DOUGLAS J. DE CLUE
Orlando, FL 32810
*********@*****.***
SYSTEMS/ATE ENGINEER
Senior Systems/Test Engineer with over 15 years of experience developing custom hardware and software solutions in aerospace, automotive, defense, telecommunications and biomedical industries.
Programming Language
Software
Hardware
Communications Protocols
NI LabVIEW
Altium Designer
DMM
TCP/IP, UDP/IP
NI LabWindows/CVI
LT Spice
RMS Voltmeter
RS-232/422/449/485
NI TestStand
AutoDESK Fusion
Digital Storage Oscilloscope
Mil-STD-1553B
Visual C/C++, ANSI C
AutoCAD 12/LT
Spectrum Analyzer
J1708/1850/1939/ALDL
Visual Basic
CREO Viewer
Electronic Signal Generator
IEEE-488.2/GPIB/HPIB
Visual C#
MS Word
Power Meter (RF)
CANBUS
Python
MS Excel
Frequency Counter
SCPI
FORTRAN 77/90
MS Access
Vector Network Analyzer
SCSI
SQL
MS PowerPoint
Vector Signal Analyzer
ARINC
Education
Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA
Private Pilot, Single Engine Land, FAA – Total flight time 215 hours, complex endorsement
Highlighted Work Experience
Helical Communication Technologies, Rockledge FL
Quality Assurance Manager/Aerospace Engineer
May 2017 to July 2024
Developed deployer control software for electrically deployed antennas using Visual Basic.
Developed automated test system for antenna RF anechoic test chamber using Visual Basic and Microsoft Excel.
CubeSat deployable antenna design, development, test and manufacturing for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) application.
Designed multiple printed circuit boards using Altium Designer for a variety of antennas that include RF phasing and matching circuitry, hybrid coupler devices, motor controllers, and DC-DC converter.
Authored quality procedure, non-conformance procedure, engineering change notice, and return materials authorization documents for manager.
Oversaw qualification testing and acceptance test procedure for antenna hardware under GSFC-STD-7000A environmental testing for vibration, shock, and thermal vacuum (TVAC) testing procedures.
Designed quadrifilar helical antennas (QHAs) using Antenna Model and AN-SOF (method-of-moments simulation software) for 400, 407MHz, 855-930MHz, 2120-2330MHz (S-band), 3300MHz, 5000MHz, 108-136MHz (VHF aviation band), 156-162MHz (VHF marine and weather band), GPS/GNSS (1575MHz).
Orbital Sciences Corporation, Sterling VA
Software Quality Analyst
April 2010 to April 2011
Developed NI LabWIndows/CVI, LabVIEW and TestStand Software to test Cygnus/X spacecraft power management system and associated FPGA logic.
DME Corporation, Orlando FL
Senior Test Engineer
March 2003 to March 2008
Developed Test EZ test executive using LabView.
Developed LabVIEW drivers for J1708/J1850/J1939/CANBUS vehicle data acquisition.
Developed and updated test system for Javelin anti-tank missile command launch unit (CLU).
Developed Visual Studio based applications in MSVC/C++, Visual Basic, MSVC# for DLLs, ActiveX clients and servers, MFC apps, ATL, Direct X, and OpenGL both for stand-alone applications, as well as, for extending LabVIEW functionality