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Donato M. DiBartolomeo 320 Ivy Rock Lane Home: 610-446-0270 Mobile: 484-343-5453 Email: [email protected]
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QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS Over twenty years of engineering experience in: (a) operational, verification, and key site functional and performance testing of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) systems (b) engineering support to Naval Communication, Navigation, & Identification (CNI) systems, and (c) technical and test support of military and government communication systems. | |
| • | Telecommunications Testing: (1) Conducted (a) Interoperability testing with end users in a test lab environment, and (b) verification and key site testing at FAA and contractor facilities. (2) Witnessed service acceptance and cutover testing at FAA sites of FAA Telecommunication Infrastructure (FTI) interfaces. (3) Conducted tests against serial (including RS-232, RS-449, and V.35) and voice grade interfaces. |
| • | Remote Monitor and Control (RMC) Testing: (1) Conducted operational testing of RMC interfaces at key sites and in a lab environment via the Maintenance Processor Subsystem (MPS). (2) Conducted tests against Synchronous Data Link Control (SDLC - NAD-MD-790/790A), Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), and Simple Asynchronous Interface (SAI) interfaces. |
| • | Field Support: Provided field support to operational systems. (1) Researched system configurations and assembled diagrams of the end-to-end architecture to understand the specific communication details of the affected interface in response to trouble calls. (2) Recreated field configuration in a test lab environment and attempted to reproduce and identify the cause of the problem. (3) Monitored daily reports of communications issues and contacted field representatives to assist with problem resolution. |
| • | Systems Engineering: (1) Conducted architecture design evaluation and requirements analysis to determine suitability of contractor proposed solutions to FAA specifications (2) Analyzed functional and performance capabilities of existing Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) systems in the development of a Screening Information Request (SIR) submittal for FAA environmental RMC needs. |
| • | Protocol Analysis: (1) Conducted protocol analysis on the data link layer level of message streams (commands, status requests, alerts/alarms, and status responses) against message structures defined in the interface control document (ICD). (2) Developed "cheat sheets" used on operational tests to assist with rapid identification of data format issues. |
| • | Configuration Management (CM) and Quality Assurance (QA): (1) Analyzed fielded configurations for telecommunications services ordered with diversity to ensure physical separation of equipment and wide area network transmission paths and submitted report of deficiencies. (2) Prepared plans and procedures for audits of operational systems to check actual hardware and software configurations vs. contractor CM records. (3) Conducted audits of equipment and services at FAA sites. (4) Analyzed FAA and contractor CM and QA documents and prepared memos detailing respective government and contractors roles and responsibilities in configuration management. |
| • | Electronics Test and Development: (1) Conducted electrical tests of communication equipment to include sensitivity, modulation distortion, frequency response, and signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio. (2) Programmed Hewlett Packard computers to control test equipment used to gather data over extended periods of time. (3) Prepared layouts of electronic boards designed for in-house CNI projects using schematic capture techniques and surface mount technology techniques. |
| • | Electronics Troubleshooting and Repair: (1) Navy technician responsible for the maintenance and repair of shipboard high frequency (HF) and Ultra High Frequency (UHF) transceivers, couplers, and antennas, and the satellite communications system (UHF transceiver, interface unit, and high speed printers). (2) Repaired equipment on the circuit card and component levels. |
| • | Task Lead: (1) Assigned personnel to test activities, monitored progress, and submitted weekly and monthly progress reports. (2) Conducted annual personnel evaluations. (3) Interviewed candidates for positions on my task and other tasks in support of FAA programs. (4) Trained new personnel on test and evaluation (T&E) techniques, communication protocols, and development of test documentation. (5) Led test teams on key site tests of RMC interfaces. |
| • | Software Development: Novice-level programming experience in HTML and Pascal. |
| • | Requirements Analysis: (1) Traced requirements from top level specifications down through hardware and software design documents to ensure all system requirements were assigned to a specific hardware and software configuration items (HWCIs and CSCIs). (2) Correlated functional and performance requirements detailed in specifications and design documents to existing test cases to determine adequacy of FAA testing. (3) Analyzed contractor design documents to determine design suitability to meet the requirements. |
| • | Test Equipment Experience: (1) Working background with multimeters, RF meters, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, wide area network transmission analyzers (2) Some testing experience on Linux/UNIX platforms. |
| • | System Design Document Review: (1) Strong background in reviewing system deign and test documentation for conformance with FAA requirements. (2) Key member of a team assigned to the NEXCOM RPDE program assigned to rapidly review large system design documents and quickly review and submit combined comments. |
| • | Test Documentation: (1) Developed test and evaluation mater plans, test plans, test procedures, test reports, and trip reports for FAA programs. (2) Applied technical writing skills learned on the job and via tech writing course to develop documents for technical and non-technical readers. (3) Reviewed test documents prepared by peers and submitted comments to documents authors. |
| • | Test Documentation Templates: (1) Proactive in the development of test documentation templates to facilitate rapid submission of test plans, test procedures, and test reports. (2) Developed a test workbook capturing elements of skills required to conduct operational tests of RMC interfaces. (3) Over 20 years of experience with MS Office products. |
| • | Reports and Schedules: (1) Complied individual weekly status report inputs into a combined status report. Developed monthly status reports from the weekly status reports. (2) Maintained a test schedule of users requiring lab support resources. |
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE MAY 2006 - PRESENT: Senior Systems Test Engineer on the FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI) Program - Provided test engineering support to operational and emerging FTI interfaces | |
| • | Provided field support to operational FTI users including the Air Traffic Control Beacon Interrogator Model 6 (ATCBI-6), Automated Radar Terminal System IIIe (ARTS IIIe), Automated Surface Observing Systems (ASOS), Airport Weather Information System (AWIS), Automated Weather Observation Station (AWOS), Automated Weather Sensor System (AWSS), Critical Data Multiplexing Network (DMN) services including Flight Data Services(FDAT), IDAT (Interfacility Data Service), and the Remote Maintenance Monitoring System (RMMS), Digital Bright Radar Indicator Tower Equipment (DBRITE), Enroute Communications Gateway (ECG), Electronic Flight Strip Transfer System (EFSTS), FAA Bulk Weather Telecommunications Gateway (FBWTG), Flight Data Input/Output System (FDIO), FXO/FXS Emergency Communications Services, Mark 20 Outer Instrument Landing System (ILS), Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS), Terminal Automation Modernization & Replacement (TAMR), Terminal Automated Radar Data and Information System (TARDIS), Terminal Doppler Weather RADAR (TDWR), Voice Bridge Systems, and the Weather and RADAR Processor (WARP): - Responded to FTI field issues (a) posted on the National Operational Control Center (NOCC) AM briefings (b) reported to AJW-535 by William J. Hughes Technical Center (WJHTC) engineering groups (c) reported to AJW-535 by the Operations and Engineering offices in Washington, DC. - Searched the FTI Implementation Database (IDB) and Cutover Database for the POCs designated to the affected operational services. Contacted POCs to determine current status of the reported issue. - Researched fielded configurations in Sitee Implementation Diagrams (SIDs) to duplicate fielded configurations in the FTI National Test Bed (FNTB). - Coordinated technical telecons between FAAA end users and Harris to determine course of action. - Contacted vendors of COTS hardware used bby the FAA to determine interface communication requirements. - Developed Interoperability test procedurees used in the FNTB at the WJHTC to duplicate and isolate issues reported by operational systems. Conducted test and submitted test report. - Developed scripts for setup and operationn of end systems such as the AWIS TI 707 terminals and distributed to field personnel. |
| • | Provided engineering support to Configuration Management (CM) and Quality Verification (QV) audits: - Conducted cable density and cable labelinng audits of FTI CPE at the Miami Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC). Submitted audit report to FAA QV Lead. - Monitored fielded software and firmware cconfigurations of FTI Customer Premise Equipment (CPE). Used configuration data in support of field support issues. Submitted monthly summary of CPE status. - Reviewed the Statement of Work (SOW), CM Plan, and Quality Assurance (QA) and prepared report of findings justifying Harris requirement to support of QV audits and the requirement for FAA approval of CDRL updates subsequent to the initial, approved version. - Developed a QV Plan to audit operational FTI services at the WJHTC. - Developed a QV Plan to audit FTI servicess ordered with avoidance or diversity. |
| • | Reviewed and provided comments to test procedures developed for verification testing of the following FTI Satellite Systems: Transportable Unit, Mini Shelter, and Caribbean System. Witnessed tests and submitted trip reports and test reports. |
| • | Witnessed Service Acceptance (SA) and Cutover tests at operational sites and the WJHTC. |
| • | Reviewed contractor specifications and test documentation and submitted comments to FAA Leads. |
| • | Developed and maintained a variety of schedules, reports, and test support documents: - Developed an MS Project schedule of IP suupport activities. - Developed and maintained calendar of lab test activities. - Developed a summary matrix of fielded FTII service classes correlating interface specification (serial, IP, or VG, data rates, interface types (e.g., RS-232, V.35, EIA-530) to end users. - Complied individual status reports in thee combined weekly status report. Compiled weekly status reports into monthly status reports and submitted to SEMCON management. - Developed weekly status meeting agenda frrom the weekly status report and distributed to invitees. - Reviewed documents prepared by SEMCON perrsonnel and submitted comments to the document author. |
| • | Represented the FAA customer at technical interchange meetings. |
AUG 2004 - APRIL 2006: Subject Matter Expert (Test Engineer) with Apptis on the Weather and RADAR Processor Program (WARP) - Provided test and system engineering support to the WARP program. | |
| • | Prepared Verification Requirements Traceability Matrix (VRTM) correlating specification requirements to existing operational test cases. |
| • | Reworked System Engineering Standards and Practices (SESP) manual to correlate with existing test and acquisition processes. |
| • | Developed test plans and procedures, project development plans (PDP), and System Support Modifications (SSMs). |
| • | Conducted system level test at WJHTC test facilities. Prepared Program Trouble Reports (PTRs) for inclusion with test reports. |
| • | Installed contractor developed software updates to the WARP at ARTCCs and conducted tests specifically tailored from a comprehensive suite of test procedures to validate the fixes or enhanced capabilities integral to the update. |
| • | Provided technical comments to contract deliverables (CDRLs) and system documents. |
| • | Reviewed, tested, and provided recommendations to issues and action items tracked by the FAA and Harris. |
| • | Represented the FAA customer at technical interchange meetings. |
NOVEMBER 2000 THROUGH JUL 2004: Test Engineer with Basic Commerce & Industries (BCI) on the Next Generation Air/Ground Communications (NEXCOM) Rapid Procurement Development Effort (RPDE) - Provided test and system engineering support to the NEXCOM and RPDE programs. | |
| • | Developed a strong working knowledge of the VHF Digital Link (VDL) Mode 3 protocol and its application to the NEXCOM architecture: Multimode Digital Radio (MDR), Radio Interface Unit (RIU), Ground Network Interface (GNI), Air/Ground (A/G) Router, and legacy interfaces. |
| • | Key member of the RPDE team assigned to facilitate a rapid evaluation of a contractor's proposed design for the ground network segment of the VDL 3 architecture. |
| • | Provided technical comments to CDRLs (e.g., System Architectures Description, System Design Description, Subsystem Specifications, Software Development Plan, and Interface Control Documents (ICDs)) in support of a rapid procurement schedule. |
| • | Conducted requirements analysis from top level specifications down through hardware and software design documents to ensure all system requirements were assigned to a specific HWCIs and CSCIs. |
| • | Supported FAA operational testing at the WJHTC to include development of test plans, procedures, and test reports for testing conducted by BCI. |
| • | Developed test procedures for an Operational Capabilities Test (OCT) and Operational Test (OT) of the MDR-RIU Interface (a fractional T1 - High Level Data Link Control (HDLC) derivative implemented on a Linux platform) and conducted subsequent tests. |
| • | Conducted data reduction and analysis of test results and developed test reports. |
| • | Represented the FAA customer at technical interchange meetings. |
APRIL 1993 - NOVEMBER 2000: Test Engineer/Test Lead (CTA/ROW/SIGNAL/SRC/TITAN Corporation)on FAA RMC Programs - Provided test engineering support on a variety of FAA RMMS and NIMS interface programs. | |
| • | Witnessed development testing at factory sites and submitted test activity reports to the FAA Lead. |
| • | Conducted Operational testing between key sites and ARTCCs of interfaces used to remotely monitor and control FAA systems such as the Low Level Wind Shear Alert System (LLWAS), the Approach Light System with Sequence Flasher Model 2 (ALSF-2), the Airport Route Surveillance Radar Model 4 (ASRR-4), the Airport Surface Detection Equipment (ASDE-3), the Environmental Remote Monitoring Subsystem (ERMS), the Low Power Distance Measuring Equipment (LP DME), and the Remote Maintenance Very High Frequency (VHF) Omni Range (VOR) Tactical Air Navigation Equipment (TACAN) (VORTAC) Concentrator (RMVC). Protocols tested included SNMP, proprietary protocols (NAS-MD-790/790A (an SDLC derivative)) and the Simple Asynchronous Interface (SAI) protocol developed by the FAA. |
| • | Worked with software developers to isolate interface operational issues: collected data during interface testing using protocol analyzer and conducted protocol analysis of data streams (commands, polls, alerts/alarms, status responses) against data structures defined in the ICD. |
| • | Prepared test plans and procedures for operational testing of RMC interfaces in accordance with FAA Order 1810.4b. Prepared test reports used to determine the system's operational readiness and suitability for deployment. |
| • | Served as a member of a team assigned to analyze the performance and functional capabilities of COTS systems in the development of a SIR to address FAA environmental RMC needs. |
| • | Initiated development of test plan and procedure templates used on all test documentation and user guides for test equipment including WAN protocol analyzer (Toshiba Tecra - LM2000 software (SW)), and LAN Sniffer (Dolche portable computer and NetXray SW). |
| • | Initiated development of "cheat" sheets used during testing to quickly correlate SDLC-formatted message function codes, condition status codes, and other hex data to their ASCII equivalents. |
| • | Initiated a requirements analysis task to correlate RMC requirements from NAS-MD-793 and FAA-E-2911 to specific operational test cases conducted by the FAA. |
| • | Represented the FAA customer at technical interchange meetings. |
Task Management (SRC/TITAN Corporation) - Task Lead on FAA Remote Maintenance Monitoring System (RMMS)/NIMS engineering support task. | |
| • | Supervised a team of test engineers providing operational test and evaluation support to FAA RMMS/NIMS interface programs. Assigned personnel to test activities, monitored progress, and submitted weekly and monthly progress reports. Conducted annual personnel evaluations. |
| • | Interviewed potential candidates for positions on my task and other tasks in support of FAA programs. Developed testing input for business proposals. |
| • | Trained new personnel on T&E techniques, communication protocols, and test documentation. |
Engineering Support (CTA) - Provided engineering support to the Microwave Landing System. | |
| • | Reviewed design documents and provided comments to the review team lead. |
| • | Traced requirements from top level specifications down through hardware and software design documents to ensure all system requirements were assigned to a specific HWCI and CSCI. |
| • | Reviewed subcontractor monthly performance reports and provided comments to the CTA Lead. |
| • | Represented the FAA customer at technical interchange meetings. |
JUNE 1988 - APRIL 1993: Electronics Engineering (Naval Air Warfare Center) - Provided engineering support to various Naval communications programs. | |
| • | Identified compatible radio frequency processing resources between CNI and Electronic Warfare systems to maximize use of software and hardware resources. |
| • | Served as a member of a joint Navy-Air Force effort to test ICNIA terminals delivered to Air Force test laboratories. Participated in testing of ICNIA terminals at the Wright Patterson Air Force Base. |
| • | Provided engineering support to the Multimode Receiver (MMR) program. Developed a working knowledge of Naval aircraft guidance and landing signals (Automatic Carrier Landing System (ACLS), Pulse Coded Scanning Beam (PCSB), ILS, Microwave Landing System (MLS)) and tactical data link waveforms (Link 4 and Link 11). |
| • | Evaluated multimode receiver specification against Naval aircraft guidance and landing signal (MLS, ILS, and PCSB) requirements in accordance with Radio Technical Commission For Aeronautics (RTCA) Minimum Operational Performance Standards (MOPS). |
| • | Developed a Fast-Fourier program in Pascal on a Macintosh for use with spectrum analysis of CNI signals and tailored code to work on a DOS PC and a Microvax II. |
| • | Programmed Hewlett Packard computers to control test equipment used to gather data over extended periods of time. |
| • | Conducted electrical tests of communication equipment to include sensitivity, modulation distortion, frequency response, and S/N ratio. |
| • | Prepared layouts of electronic boards designed for in-house CNI projects using schematic capture techniques and surface mount technology techniques. |
JULY 1978 - JULY 1984: Electronics Technician, United States Navy | |
| • | Electronics Technician with the primary responsibility for the maintenance and repair of the shipboard satellite communications terminal (AN/SYQ-7: UHF transceiver, interface unit, and high sped printers). |
| • | Troubleshot and repaired Naval electronics equipment down to the component level including HF and UHF transceivers, couplers, & antennas, and satellite communications equipment. |
| • | Prepared work and preventive maintenance schedules. |
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY | ||
05/06 - Present |
Senior Systems Test Engineer |
The SEMCON Group, LLC, William J. Hughes Tech Center, Atlantic City, NJ |
08/04 - 04/06 |
Subject Matter Expert |
Apptis, William J. Hughes Tech Center, Atlantic City, NJ |
11/00 - 07/04 |
Test Engineer |
Basic Commerce & Industries Inc., Turnersville, NJ |
02/96 - 11/00 |
Task Lead (Project Engineer) |
System Resources Corporation/TITAN Corporation, William J. Hughes Tech Center, Atlantic City, NJ |
04/93 - 02/96 |
Senior Systems Engineer |
SIGNAL Corp./R.O.W. Sciences Inc./ CTA Inc., William J. Hughes Tech Center, Atlantic City, NJ |
06/89 - 04/93 |
Electronics Engineer & Coop (03/87-06/89) |
Naval Air Warfare Center, Warminster, PA |
03/87 - 06/89 |
Engineer Coop (03/87-06/89) |
Naval Air Warfare Center, Warminster, PA |
07/78 - 07/84 |
Electronics Technician |
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Graduate Studies in Computer Engineering (6 credits) - Villanova University, Villanova, PA: 1993 BS Electrical Engineering - Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA: 1989 AS Engineering - Delaware County Community College, Media, PA: 1986 Navy Time Management Techniques Training, Norfolk, VA: 1983 Navy Soldering Techniques for Repair of Multilayer Circuit Boards, Norfolk, VA: 1982 Navy "C" School: advanced training on the AN/SYQ-7 Satellite Communication System, Norfolk, VA Training Facility: 1979 - 1980 Navy "A" School Training at the: Basic training on electronics troubleshooting techniques, Orlando, FL, and Great Lakes, IL, Training Facilities: 1978 - 1979
Senior Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Past member of International Test and Evaluation Association and Toastmasters International Past webmaster and officer of the Westgate Hills Civic Association and Catholic War Veterans Post 731 |