Senior Engineer

CAREER OBJECTIVE

To utilize my extensive background and diverse skill sets to obtain a challenging and rewarding career with a top Engineering firm in Arizona.

QUALIFICATIONS

 Consultant skilled in the evaluation, development and implementation of Materials Management, Construction Management, Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) and Geographical Information Systems (GIS).

 Experience in both foreign and domestic government markets as well as private and public utility companies.

 Strong technical marketing development experience, including estimating, contracting, scheduling, procurement, project coordination planning and engineering.

 Creative Manager with strong interpersonal skills, self motivation, and assertive work ethic.

 Accomplished oral and written communication abilities.

 Strong track record of success.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Kratos Government Solutions, Inc. 9/01-Present

Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) Kauai, HI

Senior Engineer

• Responsible for monitoring the progress of BMD facilities related projects as part of PMRF’s Upgrades Coordination Group.

• Supports Long Range Users Working Groups with site planning for missile build-up, launch, tracking, and the storage of ordnance / hazardous materials. Responsible for tabulating procurement quantities of liquid and gaseous nitrogen, helium, and krypton for missile preparation and flight.

• Provides expertise on Environmental Assessment Studies, specifically archaeological and site inspections. Initiated and continues to maintain the PMRF General Development Planning Map in AutoCAD, highlighting base wide geographic BMD project relationships.

• Acts as Deputy POC for the Regional Shore Infrastructure Management System (RSIMS) at PMRF. Conducts GPS, positional data, and optic surveys of Navy assets for inclusion in the Geodetic Constants Manual.

• Assists with the set-up of GPS missile flight simulation equipment.

• Supports the Range Safety Department with missile flight trajectory sky screen monitoring and Ground Hazard Area (GHA) engineering maps.

• Knowledgeable on range safety policy and procedures. Operates Phantom 9 high-speed cameras and connected computer hardware/software during missile launches. Assists in the preparation of laser safety analysis presentations

• Provides graphic design and marketing consultant support for trade shows, flight mission promotions, etc.

Pacific Island Cartographics 1/96-9/01

Eskai Surveying and Mapping Inc. Kauai, HI

Contractor

• Prepared Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) for high visibility resort properties.

• Automated volume imaging and civil site design using Autodesk’s Digital Terrain Modeling (DTM) software.

• Extracted full perspective renderings, landform cross-sections, and accurate cut/fill calculations from three-dimensional surface models.

• Provided computer-programming support, topographic surveys, subdivision, and plot plan maps utilizing GPS and Total Station survey equipment.

GTE Hawaiian Telephone Kauai, HI

Contractor

• Assisted in the cleanup and correction of GTE’s outside plant facility maps.

• Utilized Intergraph based software (ICGS), to reconcile over 10,000 graphic and database record changes prompted by Hurricane Iniki.

County of Kauai/FEMA 8/93-12/95

GIS Planner Kauai, HI

• Designed and established a GIS for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) within the Department of Planning, using ESRI's Arc/Info software running on an HP Apollo 9000 workstation with peripheral plotting and data storage/retrieval equipment.

• Totally responsible for writing bid specifications and budget estimates; procuring, installing, and configuring the hardware/software; identifying and planning task work product milestones; importing, digitizing, and coding data layers and attributes; and UNIX database administration.

• Also responsible for developing an emergency management plan for the high tsunami and hurricane threat areas on the south shore of Kauai.

Stone and Webster Engineering Co. 9/87-8/93

Information Systems Consultant Boston, MA

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority/Boston Harbor Project

• Construction Manager responsible for updating and managing approximately six thousand design, interim construction, and as-built condition drawings to support the construction of a $7.1 billion dollar waste treatment plant and its related facilities.

• Electronic Data Systems' Graphic Design System (GDS) software, linked to an ORACLE database, was utilized for the job.

• Three dimensional computer modeling and water flow simulations were also performed.

Saudi Arabian Electricity of the Western Region Saudi Arabia

• Organized and implemented, as part of the project management team, a total Materials Management Information System for the client.

• Deliverables were comprised of inventory, purchasing, budget estimates, and financial control software packages from Dun & Bradstreet Software, to track over one hundred thousand line items.

• In country Task Project Manager responsible for the training of approximately two hundred management, supervisory, and staff personnel by formal classroom and hands-on training sessions.

• Planned and conducted system presentations for client senior management personnel.

• Total responsibility for all implementation efforts related to bringing new warehouses on-line with the software system.

City of Boston Digital Renderings Boston, MA

• Developed a comprehensive three dimensional computer model and virtual slide presentation "walk-through" of the proposed Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project in the South Boston area.

• The graphic representation was designed to aid in aesthetic planning as well as engineering applications.

Louisiana Power and Light Company New Orleans

• Provided technical expertise in the evaluation of existing LP&L operations, with an emphasis on strategies to convert maps, file cards, and engineering documents into a fully automated Information and Materials Management System.

• Designed software applications to streamline the conversion process.

Newport Electric Corporation Facilities Management System Newport, RI

• Established conversion methods, procedures, and sequencing tactics in order to reduce both project duration and cost.

• Project Coordinator responsible for data conversion, system operation, testing, and evaluation of NEC's multi-purpose Information and Materials Management System.

Town of Uxbridge, Massachusetts Geographic Information Systems Uxbridge, MA

• Developed and implemented an integrated Municipal Management System including land base, topographic, assessment, planning, zoning, land use, utility, and water / waste water applications.

• Municipalities that Stone & Webster has performed similar efforts for, using ESRI's Arc/Info, Intergraph, and/or MicroStation included: Barrie, Ontario,Lynn, Mass,Boca Raton, Florida, Medway, Mass, Hanson, Mass, Peekskill, NY

Infrastructure Division Guideline for Civil Mapping Applications on Intergraph Boston, MA

• Established general file parameters and standard graphic symbology to be used company wide for the development of digital land base files on Stone & Webster's Intergraph and MicroStation computer graphic systems.

FAA, Washington D.C. Microwave Landing System Washington D.C.

• Integrated stereo-photogrammetric data capture, image processing, global positioning (GPS), and remote sensing techniques to provide a basis for developing computerized, three dimensional, airport centered land bases that are both accurate and manageable.

• Developed a proof of concept computer model using Logan International Airport as a prototype to support microwave landing system installation, engineering, and aircraft landing operations under instrument meteorological conditions.

Franklin Construction Company (Summers, 1983-86)

Assistant Construction Foreman Dallas, TX

• Assistant Foreman responsible for estimating, scheduling, and supervising the construction of housing developments.

PROFESSIONAL LICENSES/CERTIFICATES

• Security Clearance-Secret, 2001 (Current)

PROFESSIONAL RATINGS, AWARDS and RECOGNITIONS

• Kratos-GS Inc. Achievement Award, 2003

• Kratos-GS Inc. Achievement Award, 2002

EDUCATION

Auburn University Auburn, AL

• Bachelor of Science: Building Construction/Architecture. Cum GPA- 3.84 (5/87)

• Associate in Computer Science (5/87)

Hong Kong International High School Hong Kong

General and international studies (5/83)

International School of Taiwan Taiwan

General and International Studies

COMPUTER TRAINING

• ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ESRI's Arc/Info (CAD/GIS software)

• AutoCAD (Computer Aided Design software)

• Autodesk (Civil Engineering design software)

• Digital Equipment Corporation (VMS and DCL software/hardware)

• DMRS (Intergraph's Database Management and Retrieval System)

• Dun & Bradstreet / MSA (inventory, purchasing, and financial control)

• Excelerator (Structured Analysis software)

• EDS / McDonnell Douglas GDS - (CAD/GIS software)

• Hewlett Packard (HP-VUE software/hardware)

• Informix (database management software)

• Intergraph (CAD/GIS software/hardware, both 2D and 3D)

• Micro Station (Intergraph/Bentley's PC-version CAD/GIS software)

• Oracle (database management software)

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES¬¬

• International Travel: Spent a total of eight years living, studying, and working abroad. Countries include: Bahrain, China, England, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, and Thailand.

• Car restoration: Restore classic Ford Thunderbirds, 1956-1965, to show room conditions - also an avid Harley Davidson rider /custom builder.

• Construction Remodeling: Designed and built own Boston townhouse and vacation home in Hawaii.

• Music: Lead singer and bandleader for a variety of professional music groups, including "America's Western most country dance band - West of the Rest". Member of award winning Hawaiian slack key instrumental group “Ohana `O Kauai”. Teach guitar, bass, and singing to children and teens.

• Community Service: Ongoing therapeutic mentoring with special needs children through Hale Opio Inc., a Hawaiian child and family services company for children with behavioral, emotional, and/or physical disorders.

REFERENCES: Excellent references available upon request.

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