Experience

My experince is widespread and varied. It covers many aspects of managing small, medium, and large projects in several disciplines.

Blanchard noted that systems engineering is the "orderly process of bringing a system into being." He further explained that "a system constitutes a complex combination of resources (in the form of human beings, materials, equipment, software, facilities, data, etc) integrated in such a manner as to fulfill a designated need."*

To that end, over the years I have been involved in the engineering of communications systems and systems for products in other disciplines.

* Systems Engineering Management , B.S. Blanchard, John Wiley & Sons Inc, 199

Many of the projects undertaken are either commercially sensitive or classified and cannot be described here in detail, although I can elaborate more in a personal meeting. However, the following list contains a sample of contracts performed in the past, categorized under various disciplines (click to see details):

• Project Management

• Systems Engineering

• Communications Design

• Integration and Test

• EMI/EMC

• Logistics and Support

• Bid Preparation

• Tender Evaluation

• Project Review and Rescue

Project Management

• Communications system for SE-Asian Radar site

• Intercept 12m dish project

• Project Management of VHF/UHF Communications project in south-east Asia

• Major defence LOS procurement project

• Navy HF antenna systems project

• Navy HFDF project

• Navy satcom intercept site

• Siting of VHF terminals on NSW Freight Rail Locomotives [select]

Systems Engineering

• HF Modernisation Project Definition Study design activity - HF systems design and trade studies, HFDF requirements analysis, specification, trade studies, and design

• HF Modernisation project, Implementation Phase - requirements analysis, specification and procurement of HF transmit and receive antenna systems, specification of HFDF system, risk analysis

• Major state infrastructure project risk review

• Project AIR5333, Preparation of a risk mitigation strategy

• Preparation of system/subsystem and procurement specifications for a wide range of communications and combat systems

• HF Modernisation project, Target Definition Study, HF Design trade studies and specification writing

• Specification for ship radar simulator

• Risk review of major infrastructure project

• Planning for and participating in PDR/CDR and Project reviews, for many projects

• Project Engineer for RAN Communications Station, Shoal Bay, NT [select]

Communications Design

• HF radio design analysis for system in Taiwan

• RF Design of Defence/Civilian VHF Air Traffic Control system for European customer

• CityLink Project, Development of Terabyte archiving system for traffic tolling system

• Development of design options for major HF direction finding system

• ANZAC Ship project, Specification of Radar Simulation System

• Design of a covert, burst communications system for a friendly nation.

• Design for the fit of specialised communications equipment on board RAAF aircraft

• RAAF shelterised communications interface

• Conduct of trade studies into LPI options for major HF communications system [select]

Integration and Test

• Project AIR 5375, Preparation of test plans and procedures for HF/VHF/UHF/switching communications system

• Preparation of Test Procedures for communications system EMI/EMC requirements

• Test plans and procedures for major defence communications facility

• Test plans and specifications for Army vehicle project [select]

EMI/EMC

• Project JP2008, EMI/EMC analysis for siting X, Ku, and Ka Band satellite terminals on RAN ships

• EMI/EMC analysis for siting of Inmarsat B terminals on board RAN ships

• EMI/EMC Analysis for LPA ships - co-siting of over 40 transmit and receive antennas in HF/VHF/UHF bands, plus radar, navigational, and satellite systems

• EMI/EMC Test plans and specifications for a military shelterized application

• Antenna siting modelling for a VHF/UHF shelterized application

• Air Traffic frequency management for a European air force project [select]

Logistics and Support

• Architectural development of secure maintenance and inventory management system

• Archiving system for Australian road tolling System [select]

Bid Preparation

• HF Modernisation Project, tender preparation team leader

• Technical lead for GMDSS tendering action on behalf of Aerospace company

• Intercept site 12m satcom dish system for Navy

• Major Satcom intercept system

• Automated HF sounder system bids for OEM supplier

• Bid for Army HF Jammer System

• Development of computer based cost-estimating heuristics for tendering systems engineering tasks and deliverables

• Specifications and costing for armoured personnel carrier vehicle for Australian supplier [select]

Tender Evaluation

• Evaluation of radar simulator subsystem

• DISCON transmission systems

• 7.5GHz LOS systems

• HF Antenna system projects (several)

• SATCOM monitoring system for RAN [select]

Project Review and/or Rescue

• Review of ANZAC Ship Alliance cost proposals

• Risk review of major infrastructure project

• CityLink Project, troubleshooting tolling system problems

• Major utility company IT department review

• Expert panels on Citylink project and others

• Victorian Rail Project Management Review [select]

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