Resume of Bruce Duffany January ****
HW /SW / System, Sr. Test Engineer, Integrator, Analyst
Current location: Merritt Island, Florida Phone (Cellular) 619-***-****. Best way to contact: e-mail *****@*******.*** Fully Vaccinated; Received 3 Moderna shots thru 10 March 2021. US Passport 571966444 Expires May 2027. Clearance: Secret w/ other endorsements. Summary: Software and hardware engineering specializing in development, test / integration, verification, validation and evaluation of military, NASA and commercial electronic control & data processing systems, system installations, designs, and development. Activities included s/w re-use, re- hosting, requirements analysis, test planning, spacecraft systems tests, aircraft on-ground & in-flight testing, C6ISR, weapon and ECM systems, processes, procedures and methodologies, reliability, sustainment, simulations, training, acceptance, compliance, (ISO, ANSI, RCTA, MIL-STD, etc.) best practices, design objectives, certifications, written/oral communication, status reporting, creation/review of requirements and other technical documentation. Systems and Sub-systems: F-16 Cockpit Trainer / Flight Simulator, NASA’s LCC SCCS at Kennedy Space Center, Orion Gnd Systems Checkout, Customer Avionics Interface Development and Analysis
(CAIDA) system, Digital-RF, Raytheon Shipboard Self Defense (SSDS) System, TACOPS, CAC2S, Ground-based radar, FADEC and Aircraft (digital Fly-By-Wire) systems, spacecraft and ground support systems and subsystems, standard commercial avionics, Air-Ground Defense systems (AOC, AAOC), launch control systems, Simulators, training systems. Airborne and ground-based ECM, National Instruments Test Systems.
Hardware: FPGAs, LVDTs, Servos, Actuators, Sensors, LASER/IR Electro-Optics, Telemetry, Test and S/W debugging, Analog and Digital I/O, USB, RS-232. ‘Hardware in loop’ (HIL/CLB) test systems, modems, networking (routers, hubs, cables, planning, design and connectivity), Military Radios, Satellite transceiver integration & installation: LNAs, LNBs, SAT and VSAT, C/Ku band TVRO dish systems, PIC16c57 (Stamp), BeagleBone Black, ADIRS, DADCs, FMSs & FMCs, such as Honeywell SPZ-8000 series, Euro-ISDN network hardware. Cell phone technology. Software: Various UNIX/Linux and most Windows OS; (Visual Studio) and IDEs, DOORS, ANSI and MS c/c++, QT4. Tools include CASE (StP), Python 2.7, various multiplatform engineering analytical software. FalconView, PBASIC 2.5, Visual BASIC. TAPI, Crystal Reports, Labview 2010, Wireshark, Simulink/Matlab R2016, CANalyzer, IIS and Apache webservers, PVCS, Subversion, SCCS, RealServer, MS Office, VMWare (Virtual Machine) Technology, ASTi ACE Studio modeling S/W, Atlassian Tools
(Jira, FishEye, Confluence, & Crucible), Creo View. Windchill, EDPM, SAP logon 770. Familiarity with: Data links;1553B, MIDS, TADIL A-J, ASCB, ARINC 429, 485, TBD [ARINC-429] Readers, KG75/175, RTCA) Design Objectives (DO); HW 254 level A-E, SW 170B,C, MIL-STD-498, FRACAS, Reliability 217D &E, FMEA, FMECA. Spacecraft and Aircraft Avionics Systems & Simulators, RTSA (Spectrum Analyzers), GlobalHawk UAV and BACN payload equipment and operations, FLIR/Chaff Systems, Airborne LASER/RADAR detection systems, TEMPs and readiness reviews. Test and Requirements Verification. MS Windows thru current (Windows 10), UNIX, Linux admin/ Server/ clients, CMMI and ISO900X QMS guidance, compliance and conformance. Rational ClearCase and ClearQuest. NASA System Engineering Handbook NASA SP-2016-6105 Rev2. Lockheed-Martin RMS, Orlando, FL (August 2021 – present) Senior Test Engineer for the production and test of Lockheed’s new FMT (Full Mission Training) for the F-35b lightning II, F-16 SBS Block 70 and UAE Block 60. Produced STTO and Operational Test Procedures for in-house “Make’ and ATPs for externally purchased ‘Buy’ simulated aircraft cockpit instruments. Worked closely with design engineering to solve integration and operational issues on initial F-16 training systems. Training included BCS-ISTQB-CTF (Certified Tester Foundation).
TOSC subcontract at KSC, FL (March 2018 - August 2021) Launch Cntrl Sys Orion/SLS HW Engr. Ground operations and FR1, FR2 rack integration activities at Kennedy Space Center involving SLS and MPCV (Orion) at LCC K6-0900 for ML, CAIDA, VAB, SPF and Pad 39b. Developed test plans from requirements. Resulting procedures were run against Spacecraft Command & Control Systems (SCCS), build 17-2, 18-1, etc., in LCC Firing Rooms 1 &2, with various assigned test teams of subject matter experts. Also performed GAHLE (Launch Emulator) installations and tests at MSFC Huntsville, LM Waterton and KSC facilities. Earned OJT credit towards obtaining a NASA CTC. All tests (Unpowered preliminary, powered operational and post-test) results reviewed with management and various other stake-holders. Received an LCS Star award. SW tools used was: Req-Pro, KDDMS, Windchill, JAMA. Rational tools, and others.
Raytheon IDS, San Diego. (May-Nov 2017) TSA (Total Ship Activation) Integration Engr Zumwalt and other USN ships utilizing various versions of the Ship Self Defense System. Design verification and functionality for newly deployed and existing systems. Provided hardware and software sub-contractor oversight during development and test. ISO 9001:2015 QMS. Performed CDRL analysis to find and correct systematic documentation errors. Assigned to fulfill various 6-Sigma solutions, particularly one to manage firmware checksums on various build strings of the SSDS used on the DDG- 1000 Zumwalt.
CACI, APG, MD (2015-2017) System Engineer for DUKE Countermeasure Device Continuation of previous job, recruited as a contractor ‘employee’ due to Task Order change. On-going work with the U.S. Army C4ISR Center of Excellence directorate, now on a legacy Electronic Attack & Countermeasures system using problem reports from field operations as a team member authorizing change proposals to incorporate new functionality by updating firmware and software requirements for sustainment “Release 14”. Worked with vendor and in-house multi-contractor teams to initiate & conduct multidisciplinary design validations and reviews. Production of technical documentation by reverse engineering this legacy program that had been developed on an Urgent Operational Need basis. Served as a DOORS DBA and responsible for updates and maintenance. Heavy use of Atlassian Tools (JIRA: Confluence FishEye and Crucible). I used Matlab R2016 models and various Labview tests on hardware as solution validation tools, along with the actual legacy system as target, with ancillary laboratory test & measurement equipment.
DoD (Northrop), APG, MD (2011-2015) Design Agent for New Gen Tactical ECM device US Navy contract Design Agent thru Northrop Grumman for a State Of The Art Electronic Attack and Countermeasures System; JCREW (Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Electronic Warfare program) at the U.S. Army C4ISR Center of Excellence Campus at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland. Work for Navy’s PMS-408 involved supporting design and testing of FPGA/ microprocessor-based analog, digital & RF components for Mounted and Fixed Site Systems. Directly responsible to the Gov’t Technical Design Authority (TDA). Duties included embedded (placed as a part of the team) design verification and vendor oversight. Analyzed lab and field test data and results to certify compliance with the program specifications, assisted in accomplishing JCREW 3.3 Milestone C. Accepted/Rejected CDRLs, wrote Technical Instructions (TIs), reviewed FMECAs, FRACAS data, Performance Specifications and HW, SW & System requirements. Provided detailed weekly reports to the PM (Captain) PMS-408, APM and supervisor (US Army, I2WD). Vendors included ITT/Exelis, Northrop-Grumman, Lockheed, Sierra Nevada Corp.
Northrop Grumman San Diego, CA (6- 9/2010); BACN GlobalHawk Payload Flight Test Engineer Battlefield Air Command Node, BACN (JUON), as used on the RQ-4B Global Hawk UAV (block 20). Flight Coordinator between pilots and payload control, performed ground support activities, participated in BD-700 and AF-10, AF-12 ST and DT Payload ground and flight testing in San Diego and at Edwards. Mission planning, payload integration and checkout. Radio configuration, programming, key loading and voice testing of Raytheon PSC-5, the Harris PRC-117 (Falcon II and III), EPLRS, SADL, Rockwell-Collins AN/ARC-210, exercised (TADL link 16, SADL), RF testing using voice (Harvard sentences) and data over MIL radios. Wrote operational portions of Quick-Look and Final Test summaries and ancillary detailed reports. Safety and operational WSMC, Edwards Test Range procedures were followed. Lockheed-Martin MFC, Orlando, FL (3 - 5/2010); JTAS Software Development Engineer Joint and Allied Threat Awareness System (JATAS) prototype demo program for competitive bid. Airborne a/c survivability equipment. Development of Utility software using QT4/c++ for Test Equipment which both monitors and commands the OAP (Open Architecture Processor) hardware core and interconnected subsystems of the LMCO proposal of the JATAS system. DEI Services, Winter Park, FL (9/2009 - 2/2010); UH-60M Trainer SW Devl & Integration Engr Army UH-60M Helicopter Maintenance Trainer. SW/HW sustainment Integration of the ALE-39/47 Added capability for countermeasures (flare and chaff) dispenser simulator for instructional operability, including failure injection at PCB and interconnect levels. Also included AN/ARC-210 SDR - comm panel integration with trainer software. The platform was Windows XP w/ MSVS 2005 IDE and c++. Subversion change control used for software baseline integrity. Software re-use from earlier programs (AH-64D Apache and CH-47D/F Chinook), required porting from Linux and updating from earlier MSVS versions. Indra Systems, Winter Park, Fl (3/2008 - 5/2009); MH-60 Flight Sim Devl & Integration Engr MH-60S Helicopter Trainer (simulator) upgrade for NAVAIR, N. Island (San Diego); Systems/Software Engineer. Rehost PDR/CDR presenter and planner (Sierra) and later Bravo NAVAIR SW upgrade participant. Reverse engineered CAE software due to Gov’t contract follow-on sustainment award. Visual Studio and Eclipse IDEs, ASTi Telestra 4 audio system modeling, configuration, flight test, debug and integration. Mission data externalization to FalconView. MH-60B integration at Mayport NAS through May 2009. Comm Panel/ Radio/Intercom integration, Flight test of FLIR targeting system, Audio/Comms, ATIS, GCA, LSE, Sikorsky AFCS interface, control laws and Achelon visuals. * Note: Indra Flight Testing
(above) refers to simulated flights only.
HP Hellas TSG (July - September 2007) Athens, Greece; Int’l Banking Network Engineer Eurobank Data Recovery program for disaster mitigation using remote storage area network (SAN). Planning, implementation and testing for back-up site. Solution for various networking and database issues. Tested SAN back up methodologies and simulated recovery dry runs. VPN design to cover leased line (ABR ATM) overflow crossover during peak periods. VMs were used to run all critical banking application software with a full down-time recovery of 10 sec or less. HP TEKNOLOJI COZUMLERI (TSG) (4 – 6/2007) Istanbul, Turkey; PDQA for Cell Phone company PDQA for Governance Program at TurkCell. Provided QA guidance and support advisory to this 10- billion-dollar GSM provider. Established best practices and global solution methodologies based on HP’s own implementations.
Raytheon IDS/EWC (11/2003 - 3/2007) San Diego, CA; Radar Sim Track Software/Sys Engr Common Aviation Command and Control System (CAC2S) C4ISR program for the US Marines, Built around the Navy’s SSDS ‘TACOPS’ and related SSDS systems. Development, validation and ‘Sim-Stim’ and performance testing. Responsible for all radar track simulation and scenarios using Ternion FLAMES (Flexible Analysis Modeling and Exercise System). Created scripted scenarios both to inject radar track data into the system for testing, and as a Warfighter Training Tool. Elaborate scenarios were constructed and run to simulate many different types of tracked objects for battlefield situations, including a/c IFF XPDR codes, emitters and tactical ballistic missiles (TBMs) in all phases of flight. Participated in testing CAC2S extensively per requirements for system validation. RADAR, radio and tactical data links simulated were SGW, CEC (for TPS-59, TPS-63), TADIL-N, -J -B (FDC), and VFM. Sub-systems included custom TACOPS, FDC and COTS JTIDS, AFATDS, CDLMS, TBMCS and Satcom DAMA. Besides FLAMES, Sim/stim test tools used were MLST3/TIGER. Honeywell BRGA (04/02 to 09/03) Glendale, AZ; PDQA Aerospace Flight Controls Engineer Product Development Engineer, Technical support for products in design/testing of Honeywell’s Primus EPIC integrated avionics control and display management system. Coverage for both HW and SW. FAA certification documentation and compliance guideline verification per RTCAs DO-254 level A-E and DO- 170B. Root cause failure analysis. Responsible for final review and sign-off approval of deliverable or PED traceable technical documents, including FMEAs and root cause failure predictions. Programs included Embraer ERJ-170, Gulfstream IV (legacy) and V, Agusta Bell AB-139, Dassault F-900 F7x, Cessna Citation Sovereign and the Space Shuttle. Sign-offs included PHACs, HASs, CIDs and AWAEB/AWCREBs (for ERJ-170 AIOC), flat panel displays and xpdrs for other aircraft Education:
BSEE: University of Connecticut
ASEE: Waterbury State Technical College
Masters program: Johns Hopkins
• Mgmt of Systems Projects 645.667
• SW Program Mgmt 605.608.81
• SW Systems Engineering 645.764
Also: various work-related training courses:
NASA safety and survival courses (listed below), ClearCase and ClearQuest training, Litton C2, Nortel Network Switch training and NP 7100 Network Probe courses, Raytheon CAC2S College, ASTi ACE Studio Course, Ternion FLAMES. All three (recent) Lockheed, Northrop, Raytheon and CACI employee training and certifications. SMC, WSMC, WSMR, KSC, CCAFS, VAFB & EAFB Flight Line and hanger/high bay Safety & OP procedures, HAZMAT, ESD, FOD, ELSA, and Numerous Safety and Security (Info and Physical) training courses. NASA Training Certifications (current as of 1/2021): QF200KSC Liquid Propellants storage familiarization QF110KSC KSC General Hazards Familiarization
QF28PKSC PHSF Familiarization
QW38AKSC BFF Facility Walkdown
QG07CKSC ELSA Training
QF120KSC LETF Area Access Orientation
QG012KSC General PSM – Process Safety Management
QF125KSC MPPF Area Access Orientation
QE-WBT-243 Cleanliness & Contamination Control
QE-WBT-244 Control of Foreign Object Debris
QG014KSC Class 1, Division 2 Familiarization
QXXXMSFC Advanced Electrostatic Discharge Control (ESD) The above does not include normal security related training, including CTC, emergency egress, insider threat, cyber attacks, active shooter, etc. Misc Experiences - 40+ hours PIC Piper Warrior PA-28-161 (N9476R), PIC Katana DA-20 (N282DA), PIC Cessna Skyhawk 172S
(N169LP), PIC Cessna Skyhawk 172 (N5364D) handled in-flight emergency; PIC Glider (N282xx), PIC AT6 USAAF 493336, Simulators
(unlogged hundreds of pilot hours), testing avionics in F-16 Falcon, GIV, GV, MH-60 Bravo, Golf and Sierra. Open Water diver with > 250 ocean dives world-wide. handled a diver emergency. Sailboat crew experience, Photography, Media, Electronics and Computer Hobbyist.