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Kenny Mikus
9802 AspenCT N.E. Albuquerque, NM87112 | 505.681.4475 (mobile)| ken.mikus@honeywell.com| kmikus61@gmail.com
Objective
Obtaina rewarding positionto challenge myskills inavionics systems level product development, avionics integration, aircraft level electrical
design and integration, man-machine interfacing, avionics software control requirements development, capture, implementation, verification
and product flight test.
Education
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE | 1985 | NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITYCOLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
· Major:Electrical Engineering
· Minor:Semi-Conductor Physics
Skills & Abilities
MANAGEMENT
· 5 years - Fleet Sustainment LeadonOH-58D
· 8 years - Fleet Sustainment Activitiesdirector
· 4 years - managing aircraft level electricalschematics OH-58F program
· 4 years - managing a Test teamfor OH-58D products (keyboard, MFD, RFD, Control DisplayUnit, weapons processor unit)
TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP
· 25 years – functional / technical leader on OH-58DandOH-58F
· 15 years viewed byUS Armyas technical expert inairborne missile / rocket deliverysystems andcontrol
· 15 years as technical mentor to less senior engineers on avionic systems including specific product hardware, I/O processing, videoprocessing,
developing displaysymbologyandtext, MIL level avionics busses, voice COMMcontrol
· 4 years - IntegrationLeadonOH-58F integrating hardware, software and avionics systems into the OH-58F aircraft
· Recentlyawarded OutstandingEngineer award2016
· Recentlyawarded byF-15 customer (Boeing) for product BIT integration and demo
COMMUNICATION
· Excellent technical writing skills
· Published author on OH-58D weeklyandquarterlynews letters
· Complex systems communicatedat simple levels
· Awardedmentor
· Abilityto graphicallycapture requirements, systems level approaches, and display architecture in presentations and documents
· Proposal focal andproposaldeveloper for OH-58D Fleet Sustainment
ANALYTICAL
· Excellent labmanagement andlab resource allocation skills
· Flight Test data processing
· Polishedproblemassessment and trouble shootingskills
· Currentlylearning firmware control, BSPs, lower level software services
· A career of determining / maintaining/ implementing/ validating andtesting requirements for products that control a varietyof avionics
· Proficient at quicklycapturing system requirements anddetermininghowthe host product will interface withother avionics withinthe aircraft
system
· vast knowledge of how to trouble shoot issuesat the aircraft level using schematics andhardware and electrical engineering skills to quickly
resolve problems
· Vast experience inair data collection and processing, aircraft I/O processing, analog video, inpreparation for user displayoncolor or
monochrome displays
Experience
SYSTEMS ENGINEER | HONEYWELL | 3/14 – TO PRESENT
· Systems Engineer assigned to the F-15 ADCP-II project
· ConductedBIT integrationona systems level
· Drove to completion and conductedcustomer witnessedADCP-II BITDemo
· ReliabilityTesting technicalfocal

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· Requirements manager and validationfocal for aircraft avionics busses, secure programming interface andweapons bus
· H009 Weapons bus test level functionalityintegrator
INTEGRATION LEAD ENGINEER | HONEYWELL | 5/2010 – TO 3/2014
· Systems Engineer assigned to the OH-58F project
· Supervised integration of hardware, software, and a varietyof avionics ona systems level
· Drove to completion and conductedcustomer witnessedsystems integration testing
· Manageddailyintegration activities
· Managedoffsite testing events / issue resolutions
· ManagedIntegrationissues corrective actions
· Set and drove Integration prioritiesbaseduponcustomer needs
· Managed the activities of several teams in creation ofa new systems level integration labfor OH-58F
SYSTEMS DESIGN ENGINEER | HONEYWELL | 6/2008 – TO 6/2012
· Systems Engineer assigned to the OH-58F project
· Systems leadengineer on the CommonNose Mounted Sensor (NMS) targeting system including daybydaymentoring oflesssenior systems
engineers
· Systems leadengineer on the airborne SATCOM communication system including daybydaymentoringof less senior systems engineers
· Systems leadengineer on the MIL-STD-1760 Weapons control system including daybydaymentoringof less senior systems engineers
· Responsible for determining, capturing, implementing, validation, fieldtesting of man-machine requirements
· Responsible for determining, capturing, implementing, validation, fieldtesting of avionics control / displayrequirements
· Systems designer on the OH-58Fweaponavionics system
· Developedthe hardware requirements andthe aircraft level electrical requirements for the OH-58Fweapons safetyinterlocks
· Generated andpublished white paper for the US Army
· Focal for implementing, validation, fieldtestingof hardware requirements for weapons safetyinterlockunit
· AssistedUS Armyin integrationof weapons safetyinterlock unit
PROJECT LEAD ENGINEER | HONEYWELL | 5/2004 – TO 6/2009
· Systems Engineer assigned to the OH-58D Fleet Sustainment project
· ManageddailyFleet programactivitiesandFleet assets / assets usage including guidingandmentoringless experienced systems engineers
· Managedoffsite testing events / issue resolutions within program milestonesandbudgets
· Managedaircraft level fieldissues / corrective actions withinbudgets
· Manageddayto daypilot questions and issueswith Honeywell software andhardware products
· Set and drove Fleet team prioritiesbaseduponcustomer needs
· Managedthe activities of several teams in solvingcustomer aircraft / fieldissues relatedto product hardware and software
· Published several field-use articles for the US Army
· PreparedseveralUS Armyunits for deployment overseas
SYSTEMS ENGINEER | HONEYWELL | 6/1998 – TO 5/2004
· Systems Engineer assigned to the OH-58D CDS4 project
· Conductedavionics integration ona systems level in a newlydevelopedCDS4 lab including targeting, airborne voice communications, common
transponders, weapons systems and interlocks, andengine control systems
· Responsible for determining, capturing, implementing, validation, fieldtesting of man-machine requirements for the aforementioned systems
· Responsible for determining, capturing, implementing, validation, fieldtesting of avionics control / displayrequirements for the aforementioned
systems
SYSTEMS / SOFTWARE ENGINEER | HONEYWELL | 12/1995 – TO 6/1998
· Systems / Software Engineer assigned to the OH-58DCDS3 project
· Conductedavionics integration ona systems level onsite at Bell Helicopter inHurst Texas includingtargeting, airborne voice communications,
weapons systems andinterlocks, andengine control systems
· Responsible for implementation ofavionics control software in ADA95
· Responsible for systems validationtestingof new OH-58D CDS3 product software at the Bell Helicopter facility
TEST LEAD ENGINEER | HONEYWELL | 5/1991 – TO 12/1995
· Test Systems Engineer assigned to the OH-58Dproject
· Supervisedintegrationof test hardware andtest software
· Manageddailytest design and test equipment maintenance activities
· Managedtest development ona test performance set (TPS)for a newproduct line for the OH-58Daircraft
· Set and drove test priorities baseduponcustomer needs
· Software development using primitive and manual tools – inFORTRAN
References
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