Engineer Manager
Resume:
JAMES G. GOUCH
Haymarket, Virginia 20169
*****.*****@*****.***
PERSONAL: U.S. Citizen; Active Top Secret Clearance
EDUCATION: University of Akron, Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE)
Cleveland State University, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE)
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Systems engineering requirements analysis, and verification using DOORS for Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
• Excellent technical writing, presentation, and proposal writing skills:
- Special Operations Forces (SOF) MC-130 and Joint Chemical Agent Detector (JCAD) proposals,
- Ground-Based Missile Defense (GMD) Verification Plan,
- Quarterly Technical Performance Reports for GMD,
- Canadian Submarine Fire Control System (SFCS) Proposal,
- Interface Control Document for 1553B Sonar Interface on Canadian SFCS.
• Systems analysis, software engineering, test, and integration performed on a variety of real-time applications:
- Submarine sonar simulation and Graphical User Interface (GUI),
- Special Operation Forces MC-130 simulation, F15 Flight Program simulation,
- F16 countermeasures cockpit control unit, F16 Flight Test data recovery and analysis,
- Vertical Launch ASROC missile control, Massively Parallel Processor diagnostics.
• Capable as a development engineer, as a lead systems designer, and as a technical and personnel manager:
- As Software Section Head, managed 20+ people for over 7 years performing defense work,
- Cost Account Manager using Earned Value Management System (EVM) for GMD telemetry data review,
- Cost Account Manager (EVM) for MC-130 simulation for 6 years.
• Experienced in all phases of development life cycle and products; excellent people and customer interface skills:
- Presented Technical Performance Metrics at formal PDR and CDR for Missile Defense,
- Ship Readiness Review (SRR) presentations for Missile Defense boosters and avionics,
- Performed system engineering, design reviews, planning, scheduling, and budgeting for MC-130 simulation.
• VxWorks, Adamulti, Unix, C/C++, Ada, GUI, Xwindows Motif, DOORS, Matlab, MS Office tools MS Project.
EXPERIENCE:
EM Solutions Inc. (Mar 2011 –July 2012) Specialty Engineer
• Supported Government contract reviewing documents, test requirements and monthly status reviews for Quality, Reliability and Saftey. Responsible for attending Software Quality audits at the customer site. Reviewed and edited the System Engineering Management Plan.
Orbital Sciences Corporation (Nov 2004 – Nov 2010) Senior Principal Engineer
• For Ground-Based Missile Defense (GMD), performed system requirements verification as acceptance criteria for delivery of each Orbital Boost Vehicle (OBV) rocket booster and avionics module; DOORS requirements verification status was presented in a formal Ship Readiness Review for each delivery.
• Prepared Technical Performance Metrics (TPM) quarterly reports for up to three different missile configurations for GMD. TPMs were monitored and presented as historical measure of key performance criteria. New TPM selection and results for the 2-Stage configurations of GMD were formally presented at PDR and CDR.
• Completed a 3 year effort to independently verify each component of the OBV Boost Vehicle by verifying vendor acceptance test results with system requirements.
• As part of the data review team, analyzed telemetry from GMD missiles during assembly, prior to delivery, and before and after test flights. Rotated to field sites in Vandenburgh AFB, Ft. Greely Alaska, and the Marshal Islands.
• Performed Cost Account Manager (CAM) duties, including estimating and scheduling for the GMD data review effort.
Decisive Analytics Corporation (Oct 2002 – Nov 2004) Senior Engineer
• Enforced technical algorithm data exchange process between the external development teams and end-users for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Advanced Systems (AS) Battle Management team (Project Hercules White Team). Assessed technical readiness of promising phenomenologies and architectures, added new control steps to the Hercules process, and facilitated algorithm reviews. Created and maintained status of algorithm technical capability data for Project Hercules. Responsible for the DoD 5002 Software and Algorithm Technology Readiness Level (TRL) Exit Criteria Checklist.
• Developed threat scenario trajectory files for test input to the MDA Decision Architecture (DA). Developed Project Hercules Algorithm-To-Test (ATT) documentation proposing that the DA algorithms be elevated to Hercules testing.
Lockheed Martin Naval Electronics & Surveillance Systems - Undersea Systems, Manassas, VA, and Akron, OH
Senior Engineer / Scientist
Manassas, Virginia: (1996 – 2002)
• Led the Simulation/Stimulation team for the Canadian Victoria Submarine Fire Control System (SFCS) that designed, developed, and integrated a Sonar Interface Processor to simulate sonar contacts over SBS 1553B bus, and designed a Graphical User Interface for selecting sonar modes and options.
• Created the Interface Control Document between the Lockheed Martin Canada 1553B and the SFCS software.
• Responsible for the systems engineering and software sections of the Joint Chemical Agent Detector (JCAD) proposal, and performed estimating and technical writing for the Victoria Canadian SFCS proposal.
Akron, Ohio: (1970-1996)
• Lead Engineer for Special Operations Forces Aircrew Training System (SOF ATS) MC-130 Flight Simulator. Performed system engineering, design reviews, planning, scheduling, and budgeting and hardware procurement for executive software, mission computer simulation, and diagnostics.
• Responsible for development, testing, and documentation of the Vertical Launch Asroc (VLA) missile flight control software in coordination with a Navy Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Team.
• Responsible for the Natural Environment for the JAS39 flight simulator (Sweden's Grippen fighter aircraft) including requirements analysis, design and integration of weather effects, and ephemeris conditions.
• Performed development and integration of the ALE-47 F-16 Radar Countermeasures Cockpit Control Unit.
• Designed and developed ALE-47 test equipment, and Flight Data Recorder data reduction tools. Assigned to the F-16 flight test team responsible for flight data collection and countermeasures effects.
• Responsible for the Software Development Capability/Capacity Review (SDCCR) for the SOF proposal.
• Designed, developed and integrated the Massively Parallel Processor (MPP) hardware diagnostic system and diagnostic programs for the parallel architecture of the MPP for NASA.
• For a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) program, designed and developed an analysis capability for SAR data.
• Translated F-15A Mission Computer OFP for the F-15A Weapons Systems Trainer and flight simulator.
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