Engineer Project

DONNA A. THOMPSON

*** ****** **** *******, ******* 35055

Telephone: Cell: 205-***-****

E-Mail: ***********@***************.***

OBJECTIVE: Provide System Safety Engineering product and compliance support to the customer

with my expertise in System Safety and compliance in both military and industrial applications.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS: I am a technical/detail-oriented professional with 11 years of

experience in electrical engineering/safety compliance and certification. Expertise includes

independently managing execution and timely completion of system engineering/system safety

projects by analyzing project scope and determining system safety specifications, creating system

safety plans, schedules and cost estimates, review of engineering drawings, test procedures and

results, working procedures, trainings and technical manuals in regards to system safety of the

product.

EXPERIENCE:

System Safety Engineer Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC)

12/2006- 10/2009 Madison, Alabama

Security Clearance: Secret

• Perform system safety and health hazard assessments of military deployable equipment,

including integration and operations

• Perform health hazard assessment of military deployable equipment, including integration and

operations

• Provided guidance and direction in system development with the elimination of hazards through

design changes, mitigation and tracking of hazards until closure and/or through the product

lifecycle of army acquisition

• Knowledge of the Army System Safety Risk Management Program, have developed,

implemented, and updated Business Unit System Safety plans and process such as the

Hazardous Material Management Plan (HMMP), System Safety Hazard Tracking Tool (HTT)

Process, and System Safety Program Plan (SSPP) in support of various Army/Aviation systems

• Created and authored System Safety Assessment Reports (SARs) in compliance with Contract

Delivery Requirement List (CDRL) and Data Item Document (DID) Assets

• Created and authored System Safety Hazard Analysis Reports (SSHARs) in compliance with

Contract Delivery Requirement List (CDRL) and Data Item Document (DID) Assets

• Functioned as a Cost Account Manager (CAM) for various IPS programs, which also included

creating Basis of Estimates (BOEs) for various proposals efforts

• Both oral and written interaction/communication with Government Safety Counterparts and

Program Management which included but not limited to working within a System Safety Working

Group (SSWG) to eliminate and mitigate hazards

• Presented System Safety efforts and status at different stages of program lifecycle, Integrated

Product Team (IPT) meeting and Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs).

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DONNA A. THOMPSON

233 Willow Road Cullman, Alabama 35055

Telephone: Cell: 205-***-****

E-Mail: ***********@***************.***

• Worked on several specialized projects including but not limited to failure analyzes and

troubleshooting equipment issues

* Awarded Business Development Team Award for the C2S (Command and Control) 2008 Annual

Award, for safety work completed on the Trailer Mounted Support System.

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Product Safety Engineer CTG/Judge Tech Services/ IBM Contractor

10/2003- 10/2005 Research Triangle Park, NC

• Provided regulatory design compliance engineering based on applicable standards for Servers

and Personal Computer Desktop product sets in support development

• Worked with outside Regulatory Test Houses to obtain necessary certifications and licenses

needed to market product.

• Evaluate, analyze, test and specify design parameters at system and subassembly level to

ensure regulatory compliance.

• Review of electrical schematics/drawings.

• Circuit analysis, power systems analysis, and mechanical analysis, understanding the design

and requirements for cables, connectors, and backplanes per the applicable safety standards

• Task detailed knowledge of worldwide certification laws and knowledge of IT equipment

Installation Planning.

Project Engineer Underwriters Laboratories Inc.

1996-2002 Research Triangle Park, NC

• Duties encompassed independently determining project scope, developing a preliminary plan

of investigation, and determining project specifications such as cost, time, and sample

requirement by analyzing client input, available supplemental data, and product construction

• Interfaced with clients to promote and explain the benefits of new and existing services

• Follow up and communication with clients to discuss technical issues, explain company

procedures and requirements, convey project cost, and negotiate completion date and sample

requirements

• Provided feedback and actions to address client concerns and to resolve client issues

• Provided technical assistance to clients in reference to product inspection and follow-up

services

• Assisting in standard development, training of other project handlers and review of new

engineers'' project handling capabilities

* General Managers Award: For conception, development, and implementing of the Department

3013 New Engineers Manual; later developed into The Northbrook (Corporate) Offices'' New

Engineer Manual

* Department Award for Customer Service Excellence.

Associate Project Engineer 09/1997 - 09/1999

• Product project handling was increased and technical knowledge expanded to include more

technical complicated projects, developed quotes, and negotiated project duration while

meeting the clients need and timelines.

• Assisted in standard development and writing significant interpretations to the standard.

• Training new engineers in technical development and project handling responsibilities.

*Primary Designated Engineer for Medical and Dental Power Supplies.

*Designated Engineer for Medical and Dental Equipment

Engineer 09/1996 - 09/1997

• Managed various product projects, created data packages outlined test method and test

program to be performed in the electrical lab.

• Performed test and analyzed test results to applicable safety standards.

• Operated electrical equipment such as hi-potentiometer for dielectric testing, power analyzers,

various voltmeters, ammeters, and ohmmeters were utilized on a daily basis.

• Task included but not limited to performing a series of test including leakage current, inputs,

temperatures, and various abnormal tests such as component failures, short circuit, and

overloads.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois

Degree: Bachelor's of Science in Electrical Engineering, 1994

Specialization: Power

Minor: Mathematics

Overall GPA: 3.0

Paducah Community College, Paducah, Kentucky

Degree: Associate of Arts, 1992

State of Kentucky: EIT Certification: 10468

NARTE Product Safety Engineer: PS-000146-NCE

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

Technical safety evaluations and assessment of military deployable equipment included review

and compliance to various standards including:

- MIL STD 882D: Department of Defense Standard Practice for System Safety,

- MIL STD 1472F: Department of Defense Design Criteria Standard: Human Engineering,

- MIL STD 1474D: Department of Defense Design Criteria Standard: Noise Limits,

- MIL STD 209H: Military Standard Slinging and Tie Down Provisions for Lifting and Tying Down

Military Equipment,

- MIL HDBK 1857: Grounding, Bonding and Shielding Design Practice,

- MIL DTL-53135: Detail Specification for Auxiliary Power Unit,

- NAS 411- National Aerospace Standard: Hazardous Materials Management Program.

Extensive power supply design/construction review and testing for compliance to various

standards including:

- UL 2601, IEC 60601: Standard for Medical and Dental Equipment,

- UL 60950-1 (1st Edition): IEC 60950-1 (1st Edition) Information Technology Equipment,

- UL 60950 (2nd Edition): IEC 60950 (2nd Edition) Information Technology Equipment,

- UL 1950 (3RD Edition): IEC 60950 (2nd Edition) Information Technology and Business

Equipment,

- UL 1310, CSA 22.2, No.223-M91: Class 2 Power Units,

- UL 1012: Power Units other than Class 2,

- UL 1585: Class 2 and Class 3 Transformers.

- UL 1778: Uninterruptible Power Supplies.

- UL 61010A-1, IEC 61010A-1: Equipment for Laboratory Use

- UL 745, Portable Tool Standard, including motor construction and testing.

- NEC/NFPA 70

- ANSI Standards

- IEEE Standards

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Windows 2007,Windows XP, NT, Microsoft Suite (including Word, Excel, Access), Lotus Office

Suite, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat/Reader, DOS, Turbo Pascal, HTML, Electronic

Workbench, AutoCAD/ Version 13, P-Spice/Student Version.

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