BACKGROUND:
Mechanical Systems Engineer with more than 33 years diverse professional experience, having a background in:
• Program and Systems Engineering management practices,
• Electro-mechanical aerospace systems design, airframe integration and qualification,
• Certification support and planning,
• Safety, reliability and maintainability analysis,
• Aircraft accident / incident investigation,
• Product and customer support,
• Airworthiness Rulemaking,
• Applied research,
• Industry standards development and leadership,
• Conceptual design for operational service and manufacture,
• Automated manufacturing, robotic material handling, inspection and acceptance testing technologies.
OBJECTIVE:
Pursue opportunities to apply my 33 years of international engineering, program and business development experience in aerospace, railway and automobile industries.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
03/2012 - Present
Rockwell Collins (formerly B/E Aerospace, Inc.) – Lenexa, Kansas.
STAFF ENGINEER
03/2011 – 03/2012
B/E Aerospace, Inc. – Lenexa, Kansas
SENIOR CERTIFICATION ENGINEER
10/2003 – 03/2011
B/E Aerospace, Inc. - Lenexa, Kansas
SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER
08/1998 - 10/2003
B/E Aerospace, Inc. - Lenexa, Kansas
PROJECT ENGINEER
Systems Engineering Functions, Responsibilities and Accomplishments:
• Responsible project engineer, specialized technical support and personnel mentoring for commercial and military aircraft gaseous and chemical supplemental, therapeutic, and protective breathing equipment oxygen system programs (Airbus A320/A330/A340/A350/A380/A400M, AVIC1 ARJ21, Boeing B787/B747-8/B777X, COMAC C919, Eclipse Model 500, Embraer ERJ 170/190, Fairchild-Dornier 728). Primary technical responsibility for:
o System design and airframe integration,
o Schedule, deliverables, resource coordination,
o Technical content review, consultation, certification.
• Prepared, presented and defended system design and project status as responsible Project Engineer at airframe customer:
o System Planning,
o Preliminary Design,
o Critical Design,
o Production and First Flight Readiness,
o Certification and General Program review meetings.
• Presentation of chemical and gaseous oxygen system design and trade study analysis at Request for Technical Information, Request for Proposal, and contract negotiation stages to Customer Engineering, Procurement, Program Management, and Selection Team representatives.
• Systems design and development assurance per SAE ARP4754 (Certification considerations for highly integrated / complex aircraft systems), System Safety Assessment process per SAE ARP4761 (Guidelines and methods for conducting the safety assessment process on civil airborne systems and equipment).
• Definition of Development Assurance Level requirements for Hardware and Software per SAE ARP4754, RTCA-DO178, FAA / EASA requirements and interpretations.
• Prepared top-level system, derived sub-system, and equipment level specifications – associated Systems Engineering Management Plan requirements flow-down Validation-Verification-Validation compliance activities.
• System Interface Control (Functional Mechanical, Pneumatic, Electrical, Digital ICDs), Configuration Management planning and control.
• Sponsored B/E funded research, feasibility and concept evaluation studies conducted by National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) – Wichita State University. Energy harvesting and storage concepts supporting electrical power requirements of aircraft systems.
• Development of Systems Engineering & Program Management Process procedures for B/E – LSS.
• Development of Design and Documentation Change Management procedures for B/E.
• Development and Implementation of Safety Review Board for B/E – LSS.
Systems Architecture, Integration and Product Engineering:
• Gaseous, Chemical and On-Board Oxygen Generating (OBOG) systems architecture concept development and definition. Valve, sensor and switch interfacing with aircraft avionics buses and control circuits. Design / definition and application of closed-loop electronic pressure control valves, pressure, temperature, and position sensors and switches.
• Design of various types of oxygen system related aircraft structure: Reinforced compression, injection molded and pre-preg composites. Machined and formed aluminum structures. Stainless steel, brass, copper and aluminum oxygen valve and tubing components. Braided high and low pressure flexible hoses.
• Technical liaison and management of US and International vendor supplied top-level components. Conducted vendor PDR, CDR, PRR, and witnessed qualification test activities for procured oxygen system components.
• Data Concentrator / sensor interfacing. EICAS Status and Synoptic Page, Crew Alert System and Onboard Maintenance System messaging definition and equations. Avionics mini-rig and iron-bird systems definition and test support.
Systems Safety, Reliability and Maintainability:
• Point of contact, specialized technical support and personnel mentoring for B/E System Safety Assessment, reliability and maintainability analysis.
• SSA activities at system and equipment levels per SAE ARP4761 including:
o Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA),
o Failure Modes Effects Analysis (FMEA),
o Fault Tree Analysis (FTA),
o Common Mode Analysis, Zonal Analysis, Particular Risk Analysis, Common Cause Analysis, and Human Error Analysis (Crew, Maintenance, Design Input).
• Scheduled Maintenance Development (MSG-3). Certification maintenance requirements, life limited parts list, maintainability and maintenance task analysis, maintenance / structure significant items list, life cycle cost analysis. ICA for HIRF/Lightning protection devices.
• Reliability Enhancement and Validation Program Plan development and implementation – incorporating HALT/HASS plans and reports.
• Service Life Validation program for Oxygen System Pyrotechnic Initiator (Protractor). Service Life Validation program and investigations associated with the operation, storage and use of pyrotechnically actuated, sodium chlorate based Chemical Oxygen Generators.
• Oxygen system and component level Fire Hazard risk management, minimization of ignition hazards, implementation of best design practices and material selection, utilization of best practices.
Certification Functions, Responsibilities and Accomplishments:
• Federal Aviation Administration Designated Engineering Representative (DER) – Mechanical Systems. Airworthiness Authority Certification / Qualification Test Plan development and implementation. FAA 8110-3 regulatory compliance finding approvals and recommend approvals on behalf of FAA. Signatory authority on all B/E Aerospace – LSS design and program data releases and changes. Support FAA and EASA in preparation of Airworthiness Directives applied to B/E Aerospace equipment.
• Prepared and reviewed Aircraft and Equipment level Environmental and EME/HIRF/Lightning related qualificat...
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