Education

October 2008 – today                           Military University of Technology in Warsaw, Poland; Mechatronics Faculty, Doctoral Studies. Doctoral thesis title: “Flight dynamic modeling and simulation for control systems synthesis requirements of unmanned aircraft vehicles”.

October2003 – June 2008                    Military University of Technology in Warsaw, Poland; Mechatronics Faculty, Speciality: Avionics. Master of Science (Engineer) in Aviation - Avionics. Thesis title: “Hardware interface project for communication with flight simulator software”.

September 1998 – June 2003               Electronic Engineering High School, Warsaw, Poland; Electronics Technician’s Diploma in specialization: Computer Systems

Work experience

August 2008 – today                            Position:           03.2012 – today            – Senior Engineer.

08.2008 – 02.2012        – Engineer.

Employer:        Air Force Institute of Technology, Aero-Engines Division, Warsaw, Poland.

Tasks:

·       designing, assembling and testing prototype electronics circuits;

·       installation of developed measurement systems on the jet engines;

·       analysis and processing of the data obtained by sensors;

·       analogue electronics circuits simulation;

·       microcontrollers programming in C language.

Skills obtained:

·       experience with schematic capture, simulation and PCB layout software (Altium Designer);

·       experience in developing software for data processing and graphical display;

·       experience in programming Microchip PIC16 series (MPLAB);

·       experience in hand placement of surface mount components.

Trainings:

·       Matlab

1.   MLVI: MATLAB for Data Processing and Visualization;

2.   MLPR: MATLAB Programming Techniques;

3.   SLCT: MATLAB and Simulink for Control Design Acceleration;

·       protection of classified information.

Licences:

·       confidential security clearance valid until year 2020;

·       license  to work on the explosive materials, weapons, ammunitions and military equipment production.

February 2007                                      Position:           Internship – Counting Airworthiness Engineer.

Employer:        FischerAir (PrimaCharter) Airlines, Warsaw, Poland

Tasks:

·       maintenance program preparation for Boeing 737 aircraft according to Maintenance Planning Data (MPD) document.

Skills obtained:

·       understanding of Part M regulations;

·       experience in using aircraft manuals.

September 2006                                   Position:           Internship – Engineer.

Employer:        Military Aircraft Works No.4 in Warsaw, Poland

Tasks:

·       participation in maintenance, repair and overhaul of aircraft jet engines.

Skills obtained:

·       knowledge of jet engine construction.

July 2006 – August 2006                      Position:           Sales Assistant.

Employer:        Decathlon Surrey Quays, London, UK.

Tasks:

·       responsibility for all functions of the retail store including sales and customer service.

Skills obtained:

·       customer service and communication skills.

Projects

July 2011 – November 2011                 Employer:        Military University of Technology in Warsaw.

Task:                “Avionics system research for verification of flight dynamic simulation model”.

Skills obtained:

·       experience in flight dynamic modeling in MATLAB/Simulink.

January 2010 – September 2010          Employer:        Military University of Technology in Warsaw.

Task:                “Elaboration of control, stabilization and navigation algorithms with control system fast prototyping tools usage”.

Skills obtained:

·       experience in flight model preparation for Microsoft Flight Simulator software;

·       experience in aerodynamics characteristic development with USAF Stability and Control DATCOM software usage.

November 2009 – March 2010              Employer:        Military University of Technology in Warsaw.

Task:                “Data acquisition algorithms verification and dynamic properties identification using data collected in flight”.

Skills obtained:

·       experience in experiment (flight) planning for identification data obtaining;

·       experience in data processing in MATLAB.

September 2009 – November 2009       Employer:        Military University of Technology in Warsaw.

Task:                “Development of aircraft aerodynamics models in MATLAB/Simulink”.

Skills obtained:

·       experience in aircraft aerodynamic model preparation in MATLAB/Simulink with AeroSim toolbox.

March  2009 – October 2009                 Employer:        Military University of Technology in Warsaw.

Task:                “Procedures and graphical interface elaboration for data analysis and visualization”.

Skills obtained:

·       experience in MP2028 autopilot module (Micropilot company) usage;

·       experience in developing graphical user interface (GUI) in MATLAB.

June 2008 – November 2008                Employer:        Military University of Technology in Warsaw.

Task:                          “Development of ultrasonic close range altimeter system for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle”.

Skills obtained:

·       experience with schematic capture and PCB layout software (Protel99);

·       8051 microcontroller programming in Keil uVision environment.

February 2007 – February 2008            Employer:        Military University of Technology in Warsaw.

Task:                          “Simulation of flight deck devices in procedural flight simulator and preparation of laboratory station”.

Skills obtained:

·       understanding and polish documentation elaboration of Boeing 737NG autopilot system;

·       understanding and polish documentation elaboration of Boeing 737NG engine indication and crew alerting system (EICAS);

·       experience with schematic capture and PCB layout software (Protel99);

·       experience in Boeing 737NG flight control systems simulation.

Inventions

January 2010                                       Invention application:“Method for measuring vibration of the turbo-machine rotor blade with the use of an induction sensor in an environment above the Curie temperature.” Application number: 390904, Application date: 04.01.2010. Inventors: Rokicki, Spychała, Szczepanik, Kaźmierczak

November 2009                                   Invention application:“Method for measuring vibration of the turbo-machine rotor blade with shelf, with the use of an induction sensor”.  Application number: 389600, Application date: 17.11.2009. Inventors: Rokicki, Spychała, Szczepanik, Kaźmierczak

Awards

November 2010                                   Silver medal on a 59^thInternational Innovation, Research and New Technology Fair "BRUSSELS INNOVA 2010" and Prize of Scientific School of Causality for a “Method for measuring vibration of the turbo-machine rotor blade with the use of an induction sensor in an environment above the Curie temperature.”

June 2008                                            Second awardon a Students International Conference “CERC 2008” at the Military Technical Academy in Romania for a “Boeing 737 passenger aircraft flight deck simulator”

May 2008                                             First awardon a XIII mechatronics seminar at the Military University of Technology for a “Boeing 737 NG flight simulator project”

May 2008                                             First award on a Students Scientific Conference 2008 at the Academy of the Armed Forces in Slovak Republic for a project of “information visualization system for use in passenger aircraft flight deck simulator”

May 2008                                             Third award on a Fifth Students Scientific Conference at the University of Defencein Czech Republic for a project of “Pilot – operator interface in passenger aircraft`s flight deck simulator”

November 2007                                   First award on a Rector Contest at the Military University of Technology for a “Boeing 737 NG flight simulator project”

June 2007                                            First awardon a XIII mechatronics seminar at the Military University of Technology for a “Boeing 737 NG flight simulator project”

June 2006                                            Distinction on a XII mechatronics seminar at the Military University of Technology for a “Boeing 737 NG flight simulator project”

October2004 – June 2011                    The university scholarship for having achieved good results in studies

Papers

January 2012                                       Title: „Application of Blade-Tip Sensors to Blade-Vibration Monitoring in Gas Turbines”. Book: „Thermal Power Plants”, ISBN 978-953-307-952-3. Authors: Szczepanik Ryszard, Przysowa Radosław, Spychała Jarosław, Edward Rokicki, Kaźmierczak Krzysztof, Majewski Paweł

March 2011                                          Title:„Example of graphical interface for unmanned aerial vehicle ground control station”. Monograph: „SelectedAspects of Avionics”, Publishing House of Rzeszow University of Technology, 2011, pages 51 – 60. Authors: Kaźmierczak Krzysztof, Rochala Zdzisław, Wojtowicz Konrad

February 2011                                     Title:„Visualization and analysis of unmanned aerial vehicle flight data”. Monograph: “Scientific Aspects of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles”, Polish Society of  Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Publishing House, 2010. Authors: Kaźmierczak Krzysztof, Rochala Zdzisław, Wojtowicz Konrad

May 2010                                             4^th International Conference on Scientific Aspects of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. “Data Analysis and Visualisation of a miniUAV in Flight Research”.

May 2010                                             4^th International Conference on Scientific Aspects of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. “The Flight Simulators of Manned and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles”.

December 2007                                    “Boeing 737 NG passenger airliner cockpit simulator” presentation on a Transcomp 2007 conference

Trainings

August 2006                                        Unigraphics NX2 Certificate of Completion CAD I

June 2004                                           Autodesk Certificate of Completion AutoCad 2002

Language skills:

English                                               speaking (B2), understanding (B2),writing (B2)

                                                           First Certificate in English

Polish                                                 mother language

Other skills

Driving license PL.

Hobbies and Interests

Aviation, Science, Traveling