Engineer Quality Assurance

JUDIE G. JACKSON

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Bel Air, Maryland 21014

Cell 410-***-****

ga4fjm@r.postjobfree.com

Clearance: Top Secret

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CAREER SUMMARY

• Highly motivated and results driven professional with over 22 years of diverse experience in Project Management, Systems/Test Engineering , Mission Assurance, Army Research Technology Protection, Training and Field support for DoD, FAA, and NASA systems

• Creative problem solver who works independently and handles complex assignments with keen attention to detail and quality

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills with a high degree of initiative to serve customer needs

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WORK EXPERIENCE________________________________________

4/2011 – 10/2011 MANTECH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD

Principal Technology Protection Engineer

• Manages technical personnel in the Technical Protection Engineering/System Security Engineering support for the Army’s Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Program Executive Office for Command, Control, and Communications Tactical (PEO C3T) Organization at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland.

• Responsible for applying Research and Technology Protection system engineering process for a consistent methodology across the DoD technology programs in accordance with Department of Defense Directive 5200.39/Department of Defense Directive 5200.1-M.

• Develop Mission Area Analysis and strategy for conducting Critical Program Information Analysis within the command, assisting in the acquisition system process in accordance with Department of Defense Directive 5000.1 and Department of Defense Instruction 5000.2.

• Coordinate with Headquarters Department of the Army/Navy/Air Force in areas of horizontal protection, Security Classification Guides, Foreign Disclosure, Vulnerabilities, Threat Assessment, and Countermeasures in accordance with Department of Defense Directive 5200.1/Executive Order. 12958 as amended.

• Provide security engineering of information systems security and assurance for C4ISR and weapon systems based on the Department of Defense Information Technology Security Certification and Accreditation Process.

• Engineer Information Assurance requirements and security test plans for specific protection profiles for software development using both the Department of Defense Standard 5200 series and Common Criteria.

3/2010 – 3/2011 3D RESEARCH CORPORATION, Huntsville, AL

Sr. Systems Engineer

• Provided engineering support to prime contractor organization in support of the Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) program.

• Managed all phases of testing for the IBCS Mobile Test Node (MTN), a portable test control tool providing the capability to execute, support, and control test events in the field.

• Adhered to consistent testing practices and process improvement activities to identify and resolve quality related issues.

• Developed effective test related documentation including schedules, plans, procedures, schedules, and test reports.

• Collaborated with the team in staff meetings and provide peer review functions to maintain a record of IBCS MTN activities according to established methods and procedures.

4/2008 – 2/2010 MILLENNIUM ENGINEERING & INTEGRATION COMPANY, Huntsville, AL

(6/2009 – 2/2010) Technical Expert

• Lead Technical activities for Safety & Mission assurance (S&MA) Space Transportation Planning Office (CSTPO) at Kennedy Space Center (residing full time at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)).

• Prepared S&MA Implementation Plans for transition to a Space Transportation Program Office for Constellation sustaining engineering and operations.

• Defined S&MA processes and products, resources (manpower and funding), roles and responsibilities, organizational structure, operating agreements with other NASA Centers and organizations and an overall concept of operation for the new Program Office and Ares Project S&MA functions.

• Participated in Launch Vehicle planning and design efforts at MSFC to include the Ares System Integration Lab (SIL), Upper Stage System Integration Test Facility (SITF), First Stage Hardware Integration Lab (HIL), and Ares Flight Software development.

• Coordinated with CSTPO personnel and participate in program office activities.

(4/2008 – 5/2009) Software Test Team Lead

• Provided V&V support to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Kill Vehicle (KV) program. Ensured that real-time, embedded systems and application software met all intended design requirements.

• Interfaced with the KV Program Office, Integrated Product Team, and Team Leads to support schedule estimations, track and control the project, and ensure necessary resources are provided.

• Coordinated planning, execution, analysis and reporting of test events and data reviews.

• Provided input to the weekly IPT staff meetings, weekly activity reports, monthly execution reviews, and daily updates to the KV Test Event Summary.

• Wrote test requirements, test plans/procedures/reports in support of test execution activities.

• Assured contractor has a sound, compliant and responsive Earned Value Management System (EVMS).

• Conducted EVMS surveillance, evaluation and analysis of the contractor's system and processes with the Control Account Managers (CAM) to establish and maintain a mutual understanding of the risks inherent in the contractor’s Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) and management processes.

• Assessed cost, schedule and performance risk assessments associated with key EVMS processes and documented risk assessments.

• Issued Corrective Action Requests and assure the contractor correct identified EVMS deficiencies.

8/2007 – 3/2008 JACOBS TECHNOLOGY, Huntsville, AL

Principal Systems Engineer

• Responsibilities included managing and maintaining the design and architecture of a Software Development Facility supporting NASA ARES I Upper Stage contract to ensure proper business and systems development.

• Performed planning, specification, implementation, and administration of equipment services for government facility and remote sites.

• Provided recommendations on architectural changes and design enhancements to the infrastructure to improve reliably and performance and reduce cost.

• Coordinated ARES I Flight Software requirement assessments for Upper Stage Avionics and Software IPT with NASA and contractors.

• Participated in software requirement verification work products including support systems, interface requirements, verification and validation.

• Reviewed requirement specifications, functional flow diagrams, and verification/traceability matrices.

• Liaison between vendors and customers to procure equipment and services related to network systems.

• Coordinated with government IT security service providers for installation, upgrade and disconnect of data circuits and account management/maintenance agreements.

• Coordinated developers to determine whether requirements are best met by internal development or through the use of commercial off-the-shelf software or components.

• Generated diagrams, models, and users guide to keep user and engineers up to date as the system evolved.

3/2007 – 7/2007 AEGIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Huntsville, AL

Principal Systems Engineer

• Performed technical planning and execution of VV&A activities for integrated modeling and simulation (M&S) enterprise supporting NASA launch and exploration space systems.

• Executed VV&A analyses at all levels of the M&S life cycle including concept, design, development, integration, test, installation, and operation.

• Performed functional analysis, risk analysis and mitigation, requirements analysis, verification and validation analysis, and QA/CM processes to translate M&S requirements into useable solutions.

• Ensured the logical and systematic assessment of M&S tools against program requirements and needs for spacecraft integration and testing.

• Reviewed and provide input into the Recommended Practices Guide (RPG) for Modeling and Simulation VV&A, developed a User Handbook and executed M&S VV&A procedures.

5/2006 – 2/2007 TECHNISOURCE (Rockwell Collins Contractor), Huntsville, AL

Principal Systems Engineer

• Lead a cross-functional team providing engineering support to the Army Aviation & Missile

Research, Development & Engineering Center (AMRDEC) Software Engineering Directorate (SED) at Redstone Arsenal.

• Responsibilities included requirements capture, analysis, design, development, definition, validation, verification and testing using Aeronautical Radio, Inc. (ARINC) 429 and MIL-STD- 1553B data bus protocols, DO-178B, and CMMI Level 5 standards for Army Rotor Wing Aircraft; i.e. Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) on a Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS) platform.

• Maintained requirements documentation and records to support tasks and activities utilizing DOORS.

• Coordinated work across multiple sites and major subcontractors to accomplish developmental and operational testing while managing QA functions.

• Generated program schedules, plans, reports and allocated resources.

9/2005 – 4/2006 GUARD-A-KID FRANCHISE, Huntsville, AL

Owner

• Managed child ID program using Digital Child ID System capturing fingerprint images and digital photographs to create Amber Alert digital profiles and stored on a CD-Rom to complete child ID safety packages for parents.

6/1999 – 8/2005 L3 COMMUNICATIONS (Formerly JSA/AS&T), Mays Landing, NJ

Project Lead/Systems Engineer

• Lead a team in the success of full life cycle development and implementation of large and complex National Aviation System (NAS) projects for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

• Planned, scheduled, analyzed and maintained project activity progress and managed the production of the required deliverables for mission critical programs such as EnRoute Automation Modernization (ERAM), EnRoute Communications Gateway (ECG), and Advance Technologies and Oceanic Procedures (ATOP).

• Develop and maintain requirements documentation and records to support tasks and activities utilizing MS ACCESS and imported into DOORS Information Management and Traceability tool.

• Created training schedules for the FAA twenty-one Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCCs).

• Created and executed fault scenario injection testing at ARTCCs to train Airway Facility personnel confirming that redundant elements were functioning properly and that the system could recover, report, reconfigure, be repaired and re-certified without degrading system performance.

• Planned and managed the deployment and testing of resources and systems to meet project milestones.

• Branch representative at Test Readiness Reviews and Integrated Product Team Meetings.

• Developed test plans, procedures, reports, and applied QA principles for Integration Testing.

• Executed various software tools to verify all processors and RISC-Systems were properly baselined and/or upgraded according to contract requirements and specifications.

• Utilized UNIX and Red Hat Linux for developmental and operational testing of systems.

6/1999 – 9/2001 Quality Assurance Manager

• Lead a team supporting FAA initiatives performing definition, development, implementation and T&E ensuing the Integrated Capability Maturity Model (iCMM) level 3 standards and processes.

• Communicated significant issues or developments identified during quality assurance activities and provided recommended process improvements to upper management.

• Prepared reports to communicate involvement and results of quality assurance activities.

• Coordinated and managed everyday lab management activities including auditing and initializing FAA systems; running SIRS scenarios and BYTEX scripts; maintaining system optical disks containing CDR recordings; performing system software switches from one version to another; completion of end-of-test/day shutdown activities; initialization and management of Problem Trouble Reports (PTR) and test log files; and performance of failure analysis, data collection, and recovery reports.

• Managed the operating system and application software installations; software and break seal audits; and maintained official stamped copies of baseline hardware configurations and software version data records for Integration, Functional, and Simulation areas of Developmental and Operational testing.

5/1997 – 6/1999 DECISION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES INC., Philadelphia, PA

Quality Assurance Analyst

• Supported the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) in the performance of QA activities to produce quality software products for end users utilizing an inventory tracking system.

• Developed test plans, procedures, user manuals and scripts; executing test procedures and providing user training.

• Evaluated software requirements, debugged software and developed build procedures to process and deliver software modifications/enhancements into the new software baselines.

• Performed hardware installations, configurations, troubleshooting and upgrades.

1/1989 – 4/1997 GLOBAL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES INC., Egg Harbor Twp., NJ

Aviation Security Engineer

• Provided technical support to FAA Transportation Security R&D projects in the quest for improved safety and security of commercial aircraft.

• Developed test plans and procedures in accordance with applicable FAA Orders and Standards for joint use of the Global Positioning System (GPS), operational life for commercial aircraft, anti-terrorism, and airport and airway capacity and wrote comprehensive technical reports, created spreadsheets and graphs based on studies.

• Performed DT&E, CT&E, and OT&E on bulk and trace explosives, and weapons detection systems.

• Conducted research studies on explosives through laboratory experiments using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and researched emerging technologies as part of the Aviation Security study, supporting air carrier and airport operations.

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EDUCATION

MS Computer Information Systems, University of Phoenix Jan 2006

BS Computer Science and Information Systems, Richard Stockton College of NJ Dec 1999

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