RAUL GONZALEZ

**** *. ****** **** **. Tucson, Arizona 85743

ac16qw@r.postjobfree.com

520-***-**** cellar

US CITIZEN

DOD CLEARANCE:

SECRET (Active)

OBJECTIVE: Seeking Employment as Engineering Program/Project Manager/Chief Engineer to challenge my technical & managerial skills to their full potential based on my extensive experience, education, certifications & training in the Aerospace Industry. Seeking to show leadership with my Engineering Management and Technical experience.

EXPERIENCE: RAYTHEON MISSILE SYSTEMS (RMS) COMPANY, Tucson, Arizona.

Principal Systems Engineer (Retired) Electrical/Mechanical/Optics/Manufacturing/Testing/Simulations

May 1985 – March 2016. Over 31 years of missile/launchers/facilities/procedures design, testing & manufacturing experience at Raytheon/Hughes. Certified Project/Cost Account Manager/BOE/Proposals.

Reliability and Safety Engineering Department at RMS:

Manager/Engineer/Project Lead: TOW and Stinger Programs (July 2011 to 2016)

Manager/Section Head: DSWS/TOW/Javelin/Stinger (December 2008 to June 2011)

Manager/Engineer: Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) (June 2003 to November 2008)

Manager/Engineer: Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) (December 1994 to May 2003)

Kwajalein Missile Test Range, Edwards AFB and Vandenberg AFB Flight Tests Team

Standard Missile: Navy LEAP, SM-3, MHIP, BLK- IVA; MKV, BP & AMRAAM Engineering Teams

Experienced in Preparing: System Safety Program Management & Planning, System Safety Program Plans, Preliminary Hazard Analysis, Subsystem Hazard Analysis, System Hazard Analysis, Operating & Support Hazard Analysis, Safety Assessment Reports, Range Safety Data Packages, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Reports, Facilities Safety Reports, Hazardous Material Management Plans (HMMP). Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Failure Modes & Effects Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Single Point Failure (SPF) Analysis. Liquid Propellant Accident Response Team (LPART) Planning, Training, and Certification. Incident Commander Planning & Training. Prepared documentation for approval for the Navy, Army and Air Force Safety Boards and Range Safety Offices. Familiar with Navy WSESRB & SSSTRP processes. Software & Firmware System Safety Processes. Mission Assurance Requirements and Implementation. Supported Flight Test Teams at the Edwards AFB National Hover Test Facility, White Sands Missile Range, Kwajalein Missile Range, and Vandenberg Air Force Base.

Expertise in Systems Requirements: Pressurized Systems, Pressure Vessels, Rocket Motors, Warheads, Pyrotechnic Devices, Safe & Arm Devices, Squib Firing Circuits, Laser Initiated Devices, High Power Density Batteries (Thermal, Reserve & Active), Hypergolic Fueled Propulsion Systems (LDACS), Hypergolic Detection Equipment, Hypergolic Procedures Use & Approval (LPART PPE & Procedures), Flight Termination Systems (FTS), Command Destruct Systems, Multistage Rocket Motors Separation Systems, Hazard Classifications (Interim and Final) and Insensitive Munitions Planning & Testing. Knowledge in: MIL-STD-882, MIL-STD-1522A, MIL-STD-1576, MIL-DTL-23569, MIL-STD-1901A, MIL-STD-1316, MIL-HDBK-454, MIL-HDBK-1472, AFSPMAN 91-710 (Range Safety Manual) MDA-QS-001 Mission Assurance Provisions (MAP), DOT, OSHA, Facilities Safety, et al.

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Requirements Analysis: Qualification, Verification & Validations: 2000 to 2003

Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) Program Systems Engineering Requirements Manager

EKV Program Real Time Simulations Requirements Team Lead/Manager

EKV Test Bed Program Requirements Team Deputy Manager

Experienced in Preparing: Capability and Performance Based Specifications at the System, Subsystem & Interface Levels: Prime Item Developments Specifications (PIDS), Critical Item Developmental Specifications (CIDS), System Requirements Documents (SRDs), Interface Requirements Specifications (IRS), Interface Development Documents (IDDs), Interface Control Documents (ICDs), Verification Plans, Validations Plans, Software Requirements Specifications (SRS), Software Developmental Plans, Acceptance Test Specifications (ATS), Acceptance Test Procedures (ATPs), Requirements Compliance.

Expertise in Systems Requirements: Rocket Motors, Warheads, Kinetic WHs, Multi-Stage Boosters, Payloads, Kill Vehicles, Payload Adapters/Interfaces, Electro-Optical Sensors, Liquid Divert & Attitude Control Systems, Avionics, Communication Links, Laser Initiated Systems, Telemetry Systems, Pressurized Systems, Data Processors, Digital Signal Processors, Real Time Simulators, Hardware-In-Loop (HWIL) Simulators, Software Evaluation Station (SWES), and High-Fidelity Emulator (HFE).

Knowledge in: MIL-STD-490, MIL-STD-499, MIL-STD-961, MIL-STD-1553B, MIL-STD-210, MIL-STD-810, et al.

Systems Engineering Skills: DOORS, PDM, EVMS (Budget Planning & Tracking) Specification Trees, Specification Writing, Proposal Writing, Basis of Estimate (BOE) Preparation.

Circuit Design (Analog & Digital) in the Electro-Optical Center Engineer: Summer 1984 and 1985 to 1988

EDUCATION:

University of Arizona (UA), Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering Department, Tucson, AZ.

Master of Engineering in Aerospace & Mechanical (2003)

California State University, Northridge (CSUN), Northridge CA.

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (1986)

CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING:

Certified/Recertified Raytheon Cost Account Manager (CAM) of EVMS

Certified Wise LMS Training for Principal for Safety (PFS) for the Navy Programs

Raytheon Systems Engineering Certificate Program Platinum Certificate

Raytheon Project Management Certification

Liquid Propellant Accident Response Team (LPART) Certification & Training

Certified to Work at Integration & Test Facility (ITF) with Explosives/Dangerous Goods/Facilities

Certified to Prepare Dangerous Goods/Transportation Documentation for DOT and DOD

RAUL GONZALEZ (continued)

PROFESIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

Member of Raytheon Political Action Committee (RAYPAC) Chairman’s Club

Member of Hispanic Organization for Leadership and Advancement (HOLA) at RMS

Professional Member of International System Safety Society (ISSS)

Past President ISSS Saguaro Chapter covering Arizona and Nevada

Professional Member of International Council of Systems Engineering (INCOSE)

Member of INCOSE SOARizona Chapter

Member of the Arizona Optics Industry Association (AOIA)

University of Arizona (UA) Alumni Association Wildcat for Life Lifetime Member

California State University, Northridge (CSUN) Alumni Association Lifetime Member

VOLUNTEERING:

Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) Events at UA and ASU:

-- Judge on Design Competitions and Pumpkin Toss Catapult Designs for HS Students.

MATH NIGHTS – Sunny Side High School, Tucson, AZ.

-- Tutor High School Students in Math and Science.

NIGHT WINGS– Pima Air and Space Museum:

-- Special Events Volunteer for kid activities in Science and Math.