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Ross Paul Castelli
21825 WhirlawayAve ~Parker,CO ~ 80138
Cell:(319) 899-1829
Email: Ross.Castelli@gmail.com
RecentProfessional Employment
Rockwell Collins December6, 2004 – November18,2016
SeniorSystemsEngineer
400 CollinsRoadNE~ Cedar Rapids,IA 52498 ~ USA
(319) 295-1000
EngineeringExperience
Integration
Lead integratorforbusinessandregional aircraft
Create and assemble domainsoftware intocustomersoftware package deliverables
Install customerdeliverablesandtestbuildstoprogramintegrationrigs
Create and maintainregulatorydocumentation forD0-178B/C andARP-4754A compliantprograms
Analyze ARINC429, NDOs,faultlogsanddomaindebug outputstodetermine rootcausesof problems
Design,debuganddelivercustomermini-rigsbasedoff of specificprograms
Project EngineeringandManagement
Initial planninganddevelopmentof new orfuture aircraftfeatures
Developmentof newaircraft featuresfromoperational concepttoinitial design
Manage change requeststhroughdomainspecificandcrossprogram change control boards
Coordinationof domainandprogramsystemsfornew development
Establishandmanage configurationcontrol structures
Assistinthe improvementof processesandtoolsforengineeringdevelopment
Assistinadherence tocompanylife cycle value streampractices
Provide estimatesforrequirementsandfeature developmentfordivisionannual operatingplans
Developandmaintainmetricvolatilitycollectiontoassessrequirementandtraceabilitychanges
Presentprogressof newandongoingavionicfeature projectstoupperlevelmanagement
Liaisonforthirdparty supplierstoaddressquestionsandperforminvestigationtesting
Defendprocesses,requirementsandoutputsinqualityauditsconductedinternallyandbyregulatory
agenciesincludingthe FAA,EASA andTCCA
Coordination of newfeature developmentandhumanfactorsto address 14 CFR 25.1302 standards
RequirementsandDocument Development
Developandmaintainprogram,system, subsystemanddomainlevelsof requirements
Auditandensure requirementsare designed toDO-178B/C,DO-254 and ARP-4754A standards
Establishandmaintainhighlevelsystemstolow level software andhardware requirements
traceability
Developanddesignsystemssafetyrequirementswhichadhereto ARP4761
Developandmaintainfunctional hazardassessmentsandpreliminarysystemsafetyassessments
Create and maintaindesigndescriptionanddecisiondocumentsfor ARINC615A data loadingonlocal
and thirdparty systems
Developtrainingforsystemsengineeringonrequirementsdevelopment(structure,content,
standards,wording,andtesting)
Lead mass migrationof requirementsbetweendatabasesandtools
Developandpresentfuture requirementsdevelopmentutilizingJama
Decompositionof customerrequirementstointernal requirementsanddocuments
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Create and maintainwidgetcatalogsfor3rd
partyuse
Train non-requirementdevelopersbestpracticesforrequirementscreationandmodification
Testing,Verificationand ValidationWork
Create and maintaininstructiondocumentationonperformingsystemstesting
Create and maintainrequirementsbasedverificationtestsforhighlevelrequirements,low level
systems,lowlevel software andsystemsintegration
Exercise systemsusingad-hoctesting
PerformtestingongapsbetweenDO-178B/CandARP4754A requirements
Software and Model Development
Developandmodifydisplayformatsforbusinessaircraftavionics
Create widgetsforuse insystemdisplayformatsadheringtoARINC661 (2-5) standards
Simulate widgetanddisplayformatsandfunctionality
Use of model-baseddevelopmentandmodel-basedengineering
Tools Utilized:ALM▪ BeyondCompare ▪Confluence ▪ DassaultSystems Reqtify▪DataTrac ▪ DOORS
v5,v7,v9 and basicDXL ▪ Enterprise Architect ▪Ethereal ▪ Jama ▪ Jira ▪ LDRA Testbed ▪ MATLAB/Simulink▪
MicrosoftExcel, One Note, PowerPoint,Project, VBA ScriptingandMacro Basics,Visio,VisualStudio and
Word ▪ Python▪ Rational ClearQuest▪Subversion(Tortoise SVN) ▪Ultra Edit▪ VapsXT▪ Wireshark
Education
Bachelorof Science:ComputerEngineering December2003
SouthDakota School of Minesand Technology ~College of Engineering
501 East St.JosephStreet ~ RapidCity,SD 57701 ~ (800) 544-8162
Personal
VolunteerJudge forFuture CityandFIRSTLego League Competitions
VolunteeratChurch inHandbell Choir, FundingAppeals,Ushering,GreetingandKitchen
VolunteeratAnimal Welfare Foundation
CompletedBasicAviationGroundSchool
CompletedToFlyProgramtoGainBasic AircraftFlightExperience andInstrumentUsage
3 PalmEagle Scout
Complete WorkHistory
Subway
Sandwich Artist
05/95-10/95
City of Newcastle
General
Maintenance
05/96-08-96
US Forest Service
Field Service/
Weed Technician
05/97-10/97
US Forest Service
Field Service/
Weed Tech
05/98-08/98
US Forest Service
Wildland
Firefighter
05/99-10/99
US Forest Service
Wildland
Firefighter
05/00-10/00
US Forest Service
Wildland
Firefighter
05/01-08/01
Caterpillar Inc.
Engineering COOP
09/01-12/01
Outback
Server
01/02–05/02
US Forest Service
Wildland
Firefighter
05/02-10/02
US Forest Service
Wildland
Firefighter
05/03-10/03
Rapid City
Chamber of
Commerce
Staff Assistant
05/04–11/04
Rockwell Collins
Sr. Systems
Engineer
12/04 – 11/16
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