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FERNANDO MANUEL ARCHER US Citizen had Secret Clearance

Chandler, AZ 85286

Email: ad3htk@r.postjobfree.com Cell (480) 241 - 6641 Home (480) 732 - 9562

EDUCATION

BS – Electrical Engineering, George Washington University, Washington D.C.

CAREER SUMMARY

SYSTEMS ENGINEER > 20 years’ experience in system design & development of software life cycles, products & systems. Systems, Software & Test Engineering, experience in system integration & test. Project Engineering / Lead Activities

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

Satellites & Aerospace Radio Frequency Testing

Language skills (Italian & Spanish)

Wireless Communications & Network Management

Telephony

Avionics

ISO9000

Six Sigma

COMPUTER & SOFTWARE SKILLS

MATLAB

Motorola 6800

Unix & VMS

Oracle / SQL

UML (Rational Rose)

Configuration, Requirement and Test Management tools: DOORS, JIRA, Confluence, Requisite Pro, ClearQuest / ClearCase, PVCS / Dimensions, Test Manager, WinRunner

Program Languages: ADA, (Visual) C, C++, C#, Java, COBOL, Assembly, Pascal, (Visual) Basic, Perl, FORTRAN, XML

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Iridium Chandler, AZ. Satellite Communications, 8/22 – 12/23

Senior Systems Engineer

Lead activities for System Integration & Test. Authored & rewrote System Test Strategy Plans and Test Plans to test the Integration of different Subsystems that were being developed and integrated, in order to verify the entire System

Coordinated and lead the definition of the strategy to test and verify the whole system of the firmware over the air centralized update system for Iridium devices via satellite. This strategy verified and validated the service before making it available to customers for the firmware updates on their Iridium and compatible devices. I collaborated and lead the different groups to get cooperation between them to design the architecture, develop the system, interface and integrate the various parts and make sure it is tested in a modular manner while being integrated. Contributed to the Deployment Strategy and developed and contributed to similar documents for other Iridium projects.

Ran Test Equipment to make RF data calls with to Engineering models of that satellites, verifying call connections via telemetry and other test tools.

Rewrote Failure Review Board Process document to provide guidelines for the process to be updated and implemented in the System Integration and Test division.

HONEYWELL Phoenix, AZ. General Avionics, 8/11 – 7/22

Advanced Senior Systems/Software Engineer

Project Engineering / Lead activities for Flight Controls & other. Authored & rewrote System Test Procedures, documents & scripts, to verify requirement implementation and software & system functionality.

Coordinating and driving Boeing 787 migration project (process, data, tools, build and configuration management systems) to a system using new configuration management tools. Interfaced with the teams that own the data, the build and tools teams and participated in the validation of the configuration management data activities. Lead the staffing activities to drive the effort to meet schedule. Tracking progress and taking action to mitigate issues obstructing schedule.

Coordinated and drove the effort in moving assets for the International Space Station from Torrance to Glendale. This included Proposal writing, staff allocation, budget estimation, implementing & managing schedules, asset evaluation, decision making and contracting Engineering expertise.

Drove the effort in migrating project data from one configuration management system to another by interfacing with teams that own the data and creating a structure in Clear Case to house the data. Selection of what data they wanted ported over and the definition and implementation of the verification process to determine that data integrity was not corrupted.

Coordinated work for Systems Tests and Run for Score Tests, assigning test development and Run for Score tests to Engineers to meet milestones. Updating metrics and reporting team status / progress to management. Assisting on the project by alleviating issues impeding progress.

Developed and wrote System Test Procedures and header files for the tests containing requirement tracing and verification information. Also, Reviewed and Moderated System Test Procedures and results of Engineers Globally

Developed and updated test documentation & performed testing to verify design & design modifications showing test compliance to requirements for SOI Audits.

Chaired SSRB processing System Change Requests SCRs to perform / update System, Development, Test & other work.

Lead Regression Analysis efforts for tracing and tracking implementation of Requirements and Requirement updates in the Verification Matrix.

Training / Mentoring junior engineers and new hires to understand and become productive with assigned tasks.

Systems Engineer for Honeywell Flight Controls Contracted through Kronos

Authored & rewrote system requirements, designed & redesigned for software standards in accord to DO-178B/C software standards.

Designed and modified control logic models using MATLAB, and C code generation.

Implemented updates according to customers’ specifications in the integration database supporting the development model logic and customizing C code generation.

Performed testing to verify design and design modifications of the customers’ requested modifications and updates.

Reviewed System and software document modifications and new design by peers / colleagues verifying requirement compliance before approved for development.

Systems Engineer for Honeywell Engines/APUs Contracted through Aversan

Update / rewrote the Plan for Software Aspects of Certification (PSAC) and the Software Development Plan. Performed analysis & modifications on System / Software requirements to verify & validate the requirements that cannot be tested for Auxiliary Power Units. Re-writing requirements to make them testable or verifiable by analysis. Writing & updating fault management test procedures for the software controlling hardware, showing requirement compliance.

Verification & Validation Systems Engineer for Honeywell Flight Controls Contracted through Manpower/Neeme Systems Solutions (NSS)

For Flight Controls Authored System Requirements, Test Cases, Test Plans & Procedures verifying the correct functionality and implementation of System Requirements for Software according to DO-178B/C software standards. Lead test execution, automation and authoring of Test Reports and involved in system tests reviews.

Developed & improved automated scripts to increase efficiency in testing software controlling hardware.

Requirement analysis performed, making sure requirements are verified using structural coverage and requirements matrix to verify complete requirements testing, resulting in no unknown behavior, no escape defects and no trace holes.

Executed and produced Test Reports for verification tests needed for software certification of the commercial aircrafts.

Updated Test Cases and Test Procedures with the Software / Hardware modifications flowed down from the Customer.

Regression test updates and execution to verify Software / Hardware integrity and compliance with Customer Requirement updates.

CONTRACT PROFESSIONALS, Scottsdale, AZ. Contracted to General Dynamics C4Systems

1/02 –07/09, 8/10 - 2/11

Software Integration & Test Engineer

Executed tests and wrote Software Integration, Software Test Plans & Test Cases, for three Software Government Projects. Created Test Cases & wrote Test Procedures & Test Scripts.

Executed, developed and modified test procedures and processed collected Radar and Satellite data. Processed and analyzed the data producing images, making improvements to get better quality imagery.

Participated in Test Reviews to analyze & reviewed System, Software, Interface and functional requirements.

Produced Test Case Traceability Matrix to the Software requirements tested by each Test Case & included in Test Plans.

Produced Software Test Reports for Software Qualification, Tests, Regression to timely field Software upgrades.

Reported Sw defects found in testing to Software developers, following through ensuring a fix or scheduled fixes.

GENERAL DYNAMICS, Gilbert, AZ. C4 Systems / GD-AIS

2005 – 2008

System Integration & Test Engineer

Wrote Acceptance Test Plans and Procedures, verified, rewrote and mapped System requirements, coordinated & verified test, scheduled test and planning of assembly, integration & test activities for the Software / Hardware project.

Created / modified Test Cases, coordinated procedures for the test, integration and assembly for system and subsystems by means of a matrix used by program management for procedure status of the Software / Hardware Project. Tracked, reviewed & approved procedure development and release.

Produced a project detailed schedule to the hour for payload assembly, integration & tests, with the hardware.

Chaired the optical payload working group formed to coordinate with the payload supplier so that all physical and software interfaces between the payload and the hardware are coordinated to facilitate integration. Also procuring all needed Mechanical and Electrical Ground Support Equipment.

Integrated and reviewed processes for the Common Process Framework, for Integration and Test and Development processes for the merging of two divisions of a company, resulting in a complete process mapping and coverage.

Managed, maintained and coordinated the activities on the software simulated bench for testing and installation before Hw/Sw updates on the project before deployment, resulting in completely tested Perl scripts, Attitude Control System validated and Hw/Sw with acceptable hot bench uptime.

Integrated and reviewed processes for the Common Process Framework, for Integration and Test and Development processes from Spectrum Astro and C4S System to GDAIS, resulting in a complete process mapping and coverage following ISO9000 and ISO9001 standards.

HONEYWELL Displays, Phoenix, AZ. Business Regional General Avionics, Systems Engineer

2001 – 2005

Authored and revised system requirements, system verification tests, reviewed software requirements documentation and attended Software Control Change Board meetings. Performed system tests and reviewed software test.

Developed system requirements for Software to display graphics & boot functionality for a software project component for Business and Regional Jets.

Configured / updated the data and data structure for the Hardware / Software interface with the bus on board in real time, resulting in a certified software interface approved to FAA standards & procedures to perform this with requirements for the interface in the Systems documentation according to DO-178B Software Standards. FAA Audits were involved.

Performed requirement management, tracking and analysis eliminating decomposition errors and inconsistencies, using Six Sigma methods, resulting in no escape defects or trace holes.

MOTOROLA, Chandler, AZ. NSS Operations Support System Division

2000 – 2001

Software Engineer / Integration & Test

Wrote test plans and procedures, creating test cases and conducted software tests, evaluated and implemented test tools, verified requirements, integrated software with hardware and mapped to test cases and executed.

Analyzed requirements for the software Operations Maintenance Center (OMC) and created verification cross reference matrices to map and write each requirement to one or more test cases, resulting in complete requirement verification.

Trained engineers in use and testing of Software cell phone info structure. Studied and tested system in Cork, Ireland, for implementation and use in Motorola process to develop 4th generation of the Software.

Verified and implemented corporate test tools and procedures for testing software functionality and requirements verification by studying test tools, resulting in implementing prototypes, giving demos & recommending tools to be used.

Wrote and executed tests and procedures according to ISO9000 standards. Trouble shot problems and reported defects to database system (ClearQuest), resulting in no ‘escape’ defects in domain.

QUALITY RESEARCHED PERSONNEL, Phoenix, AZ. Contracted to Motorola Iridium/Teledesic

1998 – 1999

Software Engineer / System Engineer, Integration & Test, Satellite Communications Division

Analyzed requirements and software prototype, wrote requirements, test scenarios, test threads and test cases. Used Software to monitor hardware, verified status and check the data quality of the communication devices. Technically assisted the anomaly resolution team board.

Tracked project hardware/software problems and addressed by uploading software patches.

TELEPAZIO, Chandler, AZ contracted to Motorola, Iridium.

1996 – 1998

System Engineer, Integration & Test, Satellite Communications Division

Performed software/hardware integration & testing using software developed to generate data for the whole system. Wrote test procedures, recorded and reported defects, verified nominal functionality of the of the Hardware / Software project.

Customized configuration of hardware allowing simple hardware fault injection, to test & verify fault management tests.

Developed and executed test procedures from functional specifications for hardware / software interface functionality using Radio Frequency & database for commands and telemetry

Developed and customized regression tests on software controlling hardware insuring their safety.

SLIGOS, Rome, Italy

1994 – 1996

Software Engineer/Integration & Test contracted to Telesoft & Alenia Spazio

Developed documentation for various stages of the software life cycle hardware project for the European Space Agency.

Created architectural and detail design documents, user manual and test plan and procedures testing the firm ware and the hardware, resulting in timely software delivery to the customer with no ‘escape’ defects.

Produced verification cross reference matrix, developing each test case mapped to a requirement.

Produced user and system requirements, architectural and detail design and developed the verification and validation test plans and procedures, meeting IS09000 standards.

SOFTEAM, Rome, Italy

1991 – 1993

Software Engineer & System Engineer contracted to Telespazio

Produced a satellite data archiving system simulator for the European / Italian space agencies - managed software developers.

Managed engineers assisting in setting up hardware and maintenance upgrades, conducted periodic backups and implemented network topology resulting in passage of military inspection.

TECHNODATA ITALIA, Rome, Italy

1987 – 1991

System & Application/Programmer contracted to The European Space Agency

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