Engineer Electrical

JOHN CALLADINE

**** ******** ***** 215-***-****

Warminster, PA 18974 ***********@*****.***

SUMMARY

SR. SYSTEMS ENGINEER/ MANAGER OF SYSTEMS TEST DEPARTMENT experienced in system design, project management and new

embedded product design, development, program schedules and budgets; Strong problem solving, planning, organization skills;

Management experience. Expertise in ITAR import and export issues technical surveillance systems, domestic and international

from design thru production; Held Department of Defense Secret Clearance and Department of Justice Law Enforcement

Security Clearance.

Design development and production support of the following products:

• Industrial control systems.

• Navy shipboard communications, navigation and power systems.

o Time-Division Multiplexer for Navy Broadcast applications

o HF Modems for Navy Broadcast and Border Surveillance applications

o Canadian Frigate Shipboard communication system products.

• Boarder surveillance systems.

o Land and coastal systems containing Radar, GPS, IR and daylight cameras, laser range finder, computer

situation awareness systems, and Under Ground Seismic Sensors

• Navy data link tactical communications products, HF/UHF modem and data link processor.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DRS C3 & AVIATION COMPANY, Horsham, PA (formerly General Atronics, Magnavox-NA Philips) 1979-2011

Sr. Systems Engineer

Developed system architecture and design from inception through production; Capture and analyze system level requirements;

decompose verifiable systems requirements, system descriptions (concept, design, test and installation). Directed technical

projects; Collaborated on requirement strategies; and design and integration issues; Conducted risk analysis; Interface with

subcontractors, US Government customer and the end user.

• Developed a cost effective mobile ground and coastal border surveillance systems that exceeded the customers’

requirements.

• Generated a Subsystem Specification document and Statement of Work for a dipping sonar shipboard power inverter;

delivered within budget and condensed schedule.

• Specified the architectural design for a sensor system, consisting of optics, radar and ground sensors, used to detect

intruders and smugglers crossing the border of a middle-eastern country.

Project Engineer

Define baseline program schedule and budget; Provide technical support; Interface with internal cross functional departments,

subcontractors, U.S. government and end customer.

• Supported an improve Homeland Defense surveillance System that increased detection of illegal aliens.

• Developed and implemented a Sensor Control Situation Awareness IRAD Prototype program while maintaining

program schedule and within budget; resulting in the baseline for the middle-eastern Border Surveillance Program

sensor subsystem.

• Collaborated internal and external development teams to develop the core infrastructure used in the proposed Border

Security systems.

• Developed and demonstration a border surveillance system to the U.S. government resulting in a $50 million contract

to DRS.

• Developed and productized ground based and navigation radar systems.

Sr. Electrical Engineer

Development of new product communications equipment for military applications; consisting of Processor based design &

architecture, High speed serial interfaces, FPGA design and simulation. The product development life cycle is defined as

definition through environmental and electrical testing in manufacturing.

• Designed High Speed Serial Tone Modem and Time Division Multiplexers used on U.S. and NATO ships for daily

ship to shore communications.

• Designed Tactical Link-11 modems and Data Terminals deployed on government secure communications networks.

• Developed high speed Anti-Jam Modems resulting in a significant contract with Rockwell Collins

OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Held various Electrical Engineering positions in the following companies:

Leads and Northrup Co., Lansdale, PA,

Jerrold Corp. Horsham, PA.

EDUCATION

MS, Electrical Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

BS, Electrical Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

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