Darren Johnson is a highly experienced engineering management professional with expertise in project management, systems engineering, electrical engineering, and product design, holding a BSEE and MBA. He has a proven track record of successfully leading projects in the aerospace and medical device sectors, with significant roles at Curtiss-Wright Controls, Lockheed Martin, and Boeing. Johnson possesses a top-secret security clearance and has developed strategic partnerships for research, led multiple engineering reviews, and authored numerous technical documents.

1. P.O.Box 88962, Los Angeles, CA 90009
Phone: 310-946-1573
http://www.darrenjohnson.org
johnsodd1@gmail.com
SENIOR PROGRAM DIRECTOR / PROJECT ENGINEERING
Program Management / Systems & Electrical Engineering / Product Design
A dynamic, highly innovative Engineering Management professional with a successful track record in project
and systems engineering, hardware design, software integration, technical documentation, modeling and
simulation, electrical engineering, and process improvements technical guidance. Adept at combining solid
business knowledge, technical expertise, and hands-on experience to achieve successful outcomes. Proven
ability to develop and lead projects from conception through readiness testing and manufacturing processes.
Excellent leader, communicator, and presenter.
KEY STRENGTHS
Operations Management  Systems Engineering  Electrical Engineering  Quality Assurance
Project Management  Statistical Analysis  Budget & Cost Control  ISO Standards Compliance
CRM Applications  Production Management  Earned Value Management  Business Administration
New Product Design & Development  Strategic Planning  Customer & Shareholder Relations
Team Leadership  CMMI & ECO Standards  Technical Support  Continuous Improvement
Problem Resolution  Sheet Metal & Plastics Manufacturing Processes  DoD & Aerospace Industries
EDUCATION, SECURITY & RESIDENCES
Masters of Business Administration/Finance (MBA), Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering (BSEE), University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) | CompTIA A+ Certification
Top Secret Clearance, Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office (DISCO), 10/2010 –11/2015
International Residencies: Johannesburg, S. Africa, Buenos Aires, Argentina, London, England, Seoul, S. Korea
PROFESSIONAL PLATFORM
TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH SERVICES, Long Beach, CA 2008– PRESENT
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS / ENGINEERING CONSULTANT
Initiating a product development program while paving the way for successful entry into the medical device and
biometric sensor design market. Provide research oversight as principle investigator/co-principle investigator,
and manage risk analysis to uncover investment opportunities, establish research programs, and screen
solicitations based on team and company objectives.
 Coordinate student recruitment for research projects, and define working groupsfor research
collaboration with principle investigator.
 Prepare integrated master schedules (IMS) for program and project management.
 Conduct lab testing, validate results, write weekly journals, and white papers for government
distribution and general publication, detailingfindings, opportunities, and status.
 Partner with universities to collaborate on research share of cost and fringe benefits agreements,and
forecast research costs and budget for period of performance (POP).
 Author technical proposals to obtain National Science Foundation (NSF) and Small BusinessInnovative
Research (SBIR) awards.
CURTISS-WRIGHT CONTROLS, Santa Clarita, CA 2010– 2012
SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER
Directed the highly successful launch and integration of a robust design-to-requirement verification and
validation program, cementing market dominance in avionic certification through architectural traceability to
requirements via modeling language (ML).
 Directed major engineeringreviews, preliminarydesign reviews (PDR), critical design reviews (CDR),
test readinessreviews (TRR), and system readinessreviews (SRR) for technical peers, company, and
federal government participation.
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PROFESSIONAL PLATFORM (continued)
 Developed mission management and flight control systems, ensuringadherence to FAA certification
standards(DO-178, DO-254/Level 3).
 Analyzed requirements,allocation, traceability, and verification for avionic systems, and identified,
baselined and archived tech specifications in dynamic object-oriented requirementssystems(DOORS).
 Completed factory acceptance and environmental testsaligned with flight worthiness(FAR 14 CFR,
part 25) and environmental conditions(Mil-Std-810G).
 Redesigned electrical and electronic line replaceable units (LRUs) for family of militaryvehicles and
avionic systems.
 Led the RequirementsManagement component of Scope of Work for Broad Area Maritime Surveillance
(BAMS), Northrop Grumman, managingall engineeringdiscipline requirements, overseeing
engineeringchange order processes, assisting with lab testing, and providingsystems engineering
oversight of first manufactured prototypes.
LOCKHEED MARTIN, Vandenberg AFB, CA 2009– 2010
SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER
Provided end-to-end project leadership on major ground-to-air launches for national defense avionic and
aerospace application, including developing designs for long-range aerospace and telemetry system architectures.
Directed hardware design, developmental testing, and production strategies.
 Coordinated service-oriented architecture (SOA) design activitiesfor web-based flight control systems;
guided network management design strategies, selection, and implementation aswell as security
access control.
 Authored product, design, and system-level requirementsfor U.S. Air Force SystemsEngineering
Integration & Test (SEIT) group.
 Performed and directed technical readinessreviews (TRR), preliminarydesign reviews (PDR), and
critical design reviews (CDR).
 Published technical memos,engineeringtrade/feasibilitiesstudies, in addition torisk mitigation plans.
 Deployed a controlled architectural aerospace design aligned with Defense Information Assurance
Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP) standards.
 Orchestrated software integration, development, and certification process.
 Implemented Air Force Launch and Test Range System (LTRS) activities, including managing system
requirements,writingrequirements, producingDoD architecture frameworkdrawings, managing
LTRS airborne and avionic systems project, leading federal government consulting in preliminary and
critical design reviews and test readinessreviews (TRR), providing statusreports, earned value
management (EVM), integrated master schedule (IMS), and identifyingschedule cost by task utilizing
WBS strategies.
BOEING, Huntington Beach, CA 2006– 2009
SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER
Secured over $1M in savings by developing a cryptographic interface design for long-haul circuit switching, an
innovative tool enabling hardware redesign of Intelligent Product Switches lacking remote cryptographic
switching. Managed System Integration Lab (SIL) testing, and prototype design. Developed network management
software solutions, ensuring maximium performance and relabiilty of mission-critical systems.
 Engineered fiberopticlong-haul networks designed for DoD weapon system sustainment; developed
network topology drawings,OPNET simulations, and logical network maps.
 Leveraged DOORS database to maintain and archive design specifications.
 Authored Concept of Operations (ConOps) for aerospace and weapons systems; developed technical
design documents (TDD), version design descripions (VDD), interface control documents (ICD), and
system design descriptions (SDD).
 Led techical readinessreviews (TRR), preliminarydesign reviews(PDR), and critical design reviews
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 Enhanced the long-haul system manager (LSM) for network and element management of aerospace
systems.
 Created network intrusion management (NIM)solutions aligned with secure ground, airborne,
information technology platforms, and cybersecurityinitiatives.
 Oversaw network management systemslinked to Air Force Ground Based Midcourse Defense (GMD),
includingweapons systems,operational sustainability, communication systems, and engineering
disciplines; Managed server platforms(HPUX, Windows, Linux), software integration, hardware
testing, scripting(i.e. Perl), router and switch configuration, Storage Area Networks(LAN) backup and
recovery solutions, cryptographicequipment (installation and configuration), LAN, WAN, and status
reportingto militaryJoint Program Officers.
DEFENSE TECHNOLOGIES INC., Gastonia, NC 2004– 2006
ENGINEERING MANAGER (2005– 2006)
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER (2004– 2005)
Managed the design of wireless products and accessories vital to company achievement of numerous federal
government awards for Unmanned Aerial Vehices (UAV) and ground control station application. Coordinated
development strategies for JAUS/STANAG software compliant coding, and integration for aerospace and avionic
systems. Developed product marketing strategies to support new product development and promote successful
market entry.
 Analyzed, allocated, and implemented traceabilityofavionic system requirements.
 Implemented schematiccapture, AutoCAD, and state machine workflows for airborne systems.
 Performed electrical/electronicdesign, bench testing, signal analysis, and mechanical design using
modeling and simulation applications.
 Provided leadership and direction for electrical and systemsengineers, engineeringtechnicians,and
software developers.
 Led team of engineersin product design, wireless communications, electronicPCB design, embedded
software development, and avionic systemsintegration for the Wing Bomb Bay Launched (WBBL)
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles(UAV) | NAVAIR/PMA 290 projects. The successful design of wireless data
link platformsand wirelesscommunication devices resulted in a promotion to management, and
ultimatelymanagingthe entire engineeringprogram.
EXPERIENCE PRIOR TO 2004
ENGINEERING RESEARCHER / SYSTEMS ANALYST, UNIV. OF SOUTH.CAROLINA, Columbia, SC 3 Years
Analyzed R&D opportunities to securie research sponsorship. Performed electromagnetic interference
research for high-speed computing systems; developed AutoCAD drawings for nanotechnology applications.
Facilitated engineering presentations for nanotechnology probing instrumentation concepts. Designed and
deployed wireless communication networks; managed troubleshooting, repaired, and instituted upgrades
across complex computing systems. Provided Unix, Windows, and Linux software support for administration
and faculty. Provided requirements analysis for technical grant application.
COMPUTER PROFICIENCIES
SolidWorks, CircuitWorks, AutoDesk Inventor, AutoCAD 2D & 3D, Showcase, Rhino, Altium, Eagle, Matlab,
Labview, MS Project, PowerSim, Xilinx, Exsedia, Protel, PSpice, HSpice, MS NET, MS Project