JOHN T. MCDERMOTT
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WORK EXPERIENCE
*/**** ** ******* – Apothecare Pharmacy, Inc
Held different positions for this company, namely: Transportation Manager and Delivery Driver and Purchasing assistant.
Transportation Manager: Responsible for hiring, Firing and Layoff off the drivers.
oMonitored and scheduled both Drivers and maintenance company vehicles.
oInterfaced with the lease company and the repair support (mechanics).
oApproved invoices for the various products required to support the delivery drivers, namely: Tablets / phones purchase and connection fees; vehicle repairs, toll charges, and
ointerfaced with the insurance companies for window replacements and accident repairs.
Purchasing Assistant: Responsible for ordering medicine from the supplier. Maintained Maximum inventory required for each of the popular brands.
Company delivery driver: Responsible for delivering the medications to the Customers.
4/2009 to 1/2015 - LLM Consultants, Inc. - Consultant Engineer - President
Subcontract to ARINC Engineering Services, Inc. on the PASS contract:
Consulting in the Air Force FAB-T program office. Assigned to the Hardware IPT, Responsibilities included reviewing documents, developing the Joint Reliability Maintainability Evaluation Team (JRMET) Charter,
Monitored contractor testing,
Participated in the final sell-off of the design through the completion of physical and functional audits, review of engineering drawings along with administrative duties.
11/2007 to 4/2009 - Brockton Public Schools, Brockton, Massachusetts - Monitor Teacher Assistant (MTA)
Responsible for the all facets of operation of the computer laboratory; instructing students on "How to" use MS Word, Excel and Power Point;
Assigned students web-based computer PLATO software courses;
Observe and assist students in their courseware problem solving; implement new computer software modules such as: computerized report cards, ordering / presenting web-based teaching videos and internal programs designed to assist the students in writing papers;
Aided teachers in developing their power point presentations, in conjunction with assisting teachers in executing classes;
Supported the teachers in administering the Mathematics, Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) Math test preparation;
Supported the Biology classes by helping keep order and help individual students in the performance of their class work.
01/2009 to 3/2009 - Consultant Services - Customer: Sumaria Systems, Danvers, Massachusetts
Sub-Contract for Pre-Proposal preparation - developed background data in preparation for imminent proposal activity. The work consisted of:
Acquiring subject matter from Sumaria, combining and extracting data from web searches and other sources.
Presented the data packages using MS Word, MS Power Point, MS ACCESS and MS EXCEL prepared data packages that Sumaria's management could comprehend and utilize in the proposal process.
06/1983 To: 10/2006 - ARINC Engineering Services, LLC, Lexington, Massachusetts - Principal Engineer.
As a Principal Engineer supported several Hanscom Air Force Base acquisition programs from weapon system development, prototype and fielding. Responsibilities varied by program:
Engineering: Support to the U.S. AWACS' Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) proactive system analysis program; responsibilities included: identification of Shop Replaceable Units (SRU) that contained obsolete components that potentially could cause the weapon system not be operational in the future due to the lack of spares.
Provided inputs for updating the Integrated Master Schedule represent DMSMS problems on intranet's Livelink program; developed an indentured bill of material (BOM) using electrical schematics and block diagrams that were provided by the contractor.
Project Leader responsible for: leading an ARINC team in performing platform hardware integration surveys, documenting requirements for modifications dictated by multiple program modifications, and assisted the Government in developing budgetary cost estimates for the installation of Group A and B hardware and sustainment for Enhanced JTIDS (EJS), JTIDS, HAVE QUICK, LUFS, MUFS and SINCGARS programs.
Reliability - Participated in the Government / Contractor Failure Review Boards (FRB) identifying failure trends, as well as, suggesting risk mitigating alternatives;
Established, maintained, and managed Joint STARS (JSTARS) Joint Reliability Maintainability Evaluation Team (JRMET) program. Analyzed initial JRMET failure data, assigned Work Unit Codes (WUC),
Prepared reports correlating Government observed failures to Contractor's failure reporting and corrective action system (FRACAS) data identifying critical failures, failure trends, and contractor's resolved issues through redesign on the JSTARS program.
Worked closely with AFOTEC and prime contractor in analyzing operational test & evaluation weapon system documented JRMET failures;
Participated as an Active Member of the Physical and Functional Configuration Audits (PCA / FCA) of the entire E-8C weapon system prototype in support in forming the baseline documentation for production.
Parts Control - Managed the JSTARS Military Parts Control Program (MPCAG), responsibilities included: reviewing and coordinating with the Government, contractor requested components that were to be integrated into JSTARS' "new" designs; documented,
Prepared and presented proposed changes to the configuration control board (CCB) for approval;
Established the Joint STARS DMSMS program to identify replacement components or alternative manufacturing sources in order to either maintain production schedule or continue sustainment fielded systems;
Program Manager for the DMSMS Teaming Group under contract to the Office of Secretary of Defense – Consisted of all Government activities such as Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines and the Federal Aviation Authority. Other participants were the Original Equipment Manufactures; After Market Suppliers and original component manufacturers; and Alternative sources such as Sarnoff, that developed replacements for multiple program obsolete active devices to support production, and continued supportability of fielded equipment.
Configuration Management (CM) - Responsible for: Preparing the MILSTAR CM Program plan; analyzed drawings prepared for the preliminary design review (PDR) and critical design review (CDR); Active member of Source Selection - decision process between two MILST AR development contracting teams, providing the program management with comments consisting of strengths and weakness of each contractor.
Logistics - Equipment Integration management - Responsible for: Organizing, managing, identifying cost and schedule risk as part of the Platform Integration Control Working Group (PICWG) designed to work with each contractor team's design and with multiple platform managers 1 platforms' specific equipment integration planning and related issues; Assisted the Government in developing the program schedule for installation of the MILSTAR system; Organizing, managing, and leading multi-weapon system platform managers' group in the preparation of an integrated Modification Program Management Plan (MPMP) capturing each specific platform's cost and schedule constraints for the integration of the newly designed equipment; assisted the program office in identifying the integration requirements for the implementation of the revision of existing SATCOM UHF control head modification to accept the installation of a Hand Held Module.
05/1982 To 5/1983 Job Shopper" category - CTI Helix, Waltham, Massachusetts- Configuration Manager - supporting Navy Maverick program, responsible for: Establishing and maintaining a CM process.
Using the Maverick program documentation, developed a computerized indentured BOM,
Supervised the input into the computer software program;
Demonstrate to CTI's management how the software could be used in manufacturing to assist in their tracking of equipment, tooling and quantifying hardware requirements.
11/1981 To 5/1982 Job Shopper" category - Foster Miller, Inc. Waltham, Massachusetts. - Configuration Manager
Army Program Light Assault Bridge - responsibilities included: Establishing military CM program; and Training engineering personnel in a commercial company how to work with the boundaries of a proper CM program.
11/1980 To 11/1981 Support Systems Associates Incorporated, Bedford, Massachusetts - Test Engineer AWACS program.
Responsible for: Analyzing capability of depot automated test equipment compatibility with E-3A's radar upgraded digital electronics; Led the technical review of documentation generated for the fabrication of A WACS ground support equipment (GSE) in the performance of PC AI FCA at Westinghouse manufacturing facility.
05/1966 To 11/1980 Raytheon Company - Various Locations (Sudbury, Wayland, Dighton, Burlington and Waltham)
Design Engineer - responsible for designing the control system on the AN/TPQ-31 Mortar Site Radar weapon system;
Project Engineer AN/TRC-170 communications terminal program, responsible for: development / manufacturing / assembly testing / production schedules identifying schedule risks and risk mitigating resolutions; designed and built special test equipment; developed and implemented special test facility requirements for testing the various systems; coordinated and managed Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) required supporting the testing of the system; Prepared modification kits and installed critical modifications at the Army's test location in Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
Project Engineer - responsible for the Meek Island test platform high power transmitter hardware upgrade / retrofit; ensuring all components were ordered, schedules were met, managed a complete set of equipment documentation used for shop fabricated, assembled, and engineering tests of sub-assemblies and next higher assemblies were accomplished on time resulting to shipment to schedule.
Production control - Responsible for scheduling and coordinating equipment manufacturing, fabrication, assembly, test and ship products supporting Navy submarines;
Research assistant - Over the Horizon Detection (ORD) system, responsible for:
Preparing and analyzing frequency predictions over the specific radio wave paths of interest; Preparing special artwork for proposals and reports to the Government;
Programmed, operated special main frame computer and analyzing the Doppler data documenting the predicted electronic transmitted radio waves between the transmitter and receiver for specific paths of interest.
SECURITY CLEARANCE
SSBI Closed 20081217, and Eligibility of TS on 209 01 33 by DISCO
EDUCATION
1980 Fitchburg State College - Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Bachelor Science Industrial Science (BSIS) [Computer Science Minor]
1972 Northeastern University - Boston, Massachusetts
Associate Science Electronics Engineering (A SEE)
REFERENCES
See Separate list
SOFTWARE TOOLS
MS ACCESS Database; Excel Worksheets; Outlook Email; Power Point; Word; MS Project and Visio Graphics.
PATENTS AND PUBLICATIONS
Presented papers to a number of conference forums:
• National Defense Industry Association (NDIA) - AWACS DMSMS program.
• Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP) Joint STARS DMSMS Program
• DoD DMSMS Teaming Working Group - DMSMS Basics
• Commercial Off the Shelf Conferences - DoD DMSMS Teaming Sub-Group Marketing
• DoD DMSMS Working Group - Benefits of DoD DMSMS Teaming
• Commercial Airlines Maintenance Conference - DMSMS Basics
Published articles in:
• Airlines Maintenance magazine, DMSMS Basic Program;
• Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) magazine - DoD DMSMS Teaming Sub-Group
• Government Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP) Newsletter - Joint STARS DMSMS Program Overview
Provided white papers for publishing in a weekly DMSMS newsletter.
Acronyms
Acronym
Description
AWACS
Airborne Warning and Control System
BOM
Bill of Material
CCB
Configuration Control Board
CDR
Critical Design Review
CM
Configuration Management
DMSMS
Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages
DoD
Department of Defense
EHF
Extreme High Frequency
EJS
Enhanced JTIDS
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
FCA
Functional Configuration Audit
GFE
Government Furnished Equipment
GEM
Generalized Emulation Microcircuits
GSE
Ground Support Equipment
Joint
Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System
STARS
JRMET
Joint Reliability & Maintainability Evaluation Team
JTIDS
Joint Tactical Information Distribution System
MCAS
Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System
MILSTAR
Military Strategic, Tactical & Relay (SATCOM)
MPCAG
Military Parts Control Advisory Group
MPMP
Modification Program Management Plan
MTA
Monitor Teacher Assistant
OHD
Over the Horizon Detection
OSD
Office of the Secretary of Defense
PCA
Physical Configuration Audit
PDR
Preliminary Design Review
PICWG
Platform Integration Control Working Group
SATCOM
Satellite Communications
SINGARS
Single-Channel Ground-Air Radio System
SRU
Shop Replaceable Unit
UHF
Ultra-High Frequency
WUC
Work Unit Code