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Profile

Creative and Innovative Leader with expertise in Project Management, Systems Engineering and Software Engineering

Areas of Expertise

Leadership Skills Technical Skills

● Project/Program Management ● Systems Engineering

● Engineering Supervision ● Software Engineering

● Employee Recruiting ● Simulation Based Design

● Team Building and Mentoring ● Flight Mechanics and Dynamics

● Strategic Planning ● Optimization and Statistics

Professional Experience

Project Engineering Manager, 01/2007 – Present

Honeywell Aerospace & Honeywell Process Solutions– Houston, Texas

Leader of a team of 15+ Engineers developing and delivering safety and mission critical products and solutions for the Aerospace and Energy Industry.

Management Responsibilities

● Biannual performance reviews, annual merit reviews

● Resource planning, allocation and estimation

● Staff recruiting, training and mentoring

● Deputy to site Engineering Director assisting with strategic planning and organization development

Program Management Activities

● Cost Account Manager for Orion Flight Software Responsible for $20M budget. Practiced EVMS, supported monthly customer reviews, maintained project schedule

● Project Engineer supporting Zing HUMS Condition Based Maintenance Flight Data Recorder Product Line

● Proposal Author for Spacecraft Command and Planning System

● Manager for Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Software Integration Services.

Product Development Activities

● Orion Manned Spacecraft Launch Abort Decision and Vehicle Health Management Flight Software

● Unmanned Air Vehicle Mission Management and Mission Validation Software

● Unmanned Air Vehicle Common Controller Systems Integration

● Commercial Aircraft Avionics Software Integration & Test

● Work products include requirements, design artifacts, ICDs, source code and test artifacts

Significant Accomplishments

● Built software engineering team from ground-up in new work site for Honeywell. Site achieved CMMI Level 3 certification. All employees are 6 Sigma Greenbelt Certified

● Developed innovative tools for team software management resulting in improved quality and productivity

● Engineering teams met all milestones and gate reviews

● Project engineering consultants consistently meeting technical objectives on challenging integration activities

● Identified $3M in cost savings out of $20M budget

● Author of Software Development plan for $200M mission planning system proposal

Senior Software Systems Engineer, 04/2003 - 01/2007

Boeing LTS – Kihei, Hawaii

Senior Software Systems Engineering Lead at Maui High Performance Computing Center an Air Force Research Lab

Leadership Activities

● Technical Direction of High Performance Computing Applications

● Implementation of Standard Processes for Software Development Activities for Application Engineering Task Orders

Product Development Activities

● Image Processing Pipeline Software hosted on 1000 Node Linux Cluster for Near Earth Asteroid Tracking System

● Software Integration on Linux Cluster for Real-time Sonar Measurements

● Space Situational Awareness Software Applications - Uncorrelated Target Tracking (UCT) for Satellites and Orbital Debris

Significant Accomplishments

● Implemented Agile Software Development Methodology

● Wrote Software Development Plan, Software Test Plan and Software Configuration Management Plan

● Implemented Tracking metrics

● Author/Presenter at 2005 Air Force Maui Optical Site (AMOS) Conference

Senior Staff Systems Engineer, 10/1996 - 04/2003

Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company – Sunnyvale, California Senior Staff Aerospace Engineer supporting Commercial Satellite Programs

Software Integration & Test Team Lead - Spitzer Infrared Space Telescope

● Directed team of 30 engineers organized into 6 IPTs

● Verified 2400 requirements (Payload and Bus Control Software).

● Developed Software Test Plan and Configuration Management Plan

● Designed a Web-based Test Tracking System which featured electronic check lists, electronic signatures, standardized test reports and automated regression testing

Iridium Software Integration

● Led S/W Integration Activities for Iridium Flight Software Validation on Closed Loop Spacecraft Simulation Environments

● Led and Directed Efforts for Y2K Certification of Iridium Program Simulation and Electrical Special Test Equipment (Ground and Launch) at Sunnyvale CA and Chandler AZ facilities

Software Engineering Activities

● Implemented Software Changes and Defect Resolution on Orbit Control System Software for Iridium Spacecraft Bus

● Performed Qualification Tests on Iridium Satellite Bus Control and Fault Management Software

● Resolution of Spacecraft On-Orbit Anomalies

Significant Accomplishments

● Met all delivery milestones on Iridium and Spitzer projects

● Web-Based Test Tracking System was recognized by LM senior management and recommended for future projects

Staff Systems Engineer, 07/1987 - 10/1996

Lockheed Martin Space Operations Company – Houston, Texas

Staff Systems Engineer supporting Advanced Program Office activities at NASA JSC,

Engineering Activities

● Supported NASA Advanced Programs Office Launch Vehicle Analysis Activities as a Flight Mechanics Analyst. Was recognized local expert in ascent trajectory analysis

● Responsible for refining the SORT Trajectory Analysis Code into a general purpose mission and vehicle analysis tool for Launch System Design. Significant features added included Monte Carlo, GRAM Atmosphere Model along with NPSOL and Projected Gradient optimization algorithms.

● Provided technical contributions to several launch systems proposals

● Developed unique analysis techniques for Launch Vehicle Sizing problems and developed and delivered algorithms and results to NASA JSC

● Performed Analysis of Space Shuttle Upgrades and Enhancements

● Performed Analysis of Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle Concepts

Significant Accomplishments

● Contributed to winning proposal for the Space Shuttle Advanced Solid Rocket Motor and National Launch System programs

● Delivered SORT Trajectory Code to NASA COSMIC Library

● Received Patent Disclosure Award for SORT Code

Senior Systems Engineer, 06/1982 - 07/1987 McDonnell Douglas – Houston, Texas

Guidance and Control Analyst for Space Shuttle Mission Planning and Analysis Division

Engineering Responsibilities

● One of the original 3 developers of the SORT Trajectory Optimization and Simulation Program used for Space Shuttle mission planning and analysis activities. Developed a unique multi-layered optimization algorithm which could reliably solve difficult constrained optimization problems

● Developed a general purpose launch abort prediction code useful for analysis of the abort performance of Space Shuttle and derivative launch vehicles.

● Ascent Trajectory Analyst for National Aerospace Plane program

Significant Accomplishments

● Recognized for Contributions to Space Shuttle Ascent Flight Planning

● Recognized for development of SORT Code which went on to be used in Space Shuttle Mission Planning for nearly 25 years

Consultant, 03/1993 - 06/1995

Space Industries – League City, TX

Developed General Purpose Trajectory Optimization Code with Monte Carlo Dispersion Analysis Capability for use in range safety analysis and trained company engineers.

● Performed entry foot-print analysis and landing opportunity analysis for the Commercial Entry Satellite Program

Consultant, 05/1995 - 12/1997

Kistler Aerospace – Kirkland, WA

Consultant

● Performed Vehicle Trajectory Analysis and Range Safety Analysis for FAA Certification of K-1 Rocket using SORT Trajectory Optimization Code.

● Conducted landing opportunity and launch window trade studies.

Education

2009 Embry Riddle Aeronautical University – Kihei, HI, USA

Masters of Science Technical Management

1982 Iowa State University – Ames, IA, USA

Bachelor of Science Aerospace Engineering

Certifications

Six Sigma Green Belt - October 2007

Cost Account Management - October 2008

Affiliations

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Community Service

Volunteer in Rebuilding Together Program

Keywords

Program Management, Project Management, Project Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Six Sigma, C, C++, ClearCase, DOORS, Fortran, MS Office, MS Project, Windows, UNIX, Visual Source Safe, Linux, OSX, SORT, POST, OTIS, Technical Leader, Flight Mechanics, Trajectory Analysis, Space Systems Analyst, Statistics, Optimization, Avionics, Safety Critical, Mission Planning

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