JOHN MICHAYLO

www.linkedin.com/in/johnmichaylo/ LJ.Michaylo@gmail.com

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY LEADER

An innovative and passionate leader with demonstrated success in product and business development, creating vision, providing technical and organizational leadership, and pioneering new technologies to deliver results in commercial, aviation, and military environments. A proven problem solver with exceptional planning and execution skills who integrates executive management, strategic planning, and engineering abilities to move products seamlessly from R&D to market. Builds and mentors high-performance teams. An attorney, Air Force veteran and private pilot with the following areas of expertise: Strategic Leadership Program Management Technology Innovation Product Development Systems Engineering Budget Preparation Integrated Team Building Business Development Supplier Relations Process Improvement Change Management Engineering Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ACSS L-3 COMMUNICATIONS, Phoenix, AZ 2009ACSS is a $100M supplier of Air Transport category Traffic Collision Avoidance Systems, Terrain Avoidance Systems, transponders and ADS-B software applications including Surface Movement, In-Trail Procedures and Interval Management. Vice President of Engineering 2009Reporting to the president, responsible for all engineering activities. Led a staff of 100 engineers in systems, hardware, software, test equipment, installations and certification. Responsibilities included new product development, project planning, staffing, budgeting and execution, legacy product sustainment, manufacturing test equipment development and support, engineering processes, certification, industry committee support and technology innovation. Managed annual engineering budgets between $25M and $30M. Organized and re-focused an engineering organization that was late and far over budget delivering a new integrated TCAS product. Completed certification within 8 months. Certified first ACSS product as Basic Standard offering on Airbus Reduced quality escapes by 30% by refreshing and enforcing specific engineering processes Grew department by 33% while meeting early project milestones Completed industry-leading ADS-B software certifications for airport surface management, In-Trail procedures and Interval Management with the FAA and major US and European airlines.

ECLIPSE AIRCRAFT, Albuquerque, NM Manufacturer of the first Very Light Jet, the Eclipse 500.

2004-2009

Director, Avionics and Electrical Engineering 2004-2009 Recruited to lead the avionics and electrical engineering department to specify, design, and certify the industrys most technologically advanced light jet avionics and control system. Responsible for department planning, staffing, processes and budgeting as well as program planning, execution and manufacturing startup. Certified the industrys first Very Light Jet. Directly led the IPT responsible for all major systems upgrades. Defined state-of-the-art built-in diagnostics and test capabilities as part of the Avio NG avionics suite to reduce production test time by over 50% and flight test by 4 hours. Established FAA-approved engineering processes, including DO-178B software development and systems engineering. Developed new technologies for airborne parametrics with satellite and Wi-Fi communications. Led the design team for a complete EFIS and comm/nav replacement with a new supplier, attaining FAA certification in less than one year.

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JOHN MICHAYLO

Mobile (623) 258-1947 1997-2004

ROCKWELL COLLINS PASSENGER SYSTEMS (formerly Sony TransCom Inc.) Leader in state-of-the-art In Flight entertainment and cabin management systems.

Director, Engineering 1999-2004 Software Manager 1997-1999 Led a team of 100+ hardware, software, systems and test engineers with a $17M annual engineering budget. Worked with the executive team and marketing to define requirements, cost constraints, and schedules. Managed hardware and software design and development as well as automated test equipment for production. Oversaw project management and process improvement efforts. Added $60M in revenue by certifying the first digital video-on-demand in-flight entertainment system for commercial aircraft. Led team in design of innovative high-speed digital cabin management and smart display system, on track to generate $75+ million in revenue. Spearheaded initiative to reduce product cost by 30% An executive member of the acquisition team responsible for technology reconciliation after the successful acquisition of Sony TransCom by Rockwell Collins.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
HUGHES AIRCRAFT, Commercial Vehicle Operations, Fullerton, CA Lead Engineer Championed the development of short range, vehicle communications systems with GPS capabilities for a start-up business unit. Led multiple customer programs. Developed first vehicle wireless diagnostics link for remote data analysis. Led development initiatives with industry leaders such as Freightliner, Mack Truck, JB Hunt and Detroit Diesel. Introduced six new data link products to support multiple system configurations Designed an innovative and inexpensive GPS-based trailer tracking system for numerous truck fleets. Created high-tech acoustic monitoring device with virtual product evaluation capabilities; generated $800K revenue in first installation and expected to save several million dollars in reduced factory downtime.

MILITARY AND CREDENTIALS

Honorable Discharge from United Air Force Juris Doctor, Western State University, Fullerton, CA BSL, Western State University, Fullerton, CA Member International Council on Systems Engineering Member of the California State Bar Private Pilot License