LEAD OPERATIONS ENGINEER GLOBAL HAWK PROJECT Profile Seasoned aerospace professional extensive experience fixed rotary wing flight testing, test management, systems integration UAV operations. Background includes greater 20 years experience flight test planning, execution reporting 6 years high-altitude, long-endurance Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) operations experience 10 years total UAS operations experience. Skills Flight test management UAS operations Flight test engineering Systems integration test Aircraft modification management Team leadership Accomplishments •NASA Exceptional Service Medal, 2011 •Developed initial Operational Concept Global Hawk UAS NASA operations generated testing roadmap achieve successful initial operational capability NASA Global Hawk UAS •Developed syllabus training materials NASA Global Hawk Mission directors UAS ground observers. •Led NASA effort (in concert Northrop Grumman Corporation L-3 Communications engineers) resolve unexpected developmental problems surfaced testing qualification Global Hawk command control system field fully functional system. •Generated requirements workmanship, functional test environmental test Science payloads planned installation Global Hawk. •NASA Dryden Directors Safety Award, 2000 •Appointed NASA "Tiger Team” fully develop, reclassify cause-map X-40A Space Maneuver Vehicle hazards response deficiencies uncovered Flight Readiness Review. •U.S. Army Commanders Award Civilian Service, 1996 •Managed complex engine-airframe integration test program integrated test team Army, airframe contractor engine contractor personnel. •Developed new flight test techniques determine compliance new frequency-domain based handling qualities specification. •Developed methods assessing aircraft specification compliance using engineering flight simulator. •US Army Commanders Award General Excellence, 1987. Professional Experience 06/2006 01/2015 Lead Operations Engineer Global Hawk Project Company Name － City State Managed operational aspects Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance UAS, (2 operational air vehicles, 3 ground control stations) scientific payload integration. Overall leader Global Hawk flight operations team, including maintenance personnel, avionics technicians operations engineers. Primary point-of-contact liaison Federal Aviation Administration Transport Canada securing Certificate Authorization Waiver operation US National Airspace operational certificate Canadian Airspace. Global Hawk Mission Director: Responsible overall conduct Global Hawk missions Ground Control Station. Served primary functional interface payload specialists Global Hawk aircrew. Assisted Global Hawk pilot air vehicle systems operation. Performed Mission Director 150 Global Hawk missions. Lead Operations Engineer Aeronautics Mission Directorate: Supervised eight Operations Engineers – directed assignments, work prioritization, generated performance appraisals 01/1997 06/2006 Operations Engineer Company Name － City State Project Manager. Missile Defense Agency DC-10 WASP Structural Restoration: Managed $5M project investigate structural deficiencies MDA platform aircraft. Drafted statement work test effort. Coordinated managed funding. Performed coordination facilitation allow customer's functional test agent (Raytheon Aircraft) complete analysis testing schedule. Technical Manager, B-52H Launch Platform Aircraft Research Vehicle pylon construction: Supervised construction activities schedule performed technical liaison pylon engineering design contractor NASA fabrication personnel. Developed reviewed quality assurance specification requirements. Primary mechanical designer installation hardware electrical power conditioning instrumentation systems. Performed conceptual design pylon pneumatic system. F light Test Project Manager. B-52H Cooperative Launch Platform Aircraft Qualification: Managed overall ground flight test effort achieve initial operational capability NASA B-52H Cooperative Launch Platform Aircraft Generated reviewed approved Launch Platform system integration ground checks. Drafted coordinated Flight Test Plans, generated flight profiles, flight cards pre-flight briefings. Performed Test Director qualification ground testing test flights Flight Test Engineer onboard aircraft perform system qualification checks. Generated managed System Requirements Verification Document 06/1996 01/1997 Senior Engineer Company Name － City State Planned test programs evaluate operability, suitability, engine/airframe integration compatibility F-16 propulsion systems. Served Government test monitor contractor test programs. Interfaced engine manufacture technical representatives maintenance technicians engine technical maintenance issues. Served customer propulsion system consultant. Monitored propulsion system data real-time flight tests. Analyzed flight test data. 10/1986 06/1996 Project Manager Senior Flight Test Engineer Company Name － City State Project Manager/Test Director: Project manager 18 test programs. Prepared detailed cost estimates phases program utilizing test requirements documents. Coordinated funding requirements program sponsor. Coordinated test scheduling special equipment requirements test sponsor airframe contractor. Established test milestones schedule. Coordinated aircraft maintenance test instrumentation personnel ensure required resources available meet program goals. Led diverse team composed test pilots, flight test test instrumentation engineers, aircraft mechanics, test instrumentation data reduction technicians contractor personnel. Directed daily test operations. Directed preparation test program final report. Briefed test results recommendations program sponsor, headquarters contractors. Senior Flight Test Engineer: Flight test engineer 36 programs. Performed detailed test planning efficiently evaluate performance, handling qualities, mission suitability, specification compliance airframe icing characteristics (where applicable). Drafted flight test plans. Established test instrumentation requirements. Devised innovative test techniques evaluate state-of-the-art systems. Planned individual test flights accomplish test goals minimum flight time. Generated flight profiles, flight test cards conducted pre-flight briefings. Generated control room display formats using Data Views. Monitored directed tests Flight Test Engineer onboard test aircraft. Monitored directed tests Flight Test Director via telemetry ground control room. Established data reduction methods. Wrote data-reduction subroutines FORTRAN. Processed reduced flight test data. Evaluated interpreted test data determine test article deficiencies, shortcomings compliance applicable specifications. Drafted final test report using Microsoft Word, Excel specialized VMS data plotting programs. Acted member flight safety data review boards. Trained junior flight test engineers flight test planning flight test data reduction techniques well data interpretation report preparation. Acted flight test consultant headquarters contractors. Acted organization pitot-statics authority. Responsible calibration maintenance oversight flight test pitot-static reference equipment (air speed pacer aircraft trailing airspeed devices). 01/1983 09/1987 Flight Test Engineer Company Name － City State Education Training 1994 Defining System Requirements, NASA, 2004 Advanced System Safety Practices, NASA, 2001 Personnel Management Executives (Resident Course), US Army, 1994 Test Evaluation Management US Air Force Institute Technology University Kansas Hazards High-Intensity Electromagnetic Radiation Flight, CKC Laboratories, 1991 1982 Bachelor Science Aeronautical Engineering California Polytechnic State University － City State Aeronautical Engineering Skills Army, art, Agency, calibration, hardware, Concept, conceptual design, consultant, DC, Engineer, FORTRAN, functional, Government, interpretation, Director, mechanical, Excel, 2000, Microsoft Word, performance appraisals, personnel, Personnel Management, quality assurance, real-time, Research, Safety, scheduling, scientific, specification, system integration, telemetry, Test Director, training materials, VMS