Skills & Expertise
Skills in
practice.
Every skill below is tied to specific accomplishments from Pete's approved career history — nothing is listed without supporting work behind it. The bigger the orb, the more approved history stands behind the claim. Select any skill to read it.
Systems & Digital Engineering
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Systems Engineering
Applied systems-engineering methods across requirements, architecture, sustainment, modernization, and cross-functional technical execution.
- Collaborates with SMEs and Product Owners to define, decompose, allocate, and validate system requirements using systems architecture and DOORS. Northrop Grumman
- Exercised Level II engineering authority to evaluate, author, and approve depot-driven avionics requirement changes across multiple airframes. Department of Defense / U.S. Air Force
- Supported customer product reviews including PDR, CDR, PMR, and SRR. Department of Defense / U.S. Air Force
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SysML Modeling
Built SysML models to represent requirements, system structure, interfaces, and behavior.
- Built a Cameo MBSE model using logical and physical architecture, imported requirements, profiles, value types, tables, and BDD, IBD, and Activity diagrams. L3Harris
- Developed an extensive SysML model incorporating packages, requirements, and diagrams representing system design, interface, and structure. Department of Defense / U.S. Air Force
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Cameo
Used Cameo to build and organize model-based system architecture content.
- Built a Cameo MBSE model using logical and physical architecture, requirements, profiles, value types, tables, and multiple diagram types. L3Harris
- Used Cameo and MBSE experience to develop an extensive SysML model for a public navigation avionics system. Department of Defense / U.S. Air Force
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MBSE
Applied model-based systems engineering to connect requirements, architecture, structure, and system behavior.
- Built a Cameo MBSE model using logical and physical architecture, imported system requirements, profiles, tables, BDDs, IBDs, and activity diagrams. L3Harris
- Developed a SysML model incorporating packages, requirements, interfaces, and structural diagrams. Department of Defense / U.S. Air Force
- Synchronizes requirements decomposition and bidirectional traceability with MBSE architectural models. Northrop Grumman
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Requirements Management
Defined, decomposed, traced, validated, and maintained system and supportability requirements.
- Helps define, decompose, allocate, and validate system requirements with SMEs and Product Owners. Northrop Grumman
- Manages decomposition, derivation, and bidirectional traceability in IBM DOORS. Northrop Grumman
- Defined logistics provisioning data and requirements for part-level supportability and materials management. L3Harris
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DOORS
Used IBM DOORS to manage decomposition, derivation, traceability, and architectural alignment.
- Collaborates on defining, decomposing, allocating, and validating system requirements using systems architecture with DOORS. Northrop Grumman
- Maintains parent-child linkages and bidirectional traceability in IBM DOORS to synchronize requirements with MBSE models. Northrop Grumman
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Life Cycle Management
Supported systems and support strategies from early development through sustainment and end-of-life.
- Worked with program management and design engineering teams to integrate sustainment and maintainability from design through end-of-life. L3Harris
- Owned sustainment-to-end-of-life for navigation avionics across multiple airframes. Department of Defense / U.S. Air Force
Program & Contract Execution
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Control Account Management
Managed cost, schedule, forecasts, variances, and deliverables on a multimillion-dollar sustainment effort.
- Managed cost, schedule, requirements, forecasts, variances, and deliverables as CAM on a $9.1M sustainment effort. L3Harris
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EVMS
Applied earned-value concepts to forecast cost, track variance, and maintain delivery performance.
- Forecasted ETC and EAC, tracked variances, and managed cost, schedule, requirements, and deliverables as CAM on a $9.1M sustainment effort. L3Harris
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Contracting
Led and supported technical contracting activities, oversight, documentation, funding, and compliance.
- Served as COR on a $36M IDIQ engineering-services contract, providing contractor oversight, tracking performance metrics, authorizing funding, and ensuring compliance. Department of Defense / U.S. Air Force
- Created and delivered SOWs, PWSs, and Market Research Reports. Department of Defense / U.S. Air Force
- Served as lead POC for development of a five-year, $50M engineering-services contract. Department of Defense / U.S. Air Force
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Project Management
Managed technical projects, schedules, stakeholders, deliverables, risks, and cross-functional execution.
- Led more than 30 engineers and oversaw nine redesign efforts valued at $19.2M. Department of Defense / U.S. Air Force
- Served as government POC and lead engineer on a $4.6M navigation modernization project, coordinating contractors, program office, and depot. Department of Defense / U.S. Air Force
- Managed cost, schedule, requirements, variances, and deliverables as CAM on a $9.1M sustainment effort. L3Harris
Sustainment & Logistics
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Sustainment
Led and supported sustainment decisions, readiness recovery, repair improvement, and long-term support strategies.
- Owned sustainment-to-end-of-life for navigation avionics across multiple airframes. Department of Defense / U.S. Air Force
- Coordinated depot and supply-chain stakeholders, reducing missing parts by 52% and increasing testing and repair rates by 70%. Department of Defense / U.S. Air Force
- Integrated sustainment and maintainability from design through end-of-life. L3Harris
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Integrated Logistics Support
Coordinated integrated product-support activities to improve system supportability, readiness, and lifecycle outcomes.
- Served as ILS Manager, coordinating all 12 IPS elements to support availability, readiness, and lifecycle cost objectives. L3Harris
- Developed and owned CDEs and CDRLs including LORA, Product Support Plans, Product Support Analysis, and Depot Maintenance Studies. L3Harris
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Provisioning
Developed provisioning and spares information to support material planning, supportability, and readiness.
- Defined logistics provisioning data for a major Navy program, establishing part-level supportability and material-management requirements. L3Harris
- Coordinated procurement, reliability, and systems teams to produce a spares CDRL using availability, cost, reliability, repair-cycle, turnaround-time, and lead-time inputs. L3Harris
Tools, Data & Collaboration
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MS Office
Produced technical documents, contract packages, leadership briefings, and structured engineering information.
- Created and delivered SOWs, PWSs, and Market Research Reports. Department of Defense / U.S. Air Force
- Directed, reviewed, and approved monthly and quarterly engineering project briefs to senior leadership. Department of Defense / U.S. Air Force
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MS Excel
Built spreadsheet-based tracking and analysis tools to improve sustainment visibility and engineering efficiency.
- Designed a centralized Excel parts tracker that unified sustainment data and improved engineering efficiency by 45%. Department of Defense / U.S. Air Force
- Used policy-compliant AI to support Excel macro design and analysis. L3Harris
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Data Analytics
Used data analysis and forecasting to guide sustainment, readiness, manpower, and support-strategy decisions.
- Leveraged data analytics and manpower forecasting to establish support strategies and align stakeholders for fleet readiness. Department of Defense / U.S. Air Force
- Optimized spares quantities using availability, cost, reliability, repair-cycle, turnaround-time, and lead-time inputs. L3Harris
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Jira
Used Jira Kanban workflows to manage task visibility, story progression, and team execution.
- Operates in an Agile environment, participates in daily stand-ups, and oversees the Jira Kanban board to manage workflow, story progression, team-task visibility, and completion coordination. Northrop Grumman
AI & Process Improvement
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AI
Used policy-compliant AI to improve analysis quality, consistency, speed, and repeatability.
- Used policy-compliant AI to decompose requirements, analyze documentation, and improve Excel macro and script development. L3Harris
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Process Improvement
Created new trackers, training standards, and repeatable processes that improved execution and organizational consistency.
- Developed a sustainment tracker that cut issue-to-action time by 35% across 54 avionics systems and became the squadron tracking requirement. Department of Defense / U.S. Air Force
- Defined training requirements for an engineering-flight SOP adopted by all five squadrons. Department of Defense / U.S. Air Force
- Designed a centralized Excel parts tracker that unified sustainment data and improved engineering efficiency by 45%. Department of Defense / U.S. Air Force
Web Development
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Webpage Development
Built a Flask portfolio website with interactive resume features, structured content, and an AI assistant experience.
- Built this portfolio with Flask, Jinja templates, responsive HTML/CSS, JavaScript interactivity, and structured JSON content. Portfolio Project
- Connected an AI assistant experience to approved portfolio information so visitors can ask about background, skills, and projects. Portfolio Project