Engineering Manager

Linda Flores

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Education

BS, Industrial Engineering

Texas A&M University - Kingsville, Kingsville, TX 2001

MS, Systems Engineering

Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 2005

Experience

Technical Project ManagerRockwell Collins, Richardson, TX

Rockwell Collins, Richardson, TX

Led a multi-functional team through the integration, test and installation phase of a

program

Tracked and positively affected schedule and cost performance

Challenged team to see opportunities in a time of adversity

12/2011 - presentSystems Engineering LeadRockwell Collins, Richardson, TX

Led a team of 7 systems engineers in development effort for aircraft communication system

SUCCESSFULLY utilized model driven design with SysML to capture the functional behavior

of the system

Capitalized on this success during integration and test where I led the effort

Decomposed requirements from operational level down to component level

12/2009-11/2011Systems Engineering ManagerRockwell Collins, Richardson, TX

Assessed, coached and mentored a team of 16 systems engineers deployed to 14 different

programs in the government systems sector

Developed and taught systems engineering classes to improve the quality of systems

engineering skills deployed to each program

Successfully guided the alignment of skills and talents with program needs by making

adjustments where existing assignments did not match

12/2008 - 12/2009Systems Engineering LeadRockwell Collins, Richardson, TX

Employed UML to develop the concept of operations and system architecture for the user

management and alerting portion of a nuclear response task force resource

Developed the architecture framework for two international electronic warfare systems

using DoDAF

Developed, analyzed, adapted and delivered requirements for a multi-site, multi-

disciplined team on the Future Combat Systems program using DOORS as Systems Engineering

lead

Utilized earned value management (EVM) tools to track and report cost and schedule

performance of the program to the customer as the program s Control Account Manager (CAM)

11/2007-11/2008Systems Engineering LeadLockheed Martin, Grand Prairie, TX

Developed system operational, functional and physical operational models from the system

to the component level for the Design & Development (D&D) phase of the MEADS Launcher

Electronics Subsystem using UML in Rationale RoseRT

Provided traceability to higher level system requirements using Rationale RequisitePro

Architecture developed included BIT capability, prognostics and diagnostics collection,

tactical support functionality, system security functions, and network communications on

two types of operating systems across three computer software configuration items,

environmental considerations, Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) logic, processor cards

and housing, cabling and connectors (that support Ethernet, EIA 422, RS 232, Continuity

Monitoring and Resistance Temperature Monitoring (RTD) interfaces) across 8 hardware

configuration items

Developed interface definition document at all levels

Used Rationale RequisitePro and SoDA to create documentation

Served as the system security representative for the Launcher electronics group

performing several security related trade studies and analysis

Managed team of seven Systems Engineers through System Software Review (SSR) and

Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for a major defense program

Managed team budget and schedule (including tracking team metrics for Schedule

Performance Index (SPI) and Cost Performance Index (CPI)

01/2005-10/2007Honors

Rockwell Collins Instant Recognition Award. For notable contribution to the success of a

business pursuit: March 2008, Dec 2008, March 2009, Feb 2010, Oct 2011, Jan 2011, Dec

2011, Jan 2012

Rockwell Collins Stock Options Award. For excellence in Systems Engineering performance,

January 2010.

Lockheed Martin Spot Award. For exemplary performance toward a program milestone effort.

Received four times: (1) October 28, 2005; (2) December 23, 2005; (3) October 27, 2006;

(4) January 5, 2007

Lockheed Martin Stock Options Award. October 2005.

Employee of the 1st Quarter 2003. For outstanding contribution to the goals and

objectives of the Dallas Production Operations Organization of Lockheed Martin.

Intellectual Property Review Board Award. For invention of a production tracking tool to

be used with an Enterprise Resource Planning systems for which Lockheed Martin now owns

the copyrights.

Enron s Personal Best Award. For contributions to the Enron corporation through efforts

in a reengineering project.

Holland & Davis, Inc. Award. In recognition of excellence in work for an aircraft

maintenance facility project.

Investigative Reporter of the Year. In recognition of excellence in investigative

reporting for The South Texan.

Professional Affiliations

INCOSE, North Texas Chapter

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