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P.O. Box 88962, Los Angeles, CA 90009Phone: 310-946-1573 | johnsodd1@gmail.com

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING/AEOROSPACE Program Management / Systems & Electrical Engineering / Product Design

A dynamic, highly innovative Engineering professional with a successful track record in project and systems engineering, hardware design, software integration, technical documentation, modeling and simulation, electrical engineering, and process improvements technical guidance. Adept at combining solid business knowledge, technical expertise, and hands-on experience to achieve successful outcomes. Proven ability to develop and lead projects from conception through readiness testing and manufacturing processes. Excellent leader, communicator, and presenter.

KEY STRENGTHS Systems Design, Requirements Management/DOORS, Electrical Engineering, Quality Assurance,

Project Management, Verification & Validation, Integration & Test, Earned Value Management/EVM,Electronic Circuits, Bench Testing, Software Development, Proposals,

Hardware Design, Readiness Reviews, Product Design,Team Leadership, CMMI & ECO Standards, Continuous Improvement, Problem Resolution

EDUCATION, SECURITY CLEARANCE, and RESIDENCES ABROAD Masters of Business Administration/Finance (MBA), Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering (BSEE), University of South Carolina, Columbia, SCClearance History: Top Secret, SCI, Secret | Adjudicated by: Defense Ind. Security Clearance Office

International Residencies: Johannesburg, S. Africa | Buenos Aires, Argentina | London, England | Seoul, S. Korea

PROFESSIONAL PLATFORM

TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH SERVICES, Columbia, SC (remote/telecommute) 2012 – PRESENTDIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS / ENGINEERING CONSULTANT

Responsible for initiating a product development program while paving the way for successful entry into the medical device and biometric sensor design market. Provide research oversight as the corporate director, manage risk analysis to uncover investment opportunities, establish research programs, and screen solicitations based on team and company objectives. Currently leading one of the largest cross-functional volunteer engineering programs in the nation. Directly responsible for strategizing engineering approach, technical development, project scope, work allocation, task assignment, budget, and cross-collaboration tools. Successfully leads software development projects, hardware development projects, product design, and operational management.

TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH SERVICES, Inglewood, CA 2008 – 2012PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR/PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Responsible for leading R&D activities. Such activities include establishing technical merit, providing subject matter expertise, leading manufacture & prototyping efforts, providing designation as R&D principal investigator, and leading business development.

CURRENT PROGRAM MANAGEMENTAdditional roles and experience:

Coordinate engineering projects for complete systems engineering lifecycle. Establish engineering and technical teams for remote collaborative Development Operations (DevOps).

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Lead the direction, coordination, and policy association for DevOps teams delivering products via Amazon Web Services (AWS) architectures.

Lead the integration of collaboration and product development tools for multi-functional technical teams through Chat Operations (ChatOps). [Example: Slack]

Oversee and approve software development changes against master baseline to assure functional consistency utilizing software repository tools. [Example: GitHub]

Lead remote hardware development projects and development teams utilizing collaborative CAD tools. [Example: Upverter]

Lead weekly status reviews for all technical disciplines. [Example: Software Engineering, Mechanical Design, AWS DBaaS Cloud Development, Electrical Engineering, and Social Networks]

Lead content management development solutions relative to business development, leads, and opportunities [Example: Salesforce]

Prepare integrated master schedules (IMS) for program and project management. Direct lab testing, validate results, oversee weekly technical journals, and create technical papers for

general publication, detailing findings, opportunities, and status. Partner with national consortium of universities to collaborate on research, share of cost, fringe

benefits agreements, forecast research costs, and budget for period of performance (POP). Author technical proposals to obtain National Science Foundation (NSF) and Small Business Innovative

Research (SBIR) awards. Manage engineering focus areas, engineering design, engineering technologies, and engineering

processes Lead domestic and international development strategies and responsible for team building and

working groups Lead training and development strategies for the Extended Labs (e-Labs) engineering skill building

initiatives Oversee and consult modeling and simulations utilizing Matlab, Spice, and SolidWorks

implementations Lead product design solutions for 2D, 3D, solid model renderings, and rapid prototypes

CURTISS-WRIGHT CONTROLS, Santa Clarita, CA 2010 – 2012SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER (HELD CONCURRENT WITH TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH SERVICES )Directed the highly successful launch and integration of a robust design-to-requirement verification and validation program, cementing market dominance in avionic certification through architectural traceability to requirements via modeling language (ML).

Directed major engineering reviews, preliminary design reviews (PDR), critical design reviews (CDR), test readiness reviews (TRR), and system readiness reviews (SRR) for technical peers, company, and federal government participation.

Led major engineering disciplines and sub-related functional employees (Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Dev-Ops, Laboratory Testing…) as oversight authority and lead for systems engineering activities.

Developed mission management and flight control systems, ensuring adherence to FAA certification standards (DO-178, DO-254/Level 3).

Led requirements management, allocation, traceability, and verification for avionic systems; established baselines and archived technical specifications in dynamic object-oriented requirements systems (DOORS).

Led factory acceptance and environmental tests aligned with flight worthiness (FAR 14 CFR, part 25) and environmental conditions (Mil-Std-810G).

Led redesign activities of electrical and electronic line replaceable units (LRUs) for electromechanical actuators, family of military vehicles (FMV), and avionic systems.

Led the requirements management scope of work for Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) Mission Management Computer (MMC), subcontracted by Northrop Grumman, managing all engineering discipline requirements, overseeing engineering change order processes, assisting with

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lab testing, and providing systems engineering oversight of first manufactured prototypes.

LOCKHEED MARTIN, Vandenberg AFB, CA 2009 – 2010SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER (HELD CONCURRENT WITH TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH SERVICES )Provided end-to-end project leadership on major ground-to-air launches for national defense avionic and aerospace application, including developing designs for long-range aerospace and telemetry system architectures. Directed hardware design, developmental testing, and production strategies.

Led service-oriented architecture (SOA) design activities for web-based flight control systems; guided network management design strategies, selection, and implementation as well as security access controls.

Authored product, design, and system-level requirements for U.S. Air Force Systems Engineering Integration & Test (SEIT) group.

Organized and directed technical readiness reviews (TRR), preliminary design reviews (PDR), and critical design reviews (CDR).

Lead publication activities for technical memos, engineering trade/feasibilities studies, in addition to risk mitigation plans.

Led architectural aerospace design activities aligned with Defense Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP) standards; designed DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF) drawings.

Orchestrated software integration, development, and certification process. Led Air Force Launch and Test Range System (LTRS) activities, including managing system

requirements, writing requirements, producing block diagrams, traceability drawings, managing LTRS airborne and avionic system projects, leading federal government consulting in PDR, CDR, and TRR; provided status reports, earned value management (EVM), integrated master schedule (IMS), and identified schedule cost by task utilizing Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) strategies.

BOEING, Huntington Beach, CA 2006 – 2009SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER (HELD CONCURRENT WITH TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH SERVICES )Secured over $1M in savings by developing a cryptographic interface design for long-haul circuit switching, an innovative tool enabling hardware redesign of Intelligent Product Switches lacking remote software controlled cryptographic switching. Managed System Integration Lab (SIL) testing, and prototype design. Developed network management software solutions, ensuring maximum performance and reliability of mission-critical systems.

Led and performed engineering activities related to the managerial control of fiber optic long-haul networks designed for DoD weapon system sustainment; developed network topology drawings, OPNET simulations, and logical network maps for LAN/WAN network management.

Led and performed requirements management activities using a DOORS database for maintaining and archiving specifications.

Authored Concept of Operations (ConOps) for aerospace and weapons systems; developed Technical Design Documents (TDD), Version Design Descriptions (VDD), Interface Control Documents (ICD), and System Design Descriptions (SDD).

Led Technical Readiness Reviews (TRR), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), and Critical Design Reviews (CDR).

Enhanced the Long-haul System Manager (LSM) for network and element management of aerospace systems.

Led enhanced cryptography impmentation and integration of type-1 one encryptors (for military tactical personalities)

Led and supported Network Intrusion Management (NIM) solutions aligned with LSM technology platforms, and cyber security initiatives.

Oversaw network management systems linked to Air Force Ground Based Midcourse Defense (GMD), including weapons systems, operational sustainability, and communication systems; Managed server platforms (HPUX, Windows, Linux), software integration, hardware testing, scripting (i.e. Perl), router and switch configuration, Storage Area Networks (LAN) backup and recovery solutions, cryptographic equipment (installation and configuration), LAN, WAN, and status reporting to military Joint Program

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Officers.

DEFENSE TECHNOLOGIES INC., Gastonia, NC 2004 – 2006ENGINEERING MANAGER (2005 – 2006)ELECTRICAL ENGINEER (2004 – 2005)Managed the design of wireless products and accessories vital to company achievement of numerous federal government awards for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and ground control station application. Coordinated development strategies for JAUS/STANAG software compliant coding, and integration for aerospace and avionic systems. Developed product-marketing strategies to support new product development and promote successful market entry.

Led programmatic activities related to Analyzing, allocating, and implementing traceability efforts of avionic system requirements.

Led and performed schematic capture, AutoCAD design, and state machine workflows for airborne systems.

Led and performed electrical/electronic design, bench testing, signal analysis, wireless Radio Frequency (RF) design, and mechanical design using modeling and simulation applications.

Provided leadership and direction for electrical and systems engineers, engineering technicians, and software developers.

Led team of engineers in product design, wireless communications (wideband/narrowband/802.11), electronic PCB design, embedded software development, and avionic systems integration for the Wing Bomb Bay Launched (WBBL) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) | NAVAIR/PMA 290 projects. The successful design of wireless data link platforms and wireless communication devices resulted in a promotion to management, and ultimately managing engineering operations.

ENGINEEING EXPERIENCE PRIOR TO 2004

ENGINEERING RESEARCHER / SYSTEMS ANALYST , UNIV. OF SOUTH, CAROLINA, Columbia, SC 3 YearsAnalyzed R&D opportunities to secure research sponsorship. Performed electromagnetic interference research for high-speed computing systems; developed AutoCAD drawings for nanotechnology applications. Facilitated engineering presentations for nanotechnology probing instrumentation concepts. Designed and deployed wireless communication networks; managed troubleshooting, repaired, and instituted upgrades across complex computing systems. Provided Unix, Windows, and Linux software support for administration and faculty. Provided requirements analysis for technical grant application.

COMPUTER PROFICIENCIESSolidWorks, CircuitWorks, AutoDesk Inventor, AutoCAD 2D & 3D, Showcase, Rhino, Altium, Eagle, Matlab,

Labview, MS Project, PowerSim, Xilinx, Exsedia, Protel, PSpice, HSpice, MS NET, MS Project, Microsoft Office

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGESC, C#, C++, Objective C, Swift, VHDL