1. GERALD L. FREEMAN
2664 Norte Vista Drive
Chino Hills, CA 91709
909.590.0223 gfree2664@yahoo.com
CAREER SUMMARY
Specialized in System Integration and Test of satellite ground systems, medical diagnostic devices, and
military aircraft radar systems. Evaluated system architectural design, software / hardware requirements,
internal / external interfaces, test methodology and test documentation which included Software
Requirement Reviews, Preliminary Design Reviews, Critical Design Reviews, and Test Readiness
Reviews.
Expertise in:
• Production Operations • New Product Development
• Strategic Planning • Staff Development
• Manufacturing Strategy • Planning
• Leadership Responsibility • Project Management
• Customer Training • Customer Interaction
SECURITY CLEARANCE
Top Secret
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION, El Segundo, CA 2008 – 2012
Senior Engineer Specialist
Independently conducted long-range technical studies and reported findings. Initiated studies designed to
solve new technical problems and provide new technical solutions within areas of expertise. Scoped
requirements for and initiated acquisition of technical support from appropriate corporate resources and
oversight of contractor’s development activities and documentation.
• Identified issues relating to system and interface requirements.
• Provided technical recommendation and advice to management, Government and Prime and Sub-
prime contractors.
Senior Project Engineer
Project team member on the Rapid Attack Identification Detection Reporting System (RAIDRS) and
Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) programs. Primary responsibilities included the selection and
preparation to secure RAIDRS Sites around the world and Internal/External Interfaces and oversight
responsibilities for the MUOS project. As a member of the Site Survey Team, responsibilities included
preparing Air Force Beddown Packets that were forwarded to the Air Force Command Office for
signatures to secure the acquisition of the sites, logistics and security. Participated in PDR/CDR/IBR,
radome designs, construction designs, contractor’s proposals and other system design reviews. Acted as
the government point-of-contact (POC) for witnessing system testing to verify successful passing of
system requirements and documentation.
• Increased productivity 40% by redesigning system verification processes.
• Acted as the customer to monitor the development of all system development at the contractor’s site.
• Secured five (5) ground communication sites around the world.
• Identified issues, prioritized tasks, facilitated communications and acted as spokesperson for working
group to management / customers.
• Made recommendations to customer that reduced the schedule and the repeatability of performing
additional testing.
• Developed a tool that identified several missing interface requirements.

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NORTHROP GRUMMAN, Redondo Beach, CA 2004 – 2008
Senior Test and Evaluation Lead Engineer
Managed the integration and testing of a communication satellite ground-training simulator. Responsible
for all integration and testing documentation, created and presented the Preliminary and Critical Design
Reviews, Master Test Schedule, Test Readiness Review (TDR), System Test Report and a active
stakeholder in the Configuration Control Board (CCB). Managed the scheduling of the testing and the
retesting to resolving software defects.
• Reduced integration and testing budget by 85% over a period of 1 year.
• Supported integration and testing of several classified projects.
THE BOEING COMPANY, Huntington Beach, CA 2000 – 2004
Principal Engineer / Scientist
Supported the development of the International Space Station Operational software. Developed automatic
test scripts used to conduct functional testing ion flight hardware in a simulated environment at Johnson
and Kennedy Space Centers.
• Verified operational functionality of the solar panel and thermal rotary joints.
• Received a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Award for troubleshooting a
technical problem one of the astronauts was having in the completing a critical test in orbit. The
actual cost saving is undetermined but would exceed several million dollars for another launch and
possibly training another astronaut to perform the test.
BECKMAN COULTER, INC., Brea, CA 1992 – 2000
Senior Test Engineer
Performed Integration and Testing of Medical Diagnostic Systems. Managed the test team, planning, and
verification of all test documentation. Wrote System Validation Plan and Test Report.
• Reduced testing schedule by 30% by selecting assignment according to the engineer’s area of
expertise relating to chemistry, automation, and software.
• Created templates for all test documents.
• Led integration and test verification of several medical devices.
TRW INC., Redondo Beach, CA 1977 – 1991
System Test Engineer
Performed Integration and Testing in all areas of validation of large satellite flight communication systems,
flight batteries and launch support activities.
• Reduced schedule of several programs by performing most of the work myself.
• Supported launch activities for several satellites.
UNITED STATE AIR FORCE 1970 – 1977
Radar Technician
Managed the in-shop integration, testing, and repairing of airborne radar system. Duties also included
training flight-line technicians.
• Trained twenty (20) flight line team members in troubleshooting the APQ-109 radar systems.
EDUCATION
BS, Computer Science, California State University Dominquez Hills, Carson, CA