understanding of FARs, 14 CFR Parts 121, 125 Parts 21, 25, 43, 121 and 145 and FAA, EASA and foreign Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Generate design substantiation and certification documents for aircraft modifications resulting from the installation of airborne systems and equipment. (Flammability / Electrical / Structural Modifications) Coordination with other departments and outside customers to ensure well-planned, and efficient, with timely aircraft systems implementation that certify to FAA / regulations and company acceptable levels. DOD / FAA STC qualified systems. Close collaboration with company marketing, sales organization. In order to ascertaining and defining the customers’ technical design and internal program requirements, participated in processing over 200 FAA / EASA (JAA) STC programs worldwide.

Thank you,

George Carrera, Sr. Aviation Certification Engineer III (SME)

This resume summary – Sr. Aviation Certification Engineer III (SME) cover over 20 years of applied experience. Creative multilevel group manager, with 38 years of aviation, and aerospace experience as a middle manager, a complete main resume, providing employment history, education, and professional references is available upon request.

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