Senior System Safety Engineer

EDUCATION

City University of Seattle – Seattle, WA

Doctor of Education- Specialized Study in Global Applied Leadership on System Safety Engineering and Analysis Platform

GPA 3.9

US Army School of Engineering and Logistics – Texarkana, TX

Certified System Safety Engineer: C.S.E.

MS Equivalent/Alignment

Army Engineering School

Hampton University – Hampton, VA

Master of Education, Specialized: Physical Chemistry

GPA 3.8

California State University of Northridge – Northridge, CA

Bachelor of Arts, Industrial Psychology; Minor: Pre-Med

GPA 3.9

EXPERIENCE

ACL Digital ALTEN Calsoft Labs – San Jose, CA

Senior System Safety Engineer

Leadership 20 + years of experience; worked collaboratively across functional teams to gather requirements to perform and validate safety analysis, support/oversee peer reviews. Performed various analyses to optimize the total system of systems and system architecture

Provided System Safety Process Guidance to BCA derivative programs; knowledgeable on processes and artifacts related to ARP 4761 and ARP 4754

Developed, validated, and verified MFTAs, including coordination with allocated systems; Reviewed system-level FTAs and System Safety Assessment documents. Experience using software tools for requirements management and system safety analysis.

Reviewed System Safety Assessment documents with moral and interpersonal courage to speak up when safety deficiencies could impact program schedule and cost.

Systems Safety excellent written and verbal experience and communication skills

Independent Consultant – Variety of WA /CA. Projects with significant client impact leading with project management skills/experience from cradle to cradle.

The Boeing Company – JSC Houston, TX

Senior System Safety Engineer (8 Years)

Responsible for developing Space Shuttle Orbiter Program systems safety, reliability, and maintainability requirements.

Performed systems analysis: Preliminary Hazard Analysis, System Hazard Analysis, Subsystem Hazard Analysis, Operating and Support Hazard Analysis, Functional Hazard Analysis, Software Hazard Analysis, Design/Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, and Fault Tree Analysis.

Developed policies, standards training, and safe operating procedures to support design

throughout the system life cycle. Independently driven to seek improvement opportunities in the review processes. Developed requirements for fault detection algorithms to mitigate safety hazards. Collaborated with NASA to ensure hazard analysis, safety requirements, and fault management strategy meet contract requirements.

Ensured regular workplace collaboration of assessments requiring interpersonal, communication, knowledge sharing, and strategy skills to the appropriate teams. Interfaced with engineering functions leading change across management, customers, and suppliers at all levels.

Ability to work across multi-functional and multi-disciplinary teams and follow up on significant incident investigations, completed internal and external incident investigation reports. Prepared the integration of control systems into the design of new and existing equipment. Resolutions to Adaptive Complex System Problems.

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group (BCAG) - Everett, WA

Senior Systems Engineering Specialist (AS9/PC-4 – Contractor 1 year)

Participated in BCAG Design Analysis Process Improvement scoping and planning team producing the response to the 767-400 Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) A Corporate Audit. Participated in the design & implementation of the 767-400ER Design Analysis Process, which identified program risk and recommended specific risk reduction actions.

Addressed processes and artifacts of knowledge and skills related to ARP 4761 and ARP 4754 with additional knowledge of Mil-Std 882E. Documented, authored, and led the team for 767-400ER Functional Analysis and Safety Assessment Process Guidance document (D925T703).

Participated and assisted in developing Design Analysis Process Improvement processes and tools. Captured and characterized pertinent analysis for 767-400ER.

Organized technical aspects of proposal development from bid decision to submittal of the proposal to customer. Senior team member on the Airplane Level Analysis Team for 767-400ER, developing the Verification Summary of the design against requirements.

Activities ensured closure on requirements compliance and provided a documented record of product function and performance. Performed tasks of validation of requirements and design by analysis, which ensured that the requirements were correct, and the design worked.

Analysis traced to ensure decomposition and define lower-level requirements to ensure proper system integration and response to top-level requirements.

Analysis activities were an integral part of the function definitions and decomposition of the airplane. The primary tool used in this effort was DOORS 4.1 with other supporting MS applications.

Received training in the following areas: Statemate-A dynamic modeling tool used for creating and exercising formalized dynamic models, and General Familiarization for the 767 Airplane.

Boeing Commercial Space Company/Sea Launch Project – Long Beach, CA

Senior System Safety Engineer (1 Year contract)

Researched, developed, analyzed, designed, and tested company products using engineering and scientific principles. Developed and implemented standards and

procedures for technical mitigation. Coordinated hazardous activities with the contractor, mission personnel, and development/maintenance subcontractors.

Evaluated processes for compliance with standards, determined requirements, and coordinated implementation of hazard control. Provided oversight in support of hazardous operations, the point of contact for project hazard identification and resolution. Developed and integrated aerospace and marine contingency with emergency procedures.

Translated engineering/scientific concepts from preliminary ideas through the product/system life cycle.

Supported anomaly/accident/incident investigations and verified implementation of corrective actions.

Excellent Project management skills and experience in cultural intelligence with cross-functional geographic teams.

Supported sites with emergency response preparation, including training and drills.

Developed and implement management experience to address all personnel to ensure understanding of customer relationships, leading engineering efforts to meet timelines w/best solutions.

Communicate effectively to all levels, from floor to corporate executives, the progress and trends towards achieving excellence in compliance.

The Boeing Company – Huntington Beach, CA

Senior System Safety Engineer (3 Years)

Developed critical thinking skills to define and implement system analysis requirements: Performed various safety analyses and identified and resolved potential mechanical and electrical hazards to coordinate with engineering design, operations, personnel, customer, and other contractors as required.

Utilized knowledge of and familiarity with international product safety/development and regulatory compliance of industry best practices MIL-STD- 882E, -975, MIL-HNBK -217F, 516C including NASA Safety Standards and Guidebooks: NSTS-22254, -22206; NASA-STD-8719.13, NPG 8715.3 and North American Federal / State regulations, codes, by-laws; knowledge of an auditor's role in planning, leading and following-up on a management system audit per ISO 19011, ISO 21448, ISO 26262, ISO 14971, IAEA Safety Standards, CMMI.

Collaborated with manufacturing stakeholders to identify, implement, and control Safety-Critical Systems and steps in the factory processes and maintain them during mass production; worked with various teams to review and approve new equipment designs and modifications to existing equipment.

Understanding functionality and control of safety/reliability to meet/exceed Global functional/technical depth and communicate/cut through complexity to get things done.

Performed risk assessments, regulatory compliance reviews, and ergonomic evaluations on equipment and operations processes.

Owned/driven test safety asset development from requirements intake through deployment at the production line or development laboratory.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND INTERESTS

Membership: International System Safety Society; INCOSE

Interests: DESC; other Non-Profit Organizations-Volunteer; Body Boarding; Swimming; Action Photography

OBJECTIVE

To continue in my area of expertise as a Federally Certified System Safety Engineer for the benefit of the employer utilizing my professional experience, skills, and competencies.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Systems Safety/ Engineering Analysis SSA; FHA; S/WA; FTA DFMEA/PFMEA; PHA

Functional Integration Analysis

Hazard Identification and Controls

Excellent Written/Verbal Communication Skills

Program Manager with Systems Engineering Skills

Technical Support with Networking Skills

Detailed Knowledge of ARP 4754 & ARP 4761

Systems Test Engineer

Conflict/Negotiating Management Skills

Creating Long/Short-term Contracts

Leading Organizational Change

Troubleshooting and Devising Courses of Action

Process Development and Improvement

Functional Architecture

Culture Competence

20+ Years of Systems (Safety) Analysis Engineering

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