Joseph W. Stern

+1 513 720 2246

www.linkedin.com/in/JosephWStern

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Wide range of experience, from experimental fluid mechanics instrumentation and test measurement system

management and human-machine interface research for the Air Force to developing a hard-real-time control

platform for surgical robotics and defining control logic for latest-generation commercial turbofan engines for

GE. Strong experience in business development, proposal writing, directly supporting customers, teaching

university students and professionals, and delivering client-oriented presentations and proposals.

Career objective is to lead in designing advanced software and hardware applications for highly complex physical

systems and defining next-generation aerospace and industrial control and automation technology, ultimately

engaging in multi-disciplinary collaboration and providing technical consulting for aerospace and other domains.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

GE Aviation, Product Integration Center

2014-Present

Lead Engineer, Control Systems

Designed and developed transient control logic for LEAP-1A and -1C engine programs; functional owner of ECS

bleed, ICI detection/accommodation, EOS/TCMA, and BAI control logic and Controls focal for multiple

development engine test campaigns.

• Announced real-time engine performance to test cell and Systems lead, preventing delay of FAA certification.

• Directed contractors in control implementation in order to meet DO-178B software certification deadlines.

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp, Systems Engineering Solutions

Kforce, Inc. (subcontracted)

2011-2014

2010-2011

Aerospace Software Development Engineer

Developed applications for Air Force customers; projects involved research and development of C2 for multiple

UAS and C4ISR for future capabilities, flight testing of predictive model-based C2 system, HMI, Matlab/Simulink

model validation and verification, GIS and SQL system design and development, Agile/SCRUM and configuration

management processes, and systems engineering responsibilities.

• Directed implementation of heterogeneous sensor data fusion system for automated collision avoidance of

unmanned aircraft in integrated airspace, providing guidance to junior engineer.

• Recruited by Business Development group for proposal writing and consulting as a subject matter expert,

helping company to be awarded prime contractor on a multi-million-dollar contract.

TechnoSoft, Inc.

2008-2009

Application Engineer

Developed aerospace vehicle modeling and analysis tools with proprietary software.

• Designed interactive tools to build parametric modeling and CFD technologies for NASA hypersonic inlet

model and trained eight NASA specialists on automated CFD-meshing strategy.

University of Cincinnati, Department of Aerospace Engineering

2006-2008

Teaching/Research Assistant

Instructed measurement and instrumentation-based solid and experimental fluid mechanics lab courses;

developed software to provide human control and haptic feedback of manipulator and presented at showcase,

teaching workshop, youth program, and business competition.

• Rewrote LabView instrumentation and measurement software for fluids and propulsion laboratory and

resolved an impeding issue, avoiding adversely impacting the course schedule for the students.

• Selected to develop hands-on robot control design project for senior/graduate class and administer exit test.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (CONTINUED)

Engineering and Scientific Innovations, Inc.

46th Test Wing, USAF

Center for Fire and Explosion Science and Technology

2006

2004-2005

2003-2004

Aerospace Engineer (freelance and co-op)

Performed experimental fluid mechanics research and instrumentation management for the Air Force.

• Developed high-speed and robust data acquisition software for multi-million-dollar Air Force-funded project.

• Created Excel-based applications—including 2D measurement analysis programs, air ejector simulator, and

FFT algorithm—in place of costly applications, allowing completion of projects despite budget constraints.

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics

University of Cincinnati

Research in surgical robotics; partnered with surgeon at UC’s Otolaryngology department.

Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering

University of Cincinnati

Five-time Dean’s List; graduate-level studies in modern control theory; began Arabic studies with 2nd year Arabic.

ADDITIONAL TRAINING

• Machine Learning, Stanford University (to complete May 2016, via Coursera)

• Analytics Learning Level 200, GE Aviation (to complete Apr 2016, West Chester, OH)

• Lean Six Sigma White Belt, Breakthrough Performance Group (Mar 2016, Blue Ash, OH)

• JETS – Jet Engine Teardown School, GE Aviation (Sep 2014, Evendale, OH)

• ANSYS SCADE R15 basic training course, GE Aviation (Jun 2014, Evendale, OH)

• CF34-8E General Familiarization course, GE Aviation (Apr 2014, Evendale, OH)

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

• Above & Beyond Bronze Award (GE Aviation):

o o Empower and Inspire Each Other: LEAP-1A Certification (Dec 2015)

• 1st Place: Cincinnati Creates Companies (UC graduate studies, Aug 2008)

• 3rd Place: AIAA Undergraduate Engine Design Competition Award (UC senior design capstone, Jun 2006)

o o Expertise: LEAP-1A Control Software Release (Oct 2014)

Expertise: LEAP First Flight (Oct 2014)

COMPUTING EXPERIENCE

IBM DOORS, Synergy, Change; NPSS, SCADE; MATLAB, Simulink, CATIA, ANSYS, LabView, Mathcad, Satellite

Toolkit; C, C++, C#, PERL, FORTRAN, Python, Visual Basic/VBA, LINQ, XAML, HTML, Pascal, Java/JavaScript; DIS,

KML, DDS, STANAG-4586/-4559, UDP, TCP/IP, GDAL, POSIX multithreading/message passing, QNX/RTOS, Palm

OS; MS/POSTGRES SQL, POSTGIS, Apache, Tomcat,

VoIP/PBX

OpenSceneGraph, OpenEAAGLES; Visual Studio (.Net/MFC), NetBeans, Git/Mercurial, Eclipse, gcc toolset chains.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Native in English. Proficient in Arabic (classical and colloquial, written and spoken).

External Focus: FAA Certification Engine Support (Sep 2014)

Deliver Results in an Uncertain World: Development Engine Controls Support (Nov 2015)

o o External Focus: LEAP Program Continuous Support (Dec 2014)

servers; OpenGL, MDI+, WPF, Qt,