Thomas Hughes Rust 6827 Mill Road Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey

08234 Home Phone: (609) 646-7353 Cell Phone: (609) 226-8788 E-mail:
tr928210@westpost.net Detail-oriented and solutions-focused professional
equipped with over 20 years of progressive quality assurance
leadership success, contributing to major global corporations
(Raytheon, Boeing, Lockheed Martin). Hands- on team player skilled at
collecting, organizing, synthesizing, and analyzing data; summarizing
findings; developing conclusions; and providing recommendations for
data sources at all levels. Extensive experience is complemented by
broad-based technical acumen as well as several certifications. Adept
at communicating and accurately interpreting messages. A Certified Six
Sigma trainer. Holds an active Secret Clearance. Experience: Raytheon
Company 10/16/06 to 4/30/2010 Falls Church, Virginia Senior Systems
Engineer / Hardware, Software, Mechanical, Test * Integrate and test
UAV, Ground Sensors, Radar and GPS data and disseminate the collected
data for commanders in theater to protect the ground troops from
threats * Quality Assurance CM/DM Manager * Work with the System
Engineers and Architects to define and document System Engineer
Documents (SADD,SSDD...) * Interact and Report QA/CM/DM activities
and status to Senior Management and Customer (Army) * Hardware and
Software Test * Write and Execute Test Procedures * Mandatory
Member for C2IS Program Gate Reviews * Generate and Sell Program
Assets via DD250's to Army Customer. * Coordinate All aspects of
Product (HW/SW/Mechanical) Deliveries to Theater *
Manage/Schedule/Lead FRACAS, CCB, Risks Boards * Manage all AS9100,
ISO Audits, CMMI (3-5) Level Reviews * Staff Meetings (Senior Level
Management and Inter Departmental) * Manage and Insure Mission
Success Across Division * QA Team Leader for C2IS Division * Risk
Management Coordinator * Conduct Hardware and Software Test
Verification and or Witness Boeing 7/19/05 - 6/8/06 Senior Software
Quality Engineer Philadelphia, PA * Consultant in Software Quality
Assurance (SQA) as Lead SQA for MV- 22 Program. Peer Reviewing MV-22
Test Procedures and other applicable documents. * Responsible to
Implement, Monitor, Audit DO-178B Life Cycle Requirements * SQA Lead
with day-to-day issues and program related concerns. * SQA Member for
SRCR/WPCR and Kill Board Meetings * Supported the CMMI Level 5
efforts * Create/Write Test Procedures * Support audit activities
to ensure compliance to with ISO9001 / AS9100 Standard, and other
contractual, regulatory, and enterprise requirements * Support CAAS
and VMS Test witnessing including Software CM Verifications. DO-178B
Certified * Develop audit plans and schedules; Analyze, track and
verify corrective action, and provide feedback * Conduct quality
management system compliance reviews of internal processes, and
analysis of related documentation * Report compliance status
information to Management. Ensure effective record keeping of audit
activities, corrective action, and verification * Perform Code
Inspections against current software builds/releases * Inspect and
control Lab Configuration in support of Test activities and control
hardware/software baseline configuration baseline during test. *
Provide education and coaching on the Quality Management System. *
Develop PowerPoint presentations to support effective communication
of Quality Management System Health Lockheed Martin Transportation &
Security Solutions 7/84- 3/05 William J. Hughes FAA Technical Center
Quality Assurance Senior Systems Hardware/Software/Mechanical
Engineer * Responsibilities included system engineering, system
integration, test, lab system administration, analysis & problem
determination/closure of any issues on the systems to insure all test
goals are met, satisfying the stated mission & objectives. Programs
included GPS, DSR, STARS, HOCSR, ECG, ATOP, ERAM, URET, Korea and
Argentina. * Responsible to deliver an integrated System to the FAA
per the requested schedule, & ensure the quality of the system has
not regressed per documented processes & procedures while satisfying
all FAA & LMTSS requirements and standards * Identified how the
Laboratory customer requirements or request will affect existing
WJHTC conditions and labs. * Key member of the CCB/Peer Review
boards to review engineering documents for system informational flow
diagrams, cabling diagrams, Rack elevations, Reference Designation
drawings and Maintenance procedures and documents. * Knowledge of
Flight patterns, Flight Strip Data, Flight and aircraft
identification. * Knowledge of how the FAA systems interface and
interact with each other. * Knowledge of the ARTCC's role and how
hand off of flights occur and are managed. * Knowledge of all the
systems and individual components that comprise the FAATC and
ARTCC's. * Traveled to various FAA ARTCC sites to support both
system HW/SW installation and I&C activities along with site
operations support at the sites * Able to take new functionality
from all SIGs/CRs and incorporating these new requirements into the
test and lab processes/procedures * Lead test lab runs (lab bring
up, debug & analysis) * Knowledge of scenario/adaptation generation
and SW life cycle, NAS, and PTR/PR problem resolution. * Specific
skills/experiences: System Engineering of System Integration and
debug of large systems provided lab management support, Software
installs and System analysis to provided Data Reduction & Analysis
for the test/lab activities * Represented department/company in
various critical thread reviews, program management and working level
reviews including heavy customer interaction * Implement various
schedules for the programs' committed dates and ensuring the
timelines and milestones are met * Perform Earned Value Methodology
and produced metrics to communicate both EV and Schedule activities
United States Army Reserve 1980 - 1996 Senior Mechanical Engineer *
Senior Mechanical Maintenance Engineer (SGT/E5) * Maintained all
equipment and documentation related to all areas of maintenance in
accordance with United States Army Regulations * Certified 63H Track
Vehicle Mechanic * Certified 63J Quartermaster Light Equipment
Mechanic * Nuclear/Biological/Chemical (NBC) Engineer * Maintenance
training NCO for the 310th TAACOM, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. *
Responsible to oversee, assist, train, and evaluate the 310th TAACOM
and all subordinate units in all areas related to maintenance. *
Motor Sergeant for the 339th Chemical Company, Baltimore, Maryland.
* Certified in Automated Prescribed Load List (PLL) * Received the
ARMY Achievement Medal, Certificate of Recognition, Memorandum of
Appreciation, Letter of Appreciation Education: * Mechanical
Engineer, Motor Sergeant - US Army, 63J/63H, PLDC, Squad Leader
Training * Degree Mechanical Engineering US Army School of Engineers
* Petroleum/Oil/Lubricants (POL) Certified * Configuration
Management, Inventory Management, Program Management, Quality
Assurance Engineering, Schedules * Currently Enrolled University of
Phoenix Associate of Arts Computer Technologies/Networking Personal:
* Currently have an active Secret Clearance * Held FAA DOT
Clearance * Held DOD Top Secret Clearance (1984) * Excellent
Communication Skills, Computer Skills, Trainer * Egg Harbor Township
Volunteer Fire And Rescue References: Available upon request