QA Certifications / Standards: ISO 9001/AS9100 / AS9110 / DO-178B / DO-160 / DO-260B / DO-317 / DO-181
Software: DOORS / SAP / SLATE / ClearCase / ClearQuest / ARINC 429 / Six Sigma / LabView / PowerPoint / Visio
Military Standards/Mil-Specs: 470B / 471A / 472 / 882 /ARP-4754A / IPC-A-610 / Schematics / Diagrams / Manuals
Aircraft Flight Systems / Flight Management / Software Testing / Airworthiness Directives / OEM Service Bulletins
Flight Test / Flight-Line / Pre-Flight/Post Flight Checks / Check-out / Ground Operations / Instrumentation / Research
Functional Systems Testing / Analyzed Statistical Test Data / Operator / Monitor / Test Procedures / Presentation
Test Plans / Documentation / Technical Writer / Interface / OSHA Safety Regulation / SDS / Corrective Action
Flight Hardware/Software Configuration / Operation / Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) / Maintenance / Logistics
Requirements / Inspection / Audit / Troubleshooting / Modification / Installation / Validation / Repairs / Specification
Avionics / Electrical / Mechanical / Fly-by-Wire / Fiber-Optic / Satellite Communications (SATCOM) / Training
Security Clearance: “Secret” - Department of Defense / FAA Medical Certificate Class III / Passport Operative
Overseas Operative / Customers: Japan / Saudi Arabia / Taiwan / Philippines / Hong Kong / Micronesia Islands
EDUCATION University of Central Florida: Orlando, FL / Bachelor of Science / Aerospace Engineer
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University: Daytona Beach, FL / Associate Science
DBCC / BCC: Community College’s: Daytona / Cocoa, FL / Credits Earned
NASA: John F. Kennedy Space Center, FL - 120+ Engineer/Technical Orbiter Certifications
USCG Electrician Class A School: Yorktown, VA / Graduate with Distinction
USCG Emergency Medical Technician Class C School: Petaluma, CA
CERTIFIED Avionics / Electrical / Mechanical Flight Systems: NASA Space Shuttle / B2 Bomber Aircraft
Cockpit Spacecraft Operator: NASA Space Shuttle Orbiter / B2 Stealth Bomber Aircraft
Pyrotechnic Flight Systems: NASA Space Shuttle Orbiter / B2 Stealth Bomber Aircraft
Fiber-Optic Systems: NASA International Space Station / Unmanned Underwater Vehicle
Electrical Engineer: Ship / Boat / Logistics / Law Enforcement Boarding Officer: USCG
National Registered Emergency Medical Technician - Ambulance
CPR - BCLS/ACLS License Instructor: American Heart Association
MIL-STD-2000A Solder Circuitry: USCG / NASA
SCAPE: NASA
Airborne 2ku VSWR Testing: GoGo
Open Water Diver: PADI
State of Florida - Notary Public
State of Florida: Veteran-Owned Small Business Owner
HONORS United States Coast Guard - Veteran - Honorable Discharge, 09/27/1982 - 08/26/1987
Letters of Commendations: Engineering / Operational / Technical Performances
Outstanding Performance Awards - NASA
Central Floridian of the Week - Citizen Distinguish Award
PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT EXPERIENCE
Independent Consultant / Cocoa Beach, Florida 06/2003 - Present
Project Manager / Lead Systems Field Engineer - Veteran-Owned Small Business Owner
Create client contracts and managed projects with assigned staff. Planned corporate and private programs organizations. Maintained quality management. Budget responsibility. Supervised and direct customer programs, including logistics operations and subcontractors. Integrated photographic with project requirements.
Customer Quality Management
Performance Software / Phoenix, Arizona 11/2016 - 12/2016
Flight Controls System Test Engineer - Consultant; project complete
Expert with test equipment and measurement techniques to verify and validate product requirements. Responsible for execution
and development of testing strategies for avionics integration hardware testing and defect detection, sensor/transducer verification, and full functional testing. Requirement analysis, allocation, supplier technical management, system, subsystems
design, integration, and verification. Wrote verification test plans, test procedures, and test reports against product requirements.
Bombardier Global 7000 Aircraft * EASA/FAA Certifications
Lockheed Martin / Orlando, Florida 03/2016 - 05/2016
Systems Test Engineer III - Consultant; short-term contract
Support flight simulation programs. Develop and implement testing methods and equipment. Executed system integration and verification of simulators to ensure all customer requirements are met. Performed customer acceptance tests on simulators.
Installation at various sites both CONUS / OCONUS to ensure that simulators are properly installed, tested and accepted.
F-35 Aircraft Flight Management System Simulators * EASA/FAA Certifications
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation / Stratford, Connecticut 11/2012 - 12/2012
Senior Avionics Systems Integration Engineer - Consultant; short-term contract - holiday assistance
Performed avionics software requirements on Flight Management Systems by following acceptance test procedures in developed
avionics laboratory of Civil/Military applications. Avionics integration, requirements analysis, allocated systems and subsystems.
S70i International Military Blackhawk Program * EASA/FAA Certifications
Avenger Aircraft and Services / Auburn, Maine 04/2011 - 07/2011
Lead - Systems Integration Engineer - Consultant; short-term contract - over-budget
Responsible of fuel, hydraulic, flight controls and oxygen flight systems. System layout, configuration, parts, testing, procedures
and systems validation. Reviewed engineering drawings, specifications and FAA Certification documents.
Interacted with customer effectively and deliver business presentations.
L1649 Lockheed Superstar Constellation Aircraft - Lufthansa Restoration Project * EASA/FAA Certifications
PE Systems - Wright-Patterson Air Force Base / Dayton, Ohio 04/2010 - 06/2010
Subject Matter Expert - Engineer/Technical - Consultant, home-based; project complete
Review engineering and maintenance documentation. Composed draft recommendations to pass FAA Certification and review
Mil-Hdbk-516 Maintenance procedures. Flight-test operations, functional systems checkout, validate test plans.
Interacted with customer effectively and deliver business presentations.
Global Hawk CRJ4 Aircrafts / Bombardier Global Express / Lear Jets / Orion * EASA/FAA Certifications
BACN (Battlefield Airborne Communications Node)
BAE Systems - Electronics & Integrated Systems / Nashua, New Hampshire 11/2008 - 03/2009
Systems Integration Field Engineer - Consultant; short-term contract
Involved in system test engineering on ECM/Sat-Com/Radar Systems using infrared, millimeter-wave, and laser technologies to
design and fabricate missile seekers, guided munitions and target designators. Test, repair, modify, maintained, troubleshoot
components and assemblies. Flight-test operations, functional systems checkout, validate test plans.
Interacted with customer effectively and deliver business presentations.
Beech Aircrafts: C12 / RC12 / UC35 * AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System * EASA/FAA Certifications
ATIRCM Advanced Threat Infrared Counter-Measures
Boeing - Space Shuttle Operations / John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida 11/2007 - 08/2008
Systems Integration Engineer - Consultant; project complete
Prepared baseline configuration, interface control and compliance verification. Implemented requirements to design features and
specifications, includes create and wrote controlled documents. Member of the Post-Launch Inspection team. Analyzed test data.
Interacted with customer effectively and deliver business presentations.
NASA: Space Shuttle Orbiters / Solid Rocket Boosters / External Tank
United Space Alliance / John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida 05/2007 - 11/2007
Electrical Power Systems Specialist - NASA Space Shuttle Orbiters - Consultant; project complete
Execute electrical and mechanical functional power testing. Performed maintenance and power systems inspections. Installed
integrated hardware. Troubleshoot electrical power and mechanical systems, along with validation, modification according to
maintenance procedures. Engineer Associate.
Interacted with customer effectively and deliver business presentations.
NASA: Space Shuttle Support Operations
Aircraft Engineering & Installation Services / Orlando, Florida 04/2007 - 05/2007
Quality Assurance Manager
Implemented quality assurance procedures. Performed inspections, audits and managed preventative actions. Accomplished
engineering change reviews. Failure analysis and engineering change reviews. Verified test operations, validated and record test
data. Maintain OSHA, Safety Regulations, Configuration Management, and ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems.
Interacted with customer effectively and deliver business presentations.
Government Contracts: Corporate Aviation * EASA/FAA Certifications
Northrop Grumman - Integrated Systems / Melbourne, Florida 12/2004 - 03/2005
Flight Test Engineer - Consultant; project complete
Flight-Test, repair, modify, and trouble-shoot components and assemblies of aircraft instrumentation systems. Performed
installation of field modifications. Pre-flight checks, ground test operations and flight-test operations. Installed flight software.
Interacted with customer effectively and deliver business presentations.
STARS Program / USAF: E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar Systems
Cessna Citation Service Center / Orlando, Florida 12/2003 - 05/2004
Avionics Systems Specialist - Flight Line - Consultant; short-term contract
Operational checks, troubleshooting and repairs of avionics and electrical systems. Installation, modifications and maintenance of
avionics flight hardware, wire assemblies, functional checks. Perform ground and flight-test procedures. Engineer Associate.
Pre-Flight Checks / Post-Flight Checks / Flight Line Operations / Customer Relations.
FAA Regulations FAR 14 CFR Part: 21, 23, 25, 29, 39, 43, and 145 * EASA/FAA Certifications
Avionics Instrumentation Systems - Corporate Aircrafts & Helicopters:
Bell, Cessna, Citation, Challenger, Falcon, Gulfstream, Hawker, Lear, Piper, Sikorsky
ITT - Space-lift Range Systems Division / Patrick Air Force Base, Florida 11/2001 - 06/2002
Quality Assurance Specialist
Inspections of hardware and software integrated systems testing. Validate software test plans. Interface of software development
group and process. Develop test data and specific test acceptance criteria and supported software. Configuration Management.
ISO 9001 Quality Management System and performed audits. Engineer Associate.
Interface Computer Software Applications / Customer Relations.
Department of Defense: Range Safety Systems / Sat-Com
Dynacs Engineering / John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida 07/2001 - 11/2001
Quality Assurance Engineer / Safety Engineer - Consultant; project complete
Inspections of systems hardware and test facility operations. Maintained Quality Assurance/Safety procedures and perform audits.
Failure Analysis and engineering change reviews. Analyze statistical data and establish quality reliability objectives of finished
product. Involve in test operations, evaluating, validate and record test data.
Interface Computer Software Applications / OSHA Safety Regulations.
ISO 9001 Quality Management System / Customer Relations.
NASA Launch Equipment Test Facility / Engineering Development Laboratory
United Space Alliance / John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida 05/2000 - 05/2001
Electrical Flight Systems Specialist - NASA Space Shuttle Orbiters
Orbiter Flight Systems and Ground Test Operations. Test, repair, install, modify, troubleshoot flight hardware components and
assemblies in flight, avionics, electrical and instrumentation systems. Pre-Flight Checks / Flight-Test Operations / Recovery
Operations / SCAPE Operations / Engineer Associate.
Interface Computer software applications / Customer Relations.
NASA Space Shuttle Orbiters - OPF / VAB / Pad Operations
Lockheed Martin - Naval Electronic Surveillance Systems / Riviera Beach, Florida 08/1999 - 05/2000
Lead - Quality Assurance Specialist - Consultant; short-term contract
Lead inspections of systems hardware and integrated systems testing. Develop test data and predefines specific test acceptance
criteria. Validate software test plans. Failure analysis and engineering change reviews. Analyze statistical data and product
specifications to determine quality reliability objectives of finished product. Lead quality assurance team in performances and
procedural documentation, audits. ISO 9001 Quality Management System / OSHA Safety Regulations / Engineer Associate.
Interface Computer Software Applications / Customer Relations.
Department of Defense: ORCA / RMS / AMNS / Remote Minehunting Vehicles
Jet Aviation - FBO / West Palm Beach International Airport, Florida 04/1998 - 08/1999
Avionics Flight Systems Specialist - Consultant; project complete
Operational checks, troubleshooting and repairs of avionics and electrical systems. Installation, modifications and maintenance of
avionics flight hardware, wire assemblies, functional checks. Perform ground and flight-test procedures / Engineer Associate.
Pre-Flight Checks / Post Flight Checks / Flight Line Operations / Customer Relations.
FAA Regulations FAR 14 CFR Part: 21, 23, 25, 29, 39, 43, and 145 * EASA/FAA Certifications
Avionics Instrumentation Systems - Corporate Aircrafts & Helicopters:
Bell, Cessna, Citation, Challenger, Falcon, Gulfstream, Hawker, Lear, Piper, Sikorsky
Rockwell Collins International / Cedar Rapids, Iowa 01/1998 - 03/1998
Avionics Test Engineer - Consultant; short-term contract
Functional test state of the art avionics systems, along with supporting the integration. Development testing and FAA
Certification on aircraft at the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) with Proline Fusion integration and support on
integrated modular avionics systems. Write test procedures of implementation, validation of flight hardware. Perform analysis,
assessments, documentations and verifications of flight hardware.
Interface Computer Software Applications / Customer Relations.
Research & Development: State-of-the-Art Avionics Instrumentation Components
DO178B, DO254, DO160 Documentation and Knowledgeable
Saudi Aramco / Dhahran, Saudi Arabia 11/1997 - 12/1997
Avionics Flight Systems Engineer - Boeing 737 / DeHavilland-8 Aircraft - Consultant; project complete
Modification and installations of flight systems. Troubleshoot and repair avionics and electrical systems. Flight Systems /
Functional Checkout / Engineer Associate.
FAA Regulations FAR 14 CFR Part: 21, 25, 29, 39, 43, and 145 / Customer Relations.
Boeing 737 / DeHavilland-8 Aircraft * EASA/FAA Certifications
Boeing - Space Systems / Huntsville, Alabama 07/1997 - 11/1997
Electrical/Mechanical Flight Systems Specialist - NASA ISS - Consultant; project complete
Operational checks, troubleshooting and repairs of avionics, electrical, mechanical and fiber-optic systems. Installation and
maintenance of flight hardware and wiring assemblies and mechanical systems. Flight Systems Test Operations.
Interface Computer Software Applications / Engineer Associate / Customer Relations.
NASA International Space Station: Laboratory Module “Destiny”
Orbital / Dulles, Virginia 03/1997 - 07/1997
Quality Assurance Specialist - NASA / Department of Defense
Inspection of systems hardware and integrated systems testing. Develop test data and predefines specific test acceptance criteria.
Validate software test plans. Failure analysis and engineering change reviews. Analyze statistical data and product specifications
to determine quality reliability objectives of finished product. Test operations, evaluating and record test data. Performed Audits /
Configuration Management / Engineer Associate / ISO 9001 Quality Management System / OSHA Safety Regulations.
Interface Computer Software Applications / Customer Relations.
NASA / Department of Defense: X34 / PEGASUS / TAURUS Programs
Gulfstream Aerospace / Savannah, Georgia 08/1996 - 03/1997
Flight Test Specialist/Engineer - Gulfstream GV Corporate Aircrafts - Consultant; project complete
Flight Test/Ground Operations. Test, repair, modify, troubleshoot components and assemblies of aircraft instrumentation systems,
radar systems. Installation of field modifications. Pre-Flight Checks / Flight Test Operations.
Interface Computer Software Applications / Customer Relations / Engineer Associate.
FAA Regulations FAR 14 CFR Part: 21, 25, 29, 39, 43, and 145
Gulfstream GV Corporate Aircrafts * EASA/FAA Certifications
McDonald Douglas Aerospace / St. Louis, Missouri 07/1996 - 08/1996
Electrical Flight Systems Specialist - USAF F/A-18 - Consultant; advancement
Operational checks, modifications, troubleshooting and repairs of avionics and electrical systems. Performed a variety of
installation and maintenance of avionics flight hardware and wiring assemblies. Functional Test Operations / Engineer Associate.
FAA Regulations FAR 14 CFR Part: 21, 25, 29, 39, 43, and 145
United States Air Force: Military Aircrafts: F/A-18
SubMicron Systems / Allentown, Pennsylvania 04/1995 - 07/1996
Lead - Systems Test Engineer / Field Service Engineer - International
Lead Semi-conductor tests and wet benches systems integration checkout. Validate test reports of hardware and software
configurations. Robotic, electronic, electrical and mechanical Functional Systems Checkout.
Interface Computer Software Applications / Customer Relations.
GAMA Computer Robotic Modules - State-of-the-Art Silicon Wafers
Lockheed Martin - Information Systems / Orlando, Florida 06/1994 - 04/1995
Quality Assurance Inspector - CASS Program - Consultant; project complete
First Article Inspections of systems hardware and integrated systems testing. Analyze statistical data and product specifications to
determine quality reliability objectives of finished product. Test operations, evaluating and record test data. OSHA Safety
Regulations and performed Audits / Engineer Associate. Interface computer software applications. Configuration Management
ISO 9001 Quality Management System / Customer - Supplier Relations.
Department of Defense: CASS - Consolidated Automated Support System
Northrop Corporation - Advanced Systems Division / Palmdale, California 10/1990 - 04/1993
Electrical Flight Systems Specialist - B2 Stealth Bomber Aircrafts
Flight Systems and Ground Test Operations. Test, repair, install, modify, troubleshoot flight hardware components and
assemblies in Flight, Avionics, Electrical and Instrumentation Systems. Functional Systems Checkout Flight Operations.
Interface Computer software applications / Engineer Associate / Customer Relations.
United State Air Force / Department of Defense: B2 Stealth Bomber Aircrafts
Thiokol Corporation / John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida 04/1990 - 9/1990
Electrical Flight Systems Technician/Retrieval Diver - NASA Solid Rocket Boosters
Operational checks, troubleshooting and repairs of avionics and electrical flight systems. Installation and modifications of
avionics flight hardware / Engineer Associate. Flight Systems Functional Test Operations / Retrieval Diver Operations.
Interface Computer software applications / Customer Relations.
NASA Solid Rocket Boosters / External Tanks / Retrieval Ships
Lockheed Space Operation Company / John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida 03/1988 - 12/1989
Electrical Flight Systems Technician - NASA Space Shuttle Orbiters
Orbiter Flight Systems and Ground Test Operations. Test, repair, install, modify, troubleshoot flight hardware components and
assemblies in Flight, Avionics, Electrical and Instrumentation Systems. Pre-Flight Checks / Flight Test Operations / Recovery
Operations / Engineer Associate. Interface Computer software applications / Customer Relations.
NASA Space Shuttle Orbiters - OPF / VAB / Pad Operations
Department of Transportation / United States Coast Guard 09/1982 - 08/1987
Engineer: Ship/Land / Law Enforcement Boarding Officer / Logistics / Crewman / Emergency Medical Technician
Ships/Shore Installations, maintenance, repair and management of sophisticated electrical, electronic and mechanical equipment. Power generation, distribution, control and monitoring. AC/DC motors, Programmable logic controllers. Performed boarding’s on vessels to comply with Federal Laws and Safety Regulations. Station Medical Representative, logistics, documentation, and
procedures. Engineer on; Patrol Boats / Buoy Tender Ship / at Shore Stations
Ponce De Leon Inlet Small Lifeboat Station - New Smyrna Beach, Florida
USCGC Basswood (Buoy Tender) - Agana, Guam: South Pacific Micronesia Islands, Philippines, and Japan
USCG Group Monterey - Monterey, California
SQA Standard Certifications, Engineering, Reviews, Configuration Management, Assessments, Government, Regulations, Communication, Readiness, RCCA, Documentation, Traceability, Supervisor, Measurements, CAP, ASME, Techniques, Compliance, Reliability, Blueprints, Line Maintenance, Diagnostics, Statistics, Sourcing, Flight Operation, Research, Liaison, Team, Manual, Integrity, Test Reports, Evaluation, Policy, Evaluate, Analyze, SAP-CRM, Depot, Methods, ANSI, Develop, Equipment, Aircraft OEM Components, Supplier Technical Database,
Airline Technical Operations, Create, Contracts, Budget, Responsibility, Support, Programs, Test Operations, Sustainment, ECM/Sat-Com/Radar Systems, Infrared Laser Technology, Operational Testing, Status Reports, Power Generation, Radar Frequency, Program Logic, Semi-Conductor
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