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Aerospace and Defense Technology Consultant, Management Information Systems (MIS) Consultant, Engineering Consultant, Engineering Failure Analysis, Accident Reconstruction Consultant, Specialist, Forensic Analysis, Investigation, Patent Infringement, Expert Witness Testimony, Consulting Services
Expertise in directed energy weapon (DEW) prediction and evaluation codes development and validation, technology project management, training and support in the design / implementation of software applications and management information systems, implementation and support of new products.

This KKAI Associate offers expertise specific to operational hazard assessments, detailed laser tools, operating and being-integrated laser codes, set up and design of corporate e-commerce web and portal sites, training/technical support, writing course and training materials, information systems consulting, application software integration, system software support project management, utilizing cost/schedule control system criteria (C/SCSC) and cost/schedule planning & control specification (C/SPCS), policy development, professional and technical strategic planning, technical content, budgets, and cost of contracts for DoD Programs on SDI technologies.

Specialization includes nuclear survivability and radiation and laser hardening for the exo-atmospheric re-entry vehicle intercept (ERIS), defense support program (DSP), boost surveillance and tracking satellite (BSTS), MILSTAR (Military Communication Satellite) and space surveillance and tracking system (SSTS) against laser and nuclear threats, laser and nuclear radiation interaction with materials, TREE, EMP, SGEMP, SEU, blast and thermo-mechanical issues such as hardness assurance, maintenance, and device technologies, and strategic defense initiative (SDI).

Extensive knowledge regarding electron emission, heat diffusion, absorbtivity, reflectivity and electromagnetic interaction of material surfaces, thermal hydraulic and natural circulation analyses, fluid dynamic, stress, heat transfer and finite elements/finite difference analysis, html, mfs and java, accurate evaluation of exponential integrals, inherent shutdown heat removal system for fast breeder reactors, seal leakage from canister-launched MX missile, muzzle blast from canister-launched MX missile, nuclear physics and monte carlo simulations, mesh generation software tools, graphics and project management tools, and nuclear power plants including pressurized and light water reactors for nuclear population of United States Navy vessels

PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES SERVED
Aerospace, Defense, Nuclear Power, Programming, Technology

EDUCATION
MS Physics, University of Illinois
BS Physics, University of Illinois

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant, Kevin Kennedy & Associates, Inc.

Providing project management, management information systems consulting, aerospace and defense technology consulting, failure analysis, forensic engineering and related expertise to a wide variety of clients.

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MIS Manager and Senior Technical Consultant/Trainer, Galaxy Advanced Engineering, Burlingame, California

Consultant to Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), supporting development of operational hazard assessments for the Air Force Safety Center (AFSC), results of which to be included in Air Force Instructions (AFIs) specifically issued for Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) operational safety. Completion of a comprehensive library of detailed laser tools for ABL, ATL, THEL, M-THEL, including ABL’s LRST (Laser Range Safety Tool), PUFF-TFT, PRONTO-3D, CTH, DYNA3D, ALE3D, and Medus-IB plus all necessary pre- and post-processors and the modifications to make the codes handle engagement conditions better and provide easy-to-understand output. Development of the most complete set of operating and being-integrated laser codes in the DEW community.

Supported corporate-wide project management, MIS and training activities, national and international course materials for large corporations. Consultant to KPMG, Deloitte & Touché, SGI, responsible for set up and design of corporate e-commerce web and portal sites, among which are www.hp.com, www.sgi.com, www.hilton.com. Led the technical design of all final products and their introduction into the field. Helped implement Application Service Provider (ASP), Customer Relation Management (CRM), and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) by focusing on SAP, Oracle, and PeopleSoft software applications. Designed numerous small business web sites and implemented simple B2B, B2C, or C2C applications. Worked on projects including hp.com commerce and sgi.com, which both successfully launched into full production lines. Supported existing SAP and PowerBuilder/Oracle applications running on PC/Windows and HP/UNIX platforms for Applied Materials (AMAT). Enhanced existing systems in support of Human Resource services and clients.

SENIOR TECHNICAL CONSULTANT DUTIES
Training/Technical Support, Writing Course and Training Materials, Information Systems Consulting, Application Software Integration, System Software Support Project Management, Utilizing Cost/Schedule Control System Criteria (C/SCSC) and Cost/Schedule Planning & Control Specification (C/SPCS) to implement new product rollout to market and end users.

Expert in Microsoft Project applications. Wrote proprietary, copyrighted, and patented version of Pert Chart that improves the Pert Chart output of MS Project.

Participated in policy development, professional and technical strategic planning for next the generation of Project Management Software based on new specifications for release into the market for the existing customer base.

Technical Staff Supervisor, Rockwell International Company, Anaheim, CA

Supervised new contracts and requests for proposals including the technical content, budgets, cost of contracts for different DOD Programs on SDI technologies. Task leader in charge of Nuclear Survivability and Radiation and Laser Hardening for the Exo-Atmospheric Re-entry Vehicle Intercept (ERIS) Program, leading three Ph.D. engineers and budget of 2M.

Senior Research Specialist, Lockheed Missile & Space Company, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA

Engaged in R&D and the study of vulnerability, survivability and hardening of different payload components (i.e., IR Sensors) for the Defense Support Program (DSP), Boost Surveillance and Tracking Satellite (BSTS), MILSTAR (Military communication Satellite) and Space Surveillance and Tracking System (SSTS) against laser and nuclear threats. Studied and performed analyses of the characteristics of laser and nuclear radiation interaction with materials, TREE, EMP, SGEMP, SEU, blast and thermo-mechanical issues such as Hardness Assurance, Maintenance, and Device Technologies.

Involved with the Battle Management of Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) program known as Star Wars as well as C3 and Artificial Intelligent, Autonomy and Autonomous System. Analysis for an electron emission, heat diffusion, absorbtivity, reflectivity and electromagnetic interaction of material surfaces. Authored the budget and system performance requirements for Talon Gold.

Senior Design Engineer, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Marine Division (Defense Group), Sunnyvale, California

Performed thermal hydraulic and natural circulation analyses for an Inherent Shutdown Heat Removal System (ISHRS) in the core of a fast breeder reactor, which was related to a Steam Cycle and Cooling System. The results were used to design Mercury Heat Pipe and Electromagnetic Pumps for Large Pool Concepts. This position required deep study and mathematical modeling using techniques such as Fluid Dynamic, Stress, Heat Transfer and Finite Elements/Finite Difference Analysis using Monte Carlo Simulations. Utilized FEA software and CFD codes such as NASTRAN, TRAYSYS, DYNA3D and NIKE3D along with their Post and Pre-Processors to support such modeling. Results of this study were used for the US Navy Nuclear Population Program.

Active Duty Naval Officer, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis MD

Taught naval weapons system and applied mathematics.

Adjunct Professor, Stanford University and Foothill College

Taught HTML, MFS and JAVA courses. Developed all course outlines and materials to cover and implement the course into a web site for off-campus students.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

MILITARY BACKGROUND
United States Naval Officer, achieved rank of Commander, USN, Fully EDO (Engineering Duty Officer) qualified, fluent in 5 languages in Middle East including Farsi, Turkish, Afghani, Arabic. Twenty years combined active and reserve duty as Naval Officer. Served continually in Navy Special Operations. Deployed with Army Green Berets. Served with Marine 15 MEU while attached to the First Marine Division. Detached to the JCS/J-5 African Middle East Intelligence Officer team supporting the Pentagon and reporting the result of fact finding to National Security Advisor. Taught at USN Academy.

TECHNICAL BACKGROUND
Over seven years of systems development in the life cycles of both hardware and software in environments such as Oracle, Sybase, Informix, JAVA Script, VB Script, HTML, Perl/CGI, Netscape Server, Apache Server
Seven years of web site development using HTML Perl/CGI and Java to design real-time interactive web pages. Networked front ends for user-friendly information display, and sophisticated cross-platform applications
Four years of designing and developing databases and applications using Oracle Developer 2000, SQL*Forms, SQL*Plus, PowerBuilder, Visual C++ (Windows and X-Windows platforms), and Informix.
Ten years of FORTRAN, and six years of C, C++ and BDF programming
Operating Systems: Windows 95/98/2000/XP/ME and NT, Sun/Solaris HP/UX, UNIX, LINUX, IBM/MVS, and VAX/VMS, Alpha/Open VMS.

PUBLICATIONS
Three patents in software and technical approaches to design of certain component of Nuclear Power plants including Pressurized and Light Water Reactors for Nuclear Population of United States Navy Vessels, and numerous publications related to aerospace and defense technology.

Holds 65 copyrights on development of software in the field of Finite Elements and Finite Difference Analysis, Heat Transfer, Nuclear Physics and Monte Carlo Simulations; Mesh Generation Software tools, Graphics and Project Management tools, and a graphics library for FORTRAN Compilers such as Compaq Visual Fortran, HP/UX and Sun/Solaris systems.

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