OBJECTIVE: Software quality audit, process assurance and system safety engineering for aircraft certification
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
CERTIFICATION: 5 years
- Auditing: compliance of life cycle process activities and outputs to plans and certification standards
- Product certification standards: SAE ARP4754A and RTCA DO-178C, DO-254, DO-311
- Evaluations: technical reviews of life cycle data to certification requirements; corrective action
- Tests: witnessed formal verification tests, authenticated test records, inspected testbed configuration
- Liaison: preparation and coordination for Stage of Involvement (SOI) reviews with ODA/DER
QUALITY ASSURANCE: 10 years
- Inspections: technical reviews of product data and deliverables, non-conformance corrective action
- Auditing: compliance to plans, procedures and contracts, external audit coordination, QMS administration
- Organization certification standards: SAE AS9100, AS9115, TS16949, ISO 12207
- Training: SAE AS9100 & TS16949, ISO 9001 auditing, Six Sigma, Statistical Process Control
- Suppliers: Technical evaluations of deliverables; corrective action coordination; on-site surveillance visits
PROCESS IMPROVEMENT: 3 years
- Analysis: map or flowchart, value added, QFD, process simplification, root cause, conformance gaps
- Communication: change agent role, training development and delivery for SEI CMM & CMMI standards
- Metrics: data collection for process performance and product quality, Cost of Quality/ROI, cycle time
- Training: Automotive SPICE (ISO 15504) & SEI CMM assessor
CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT: 3.5 years
- Configuration identification: baseline and release management, library maintenance
- Change control: procedures, CCB, problem report processing, build planning, change impact tracking
- Configuration status accounting: reporting, requirements traceability, tracking deliverables
- Configuration verification: audits - FCA, PCA, FAI and reviews – SSR/SRR, CDR, TRR, RRR
TEST: 2 years
- System verification and validation, network performance, GUI and black box subsystems
- Regression and new feature test plans, procedures and reports, test case design, problem reports
PROJECT MANAGEMENT: 5 years
- Planning, scheduling, PERT, Earned Value, performance metrics, reviews, issue and risk management
ANALYSIS/PROGRAMMING: 3 years
- FORTRAN, PASCAL, data base development, data dictionary; tools, data modeling
- Requirements definition, use case and operations analysis, change impact analysis
MARKET EXPERIENCE:
Aircraft – 12 years
Automotive – 7 years
Cellular-Telecomm – 7 years
Spacecraft – 4 years
Defense – 3 years
Robotics – 2 years
Medical – 1 year
SOFTWARE APPLICATION TYPES:
- Embedded: 25 years, Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Robotics, Spacecraft, Avionics
- Communication: 10 years, Satellite Telemetry, Networks, LAN, BUS, Telephony Switch
- MIS & Tools: 5 years, Graphics, Simulation, Databases, ERP, Medical PACS, Test
Languages: FORTRAN, PASCAL, C and C++, ADA, COBOL, ASSEMBLY, BASIC
Computer Hardware: VAX 11/750, SUN Sparc, various PC's, Macintosh, IBM RS-6000, Tektronix
Operating Systems: Unix, DOS/Windows, VMS, NT, CPM
Software Applications: dBASE III+, EXCEL, Wingz, MPW Projector, Clear Case, Source Safe, AutoPlan, MS Project, DDTs/Clear Quest, TIPQA
Software Techniques: Object Oriented Analysis, UML, Data Modeling, Real Time, Flowcharting, PDL
Training: 6sigma boot camp, SPC, DMAIC, QFD, auditing, metrics, process improvement
Security Clearance: Interim Secret July through December 2005, Top Secret/SCI – 1977 through 1986
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management, University of Maryland, 1981
Certificate in Computer Applications programming, University of Southern California, 1984
ACCOMPLISHMENTS & EXPERIENCE
EXB Solutions, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Software Safety Engineer (contractor) late 2022 to present (5 months)
PROJECT: Radar Altimeter for military aircraft
Safety: Evaluated specifications; analyzed failure modes; reviewed hazard analysis and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) diagrams to DO-178C and MIL-STD-882E Level of Rigor; validated safety and Built-In-Test requirements.
Parker Aerospace, Lord Electro-Mechanical Systems, Cary, North Carolina
Software Safety Engineer (contractor), early to mid 2022 (4 months)
PROJECTS: Vibration control and Torque measurement systems for helicopters
Safety: Evaluated specifications and changes for safety aspects; analyzed software failure modes; prepared hazard analysis and safety assessment reports to MIL-STD-882E Level of Rigor; developed Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) diagrams; validated safety and Built-In-Test requirements used to mitigate hazards; supported five active projects concurrently.
Honeywell Aerospace (Defense sector), Clearwater, Florida
Software Safety Engineer, early 2020 to early 2022 (2 years)
PROJECTS: Embedded Inertial Guidance for aircraft, vehicles and weapon systems
Safety: Evaluated specifications and changes for safety aspects; analyzed software failure modes; prepared hazard analysis and safety assessment reports to MIL-STD-882E Level of Rigor; validated safety and Built-In-Test requirements used to mitigate hazards, in DOORS database; prepared proposal BOE’s, supported a dozen active projects concurrently.
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. (MITAC), Nagoya, Japan
Verification and Validation Engineer, early 2017 - Present (1 year 5 months)
PROJECT: Fire Protection System for Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ)
Certification: Evaluated system certification and hardware qualification data to DAL B requirements of ARP4754A for TSO articles; prepared three TSO evaluation reports.
Software: Updated six Interface Control Documents for Crew Alert and Onboard Maintenance Systems; prepared weekly status about software configuration and installation issues; coordinated resolution of technical issues with supplier.
Quality: Reviewed two software documents and two system plans.
Process: Prepared evaluation checklists for several system and software documents.
Kidde Technologies, UTC Aerospace Systems, Raleigh, North Carolina
Senior Software Quality Engineer / Auditor (contractor), early - mid 2016 (4 months)
PROJECTS: Fire detection and suppression upgrades for Airbus A380, Boeing 787 and 777X, and system certification for Mitsubishi Regional Jet, Embraer E2, Bombardier C series
PROBLEM: Customers complained about deficiencies in software and system quality plans.
- ACTION: Reworked quality plans to define clear process definitions focused on activities and objectives.
- IMPACT: Satisfied customer expectations and certification requirements.
Certification: Evaluated conformance of software life cycle data to DAL B requirements of DO-178C for TSO certification process and system life cycle data to ARP4754A for type certification; particip...
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