Samuel Waweru
Principal Software Engineer - Autonomous Products at Scientific Systems- Claim this Profile
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Christopher Yates
Sam operated as the product owner of our cross domain solution product line. This involved managing scope and schedule of the team, cost account managing and bidding for multiple programs. Sam did a great job of managing his team and managing expectations of our internal customers. One of his biggest accomplishments was his effort on a bid for a clean sheet CDS program. He was the main bidder and it required working late nights for multiple weeks and working with several departments to define the architecture. As a result, we were awarded the bid. This wouldn’t have happened without Sam's support. As he continued to work with me, I lumped more responsibility on Sam. He stepped up to meet the demand. Overall, Sam is a strong leader. He is friendly and a pleasure to work with. He is detail oriented and takes time to understand the problem before moving forward. This enables him to be assigned multiple tasks. He also has the technical background to communicate effectively with his team and earn their trust. Sam would be a great addition to any team.
Pamela Antar
I have had the pleasure of working with Sam for 4 years at Collins Aerospace. Sam was one of the most knowledgeable Senior Software Engineers of our team, and he also served as the team's Product Owner. Sam possesses many strengths as an engineer, as a Product Owner, and as a colleague. As an engineer, Sam has excellent problem-solving and analytical thinking skills. He can be presented with any problem and be able to think of an effective solution. Sam also has a very logical way of thinking and he always makes sure he is thorough in his work. When I first joined the team as a new graduate, I remember being especially grateful at his ability to explain very complex topics in a clear and straightforward manner. As Product Owner, Sam continuously demonstrated a lot of dedication, hard-work, flexibility, and strong leadership and technical skills. Despite the large number of programs that our team was supporting, Sam always had a strong handle on what our involvement as a team entailed. No matter how heavy his workload was, his dedication and positive attitude never wavered. And finally, as a colleague, Sam has always been very supportive of his teammates and is always willing to help others when needed. He is also very personable and connects with others very easily. These are just a few of the many reasons that make Sam such an amazing teammate and engineer, and I consider myself extremely lucky to have had the opportunity of working alongside him and learning from him. I am certain that Sam will be a great asset to any team that he joins!
Christopher Yates
Sam operated as the product owner of our cross domain solution product line. This involved managing scope and schedule of the team, cost account managing and bidding for multiple programs. Sam did a great job of managing his team and managing expectations of our internal customers. One of his biggest accomplishments was his effort on a bid for a clean sheet CDS program. He was the main bidder and it required working late nights for multiple weeks and working with several departments to define the architecture. As a result, we were awarded the bid. This wouldn’t have happened without Sam's support. As he continued to work with me, I lumped more responsibility on Sam. He stepped up to meet the demand. Overall, Sam is a strong leader. He is friendly and a pleasure to work with. He is detail oriented and takes time to understand the problem before moving forward. This enables him to be assigned multiple tasks. He also has the technical background to communicate effectively with his team and earn their trust. Sam would be a great addition to any team.
Pamela Antar
I have had the pleasure of working with Sam for 4 years at Collins Aerospace. Sam was one of the most knowledgeable Senior Software Engineers of our team, and he also served as the team's Product Owner. Sam possesses many strengths as an engineer, as a Product Owner, and as a colleague. As an engineer, Sam has excellent problem-solving and analytical thinking skills. He can be presented with any problem and be able to think of an effective solution. Sam also has a very logical way of thinking and he always makes sure he is thorough in his work. When I first joined the team as a new graduate, I remember being especially grateful at his ability to explain very complex topics in a clear and straightforward manner. As Product Owner, Sam continuously demonstrated a lot of dedication, hard-work, flexibility, and strong leadership and technical skills. Despite the large number of programs that our team was supporting, Sam always had a strong handle on what our involvement as a team entailed. No matter how heavy his workload was, his dedication and positive attitude never wavered. And finally, as a colleague, Sam has always been very supportive of his teammates and is always willing to help others when needed. He is also very personable and connects with others very easily. These are just a few of the many reasons that make Sam such an amazing teammate and engineer, and I consider myself extremely lucky to have had the opportunity of working alongside him and learning from him. I am certain that Sam will be a great asset to any team that he joins!
Christopher Yates
Sam operated as the product owner of our cross domain solution product line. This involved managing scope and schedule of the team, cost account managing and bidding for multiple programs. Sam did a great job of managing his team and managing expectations of our internal customers. One of his biggest accomplishments was his effort on a bid for a clean sheet CDS program. He was the main bidder and it required working late nights for multiple weeks and working with several departments to define the architecture. As a result, we were awarded the bid. This wouldn’t have happened without Sam's support. As he continued to work with me, I lumped more responsibility on Sam. He stepped up to meet the demand. Overall, Sam is a strong leader. He is friendly and a pleasure to work with. He is detail oriented and takes time to understand the problem before moving forward. This enables him to be assigned multiple tasks. He also has the technical background to communicate effectively with his team and earn their trust. Sam would be a great addition to any team.
Pamela Antar
I have had the pleasure of working with Sam for 4 years at Collins Aerospace. Sam was one of the most knowledgeable Senior Software Engineers of our team, and he also served as the team's Product Owner. Sam possesses many strengths as an engineer, as a Product Owner, and as a colleague. As an engineer, Sam has excellent problem-solving and analytical thinking skills. He can be presented with any problem and be able to think of an effective solution. Sam also has a very logical way of thinking and he always makes sure he is thorough in his work. When I first joined the team as a new graduate, I remember being especially grateful at his ability to explain very complex topics in a clear and straightforward manner. As Product Owner, Sam continuously demonstrated a lot of dedication, hard-work, flexibility, and strong leadership and technical skills. Despite the large number of programs that our team was supporting, Sam always had a strong handle on what our involvement as a team entailed. No matter how heavy his workload was, his dedication and positive attitude never wavered. And finally, as a colleague, Sam has always been very supportive of his teammates and is always willing to help others when needed. He is also very personable and connects with others very easily. These are just a few of the many reasons that make Sam such an amazing teammate and engineer, and I consider myself extremely lucky to have had the opportunity of working alongside him and learning from him. I am certain that Sam will be a great asset to any team that he joins!
Christopher Yates
Sam operated as the product owner of our cross domain solution product line. This involved managing scope and schedule of the team, cost account managing and bidding for multiple programs. Sam did a great job of managing his team and managing expectations of our internal customers. One of his biggest accomplishments was his effort on a bid for a clean sheet CDS program. He was the main bidder and it required working late nights for multiple weeks and working with several departments to define the architecture. As a result, we were awarded the bid. This wouldn’t have happened without Sam's support. As he continued to work with me, I lumped more responsibility on Sam. He stepped up to meet the demand. Overall, Sam is a strong leader. He is friendly and a pleasure to work with. He is detail oriented and takes time to understand the problem before moving forward. This enables him to be assigned multiple tasks. He also has the technical background to communicate effectively with his team and earn their trust. Sam would be a great addition to any team.
Pamela Antar
I have had the pleasure of working with Sam for 4 years at Collins Aerospace. Sam was one of the most knowledgeable Senior Software Engineers of our team, and he also served as the team's Product Owner. Sam possesses many strengths as an engineer, as a Product Owner, and as a colleague. As an engineer, Sam has excellent problem-solving and analytical thinking skills. He can be presented with any problem and be able to think of an effective solution. Sam also has a very logical way of thinking and he always makes sure he is thorough in his work. When I first joined the team as a new graduate, I remember being especially grateful at his ability to explain very complex topics in a clear and straightforward manner. As Product Owner, Sam continuously demonstrated a lot of dedication, hard-work, flexibility, and strong leadership and technical skills. Despite the large number of programs that our team was supporting, Sam always had a strong handle on what our involvement as a team entailed. No matter how heavy his workload was, his dedication and positive attitude never wavered. And finally, as a colleague, Sam has always been very supportive of his teammates and is always willing to help others when needed. He is also very personable and connects with others very easily. These are just a few of the many reasons that make Sam such an amazing teammate and engineer, and I consider myself extremely lucky to have had the opportunity of working alongside him and learning from him. I am certain that Sam will be a great asset to any team that he joins!
Experience
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Scientific Systems
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United States
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Principal Software Engineer - Autonomous Products
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Aug 2023 - Present
Developing advanced technologies for navigation, mission planning and AI-enabled autonomy systems for the Aerospace and Defense industries. Developing advanced technologies for navigation, mission planning and AI-enabled autonomy systems for the Aerospace and Defense industries.
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Collins Aerospace
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Singapore
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Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Product Owner and Lead
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Oct 2020 - Aug 2023
Managed execution of the Tactical Guard (TG) Cross Domain Solution (CDS) application for various military customers. Managed scope, budget and schedule to meet customer requirements. Coordinated scope with the Technical Project Managers (TPMs) to ensure quality and timely delivery. Managed discoveries and planned their execution to meet deadlines. Participated in Change Control Boards (CCBs), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDRs), Critical Design Reviews (CDRs), Peer Reviews, Risk and Opportunities meetings * Managed project scope and reported to Financial Analyst and Technical Project Manager (TPM) the monthly Earned Value (EV). * Worked with TPM to define the team's content for each agile Increment. * Conducted the weekly Backlog Grooming to prioritize stories in the backlog. * Developed material for design reviews and presented them to stakeholders. * Owned and executed the agile Increment and Sprint plans to meet customer requirements. * Presented discoveries to the Change Control Board (CCB) and prioritized them. * Prepared and presented material in weekly PO sync meetings. * Developed and maintained the team’s Risk and Opportunity register. Show less
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Senior Software Engineer
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Sep 2017 - Aug 2020
Developed Software Requirements Specifications Document (SRS), Software Design Document (SDD), Software Test Cases and Software Test Procedures for the Tactical Guard (TG) Cross Domain Solution (CDS) application for the US Navy. Developed custom software solutions and coordinated with the integration and systems teams to perform system tests and with the RTE to release software and documents to the Software Control Library (SCL). * Developed, documented, tested and delivered custom CDS software solution. * Documented software solution using software design and software requirements. * Coordinated with the integration team on CDS software testing. * Worked with the systems team to define CDS content for the TCTS II solution. * Dry Run and Formal Run the software before delivery to the customer. * Developed software level requirements for Ground Subsystem Operating Environment (GSOE) including Audit Management, User Identity management and authentication. Show less
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Rockwell Collins
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United States
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Aviation & Aerospace
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Software Engineer
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Oct 2015 - Sep 2017
Developed code, requirements, test cases and test procedures for the EDS ITAWS application. The ITAWS application is a Rockwell Collins software solution that uses a vendor application in the backend to compute TAWS alerting. The solution utilized PowerPC 7447 and Embedded Linux.* Developed software requirements software design for the ITAWS solution.* Developed software verification test cases and procedures for the FLTA and FLOA.* Developed software verification test cases and procedures for TAWS mode 5.* Executed Formal Runs, captured results and created the Software Accomplishment Summary (SAS) document.* Performed the Stages of Involvement (SOI) with the FAA representatives. Show less
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Senior Software Engineer Project Lead
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Nov 2011 - Oct 2015
Developed execution plans for the team and then managed and executed the project as per the plan within the budget. Oversaw and managed projects for a team of 7 - 12 engineers as well as an offshore team of verification engineers. Trained and mentored junior engineers in the team. * Developed both long-term high level and short-term detailed plans for the project.* Executed project as per the plan all while maintaining cost and schedule.* Developed multiple bids for various customers and projects.* Executed team status meetings and gathered status from team members.* Communicated the status to the management and key stakeholders.* Documented and presented project variances during Earned Value (EV) meetings.* Activities include planning and managing a local and an offshore software verification team. Show less
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Senior Software Engineer
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Nov 2009 - Nov 2013
Designed and developed software, requirements, and design for IPS TAWS (Terrain Awareness and Warning System) for Business, Regional and Commercial Aircrafts. TAWS is an embedded software solution that provides situational awareness and warning systems to the pilot and first officer. Designed and developed the TAWS Dataload software solution that uploaded boot, operational and configuration software into the TAWS target hardware using ARINC 615 Protocol.Designed and developed the TAWS Flight History download software solution that downloads and formats faults that are logged during flight for use by maintenance personnel.Designed and developed the TAWS Self-Test feature that performs a Self-Test of the TAWS target hardware.* Re-designed and developed the TAWS VSD (Vertical Situational Display) that displays the vertical terrain profile as well as cautions and warnings to the pilot and first officer.* Worked in conjunction with an offshore team to develop and review test cases and test procedures.* Analyzed software verification Dry Run failures, initiated Change Requests from the failures and assisted in formal runs (run for score). * Participated in SOI audits (Stage of Involvement) 1 – 4, including consultations with FAA certification authorities, prepared various TSO (Technical Standing Order) certification documents and TSO Certification submital.* Performed regular integration with other applications, identified issues, raised issues via change request process and fixed defects. Show less
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Software Engineer
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Jan 2006 - Nov 2009
Developed the Maintenance Control Pages, Maintenance Data Pages and Synoptic Pages for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner displays. Maintenance pages are used by the maintenance personnel to maintain various aircraft systems and diagnose issues within the aircraft. The synoptic pages are used by pilot and first officer to display crucial aircraft information during flight. Developed Maintenance Control Pages that are used by maintenance personnel to control electrical power for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft during maintenance.* Developed Maintenance Data Pages that are used by maintenance personnel to view, download and diagnose data logged during flight.* Developed Synoptic Pages that are used by captain and first officer to ensure safety aircraft performance during flight.* Worked in conjunction with an offshore team to develop test cases, test procedures, perform dry runs and run for score (formal runs). * Regularly performed detailed software level testing, performed peer reviews on the Simulink models, C code, test procedures and test cases. Show less
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Asistant Engineer
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1997 - 2001
Electrical Testing of hardware components for the telecomunications industry EOMs. Electrical Testing of hardware components for the telecomunications industry EOMs.
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Education
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1997 - 2001
St. Cloud State University
Bachelors, Computer Science -
University of Laverne
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