SYSTEMS / SOFTWARE ENGINEER

System Engineer ~ Requirement Management ~ Facility CM Analyst ~ Embedded Software Engineer ~ Verification Engineer ~ Software Testing ~ Software Engineer ~ DBA

Award winning, highly accomplished Systems/Software Engineer with proven track record managing highly complex projects on time, and to the highest quality for GHG Corporation, KBR/Granherne, MEI Technology, NASA, and other aerospace, defense, software companies, Oil and Gas. Innovative and analytical team player with sophisticated technical knowledge. Innovative problem solver and performs job with active listening, determination, team work and positive attitude to hard work. Easily interact with clients, colleagues, vendors, staff, and executive management and effectively bridge the gap between business and technology teams. Strong open source advocate, additionally proficient in:

Design Process Improvement Best Practices

Requirement Management Avionics / GN&C Automation

Requirement Traceability Database Administration Risk Management

System Engineering Testing

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Systems: Microsoft Windows XP, UNIX; Solaris, Linux A, VMS, PSOS

Languages: HTML, Visual Basic 6.0, Power Builder 5.0, TCL, Rapid Control for Web, and TCL/TK 8.0 (GUI), Test Command Language (TCL)

Databases: SQL, SQL Server, MS Access, Oracle, Polyhedra 4.0, and PVCS Tracker

Tools: Auto CAD 2011, PRO-E, IDEAS 6A, DynaCADD, PSpice, MATLAB

Requirement Management Tool: CRADLE, DOORS, Interleaf, Quick Silver, Continuus, MS Access

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

GHG Corporation/Lockheed Martin Contract, Houston, Texas 12/2015 – Present

System Engineer (Orion Project – ECLSS Subsystem)

Managed more than 2000 Requirements/Verifications and their parents for traceability (CRADLE/DOORS)

Reviewed Components Specifications to find appropriate higher level parent/s

Ensure the Cradle Database supports a robust SE program

Ensure flow-down allocation of requirements are consistent with standard SE practice (Cradle/DOORS)

Accomplishments

Developed in-house Requirement Traceability Tool to assist in finding the appropriate parent/s or children.

Provided Gap Analysis from Top Level Requirement to Components Level Requirements to the customers.

Developed Risk Management and Opportunity Application.

Developed Forms, Views, Queries, and Report in CRADLE per Customer requirements

Developed templates in Cradle for using Document Publisher to produce Component Specifications

Export SW Requirements from Cradle and Import into DOORS SW weekly basis.

Developed Reports from DOORS (in Excel/Word) per customer require.

KBR/Granherne, Houston, Texas 04/2014 – 06/2015

Sr. Technical Advisor/System Engineer

Ensure the workflows for Project are consistent with standard SE practices

Review Project Requirements to ensure they are consistent with standard SE practices

Ensure the contents of ConOps, System Requirements, Verification and Validation Plans and Product Breakdown Structure (PBS) for the System are consistent with standard SE practices

Ensure the BP Intent is captured for the assigned System Engineering Area

Ensured Cradle Database supports a robust SE program

Ensure the flow-down allocation of requirements are consistent with standard SE practice

Trained all the engineers and customer on CRADLE/System Engineering

Accomplishments

Developed System Engineering Architect in CRADLE for the Project/s

Uploaded all the requirements System, Subsystem, PBS, TBXs, V&VD, References, into CRADLE

Developed Traceability for top-to-bottom and bottom-to-up

Developed in-house Requirement Traceability Tool, Configuration Change Board (CCB) and Lesson Learned Tool.

Provided Gap Analysis for all the subsystems from the SRR requirements to Statement of Requirements (SoR) to the customers.

Developed Template for SRR, V&VD, TBXs, ICTN, and SoRs per Customer required

Developed Forms, Views, Queries, and Report in CRADLE per Customer required

Bastions Technology, Houston, Texas 08/2013 – 01/2014

System Engineer

Reviewed System Requirement Review (SRR) and System Design Review (SDR) products for Space Suit (Space Suit Specs, Drawing Trees, Software Development Plan (SDP), Software Development Folder (SDF), Power Communication Avionic Interface (PCAI Subsystem).

Traced all the requirements NPR 1750.2 to Statement of Work (SOW) to SDP.

Oversight subcontract SDP Plan

Accomplishments

Input all the documents (NPR 1750.2, SDP, and SOW)/requirements (PCAI Subsystems) into Requirement Management Tool (CRADLE) traced top to bottom and bottom to up.

Wrote PCAI Subsystems Requirements and verifications (Harness, Power Distribution Assembly, Suit Control Assembly, and Battery) loaded into CRADLE with traceability.

Developed in-house Requirement Traceability Tool and Lesson Learned Tool.

MEI Technology, Houston, Texas 01/2008 – 04/2013

Facility CM Analyst

Perform physical configuration walkthroughs of facility support systems to ensure as designed baseline matched the as built baseline.

Participate in system reviews (CCB/TRR) to meet facility and hardware requirement/s.

Accomplishments

Earned three Accomplishment Awards for outstanding project contributions.

Developed an Automated Hazard Analysis tool utilizing (CRADLE) to decrease time for processing by 50%.

Developed Mobile Application for Safe Plan of Action (SPA) Audit Checklist.

Developed a technique to provide support for a Recession Analysis for various Configuration Models using MS Access and Excel with multi-million data points and graphs per model.

Developed an in-house data management system tool for tracking hardware drawings.

Wrote Requirement Management Course in System Engineering Certificate for ESCG.

System Engineer/Requirement Management, Constellation Program (CxP), Space Suit, and Long Life Battery and Charger

Performed traceability analysis from Project Technical Requirement Specification (PTRS) to End Item Specification, PTRS to Interface Control Document, PTRS to Verification (Battery and Charger) and vice versa using CRADLE.

Managed all requirements for Space Suit and published the Constellation Program CxP Space Suit Element Requirements Document.

Wrote a Space Suit Requirements, verification and analyze TBD/TBR to fulfill the requirements of Constellation Space Suit

Accomplishments

Earned three Accomplishment Awards for outstanding project contributions from NASA.

Developed an Interface and Requirement Management course for the life cycle of system engineering using CRADLE.

Trained department engineers in use of the Requirement Management Tool (CRADLE).

Developed a Requirement Traceability tool for the Space Suit Element and JWST Project using MS Access and VB Application.

Developed and published Extravehicular Mobility Unit, Lithium Ion Battery and Charger Verification & Validation Documents.

The Boeing Company, Houston, TX 12/01- 01/08

Embedded Software Engineer, ISS GNC FSW

As an Instrumentation Product Command List (IPCL) Focal Point, provided delivery of Guidance Navigation Control (GNC) IPCL Standard-In files at/or before schedule.

Revised and updated IPCL Process and Desk Instructions and provided training to department engineers in use.

Generated Command Description Document and Telemetry Description Document after the IPCL delivery

As IT Focal Point, updated and maintained Houston Software Development GNC internal web page.

Accomplishment:

Developed an IPCL Tool to generate automate Std-In files

System/Verification Engineer, Ground Midcourse Defense Program, Huntsville, AL

As a Test Exerciser (TEx) Product Lead, coordinated the system engineering process, applied the certification/verification process and provided product oversight.

Met customer’s expectations through support team lead in ensuring the TEx Product was complete on time.

Ensured data are produced and provided to support TEx Accreditation to customer

Ensured data are produced and provided to meet the requirements linked to Common Objective’s (CO’s) and data requirements (using DOORS).

Provided 100% review of the CO’s and closure evidence.

Coordinated the team’s commitments with Boeing/NG/JPO.

Accomplishment:

Earned Accomplishment and Appreciation Awards for outstanding project contributions from Boeing.

Increased technical capabilities of team by providing a software tool for traceability top-to-bottom and bottom-to-top requirements.

Software Testing, ISS Command & Data Handling (C&DH) Program, Huntsville, AL

Supported development and delivery of assigned tasks to assure on-schedule completion of TIER III product Block test-specific milestones.

Developed procedures, scripts, dry runs and peer reviews.

Completed Formal Quality Test at or before scheduled due date.

Accomplishment:

Earned Appreciation Award for outstanding project contributions from Boeing.

Developed a tool for traceability (procedures to test cases) using Microsoft Access.

Embedded Software and System Development System Engineer (SDS), GMD Program, Huntsville, AL

Maintained Change Request (CR) Database

Maintained Action Item using PVCS Tracker Database

As a SW Risk Focal Point, maintained and kept track of all SW Risk for Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System (GMDS) Program

Accomplishment:

Wrote and Published Risk Management Document and Process for GMDS Program

Wrote Database Application for Software Risk Control

Raytheon System Company, Dallas, TX 08/99-07/00

Software Engineer and DBA

Matrix Database using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic Application

Developed the ability;

oTo search through the data for specific records using search criteria.

oTo sort out the data in useful order.

oTo print meaningful reports.

oTo be used by multiple users

To automatically to log changes made to the data (for auditing purpose).

Accomplishment:

Developed an application to interact with classified and unclassified documents, Repository in a Box (RIB) Project using Oracle 8I.

Developed an automated application to keeping track of all Action Items using Oracle 8I (Forms and Reports) and MS Access.

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND PUBLICATION

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Southern University A & M College, LA - 1999

Certification in System Engineering, Jacobs Engineering - ESCG - 2008

Certificate in Rational Clear Case Fundamentals, Rational Clear Case Administration, Applying Rational Clear Case Metadata, Rational University - 3/02 - 03/02

Certification in Project Management, Development Support, Software Requirement, Software Design, Software Construction and Design, Best Practices and Emerging Technologies, UAH, Huntsville, AL - 2002 – 2003

Certification in Oracle Developer Application – 2002

Published Risk Management Control Document for GMD – 2002

President of India Center of Clear Lake (ICCL)

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