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I am a licensed professional engineer and former engineering project manager with additional degrees in finance and business.  My diverse skill set allows me to perform comprehensive and superior investment and risk analyses of engineering projects and technology related companies.

POSITION SOUGHT: Investment and Risk Analysis of Engineering Projects and Companies, System Engineering, Computer Programming, Mathematical Modeling

CERTIFICATION, LICENSE And DEGREES
·	Financial Risk Manager–Certified by the Global Association of Risk Professionals, 2006
·	Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Virginia, since January, 1993
·	Master of Science in Finance, George Washington University, Washington, DC, 2002
·	Master of Science in Business Administration, Boston University, January, 1998
·	Master of Electrical Engineering, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, Dec., 1987
·	Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, 1979

FIELDS OF TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
·	Perform comprehensive system and project analyses for investment cost-benefit estimates
·	Digital and Data Radio Engineering and Avionics for FAA Air Traffic Control Communications
·	Calibrate atomic clocks for Precise Time Transfer at US Naval Observatory
·	Write computer programs in “C” to perform statistical analyses of distortions to GPS (Global Positioning System) signals caused by ionospheric effects 
·	Develop Test Program Sets (TPS) for the automated testing of Navy and USMC avionics
·	Write programs in Matlab to simulate a multi-sensor US Navy navigation system
·	Automatic Control Theory, including Kalman Filtering, and Digital Signal Processing
·	Mathematically model a miniature thermal-electronics sensor to study aircraft boundary layer theory, participate in NASA multi-disciplinary team and wind tunnel experiments
·	Operational Safety responsibilities for NASA (test engines) and Navy (repair facilities)
·	US Navy Radiological Control and Chemical Decontamination shipboard experience
·	Experience with Navy ship boilers, turbines, fire fighting and damage control
·	Design of chemical concentrators for radioactive waste disposal, size pumps and lines and perform system heat and material balances

WORK EXPERIENCE and PERIODS of FULL-TIME STUDY:

Cost-Benefit Investment Analyst and Electronics Systems Engineer, August 2001 to Present; SoHaR, Inc.; Support the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Next Generation Communications System (NEXCOM) project.  This multi-faceted project will improve air-to-ground air traffic control communications in many ways.  Analog radios are being replaced with digital multi-mode radios and a data link is being studied. 
·	Perform system engineering analyses for the purpose of making superior project cost and benefit estimates for a variety of electronics and software engineering projects. Perform Independent Government Cost (IGCE) estimates.
·	Perform business and financial analyses of electronics manufacturing companies or airline companies; rank companies for contracting risk or suitability as “business partners (special arrangement in advance of a viable commercial avionics market)”.
·	Perform Cost-Benefit Analyses of various project alternatives; compute financial parameters such as Net Present Value (NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR), mostly for OMB-300 Investment Analyses, perform project risk analyses and write computer programs to perform Monte Carlo statistical simulations to aid with decision making. My project alternative analysis tied for the highest score for all DOT projects in 2006.
·	Assist with writing the contract specifications as part of the project team, develop contract negotiation strategy and serve as a key participate in contract negotiations. Write the Price Report used by the Contracting Officer for bidder selection.
·	Review and critique ongoing engineering projects as part of the management team and monitor contractor technical and financial performance; travel to contractor’s facility to review his establishment of an Earned Value Management System (EVMS).
·	Wrote a Matlab program to estimate the jet fuel savings that would result from a change to Gulf of Mexico air traffic rules. Perform statistical tests to investigate differences in radio failure rates between FAA regions. Developed a probabilistic logistics model to assist with commercial insurance purchase decisions.
·	Gained experience with the FAA safety certification process (RTCA/DO-178B), vocoder algorithms, radios. Write position papers in WORD and use Power Point slides during oral briefings to FAA management.
·	 Rated “A Key Asset to the FAA” in multiple reporting periods, have received three Letters of Appreciation or Commendation, and as an additional gesture the Administrator of the FAA had her picture taken with me.

Full-Time MS Finance Student, August 1999 to August 2001; 
·	Write code in Matlab, “C” and SAS to perform financial optimization and risk management calculations and value derivatives.
·	Received the highest grade in the class for a semester project to use Linear Programming to design an optimal bank portfolio of assets and liabilities
·	Studied advance accounting and improved my ability to analyze corporate financial statements and business projects (use Excel).
·	Thesis used an innovative combination of control mathematics (state space formulation) and engineering and business drivers, to jointly analyze the dynamics of the energy and electrical generation businesses from a unified financial and engineering perspective.   

Mathematical Electronics Systems Engineer, US Naval Observatory, Time Service Department, Washington DC, August 1998 to August 1999, secret clearance; Use probability, statistics and mathematical modeling techniques to analyze accuracy of satellite data transmissions and consider the effects of ionospheric distortions (GPS, Global Positioning System).  Write computer programs in “C” to solve GPS equations. Calibrate atomic clocks and satellite receivers for precise time transfer using signals from the nation’s Master Clock. The Director of the Time Service Department of the Naval Observatory nominated me for an Achievement Award for "work on theoretical and practical GPS receiver calibration."

Design Engineer and Project Coordinator for Navy CASS TPS Development, Naval Aviation Depot, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Havelock, NC, January 1995 to August 1998.
The project goal was to design and build a device to automatically test the accuracy of optical targeting symbols for the Harrier (AV-8B) Head Up Display.  I selected, negotiated with, and managed two subcontractor firms (one optical and one mechanical), while also serving as the project electronics design engineer and system integrator.  I wrote the systems specifications (including optics), designed electronics hardware and coded in a digital control language (L-200) and in ATLAS. I traveled to Arizona to coordinate with optical engineering subcontractors and with USMC avionics assets. Having comprehensive responsibility for technical design, contractor selection and price negotiation I reduced the project cost significantly.
  
Project Design Engineer and Team Leader, The M&T Company, Chesapeake, VA, December 1993 to January 1995. (1) Analyze an incomplete technical data set for reverse engineering and testing of the Navy’s EA-6B electronic warfare Digital Display Group. Develop the testing strategy, design the electronic interface hardware, and lead two others.  Consider all aspects for optimal testing, including logistics.  (2) Analyze the F-14 high power AWG-9 radar; calculate heat transfer requirements (air/liquid). 

Electronics Engineering Research Engineer, Old Dominion Research Foundation, Norfolk, VA, January 1993 to December 1993, in support of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center.
The problem was that of optimal multi-sensor navigational data fusion. I approached the problem on two fronts, “technical” and “theoretical.”  I analyzed GPS receiver schematic diagrams, hardware and software, to determine what raw data were available. GPS receivers process information using an algorithm known as Kalman Filtering, a combination of differential equations in state space form and statistics, so I used my knowledge about this to improve the system data fusion.  I wrote code to perform probabilistic simulations in Matlab and Simulink.

Assistant Site Manager for Avionics Test Engineering, GAI, Norfolk, VA, January 1989 to December 1992.  GAI held an omnibus avionics test development support contract (mostly for the F-14) to the Norfolk Naval Aviation Depot.  The local office consisted of 35 engineers, technicians and logisticians. I performed system reliability calculations and used Primavera (P3) to plan engineering projects. I was promoted to the assistant site manager of all Norfolk personnel, with a wide variety of customer interface, personnel, salary, project cost monitoring, invoice creation and contract responsibilities.  
	
Full-Time Ph.D. E.E. Student, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, Aug.1988 to Dec.1988
Taught an undergraduate electronics course and received excellent reviews from the students.

NASA Hypersonic Ramjet Engine Test Cell Research Engineer, NASA Langley, Hampton, VA, January 1988 to July 1988.  Collect and analyze temperature and pressure data from an experimental hypersonic ramjet engine, and perform combustion and compressible gas flow (orifice) calculations.  By performing a meticulous safety check using the system Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams, I discovered that the backup control valves for stopping the gas flow from the high-pressure hydrogen and oxygen fuel tanks were wired in backwards and would not have worked properly during an emergency to prevent the spread of a fire or explosion.
  
NASA Avionics Automatic Control Research Engineer, NASA Langley Instrument Research Division, Hampton, VA, January 1986 to December 1987; Mathematically modeled an extremely sensitive micro thermal sensor and its associated electronics control system used for aircraft boundary layer experiments.  Assisted the team with wind tunnel and shock tube tests. Wrote computer programs in Fortran to solve the heat transfer partial differential equations of an airplane wing model in three dimensions, and then solved the non-linear ordinary differential equations of the sensor system.  This work was my E.E. masters thesis that I defended to a board during oral arguments. I also presented a paper at an international engineering conference. 

Full-Time Graduate Student, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, June 1985 to Dec. 1985

Naval Radiation Health Officer and Industrial Safety Officer, USS Yellowstone home ported in Norfolk, VA, April 1982 to May 1985; Received early promotion to Lt. (O-3) for outstanding management performance on this repair ship (destroyer tender) of 1400 sailors, received Navy radiation training prior to reporting to the ship.  Experience with boilers, turbines, electrical generators, fire fighting, radiological controls and became a damage control instructor. 

Chemical Engineer, Nine months experience, HPD, Inc, Glen Ellyn, IL; Performed heat and material balances for multi-effect concentrators and evaporators for pulp& paper and nuclear industries, sized pumps and piping, edited Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams, maintained test certification and documentation for nuclear rated control valves.

OTHER SCHOOLING And TRAINING
·	Passed Four Actuary Exams: SOA 100 (calculus, with highest score possible, a 10/10), SOA 110 (probability and statistics), CAS 3B (insurance regulations), FM (Financial Mathematics); credit for all VEE courses (economics, corporate finance and statistics)
·	Completed all courses toward a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (mostly one per semester while employed), specializing in Automatic Control Theory and Digital Signal Processing
·	Completed all but two courses required for a B.S. E.E. before entering M.S. E.E. program
·	Experienced user/programmer of Excel, WORD, Power Point, Matlab, Simulink, VBA, C, ATLAS, Teradyne L-200, Fortran, P3, SAS
·	Received one month US Navy Radiation Health Schooling at Groton, CT. 
·	Undergraduate “minor” in Systems Science and Mathematics (SSM), including statistics

MISCELLANEOUS SKILLS And ACCOMPLISMENTS
·	PADI Certified Advanced SCUBA Diver
·	As a Naval Officer successfully negotiated non-legal resolutions to harassment complaints made by female shipmates and counseled troubled young sailors
·	College: Elected House Manager and Treasurer of Sigma Chi Fraternity, played Rugby
·	Tutored Venezuelan chemical engineering students in calculus and chemistry in Spanish 
·	High School: Varsity Letters in Wrestling and Cross Country, Captain of Chess Team and represented school in Ohio state chemistry competition
·	Jr. High School: Elected Class President and Eagle Scout, Troop 255, Arecibo, PR
·	Conversant in Spanish; received bilingual education ages 9 to 16 in Puerto Rico