United States Project Engineer
Resume:
MS. Caroline Lazar
Oviedo, FL **766 United States
Mobile: 407-***-****
Email: ********@*********.***
Work Experience:
NAWCTSD
Orlando, FL. 32826 United States
3/2010– 12/2025
System & Project Engineer (This is a federal job)
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
Leading the IPT and Team. Daily weekly monthly leadership and Mentoring Se and other engineers in the IPT. Responsible for Engineering strategy, Program quality, development and maintenance of program. Overseeing System Engineers and IPT team members. Total of 38 Training System Devices RFT to Fleet for training.
This efforts consists of checklist, pre-brief, CDRL Reviews, closing all issues, Chair Report. In addition, Research all the Requirements flow-down to Trainer. Create and complete Specifications, SOW, CDRL's, IMS, and Procurement Documentations.
I am responsible for Performance Roadmap and all future capabilities. This includes Schedule Roadmap planning as well. Accountable for all technical aspects of product development which includes customer technical requirements, development of engineering specifications, statements of work (SOW), design, development, integration and testing. Strong project team management and organizational planning skills to plan and direct activities. Have great people skills and great communication skills. Create and developed System Specifications. Strong knowledge in Resource Command Staffing, Risk Management and SME-SE.
Complete knowledge and understanding of Engineering Project Management, System Engineering Principles and Test & Evaluation Concepts. Responsible for several different projects (Development).
Creating and updating project time line (schedule)and Resource Command Estimates (RCE) . Evaluates and approves design changes, specifications, reviews and releases. Supporting and conducting all project related to System Engineering Reviews (SETR) such as: SRB/SRR/PDR/CDR/TRR/SVR. Created/Reviewed SOW's and CDRL’s. Providing current and up-to-date project status reporting to program manager. Define and coordinate assignments with technical engineering to complete given tasks. Conduct evaluation and analysis, Requirements (Mission, System level, components level, RTVM), architecture, Final Reports, Evaluation System Requirements, Test data analysis, Summary and documentations (ICD's, Evaluation Plan, Software User and Final report). Worked on Proposal Review (This includes the Technical sections, all effort hours per CLIN/ WBS, Material, Travel), PRF, creating Proposal Evaluation Report(PER), Creating Fact Findings on behalf of IPT and creating Section L and M for Proposal. This includes working on Proposal Evaluation. I have experience in several Contract award projects for NSST Program.
In summary; Creating, analyzing and developing technical documentations, technical proposal requirements, source selection plan, and monitoring contractors to the all configuration management of the training system.
Full understanding of all related subsystems for buildup of Trainer. In addition, have the knowledge in Radar System, Laser Systems, Test and Evaluation, Reviewed Broad knowledge of reliability, maintainability, EMI, logistics, program funding, statistical, facilities, cost estimating, risk analysis/assessment, human factors, Integration, System Test, and Test and evaluation.
List of Programs in Federal Government:
LSE - Lead PE/SE –LCS – FMS – Surface Program.
LSE - Lead PE/SE – NSST (Navigation, Seamanship and Shiphandling Trainer), VMS/ATG (Voyeges Management System), and NSMT (Navigation, Seamanship and Maintenance System) – Surface .
LSE - Lead PE/SE – H60 – FMS RSNF. Aviation Program.
LSE - Lead PE/SE - Presidential Helicopter VH-92A.
(Several devices - FTD, CPT, CSO) and MTD/SEMT.
Lead PE/SE - NATO Sea Sparrow Missile System (NSSMS) – Surface Program.
Lead MH-60 R/S - SME-SE. Aviation Program.
Lead for all ECPs – H60 Program. Aviation Program.
MH-60 R/S Lead Project Engineer/System Engineer for Maintenance Platform within the Aviation Programs - AMT/WLT/R/S Maintenance Trainers.
KC-130 Platform within the Aviation Programs.
Common Simulation Products (CSP) within the Aviation Programs.
Note: Total of 38/40 Training System Devices RFT to Fleet for training.
Northrop Grumman
Orlando, FL United States
10/2004 - 03/2010
Senior System and Project Engineer
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
Responsible and ability to lead project, which consists of specifications, customer technical requirements, statement of work (SOW), engineering specifications and designs. Aware and knowledgeable of cost, schedule and performance. Strong project team management and organizational planning skills to plan, direct, and execute projects and related courses of actions. Have great people skills and great communication skills.
Complete knowledge and understanding of system engineering principles and Test & Evaluation concepts. Responsible for several different projects (Production/Development/IRAD concept).
Creating project time line (schedule) and cost for given projects, Team center activities and approvals. Evaluates and approves design changes, specifications, and drawing releases. Ensures all actions are worked/completed. Creating and conducting monthly Technical Program Report (TPR). Providing current and up-to-date project status reporting to management and program manager. Define and coordinate assignments with Subject Matter Expert (SME) to complete given tasks. Selection and ordering all Hardware equipment’s for Test Setup and clean room. Responsible for Development/ Cradle Project for all Trade Studies Analysis (Mission Cycle, Size, power, Battery Usage, Weight, Accuracy, Implementation of Calculations, Boresight Misalignments, and boresight Errors. Conduct evaluation & analysis, Demo's, Requirements (Mission, System level & components level, RVM), Algorithm architecture, Final Reports, Evaluation System Requirements, Hardware Definition, FAIT evaluation, Test data analysis & Summary and documentations(ICD's, Evaluation Plan, Software User and Final report). Customers/Supplier Interface. Created Data base for all Missiles, weapons, Laser Guided Weapons. Created Advanced Program Capability DB - which benefits the market strategy of all Key Performance Parameters. Research on Common Resonator, understanding Boresight with various temperatures data, Pulse width, Beam Divergence, and energy. Data analysis from production lots. The data gathering, correlating, interprets results, analysis results was completed for several products. Reports and summary methods and covering results of detailed studies.
Cunningham Research
Ormond Beach
Ormond Beach, FL 32810 United States
05/2003 - 09/2004
Functional Manager for Engineering Department
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
Managed a team of 20-25 people for all software enhancements, Maintenance and testing, this includes system Engineering, Documentations, and creating requirements.
This consists of all Software Requirements Specifications and Functional Requirements, All Documentation's, Requirement Analysis and breaking down in more than one release, Project Time Line, Software System Testing/QA, Performance Testing, Software Life Cycle, Software Beta Testing, Software Installations and acting as Project Management for each Software Project. Which also includes all Customer Interfaces (Externals and Internals).
Responsible to maintain Network activity for entire organization. This includes all Backup activities and Network Redundancy. Responsible for Disaster and Recovery Task for all Software/Hardware/Network.
This also includes managing Help Desk Activity/Review all open tickets/Schedules, Inventory/Audit of all Hardware/Computers/Software/Electronic equipment's/All laptops.
Responsible for hiring all new members in IT and Engineering organizations (Software Team, Network Team and Help Desk Team) and planning the related training, this includes all Annual reviews. Conduct all staff meeting, Data analysis, Review all final project delivery, Project Planning, Manpower Analysis, Ordering all Computer/Hardware/Software products for Organizations. This includes decision making and problem solving experience/knowledge,accepts and support changes and Policy without resistance,handle multiple priorities with accurate and timely results, establish policies and procedures.
Pharmerica Inc.
Tampa, FL United States
01/2002 - 05/2003
Project Test Lead/Principal QA Engineer
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
Lead Systems Engineer for development and validation testing for complex Medical Software and Hardware Applications Responsibilities include review of all Functional Requirements and System Specifications, development of a Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) and creation of the Test Master Plan (TMP), Provide planning and reporting of the test program. Provide leadership to the team, identifies test risks. Also includes detailed test cases and procedures, Test strategies, data requirements, test facilities, Reporting and resources to ensure that all requirements are met. Routinely interface with Customer and Program Manager to report testing status and issues. As the Lead Systems Engineer I direct the day to day efforts of a multi-disciplined project team. Additional responsibilities include project schedule planning and reporting for all phases of testing, hardware and software configuration management, deficiency report tracking and resolution, test automation, hiring of new personnel and supervision of all team members. Experience with Automatic Test Equipment’s (ATE), programming with C++, Visual Basic and UNIX. This includes decision-making and problem solving experience/knowledge, accepts, handle multiple priorities with accurate and timely results, establish policies and procedures. Also experience with using SEI CMM level 2 and 3. Full experience in system, regression, performance, memory leak and integration testing. Experience with Mercury Interactive Quick Test Pro, Test Director, Win Runner and Load Runner.
Alcon surgery
Orlando, FL United States
04/2001 - 01/2002
Project Engineer
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
Project Engineer for development and validation testing for complex Medical Software Applications for Laser Eye Surgery. Responsibilities included review of all Functional Requirements and System Specifications, development of a Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM), software design review, validation of the modeling and simulation (M&S) of the laser subsystem and creation of the Test Master Plan (TMP), which included detailed test cases and procedures, to ensure that all requirements are met. Routinely interfaced with Customer and Project Manager to report testing status and issues. As the Lead Systems Engineer I directed the day to day efforts of a multi-disciplined project team. Additional responsibilities included project schedule planning and reporting for all phases of testing, hardware and software configuration management, deficiency report tracking and resolution, test automation, and supervision of all team members. Experience with Automatic Test Equipment’s (ATE), object Modeling and Simulation (M&S), programming with C++, Visual Basic, UNIX and Windows NT. This includes decision making and problem solving experience/knowledge, accepts, handle multiple priorities with accurate and timely results, establish policies and procedures. Also experience with using SEI CMM level 2 and 3.
ADP/IMS
Lake Mary, FL United States
05/2000 - 04/2001
Senior Test Lead
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
Lead Systems Test Engineer for development and validation testing for complex Medical Software Applications for Insurance Billing. Responsibilities included review of all Functional Requirements and System Specifications, development of a Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM), software design review, creation of the Test Master Plan (TMP), which included detailed test cases and procedures, to ensure that all requirements are met, and Software Life Cycle Analysis. Routinely interfaced with Customer and Project Manager to report testing status and issues. As the Lead Systems Engineer I directed the day to day efforts of a multi-disciplined project team. Additional responsibilities included project schedule planning and reporting for all phases of testing, hardware and software configuration management, test automation and deficiency report tracking and resolution. Experience with Automatic Test Equipments (ATE), object Modeling and Simulation (M&S), programming with C++, Visual Basic, UNIX, and Windows NT. Also experience with using SEI CMM level 2 and 3.
Walt Disney World
Buena Vista, FL United States
05/1998 - 04/2000
Y2K Senior Test Lead
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
Lead Systems Test Engineer for development and validation testing for complex Software packages for numerous business units for Y2K compliance. Responsibilities included review of all Functional Requirements and System Specifications, development of a Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM), and creation of the Test Master Plan (TMP), which included detailed test cases and procedures, to ensure that all requirements are met. Routinely interfaced with Customer and Project Manager to report testing status and issues. As the Lead Systems Engineer I directed the day to day efforts of a multi-disciplined project team. Additional responsibilities include project schedule planning and reporting for all phases of testing, hardware and software configuration management, test automation and deficiency report tracking and resolution. Experience with Automatic Test Equipment’s (ATE), object Modeling and Simulation (M&S), programming with C++, and Visual Basic. Also experience with using SEI CMM level 2 and 3.
Convergys Inc.
Lake Mary, FL United States
02/1996 - 05/1998
Lead System Test Engineer
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
Lead Systems test Engineer for design, development and validation testing for complex Billing Wireless Telecommunications applications. Responsibilities included review of all Functional Requirements and System Specifications, development of a Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM), creation of the Test Master Plan (TMP), which included detailed test cases and procedures, to ensure that all requirements are met and Software Life Cycle Analysis. Routinely interfaced with Customer and Project Manager to report testing status and issues. As the Lead Systems Engineer, I directed the day-to-day efforts of a multi-disciplined project team. Additional responsibilities included project schedule planning and reporting for all phases of testing, hardware and software configuration management, test automation and deficiency report tracking and resolution. Experience with Automatic Test Equipment’s (ATE), object Modeling and Simulation (M&S), programming with C++, and Visual Basic. Also experience with using SEI CMM level 2 and 3.
SAIC Inc.
Orlando, FL United States
01/1995 - 02/1996
Senior Staff Scientist
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
Lead Systems Engineer for System Integration Testing and Functional Quality & Performance Testing for Semi-Automated Forces (SAF) and the Close Combat Tactical Team Trainer (CCTT). Responsibilities included review of all Functional Requirements and System Specifications, System Design Documentation, estimating system requirements using data and object Modeling and Simulation (M&S), development of test schedules, cost forecasting, requirements test analysis and prioritization of test categories. Routinely interfaced with Customer and Project Manager to report testing status and issues. As the Lead Systems Engineer I directed the day to day efforts of a multi-disciplined project team. Additional responsibilities included reporting for all phases of testing, hardware and software configuration management, test automation and deficiency report tracking and resolution. Experience with programming with Ada, C++, Visual Basic, Windows NT and the Software Development
McDonnell Douglas Aerospace
United Technologies
Kennedy Space Center, FL United States
03/1989 - 12/1995
Senior Electrical Engineer
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
Senior Electrical Engineer for System Integration Testing and Functional Quality & Performance Testing for the flight module Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE). Responsibilities included Redesign, Refurbishment and Redeployment of ESGE, full software verification and validation testing for different segments of the Solid Rocket Boosters for the Space Shuttle,.all electrical aspects of flight module ESGE hardware components and documentation, compliance with Engineering standards (Mil,ANSI,IEEE), shop work flow, KSC test support tasks, and system test data analysis. The software testing verification and validation responsibilities included code review, code inspection, documentation review and participation in the Engineering Design Review process.
AT & T -Bell Lab
Orlando, FL United States
Dayton, Ohio United States
05/1980 - 03/1989
Semiconductor/Electronic – Product Engineer
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
Responsible for CMOS products. Understand CMOS process and clean room procedures including customer interfacing. Responsible for final inspection, identifying defects, testing, data analysis, Shopflow process and procedures, providing documentation, front-end process for CMOS fabrications (manufacturing), and interfacing with all testing results and analysis using Automatic Test Equipment (ATE). This includes Manufacturing Business process/product/delivery (SAP) and (BOM). Additional responsibilities included knowledge about Transistor (Source/Drain) process, development, execution and analysis of experiments in production environment, characterization of electrical parameters, yield improvement, reliability, statistical process control, knowledge of device operation, design and fabrication, and the use of Laser (Solid State and Excimer) devices and complex electro-optical systems for failure mode analysis (FMA) and performance improvement in the manufacturing environment.
Training Courses Completed. UNIX operating system, Fundamentals of Electronic Switching Systems, Telephone Communications Systems, Microcomputer Architecture, Introduction to VLSI, Microcomputer design, Build-in Quality, Quality Excellence, Manufacturing Process Optimization, Quality Cost Concepts, Design Experimentation and Statistics.
Education:
Naval Postgraduate School - NPS Monterey, California, CA United States
Technical or occupational certificate 6 /2018
Major: Lead System Integration (LSI) Certifications
Relevant Coursework, Licenses and Certifications:
Lead System Integration (LSI) Certifications.
Navy Post Graduate School - NPS Monterey, CA United States
Master's degree 9 /2016
GPA: 3.75 of a maximum 4.00
Credits Earned: 67 Quarter Hours
Major: Master Degree in system Engineering - MSSE Minor: Certifications in system Engineering
Relevant Coursework, Licenses and Certifications:
Gained Certifications in System Engineering.
Completed Certifications - System Engineering - NPS - December, 2012.
Master Degree in System Engineering (MSSE).
Completed Master of Science in System Engineering - NPS - September, 2016.
University of Dayton Dayton, OH United States
Master's degree 7 /1983
GPA: 3.80 of a maximum 4.00
Credits Earned: 30 Semester Hours
Major: Electrical Engineering Minor: Microelectronics and Semiconductors
Relevant Coursework, Licenses and Certifications:
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (GPA 3.80) July 1983
Master thesis work on - Charge Trapping in Si/SiO2 Interface in MOS Applications.
University of Evansville -Evansville, IN United States
Bachelor's degree 5 /1980
GPA: 3.10 of a maximum 4.00
Credits Earned: 220 Quarter Hours
Major: Electrical/Electronic Engineering Minor: Math
Relevant Coursework, Licenses and Certifications:
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (GPA 3.40) May 1980
Job Related Training:
Level III Certifications for System Engineering.
Level II Certifications for Program System Engineering.
Level II Certifications for Program Management.
Level II Certifications for T & E.
Level I Certifications for S & T.
Level I Certifications for PQM.
JLDP Leadership Program 10-2012.
AJLD Leadership Program 12-2013.
MIT Certification for Architecture and System Engineering Models and Methods to Manage Complex system - 3-2021
Which consists of four classes:
Architecture of Complex System.
Models in Engineering.
Model-Based System Engineering, Documentations and Analysis.
Quantitative Methods in System Engineering.
Fundamentals of Electronic Defense Systems Certification 8-2014.
Fundamental Distributed Simulation - HLA Certification 7-2014.
Test Pilot School - TPS Certifications 1-2015.
Interested to submit for NLDP Leadership Program.
I have completed all the Continue Learning (Harvard Business School - HBS) classes for Leadership and management. In addition completed all classes for Engineering, Logistics, Procurement, and Safety trainings classes.
Memberships:
NDIA
WID
SPIE
INCOSE - Board of Directors (Director at large)and (Chair -Program) for 2 years.
SWE
Toastmaster (Competent Communicator) and (Competent Leadership)
Affiliations:
IEEE - member
SWE - Member
INCOSE - Member
Toastmaster - Member
SPIE - Member
Professional Publications:
Have taken several training classes (Technical, Leadership and Management. For detail will provide the detail list.
Training Courses Completed. DOORS tool for System Engineering. Project Management Training. Completed Advanced Microsoft Project. Modeling Simulation training for System Engineering. Electro Optics training. Mechanical Optics Training. Optical Modeling training. Full life cycle Project Engineering Training. Several Management training classes. UNIX operating system, Fundamentals of Electronic Switching Systems, Telephone Communications Systems, Microcomputer Architecture, Introduction to VLSI, Microcomputer design, Build-in Quality, Quality Excellence, Manufacturing Process Optimization, Quality Cost Concepts, Design Experimentation and Statistics. Microsoft Software package, Excel, Access.
Completed Rollins Leadership Course, Laser Class, Excel Advanced Class
,Power point 1 and 2 Class, Engineering Approach to Imaging System Design Class (SPIE), Microsoft Project 1, 2 class,
Completed Weapons/PGMM Seminar (Washington DC),
Completed System Engineering Risk Analysis, System Engineering, Project Engineering Certifications,
Completed Studying Green Belt Training (Six Sigma).
taking several optics and laser classes,
Completed Electro-Optical Infrared Systems certifications. This includes Final Project preparations and presentations.
Completed Rapid Decision Making Training, Coaching Bringing out the best in others Training, Giving and Receiving Constructive Feedback Training, Optical & Laser Scanning Technology Devices, System & Applications, Completed CMMI Training, Completed Model Based System Engineering, Completed A Global Vision of systems Engineering, Performance based earned value, Completed Contract Training.
In addition created, developed and supported training courseware materials for Fundamental of System Engineering, Requirement analysis/Requirement Modeling and an overview of Integrated Master schedule for INCOSE of Orlando.
References:
Upon Request
Additional Information:
President for HOA - Last 5 years, conducting all the meetings and resolving all the issues.
President for Toastmaster Club
Project Engineering Success and Importance of it in any given project” Paper was presented, INCOSE Orlando chapter, October 2009.
“Human System Engineering “ Paper to NGC Symposium, Paper selected and conducted Final presentations, May 12-15, 2008.
“Testing in Object Oriented Environment Using Use Cases”
“Software Security and Control”, ref MIL-STD-DOD
“Software Testing”
“Total Quality Management for Software”
“Three Levels of Polysilicon Process in MOS”
“Charge Trapping in Si/SiO2”
Additional Information:
1. Strong System Engineering knowledge, Project Engineering and Testing/Integration knowledge. Have experience in Simulation and Training. Have worked on Shuttle program simulation of all signals and measurements on mockup for NASA. Have worked on SAF/CCTT Simulation Project.
2. Very Strong System Engineering knowledge, Requirement Analysis, Requirements creation/verifications, System Design, System Analysis, Data Analysis, Trade Study, Risk Mitigation for over 33 years.
3. Strong skills in planning, organizing and coordination of project and assignment with no Management direction or very minimum. Over 25 years. In all my given Projects.
4. Fully capable of effective communication in full spectrum (Orally and in writing). Over 25 years. Great people skills. Giving Monthly presentation to upper management on my project(s). Also strong member of toastmaster club. This includes my management skills, maximum of 20 Engineers reporting directly to me.
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