Systems Engineer
Resume:
JOHN A. HUNTER
***** ******** ****** *********, ***********, New Mexico 87112
*******@*******.***
QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY
Highly competent, focused, and performance-driven professional, equipped with more than 22 years of comprehensive experience in all aspects of system engineering, lifecycle project management, and operation management; recognized for driving business value and supporting strategic objectives. Possess well-honed qualifications acquired over progressive years in diverse areas encompassing strategic planning and implementation, analysis and streamlining of processes/procedures, laboratory equipment automation, innovative models and plans conceptualization, physical security vulnerability assessments, as well as systems implementation and network administration. Recognized as a goal-oriented team player capable of motivating and mentoring individuals at all levels of technical expertise. Highly dedicated leader with capacity to comprehend, manage, and monitor project schedules and timelines to successfully accomplish established goals.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Systems Analysis, Integration, and Lifecycle
- Systems Planning and Implementation
- Tactical Analysis and Problem Resolution
- Team Leadership and Collaboration
- Continuous Quality and Process Improvement
- General and Operation Management
SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Served as key contributor of Sandia Engineering Process Standard (SEPS) program in managing and implementing innovative enterprise/engineering processes; managed the mapping of DOE Order 414.1C to the Lockheed Martin Integrated Enterprise Process (IEP) Engineering Architecture in team center, a systems engineering tool used for requirement traceability; successfully incorporated Sandia Engineering Process Standard CPR1.7.2 to the corporate business rules; and implemented a project management corporate process rule
- Played an integral role in planning and developing the entire sensor and security system and network infrastructure of F.E. Warren Air Force Base Weapons Storage Facility located in Cheyenne, Wyoming
- Directed a technical team in administering development of a $4.3 million wireless communications network project to efficiently allocate and display the GPS locations of all convoy vehicles on all of the vehicle displays; which led to a funded $1.5M NA-70 DAF proposal to further install Motorola MESH infrastructure to incorporate fixed security sites with mobile security tracking, or Blue Force Tracking applications
- Successfully managed and complemented numerous projects, such as RoboHound, IMS-MS LDRD, US Mint Automated Screening, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Domestic Nuclear Event Attribution (DNEA) Radioactive Isotope Collector, and Vehicle Bombs LDRD
- Conceptualized, planned, and scoped all aspects of project activities to test the performance and assess vulnerabilities of Motorola MESH (MotoMESH) wireless networking security within NNSA Pantex site; formulated initial timeline, task descriptions, and cost estimates for the $265 thousand DOE project
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES ~ Albuquerque, NM
PROJECT MANAGER | SYSTEMS ENGINEER 2001-2008
Effectively functioned as senior member of the technical staff and oversaw numerous project management and engineering operations for multiple physical security projects while directing a team of 5 to 20 engineers and technicians and managing approximately $4 to $8 million funding range. Utilized exceptional project management expertise in administering various projects to ensure project completion within time and budget. Played an integral role in developing TacNet Tracker, RoboHound, and DTRA DNEA (Defense Nuclear Event Attribution) robotic sample collection system. Collaborated with different engineers and staff to promote and introduce system engineering processes as well as engineering and project management processes to Sandia based on the Lockheed Martin engineering process standards. Conducted graded project management processes to maintain project cost, scope, and schedule, as well as rendered project management and engineering expertise in various center projects to ensure efficient business performance. Trained and mentored staff in CAD drawings, career, and education goals.
- Collaborated with center quality team to strengthen center performance, engineering, and project management processes; worked with the team in administering and developing center and cluster processes, especially project management processes and requirements, utilizing CMMI Level 2 processes to improve project management processes; analyzed and evaluated center’s high-level architecture
- Rendered technical expertise and assistance to OST technical engineering team to obtain licensing, patenting, and commercialization of the TacNet Tracker
- Accounted for drafting and presenting $1.7 million project proposal to integrate situational awareness to the NTS/DAF using OST TacNet/Tracker technology
- Provided a presentation on the DOE-SO Tech Update; conducted initial testing at TA-V, which showed the need for a better array of test equipment, as well as performed further field-testing at few other x-ray machines
- Proactively involved and engaged in various projects and operations, such as managing and initiating Chemical Agent Detection, analyzing and conceptualizing Card Technologies, and administering Integrated Personnel Checkpoint (MAA)
SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES ~ Albuquerque, NM
SENIOR TECHNICIAN 1995-2001
Mentored and directed intern and staff in various project operation. Planned, formulated, and engineered an ultra-high vacuum chambers and thin film coating systems; worked in Al, Ag, and Si-Ge thin film stress measurements through utilizing LabVIEW stress measurement software, which resulted in nine publications
- Served as materials engineer and led the investigation and analysis of texture evolution during growth and annealing of polycrystalline Ag and Al using situ x-ray diffraction to efficiently analyze texture, stress, and microstructure interaction
- Successfully completed the new thermal cycling chamber; monitored and analyzed the intrinsic stress relaxation behavior of metal thin film, which had never been exposed to atmosphere: and evaluated how surface diffusion and plasticity compete in this case to lend insight into the behavior of passivated metals used in real applications to efficiently analyze and verify how stress relaxation encourages corrosion; this procedure led to the development of one technical advance, two software copyrights, one presentation on SoftMOSS, and a non-disclosure agreement with k-Space Associates for future software collaborations
EARLIER EXPERIENCE
DR. PAUL ROCKET ~ Albuquerque, NM
TECHNICIAN (PBFA-II X-RAY DIAGNOSTICS AND MAGNETIC FUSION EXPERIMENTATION) 1991-1995
SNL ~ Livermore, CA
TECHNICIAN (COMBUSTION RESEARCH FACILITY) 1986-1991
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY ~ Livermore, CA
BENDIX AEROSPACE CONTRACTOR 1985-1986
EDUCATION
MASTER OF ENGINEERING IN SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (2009)
Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ ~ Cumulative GPA of 3.87
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT (2007)
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX, Phoenix, AZ ~ Cumulative GPA of 3.7
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE IN LASER ELECTRO-OPTICS TECHNOLOGY
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGES (TSTC), Waco, TX
Completed Coursework in Mechanical Engineering ~ Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Completed Coursework in Computer Science ~ Baylor University, Waco, TX
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS
Master’s Certificate in Project Management, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (2004)
Associate Systems Engineering Professional (ASEP) Certification (2009)
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification (1995)
PMP Examination Preparation, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM (2004)
NNSA Physical Security Training, Department of Energy, Albuquerque, NM (2002)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member of International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), Enchantment Chapter of NM: 2007
Board of Directors, VP of Communications, and Outstanding Board Member of the Year for Project Management Institute (PMI): 2005-2007
Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME): 2006
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) Mid-Continent Regional Awards for Outstanding Technology Development (2008)
ERA 2008 Nominations: TacNet Tracker Team, Center 6400 Performance Improvement Team (2008)
SPOT Award (2007)
ERA Nomination, Division 4000 | ERA nomination, Division 6400 (2007)
Award of Excellence for Dept 5848 Outstanding Accomplishment (2003)
SPOT Award - Site Security Assessments and Designs (2002)
ERA Nomination - Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography Team (2002)
Employee Recognition Award (2000)
Sandia Y2K Readiness Program
SNL Award for Excellence
Award for Excellence (1997)
Presidents Meritorious Achievement Award (1995)
Award for Excellence (1994)
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