Engineer Test

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JOHN D. WARD III

**** ********** **** *-****: ******@*****.*** Daytime Phone: 224-***-**** Hoffman Estates IL, 60192 ****.****@***.*** Cell Phone: 630-***-**** CAREER SUMMARY

As a highly active and fast learning aerospace engineer, I have compiled a variety of skills in the field of engineering. Starting my professional career as an aerodynamicist with Lockheed Martin, I quickly learned how to work within a small highly technical engineering group. Then to help broaden my aerospace knowledge I became a flight test conductor. The test position has taught me how to execute in a fast paced, highly stressful, highly consequential, leadership role. I continued to strive for more leadership opportunities experience by becoming a test director, an aircraft lead and the group technical coordinator. I then, to broaden my technical background, found a position working on systems development and verification testing. The position increased my knowledge of system design processes for both large and small programs while simultaneously increasing my group leadership skills. With these in mind I am looking to further my career in engineering with a position that challenges my abilities and opens up new opportunities. WORK EXPERIENCE

Principal Systems, Integration and Test Engineer, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Rolling Meadows, IL Jan 2014 – Present

Execute Lab testing and Site Testing with Customer on Electrical RF Systems

Lead teams of 2-10 engineers through Verification and Validation Testing

Lead; develop, manage schedule and budget, for a System level test event at a customer facility.

Leading 4 man team for the design and development for future RF testing architecture at NGC RM

Developed test plans, test reports, designed and developed simulation models

Designed and developed Post Test Data Analysis and Visualization tools for rapid visual analysis of complex data

Programming and development of test automation tools via MATLAB, developing and using remote test automation tools

Symposium Presentations on Open Mission Systems Concepts and Design

3 Invention Disclosures (Internal Patent Applications) Submitted Flight Test Engineer F-35, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Edwards AFB, CA August 2010 – Jan 2014 Deputy Lead Flight Test Engineer, Aerospace Engineer July 2012 – Jan 2014

Assumed these additional responsibilities to the roles below

Managed and develop the short term and long term schedule and priorities for aircraft team

Managed F-35 aircraft resources, coordinates use of other air and ground resources.

Coordinated planning and execution of all flight test missions on aircraft team F-35 Flight Test Director, Aerospace Engineer May 2013 – Jan 2014

Executed mission systems flight tests from the mission control room as a test director

Was ultimately responsible for the safety and execution of each mission.

Oversaw control room operations, coordinated with agencies real time outside the control room, managed personnel, verified the safety of the mission, and maintained all regulations and standards were adhered to. F-35 Flight Test Conductor, Aerospace Engineer Aug 2010 – Jan 2014

Executed mission systems flight tests from the mission control room as a test conductor

Took part in just under 200 successful missions.

Worked with pilot in 3 real time emergency situations to safely retrieve the pilot and aircraft.

Management of up to 30 engineers making real time execution decisions, troubleshooting system anomalies, and assisting pilot emergency situations.

Worked hand in hand with high ranking Air Force customers up to the rank of Colonel.

Prepared detailed mission execution plan test script based on test plan requirements

Coordinated airspace, range, ground targets and other resources for test execution

Experienced in Weapons, Radar, EW, EODAS, EOIR, IRCM, CNI, and Fusion integrated avionics

Developed control room displays for an integrated efficient real time situation awareness

Developed VBA Tools to significantly reduce team workload. FTE Technical Coordinator July 2013 – Jan 2014

Oversaw all 6 Mission Systems test teems to verify all technical aspects of mission planning

Worked with security to develop proper testing procedures

Developed day to day operation procedures for test team.

Managed test point and card tracking and verify timely and accurate accounting techniques

Worked with IT to design applicable tools to reduce team workload

Mentored new flight test engineers into team operations and operational procedures. Aerodynamicist, Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control, Orlando, FL Feb 2009 – Aug 2010 Aerodynamic/Aero-Optics, System Engineer

Developed aerodynamic models, CFD models, Grid Mesh generation, and executed aerodynamic force analysis for multiple missile programs

Assisted at missile loads wind tunnel testing at CALSPAN New York

R&D Effort: Fully developed, validated, and implemented a new aero-optic method of light ray tracing to approximate turbulence effect on IR signals in supersonic flow on two missile programs

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Software Engineer Intern, Spirit Aero Systems, Inc. Wichita KS June 2008 – Aug 2008

Developed Engineering tools programing using Microsoft Visual Basic to create an imbedded CATIA tool to reduce Stress Analysis computation time

Aerodynamicist Co-Op, L-3 Communication Integrated Systems, Greenville TX Jan 2007 – Aug 2007

Aerodynamic Loads and flow, Job bidding, Performance Calculations, Flight Mission Calculations, Flight Test Data Analysis, Weapon Separation, Ice secretion Stability and Control, CFD, Grid Generation, Unix and Linux, Fortran and Visual Basic EDUCATION

Georgia Institute of Technology 2013

M.S. Degree Aerospace Engineering Design GPA 3.66

Iowa State University of Science and Technology 2008 B.S. Degree Aerospace Engineering GPA 3.76

COMPUTER SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE

FORTRAN, some C++, Visual Basic.net, Visual Basic Advanced, Basic, MATLAB, IADS, Solidworks, CATIA, Fluent, StarCCM, Gridgen CFD, Linux, UNIX, ANSYS, Microsoft Office Products, CEESIM, IBM Doors, ClearCase, ClearQuest HONORS/AWARDS

Northrup Grumman

Presidential Leadership Award, successful execution and completion of a highly visible, very valuable, market opening test event 2015

SPA Awards for successful execution and completion of a highly visible, very valuable, market opening test events 2015, 2016, 2017

3 Invention Disclosures (Internal Patents) submitted 2017,2018 Lockheed Martin:

Fully Qualified Test Director 2013

Deputy Lead Flight Test Engineer 2012

Fully Qualified Test Conductor 2012

SPOT Award for Full Completion of Wind Tunnel Testing on a Missile Program, 2009 Iowa State University:

Magna Cum Laude 2008

Dean’s List seven times 2004-2008

Ace Academic Scholarship 2004-2008

Outstanding Academic Achievement Award from Delta Tau Delta 2004-2008

Delta Tau Delta Leadership Academy Participant

Earned Rank of Eagle Scout 2003

DESIGN PROJECTS

Georgia Institute of Technology

Process Design of Mission Systems Regression Testing

Developed an Aircraft Design Sizing and Synthesis Tool

Designed a Super Sonic Transport with multiple mission constraints and requirements

Developed a mission decision tool for an Autonomous Underwater Mine System in a team of 6 students

Formally analyzed the safety and reliability improvements for the space shuttle main engines in a team of 5 students

Design of a Large Passenger Transport in a Team of 5 students Iowa State University of Science and Technology

Developed a Bicycle Carbon Fiber Crank Arm 2008

Aerodynamics Designer of a Solar Powered High Altitude UAV in a team of 12 students Charitable Work (Recent)

Knights of Columbus Charity Organization 2014-Present

Community Director Co-Chair 2017

Aid for Woman Center Drive Co-Chair 2017

Blood Drive Co-Chair 2015-Present

Intellectual Disability Philanthropy Volunteer 2017

Children’s Easter Egg Hunt Volunteer 2016

Philanthropy Fish Fry and Spaghetti Dinner Volunteer 2016

Feed My Starving Children Volunteer 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Kairos Prison Ministry

Participant/Speaker/Music Team 2017, 2018

Church

Choir Member/Leader 2015-Present

Minds Matter

Guest Speaker 2016, Philanthropy participant 2016,2017

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