Engineer Project Manager

Patrick Frankewicz

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Fairborn, OH 45324

937-***-****

Email: *********@***.***

RF/EW Engineering, Project Management

Experience Summary

Extensive technical and managerial experience supporting international,

federal, military, and commercial electronics and aviation platforms and

systems. Subject Matter Expertise (SME) in the fields of Radio Frequency

(RF) and Electronic Warfare (EW) engineering. Career reflects full life-

cycle product support activities including, but not limited to:

requirements & capability analysis, technology readiness evaluation, risk &

alternatives assessment, proposal preparation & review, concept design &

development, modeling and simulation (M&S), lab and open-air range test and

evaluation (T&E), system operational fielding, multi-level maintenance, and

logistical support/sustainment.

Career Highlights

. RF/EW Engineering SME for Air Force KC-46 Tanker Replacement Program.

. T&E/EW SME for Navy Surface EW Improvement Program (SEWIP Block 3).

. Provided in-country RF engineering, analysis, and operational support for

Royal Saudi Naval Forces.

. Provided in-country RF/EW engineering and operational support for US Army

and Marines in Iraq.

. Voluntarily activated to support integration of the 192nd Virginia Air

National Guard Fighter Wing with the US Air Force 1st Fighter Wing at

Langley AFB, VA, flying new F-22 aircraft.

. Provided on-site emergency mobile communications and operations support

for Army & Air National Guard Units deployed to Gulf Region following

Hurricane Katrina.

. Taught community college computer classes and informal electronics

classes for Air Force technicians.

. Traveled throughout CONUS, Europe, Middle East, and Southwest Asia.

. Top Secret Clearance.

. PMP Certified.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

. Provided engineering/threat analysis and recommendations regarding

design, requirements verification, and T&E of KC-46 RF Self-Defense

System (RFSDS) and Tactical Situational Awareness Systems (TSAS).

. Developed Test & Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) for PEO IWS2 Surface Ship

Electronic Attack upgrade.

. RF/systems Engineer providing operations & maintenance (O&M) support for

Saudi Naval Forces C4I projects.

. RF/EW/systems engineer supporting Air Force Research Labs (AFRL) Rapid

Product Development team, Simulation & Modeling Facility (SIMAF), Sensor

Technology Directorate, and Business Development group.

. RF/EW engineer at Naval Support Activity Crane, directing the design,

modification, testing, and evaluation of new Ground-based EW systems and

capabilities.

. EW analyst/technical advisor at Ft. Sill, OK, for the Army's Electronic

Attack Proponent. Provided guidance on EW requirements to the Fires

Center's Capabilities Development & Integration Directorate in support of

the Army's service-wide EW Capabilities Based Assessment (EW CBA).

. Field engineer providing technical, training, and logistics support for a

new Counter Remote-Control EW (CREW) system being fielded in Iraq and

Afghanistan. Assignment involved direct interaction with Army, Navy, and

Marine EW equipment operators, EW Officers, and logistics personnel at

various command levels and locations.

. Field Engineer supervising and conducting on-location training and

maintenance for a fleet of Army/Air National Guard emergency response and

communication vehicles (ADVON) throughout US and territories. Deployed

with ADVON twice to New Orleans, LA to support disaster recovery efforts

following hurricane Katrina in 2005.

. Air Force & Air National Guard Integrated Avionics Specialist supporting

multiple cargo and fighter aircraft Units in CONUS, overseas, and on

deployment. Duties included such tasks as: supervising repair shop and

flight line maintenance activities, supervising aircrew debriefing

operations, performing quality assurance inspections & evaluations, and

training subordinates on various electronic and environmental systems.

Project Management

Project management functions have always been an implied or explicit

responsibility, beginning with technical assignments as a junior Air Force

Non-Commissioned Officer. Skills and knowledge were gained equally through

formal training and practical experience. Subsequent assignments,

training, and certification refined those skills through such projects as

the following:

. Oversaw foreign govt. Underground Command Center (UCC) Emergency

Communication system decommissioning and new installation projects.

Managed various contractor activities, e.g. project planning and schedule

development; materials procurement and disposition; equipment

decommissioning, overhaul, and new installation; and finally, acceptance

testing and system commissioning. Addition projects supported: (1) UCC

PABX Phone Switch upgrade and WAN integration, (2) Ship-to-Shore Secure

Data Communications enhancement, and (3) UCC Intra-site Microwave Link

upgrades. Each required varying degrees of engineering research,

ECP/Implementation Plan preparation, schedule development, vendor

coordination, and oversight throughout all project phases

. Served as Lead RF and Platform Systems Engineer for the Navy

Expeditionary EW Division's CREW Vehicle Receiver Jammer (CVRJ) systems.

Provided oversight of RF modeling, data analysis, and field testing for

various hardware components/system configurations. Interfaced with

Engineering, Test & Evaluation, and Project Management Branches, briefed

program leadership on progress and technical issues, wrote/reviewed test

plans and reports, supervised RF field and anechoic chamber tests, and

made authoritative recommendations.

Supervised and executed several technical efforts by the Army's Combined

Arms Center EW Proponent in developing Electronic Attack (EA)

capabilities at the Fires Center-of-Excellence. Duties included the role

of EW and RF Engineering SME for the Requirements Division and FSC3

TRADOC Capability Manager within the Ft. Sill, OK, CDID.

RF / EW Engineering

Provided professional RF and EW engineering services to U.S. and Foreign

Government military organizations. Examples of tasks and challenges are

provided below:

. Conducted electromagnetic interference research and analysis for a

proposed commercial extremely high-voltage power line system near a

remote military radio receiver site in Middle East region.

. Supervised extensive data exchange protocol research and laboratory

testing to integrate new foreign military radio communication systems

with legacy serial modems and encryption devices.

. Provided RF/EW analysis services for various AFRL projects like the

SPECKLES UAS Rapid Deployment program and SIMAF Data Link performance

modeling efforts. The work involved such tasks as calculating signal

strengths at various locations, developing RF link budgets, defining path

loss parameters, assessing ground and multi-path effects, determining

antenna propagation characteristics, and predicting the performance of

communication systems during aerial platform maneuvers.

. Evaluated an atmospheric loss algorithm used in SIMAF's high-performance

EEAGLES software. Results revealed several shortfalls compared with

similar government and commercial applications, and led to collaborative

efforts with MIT's Lincoln Lab to develop a new MATLAB-based algorithm.

. Resolved a major spectrum management conflict for a new AFRL platform

seeking immediate deployment authorization. The task involved re-writing

the RF communications link section in the system's CONOPs, recommending

appropriate hardware changes, and consulting with CENTCOM/J6 and

JIEDDO/JTB staff.

. Supervised anechoic chamber and far-field tests on commercial prototype

antennas designed for specific CREW applications. Results produced

essential gain and propagation data that was then compared with vendor

and Army CERDEC reports to validate product capabilities.

. Conducted extensive research on individual service, DoD, and Federal EW

systems to help determine the Army's best path forward in achieving

advanced EW capabilities across DOTMLPF. Work supported a subsequent EW

CBA conducted by both the Army and the Joint EW Center.

Test & Evaluation

Performed essential T&E processes in accordance with international Systems

Engineering standards and U.S. Government Defense Acquisition doctrine.

Specific tasks were driven by, derived from, or distributed across the

following activities:

Requirements Analysis

. Collected, vetted, and analyzed stake-holder and user inputs for

capabilities ranging from fixed site IED jammers and multi-service

airborne EA pods to integrated surface ship EW systems. Operational

requirement assessments entailed interaction with organizations such as

DOT&E, JIEDDO, JITC, and COMOPTEVFOR.

. Developed requirements traceability matrices from various source

documents such as classified Operational Needs Statements, CONOPS,

Capability Concept Documents (i.e.TRADOC Pamphlet 525-7-6, "Army EW

Operations") Inter-Service Doctrine (i.e. JP 3-13, "Joint Information

Operations") and specific program Capability Design Documents, such as

the Navy's Surface EW Improvement Program (SEWIP).

Architecture & Design

. Defined system, subsystem, and component hierarchal interrelationships.

Largest system supported for design work was a multi-platform, multi-

band, multi-service active EW jammer.

. Supported modeling and simulation activities to assess or refine design

requirements. Activities entailed work such as data link fidelity and

EMC issues between CREW platforms and UAV payloads.

. Conducted component and system-level analysis-of-alternatives.

. Established architecture baseline, interface requirements, and system

element descriptions.

. Developed verification and validation criteria, such as key performance

parameters and evaluation standards.

Implementation & Integration

. Identified I&I constraints and planned I&I execution strategy for

classified efforts at NSA Crane.

. Performed integration of hardware, software, and operational procedures.

Many solutions involved FPGA-based HW and SW as well as classified event-

driven firmware.

Verification & Validation

. Defined component/system V&V strategy. Some projects required lab-only

tests, others required lab, field, and sometimes flight and/or

interoperability tests.

. Developed V&V field test plans. These highly detailed, usually

classified documents contained everything from special site support

requirements to test personnel qualifications to specific test procedures

and evaluation criteria.

. Conducted lab and field operational performance tests to demonstrate

compliance with requirements. Various labs and test sites were utilized

all over the country for different purposes, to include private sector

test facilities.

. Prepared V&V test result reports. For high-priority projects, interim or

"Quick Look" reports were usually sent immediately after testing was

completed. Formal reporting demanded much greater detail and analysis.

Aviation Systems

Provided active duty Air Force, Air National Guard, and Civil Service

Integrated Avionics Technician support for the following airborne and

ground-based aviation systems at multiple locations throughout the world:

. Aircraft: C-5A/B, C-141B, F-16C/D, F-22A, F-111D/F

. Airborne/Ground-Based Equipment: VOR, TACAN, ILS, IFF/SIF,

Inertial/Radio/Satellite Navigation, Search/Weather/Fire Control Radar,

Electronic Countermeasures, External ECM/Targeting Pods, Threat/IR

Receivers, Chaff/Flare, Analog/Digital Instrumentation, Heads-

Up/Multifunction Displays, Automatic Flight Controls, Mission

Programming, Data Storage, Weapons Control, Electronic/Barometric

Altimeters, Cryptographic Systems, Engine Controls, Fuel Controls,

Environmental Systems, Power Systems, Runway Visibility, Wind Shear

Detection, Air Traffic Control Tower Integrated Communications, and

Secure/Multi-band HF/VHF/UHF/SATCOM Radios.

Employment History

Alion Science & Technology - Beavercreek, OH

Oct 2012 - Present

Program Manager/Senior Engineer

. Provide RF/EW engineering SME support for KC-46 ACAT-1D acquisition

program. Involves extensive communication and coordination with prime

contractor and multiple AFLCMC, AMC, Air Force, and DOD stakeholders.

Arena Technical Resources/Innovative Logistics - Washington, DC

Dec 2011 - Sep 2012

Test & Evaluation Engineer (Contractor to Navy)

. Provide T&E support for SEWIP Block-3 and related efforts. Work closely

with PEO IWS2 and NRL Tactical EW Division staff.

Science Applications International Corp. - Multiple Locations & Assignments

2008 - Nov 2011

RF / Systems Engineer / Project Manager (Middle East Region)

. Provided in-country operations & maintenance support, RF engineering

expertise, and project management leadership/oversight for multiple

foreign govt. C4I projects and sites across Middle East.

Senior RF Engineer / EW Analyst (Dayton, OH)

. Supported the Air Force Research Lab's Simulation and Modeling Facility

and the Center for Rapid Product Development at Wright-Patterson AFB.

RF Engineer / Systems Engineer (Bloomington, IN)

Provided In-Service Engineering Support and leadership for JCREW 2.1

systems at NSA Crane's Expeditionary EW Division.

EW Analyst / Technical Advisor (Lawton, OK)

Provided technical expertise and analysis for the Army's EW and EA

proponents while conducting a two-year long EW CBA.

BAE SYSTEMS - California, MD and Southwest Asia

Apr - Nov 2007

CREW Field Service Representative

. Trained on Selex and Warlock families of CREW systems.

. Conducted logistics support and received EWO training at NAVEODTECHDIV,

Indian Head, MD.

. Deployed to SW Asia for four months to support Guardian/QRD D-CREW

Systems.

. Provide in-theater field maintenance, conducted operational training,

performed logistics activities, and assessed operational support needs

for Army and Marine personnel in SW Asia region.

BAE SYSTEMS - Chesapeake, VA 2005 - 2007

Field Engineer

. Managed and conducted engineering services and field training for a fleet

of National Guard Emergency Response and Satellite Communications

vehicles.

. Technical support entailed local and field testing, repair, and training

on the following vehicle mounted equipment: TracStar Satellite

Voice/Data System, Inmarsat Satellite Voice/Data System, Globalstar

Satellite Phone System, Iridium Satellite Phone System, Motorola

Multiband handheld and fixed radios, Pioneer AVIC AV/Navigation System,

and a wireless network for peripheral communications.

Education & Training

B.S. Computer Information Systems - Strayer University, Ashburn, VA 1998

A.S. Electrical Engineering Technology - U.S. Air Force Community College,

Maxwell AFB, AL 1990

Army Operational Electronic Warfare Officer (EWO) Training - Ft. Sill, OK

2008

Technical Training - 1500 Hours of DOD/DOT courses in Science and Advanced

Electronic Systems, 1982 - 2008

Certification & Affiliations

. PMP certified July 2011.

. IEEE and AOC membership.

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