TECHNICAL SKILLS

·         Control software requirements testing and development

·         MatLab/Simulink:

-          modeling/simulating thermal controller logic of the A350XB Supplemental Cooling System

-          kinematic/dynamic simulations for analysis of CANADARM2 and  robotic manipulators

·         C, C++, JAVA

·         Thermal Desktop, SINDA, NX Space System Thermal Simulator

·         Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio

·         SCRUM Software Development Methodology

·         Working in a LINUX environment

·         CATIA - V5R20, AutoCAD – 2009

·         Polish – fluent

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Systems Engineer

Aversan/Honeywell, September 2012 – Present

·         System level testing of A350-XB Supplemental Cooling System (SCS) controller software designed and built by Honeywell.

·         Creating test cases and test scripts to ensure adequate coverage of SCS Requirements.

·         Traveling offsite to Torrance, California to perform software/hardware integration testing.

·         Modeling and testing of SCS control system performance with the use of MatLab/Simulink.

·         Analyzing test results to ensure compliance with System requirements.

·         Suggesting system functionality changes based on System test results.

·         Creating and revising existing system requirements in DOORs to address changing system functionalities.

·         Managing AFDX and CAN data bus Interface definitions

·         Maintaining documentation to ensure proper traceability of high and low level requirements.

Quality Assurance Analyst

NexJ Systems, May 2012 – September 2012

·         Creating, designing, and developing Quality Assurance (QA) test plans, test cases and test scripts.

·         Conducting QA tests, gathering, analyzing and summarizing test results against test plan pass/fail criteria.

Intermediate Mission Systems Engineer

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA), January 2009 – March 2012

·         Prepared, executed and analyzed end-to-end (ETE) integration tests of safety critical control software/hardware used by robotic systems on the International Space Station.

·         Wrote formal test reports and addressed discrepancy/non-conformance issues to ensure requirements are met.

·         Performed kinematic and dynamic simulations/analysis of robotic system (CANADARM2) behavior using in-house simulation software in a LINUX environment.

·         Led and managed the ETE team in testing during superior's absence to deliver product on time.

·         Developed algorithm for determining stiffer CANADARM2 configurations which helped determine possible worst case stress loading scenarios during payload berthing missions.

·         Enhanced existing mathematical thermal models of space flight hardware for thermal simulations in SINDA and Thermal Desktop.

·         Performed thermal simulation analysis of planned robotic operations to ensure thermal limit compliance of all monitored units.

Researcher/Designer—Space Systems Dynamics and Control Group

RyersonUniversity, May 2006 – August 2008

·         Performed research work on simple satellite control laws for Professor K. D. Kumar.

·         Designed a tethered balloon launch platform to launch three fetmo satellites in sequence built in Professor Kumar’s satellite controls course.

Volunteer

TorontoAerospace Museum, May 2006 – May 2012

·         Part of a team restoring the Lancaster WWII bomber.

·         Removing and cataloging damaged parts.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering

RyersonUniversity, Toronto, ON

·         Focused courses on the following topics:

·         Avionics and Systems

·         Control Systems Engineering

·         Aircraft Stability and Control

·         Spacecraft Stability and Control

·         Systems Engineering

Electronics Engineering Fundamental Certification

(In Progress, completion expected in 2015)

HumberCollege, Toronto, ON

               ·         Digital Circuits

               ·         Electronics Devices

               ·         Network Basics (IP, LAN)

               ·         PLC Programming - various industrial robots (FANUC, KUKA)

Introduction to NX Space System Thermal Simulator (Course sponsored by MDA)

Siemens                                                                                                                                     

Introduction to SINDA and Thermal Desktop (Course sponsored by MDA)

C&R Technologies                                                                                                                  

Controls For Systems

MDA (in-house courses)

Thermal Environment Design and Testing

MDA (in-house courses)

SECURITY CLEARANCE

·         ITAR - 2 Clearance

·         Canadian Secret Level 2 Clearance (held while working at MDA)