1976, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia B.S. Mathematics, 1968, Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, Georgia Senior System Engineer, S & E Services, 2005 to Present Subject Matter Expert (SME) pursuing work to assist with system engineering life cycle issues, system requirements, design etc. and provide technical assistance in preparing items such as: statements of work (SOWs), contract data requirement list (CDRLs),data item descriptions (DIDs) etc.. Develop and evaluate technical documents such as: system engineering management plans (SEMPs), software develo pment plans (SDPs), interface requirement documents(IRDs), interface control doc uments (ICDs), quality management plans (QMPs), product delivery schedules, supp ortability plans, lifecycle analysis reports, trade studies, cost analysis, whi te papers, memorandums of agreements/understanding (MOAs/MOU's etc.. Engineering Specialist, Computer Science Corp, Rockville, MD, 2003 to 2005: I provided engineering support including quality-engineering support to the Fede ral Aviation Administration (FAA) as a subcontractor. I supported the requireme nts decomposition, the design, development, and test of quality hardware and sof tware products for the next generation of air traffic control (En Route Automati on Moderation (ERAM)) system and other projects. Duties included working with a team of scientist, engineers, and management throughout the project's lifecycle. Followed international and quality engineering standards and company processes to ensure that each phase of the project development test and delivery cycle met customer's requirements and expectations and followed the company's quality man agement plan. Senior Systems Engineer, Advancia Corporation, Federal Aviation Administration S upport, Washington D. C., 1996 to 2003 Technical NISC team coordinator for several full life cycle development projects , such as the Host Computer System Model(G3), Airport Surface Detection Equipmen t (ASDE-X), Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System(STARS), and several other programs. Conducted site surveys, evaluated center, field and airport dra wings and collected Government Furnished Information (GFI) etc. Wrote, develop ed and delivered to the FAA program office, the Implementation Plan for the Host (G3) computer system, as well as other programs. Received several FAA commendat ions.
Staff Engineer, Martin Marietta/Air Traffic Control Division, Washington, D.C.,
1992 to 1996: I provided failure mode test support to IBM's 3083 Host Computer System (HCS) so ftware replacement. I also provided implementation support for the installation of the HCS software at 20 Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCCs) and at the FAA technical center. I interfaced with the field and FAA headquarters personne l on a daily basis. I worked with FAA's engineering personnel to develop and re ceived approval of software standard, 026. I also developed a (Generic Site Impl ementation plan) for the IBM (3083) Host Computer System. Manager/Software Engineering, Bell Technical Operations/Textron Company, Nicevil le, Florida, 1983 to 1992: I assisted the United States Air Force Systems Command at Eglin Air Force Base w ith their multimillion-dollar software acquisition, development, integration and test programs. Work involved full life cycle development, management and engine ering control of software and computer resources. Some detail work assignments i ncluded: source selection support and evaluation, requirements development, desi gn reviews, system analysis, conducting studies software cost analysis, contract review, formulating and evaluating documents such as: system specifications, st andards, computer software development specifications and plans, statements of w ork, test plans and procedures, configuration management plans quality assurance plans, contract data requirement lists (CDRLs) etc.. Systems Software Engineer, Lockheed Aircraft Company, Marietta Georgia, 1972 to 1983: Designed and developed real-time software and was responsible for the avionic da ta recording system for the C-5a and C-130 aircrafts and mission flight simulato rs. Areas of real-time development include: Flight Director, Malfunction & Detec tion System and Power Transfer Unit. Non real-time software development included electrical load Analysis, electronic wire list, engineering manpower projections, and modificati on of Texas instrument's Disk Operating System. Lead Engineer, Lockheed Aircraft Company, Marietta, Georgia, 1970 to 1972: In charge of the software and computer section of a winning proposal effort for the $800 million dollar Air Force C-5B military aircraft program. Created softwa re standards; computer software development specifications, and was involved in the software top-level design. Also, assisted in the selection of various digita l computers apart of the variety of systems on the C-5B aircraft. Flight Test Engineer, Lockheed Aircraft Company, Marietta Georgia, 1968 to 1970: I supported the C5-A Category II flight test performance program at Edwards Air Force Base. Ensured that the aircraft's data recording system was functional be fore flight testing. ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Corporate Training * Full lifecycle systems engineering training- from system concept to field dep loyment., Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Maryland * Systems Engineering , Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Maryland * Software Engineering , Martin Marietta Bethesda, Maryland * Software Engineering Institute(SEI) Process Maturity Framework * Spiral Development Training, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) facility * Communication Skills for Managers, Martin Marietta, Bethesda, Maryland * Auditor Training * ISO:9000; ISO family, certificate * ISO9001:2000, certificate * Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI), Certificate. * Training and testing to ensure the proper techniques and tools for managing q uality * Total Quality Management (TQM), Martin Marietta, Reston Virginia * Supervisory Management Practices, Martin Marietta, Bethesda, Maryland * Quality Assurance Management, Certification Test(92/100)- Computer Science Co rporation Computer/ Software Knowledge: MS DOS; MS Power Point; MS Word; MS Excel; MS Access; Jovial; Ada assembly languages; machine languages; Fortran; IBM 3083; G3; 360; 370; various other computers Memberships: IEEE Computer and Communications Society; National Standards Society Standards/Specifications/ Models: SEI/Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) model training; Certificate. Department of Defense (DOD) Mil-STDs; DOD STD 5000; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Standards; DOD/FAA Software Standards (Mil-STD-2167A; FAA-STD-026; Mil-STD-498; DOD/FAA Quality Assurance Standards; DOD Configuration Management Standards (MIL-STD-973; FAA-STD-021A); Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Special Interest Golf