STEVEN VALLA

Grant-Valkaria, FL *****

321-***-****

ab98ld@r.postjobfree.com

www.linkedin.com/in/stevenvalla/

SUMMARY

Senior Multi-Discipline Systems Engineer with extensive experience at Project Engineering and Program Management including Requirements Definition, Analysis & Reliability, System Architecture, Product Development & Integration, Program Planning & Execution, Product Support, Field Support, New Market Development, Project Tracking and Budget Control.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

GENERAL ELECTRIC CO, GE Transportation, Melbourne, FL 2003 - 2013

Lead Services Engineer, Intelligent Control Systems

• Performed onsite Training of Railroad Personnel on the use of Remote Control Locomotive, a wireless locomotive remote control system.

• Responsible for all Remote Access Systems, a Cellular Based Remote Monitoring product deployed on covered extended maintenance agreement locomotives.

Lead Project Engineer, Global Signaling

• Led field effort installing wireless infrastructure and control systems at railroad yards and on board locomotives allowing for remote control operation of yard equipment.

• Authored User Manuals and Contributed to Field Installation and Calibration of PROYARD, an automated railroad classification yard controlling system.

• Participated in the design and equipping of the Product Services Lab for Test & Repair of Railroad In-Cab Electronics.

• Designed the Fuel Trip Optimizer Offboard Lab for the Trip Optimizer product, a Locomotive Fuel Savings product.

• Authored Procedures for the Management Console System’s Offboard Lab.

• Managed 16 member, 24/7/365 staff.

DEERE & COMPANY, John Deere Special Technologies Group, Alpharetta, GA 2000 - 2003

Senior Electrical Engineer, Global Vehicle Communications

• Led effort to develop 3G remote communications device for off-road agricultural and construction equipment utilizing GSM GPRS/UMTS/EDGE & CDMA 1xRTT.

• Managed trade studies, selection, and negotiations required for setting up international communications. Reduced costing for services by 50% in the first year of operation by renegotiating vendor contracts and implementing new technology.

• Developed specifications, designed and integrated into electronic controllers, and brought to manufacture the 2G Remote Vehicle Location and Information System utilizing cellular communications with GPS technology on off-road construction and agricultural equipment.

• Managed eight personnel to complete task within schedule and under budget.

• Worked closely with customers and vendors to ensure timely design, evaluation, manufacture and distribution of product.

• Experience includes AMPS, GSM GPRS/UMTS/EDGE, CDMA 1xRTT/2xRTT, and TDMA cellular systems, Bluetooth, 802.11, UHF and broadband RF systems utilizing CAN and CCD bus.

Lead Product Development Engineer, Golf Technology

• Directed requirements, specification, design and product launch of the second generation Vehicle Location, Information and Mapping System utilizing UHF communications with GPS technology on Golf Course equipment.

• Supervised 10 person Field Installation Team.

CASE / INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CORPORATION, Chicago, IL 1997 - 2000

Senior Systems Engineer, Technical Specialist

• Team Leader that successfully integrated cellular and satellite communications technology and electronic controllers into off-road construction equipment.

• Liaison working closely with customers and vendors to supply system design, documentation, integration & test, and manufacturing of Case’s Web based wireless Fleet Management System.

• Team Leader in design and development of Instrumentation Cluster Systems to provide a common electronics platform for all models of construction equipment.

• One patent issued and one patent pending in design of antennas for remote system communications, the methodology of rental fleet cooperation, and remote diagnostic systems.

OTHER RELATIVE EXPERIENCE

• Nexcom, Inc, Melbourne, FL, Senior Test Engineer, Contract

• Rockwell Collins Commercial Avionics, Melbourne, FL, Systems Test & Analog Design Engineer, Contract

• Computer Science Raytheon, Patrick Air Force Base, FL, Senior Systems Engineer - Technical Specialist

• Grumman Corporation, Melbourne, FL, Senior Flight Test and Systems Engineer

• Star Satellite, Inc., Minot, ND, Communications Systems Engineer, Contract

• Florida Power & Light, Turkey Point Nuclear Facility, FL, Electrical Systems and Support Engineer, Contract

• Honeywell Avionics, Inc., Clearwater, FL, Design and Evaluation Engineer

• Radio Shack, Suwanee, GA, Sales Associate

COMPUTER

Computer experience includes PC, MAC, HP, and DEC workstations; using UNIX, QNX, HTML, iOS & Windows environments; applications include LabVIEW, HP3070, MS Office and Windows Applications.

EDUCATION

Masters of Business Administration, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL

Bachelor of Science in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

SECURITY CLEARANCE

TS (Inactive), COMSEC, WINTEL

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