Engineering Professional with extensive experience in exploration of development pathways that lead to successful and robust test environments for system verification.  Expertise in application-side embedded system development, deriving application requirements and assembling the aggregate into an integrated unit.  Background includes mission planning, development and testing and guidance/attitude dynamics within aerospace and electronics firms.  SECURITY CLEARANCE: Secret DoD.

Education

Master of Science – Astrodynamics- University of Colorado, Boulder 1991

Bachelor of Science – Aerospace Engineering - University of Colorado, Boulder 1988

Undergraduate Pilot; Trained in T-41’s and T-37’s

United States Air Force Scholarship – Pilot/Technical- Honorable discharge

Lackland AFB, Del Rio, TX

Training and Certifications

Security Custodian for Satellite Test Bed; Electro-Static Discharge

Technical Skills

C, FORTRAN, Python, Unix, Vxworks, MathCAD, Microsoft Office Suite, QPlot, DVDraw, VersaCAD, XSIM, XTSF, XTOP, DSATS, JBuilder, Eclipse

Mission Planning: Orbital transfer trajectories, rendezvous and intercept maneuvers, and special orbits: Sun synchronous, Polar, Gravity Assist, etc.

Guidance, Attitude Dynamics:  Satellite position employing radar tracking for orbit determination; vehicle attitude utilizing on-board sensors and effectors.

Fields of Study

Amateur Observational Astronomy, Astrophysics, Earth Climate, Model Rocketry

Publications

American Institute of Aerospace and Astronautics

Award for technical research paper:

“The Effect of a Ground-based inversion Layer on an Impacting Microburst”

Professional Experience

NORTHROP GRUMMAN INTEGRATED SYSTEMS, Rancho Bernardo,CA 2009 - 2013

Systems Engineer 4 - NAVY X47-B UNMANNED COMBAT AIR SYSTEM                      

·         Generate lab Hardware-in-the-loop test procedures and test scripts, support Responsible Engineer performing FQT subsystem validation.

·         Troubleshoot hardware-software integration.

·         Support first flight operations.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SPACE TECHNOLOGY, Redondo Beach,CA      2006 - 2008

Attitude Control System Integration &Test Engineering Lead - NPOESS, JWST, ATP

·         Generate system-level ACS functional test procedures and test scripts, tracing complete functional threads used to verify requirements in a I&T environment.

·         Prepare ACS test plans and EGSE requirements, providing test point criteria needed to access subsystem electrical hardware.

·         Support test set development tasks: procedure writing/performance, producing commonality and robust, automated testing.

·         Provide inputs to I&T test plans, protecting flight hardware and test personnel.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN MISSION SYSTEMS, Manhattan Beach, CA            2004 - 2006

Software Test Engineer - AEHF: Security Equipment Computer                                      

Formally proved software meets all levied requirements pertaining to Key Management.

·         Supported SEC Software. Reviewed SEC Use Cases, Courses of Action, and ICD.

·         Validated Test Verification Matrix to ensure Requirement coverage.

·         Executed FQT tests and analyzed test output. Documented discrepancies and problems. Created and updated test procedures based on enhanced domain knowledge.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN INTEGRATED SYSTEMS, El Segundo, CA             2003 - 2004

Systems Engineer F-35 Man-in-the-Loop Testing                                                               

Established aircraft performance in simulated combat scenarios with human controllers

·         Supported simulation applications for F-35 systems with scenario analysis, utility analysis, metrics analysis, problem space definition, and technical feasibility assessments.

·         Supported long-term build developments of simulation requirements (F-35, threats, targets, environment, and data collection). Researched and developed ID Fusion, MADL, AVSIM Radar, and Track Fusion.

·         Provided experience for real time model development.

THE BOEING COMPANY, Seal Beach, CA                                                         1997 - 2002

Systems Engineer / Real Time Embedded Math Modeler                                                 

Created a simulated space vehicle providing high fidelity sensor inputs and dynamic effector feedbacks; coded real-time software/hardware for signal generation testing of embedded satellite control laws.

·         Collected math model requirements for the GPSIIF subsystems; coding requirements in C (VxWorks / UNIX environment) on an embedded processor.

·         Integrated math models together for satellite simulation, communicating I/O with flight hardware via serial, discrete, analog, 1553 hardware driver boards in a real-time environment.

·         Supported FQT with vehicle scenario runs including failure inject, anomaly resolution, and performance verification.

Meade Instruments Corporation, Irvine, CA                                       1992 - 1997

Design Engineer / Programmer                                                                                       

Designed the mechanical components, the electrical-mechanical interface, and the aluminum cast parts for computer-automated telescopes (LX2OO, Magellan, LXD450).

·         Completed C programming development for the computer-controlled telescopes, eliminating sole source contractor and allowing on-time production.

·         Designed and implemented the “Two-Star Alignment” method for the computer-controlled telescope that automatically calculates relative latitude and sidereal time for an observer’s location from only two stellar position measurements.

Devised the “High-Precision Pointing” algorithm, improving tracking accuracy to less than 10 arc seconds.