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David Kidd

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

Over 20 years experience in the design, integration, test and development of avionics, flight control, vehicle

health management, satellite, signal processing and wireless telecommunications systems. Lead roles in the

integration of hardware and software for real-time mission critical and embedded systems. Project

management and systems engineering experience spanning the full product development lifecycle. CRM and

ERP software development from design through deployment.

SOFTWARE LANGUAGES AND TOOLS

Assembly, AJAX, ARP4754, ARP4761, C, C++, C#, CSS, HTML, MATLAB, MS Access, PHP, RDBMS,

SQL, IBM/Telelogic, Python, UML, VBA, XML; TCP/IP, UNIX, VxWorks, DO-178, DO-254, X-Windows

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sr. Systems Engineer 2013-2014

APIC Corporation Culver City, CA

Avionic Fiber Optic Network

• Wrote Systems Engineering Plan and System Requirements Documents for fiber optic interconnect for

airborne systems.

• Created DOORS modules for functional and environmental requirements.

• Wrote interface control documentation for avionic Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) connecting lasers,

receivers and star couplers.

• System embedded photonic elements to transmit MIL-STD-1553 (quasi- MIL-STD-1773), video over

fiber, radio over fiber and other system discrete signals.

Systems Engineer 2012

Meggitt Airdynamics (Contract) Corona, CA

Pneumatic Controller System – Bleed Air/ Anti-Ice/ Cabin – Cockpit Air

• Prepared requirements specifications for Pneumatic Controller subsystems.

• Prepared functional interface control documents that identify the integration requirements between the

aircraft Pneumatic Controller System and its subsystems.

• Reviewed, updated and ensured proper requirements decomposition of high level requirements to

component subsystems using DOORS requirement management system.

• Developed verification compliance matrices for software and hardware integration in support of first

flight.

• Supported the Safety of Flight testing plan in preparation for first flight.

• Participated in resolution and closure of Problem Report discovered to resolve any technical issues

with the Pneumatic Controller System

Systems Engineer 2011

Parker Aerospace (Contract) Irvine, CA

Fly-by-Wire Flight Control System

• Performed analysis of systems requirements from cockpit controls (sidestick, rudder and secondary

surfaces) to inceptors.

• Performed analysis of signal distribution to Flight Control Computer interface and to hydraulic servo

actuators for model based development. .

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• Performed Resolution and Verification of problems during system development using DOORS

requirement tool and MKS Integrity.

Systems Engineer 2010 –2011

Breeze-Eastern (Contract) Whippany, NJ

Cargo Winch and Crane for A400M aircraft.

• Developed and wrote Systems Requirements documentation for Cargo Winch using DOORS tool.

• Decomposed customer high level specification and Airbus Directives into Supplier Equipment

Specification.

• Further decomposed requirements for Electronic Controller subsystem.

Systems Engineer 2009 –2010

Hamilton Sundstrand (Contract) Rockford, IL

Electric Power System for 787 aircraft.

• Developed and wrote Systems Requirements documentation for Electric Power System.

• Performed analysis and anomaly resolution for system Built in Test Equipment (BITE).

• Developed isolation algorithms for Common Motor Start Controllers for main engine Starter/

Generators, Auxiliary Power Unit Start, Hydraulic Pumps and Environmental Control System Cabin Air

Compressor.

ERP/CRM Developer - Analyst 2008 – present

Los Angeles, California

• Designed, developed and implemented proprietary customer relationship management (CRM) travel

program.

• Wrote requirements and business rules for travel management program.

• Coded, debugged and verified travel management program: integrating participant contact information,

customer payment transactions, financial/comptroller transactions, transportation coordination, vendor

payment requests to comptroller, lodging and seating assignments, scheduling and automated report

generation.

• Developed and coded self auditing strategy to monitor tendered cash, credit card and check payments for

fraud and embezzlement mitigation.

• Developed algorithm to assign billets for disparate group combinations for varied lodging and travel

seating configurations.

• Developed custom comptroller application: accounting program integrating travel payment and

disbursement actions, including vendor payments and periodic status reports.

• Developed custom relationship management: tracking customer status, travel frequency, preferences,

participation statistics, retention and mailing list updates.

• Developed online-signup program to automatically generate travel application and liability release form

tailored to user’s entered information. Unalterable and printable form with content forwarded to trip

coordinator.

• Wrote requirements and business rules to implement standardized interfaces to integrate foregoing into an

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution.

Systems Engineer 2008

Crane Aerospace (Contract) Burbank, CA

Anti-Skid and Automatic Braking Control System for Airbus aircraft.

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• Developed and wrote Systems Requirements documentation for system failure reporting using

DOORS.

• Wrote specification document for system Built in Test Equipment (BITE).

• Developed isolation algorithms for real time system failure analysis.

• Correlated analysis and formatted data into failure messages per AFDX (Ethernet based)

communication protocol for transmission to aircraft health management/maintenance system.

• Prepared XML driven scripts for post flight verification and resolution of failures.

Systems Engineering Lead 2005-2007

Andrews Space, Inc./Boeing IDS Seattle, WA

Flight Deck, Avionics, Flight Controls, Stability and Control and Aerodynamic Performance

• Performed DOORS database and requirements flow-down from the Performance Based Specification

(PBS) and Design Requirements and Objectives (DR&Os) to individual Specification Control Drawings

(SCD).

• Began documenting the verification and validation test plans for Avionics hardware and software

development: new Flight Management Computer (FMC), and significant analysis and modification to

Autopilot, and Stall Management Yaw Damper computers, development of an integrated Health Monitoring

System, (HMS), modifications to the commercial Flight Display System, and other smaller modifications to

existing commercial hardware and software.

• Performed system/architecture design, work statement development, project planning, supplier

management and customer coordination.

• Performed design updates of LNAV and RNAV functionality to the FMC, Control Display Unit (CDU)

and Multi Function Displays (MFD). Coordinated updates with FMC vendor.

• Significant coordination between other MMA organizations and between MMA and Boeing Commercial

organizations.

Senior Systems Engineer 2005

Andrews Space, Inc. Seattle, WA

Crew Exploration Vehicle for NASA and SmallTug for NASA

• Performed systems analysis, generated system requirements and flow

down to spacecraft subsystems.

• Performed communications systems analysis and design, and flight

controls analysis.

• Developed trade study process to ensure proper implementation of top level system requirements.

• Created statements of work to ensure proper implementation by subcontractors.

• Wrote and prepared new business proposals.

Senior Systems Engineer 2003 – 2004

bd Systems Torrance, CA

Orbital Space Plane for NASA and Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter for NASA

• Performed systems analysis and requirements definition. Analyzed assumptions and constraints used

during trade study phase of the design.

• Developed database to analyze design precepts of different Integrated Product Teams; Launch

Vehicle, Space Station, Spacecraft, Ground Operations and Flight Operations.

• Ported database to DOORS systems definition tool to provide foundation for the system’s derived

requirements and system specifications. Also used DOORS to provide traceabilty to NASA requirements

and other design documentation.

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Systems Engineering Director 2001-2002

Lockheed Martin Corporation Sunnyvale, CA

Astrolink - Satellite Based Interactive Broadband Data, Video and Voice Telecommunications Service

• Managed West Coast system level integration activities of international multi-disciplinary consortium in

the development, integration and verification of high speed multi-satellite Asynchronous Transfer Mode

(ATM) switch network providing bandwidth on demand internet access.

• Coordinated activities and resolved systems engineering issues among geographically distributed,

multinational, multi-corporate team of engineering specialists (spacecraft bus, communications payload,

ground network and antenna terminal). Made delegations and designations of responsibility as required.

• Developed plan for appropriate requirements flow-down to ensure successful and timely development

of systems and implementation of transmissions (IP, Frame Relay, Voice Over IP, virtual private network

(VPN) and multicast products) from spacecraft payload to network control centers to gateways and

terminals, while maintaining quality of service (QoS) requirements.

• Ensured security of end-to-end transmissions with appropriate encryption protocols.

• Developed plan to ensure proper commanding and control of spacecraft during transfer from post

launch to on-orbit operation.

Senior Member Technical Staff 1991-2000

Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA

Cassini Deep Space Exploratory Spacecraft: Command and Data Subsystem; Ground Data

Telecommunications System; End to End Information System

• Developed systems requirements and designs and performed systems analyses to improve processes and

coordinate the implementation of the telecommunications and ground data system for autonomous

spacecraft.

• Chaired working groups to provide technical guidance resolving complex systems issues. Resolved conflicts

among diverse project elements regarding data, voice and digital communications over the space segment;

terrestrial LANs and WANs; secured and unsecured lines. Participants represented two dozen subsystems

and instruments located domestically and internationally.

• Developed database to verify uplink of proper commands and programs to the spacecraft.

• Developed group intranet based website.

• Designed user interfaces employing artificial intelligence techniques to remotely monitor spacecraft

performance.

• Wrote and developed plans, manual and automated test procedures to verify conformance of system with

applicable CCSDS standards and mission requirements:

Reed Solomon encoding, uplink command decoding, spacecraft time regulation, downlink data

packetizing, spacecraft data bus control (MIL 1553B), solid state data recording, system error/fault

detection and system fault tolerance and protection.

• Performed mission design trade study calculations:

Telecommunications link budgets, trajectory and orbit calculations; power, propellant, structural, thermal

and launch vehicle requirements.

• Wrote software interface specifications for Radio Frequency Subsystem and other telecommunication

system interfaces to integrate spacecraft with launch support equipment.

• Participated in launch preparation activities at Kennedy Space Center.

• Coordinated Deep Space Network antenna targeting and ranging.

• Task Leader for group of engineers in the design of VMEbus simulator for system Flight Computer: proposal

preparation, design oversight, budget, workforce and scheduling.

• Wrote plans and procedures to integrate protoflight and flight FPGAs and ASICs.

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• Debugged hardware and software anomalies at the system and component level using software debuggers,

oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.

• Member of JPL’s speakers’ bureau presenting technical briefings and training to outside organizations.

Senior Systems Engineer 1989-1990

Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach, CA

Experimental Wide Bodied Commercial Aircraft: Flight Guidance Suite

(Automatic Flight Subsystem, Flight Management Subsystem and Electronic Instrument Subsystem)

• Evaluated system controls laws pre-flight, real time and post flight.

• Debugged system anomalies in flight simulators, at subcontractor’s facility and during test flights.

• Prepared flight test plans to evaluate system performance in accordance with company and airline

requirements.

• Interfaced and negotiated with Federal Aviation Administration officials to ensure success and safety of flight

certification program in accordance with federal airworthiness regulations.

Electronic Design/Systems Engineer 1984-1988

Lear Astronics Corp. Santa Monica, CA

Multiplex Fly-By-Wire Stability Augmentation and Automatic Flight Control Computers

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• Circuit design and component selection/optimization for signal processing and servo actuator control

boards.

• Performed PROM and PAL programming.

• Integrated and debugged circuit cards at the component level and computer system level.

• Developed plans and procedures to verify system functionality, including environmental testing.

Aircraft Engineer 1982-1984

Lockheed-Georgia Company Marietta, GA

Wide bodied transport aircraft: Automatic Flight Control Subsystem (AFCS)

• Designed loads and interfaces to simulate flight conditions for AFCS simulator.

• Wrote plans and procedures using simulator to evaluate system performance.

EDUCATION

B.S. Electrical Engineering 1982

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY

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