Maintenance Technician

Donald R. Foster

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EMPLOYEE NAME: Donald R. Foster

Qualifications: Thirty Three years experience in the electrical/electronics fields.

Component level repair technician on multiple Submarine, Special Warfare and

Aviation systems and their ancillary or support equipment. Working knowledge of

operation and repair of diesel powered electric generators, hydraulic and pneumatic

systems and associated test equipment.

As an Engineering Technician Five with Computer Science Corporation and L-3 Vertex

(April 2013 to September 2013) I am responsible for the maintenance and operation

of the NASA Ikhana UAV system at the Dryden Flight Research Center. Systems

maintained include all Communication, Radar, Navigation and instrumentation

associated with the air system in both the Aircraft and the Ground Control Station.

Additionally, I have been tasked with design, manufacturing, testing and

installation of several cable systems used for power by both the aircraft and other

equipment in the maitenance areas. These systems utilize various power supplies

ranging from 28VDC Power Supplies fed by Diesel Generators to 480VAC facility power

supplies. Other system responsibilities include operation and maintenance of

Forklifts, Manual and hydraulic hoists etc. used in the support of Ikhana opertions.

As a Senior Field Engineer with Lockheed Martin Corporation (November 2011 to April

2013) I was responsible for the oversight of civilian and military personnel and

work practices involved with the MQ9 Reaper and MQ1 Predator Air Systems. My duties

included the scheduling of aircraft flights, tracking maintenance actions and air-

craft flight hours, Quality Assurance inspections of both in process and completed

work and training of civilian and military maintenance personnel. I acted as the on

site System Expert for the both MQ1 and MQ9 Systems and their ancillary equipment.

This expertise involved both Mechanical and Avionics Systems and the subsequent

maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of installed equipment. Additionally I was

responsible for personnel management to include personnel movement, shift assign-

ments, transportation, lodging etc. for two seperate sites in foreign countries.

As a Field Service Representative with Computer Sciences Corporation (November 2010

to September 2011) I was responsible for two vehicle mounted systems. The first

system I was assigned to was the Lockheed Martin Gyrocam VOSS system which is a

Gyro Stabilized, platform mounted, visual surveillance system. I was home based in

Masar E Sarif and was responsible for the installation, removal and repair of the

VOSS systems both in the field and in the repair facility. This assignment required

the operation, modification and repair of pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical and

electronic systems supplied by the vehicle or facility in which the system was to

be installed. Following my assignment in Masar E Sarif I was moved to Kandahar and

trained on the Boomerang System which is an Audio detection and vectoring system. I

was responsible for the installation and repair of both systems. For both of the

above assignments, I travelled extensively throughout RC North and RC South and was

additionally tasked with the training of military and civilian personnel from all

branches of the U.S. Military and other contractor companies. This training was

both classroom and field training in the operation and limited user level mainten-

ance of the systems listed above.

As an Avionics Technician with General Atomics, Aeronautical Systems Group (May 2005

to November 2010), I was responsible for the operation and maintenance of multiple

UAV avionics systems installed on Predator, Reaper, Ignat, Ignat-ER, Warrior Alpha,

Sky Warrior and Gray Eagle aircraft and Ground Control Stations. Additionally I was

responsible for the operation and maintenance of the ground support equipment to

include generators, mobile light carts, power supplies and converters, antenna

systems and mechanical/hydraulic tower systems. The maintenance was both component

and board level repair as well as cable repair and software installation and

upgrading. The systems operated and maintained included Navigation, Communicaton,

Audio Exploitation and Dissemination, Video Exploitation and Dissemination, Air to

Ground Weapons and Flight Control and Engine Control. While in the United States I

was stationed at the Flight Test Facilities in California where I was assigned to

both Flight Operations and Research and Development projects for new aircraft and

systems. I deployed extensively throughout Iraq and Afghanistan to various operating

bases which required a variety of power and data interconnects and systems. I was

instrumental in the design of two forward deployed sites for the newest Army UAV

system with respect to site layout, power requirements, antenna operations, etc. I

was also responsible for the training and qualifying of new Avionics technicians

throughout the classroom and OJT portions of their qualification and check flight

processes.

As a Submarine Radioman and Electronics Technician in the United States Navy

(September 1980 to October 2000) I was responsible for the operation and

maintenance of multiple Communication, Radar and ESM systems. I certified as a

component level technician on all Cryptographic systems, HF and UHF LOS/SATCOM

Transmitters, Receivers and Transceivers, LF/MF Receivers and associated ancillary

devices and antenna systems. I certified as an LRU level technician on all VLF and

ELF receivers and associated processors. I certified as combined LRU and component

level technician on the Navigational Radar and RF Direction finding systems. I

qualified in four different classes of submarines and all COMM/NAV/ESM suites

installed on each class. These suites utilized electrical, electronic, hydraulic

and pneumatic components and subsystems to operate. I was cross trained in counter-

terrorism, Intelligence, Physical Security and Navy Law Enforcement. I further

qualified as a Command COMSEC Custodian and completed the Army Air Assault Course

in Fort Campbell Ky. I was assigned to Commander Middle East Forces SOG and was

responsible for the design, installation, operation and maintenance of multiple RF

intercept sites and remote communications stations in direct support of Operation

Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

EDUCATION:

Graduated, Mohave High School, Bullhead City Az, 1979

U.S. Navy B.E&E., 1981

U.S. Navy Radioman A School, 1981

U.S. Navy Submarine Electronics Training, 1982

KL-47 Combined Maintenance, 1982

KW-7 Combined Maintenance, 1982

KWR-37 Combined Maintenance, 1982

KY-8 Combined Maintenance, 1982

AN/WRR-7 Combined Maintenance, 1983

AN/BRT-2 Combined Maintenance, 1984

AN/KY-57/58 Combined Maintenance, 1984

AN/KY-65/75 Combined Maintenance, 1985

AN/KL-51 Combined Maintenance, 1985

AN/WSC-3 Combined Maintenance, 1990

AN/BPS-15 Operator and Limited Maintenance, 1992

Submarine Antenna Systems Combined Maintenance, 1992

AN/WRR-3 Combined Maintenance, 1993

AN/BRD-7 Operator and Limited Maintenance, 1994

Predator Avionics Technician Course, 2005

Reaper Avionics Technician Course, 2006

Sky Warrior/Gray Eagle Technician Course, 2008

Lockheed Martin, Gyrocam VOSS Technician Course, 2010

D3 Corporation, Boomerang Operator/Technician Training, 2011

CERTIFICATIONS:

NASA Solder Certified(NASA Std 8739.3)

NASA Cable and Connector repair and assembly certified(NASA Std 8739.4)

CITIZENSHIP:

U.S. Citizen

SECURITY CLEARANCE:

TOP SECRET/DISCO

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