VIRGILIO ANTONIO (TONY) VILLAGRÁN

US Citizen. Bilingual English/Spanish - Active Clearances within last 2 years - (H): 209-830-1084 - (C): 209-401-4188 

Email Address: villagran@comcast.net - Address: 3691 James W. Smith Loop, Tracy, CA 95377

LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=5694896

 

CAREER SUMMARY

 

·   A highly Accomplished NASA-Rocketdyne, Raytheon, Lockheed Award Winning Sr. Systems Engineer with a wide range of experience/increasing responsibility in Hardware/Software Design/Testing of Analog/Digital/RF/DSP/Anomaly Resolution/ Excellent Troubleshooting/Problem Solving Skills/Systems AI&T/Buses/Payloads/Spacecraft. Launch/On Orbit Verification

·   Active recently held Secret. Prior SSBI/SCI/TS/CI Poly. Womb to Tomb/Wide Range Experience on Flight/Ground Segments

·         A “Hands On” Top Performer. Received Honorable Mention Award by Customer for a “Workaround” that saved $200,000+

·   Accomplished AI&T Testing, using LabView/Requirements Verification Audit. Details helped gain Customer’s Confidence

 

 

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS

 

·         Successful Multi-Discipline/Multinational Team work/Trade Studies/Risk Analysis/Digital/Analog/RF/FPGA/DSP Hardware

·   Successfully Designed/Delivered RF/Electronic Rack that tested DSP Satellite & Saved $200,000+ by repurposing GFE Assets

·         Reduced Cost/Time/Risk by Solving an On Board Software Commanding/Sequencing error that inhibited Spacecraft testing

·          Launched/Commanded Satellite in Clear/Encrypted Modes & a Successful On Orbit Verification/Handover to the Customer

·         Trained/Coached Team to Successfully Test/Verify/Validate Satellite Power/Bus/Payload/Telemetry & Command Harnesses

·   NASA - Technology Utilization Award for the Innovation of a Design of an Air Blower Delay Timing Safety Feature Circuit

·          Published NH Research L4005-11 Load Test Report. Based on recommendations a new Electronic Load was designed/built

 

EXPERIENCE

 

AT&T /Amick Brown – San Ramon, California. USA. TEMPorary CONTRACT                      10/15 – Current AT&T U-VERSE. Environmental Chamber Tester Engineer. Communications Equipment (Modems & Enclosures)   Accomplished Design of Environmental Test Plan for OSP (Outside Plant Equipment) using ATIS Testing/Pretest schedule/test bed Monitored Chamber Functions & Test Cycles. Dismantled Test Bed. Formatted data into a Test Report & Produced Summary Report               Magellan Aerospace – Oxford Int. Winnipeg, MB, Canada. TEMPorary CONTRACT    02/15 – 07/15 AI&T (Assembly Integration & Test) Engineer – RCM (Radar Satellite Constellation Mission) Commercial/Science Program Accomplished Verification/Validation of System Level Requirements of Electrical Sys Components and Test Plans. Verified ICDs, Maintained Scheduled/Wrote Test Procedures, Interfaced with Suppliers/Customer/Insured On Time/Cost/Quality delivery to project   SE-I&T Engineering Consulting. Tracy, CA. Provided Engineers referrals to companies in the US    10/13 – 02/15   General dynamics Land Sys. Sterling Heights, Michigan. TEMPorary CONTRACT    04/13 – 08/13 Subsystem Design/Integration Engineer Specialist – Lead Designer/Regression Test Engr/Abrams Armored Vehicle Program   Accomplished LRU Data Retention Design on the 3 main Electronic Panels for the Abram Tanks/Performed Testing/Used DOORS   OHB System AG/EUropean Space Agency.  Bremen, Germany. TEMPORARY CONTRACT 02/12–05/12 Sr Lead Systems Engineer-EDRS-C (European Data Relay Satellite-C) Ka/Ku Bands Inter Sat Links-Laser Telescope Tech   Accomplished Satellite Electrical Systems Design/Used Visio/Drew Block Diagrams/connections between all Electronic Equipment Interfacing with the 2 payloads. Verified Link Budgets/ICDs. Solved Problems. Learned a New LASER Communication Technology   SE-I&T Engineering Consulting. Tracy, CA. Provided Engineers referrals to companies in the US    10/09–02/12

 

Alliant Tech Systems (ATK) - Space Systems. Beltsville, Maryland	004/09–07/09
Sr. Systems Engineer I&T (Integration and Test), Ground Systems for the Air Force M2S1 Satellite Program

 

Accomplished Continuity/Isolation/HiPot Testing/Qualified Auxiliary Electronics Box, Solar Array Drive, Umbilical/Harness STE Modified/Approved ICDs/Functional/Electrical Interface Drawings/Test Procedures/Plans/Schematics. Verified LabView Software

 

MIDCOM for RAYTHEON, Space & Airborne Sys. El Segundo, CA. TEMPORARY CONTRACT	11/07-07/08
Multi-Discipline Sr. Sys Engineer -Advanced Manuf-P1196/Visible I/R Imager Rad. Suite NPOES Sat/GSTE

 

·     Honorable Mention Award in Recognition of Ongoing Commitment to Outstanding Performance. P1196 - Digital Slice Dev. Team

·     Received Customer Commendation for convincing groups on a workaround of a wire chaffing issue that saved time & $200,000 +

Inspected/Approved Manufacturing of Engineering Flight Models & Rework for Current/Future Flights. Effectively Reduced Risk

Peak performer on a 10K Clean Room Vibe Test. Reviewed/Approved Elect/Mech Drawings/Planning-P1196/VIIRS Cryo-Radiator

 

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SPACE TECHNOLOGY, Redondo Beach, CA.	10/06-02/07
Senior Electrical Systems Design Integration Staff Engineer, ESDI

Designed/Developed Visio Satellite Input/Output/I/F Circuit Level Drawings. Successfully Verified AEHF RF Power Wire Paths

 

GENERAL DYNAMICS – ADVANCED INFO SYSTEMS. Mountain View, CA (Now: Santa Clara, CA) Senior Lead Systems Engineer, Jaguar Program, Ground Systems (GSTE) – DSP Based Satellite System

11/04-04/06

 

Designed/Tested/Delivered a GSTE RF Power/GPS Rack/Tested a DSP Satellite/Saved $200,000+ repurposing/reusing GFE Assets

·          Wrote LabView Programs/Tested DSP Payload/used RF/GPS/Fiber Op Equip/Gens/Analyzers/Synthesizers/OScopes/Meters/Modems

 

 

 

VIRGILIO ANTONIO (TONY) VILLAGRÁN – Home Phone: (209) 830-1084

 

TWO ROADS for RAYTHEON. SPACE & AIRBORENE SYS. El Segundo, CA. Temporary Contract          05/03-09/04

      Systems Engineer (Design/I&T/Requirements Verification Pluto/APL-5/Future Imagery Architecture Programs

Top Performer in a 1K Clean Room on EO/IR Flight Hardware (High Performance, Gold-Coated Mirrors/Auto Alignment Detector Modules). Used LASER Equip/Cryogenic System/Lab View to Test/Store/Retrieve Results. Designed flight H/W. Worked Proposals

 

LOCKHEED MARTIN CO. INFO SYS/GLOBAL SOLUTIONS-MANAGEMENT DATA SYSTEMS.          08/02-02/03

               Responsible Equipment Engineer (I&T), NASA-SIRTF (Space Infra-Red Telescope Facility Satellite Program)

       Conducted Control Room to Delta Booster Pathfinder Power Testing at Cape Cañaveral Air Station, Florida. Published Test Report

       Troubleshot/Solved Anomalies of the following Ground Test Equipment: Solar Array Simulator, Umbilical/Battery Service Consoles

 

LOCKHEED MARTIN MISSILES & SPACE OPS (LMMSO), Sunnyvale, CA. Temp Contract. GSTE          08/93-07/02

Systems Integration/Verification/Validation Engineer-Ground Segment-SBIRS/U2 Spacecraft Program

·   Prestige Award Winner for Significantly Exceeding Expectations, Demonstrating Superior Performance, Attitude and Commitment

Performance driven, Designed/Packaged/Procured, Transit Case RF Communication Hardware for Comm Segment Repackage (COSR) to provide day/night/all weather/near real-time processing, data acquisition/dissemination Derived from U-2 Aircraft Feet

·          Successfully Designed/Packaged on time/budget Transit Case RF Comm Hardware for 2 AF Ground Tracking Stations, in CA/MD

Accomplished SBIRS System Integration/Verification/Validation/Regression Tests/Solved Anomalies/Calculated RF Link Budgets

·          Top Performer: SBIRS/Verification/Validation Tests on Power RF/GPS/Fiber Optic Equipment/Ground Stations/2 Comm Antennas

·          V/V/Delivered RF Equip/2 SBIRS Antennas for SBIRS Satellite Fleet Comm. Generated UHF/using a Klystron/Generator/DOORS

 

Lockheed Martin MISSILES AND SPACE OPS (LMMSO), East Windsor, NJ/Sunnyvale, CA. GSTE	ß
Systems Engineer, Command & Control (C&C) NASA–NOAA–TIROS Weather Satellite & FBM/PLV/Programs Design/Bus/Test Engineer, Commercial Comm. S-7K Intelsat 8/NASA-EOS/GPS 2R/A2100 (GE1-4)/DMSP Satellites

Awarded NASA-NOAA POES Certificate of Appreciation for Special contribution to NOAA “K” Satellite 1998 Mission Success

Awarded NASA Goddard Space Flight Control Group Achievement Award-Outstanding Teamwork on NOAA “K” Satellite Launch

·          Troubleshot/Solved Successfully 30 DRS/Accomplished NASA Mile Stone Award/Performed Work as a Test Director/Conductor

·          Accomplished Launch & Successfully Commanded Satellite in Clear/Encrypted Modes/Verified Telemetry, Tracking/Command Resolved On Orbit Anomalies/Successfully handed over Ops to Customer. Presented TRR Ran End-to-End Testing. Used DOORS

·          Effectively Led Spacecraft Electrical Design, Manufacturing, I&T Environmental Tests for various NOAA (K, L and M) Satellites

·         Mated Bus/Payload/Ran Environmental Tests: EMC/EMI/Acoustics/Thermal/Vacuum/Cycle/Shock/Vibe/Reviewed/Analyzed Data

 

·         Resolved Hardware/Software Anomalies/Reviewed Data/Provided Solutions, approved by the Customer (NASA) & Review Board

Successfully Designed Navy’s FBM Submarine Fleet/Low-Cost Test Missile Kit Interconnect Harnesses for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd Stages

 

·          Accomplished Mission Level Coordination, Data Planning, Req. Def/Review, Interface Control Docs, Trade/Risk Studies, (PLV) Payload Launch Vehicle Integration/Successful Flight 4 Intercept. Effectively Designed/Released Flight Tests 5/6 Drawing Trees

·               Accomplished/Led AEI&T INTELSAT VIII/VIII-A Bus. Mated Payload onto Bus. Performed AEI&T Spacecraft Level Testing,

Calculated RF Link Budgets and Power Losses. Accomplished ESD, Mate/De-Mate work/log/Used RF Loads to simulate Payload

Successfully Tested A2100 Bus/Payload, Echo Star/White Tail Bus, Battery Voltage, Reaction Wheels, Power Ctrl Unit & Arcjets

 

Designed/built connectors/harnesses for NASA-EOS GSTE/Used NASA Standards: soldering/pull Tests/Verified Test Software

Tested GSTE Units as per drawing and Provided Recommendations. Tested GPS-IIR Bus and Supervised GPS Solar Array Tests

·          Achievements: Designed/Packaged/Procured following Satellite Test Equipment for GE1-GE4 Satellites:  1) Resistive Load 2) a 12 KW Dynamic Load for Solar Array/Battery Tests 3) AC Distribution Sys. 4) STE Fuse Box. Wrote Procedures/Drafted Blueprints

·          Recommended/Procured NH Research Electronic Load, Successfully Tested in previous job with Pratt & Whitney with All of the Suggested Enhancements, to be used for fully Automated Testing & simulate Dynamic Subsystems like the Solar Array Subsystem

 

Aerojet Rocketdyne Div. Hardware Design Engineer. NASA Int. Space Station-Power Management Dist. Sys 5/89-07/92

Published NH Research L4005-11 Load Test Report. Designed 4 ½ Kw Resistive Loads/Tested ORUs. Used a 30 KW Power Supply

Accomplished Mixed signal VLSI CMOS Transistor Level Design/Using Visio for Board Design/Layout/Used Spice Simulation

 

NASA JPL, Software Design Engineer. Magellan Spacecraft. Photograph 94% of Planet Venus Surface Area. 9/87-03/88  

Teledyne Sys, Software Engr. Coded using PDL (Prog Development Language) for the USAF ARC Program  9/86-03/87

 

EDUCATION

 

·          B. S. - Electrical Engineering - California State University Northridge, 1988. Gained work experience since freshman year A.A. Degree - Engineering/General Education. LA Pierce College, Woodland Hills, CA. VALEDICTORIAN SPEAKER, 1981

 

COMPUTER HARDWARE/SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE

 

·               Professional Development: Earned Value Management, LabView I/II/Instrumentation, Price H Estimating/Control, CMMI/DOORS

·          Programmed/Ran LabView Tests/FORTRAN/C/Used Sun Solaris UNIX, VXI-Data Acquisition Sys, Assembly Language/Pascal/ Klystrons Spectrum Analyzers/Converters/Translators/Attenuators/TWTAs/BERTs/GPS/Ethernet Switch Units/Modems/Power Supply Design/Test

·          Proficient using Microsoft Office Tools, Spreadsheets (Excel), Word and Power Point on Windows/Macintosh Op Systems. Used SPICE

·          Coded in PDL/Used Oracle/Dbase II/III. Used Atlas/Itos software and HP Basic Programming/GPIB IEEE 488 Bus/Satellite A2100 Bus