Air Force Engineer

ROBERT CRAVEN

Systems Engineering Project Manager

801-***-**** ***.*******@*****.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-craven-ba9068188/ Logan, Utah 84341 SKILLS • Program management (Agile) • Team leadership • Personnel management

• Earned Value Management • Product improvement and quality • Fluent proficiency in French

• Telerobotics • Robotics real-time automation • Service robots

• Finite Element Analysis • Spatial coordinate transformation • Computer Aided Design

• Software development • C++ and Visual Basic • Java, Java Script

• MS SQL Server • MS Office including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access EDUCATION Master of Science, Systems Engineering, Robotics Emphasis Jun 1994 Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Propulsion Emphasis Aug 1979 University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

WORK HISTORY Software Support Administrator, IMS, Salt Lake City Corporation, UT May 1997 - Dec 2019

• Automated 15+ city processes for business applications using Java and Visual Basic.

• Developed city finance and contract management software in PowerBuilder.

• Automated database management algorithms in SQL Server and Informix.

• Performed program management in Agile using daily stand-up, retrospective and planning sessions.

• Coordinated team efforts in product improvement. Major, USAF, Deputy Chief of Operations, Utah Test and Training Range, UT Aug 1979 - Jun 1996

• Led Propulsion Engineering Team of 20+ military, civilian and contract engineers for GPS Launch Vehicle, including stand-up, retrospective and planning performance reviews.

• Chaired 10+ review and testing boards for Launch Vehicle Systems to put 24+ GPS Satellites into orbit.

• Authored 15+ statements of work defining system requirements and product definitions

• Managed 15+ Air Force programs using Earned Value Management of Cost and Schedule PROFESSIONAL

ACHIEVEMENTS

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

US Air Force Program Manager

US Air Force System Safety Engineer

US Air Force Human Factors Engineer

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PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS

“Interactive visual specification of robot position”; R. Craven, et.al.; 1992 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Chicago, IL, USA, 1992, pp. 1431-1435 vol.2.

(https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/271582)

“Visual specification of robot motion”; R. Craven, et.al.; Proceedings of the IEEE 1992 National Aerospace and Electronics Conference@m_NAECON 1992, Dayton, OH, USA, 1992, pp. 705-708 vol.2. (https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/220518)

“Design and modeling of a two-link flexible-arm robot manipulator”; R. M. Craven; Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Wright State University, 1994

(https://catalog.libraries.wright.edu:443/record=b1877137~S7)

“In order to provide a testing platform for light weight, multi-link, flexible arm manipulators for research, CAD and Finite Element Analysis Methods were used to design, build, model and test a light weight, multi-link, flexible arm manipulator.”

REFERENCES DEYOUNG, MARK

CHAIRMAN, CEO (RETIRED) VISTA OUTDOOR

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BENTLEY, AARON

DIRECTOR INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES

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BELLAMY, SPENCER

SUPERVISOR INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES

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GOFF, ORION E.

DIRECTOR COMM. DEV. - BUILDING SERVICES

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