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PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES SERVED
- Aerospace
- Defense
- Military
- Robotics
EDUCATIONThis expert has a B.S. in Mathematics from Adrian College in Adrian, MI. EXPERTISE AND SERVICESReliability Modeling and Quality Improvement Expert Consultant ResumeThis expert has experience with Army, Navy/Marine and Air Force defense systems (F/A-18 aircraft, LHX Helicopter, M1 tank, MV/CV-22, AAAV), commercial programs (430, 427 412 Helicopter programs) and Automotive (Robotics Company), Aerospace programs (Mars Exploration Rover, Hubble Recovery Vehicle, Advanced Steering Mirrors, OMPS, Kepler and SBSS) and Missile Defense System. Further experience with all major avionics subsystem includes IIDS, EFIS, Controls & Displays, Flight Controls, and Navigation. Additional avionics expertise includes Communications, Mission Processing, Helmet Displays, Digital Maps, Stores Management, Target Acquisition Systems, and Electronic Warfare. Additional expertise includes automotive, tank systems, Robotics and major suspension systems. This expert has experience in both engineering development environment and production environment. This expert has been responsible for training junior engineers in reliability analysis, processes and statistical process control. This expert has been a major contributor to preliminary and detailed design reviews with concurrent analysis of design with respect to reliability and maintainability. Further expertise includes MIL-HDBK-217, MIL-STD-1629, MIL-STD-785 and RADC-NPRD-95.
Extensive background and experience includes evaluating reliability stress analysis and predictions, verifying failure modes, effect analysis, and reliability modeling and failure analysis/corrective actions. Further specialties include reliability and maintainability, HFE and safety requirements, reliability prediction, and FMEA. This expert is also highly experience in built in test analysis, testability analysis, reliability development tests, and maintainability demonstrations.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEConsultant, Kevin Kennedy Associates Inc. Providing expertise in reliability engineering, reliability and maintainability, reliability modeling and failure analysis, FMEA, reliability testing, quality improvement, safety consulting, and related expertise to a wide variety of clients. Contract Engineer, communications and aviation electronics firm, Cedar Rapids, IA Performing reliability analysis including, reliability predictions using Relex and FMECAs on communication systems for defense programs. Contract Engineer, Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp., Boulder, CO Performed Reliability analysis including FMEA (per MIL-STD-1629), Parts Stress Analysis, Reliability Predictions (per MIL-HDBK-217) and Worst Case Analysis (using P-Spice) on Aerospace power systems, Command and Data Handling Systems, Attitude Determination and Control subsystems, Reaction Control Systems, Electrical Power Distribution systems, Avionics, and Telecommunications Systems for the Space Exploration programs, including Kepler, OMPS, and AUSM. Lead Reliability engineer for Hubble Recovery Vehicle. Contract Engineer, Northrop-Grumman, Huntsville Performed RAM&T Program Plan including analysis such as FMECA (per MIL-STD-1629), RAM&T Models, Predictions (Utilizing MIL-HDBK-217), and T-FRACAS for Ground Based Midcourse Missile Defense Program. This includes experience with communications node equipment, processing and in-flight interceptor communications systems. Contract Engineer, Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp., Boulder, CO Performed FMEA (per MIL-STD-1629), Reliability Predictions (per MIL-HDBK-217), Parts Stress Analysis and Worst Case Analysis (using P-Spice) on Aerospace power systems and laser Transmitter systems for the Mars Exploration Rover Program and the Picasso-CENA program. Performed analysis for special commercial space programs. Contract Engineer, Bell Helicopter, Hurst, TX Performed special assignment at vendor facility (Rogerson-Kratos) to institute Root Cause Problem Solving and FMECA for 430/427/412 Commercial Helicopter IIDS and EFIS systems. Duties included performing reliability stress analysis prediction (per MIL-HDBK-217) on Data Acquisition Unit and Display Unit using Relex (software) for the 412+ Integrated Avionics Display systems. This position included on-site Program Management for 427 IIDS certification program, which included coordination between Bell Helicopter Textron (Ft. Worth) and Bell Canada and vendor. Participated as part of integrated team that performed Highly Accelerated Life Test (HALT) on commercial aircraft display system. Additional responsibilities included FMECA on CV-22 Electronic Warfare equipment including Suite of Integrated RF Countermeasures. Also was responsible for BIT False Alarm analysis, Maintainability Prediction Report and Failure Reporting Corrective Action System (FRACAS). Contract Engineer, Cadillac Gage/Textron Marine & Land Systems, New Orleans, LA Was responsible for RAM-D (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Durability) for the Hydropnuematic Suspension Unit (HSU) for the AAAV and the XM777 Ultra lightweight Field Howitzer. This included preparation of SDRL's for predictions, modeling & block diagrams, FMECA, Durability Test Plan, and the establishment of a FRACAS policy. Utilized Powertronics (PSI) software for Reliability predictions and FMECAs. Also was responsible for planning, scheduling and cost estimates for RAM-D. Contract Engineer, Bell Helicopter, Hurst, TX Was responsible for Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis for MV-22 and CV-22 Avionics systems. Electronic Warfare IPT representative for reliability and maintainability. Prepare and presented Preliminary Design Review working session for CV-22 R&M. Contract Engineer, General Dynamics Land Systems Division, Sterling Hts., MI Was responsible for Reliability requirements, predictions and design analysis for M1 Tank Abrams System Enhancement Program. Contract Engineer, MotoMan West, Carrolton, OH Was responsible for Failure, Modes, and Effects Analysis on ArcWorld Robotics Welding System. FMEA was performed in accordance to format developed by the FMEA team from Chrysler, Ford and General Motors using software developed by Ford Motor Company. ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCEReliability/Maintainability Section Manager, Kaiser Electronics San Jose, CA
Was responsible for group of 20 Reliability/Maintainability/ Safety/Integrated Logistics Engineers. Provided training and staffing for major defense programs. Established environment of empowerment and teamwork in order to provide 100% on time delivery of data and 100% acceptance of hardware. Provided training to engineers in SPC, TQM, Team membership, team leadership and training regarding design verification techniques. Provided real time design verification for reliability, maintainability, safety, and logistics during the product development phase. Used Ford Loral Design and Process FMEA procedures. As engineering's representative on the Production Process Improvement Council, one of six company business councils, was instrumental in implementing and promoting SPC within the factory. These activities included training production personnel in the use of SPC tools such as run charts, Pareto charts, root cause problem solving, Cp., and Cpk. Presented results to Production Council that consisted of all the manufacturing upper management. The Statistical Process Control techniques implemented helped company reach their goal of a 50 times reduction in Defects per Unit and 10 times reduction in cycle time. Helped company to obtain silver certification in SPC with major customer. Started procedure to combine design and process FMEAs with SPC to help identify significant processes for SPC data collection and for capability studies.
Contract Engineer, MCAIR (McDonnell Douglas Aircraft), Mesa, AZ
Was responsible for establishing Reliability Program Requirements per MIL-Std-785 for Superteam LHX Mission Equipment Package. Tasks included defining requirements for avionics subsystems, component derating criteria, Reliability Development Test, Environmental Stress Screening, Software Reliability, Warranties/guarantees, and other Reliability program requirements. Work with system engineers in establishing requirements and in performing design and concept FMEAs. Performed failure mode, effects and criticality analysis per MIL-STD-1629 in LSA format (1388), on all LHX Mission Equipment Package Equipment including flight controls, displays, fault monitoring equipment, target designating equipment, and fault tolerant mission computer equipment.
Contract Engineer, MCAIR, St. Louis, MO
Was responsible for Reliability program and requirements for F/A-18 avionics systems including Stores Management Set, Digital Map Set, Controls & Displays, Data recorder Set, Communication Set, and Flight Controls. Tasks included tracking Production Test Results, insuring failure analysis and corrective action. Directly involved in Reliability Development Testing including Procedures, tracking RDT results including failure analysis, and preparing RDT reports. Also responsible for evaluating reliability stress analysis & predictions, and verifying failure modes, effect analysis.
Senior Manager, Kaiser Electronics, San Jose, CA
Managed and supervised the activities of Senior and junior Reliability/Maintainability engineering personnel engaged in all aspects of R and M programs for F15, F18, and F18 Night Attack Head-Up displays, multi-function displays and signal processors. Technical responsibility included reliability stress analysis, reliability prediction (MIL-HDBK-217D), FMEA, Built in test analysis, testability analysis, reliability development tests, maintainability demonstrations, M predictions, and all production reliability tests. Administration responsibilities included department estimates to complete, proposal preparation and cost estimates, schedules and employee performance reviews. Was responsible for presentation of all Product Assurance requirements, status and activities to customers including Air Force, Navy and McDonnell Aircraft Co.
Senior Reliability Engineer, General Dynamics, Camden, AR
Was responsible for Reliability Activity Sparrow Missile Program. Reviewed and monitored component qualification tests.
Contract Engineer, MCAIR, St. Louis, MO
Was responsible for all reliability activities on the F/A-18 avionics systems including the Head-Up display, the multipurpose display indicators, the horizontal situation indicator, stores management set, Mission Computer, and Air Data Computer. Activities included FMEAs, MIL-HDBK-217 stress analysis and predictions, Reliability Development Test to the Test Analyze and fix criteria, and operation of a closed loop failure reporting system (FRACAS).
Manager, Product Assurance, Emerson Electric, St. Louis, MO
Was responsible for all Reliability and Maintainability, HFE and Safety requirements for the Improved TOW Vehicle (ITV) program.
Lead Engineer, Chrysler Defense (Gen. Dynamics Land Sys. Div.)
Was responsible for all reliability modeling and failure analysis/corrective actions on M60 tank series. Also responsible for the Reliability section of the winning M1 tank proposal effort. Activities included probabilistic and statistical mathematical models used to assess and predict system reliability growth.
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