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HOTTEST SKILLS: engineer, simulation, strategic, acquisition, object oriented, software
engineer, proposal, 2167, booch, computer science, information systems, security
clearance, top secret, unix, forecasting, penetration, presentation, tactical, budget,
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NAME: THOMAS SHIRK
ADDRESS: 5451 W. SARAGOSA ST.
CITY: CHANDLER
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THOMAS M. SHIRK
5451 W. SARAGOSA ST.
CHANDLER, AZ 85226-7805
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CAREER SUMMARY Demonstrated excellence engineering, planning,
integrating, coordinating, testing, managing, and operating
information and space systems .
CAREER OBJECTIVE A leadership position in new business development,
system engineering, system analysis, consulting, coordination,
planning, or program management in the information, aerospace, or DoD
industries.
LOCATION PREFERENCE: Arizona
AVAILABILITY: Immediate
KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Information Systems: PC and MAC fluent(spreadsheet, word processing,
presentation, graphics, planning, internet, DOS, Windows Sun, SG,
RDD-100, Framemaker, Interleaf, main frame and distributed systems,
Unix, help center operations, resource planning and forecasting.
Intelligence: SIGINT, ELINT, tactical and National Systems,
operations, mission and payload planning, signal processing and
analysis, multi-system integration, TENCAP, data analysis, foreign
capabilities, ballistic missile threat simulation and modeling, U.S.
intelligence systems simulation, war gaming, all source
analysis/fusion, I&W, treaty verification, operational and technical
intelligence. Development, population, analysis, and maintenance of
large intelligence data bases.
Project Management: Project manager, technical team leadership,
consulting, technical liaison, customer relations, international
relations, project planning(DoD Cost/Schedule Control Systems
Criteria(C/SCSC) trained and certified), PPBS, DoD Acquisition
Planning, scheduling, coordination, budget planning, financial
management, subcontract management, scheduling/planning tools(ARTEMIS,
SURETRACK, MS Project technical recruiting/staffing, proposal
development, government acquisition planning, Congressional reports,
multi-service coordination.
Space Systems: Real time mission and payload planning, real time
operations, automated payload controls, pass planning, advanced
systems concept development, constellation sizing and architecture
analysis, mission analysis, operations integration, space systems
analysis, software and systems integration and test, ground station
management, government and commercial systems.
System and Software Engineering: Project leadership, requirements and
customer needs analysis, new business development, concept
development, architecture analysis, behavior modeling, structured and
object oriented analysis, CASE tools(RDD, etc.) SEI SE CMM, SE&I
processes and process re-engineering, integration/coordination,
engineering review board chair, software and systems integration and
test, software CM, system engineering management plans, software
development plans, software cost estimation and modeling, DoD software
and systems engineering standards(2167, 498, 499, 490, 1521B, etc.),
battle management, C3I, space systems, and intelligence collection and
data handling systems operations and development. Development,
population, analysis, and maintenance of large data bases.
CAREER HISTORY
September 1995
to PresentSection Manager, TASC,
Chandler, Arizona, Support to Motorola's IRIDIUM(commercial space)
System Integration and Test and System Engineering Organizations.
Requirements analyst for system functions and resource
manager/coordinator for system test resources. New business
development and business planning.
April 1988
to September 1995Project Manager, Lockheed Martin
Corporation National Test Facility(NTF) Special Programs Center,
Falcon AFB, Colorado. Direct technical support to the Ballistic
Missile Defense Organization's Director of Intelligence, Pentagon. US
intelligence systems simulation and modeling for real time war gaming.
Conversion of approved intelligence data into foreign air breathing
and ballistic missile simulations and models for studies, live tests,
and war games. Real time war gaming simulation and modeling. SW
development, integration, and O&M. Development, population, analysis,
and maintenance of large data bases. New business development and
business planning.
October 1987
to April 1988 Member of the Technical Staff, Riverside
Research Institute, Washington DC Office Strategic Defense Initiative
Program Architecture Study analyst. Direct technical support to the
Strategic Defense Initiative Organization, Pentagon. Space and ground
architecture sizing and performance analysis. New business development
and business planning.
October 1985
to October 1987System Engineer, Martin Marietta
Astronautics Group, Denver, CO Strategic Defense Initiative
Architecture Study analyst. Space and ground architecture sizing and
performance analysis. Technical liaison to the Pentagon. DoD system
acquisition planning. New business development and business planning.
August 1974
- May 1985Project Supervisor, Lockheed Missiles and Space
Company, Space Systems
(Aurora, Colorado) and Austin, TX Divisions
Special programs operations and development, Battleship Tomahawk
Cruise Missile Integration, Remotely Piloted Vehicle Systems. Chief of
mission planning for real time space system. Digital data analyst.
System integrator, Development, population, analysis, and maintenance
of large data bases. System engineer for new development. Planning and
coordination supervisor for major sensor and weapon system SW
development programs.
US Air Force
Intelligence Analyst, January 1971 to April 1974,
Honorable Discharge - ELINT, SIGINT, and Imagery Intelligence
specialist. Vietnam Theater veteran. Combat intelligence, SIOP
planning, penetrations analysis, foreign radar and defensive
missile(ABM, SAM) specialist. Development, population, analysis, and
maintenance of large map and intelligence data bases.
SECURITY CLEARANCE Last held Top Secret with SCI billet September 95.
Current SSBI update, 04 October 1993. Current assignment does not
require clearance.
EDUCATION o B.Sc
., Regis College, Denver, 1981 o Significant course
work in Computer Science
at Metropolitan State College, Denver
1976-1981 o National Test Pilot School Test Planning Course, 1994 o
Numerous government and corporate sponsored courses in leadership,
career development, program management, system engineering, system
integration and test, intelligence, software engineering and
estimating, Object Oriented Analysis/Design(Booch & Rumbaugh),
IDEF-Zero, Kepner Tregoe, proposal management, cost/schedule
management(C/SCSC), project planning, and Total Quality
Management(TQM).
HONORS/AWARDS Numerous awards for outstanding performance throughout
my career from government customers and corporate management.