Daniel E. Price, Jr.

1442 Caspian Way, Oxnard, CA 93035, (301) 247-5719,

Objective / Mid-level Engineering Management in the design and test of themed attractions.
Summary / Over 18 years of leadership experience in a fast paced and diverse, multidisciplinary team-oriented environment. Demonstrated strengths in strategic planning, organization, and communication. Eleven years of experience in government aerospace software and hardware acquisition. Proven success in Developmental Test, Systems Engineering, and Program Management of complex systems-of-systems with recognized expertise in:

System Integration (design & test)

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  • Risk Management

  • Human Machine Interface (design & test)
  • Schedule Management
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  • Hazard Analysis
  • Requirements Derivation

Accomplishments

System Integration, HMI Development and Test

/ Led teams in major re-design of F/A-18 human interfaces to reduce operator workload. Conducted developmental ground and flight testwith an emphasis on standardized, objective evaluation. Simulator development and acceptance testing at install (control station capabilities and stability testing).
Schedule Management / Took lead of rapidly growing and immature organization across multiple geographically separated sites. Created a Work Breakdown Structure, redefined processes to assign work to sites, and instituted reporting processes (including development of software tools). Morale improvement, able to execute ~$500K of new work, prevented expected budget cuts next fiscal year.
Risk Management / Systems Engineering Integration Team Lead. Contractor failed to meet requirements for a product that affected three aircraft platforms and six foreign customers. Initiated and led risk management team efforts (identification through monitoring) for the first of planned five-year deployment.
Hazard Analysis / Eleven years of hazard analysis on all test programs. Led safety assurance procedures for the first successful launch of the AARGM weapon from the EA-18G aircraft, including briefing for approval.

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Requirements Derivation / Coordinated Navy, Air Force, and Army teams in drafting Modernized GPS User Equipment Capabilities Design Document to identify commonalities in requirements, leverage existing hardware, and define a tailorable software controller. Reduced expected development to 4 years (50% reduction) with savings in excess of $67M.

Work History

Department Head, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 30

Responsible for development and test (lab, ground, flight) of Electronic Warfare subsystems and aircraft integration testing. Led 6 Project Leads spanning new development and sustainment programs with costs totaling over $200M. Responsible for reviews of test plans, test execution methodologies, and reports. Scheduling and staffing responsibilities.

NAWCWD 4.7/PMA-201 Systems Engineering Integration Team Lead

Overall lead of Systems Engineers across multiple mission planning product teams for all weapons on F/A-18 and AV-8B aircraft. Responsible for functional requirements derivation and fostering communications between multiple contract vendors. Led datalink and communication standardization efforts for Network Enabled Weapons (NEW). Navy team lead for Modernized GPS User Equipment roadmap development.
Hand-picked by executive leadership to lead efforts when contractor failed to deliver an acceptable software product. Instituted processes and reviews to improve oversight and communication, especially during requirements derivation. Created tool for schedule management. Achieved on-time release with no significant increase cost to the government.

NAVAIR PMA-234 IPT Lead

Led organization responsible for developing, validating, and providing jamming techniques, tactics, and procedures through laboratory and flight simulation and real-world testing for Army, Navy, and Marine Corps airborne Electronic Attack platforms. Scheduling, prioritization, coordination, budgeting, and reporting responsibilities for $12.5M and 100+ personnel. Risk analysis and assessment and conflict resolution responsibilities.
DT Project Officer, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 31Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23
Responsible for conducting risk and safety analysis and assessments. Test planning, text execution, data analysis, and reporting responsibilities. Briefed test results and recommendations to senior executives.
Education
/ MS in Aeronautical Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology
BS in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Purdue University
Graduate Certificate in Systems Engineering, AFIT
Graduate, United States Naval Test Pilot School
Affiliations & Certifications
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Sigma Gamma Tau Honor Society
Themed Entertainment Association
International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt trained, NAVAIR Airspeed with Moresteam
Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA)
  • Level III Certification, Test and Evaluation
  • Level II Certification, Engineering
  • Level I Certification, Program Management