Experience

U.S. Army PEO STRI

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Sr. System Engineer

  • Jul 2019 - Present

  Orlando, Florida, United States As Systems Engineer, Mr. Tyson supports Vehicle Tactical Engagement Simulation System (VTESS) program under senior leadership of APM Mike Bergman responsible for management, organization, processes, and scheduling activities related to product specification, design, development, integration, lab test, field test, acquisition, fielding, and production of next-generation Instrumentable Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (I-MILES) for the U.S. Army. As Systems Engineer, Mr. Tyson… Show more As Systems Engineer, Mr. Tyson supports Vehicle Tactical Engagement Simulation System (VTESS) program under senior leadership of APM Mike Bergman responsible for management, organization, processes, and scheduling activities related to product specification, design, development, integration, lab test, field test, acquisition, fielding, and production of next-generation Instrumentable Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (I-MILES) for the U.S. Army. As Systems Engineer, Mr. Tyson supports Opposing Forces (OPFOR) Surrogate Wheeled Vehicles (OSWV) program under senior leadership of APM Tanya Caceres responsible for management, organization, processes, and scheduling activities related to specification, preliminary/final design, installation and integration, verification and validation, and final acceptance of visual modifications (VISMODS) representing threat forces for decisive Soldier action. Show less



General Dynamics

• System Test Engineer

  • Apr 2017 - Present

  12,001 Research Parkway; Orlando FL 32826 General Dynamics Mission Systems 4th Defense Contractor worldwide. Responsible for advance application of Product Line Engineering (PLE) principles for Pando enterprise project and Force on Target (FoT) U.S. Army project. Experienced to Subject Matter Expert (SME) in areas related to Quality by Design (QbD), Test Driven Development (TDD), Continuous Integration (CI), and Agile Process Framework. Leading objective evidence creation for modern concepts such as High ROI, Feature Rich Products… Show more General Dynamics Mission Systems 4th Defense Contractor worldwide. Responsible for advance application of Product Line Engineering (PLE) principles for Pando enterprise project and Force on Target (FoT) U.S. Army project. Experienced to Subject Matter Expert (SME) in areas related to Quality by Design (QbD), Test Driven Development (TDD), Continuous Integration (CI), and Agile Process Framework. Leading objective evidence creation for modern concepts such as High ROI, Feature Rich Products, Reduced Time to Market, and Low Risk Profile. Show less



Lockheed Martin Mission Training & Simulation

• Systems Engineer

  • Jan 2013 - Present

  12506 Lake Underhill Road Systems Engineer for the Cold Test Large Signal Simulation (CTLSS) system.



General Electric (GE) Intelligent Transportation Solutions

• System Test Engineer

  • Oct 2014 - Jul 2019

  Melbourne, FL 32904 Responsible for providing intelligent solutions to South America and South Africa commercial freight customers utilizing GE Locotrol ® Distributed Power products. Accomplishments perform comprehensive requirement analysis and verification, simulation of various diesel-electric primary movers to include modern GE Evolution locomotive, and evaluation of reliable solutions that include trip optimization, precise fuel management, and environmentally friendly transportation of commercial freight.



Harris Corporation

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Integration Test Engineer

  • Jun 2013 - Sep 2014

  Melbourne, Florida Area Presently assigned to the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R Series (GOES-R) project tasked to provide next generation telemetry for commercial application in 2015. The GOES-R Satellite is a collaborative development and acquisition effort between NOAA and NASA agencies responsible for continuous imagery and atmospheric measurements of the Earth’s Western Hemisphere and space weather monitoring. The GOES-R Satellite will be the primary tool for the detection and tracking of… Show more Presently assigned to the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R Series (GOES-R) project tasked to provide next generation telemetry for commercial application in 2015. The GOES-R Satellite is a collaborative development and acquisition effort between NOAA and NASA agencies responsible for continuous imagery and atmospheric measurements of the Earth’s Western Hemisphere and space weather monitoring. The GOES-R Satellite will be the primary tool for the detection and tracking of hurricanes and severe weather for improved Water, Weather, Climate, Commerce, and Ecosystem forecasting objectives. Show less



Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church (MMBC)

• Christian Ministry Leader

  • May 2012 - Dec 2012

  412 East Kennedy Christian Ministry Leader for Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church (MMBC) ordained to service family bereavements, hospital visits, administer communion, group bible study, and personal counseling sessions.



Bankers Life

• United States
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Market Insurance Agent

  • Jan 2012 - Apr 2012

  1211 State Road 436 Senior Market Insurance Agent for Banker's Life and Casualty company assigned to represent the company and customers fairly in matters related to medicare, long term health, life insurance, and retirement for the senior market in the Orlando Florida area .



SAIC

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Integration Test Engineer

  • Aug 2006 - Jan 2012

  3452 Lake Lynda Drive Integration Test Engineer for the Brigade Combat Team Modernization (BCTM) system contracted to engineer modern version of U.S. Army maneuver, support, and sustainment capabilities for manned and unmanned combat vehicles enabling mission training anywhere at anytime. Additional contributions made in the role of Information System Engineer to effectively design and maintain supporting infrastructure for contract related system engineering.

• Systems Engineer

  • Jul 2006 - Aug 2006

  12901 Science Drive Warfighter Field Operations Customer Support (Warfighter FOCUS) contract consolidates operation and maintenance services for U.S. Army training systems globally.



Lockheed Martin Mission Training & Simulation

• Security System Engineer

  • Mar 2005 - Jun 2006

  12506 Lake Underhill Road Security System Engineer for Warfighter Simulation (WARSIM) system contracted to modernize mission-rehearsal capabilities for U.S. Army commanders performing combat mission rehearsal and peacetime mission training.



SAIC

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Field Network Engineer

  • Nov 2000 - Mar 2005

  12000 Research Parkway Senior Field Network Engineer for Joint Simulation System (JSIMS) contracted to perform collaborative engineering of next-generation live, virtual, and constructive capabilities that enable geographically distributed simulations which seamlessly interact with real-world and simulated elements for U.S. Joint mission training.



Lockheed Martin Technology Services Group

• Field Service Engineer

  • Sep 1997 - Nov 2000

  12506 Lake Underhill Road Field Service Engineer for Advanced Distributed Simulation Technology II (ADST II) contract collaboratively tasked to enhance and maintain legacy fielded training systems for select U.S. Army training centers.



PULAU Corp

• Simulation Support Engineer

  • May 1996 - Sep 1997

  Research Parkway Simulation Support Engineer for Closed Combat Tactical Trainer (CCTT) system contracted to engineer virtual manned module simulators, such as the M1 Abrams Tank, for interoperability with constructive Semi-Automated Forces to enable U.S. Army combat scenarios for advanced analysis and training.



Intersil Corporation

• Senior Technical Specialist/Test Engineer

  • Jan 1987 - Jun 1995

  Palm Bay Road Senior Technical Specialist (7 years) later promoted to Test Engineer (2 years) for Intersil Corporation to manufacture custom integrated circuits for aerospace and commercial applications.