Engineer Design

Robert W. Hopson Jr.

**** ****** ***** *******, ***** 75040

Email: *********@*****.*** Phone: 972-***-****

Education

Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

Post graduate study in Electrical Engineering George Washington University, Washington D.C. and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

Management Experience

Systems Branch Chief

Reviewed the qualifications and performance of systems engineers from various disciplines

Established teams to accomplish the various project related tasks

Established metrics for the programs and managed resources to accomplish system related tasks

Developed the Systems Requirements Specifications for Intelligent Flight Controls System

Responsible for hardware system requirements, development, integration and testing of research flight control computers

Managed technical personnel, budgets, and schedules

Reported progress status of project resources & progress to upper management and customers

Deputy Systems Branch Chief

Managed team of system engineers.

Reviewed and approved the health and status of the avionics onboard test space vehicle prior to drop tests

Reviewed problem reports and coordinated troubleshooting efforts with engineers and technicians at Johnson Space Center

Reviewed all changes and modifications to experimental test vehicle prior to test flight

Consultant Engineer

Made key personnel hiring decisions on software programmers in various fields and systems engineers

Monitored contractor & subcontractor compliance to specifications, codes, standards, energy budgets, financial budgets, & accepted practices

Conducted detailed analysis of labor, engineering tools, and services costs

Reviewed requests for proposals

Identified customer requirements and critical resources necessary to perform tasks

Analyzed technical reports to identify engineering tools /services necessary to increase productivity during contract performance

Electrical Design Engineering Experience

Principal Design Engineer, Senior Design Engineer, & Instrumentation Engineer

Designed, assembled, fabricated, tested, modified, upgraded, and integrated electrical hardware into systems as required

Conducted electrical systems & circuit analysis to identify faults and electrical stress levels

Technical lead on design, integration, & test teams on avionics and space related instrumentation, payloads, and air vehicles

Summary of Skills and Abilities

Skilled in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Power-point, and Word programs, OrCAD, PSpice, Actel FPGA development, Viewlogic/ViewSim,

Adapt quickly to new programs

Analyze and solve problems in effective and efficient ways

Work closely & effectively with team members

Awards and Honors

Exceptional Achievement Award X-38 project

Nominated for Dryden Peer Award for C-17 REFLCS

References

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