Blair Tarr

Experience

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  Honeywell

  May 1998 - Aug 2009

  Customer focal/technical interface to helicopter OEM engineering for Automatic Flight Control System (AFCS)- Facilitated collaboration between product groups and customer’s engineering departments- Developed autopilot control laws & monitors using HAM/Matlab/Simulink to DO178B Level A- Performed bench troubleshooting, system/software test (autopilot / flight director / Sensors/Actuators/Flight Management System/Displays/Monitor Warning/Radios/Air Data)- Responsible engineer: autopilot system CCB/Safety of Flight/problem reports/interconnect drawings/SW delivery document(SDD) / field loading instructions- Represented applications/system engineering for PDR/CDR Show less Responsible for on-site and remote avionics support for all Bombardier business aircraft- Designated global support engineer - multiple platforms & products: displays / flight controls / FMS / nav & com radios / sensors- air data / mechanical,light ring & laser gyros, flux valves, accelerometers / flight controls - servos & actuators- Performed Flight Test on-wing for flight director and autopilot- Provided & co-ordinated timely responses to aircraft OEM & operators (troubleshooting/technical support/procuring equipment & spares- Presented maintenance cost working group chaired by OEM)- Awarded for Honeywell Excellence at the recommendation of Bombardier Show less

  • Program Manager (Customer Support)

    May 2007 - Aug 2009

  • Program Manager (Product Development)

    Mar 2005 - Apr 2007

  • Project / Flight Test Engineer

    Feb 2002 - Feb 2005

  • Systems Applications / Software Engineer

    Jun 2000 - Jan 2002

  • Customer Support Engineer

    May 1998 - May 2000
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  Bruce Power

  Sept 2011 - Sept 2012

  Senior Technical Engineering / Officer

  Project Engineer: Supplier management for Generation Risk Assessment (GRA) software development- Prepared SOW, negotiated cost, and managed SW vendor for engineering and operations; budget of $4M CAD- Presented GRA project launch package to plant health committee (control room / operations / maintenance)- Estimated savings realized – $1M CAD/day for every avoided forced outage (minimum 3-days offline)- Identified/coordinated resolution of plant safety related reliability & maintenance issues Show less

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  Aversan Inc.

  Jan 2014 - Nov 2021

  Sr. Project Engineer

  Directed engineering teams through hardware development cycle / qualification testing (DO-160) / production hand-off to 3rd party manufacturers / ECR-ECO approver- Created and managed development schedules (MS Project)- Successfully completed certification reviews - only team to achieve OEM acceptance w/ no follow-on actions- Organized procurement and logistics & co-ordinate engineering/manufacturing interface (NPI)

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  PMT&T

  Mar 2017 - Sept 2017

  Sr. Project Manager

  Independent consultant: organizational change services to improve Safety Culture in railway operations- Created action plans / implementation strategies / processes change manager for external audit & review- Stakeholder management up to executive, group facilitation, action progressing and tracking- Inspired management and unionized workforce to embrace change to realize business value targets- Communication conduit between Bombardier train operations & Go Transit executive

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  Akka Technologies

  Nov 2021 - May 2022

  Solutions Engineering Manager

  Led system and software management teams designing/developing/implementing rail signals & controls- Proved process governance and guidance to cross-functional teams- Optimized technical work against cost / schedule / risks design through validation & stakeholder acceptance- Managed development using V model (w/iteration/development loops) / Kanban driven - Responsible for ~$5M USD budget spend and tracking/control using EVM / ETCs - Engineering CCB Chair : evaluator and approver for SW changes / deviations / documentation / waivers- Planned and coordinated all system engineering and software activities within the constraints of architecture & policy Show less

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  Actalent

  Nov 2023 - now

  Senior Project Engineer

  Interim Work Package Leader for day-to-day governance of multi-disciplinary project team- Organized cross-discipline teams and resources to execute technical work scope / Managed intra-project issues- Chaired technical team meetings: managing program risks/ task prioritization /escalations / resolution- Co-ordinated engineering teams to produce Design Description Document for preliminary design review- Supported preparation of detailed schedule and budget with program management / PP&C Show less