• Real-time flight simulation: Boeing 787, F-18, KC10-BOT, AVCATT Helicopter.
• Rocket trajectory analysis modeling. Titan, Altas, IUS, TOS.
• Languages including C, FORTRAN, Ada, C++ and 1750A + other Assembly languages.
• CASE tools: Rational Corp. Clearcase, Clearquest, UML and Rational Rose, under Mil. Std. 2167A standard.
• Operating systems including UNIX / LINUX, VMS, DOS, WINDOWS.
• Understand the mathematics and algorithms of physical dynamics.
• Have held a "Secret" DoD security clearance at L3 Communications and Lockheed Martin, no longer active.

Boeing Commercial Aircraft, Seattle WA

2006-2009

Developing the 787 Dreamliner flight simulation.

• Wrote, post-factom, requirements for the Integrated Surveillance System (ISS) CI.
• Fixed problems with the ISS and Intruder CI-s.
• Tested and fixed problems with Cooling System functions, with respect to controling Crew Alerting messages.
• Fixed problem with Simulation program X window interface. C++ programming.
• Worked interface management of sub-contractor provided Hydraulics Interface CI, and assisted with fixing problems in the Hydraulics CI.
• My persistence and questions earned some $50 bonuses for keeping my CI-s on schedule.

L3 Communications, Link Simulation and Training, Arlington TX

1999-2001

Makes flight simulators for the military.

• Added a feature to the KC-10 Boom-Operator-Trainer, modeling the motion of the refueling hose after it has struck and bounced off the fueling aircraft. This worked off an outstanding Discrepancy Report and completed the contract.
• Worked with team to upgrade the Swiss version of the F18 trainer. Went to Switzerland with 5 team members to install it. The team earned a commendation for good work.
• Also experience with the Apache helicopter training simulator and helicopter Combined Arms Trainer (AVCATT contract).

Lockheed Martin / Martin Marietta - Astronautics Group, Denver, CO

1981-1998

This unit of Lockheed Martin makes rockets and analyzes rocket launches for the Dept. of Defense and other customers.
    Independent Verification & Validation contract. 1997-1998

• Verified Mil. Std. 1750a assembly language modules of the upgraded IMS Flight System, for the Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) program. Wrote drivers and stubs in Ada as part of this project, with an emphasis on Ada low-level features.

• Modified and enhanced Range Safety Software for launch vehicle analysis.
• Maintained 3 degree-of-freedom (POST3D) and 6 degree-of-freedom (POST6D) trajectory simulation and optimization tools for Lockheed Martin's Titan contract with the Air Force. Supported analysis for more than 60 Titan rocket launches. Resolved more than 200 Software Change Requests.

• Enhanced POST3D and POST6D tools under contract to NASA Langley Research Center.
• Provided applications programming support to the Titan Launch Vehicle program. Developed various autopilot, propulsion and guidance software models for the trajectory analysis programs.
• Developed mathematical formulations and designed software for company funded development of rigid body constrained dynamics multiple body simulation tool. Incorporated the same algorithms into modeling a payload spin-up table for a rocket trajectory analysis tool.
• Worked on Atlas propulsion and guidance software simulation for a special program; received a letter of commendation.
• Tasks also included some post-flight processing and work on an assembly language day-of-launch winds receiving program on a micro-computer.

Training, L3 Communications Link Simulation: in Unified Modeling Language (UML) and in C++, 2000.

Martin Marietta Evening Institute, Company sponsored education, Littleton, Colorado. Ongoing course-work in technical writing and software engineering, including Ada and C++, 1987-1993, 1998.

University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin, Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics, with a Physics concentration. Graduated Summa Cum Laude, 1981.

Letter of Commendation and an award as part of the Verification team, verifying flight software for the Inertial Upper Stage Independent Verification and Validations contract, 1997.

Certificate of Recognition, NASA. "For the creative development of a technical innovation which has been proposed for publication as a NASA Tech Brief entitled 'Program to Optimize Simulated Trajectories (POST), (Silicon Graphics version).'" 1994.

Letter of Commendation for work on simulating Atlas propulsion and guidance with software, 1983.

Toastmasters. Promoting speaking skills. Vice-President of Education, and Secretary.

Highpointers Club. Geographic and outdoors travel club. Club Archivist, 1994-1997. Created an index of past issues, 1987-1997, of the club magazine.

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