Communication Systems Engineer

David P. Smith
3024 Dunhill Drive
Cocoa Florida 32926
281-910-5415 (cell)
ds5eeef0@westpost.net
Active Secret Clearance
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science, Mathematics; University of Houston Clear Lake City
Cisco Certified Network Associate Certification (CCNA)
USAF Avionics Navigation Systems, Keesler AFB, Mississippi
APPLICATIONS & SKILLS:
Microsoft Visio, Excel, Word, Project, Power Point; Scheduling Applications.
Avionics & RF systems, video, voice & data transport systems,
Licensed Private Pilot; DOORS; FORTRAN; C++; MIL-STD-1553.
EXPERIENCE:
(1/2010 - 5/2010) Adjunct Professor, Barry University, Cape Canaveral, FL; Proba
bility and Statistics;
(6/2009 a" 10/2009) Display Systems Engineer; General Dynamics, Orlando FL Futur
e Combat Systems (FCS). Hired to design display systems in new weapon vehicles;
Congress cancelled FCS and layoffs ensued.
(6/2007 - 12/2008) Senior Systems Engineer 5D Systems/Boeing Ground Based Midcou
rse Defense (GMD) Huntsville, AL.
Designed and developed European Missile Field/RADAR Site; prepared successful Sy
stem Readiness Review (SRR) and Preliminary Design Review (PDR).
Created and managed PPT slides for Ground System Products, Requirements Evidence
Matrix and Project Schedule. Pursued and tracked dates and issues with Ground-b
ased Midcourse Defense (GMD) engineers in Colorado, California and Alabama. Coor
dinated Technical Interface Meetings (TIM)s for thirty engineers supporting in-f
light Interceptor Communications System (IFICS) Data Terminal (IDT), Ground Fire
Equipment (GFE), Command Launch Equipment (CLE), Communication Node Equipment (
CNE), Risk system/subsystem changes affecting documents and other interrelated s
ystem issues.
Evaluated and accepted Cisco switches and NMS software during communication node
upgrade. Provided engineering support and documented CNE/NSM upgrades; presente
d those changes to Configuration Control Board and closed out changes. Provided
communication productsa risk assessment; executed formal acceptance procedures.
(With ITT from 3/2000 a" to 3/2006)
(6/2002 a" 3/2006) Systems Engineer; Cape Canaveral; ITT Systems Division; Space
lift Range System Contract (SLRSC is USAF Contract)
Designed, rerouted and modified digital video signal transport circuits per Tita
n Deactivation project requirements. Coordinated successful communication betwee
n concerned launch and emergency agencies. Prepared ROMs and coordinated efforts
between customer and sub-contractors. Provided digital video transport control
and display design drawings for Cape Disaster Preparedness Office (DPO). Documen
ted cable lists. Documented and relocated circuit elements; rerouted fiber trunk
. Specified and purchased parts. Provided remote network management interface wi
th DS-3/Ethernet capability via Marconi interface.
Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead Engineer through Phase 2 of the 5 Phase Singl
e Integrated Range Communication Roadmap (SIRCR). Prepared white paper, "Emergin
g Network Communication Technology for Operational Use on the Range." Highlights
include future technological analysis of Serial Digital Interface (SDI) and Mul
ti-Gigabit Ethernet.
Supported hands-on Post Detect Telemetry System (PDTS) installation and testing
at Antigua and Tel-4/KSC. Modified SATCOM antenna waveguide configuration. Insta
lled and optimized new SATCOM modems; Tested SATCOM system (DS-3/T-1) for operat
ional acceptance by USAF. Prepared Developmental Testing & Evaluation (DT&E) doc
umentation for evaluating new digital video switch in Eastern Range Operational
Control Center (ROCC).
(3/2000 - 4/2002) Video Network Engineer (Video Teleconference (VTC) Operation,
US
Army, Germany) ITT/Operation, Maintenance and Supply-Europe (OPMAS-E) Contract
Built, tested and operated classified Video Teleconference (VTC) communication h
ub, Kaiserslautern Germany. Received and transmitted encrypted video/voice/data
over ISDN lines via TCP/IP to support US Army video teleconference (VTC) operati
ons.
(With USA from 2/1988 - 3/2000)
(9/1998 - 4/2000) Software Engineer (Software Verification Analyst) Boeing &
United Space Alliance (USA), Space Transportation System Operations Contract (ST
SOC) International Space Station (ISS) Houston, Texas
Analyzed ISS requirements and prepared solutions for ISS MIL-STD-1553 bus.
Verified Primary Avionics System Software (PASS) before loading software on boar
d four of the five flight PASS computers onboard the space shuttle. Verified cod
e for the space shuttle ascent phase of flight; prepared software verification r
eports for mission software. Executed simulations of orbiter lift-off through as
cent phase including all abort modes. Volunteer mathematics tutor during my lunc
htime at Clear Creek High School near Johnson Space Center. Also tutored college
level math students in College Algebra, Calculus and Probability & Statistics.
(2/1988 - 9/1998) Control and Display Engineer, Johnson Space Center,
United Space Alliance (USA) Houston, Texas
Supported shuttle payload customer prior and during space shuttle missions. Payl
oad Operation Control Center (POCC) projects included designing multi-format vid
eo display and recording systems capable of interfacing any global video standar
d not limited to NTSC, PAL and SECAM simultaneously. Monitored technical staff d
uring implementation of Engineering Instructions. Installed and tested SGI & Mod
Comp workstations. Prepared NASA Test Plans & Test Procedures. Project engineer
for On-Orbit Maintenance console with complete flight control circuits of real-t
ime shuttle data, voice and video. Held position as first engineer on the projec
t to create and transport video signal displaying the orbiter in a single three
view video frame known as the Distributed Earth Model Orbiter System video (DEMO
S) distribution. Project engineer for Tethered Satellite System scientistsa labo
ratory. Designed and built payload command and control laboratory in room next t
o mission control room Johnson Space Center.
(2/1981 - 9/1986) Video and Voice Field Engineer, Taft Broadcasting Corporation;
Television Broadcast and Media Production; Field Engineer, Johnson Space Center
(JSC) NASA and Ellington Field, Houston, Texas.
Performed technical duties in NTSC video taping, camera operation, camera mainte
nance and other duties. Installed cable, conduit etc. Supervised video recording
s of space suit tests, tool tests and special materials in hyperbaric chambers a
nd submerged in the WETF facilities Utilized video cameras to record test events
in harsh conditions. Constructed teleconference studios for NASA management. En
gineered and operated network cameras for NASA press conferences at Public Affai
rs Office (PAO) during shuttle flights. Installed and tested fiber cable, variou
s RG-59 cable, camera cables, triaxial and twinaxial cables. Proficient with osc
illoscope, VOM, Spectrum Analyzer, Fireberd 5000, vectorscope.
(1/1974 - 1/1978) Avionics System Maintenance Technician, RF-4C Phantom; E-4, US
AF Sergeant at
Honorable Discharge; Bergstrom AFB/Austin, Texas. Maintained RF avionics systems
: TACAN, RADAR Altimeter, IFF Transponder & VOR.

AWARDS:
Presented with personal achievement award by Space Shuttle Flight Director, J. M
ilt
Heflin, for quick action engineering support during space shuttle mission STS-61
to
service and repair Hubble Space Telescope (HST).
Presented with Exemplary Performance letters from AlliedSignal and NASA Payloads
Branch
Manager for recognizing and solving potential problem with the HST control and c
ommunication network during STS-61/HST Service and Repair Mission.
Presented with United Space Alliance Team Award. Designed and engineered display
systems for Mission Control Payload Operation Control Center (POCC) in Mission
Control Houston.