Yonas Yeshanew

***** **** ** * ● Edmonds, WA **026 ● 425-***-**** ● adc5kz@r.postjobfree.com

Desired employment

Aerospace Electrical Integration Engineer

Executive Summary

Core Qualifications

Education

Experienced engineering and management professional with over 12 years of commercial aviation experience in Avionics systems engineering, hardware development, integration, IFE and connectivity, execution of hardware and software projects, process re-engineering, specialized in project and program management, experienced in complete project cycle from analysis, architecture and design, through development and deployment especially on IFE and connectivity projects on B767, B777 and B787.

Project Management

Program Management

Customer Management

Team Building and Coaching

IFE and connectivity

Aircraft Avionics System Design, Test and Troubleshooting

Machine Learning and AI Fundamentals

Requirement Analysis and Gathering

Agile Methodology

System Design and test bench development

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Process re-engineering

Aircraft engineering and maintenance program

2016 University of Greenwich, London, UK

MBA International Business

2006 Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering

Professional Experience

Director Aircraft Engineering and Planning, 03/ 2017 to 08/ 2019

Ethiopian Airlines-Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Managed team of engineers (more than 160) under 5 managers and executed operation and projects with a total annual budget of more than USD 400 million

Led multidisciplinary team of professionals from Ethiopian Airlines, Boeing, Airbus and Bombardier in B787, B777, A350 and Q400 aircraft reliability-based software, bench testing systems and hardware modifications.

Program managed aerospace projects namely wire harness manufacturing, Seat cover manufacturing and Insulation Blanket manufacturing with Boeing engineering and supply chain team and other suppliers.

Project managed cabin/ WIFI In-flight Entertainment Systems renovation on B767 and Ka-band internet connectivity projects for B737-Max, A350, B777 and B787 with Thales, Boeing and Sita-Onair.

Project managed Direct Accumulation Counting System (DACS) software for RR engines in B787 and A350 with RR team which used Machine Learning and AI concepts resulting an annual saving of USD 40 million.

Project managed Automatic Aircraft Health Monitoring Systems and e-enabling project for B787

Participated in many professional meetings with aviation regulatory bodies, software suppliers, aircraft manufacturers and component manufacturers and suppliers; and contributed feedback on many technical areas.

Selected for top leadership successor program and acquired Certificate of Business Leader Development Programme from University of Oxford, London UK.

Project managed in-house test capability development for B787 and A350 avionics components by Automatic Test Equipment (ATEC6000).

Manager Aircraft Maintenance Planning and Records Control, 06/ 2015 to 03/ 2017

Ethiopian Airlines-Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Proposed, project managed and implemented a software system for phase maintenance approach on B787, B777, B767, B757, B737-NG and Q400 which increased aircraft availability per the demand of marketing department.

Project managed Q-pulse software implementation for Quality Assurance system.

Project managed in-house Optical Character Recognition (OCR) system for aircraft records archiving and aircraft data management system.

Project managed Pratt & Whitney Canada’s FAST (Flight Acquisition Storage and Transmission System) for Q400 engine diagnostic, prognostic and health-management.

Project managed process re-engineering and SAP implementation in Ethiopian airlines

Coordinated in-house test and troubleshooting capability for complete Thales avionics components used in in-flight and connectivity systems.

Resident Engineer-Project Manager for Ethiopian B787s, 06/ 2016 to 09/ 2016

Boeing-Seattle, WA

Project managed, coordinated and monitored production of six B787-8s that Ethiopian ordered

Resolved hardware and software problems successfully with Boeing engineers as a team.

Participated in bench testing of critical avionics and composite components of B787 before installation.

SR. Avionics Engineer, 11/ 2007 to 06/ 2015

Ethiopian Airlines-Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Developed product and reliability improvement modification Engineering Orders (EOs) for the following aircraft: Boeing B737NGs, B757-200, 767-300 and 777-200LR/-300, B787 and Q400

Project managed requirement identification, system design, vendor selection and implementation of avionics test stand, special tools, test set, software, test software defect/ bug tracking systems, hardware and cards, infrastructures, modification and upgrading of existing test systems.

Project managed requirement identification, system design and software development for avionics components for in-house testing, simulation and repair capability development

Worked on sensors including linear variable differential transformers, resistance temperature detectors, thermocouples, pressure transducers, smoke detectors, torque sensors and resolvers

Designed and developed test solutions for B/E, UTC, Honeywell and Collins avionics components using Python

Participated in avionics hardware and software system design and improvement initiatives with Boeing, Airbus and Bombardier engineering teams in Root-cause test failures to ensure issues are understood and developed and implemented mitigations as part of a process of continuous improvement

Selected commercial-off-the-shelf hardware test stands and designed in-house custom PCBAs to measure signals, apply flight-like loads, and power units under test per manufacturer’s component maintenance manuals (CMMs)

Trainings and certifications

B737-600/700/800/900 Airframe, Power plant and Avionics systems, RF communication

Solid State Flight Data Recorders

Airlines Regulation, Technical Policy & Procedures

Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE)

Project Management, Coaching skill and practical assessment and Negotiation skill

Supervisory Management

Python programming, access web data, data base, data structures and visualizing data

Java programming from MIT

Machine Learning

HFS-900 Transceiver System

Agilent VEE (Virtual Engineering Environment) programming

Thales Avionics i5000 Line and Base Maintenance for B777-200LR

B777-200LR systems familiarization training

Electrical Wiring Interconnection System (EWIS)

Aviation regulations (local ECAA, FAA and EASA regulations) and DO-254

Occupational safety and health

Human Factor in maintenance

MATLAB

Awards in Ethiopian Airlines

Awarded appreciation letter from CEO for best project execution for more than 3 times

Appreciation letter from COO for process improvement project in ET MRO

Year 2014, 2016 and 2018 IOSA MRO Audit project manager - passed the audit with zero findings.

Managing Director of Ethiopian airlines Aircraft Maintenance, Overhaul and Repair provided his appreciation and recommendation for technical capability, energy and synergy via LinkedIn and in letter.

Social skills and competences

Ability to work individually and as a team, self-motivated, confident in handling new tasks, flexible in assignments, attentive to detail, able to work under tight deadlines, able to network effectively, good communication skills with clients and partners, good ability to adapt to multicultural environments, open minded, ability to look for creative solutions, recognizing/understanding others' point of view, aptitude for hands-on problem solving .

Organizational skills and competences

Understands ethics, company mission, vision and values, organizational culture, leading workgroups and facilitation of team members, a strong passion for technology, aerospace, aviation, aircraft and spacecraft systems.

Technical skills

Aerospace industry and specifically (IFE) In-Flight Entertainment experience

Experience in system integration and test, IP networking, WiFi systems, wiring, USB's Video and In-flight passenger amenities and installation.

Experience in RF Communication, HF/VHF, SATCOM, Navigation, Autopilot, Flight Management systems

Understanding of metrology, sources of measurement error, and uncertainty analysis

Experience with test equipment and measurement techniques to verify and validate product requirements

Machine Learning: Linear regression, Logistic regression, Neural networks, Regularization, Support Vector Machines, Clustering, Anomaly detection, Recommender systems, large scale machine learning

Avionics engineering: system design, test procedure development, hardware and software selection, device software experience, test bench development, circuit analyzing, testing and troubleshooting

Experience in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Project, Visio, SharePoint and Catia Electrical software packages

Understanding of electrical schematics and electronics manufacturing

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