Engineer Systems

Summary of Qualifications

Senior Staff Engineer/ Engineering Manager with over ten years experience in development of avionics systems in commercial air transport, military and general aviation programs. Systems experience includes:

Analog, digital and software systems design, development, applications, integration, verification, validation and certification (TC/STC).

Continuing process improvement, process mapping, process/practice development and statistical process control of avionics development.

Remote piloted vehicles, avionics modernization programs, flight controls, electronic displays, windshear alerting and guidance, flight management, avionics network servers, electronic flight bags, control moment gyroscopes, avionics test systems and digital communications management systems.

Experienced with Microsoft Office, Teamcenter, DOORS, ClearCase, ClearQuest, PVCS, ACM, CM21, IPDS, VALFAC and SLIM.

Working knowledge of DO-178B/C, DO-4761, DO-4754A, DO-248, DO-330, DO-254, CERT 19 Papers, 8110-49, and DO-160E.

Work Experience

Real Time Consulting Phoenix, AZ

Jul 2015 – Oct 2016

Senior Systems Engineer

Auxiliary Power Unit’s Electronic Control Unit; responsible for systems and high-level software verification for the APU ECU on multiple APUs on multiple aircraft. Performed Change Impact Analyses, Gap Analyses, Regression Analyses, Updated Interface Control Document, reviewed and analyzed models for Model Based design and maintained AS9100 on-time delivery records.

Neeme Systems Solutions Phoenix, AZ

Nov 2011 – Jul 2015

Senior Staff Engineer:

Environmental Control System; responsible for developing systems design, architecture and systems specifications, Decomposed customer requirements into systems level requirements and proposed an advanced design utilizing state of the art components for the ECS.

Fly-by-Wire Autoflight System: performed Systems Level Validation and Verification and systems level testing for B787 Flight Controls Run For Score on full 6-DOF Validation Facilities.

Flight Management and Network Systems; performed SOI audit preparation and software reviews for DO-178B certification on multiple aircraft platforms.

Data Collection/Network Systems; performed SOI audit preparation and software reviews for DO-178B certification on multiple aircraft platforms.

Honeywell Air Transport Systems Phoenix, AZ

Nov 2009 – Nov 2011

Flight Management Systems Department: Subcontract Senior Advanced Systems Engineer responsible for developing systems requirements and reusable systems level test scenarios for Next Generation Flight Management System for B747-8, G650 and ERJ-170/190 aircraft. Performed systems level testing for B747-8 Run For Score and G650 Run For Quality on full 6-DOF Validation Facilities.

Honeywell Aerospace Defense and Space Systems Glendale, AZ

Feb 2008 – Jan 2009

Electronic Test Systems: Subcontract technical lead/systems engineer responsible for updating End-Item and Operational Life Enhanced Test Systems for large moment control moment gyro. Also responsible for implementing and validating new test systems Integrated Product Development System, and developing a six-degree of freedom simulation of the control moment gyro.

Astronautics Corporation of America Milwaukee, WI

2005 – 2007

Systems Engineering Department: Senior Staff Engineer leading teams of systems engineers in the development of systems for the A400M, B787 and C-130H. The A400M system is a network server controlling avionics communications in the aircraft. The B787 system is an electronic flight bag/pilot information display. The C-130H is a full-up avionics modernization program with all new glass cockpit and upgraded communications radios, autopilot, flight management system, traffic alert and terrain avoidance system, navigation radios, defensive system, engine data concentrator, inertial system, air data system and standby instruments.

Honeywell Air Transport Systems Phoenix, AZ

2002 – 2003

Flight Management Systems Department: Subcontract systems/application engineer responsible for updating Systems Safety Analyses for B777 and B747 Flight Management System. Assisted in generating safety requirements for A380 Flight Management System.

2001

Pressure Components Operations Department: Subcontract systems/application engineer responsible for liaison between Delta Air Lines, Boeing and Honeywell for the investigation of nuisance Windshear warnings in MD80 aircraft. Assisted in updating Systems Safety Analyses for A340 Doors and Slides System.

1998 - 2000

Digital Data Communications Department: Subcontract systems/application engineer responsible for development of tools and process for utilizing existing aircraft interface and control database program to provide Flexible Input Database structure to customize the Mark III Communications Management Unit for specific aircraft types and operator requirements.

1996 - 1998

Avionics Integration and Certification Department: Lead Systems Engineer for updating Honeywell Windshear Alerting and Guidance System (WSS) to comply with FAA Airworthiness Directive 96-02-06. Responsible for overall program effort, schedule, budget and FAA certification (STC) of three hundred LRUs under one TC and fifty-one STCs. Interfaced with FAA (LAACO), airline customers, Honeywell Service Centers and Honeywell Customer Support Engineering to effect a smooth update to the WSS without interrupting airline operations both domestic and foreign.

Additional responsibilities: Coordinating an avionics update program to convert the DC9 Super 80 to an MD-88 equivalent for Midwest Express Airlines using a modification center. The update included replacing analog flight instruments with an electronic display system, adding a low cost navigator system and updating digital flight controls system from single to dual, and supporting FAA certification. Supporting and coordinating a retrofit program to place the WSS on DC9 and MD80 aircraft at Austral Airlines in Argentina. Team member for the development of a documented process for obtaining an FAA STC for Honeywell or other vendor equipment on air transport and business/regional/general aviation aircraft.

Honeywell Business Commuter Aircraft Systems, Glendale, AZ

1995

Global Express Applications Department; Applications engineer responsible for integrating EGPWS, SATCOM and Communications Management equipment into the Bombardier Global Express business jet.

Honeywell Air Transport Systems, Phoenix, AZ

1993 - 1994

B777 AIMS Digital Communications Management and Flight Deck Communications Department; Engineering Section Head/Staff Engineer with responsibilities for coaching individuals and development teams. Member of Quality Team providing continuous quality improvement, and software development process control and improvement.

1991 - 1993

Retrofit Flight Management Systems Department; Engineering Section Head: Responsible for Full Airplane Management Inertial System and British Airways Retrofit FMS development, verification and certification. Supervised redesign of retrofit autothrottle for the B747 application that is resulting in reduced pilot workload and additional fuel savings.

1986 - 1991

Performance Management System/Windshear Department; Principal Engineer: Responsible for systems development, verification, application and certification of retrofit windshear systems. Principal contributor to windshear system architecture and system design for retrofit. Principal contributor to B727 and DC9 aircraft application including detection and guidance interface with existing aircraft systems. Principal contributor to system engineering method for reduction of cycle time to half and significant reduction in cost of reapplication to additional aircraft types.

Sperry Flight Systems, Military Avionics Systems Division Phoenix, AZ

1982 - 1986

F16 Multifunction Displays Department; Sr. Project Engineer with systems engineering responsibility for F16 MFDS. Specific emphasis on total system test concept, tolerance analysis of system level versus intermediate level versus shop level test requirements. Participated in offset coproduction program for F16 MFD Display Unit; specifically training of personnel and introduction of product into factory at coproducer facility. Conducted successful, three-day Functional Configuration Audit.

1979 - 1981

Full Scale Aerial Target Drones Department: Sr. Project Engineer with responsibility for system design, verification and customer acceptance of Full Scale Aerial Target Drones. Technical lead for antenna installation and pattern verification project. Responsible for generation of system design and safety documentation for project, analog backup autopilot flight test and customer acceptance of second prototype vehicle.

Bendix Avionics Division Fort Lauderdale, FL

1974 - 1978

Sr. Engineer: Responsible for hardware design, qualification and introduction into production of analog, three-axis, general aviation autopilot with follow-up, full-time pitch trim. Specific design responsibilities included altitude sensor and controller, 400 Hz power supply, analog pitch axis sample and hold, and three-inch, air driven, flight director servo electronics. Developed retrofit altitude controller based on new design for older autopilot upgrade.

Education

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL BSEE Corporate Training

Control Account Manager Certification, Frontline Leadership, Performance Management (Aubrey Daniels), DOORS Program Architecture Workshop, Management Overview of the Inspection Process, Continuous Flow Engineering, Software Project Management, Quality Awareness Training, Project Management Workshop and Finance for Non-Financial Managers.

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