EXPERIENCE:
DCS Corporation, Warren, MI, USA August 2011 – Present
SYSTEMS TEST LEAD
>Managed and grew the testing assets required for meeting the Department of Defense testing mandate: Team Members, Testing Tools, Testing Process
>Implemented and evolved appropriate measurements and metrics to be applied against the system under test and the testing team
>Defined the scope of testing within the context of each release / delivery
>Defined and implemented the role testing plays within the organizational structure: Planning, Design, Execution, Reporting
>Planned, deployed, and managed the testing effort for any given build / release
>Wrote System Test Plans for the various functions of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles
>Developed and maintained a traceability matrix between the System Level Requirements and the System Test Plans
>Tested and reported test results on MRAP C4 equipment
>Ensured issues are addressed and verified per the System Trouble Report (STR) process (identify issue, analyze issue, implement resolution,
verify resolution, resolve/close issue)
>Continually conducted peer reviews to Configuration Manage (CM) test procedures by following the Peer Review process with stakeholders (solicit
comments from stakeholders, meet on comment disposition, implement comment resolutions, obtain concurrence from stakeholders, submit final copy
to CM as a baseline)
>Designed and developed a System Test Tool programmatically to automate the software testing process by eliminating the manual scanning of paper
test results previously completed by hand
>Developed a program in MS Access that allows for keeping a change log to the System Test Plans for Peer Review purposes
>Coordinated with point of contacts to ensure the proper equipment is ready for test schedule: vehicle availability, System Integration Lab (SIL)
platforms configured to vehicle one-wire schematics, analysis tool setup (oscilloscopes for fault isolation, encoders, and simulators)
>Trained new engineers in all aspects of the System Test Process
General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, MI, USA August 2005 – August 2011
SYSTEMS INTEGRATION
>Authored, peer reviewed, and released the Stryker Mobile Gun System (MGS) Air Conditioning Kit installation instructions to Configuration
Management (CM)
>Modified CAD drawings to illustrate before and after views
>Wrote problem reports to modify errors in the MGS installation drawings and schematics
>Interpreted various Mechanical Design Drawings/Models
>Contributed to the trial fits of the MGS Air Conditioning kit configurations
>Inspected installation to ensure that hydraulic and pneumatics assemblies are properly installed and routed per installation instructions
SYSTEMS ENGINEER
>Followed the System Engineering Process (V-Model life cycle) by leading the system design and architecture for the FCS Manned Ground Vehicle
(MGV) Mounted Combat System (MCS), Stryker Modernization MGS and Mortar Carrier Vehicle (MCV) variants
>Collaborated with subject matter experts to incorporate latest proven technology into the design
>Worked closely with design teams ensuring designs met all military and industry standard requirements and limitations, environmental performance
envelopes, customer fit, power and safety
>Established documented analyses of vehicle systems that are a solution to the system requirements
>Worked with the customer to revise, update and derive requirements to send through the Peer Review process including all stakeholders
>Resolved System Trouble Reports (STRs) to refine the design concept
>Created, peer reviewed, and maintained DoDAF design views to show electrical, fluid, and pneumatic interface connections
>Developed interface analysis documents and architectural diagrams for integrating various C4I configurations (including WIN-T and radios) into
the vehicles
>Tracked the Space, Weight, Power, and Cooling (SWaP-C) constraints as the design progresses and generated Power Load Lists accordingly,
maintaining them in DOORS
>Worked closely with the Software group to develop Embedded Training capabilities for the Soldiers
>Analyzed and generated Technical Performance Measures (TPMs) on Total Electrical Load and Power Allocations against Key Performance Parameters,
Characteristics, and Requirements and failure analysis for Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR)
>Modified to the System Design Document (SDD) as the design is established
>Authored and maintained an Internet Protocol (IP) Addressing schema for the FCS MGV program
>Co-authored white paper documents on "Gigabit Ethernet Redundancy Operation" and "Power Load Leveling"
>Created and implemented a Six Sigma project in reducing the time to maintain systems architecture diagram updates and having all architectures
consistent across all the Stryker Modernization variants. This resulted in a cost savings of $156,000 per year
LEAD TEST ENGINEER
>Project Lead Engineer activities include: managed the subsystem level testing for the Abrams M1A2 Military Vehicle (CEEP Spinout); controlled
the program to maintain cost and budget; and prepared test plans, test procedures, and metrics for each program software release; Solved design,
redesign, interface, test and verification problems with cross functional teams including systems, software and hardware engineering, quality,
configuration management, supply chain, program management, subcontractors and with the customer
>Section Lead Engineer activities include: led the Fire Control, Data Management, Software Loader/Verifier (SLV), and Removable Media Cartridge
Duplication testing sections for the M1A2 Military Vehicle; oversaw schedu...
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