Danial J. Mack has over 20 years of experience designing and testing military electronic systems. He has specialized in radar, radio frequency, microwave, and optical systems for airborne platforms. Most recently, he worked on the Miniature Air-Launched Decoy program, for which he received an award for his contributions. He holds a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering and is seeking new opportunities in engineering.

1. Danial J. Mack, MSEE<br />29850 Dan Brown Hill Road<br />Dade City, FL 33523Phone: 352.467.2918dmack.ee83@gtalumni.org<br />CAREER SUMMARY<br />With over 20 plus years of diverse experience, Mr. Mack has specialized in the production design and test of state-of-the-art militarized analog, digital, RF, microwave/millimeter-wave, and optical systems, receiver/transmitter LRU’s, modules and circuit card assemblies. His applied system design experience extends from the quot;
airborne platformquot;
integration level down to module and board-level design. He is regarded as a cost effective resource capable of bringing a large amount of proven experience against any problem or design objective. Mr. Mack holds a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.<br />Most recently, Mr. Mack participated as Flight Test Engineer, Systems Engineer and RF & Microwave Engineer IPT and was a key contributor over various phases of the Miniature Air-Launched Decoy (MALD) development cycle spanning from program inception to prototype to qualification/verification to production hardware. Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems awarded Mr. Mack's efforts with the “Excellence in Technology Awardquot;
in March of 2008 for his contribution to the $54 million dollar MALD and MALD-J programs. The extent of Mr. Mack’s experience is extensive in matters of broadband decoy, jammer, RWR, flare/chaff dispenser and antenna sensor development. In addition, he has participated on major IR jammer and missile warning detection system integration efforts. His career has focused on the enhancement of aircrew survivability by optimizing platform effectiveness for the modern electronic battlefield. Mr. Mack is a Six Sigma Specialist and has numerous development system and life-cycle enhancement designs in the field as noted herein. Mr. Mack has participated on or led both budget and time critical programs involving major airframe accommodation, integration and/or modification requirements for manned fixed (15 years) and rotary-winged (6 years) platforms as well as unmanned autonomous aircraft (5 years). Since 1983, Dan has made significant contributions to large System Integration Laboratory (SIL) development and support for the USAF and US NAVY and has been associated with several successful flight test programs at various test facilities across the United States. Mr. Mack has been the recipient of seven (7) corporate program awards and four (4) letters of commendation from USAF. <br /> <br />Mr. Mack is a seasoned office software tool specialist with specific experience with Microsoft Office®/Microsoft Project® and Dynamic Object Oriented Requirements System (DOORS®) commensurate within an EVMS production environment. Mr. Mack has 8 years of Project Director experience; 4 years of which were acquired while affiliated with the Georgia Tech Microelectronics Research Center. He is familiar with militarized chip & wire thin-film construction techniques and has “hands on“ experience with flight worthy assembly. He has been consistently recognized over two decades as a diverse technical quot;
Subject Matter Expertquot;
and is uniquely qualified with mechanical and electrical engineering demands associated with military hardware. Mr. Mack has authored and exercised numerous specifications, test plans, test reports, Technical Orders (TOs), engineering drawings andtechnical memoranda. He served as a General Faculty representative while at GTRI and as Communications Officer/Secretary for a professional organization at Raytheon (RAPA). <br /> <br />Mr. Mack is seeking stable, long-term, engineering opportunities in new product development & test, field applications, applied research or instructorship for industry, military, Homeland Security or education. <br />NOTABLE SYSTEM EXPERIENCE<br />MALD, MALD-J, AAR-47, ACVR, ALR-56M, ALR-69A, ALR-69(V2) ALE-20, ALE-28, ALQ-119, ALQ-131, ALQ-136, ALQ-157, ALQ-162, C-12152/ALQ-162, ALQ-184, APR-39 and AVQ-22.<br />DETAILED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE<br />RAYTHEON SPACE AND AIRBORNE SYSTEMSTactical Airborne Systems (2003-2008)(Electronic Warfare Systems)<br />Santa Barbara, California<br />http://www.raytheon.com/businesses/rsas/<br />Senior Principal Systems Engineer (03/2008 - 08/2008)<br />- Five years experience with the Enterprise Volume Management System (EVMS) process- Five years experience with Raytheon advanced decoy and jammer development- Five years experience with MALD/MALD-J $54 million dollar production effort <br />(MALD Fielded Design - MALD-J Performance Award) http://www.raytheon.com/newsroom/feature/mald_03-09/ <br />http://raytheon.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=1501&pagetemplate=release- Principal systems engineer responsible for MALD and MALD-J requirements definition, verification <br />and test procedures <br />- Conducted compliance bench evaluations for MALD production hardware and MALD-J prototype<br />- Primary contributor to MALD/MALD-J DOORS® requirements database management including:<br />- CMMI tailoring, work product identification, requirements definition, CONOPS, linking<br />- Major authorship of PIDS, CIDS, ICD, HWCI documentation for MALD and MALD-J <br />- Responsible for MALD and MALD-J “shall” updates and requirements adherence <br />- Extensive MALD/MALD-J RF Anechoic chamber experience<br />- Responsible for RF signal stimulus production and detailed ground check-out <br />- Decoy/Jammer signal characterization<br />Principal Systems Engineer (05/2003 - 03/2008)<br />- Critical flight test engineer for MALD and MALD-J configurations- Provided MALD SDR, PDR and CDR technical reviews and sponsor coordination meeting support- Responsible expert for RF survivability and EMI/EMC assessment and compliance- Performed RF chain analysis- Authored system/module theory of operations- Conducted system stability and system cost analyses- Authored high performance RF power amplification study- Primary power management analysis- Special programs test and design improvement support (Performance Award)- Lead Phase 1 Payload systems IPT engineer responsible for requirement definitions, allocations and architectural flow down- Conducted requirements flow down for MALD/MALD-J performance specifications- Authored MALD Interface Control Drawing ICD for Payload- Authored MALD Performance Specification for Payload<br />- Authored three (3) major Hardware Configuration Item (HWCI) drawings for MALD/MALD-J- Conducted validation/verification and integration MALD production hardware- Performed detailed testing of MALD-J prototype- Lead microwave IPT engineer responsible for all RF/MW HWCIs- Provided onsite and in-factory Phase 1 subcontractor support and prototype evaluation- Critical contributor responsible for overall platform system integration- Six Sigma Specialist http://www.raytheon.com/ourcompany/ourculture/r6s/index.html<br />DETAILED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE (Continued)GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE<br />Georgia Institute of TechnologyElectronic Systems Laboratory (ELSYS) (1982-2001)Atlanta, Georgia<br />http://www.gtri.gatech.edu/<br />Senior Research Engineer (07/2000 - 03/2001)<br />- Distinguished colleague, faculty representative and point of authority in matters of analog, RF, microwave, and millimeter-wave research and development of complex electronic and mechanical military and commercial systems, assemblies and circuits<br />- Developed detailed test methodologies and procedures for various microwave and millimeter-wave antenna structures<br />- Participated in multi-octave MIC voltage-controlled thin-film oscillator evaluation, repair and redesign to extend the service life of an existing electronic warfare simulator <br />- Designed and developed detailed test methodologies and test equipment interfaces to evaluate reciprocity of a broadband ferrite-based digital phase shift assembly<br />Research Engineer II (07/1987 - 07/2000)<br />- Participated on first generation digital video on demand (Patent applied)<br />-Over 15 years of experience with RWR/ECM/Avionics equipment development and integration on<br />fixed-wing aircraft and over 6 years of experience with rotary-wing aircraft <br />- Served as facility manager for Class 100 clean room and supervised all aspects of microelectronic chip & wire assembly ranging from dc to 20 GHz of operation<br />- Extensive experience supporting ALR-69 RWR upgrades<br />- Project Director assigned to Class 10/100 Georgia Tech Microelectronics Research Center <br />-Supervised growth of low-loss, thin-film substrates <br />-Hands-on chip & wire assembler<br />- Form/Fit/Function technology insertion specialist for military hardware<br />- Program Manager and lead GaAs MMIC designer for MW/MMW ACVR (Performance Award)<br />- Ultra broadband, highly sensitive high performance RWR development (Performance Award)<br />- Unified classical receiver technology with modern MMIC miniaturization to realize enhanced receiver performance incorporating thin-film and thick-film technology<br />- Lead RF and EW Systems Engineer for the MH-53J Helicopter<br />-SOF RWR and ECM Electronic Warfare (EW) Suite specialist,<br />-Responsible for EW antenna relocation modification program,<br />-Flight Test Engineer and data analyst (USAF Commendation),<br />-EW Antenna Suite Modification (Fielded Design),<br />-Designed the C-12152/ALQ-162 ECM, NVG compatible controller (Fielded Design) and <br />-Navigation servo amplifier upgrade (Fielded Design) <br />- Eglin AFB Test Wing Support for Special Operations Forces Method of Test (USAF Commendation)<br />- Over 5 years of experience working with conventional and aircraft size anechoic chamber test environments<br />- Extensive experience assessing helicopter platform quot;
interquot;
and quot;
intraquot;
in-operability as applicable to broadband EW systems<br />-MH-53J airframe (Fielded Design)<br />-UH-60 airframe (US ARMY antenna distribution modification Fielded Design)<br />- Hewlett Packard EESOF Touchstone/MICAD/LIBRA software coordinator (Performance Award)<br />DETAILED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE (Continued)<br />GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE<br />Georgia Institute of TechnologyElectronic Systems Laboratory (ELSYS) (1982-2001)Atlanta, Georgia<br />http://www.gtri.gatech.edu/<br />Research Engineer I (12/1983 - 07/1987)<br />- Lead design engineer responsible for a 2 to 20 GHz block converter as part of a versatile signal simulator providing robust forms of various modulations (Fielded Design)<br />- Program Manager and lead design engineer for a critical ALE-20 Flare Dispenser Pulse Generator Modification Program and ALE-28 support (Fielded Design - USAF Commendation) <br />- Participated in early development of high-speed data bus communications for EW equipment (Performance Award)<br />- Project design engineer responsible for a mid-range command & control data link and flight test program support (Fielded Design) <br />- Lead design engineer of a phase-linear ELINT IF amplifier integrated module for mobile signal collection & characterization (Fielded Design - Performance Award)<br />- Lead design engineer for MMW personnel radar IF filtering system (Fielded Design)<br />- Lead design engineer responsible for critical medium power data transmission over coax for flight test support (Fielded Design)<br />- Authored numerous proposals, documents, presentations, and Level III drawing packages<br />OTHER EXPERIENCE<br />ENGINEERING CONSULTANT (1984 - 2002)<br />3440 Summerchase Drive<br />Kennesaw, GA<br />- Provided analog/digital design development expertise on a Phase 1 color printer task- Provided circuit card design of a custom hybrid circuit tester for a military application (Fielded Design)<br />- Designed an RF proximity system to enhance hunter safety<br />- Designed an optical stimulus generator for medical applications (Fielded Design)<br />- Designed a UHF emergency vehicle alert system<br />- Designed an RF LAN<br />lt;br />GEORGIA TECH ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION<br />Georgia Institute of Technology<br />Atlanta, GA<br />http://gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/category/research-horizons/<br />Senior Student Assistant (06/1982 - 12/1983)<br />- Provided operation and maintenance field support for RADAR phasor combiner system- Provided circuit card design for EEPROM Writer (Fielded Design)- Provided data collection field support<br />EDUCATION<br />Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (12/1986)GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY<br />Atlanta, Georgiahttp://www.gatech.edu/about/<br />Bachelor of Electrical Engineering with Honors (12/1983)GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY<br />Atlanta, Georgia<br />http://www.gatech.edu/about/Associate of Arts in Engineering with Highest Honors (06/1980)HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE<br />Tampa, Florida<br />http://www.hccfl.edu/<br />PERFORMANCE AWARDS<br />RAYTHEON COMPANYTactical Airborne Systems“Miniature Air-Launched Decoy-J,” 2007, Raytheon Excellence in Technology Award, Rec. March 2008.<br />RAYTHEON COMPANYElectronic Warfare Systemsquot;
Special Programs 2006quot;
<br />GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTESystem Engineering Laboratory“Advancing the State-of-the-Art in Crystal Video Receiver Technology,” <br />Annual GTRI Outstanding Performance in Research and Development, 1992.<br />GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTESystem Engineering Laboratory“High Performance Crystal Video Receiver,” September 1989.<br />GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTESystem Engineering Laboratory“Acquisition of EESOF Software Suite,” January 1988.<br />GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTESystem Engineering Laboratory“RWR/ECM Frequency Division Multiplex Communication Bus,” October 1985.<br />GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTESystem Engineering Laboratory“Phase-linear ELINT IF Amplifier Design,” September 1984.<br />LETTERS OF COMMENDATION<br />WARNER ROBINS AIR LOGISTICS CENTER<br />Robins AFB, Georgiaquot;
AN/ALR-69(V) Class IV Modification Program and Eglin AFB Flight Test Program, quot;
<br />from Colonel Taylor, USAF Chief of Electronic Warfare Management Division of Robins AFB, GA., 1990.<br />WARNER ROBINS AIR LOGISTICS CENTER<br />Robins AFB, Georgiaquot;
MH-53J PAVE LOW IIIE EW Suite Modification Program,quot;
<br />From Mike Parkerson USAF Program Manager, WR-ALC/MMRRIS, 1990.<br />EGLIN AFBquot;
Eglin AFB Test Wing Support for Preparation of Special Operations Forces Method of Test,quot;
<br />from Colonel Steve Czonka, USAF TZW Chief of the Electronic Warfare Test Division, 1987.<br />WARNER ROBINS AIR LOGISTICS CENTER<br />Robins AFB, Georgiaquot;
Program Manager of ALE-20 & ALE-28 Modification Program,quot;
from Colonel Dixon, USAF Chief of Electronic Warfare Management Division, 1986.<br />