John Smith

Senior Principal Systems Engineer and Architect

SUMMARY

I am only taking remote assignments

** **** ***** ** ************* in defining the overall technical solution including Risk Management and Quality Systems Management by interfacing directly with project management and design engineers with the goal of providing system level architectures and trade spaces necessary to support the end-users technical, financial and schedule needs. Primary activities include creation of system architecture using DODAF, performance prediction, system sizing analysis, creating technical requirements baselines and Verification and Validation planning. Systems Engineer specializing in Agile/SCRUM development,risk management, requirements management, verification and validation, FAA/FRA/FDA/DoD regulations, MBSE tool Cameo Enterprise Architect and DOORS. Applys DoDI 8500.2 and implements C4ISR policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for applying integrated, layered protection of the DoD information systems and networks under reference. Experience completing a data migration from Requisite Pro to DOORS. More than twenty-five years experience in requirements engineering (DOORS expert w/DXL scripting) for the defense, communications, financial industry, train control and medical device industry. Experinece in system architecture, Configutation/data management, risk mitigation, FMEA analysis, system testing/ simulation of navigation/guidance systems for airborne and ground based missile. Extensive experience in developing processes within the constraints of FDA/lSO Quality Systems. Led processes and groups of engineering in risk management, requirements management, verification and validation, Configuration/data management, process improvements, project management, software systems validation, process validation. Technical expertise in quality, risk management, systems engineering, software development, requirements management, verification/validation activities, process improvement, project management and test engineering,

Flight simulation…15 years Experience modeling complex systems, aircraft flight controls simulations at Wright Patterson AFB (3 years C/C++, Matlab and Simulink). Also 1 year at Air Force Manned Flight Simulation using the LAMARS manned flight simulator. While at Harris, I resurrected the Adaptive Multi-function Array (AMA) fortran simulation from a “broken box” of code to a working simulation.

Active DoD Secret clearance

EXPERIENCE

Boeing Aero Systems

Consultant on T7-A on Senior Principal Systems Engineering Requirements Engineer,Remotely

Sept 2021 to May 2022

Senior Principal systems engineering requirements engineer for T7-A trainer for US Navy.

Provides Provides Requirements Management for System specs, Vehicle Management Systems Computer LRU specs including the analysis, decomposition and allocation of high-level requirements, Verification/Validation planning using DOORS, ClearQuest and Sherlock.

Agiloe Scrum process for development

VCRM deevelopment

Consultant for Boeing Space Systems and NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Nov 2020 to May 2021

Senior Principal Systems Engineering Requirements Engineer

ICD engineer for Exploration Upper Stage (EUS) for Space Launch System (SLS) and DOORS expert

NASA Johnson Space Center

Senior Principal Systems Engineering Requirements Engineer Feb 2020 to May 2020

Provides Requirements Management for System specs, CIDS and SRS specs including the analysis, decomposition and allocation of high-level requirements, Verification/Validation planning for xEMU/xBMS/SAFER spacesuit battery programs

L3 Harris July 2019 to Jan 2020

Principal Systems Engineering Requirements Engineer

Provides Requirements Management for System specs, CIDS and SRS specs including the analysis, decomposition and allocation of high-level requirements utilizing the DOORS database application

Model Based Systems Engineering using Cameo Enterprise Architect

General Dynamics Land Systems Nov 2018 to July 2019

Principal Systems Engineering Requirements Engineer

Principal Systems Test engineer for Abrams A1M2 Tanks regression testing and new feature testing.

Provides Requirements Management for System specs, CIDS and SRS specs including the analysis, decomposition and allocation of high-level requirements utilizing the DOORS database application

Woodward Inc, Niles, Ill

Senior Principal Systems Engineering Requirements Engineer Feb 2018 to Aug 2018

Provides Requirements Management for System specs, CIDS and SRS specs including the analysis, decomposition and allocation of high-level requirements utilizing the DOORS database application on for Full Authority Digital Engine Controls (FADEC).

Planning, conducting and providing Technical Systems Engineering direction.

Develops solutions to complex problems.

Provides Verification Cross Reference Matrix for use in Requirements Management for System specs, CIDS and SRS specs for Full Authority Digital Engine Controls (FADEC).

Used Windchill PLM for document control

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Lexington, Kentucky

Senior Principal Systems Engineering Requirements Engineer Jul 2017 to Nov 2017

Provides Requirements Management for System specs, CIDS and SRS specs including the analysis, decomposition and allocation of high-level requirements utilizing the DOORS database application on for SOFSA.

Provides Verification Cross Reference Matrix for use in Requirements Management for System specs, CIDS and SRS specs for SOFSA.

Used Windchill PLM for document control

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Orlando, Florida

Senior Principal Systems Engineering Requirements Engineer Oct 2016 to Dec 2016

Provides Requirements Management for System specs, CIDS and SRS specs including the analysis, decomposition and allocation of high-level requirements utilizing the DOORS database application on IRST21

Provides Verification Cross Reference Matrix for use in Requirements Management for System specs, CIDS and SRS specs for IRST21.

Raytheon IDS, St Petersburg, Florida

Senior Principal Systems Engineering Requirements Engineer Apr 2016 to Oct 2016

Provides Requirements Management for System specs, PIDS and SRS specs including the analysis, decomposition and allocation of high-level requirements utilizing the DOORS database application on CEC

Applies DoDI 8500.2(Cyber Security) and implements C4ISR information systems and networks

under reference.

General Electric Aviation, Grand Rapids, Mich. Nov 2015 to Mar 2016

Senior Avionics Systems Requirements Engineer (Full time onsite consultant)

Provided Requirements Management including the analysis, decomposition and allocation of high-level requirements utilizing the DOORS database application

Member of avionics system engineering team for IMA for Boeing 777x.

Responsible for gathering the Systems requirements and performing appropriate UML analysis to document and deriving test plans through requirement tracing using Rational DOORS to ensure an efficient system development lifecycle processes.

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Pittsfield, Mass. Aug 2015 to Jan 1016

Principal Systems Engineering Requirements Engineer

Principal Systems Test simulation engineer for Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) regression testing and new feature testing.

Abbott Laboratories Medical Optics Feb 2015 to Apr 2015

Senior Systems Engineering Requirements Engineer

Responsible for Software requirements traceability from Next Generation LASIK in DOORS.

Analyzing user needs and risk mitigation efforts.

Defining the Software requirements for Next Generation LASIK in DOORS.for Quality Management Systems in order to achieve regulatory compliance in the medical device industries

Hospira, Inc, Lake Forest, Illinois Apr 2013 to Dec 2014

Senior Systems Engineering Requirements Engineer

Responsible for requirements traceability from legacy infusion pumps to current Infusion pump design in DOORS.

Design History maintenance

21 CFR Part 820

Analyzing user needs and risk mitigation efforts.

Defining the requirements for Quality Management Systems in order to achieve regulatory compliance in the medical device industries

Generating risk management checklist for ISO 60601-1 3.1 Edition

Hazard Analysis/Risk Management/FMEA/FMECA/Assurance Case development

Lockheed Martin MFC, Dallas Apr 2012 to Mar 2013

Senior Systems Engineering Requirements Engineer

Complete data migration of Requisite Pro database to DOORS 9.5

Rational Publishing Engine (RPE) to publish specifications from DOORS

Responsible for change and configuration management, document management, user access accounts and program requirements database. Developed Hardware and Software Procurement Specifications, Interface Control Documents (ICDs), Process Flow Diagrams, Use Case Diagrams and Functional Analysis Worksheets.

Specifications Development including Critical Item Development Specification (CIDS)

Sub-system/procurement specification development

Software QA process and procedure auditing

Develop top level requirements definition, requirements flow-down, requirements decomposition, technical risk identification, and requirements verification and validation using DOORS

Generate system specification and sub-system requirements documents including requirements traceability documents using DOORS.

Generate sub-system ICDs using Rhapsody

Generate/manage Requirements Compliance Matrix for A-Spec to System spec to sub-system spec

DOORS Change Proposal Management

System architecture (physical/logical)

CMMI

AS9100/ISO 9001

Hill-Rom Company, Batesville, IN Oct 2011 to February 2012

Senior Systems Engineering Requirements Engineer

Develop top level requirements definition, requirements flow-down, requirements decomposition, technical risk identification, and requirements verification and validation for a new Bariatric hospital bed for morbidly obese patients using DOORS

Generate system and sub-system requirements documents including requirements traceability documents using DOORS

Develop and track risk mitigation, integration, and test plans using DOORS

Complete development of medical devices which include requirement gathering using Voice of Customer (VOC) and Language Processing techniques

Requirements formulation compliant to FDA 21 CFR part 820

Provide systems engineering guidance to lower level systems engineers, engineers and other technical support personnel

Coleman Aerospace in Orlando, Fl May 2011 to Aug 2011

Senior Systems Engineering Requirements Engineer

Develop top level requirements definition, requirements flow-down, requirements decomposition, technical risk identification, and requirements verification and validation using DOORS

Generate system and sub-system requirements documents including requirements traceability documents using DOORS

Develop detailed engineering schedules in support of Program Integrated Master Schedules and Integrated Master Plans (IMP/IMS)

Provide support and information to Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) activities

Develop and track risk mitigation, integration, and test plans

Provide systems engineering guidance to lower level systems engineers, engineers and other technical support personnel

Manage and balance the technical, cost, and schedule parameters to meet program commitments

Interface with customers, partners, subcontractors and IPT members to provide technical direction, oversight and information

Communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings

Creation of requirements documents, the functional analysis, decomposition and allocation of high-level requirements for specifications writing for E-LRALT THAAD missile.

Support writing and costing design sections of proposals

Sikorsky Aircraft in Huntsville, AL March 2010 - February 2011

Senior Consultant on UH-60M Requirements

UH-60M Flight Management System (FMS) upgrade. DO-178B traceability. DOORS 9.2. Software development, scripting, automated test equipment (ATE). Software Requirements Specifications (SRS) development. Software Test Document (STD) development. Integrated Definition Document (IDD) development

DXL scripting to assist in ATE scripting

(Out of Industry: Unemployed/searching for work) November 2007 – March 2010

Rockwell Collins in Melbourne, FL (Volt Services) December 2006 - November 2007

Senior Avionics Systems Requirements Engineer

Provided Requirements Management including the analysis, decomposition and allocation of high-level requirements utilizing the DOORS database application

Member of avionics system engineering team for Configurable Integrated Surveillance System (CISS) for Boeing 787.

Responsible for gathering the Systems requirements and performing appropriate UML analysis to document and deriving test plans through requirement tracing using Rational DOORS to ensure an efficient system development lifecycle processes.

Member of avionics system engineering team for Next Generation Avionics Program (NGAP) directly in charge for writing both legacy/new Business Analysis (BA) process flows/specifications for the Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) and assembling then into DOORS. Also writing the MOPS (RTCA DO-189) testing procedures for the DME and applying RTCA DO-178B and DO-254 to the design.

Responsible for writing procedures for Robustness Testing for CISS flight test situations including multi-path, over water conditions, EMI in-flight Robustness Testing.

Risk management tasks included risk identification, risk assessment and risk mitigation plan definition of system level risks on the assigned platform.

Motorola in Plantation, FL (InfonetCG) April 2006 - December 2006

Senior Systems Requirements Engineer

Provided key role in design meetings of Company-wide Business Analyst Tool/Process for Motorola’s System Process & Tool Group that demonstrates the improvements in Quality using UML and DOORS – Requirements Management Support Environment (RMSE) to manage BA/ Systems requirement documents’ configuration (DOORS Requirement Management Support Environment).

DXL scripting for enhance the use of RMSE

General Dynamics C4ISR Systems January 2006 - March 2006

Senior System Engineer

Led the software integration and test of the embedded Level One Sensor Fusion Linux test tools for the Future Combat Systems.

Applys DoDI 8500.2 and implements C4ISR information systems and networks under reference

Wrote test plans,test procedures and test cases for embedded software.

Ensured plans were specifically designed to match the requirements of the embedded systems to the appropriate spiral of the development cycle.

Demonstrated system maintainability program by performing failure mode reporting of system through the ClearDDTS tracking tool.

BAE Systems (TAC Worldwide) May 2005 - December 2005

Senior System Requirements Analyst

Supported the Future Combat Systems Embedded Training Systems PIDS requirements team by providing System/ analysis of system requirements/process flows and derivation of requirements for the project’s Training Common Component.

DOORS sys admin

Hardware Specification Lead for OneTESS, headed by AT&T Government Solutions Inc.

Florida Department of State Division of Elections January 2005 - March 2005

Senior System Software Architect

Responsible for updating the Florida Voting System Specification in the areas of Software standards, security and overall system certification. This system was entirely embedded software (c/c++) hardware.

Citibank Card Technologies, Jacksonville, Florida June 2004 - December 2004

Senior System Requirements Engineer

Data warehousing, System Integration, Testing web testing of new acquisitions (for Credit Card Members). This included total end to end testing of data entry, credit verification and data delivery to credit card member database.

CMMI auditing

AS9100/ISO 9001

Cubic Defense Applications, Orlando, FL January 2004 - April 2004

Senior Simulation System Requirements Analyst

Provided SW/HW System requirements gathering / UML analysis to document and derive test plans/procedures through requirement tracing for small arms training simulations.

Performed failure mode reporting using tracking tools (ClearQuest and QuickTest Pro).

Perry Technologies, Riviera Beach, FL July 2002 - July 2003

Senior System Requirements Engineer

Responsible for generating systems requirements verification matrices used during integration and test for the underwater submersible vehicles that are being built by Perry Technologies.

Worked with a team to develop, integrate, test, and install sensor and information systems. Performed system analysis, developed system specifications, tracked, verified and validated performance requirements.

CMMI auditing

AS9100/ISO 9001

General Dynamics Land Systems,Tallahassee, FL Dec 2001 to May 2002

System Engineer

Converted HP-UX Basic ATE software to software that was developed in a MS-Windows/LABView environment.

Centerpoint Broadband Technology, Melbourne, FL Dec 2000 to May 2001

Senior Production Hardware/Software Test Engineer

Involved in the leading of the entire production test team for the Wireless Business Unit (WBU) in Melbourne.

Executed/documented functional PCBA testing and LRU(including embedded systems) testing.

Centerpoint Broadband Technology, Melbourne, FL Dec 2000 to May 2001

Senior Production Hardware/Software Test Engineer

Involved in the leading of the entire production test team for the Wireless Business Unit (WBU) in Melbourne.

Executed/documented functional PCBA testing and LRU(including embedded systems) testing.

GE Harris Railway Electronics, Melbourne, FL Oct 1996 to Dec 2000

System Integration and Software Test Engineer (C++)

Provided project management, planning, execution and documentation of system/metrics and integration testing of the Company’s Positive Train Separation (PTS) embedded software/GPS product using WinRunner/LoadRunner/XRunner (now part of HPQC).

Provided UNIX, Windows NT system/TC-IP network administrator for the PTS lab. As project engineer for the High Speed Yard Radio project for BNSF and UPSP railroads, my team’s design/tested all hardware/software involved in this WAN project.

Provided studies tasked by CSX RR to study the capacity improvement and throughput enhancement of two corridors of a major class 5 US railroad our team performed through-put simulations using Matlab/Simulink by simulating the scheduling and movement planning of rail traffic through a specified corridor during a specified time period. Used Perl scripting to analyse the data in these studies.

Analex Space System Inc-Kennedy Space Center, FL Jan 1990-Dec 1990

Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Reviewed contractor documents for Space Station Freedom Project and authored the Software Quality Assurance Plan for the Space Station at Kennedy Space Center.

EDUCATION

Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

BS Aeronautical and Astronautical Systems Engineering

MS Aeronautical and Astronautical Systems Engineering

SKILLS

DoDI 8500.2(Cyber Security) for C4ISR

Flight simulation…15 years Experience modeling complex systems, aircraft flight controls at Wright Patterson AFB (some Matlab and Simulink)

Quality Management Systems including SQA

JIRA at Hospira

TeamCenter and Winchill (PLM product) at Lexington w/Lockheed

Enovia(PLM Product) at Hospira

Requirements/Quality management

Risk Management

Assurance/Safety Cases

Specifications Development

Mil-STD-961E

DOORS (25 plus years) w/some DXL scripting including data migration to DOORS

MKS ToolKit

Perl scripting

Mercury Interactive products (now called HPQC) WinRunner/LoadRunner/XRunner

ISO 14971

IEC 60601-1 3.1

ARP475A

DO-178b

MIL-STD-461

SysML

DO-254

DO-160

Integrated Product Teams experience

Flight Management Systems

C++/VxWorks

Visio

MS Office

CMMI auditing

AS9100/ISO 9001

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