Manager Engineer

Engineer/Scientist/Program Manager

EDUCATION:

Master of Science, Systems Engineering, George Mason University

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, State University of New York at Albany

TECHNICAL SKILLS/TRAINING:

Research and Development

Emerging Technology

Troubleshooting and Maintenance

Quantitative Data Analysis

Innovative Problem Solving

Process Improvements

Program and Project Management

Test and Evaluation

Requirements Derivation

EXPERIENCE:

Department Of Commerce 01/2014 – Present

Senior Engineer

I work for the Bureau of Industry and Security as a export license officer of encryption. To hold this position I have demonstrate an understanding of facts and issues associated with network security, encryption, computing, and communications systems. A broad understanding of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).

Duties include: Processes export license applications; reviews prior cases for license history, approvals, and denials.

Preparation of papers for escalation to the Operating Committee (OC) and interagency.

Preparation of classifications for licensing of export items.

Preparation of analytical reports that evaluate the strategic applications of items described in Category 4 and 5 (parts 1 and 2) of the Commerce Control List (CCL).

I have demonstrated knowledge of international commercial trade issues and national security and foreign policy programs.

I have the ability to effectively and independently collect, compile, and present sound and authoritative technical and policy analyses and recommendations on highly complex and sensitive business/industry issues.

My position requires my ability to prepare, present, and evaluate plans, designs, reports, data and correspondence.

For the job I demonstrate knowledge of professional general engineering concepts, principles, and techniques applicable to a range of duties concerned with the design, evaluation, and analysis of various characteristics of network security, encryption, computing and communications equipment, software systems, and subsystems used for a wide assortment of functions and capabilities.

Technology Service Corporation 06/2012 – 11/2013

Systems Engineer

Acting as the sole systems engineer on the Emergency Response Services (ERS) contract, I provide complementary support to the program management office and government engineering team. I participate in and provide expertise in meetings in the Quantico area on a daily basis. Fleet customers and team members alike rely on my technical acumen to provide perspective and feedback regarding engineering activities. I have complete understanding of E-LMR, CERS and BTI materiel requirements and in-depth knowledge of the acquisition process enabling me to assist the PMO as we work through difficult acquisition issues. With all of my technical expertise and mission focus, I enjoy the role of the customer’s most trusted agent. My support includes unique experience, skills, and expert knowledge in specialized technical, functional, and/or process areas within the systems engineering discipline and across engineering disciplines for daily interaction with stakeholders including:

• Timely leadership support for engineering of systems, system of systems, system elements, interfacing systems, components, devices and processes.

• Best industry practices and standards, leading-edge technology, and innovative solutions to intractable problems.

• Direct work with stakeholders and management to apply advanced principles, theories, and concepts and develop comprehensive solutions to ERS problems.

• Defining key concepts for planning, deployment, integration, operation and/or enhancement of state-of-the-art, COTS, NDI and/or legacy systems.

• Employing methodologies for guiding others in problem resolution.

• Reviewing system DODAF architecture and design including software, hardware, communications and interface requirements.

• Providing system engineering support in definition, trade-off and design activities.

• Preparing, reviewing, and evaluating documentation, specifications, test plans and procedures.

• Conducting analysis to define, analyze and allocate requirements,

• Providing system engineering support of analysis of requirements to ensure intended functionality, operation and performance requirements are achieved.

• Possessing in-depth technical and theoretical knowledge in electrical engineering discipline.

• Working independently or with the team and solves engineering-related problems.

• Conducting installation and maintenance of systems/equipment, and reviews associated training to stakeholders.

• Supporting test programs and analyze testing.

The Columbia Group (TCG) 6/2011 – 3/2012

Systems Engineer

Supported the G-BOSS Project Office by coordinating and overseeing Systems Engineering functions associated with sustainment of current delivered assets, development of system enhancements and Acquisition Program planning.

Investigated system interfaces to other stakeholders including Distributed Ground Communication System (DCGS), Common Data Link (CDL) and Combat Operation Center (COC)

Developed, updated and reviewed the engineering documentation necessary to advance the Acquisition Program to the next phase of the acquisition cycle per the DoD 5000

oDocumentation included Systems Engineering Plan, Configuration Management Plan, T&E Master Plan, Risk Management Plan, Information Assurance Strategy, Clinger-Cohen Act Compliance, Interoperability and Support Plan, and other G-BOSS Project Office directed documentation

Provided support to program reviews, technical reviews and configuration control boards

Attended conferences and professional forums

Coordinated activities for the resolution of technical issues to improve system reliability

Supported various IPTs including Systems Engineering, ESOH, T&E, and Risk

Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (MCIA) 9/2008 – 5/2011

Intel Analyst

Collaborated with the decision-makers’ acquisition purchases regarding threats, including research on three different security networks; NIPR, SIPR and SCI

Met regularly with scientists and engineers amid all source analysts to provide a clear explanation of temporal and frequency pulse phenomena in directed energy systems

Conducted intelligence research, analysis, and production of Scientific and Technical Intelligence (S&TI) essential to the technical aspects of radar and Electronic Warfare (EW) systems for MCIA

Utilized knowledge of the vulnerability of U.S. systems and foreign systems susceptibility to Electronic Attack (EA), which includes oscillator attacks, sidelobe and decoy exploitation, electronic warfare, C4I and other threats to US and Coalition electronic dominance

Applied understanding of USMC and Navy Acquisition programs and Department of Defense (DoD) 5000 policy and regulations related to specific weapons systems and technologies that provide personalized S&TI to support USMC force

Acted as radar EW technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) at DoD and Service level war games

Presented briefings/white papers on assigned areas for DoD and USMC personnel

Investigated and exploited impulse wideband signals, Over the Horizon (OTH) radar, laser, millimeter wave systems, and Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV)

Earned a letter of appreciation from Brigadier General Miller for the briefing and analysis of the Ground/Air Tactical Radar (G/ATOR) to the commandant of the Marine Corps

Received a letter from retired Admiral McCoy for supporting CNO strategic studies group on the temporal pulse work

Department of Defense 3/2008 – 9/2008

Senior Engineer/Program Manager, 0801

Charged with a leadership role in managing unacknowledged program (ACAT1) for the DoD, involving all aspects of the acquisition process, test and evaluation, and requirements operational concept for cost plus fixed fee contract

Generated requirements for developing test scenarios for the ACAT1 program

Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division 10/2006 –03/2008

Branch Head Senior Engineer/ Program Manager

Spearheaded a widely diversified branch of non-degreed Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) technicians, recent college graduate chemists, electrical and mechanical engineers, and other professionals with an experience range of 0 to 30 years

Played a vital role in overseeing research, testing and evaluation of technical approaches, development of measures of performance and specification metrics, as well as testing equipment under laboratory and deployed conditions

Took a lead role in employing the mission of the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) neutralization to develop technologies related to IED detection using CREW mounted and dismounted systems

Implemented the mission of Explosive Detection Equipment (EDE) Section to seek EDE that will effectively and economically find energetic material for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) customer

Served as project manager for three efforts, including the Spectrum Analyzer Test Set (SATS), Universal Test SET (UTS), and the DTRA/ DOE nuclear stabilization effort

Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) Troy, Baghdad, Iraq 7/2007 – 3/2008

Science and Technology (S&T) Advisor (Volunteer)

Acted as principle civilian science advisor to the CJTF Troy Science and Technology Officer, in all matters associated to fielding of EOD capabilities within Multi-National Coalition – IRAQ (MNC-I)

Provided expert assistance to DoD laboratories by performing as a conduit to present ideas to TF Troy and MNC-I for interest, input, and action

Delivered reach-back support to DoD laboratories to determine, research, and provide feedback on issues concerning technical solutions for DoD, contractor and civilian systems

Conducted reviews and tests, and acted upon documentation related to fielding of C-IED systems

Created and maintained C-IED related Joint Urgent Operational Needs Statements (JUONS) for CJTF Troy

Administered conceptual C-IED equipment operational evaluations for assessment and input to CJTF Troy and MNC-I and system manufactures

Conceptualized a strategy to facilitate proof of concepts products into field-ready, deployable products, which include night vision drivers’ enhancement for up-armored vehicles, remote and stealth sensing for culvert denial, magnetic pickup for ordnance, laser illumination of IED targets, backpackable robot for dismounted EOD teams, ground penetrating radar, and IED command wire detection using national assets

Generated “REDHASH” for exploitation of IED counting of targets as a function of velocity

Worked with warfighter staff on issues related to equipment modernization and training

Investigated technologies for IED detection including Impulse, SAR, magnetic resonance and chemical signature

Provided corporate knowledge support during the Relief in Place/Transfer of Authority of different EOD army units ensuring continuity of tasks, issues, databases and battle rhythm.

Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) 7/1989 – 9/2006

General Engineer/ Branch Head/ Program Manager

Provided oversight on Special Access Programs (SAP) projects, performing program management, generation of statements of work and requirements, test development and conduction.

Prepared monthly status reports, test reports, and special access letters

Ensured proper coordination of fleet, commercial, and national assets in collaboration with human networks

Supported the Counter Drug Special Project Office as the Wide Area Project Manager

oSystems included high frequency surface ducting effects, A-37 FMS Upgrades to include the incorporation of night vision in Columbian and Peruvian aircraft and enhancements to the relocatable over-the-horizon radar

Rendered support on a SAP project that aims to use SAR phase data to predict the change in catenary slack of a high voltage overhead cable as a function of the energy that the cable carries

Spearheaded the Immune Building Toolkit, a DARPA program, that modeled building airflow using a nodal analysis model in replacement of a resource prohibitive computational fluid dynamics model to benefit in the design of enhancing protective measures for chemical and biological attack

Investigated and lead an Analysis of Alternatives (AOA) on different engineering solutions for Netted Iridium, Distributed Tactical Communications System (DTCS) by using Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) cellular systems instead of satellite constellations

Exploited the changeover modes of narcotics from the growing zones through air, land, and sea

Participated in contact solicitations for buried munitions effects to update collateral damage estimation tools

Designed alternative solutions for detection of contraband cell phones in prisons for the Department of Justice (DOJ)

Functioned as project manager and technical design agent for the Common High Bandwidth Data Link Shipboard Terminal (CHBDL-ST) full duplex microwave communication link, test and evaluation program

Administered planning, cost estimating, and scheduling for the acquisition of a Land Based Test Site (LBTS), involving interfacing with the sponsor, prime contractors, SEDA contractors, and other government agencies

Coordinated with Public Works, Safety, HERO and COMSEC activities necessary to meet LBTS requirements

Naval Space Command 3/1998 – 11/1998

Program Manager of Relocatable Over-the-Horizon Radar (ROTHR)

Managed and funded drug traffic detection and interdiction resource

Utilized knowledge of High Frequency (HF) OTH radar concepts and operation to support the DO mission to identify and track suspected drug trafficking aircraft and ships throughout the Caribbean and South America, in support for the National Drug Control Strategy Plan and US Southern Command operational requirements

Oversaw the technical direction for the ROTHR (AN/TPS-71) Program system enhancements, upgrades, configuration control, management and operational deployment

Applied in-depth knowledge of the OTH radar to develop target detection/tracking by mitigation atmospheric noise and ground clutter which disguise a radar target signal and enhancing track location accuracy

Coordinated with the operational users of ROTHR data U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), Joint Interagency Task Force-East (JIATF-E), Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), U.S. Customs, and others to identify new operational requirements, recognize deficiencies, report on the status of upgrade efforts, and administer a cost benefit analysis to ensure maximum support within a restricted budgetary environment

Served as Acting U.S. NAVY Program Director for the Cooperative Radar Activity Program in Australia

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/AWARDS:

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Member 25 years

Association of Old Crows, Member 22 years

Global War on Terror Medal, 2010

Civilian Service Award - Army for Deployment to Iraq

Customer Excellence Award – GSA, 2003)

CNO Strategic Studies Group

Retired Adam James Hog - Letter of Appreciation

General Miller Army Civil Award - TF Troy

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS

Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma Training

SPRDE Level III/ Program Manager Level I

C4ISR Architecture Training

Analysis 101, 2009

Human Relations for Managers, 2006

Dell Carnegie Course, 2001

Foundations of Leadership, 2001

Program Management Courses – NSWC, 1992

Supervisory Development Course, 1990

T group Training

First Aid and Weapons Handling for the deployment to Iraq

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