General Information

Tim Sittler 817-***-****

Southlake, Tx. acr3ni@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Experience Summary

Professional career primarily revolves around military and civilian aeronautics engineering, specifically focusing on the Systems Engineering disciplines of maintainability, reliability, logistics, and system safety for both fixed and rotary wing aircraft. Most recent work focused on applying Design for Reliability (DfR) methodologies to downhole mechanical tools utilized in wells to retrieve hydrocarbon commodities. Previous assignments were with Lockheed Martin as a lead engineer for Reliability/Maintainability/System Safety/Logistics for a South Korean aircraft program’s airframe and avionics development. New challenges continued on a US military aircraft program as the reliability & maintainability subject matter expert (SME) for the airframe structure and associated equipment installations and becoming the Prognostic & Health Management (PHM) SME for the aircraft’s power system; leading a team to develop PHM algorithms to monitor the system’s life parameters to support an on-condition maintenance program; software signals were reviewed; system health codes developed and assigned to notify/identify system problems.

Work Experience

Principal Reliability Engineer

Halliburton Energy Services- Carrollton (Completion Tools)

Aug 2012 to Feb 2015

Apply Design for Reliability (DfR) methodologies to downhole mechanical tools, using Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) or risk analyses.

oImplemented domestically and traveled internationally.

Created training modules and presented to company employees the importance of reliability.

Developed methodologies to show DfR’s intrinsic monetary value to company’s operation.

Employee instant recognition awards for design FMEA successes.

Hired and worked with consultants to review internal engineering processes and provide recommendations.

Systems Engineer Senior Staff

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co- Fort Worth (F-35 Joint Strike Fighter)

April 2008 to Dec 2011

Prognostic & Health Management (PHM) subject matter expert (SME) for the F-35 power system. Familiar with ITAR regulations, JSF JDL, PDM, ATLAS.

Led a team to write eight PHM algorithms to monitor life parameters reducing the need of scheduled maintenance.

During algorithm development, discovered software anomalies and documented them for correction.

In conjunction with the algorithm task, reviewed software signals for relevancy to system health, and assigned codes to identify system problems generating maintenance work orders.

Once health codes were established, developed the initial maintenance/repair steps to be passed on to the Technical Data group to author repair tasks. This reduced authorship time therefore saving budget.

Systems Engineer Senior Staff

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co- Fort Worth (F-35 Joint Strike Fighter)

Feb 2003 to April 2008

Executed 3 variant Forward Fuselage airframe platforms regarding reliability Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) and maintainability attributes (timelines, accessibility).

Coordinated design issues with Vehicle and Missions Systems personnel during installation of the equipment (LRCs) eliminating redesign efforts.

Interfaced with Autonomic Logistics concerning support equipment, spares, maintenance planning reduced logistics errors and aircraft operational costs.

Worked with Safety on various concerns to negate harm to personnel or aircraft damage.

Participated in Trade Studies, Tiger Team reviews and Failure analyses/Root Cause & Corrective Action (RCCA) to brainstorm solving specific problems, and reviewed Subcontract Management supplier data submittals coordinating the proper requirements to the proper level of analysis/test.

Total Lifecycle Design for Affordability value stream mapping / kaizen event to identify gaps in the design process that can yield enhanced product affordability by streamlining manpower levels and identified necessary tasks.

Systems Engineer Staff

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co- Fort Worth (T-50 Advance Aircraft Trainer)

Oct 1997 to Feb 2003

Project Management: Managed 4 disciplines (Reliability, Maintainability, System Safety, and Logistics) between 3 IPTs (wing, avionics, flight controls) and Program Office. Conducted contract/SOW review and negotiations with customer, engineering support in the US and in South Korea, deliverable authorship, risk abatement, LRU development and deliverable review, leadership for Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) development and component failure rates (MTBF), and managing day to day activities.

Instrumental with the formulation of the T-50 System Safety Working Group. Worked with South Koreans (civilians & Air Force) in country to standup this group.

Supported T-50 Production Proposal effort by developing the Specialty Engineering cost, milestone/schedules, functional organization, and task descriptions for the proposal. This organized and planned the Specialty engineering effort for future business.

Supported the Red Team reviews and Independent Non-Advocate Review (INAR) concerns as necessary resulting in green light approval of work accomplishment and mitigation of business/responsibility risk.

Led team to a 100% contract deliverable success rate. On schedule and on budget leading to follow-on production contract discussions.

Successful T-50 flight testing reflects the continuing customer improvement towards Safety, Reliability, and Maintainability.

Various employee instant recognition awards for successfully implementing the Specialty Engineering contract responsibilities.

Previous experience includes:

Bell Helicopter

(V-22, OH-58D)

Assisted V-22 Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) coordinator, coordination with Reliability & Maintainability engineering and Navy customer.

V-22 wing torque box FMECA analyst. OH-58D Update SLIC-2B data base B, C, E and H tables.

Vought Aircraft Company

(Gulfstream GV, AX, B-2)

Gulfstream GV program: Wing design responsibilities, maintainability predictions of structures and systems.

AX program: Off-site assignment, Logistic analysis (MIL-STD-1388 tasks 203, 204, 205, 301, 302) for Fire Detection/Suppression system and Windshield/Canopy. Implementation of MIL-STD-1808 Unified Numbering System.

B-2 Bomber program: Maintainability responsibilities for systems and structure: Hydraulic systems (Cryofit & Rynglok fittings). Composite structures and fastening systems.

Education

Bachelor of Science

Aviation/Aerospace Mgmt

Southern Ill Univ-Carbondale

Licenses and Clearance

Airframe/Powerplant Mechanic

FAA

Security Clearance: Secret - Basis: NACLC; Investigation Date: 2008, expired 2012

Professional Development

1)ReliaSoft reliability software tool training certification.

2)Bell Helicopter: NAMO Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) Analysis, and Bell's Short Course on Crack Growth Analysis. Bell 206L-1 & 206L-3 Helicopters Certificate of Achievement-Field Maintenance.

3)Lockheed Martin: Foreign Object Debris/Damage training.

4)McDonnell-Douglas: Conceptual Maintainability, and Aircraft Carrier Compatibility.

5)Vought Aircraft courses: Composite Materials Basic Technology and Advanced Design Methods. Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220 engine school.

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