Ron Oostlander, PEng, MEng, PMP
Senior Engineering Project Manager at Valcom Consulting Group Inc.- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Project Management Professional
Project Management Institute
Experience
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Valcom Consulting Group Inc.
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Canada
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Staffing and Recruiting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Engineering Project Manager
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Feb 2021 - Present
Provide engineering support, advice and mentorship to the members of the Strategic Tanker Transport Capability (STTC) Project's System Engineering Management (SEM) Team for avionics and communications. Provide engineering support, advice and mentorship to the members of the Strategic Tanker Transport Capability (STTC) Project's System Engineering Management (SEM) Team for avionics and communications.
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Leonardo DRS
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United States
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Defense & Space
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Avionics Project Engineer
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Jan 2017 - Jun 2020
• Led the deployable flight recorder engineering activities from requirements analysis and definition, through system concept, design to system development, implementation, integration, qualification and test. • Provided budget, cost and schedule input for engineering activities and manage cost accounts. • Managed airworthiness and avionics certification of the Automatic Deployable Flight Recorder with Transport Canada in accordance with RTCA DO-178C, 254 and 160 standards. • Provided general guidance/coaching to other engineers in multi-disciplinary teams (hardware, software, mechanical etc.). • Communicated directly with customers fostering a positive, mutually supportive, working relationship. • Used DOORS to enter and manipulate project info and create reports for requirements traceability to certification artefacts. • Wrote project management plans, system engineering management plans, statements of work, statements of requirements, certification and qualification plans, engineering technical investigation reports, change impact analyses and monthly progress reports. • Planned and managed test and evaluation for certification and qualification to environmental test requirements as per RTCA/DO-160 (Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for Airborne Equipment) standard. Reviewed procedures and test results for all 23 test environments of the standard. • Managed problem report generation for resolution of issues discovered during qualification testing and assigned tasks to the engineering team to investigate and provide problem closure. Lead the Change Control Board.
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Senior Consulting Engineer & Project Manager
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Jan 2011 - Jan 2017
Provided consulting engineering services for the airworthiness, certification and qualification of the CH148 Maritime Helicopter to the Department of National Defence. Manage requirements, risk and provide guidance on project management issues. Provided consulting engineering services for the airworthiness, certification and qualification of the CH148 Maritime Helicopter to the Department of National Defence. Manage requirements, risk and provide guidance on project management issues.
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CMC Electronics Inc.
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Ottawa, Canada Area
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Consultant Engineer
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Jan 2010 - Jul 2010
Provided project management and engineering services under contract for Enhanced Flight Vision Systems to CMC Electronics Inc. Provided project management and engineering services under contract for Enhanced Flight Vision Systems to CMC Electronics Inc.
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CMC Electronics
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Canada
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Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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400 - 500 Employee
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Project Manager
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Jan 2006 - Jan 2010
• Managed the design, development and certification of the next generation infrared sensor system used in commercial aircraft to provide accurate image data for landing in poor weather conditions. • Senior systems engineer on the T-6B cockpit development program. • Managed the design, development and certification of the next generation infrared sensor system used in commercial aircraft to provide accurate image data for landing in poor weather conditions. • Senior systems engineer on the T-6B cockpit development program.
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Nanometrics Inc
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Canada
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Technology, Information and Media
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100 - 200 Employee
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Manager - Systems Engineering & Field Support
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Jun 2002 - Jun 2005
• Member of the Senior Management Team – conducted monthly reviews of the company’s performance and planning. • Managed a team of 9 engineers conducting system design, integration, test and installation of very small aperture satellite terminal and radio systems for custom seismographic data networks. • Planned and coordinated all system engineering installations worldwide. • Member of the Senior Management Team – conducted monthly reviews of the company’s performance and planning. • Managed a team of 9 engineers conducting system design, integration, test and installation of very small aperture satellite terminal and radio systems for custom seismographic data networks. • Planned and coordinated all system engineering installations worldwide.
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Nortel Networks
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Telecommunications
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700 & Above Employee
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Manager - Design & Development
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1997 - 2002
• Managed the Gigabit Ethernet and Control Shelf development in the Optical group.• Managed the the development of the Broadband Wireless Access Radio Product development in the Broadband Wireless Access group.
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Manager Hardware Systems
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1997 - 2000
Managed the Hardware Systems Group in the Entreprise Networks division designing key switching units, analogue modules and digital interface modules.
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Canadian Armed Forces | Forces armées canadiennes
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Canada
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Armed Forces
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700 & Above Employee
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Aerospace Engineering Officer - Senior Officer (Major)
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Aug 1976 - Sep 1997
Held positions of increasing responsibility and authority throughout my career. Have managed mulitiple software development and capital acquisition projects as well as providing avionics systems engineering for various aircraft fleets. Held positions of increasing responsibility and authority throughout my career. Have managed mulitiple software development and capital acquisition projects as well as providing avionics systems engineering for various aircraft fleets.
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Education
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1987 - 1989
Royal Military College of Canada/Collège militaire royal du Canada
MEng, Electrical Engineering -
1976 - 1981
Royal Military College of Canada/Collège militaire royal du Canada
B.Eng, Electrical Engineering
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