Richard Allison
Arlington, Texas 76018 Home: 817-
ablz1p@r.postjobfree.com
Electrical Engineer
Goodrich Interior Lighting Systems
June 2009 - Present
Aerospace Test Engineer (Electrical Engineer)
. Testing of the 787 exterior lighting systems to the DO 160 and MIL -
STD - 810 Standards.
. Verify all data and data transfer for all systems.
. Contract.
L3 COMMUNICATIONS - Unmanned Systems
July 2009 - April 2010
Electrical Engineer
. EMI/EMC testing for the Viking 400 Unmanned System.
. Cable Design for Unmanned Systems.
. Develop test and procedures for verifying aircraft systems.
. Contract for 6 month position.
DRS-UT
March 2008 - December 2008
Electrical Engineer
. Designed and developed tests for various electronic hardware; that
included the PC-104 power cards and electronic controls for the
payload and landing gear functions.
. Verified schematics and drawings were to MIL standards and that the
drawings were correct for dimensions and components.
. Facilitated and verified work instructions for various assemblies were
accurate for both Sentry and Neptune projects.
. Generated procedures to document test results that met company
standards.
. Contract for 6 month position.
L3 COMMUNICATIONS - GENEVA AEROSPACE
November 6, 2007 - December 13, 2007
Electrical Engineer
. Cable design for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.
. Contract position. Completed task and ended contract.
LOCKHEED MARTIN MFC 1987-2007
Electrical Engineer 2002-2007
Electronics/Instrumentation Technician 1987-2001
FME
Clearance: Interim Top Secret
. Performed circuit analysis of circuit cards and systems to determine
the operation and function of articles that were analyzed.
. Analysis of hardware implemented Visio for documentation of the wiring
diagrams and schematics.
. P-spice was used for analysis and simulations of the circuits.
PAC-3 MSE Program (Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment
Enhancement)
Clearance: Secret
. Designed and developed of the aft section hardware, from the PAC-3
program to the MSE program to support the Hardware in the Loop Motion
Dynamics Simulation, System Integration Lab, and GTSF Labs.
. Managed and supervised the build of the hardware to support the labs
and testing of the hardware to verify the design.
. Cable design for various programs included, selection of connectors,
wire, over-braid for environmental and EMI specifications. All cable
and harness assemblies were designed to military standards and
engineering practices.
. Visio was used for the documentation and bill of materials.
Research
Clearance: Secret
. Investigated and analyzed the formation of plasma for use as an
antenna, using shape charges with different combination of liner
components.
. Set up a variety of transmitters and receivers from low to high
frequencies to determine the dimensions of the developing plasma.
. Data analysis was performed using; DOE PRO XL, Crystal Ball, MINITAB
and EXCEL for the predictions of the dimensions.
. Investigation continued at Texas Tech University using various types
of data acquisition and various frequencies to determine the formation
and dimensions of the plasma.
NLOS Program (Non-Line Of Sight)
Clearance: Secret
. Analyzed the power distribution system for the Loiter Attack Missile
(LAM) to determine the power for the flight and the power requirements
considered necessary for the duration of the flight.
ATACMS Program (Army Tactical Missile System)
Clearance: Secret
. Monitored and verified testing of the ATACMS telemetry system for
flight-tests.
. Supported OT-1 flight test and verified telemetry data.
. Provided information and documentation to replicate the telemetry
systems for the ATACMS missile to RTTC.
Electronics Laboratory (Electronic Technician)
Clearance: Secret
. Testing Enhanced Quantum Well Infrared Photo-detectors (EQWIP's) and
detectors for the MIRA Lab and utilizing the use of Liquid Nitrogen
and Liquid Helium for cooling sensors and acquiring data for analysis
with EXCEL.
. Responsible for the build up of the test sets for the Guided Multiple
Launch Rocket System and of the hardware for the PAC-3 program
Thermal Mechanical Test Laboratory
Clearance: Secret
. Testing and instrumentation set up for all programs for the Lab.
. Data acquisition for various test and programs.
. Test set up and data acquisition of high frequency signal attenuation
through a rocket motor plume for the LOSAT and PAC-3 programs.
SKILLS
Software:
MS Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)(Advanced to Expert)
Analysis Software: P-spice, OrCAD, DOE PRO XL, Crystal Ball, MINITAB,
LabVIEW, and AutoCAD
Test Equipment:
Oscilloscopes, Spectrum Analyzers, Network Analyzers, Function Generators,
Multi-Meters, Lasers, Data Acquisition Equipment, PinPoint
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON, Arlington Texas
Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering, 2001
ITT Technical Institute
Associated of Applied Science in Electronic Engineering
November 1986