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Reliability, Safety, Human, Machine Interface Expert ConsultantExpertise in hardware / software engineering, reliability, safety, systems, quality assurance, risk, human / machine interface, design, test, data mining, finite state analysis, statistical analysis, expert systems, artificial intelligence, and robotics.
Examples of more specific expertise include work related to the national aerospace plane (NASP), GPS, FMS, ground and space-based electronic systems, mechanical systems, liquid/solid fuel-based propulsion systems, space systems, aircraft systems, in-flight entertainment systems, telecom systems, power systems, networks, web-based systems, and embedded computers.
Additionally, this associate offers expertise related to proposal writing, technical writing, including hardware and software reliability, maintainability, supportability proposal for presentation to NASA for crew excursion vehicle, failure rate predictions, trend analysis, sneak circuit analysis, and risk, simulation/modeling, strategies for fault detection, isolation, and recovery processes, safety analysis and fault tree analysis
PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES SERVED
Avionics, Aerospace, Fuel, Telecom, Power, Media, Computer, Electronic, Mechanical, Electro-mechanical, Government
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Mathematics, California Coast University, Santa Ana, CA
M.S., Engineering, California Coast University, Santa Ana, CA
B.S., Engineering, California Coast University, Santa Ana, CA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant, Kevin Kennedy & Associates, Inc.
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Providing expertise in hardware / software engineering, programming, reliability, safety, and systems engineering, quality assurance, risk consulting, human / machine interface consulting, failure analysis, forensic investigation, and related expertise to a wide variety of clients.
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Reliability/Safety/Systems Engineer, Hardware/Software, Northrop Grumman, El Segundo, CA
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Carried out Reliability & Maintainability, Safety Analysis, Risk, Quality Assurance, and Systems Engineering/Integration for human rated space systems. Wrote H/W and S/W reliability, maintainability, supportability proposal for presentation to NASA for Crew Excursion Vehicle (CEV), Shuttle Replacement Vehicle, and Lunar/Mars Colonies projects. Performed failure rate predictions, trend analysis, (MIL-HDBK 338), Sneak circuit analysis, and risk. Did simulation/modeling as operation logic flow diagrams using EXCEL. Designed strategies for fault detection, isolation, and recovery processes (FDIR). Did Safety analysis and Fault Tree Analysis (FTAs) (MIL-STD-882, CFR 25.1309, DO160D/DO 178B, SAE ARP 4761, SAE ARP 4774, MIL-STD-785, SAE ARP 4754). Allocated reliability from systems to subsystems to assemblies.
Reliability/Safety Engineer, Hardware/Software, Boeing Incorporated, Wichita, KS
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Carried out Reliability & Maintainability, Safety Analysis, Risk, Quality Assurance, and Systems Engineering & Integration for Aircraft using RELEX and FAULT TREE PLUS. Performed failure rate predictions, trend analysis, FRACAS (MIL-HDBK 338), Sneak circuit analysis (NAVSO P-3634), FMECAs (MIL-STDs-1629, 217) and risk, on TCAS/TAWS systems and products. Did simulation/modeling as operation logic flow diagrams using EXCEL. Human Factors Engineering and Analysis (MIL-STD-1472F). Performed fault detection, isolation, and recovery processes (FDIR). Carried out derating analysis (MIL-STD-975), electrical circuit, mechanical element, and semiconductor reliability analysis, using MATHCAD. Did Safety analysis and Fault Tree Analysis (FTAs) (MIL-STD-882, CFR 25.1309, DO160D/DO 178B, SAE ARP 4761, SAE ARP 4774, MIL-STD-785, SAE ARP 4754). Programmed HTML using JAVA for documentation and communications. Wrote safety assessment reports (SARs) and specifications.
Team Leader, Hardware/Software, Diebold Incorporated Ohio, North Canton, OH
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Carried out Reliability & Maintainability, Safety Analysis, Risk, Quality Assurance, and Systems Engineering & Integration for Automated Tellers (ATMs) electrical, mechanical, electro-mechanical items, using MATHCAD, MATHEMATICA, STATISTICA. Performed six-sigma predictions for test, failure rate predictions, trend analysis, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), FRACAS (MIL-HDBK 338), Sneak circuit analysis (NAVSO P-3634), and FMECAs (MIL-STDs-1629, 217). Human Factors Design Engineering using statistical Finite Element Analysis (MIL-STD-1472F). Did simulation/modeling as operation logic flow diagrams using EXCEL, WINFLOW, and RFFLOW. Performed fault detection, isolation, and recovery processes in C/C++ and VISUAL BASIC. Carried out derating analysis (MIL-STD-975), and electrical circuit and semiconductor reliability analysis, using MATHCAD, MATHEMATICA, STATISTICA. Wrote test scripts, plans, and reports associated with carrying out reliability development/growth tests (RDGT), reliability qualification tests (RQT), production reliability acceptance tests (PRAT), and reliability demonstration tests (RDT) for embedded computers and processors. Programmed HTML using JAVA for documentation and communications.
Technical Staff Engineer, Northrop Grumman, Sunnyvale, CA
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Performed Reliability, Maintainability, Safety, Risk, Quality Assurance, test, Systems Engineering/Integration on software and hardware for marine-based systems. Used reliability/Safety modeling, failure rate predictions, fault tree analysis (FTA), FRACAS (MIL-HDBK 338), Sneak circuit analysis (NAVSO P-3634), and FMECAs (MIL-STDs-1629, 217, 882). Did derating analysis (MIL-STD-975), and electrical circuit and semiconductor reliability analysis, using MATHCAD, MATHEMATICA, STATISTICA. Did simulation/modeling as operation logic flow diagrams using EXCEL, WINFLOW, and RFFLOW. Performed fault detection, isolation, and recovery processes in C/C++ and VISUAL BASIC. Carried out reliability development/growth tests (RDGT), reliability qualification tests (RQT), production reliability acceptance tests (PRAT), and reliability demonstration tests (RDT). Performed the statistical development using Finite Element Analysis. Created active server pages (ASP) in HTML using JAVA for documentation and communications.
Software/Hardware Engineer, Rockwell Collins, Pomona, CA
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Performed hardware/software engineering, Reliability & Maintainability, Safety Analysis, Risk, test, Systems Engineering/ integration, and Quality Assurance on In-flight Entertainment (IFE) electronics, mechanical systems, and avionics. Performed failure rate predictions, trend analysis, FRACAS (MIL-HDBK 338), Sneak circuit analysis (NAVSO P-3634), FMECAs (MIL-STDs-1629, 217) and risk, on TCAS/TAWS systems and products. Performed derating analysis (MIL-STD-975), reliability prediction, and parts count (MIL-STD-217). Did simulation/modeling as operation logic flow diagrams using VISIO, ADA, WINFLOW, and RFFLOW. Created FRACAS for, mechanical, and telecom systems, using EXCEL, MATHCAD, and statistical analysis. Human Factors Engineering design and integration in AutoCAD and PRO-E (MIL-STD-1472F). Performed six-sigma predictions, and trend analysis for shift keying/division multiplexing telecommunications system design, in C++ and MATHCAD for embedded computers. Designed software to detect and isolate faults in the operation of DOS, OS/2, and OS/9-based In-flight Entertainment systems (In Accordance with DO 160D/DO 178B Specs & Certification Requirements). Wrote test scripts, plans, and reports associated with carrying out reliability development/growth tests (RDGT), reliability qualification tests (RQT), production reliability acceptance tests (PRAT), and reliability demonstration tests (RDT) for embedded computers and processors. Built CGI for requirements analysis using Finite Element Analysis, and documented results in DOORS. Programmed HTML using JAVA for documentation and communications. Constructed GUIs to set up web pages for dispensing processes for failure-detection-isolation-and recovery systems (BIT/BITE-FDIR).
Software/Hardware Engineer, Motorola Satellite Systems, Chandler, AZ
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Performed electrical circuit analysis, semiconductor reliability analysis, test, and systems engineering/ integration, for Extended Public Communications Cellular Network, and avionics. Designed Signal propagations for space-to-space, space-to-ground, and ground-to-ground. Human Factors Design Engineering and Analysis (MIL-STD-1472E). Designed and tested software for ground/ space electronics, and liquid fuel-based propulsion systems, in C/C++ and X-WINDOWS on SUN WORKSTATIONS. Did simulation/modeling as operation logic flow diagrams, using EXCEL. Did reliability/Maintainability/Safety modeling, six-sigma predictions, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), FRACAS (MIL-HDBK 338), Sneak circuit analysis (NAVSO P-3634), FMECAs (MIL-STDs-1629, 217), and derating analysis (MIL-STD-975). Built CGI programs using VISUAL BASIC for embedded computers. Constructed test scripts and GUIs for simulation and testing. Did statistical development using Finite Element Analysis. Used ACTIVE SERVER PAGES for requirement analysis, and failure-detection-isolation-and recovery (BIT/BITE-FDIR).
Technical Staff of Engineering Director, B/E Aerospace, Irvine, CA
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Carried out reliability/Maintainability Engineering, failure rate/safety predictions, test, Systems Engineering/ integration, for In-flight Entertainment (IFE) electronic, mechanical systems, and avionics. Performed six-sigma predictions, stress, parts count, trend analysis, FRACAS (MIL-HDBK 338), Sneak circuit analysis (NAVSO P-3634), and FMECAs (MIL-STDs-1629, 217) on electronic, telecom, and mechanical systems ( In Accordance with DO 160D/DO 178B Specs & Certification Requirements. Carried out risk analysis on TCAS/TAWS & FM systems and products. Did derating analysis (MIL-STD-975). Human Factors Design Engineering and Analysis . Did simulation/modeling as operation logic flow diagrams using EXCEL, ADA, and MATHEMATICA. Formatted processes for and failure reporting, analysis, and corrective action (FRACAS). Built CGI programs for test plans in C++ Constructed test procedures in MATHCAD, SG+4W, SAS, SPSS. Established confidence limits requirements for accurate test of C/C++, OS/2, OS/9, DOS-based systems. Managed test lab, which did reliability, risk, electrical circuit analysis, semiconductor reliability analysis and quality analysis, using MATHCAD and STATISTICA for embedded computers. Carried out statistical development using Finite Element Analysis. Performed design and integration in AutoCAD and PRO-E. Derived requirements, did systems engineering, and created methodologies for tracking requirements satisfaction in MATHCAD. Constructed Fault Trees and GUIs in C++ for TC/IP interface with failure-detection-isolation systems (BIT/BITE). Wrote test scripts, plans, and reports associated with carrying out reliability development/growth tests (RDGT), reliability qualification tests (RQT), production reliability acceptance tests (PRAT), and reliability demonstration tests (RDT) for embedded computers and processors. Created web pages using ACTIVE SERVER PAGES and PYTHON, for failure-detection-isolation-and recovery systems (BIT/BITE-FDIR). Programmed HTML using JAVA for documentation and communications.
Technical Staff, Rockwell-Rocketdyne, Canoga, CA
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Did software, hardware, mechanical engineering on avionics, guidance navigation control (GNC) for Shuttle, Shuttle Derived Vehicles (SDV), National Aerospace Plane (NASP), GPS, Crew Rescue/Exploration Vehicles, and Advanced Launch System (ALS) heavy lift spacecraft options, using ADA, MATHEMATICA, MATHCAD, and C/C++ software. Developed frequency distributions, significance risk analysis, sampling theory, and regression/correlation analysis for space electronics and liquid/solid fuel-based propulsion systems. Human Factors Design Engineering and Analysis. Carried out simulation/modeling as operation logic flow diagrams, using EXCEL and MATHEMATICA. Derived statistical predictions, Lognormal, Weibull, Gamma, and Hypergeometric distribution using EXCEL. Performed Finite State Analysis and Statistical Based Quality techniques. Designed reliability/safety databases using SQL with ORACLE and ACCESS for embedded computers. Did electrical circuit analysis, semiconductor reliability analysis, reliability modeling, failure rate predictions, six-sigma predictions, fault tree analysis (FTA), stress, parts count, and trend analysis, FRACAS. (MIL-HDBK 338), Sneak circuit analysis (NAVSO P-3634), Reliability FMECAs (MIL-STDs-1629, 217). Carried out derating analysis (MIL-STD-975), and failure reporting, analysis, & corrective action (FRACAS). Did out reliability development/growth tests (RDGT), reliability qualification tests (RQT), production reliability acceptance tests (PRAT) for embedded computers and processors. Carried out risk analysis on TCAS/TAWS & FMS for space vehicles using Finite Element Analysis. Created requirements and constructed GUIs for interfacing to reliability/safety databases, and to failure-detection-isolation systems (BIT/BITE). Created processes for failure-detection-isolation-and recovery systems (BIT/BITE-FDIR).
Project Engineer, Rockwell Space Systems, Downey, CA
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Managed projects for hardware, software, mechanical design of Space Shuttle, Challenger Return to Flight, International Space Station, Hubble Space Telescope, National Space Planes, Lunar/Mars Colonies, Crew Rescue/Exploration Vehicles, Robotics, avionics, and Neural Network design. Human Factors Design Engineering and Analysis. Did software/hardware engineering on guidance navigation control (GNC), propulsion systems for Shuttle, Shuttle Derived Vehicles (SDV), National Aerospace Plane (NASP), GPS, and Advanced Launch System (ALS) heavy lift spacecraft options, using ADA, MATHEMATICA, MATHCAD, and C/C++ software. Did mathematical simulation/modeling as operation logic flow diagrams, using EXCEL, ADA MATHEMATICA, and FORTRAN. Supervised lab hardware/software for embedded computers, particle & wave effects on electronics, and propulsion in the space environment. Used ADA, 8051/1750A with embedded computing. Carried out risk analysis on TCAS/TAWS & FMS for space vehicles using Finite Element Analysis. Did failure rate predictions, stress, parts count, safety analysis, trend analysis, FRACAS (MIL-HDBK 338), Sneak circuit analysis (NAVSO P-3634) and FMECAs (MIL-STDs-1629, 217). Carried out derating analysis (MIL-STD-975). Designed methodologies for failure reporting, analysis, & corrective action system(FRACAS), the problem and corrective action system (PRACA), and fault tree analysis (FTA), Finite State Analysis. Applied sampling theory, through ART, KEE, OPS 5, PROLOG, and LISP in applications to confidence limits, regression analysis, hypothesis testing Expert Systems, and Artificial Intelligence, using NEC Supercomputers, CRAY Supercomputers, PCs, and Macintoshes. Wrote test scripts, plans, and reports associated with carrying out reliability development/growth tests (RDGT), reliability qualification tests (RQT), production reliability acceptance tests (PRAT), and reliability demonstration tests (RDT) for embedded computers and processors. Constructed GUIs for interfacing with failure-detection-isolation-and recovery systems (BIT/BITE-FDIR). Wrote requirements and proposals. Taught In-house classes on Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Knowledge base design. Lectured across US on Engineering, Supercomputing, Artificial Intelligence, Space System Design, Avionics.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Senior Engineer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
Performed systems engineering/ integration, safety engineering, and test of hardware/software, and mechanical systems for Robotic Space Vehicles, Satellites, Wide Field Camera/Hubble Space Telescope, Avionics, Planetary Rovers, and Space Colonies. Human Factors Design Engineering (MIL-STD-1472). Performed mathematical simulation/modeling as operation logic flow diagrams, using FORTRAN. Did six-sigma predictions for mathematical modeling for telecom, computer, and navigation systems. Carried out reliability & Maintainability modeling, failure rate predictions, fault tree analysis (FTA), stress, parts count, trend analysis, FRACAS, Sneak Circuit Analysis (SCA) , FMECAs, and derating analysis, on electrical, mechanical, and liquid fuel-based propulsion systems. Carried out statistical development using Finite Element Analysis. Created GUIs, in FORTRAN, and HARVARD GRAPHICS. Made statistical estimation using PL/1, PASCAL, through analysis of variance, design of experiments and regression/correlation techniques. Performed electrical circuit analysis, semiconductor reliability analysis, statistical optimization and artificial intelligence analysis for computer, propulsion, electrical power, data management, and telecommunications systems. Carried out risk analysis on TCAS/TAWS & FMS and products for space vehicles. Developed requirements and processes for failure-detection-isolation-and recovery systems (BIT/BITE-FDIR), using FORTRAN for embedded computers and processors. Carried out cost estimating techniques through statistical regression, correlation, sampling theory, and prediction methods on Gould Mainframes.
Technical Staff Engineer, Rockwell Aircraft Systems, Los Angeles, CA
Performed software, hardware safety and reliability analyses (MIL-STD-1629, 2070) on aircraft systems avionics. Designed Boolean algebra-based control systems for embedded computers and processors. Carried out Hardware/software systems analysis to meet FAA certification of Aircraft systems. Performed life cycle costing (LCC) for aircraft systems and subsystems. Carried out probability/ statistical development using Finite Element Analysis. Wrote proposals and presented them to government agencies. Carried out risk analysis on TCAS/TAWS & FM systems and products.
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION
Computer Technology – Control Data Inst.; Los Angeles, CA
ESD – Northrop/Grumman, Sunnyvale; CA
9x000 Quality – Northrop/Grumman, Sunnyvale; CA
Please note that this is an abbreviated CV. A fully detailed unabridged CV is available under special circumstances.
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