Donna Benna

Donna Benna

System's Engineer

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  • About me

    Technical Account Manager at Earthling Security

  • Education

    • University of Maryland University College

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      Master’s Degree Engineering/Industrial Management

      Engineering Management, Systems Engineering focus

    • Towson University

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      Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc Physics 3.5

      Activities and Societies: PhiSigmaSigma with Math minor

  • Experience

    • EG&G Technical Services (now part of URS Corporation)

      Jul 1990 - Mar 1994
      System's Engineer

      NAVSEA SEAWOLF Ship Control System Systems Engineer• Reviewed new and/or updated Interface Design Specifications and Interface Control Diagrams for impact to the DDS and SCS• Participated in DOD-STD-2167 documentation review, comment, tracking issues to closure.• Participated in the definition and control of system interfaces and human factors aspects and operator interfaces of the control system software• Participated in the development of Operational and Informational displays for the SCS and DDS for SEAWOLF• Developed SEAWOLF DDS Interface Design Specifications and was main point of contact for NAVSEA in developing these interfaces• Performed analysis of software requirements Traceability from the System Segment Specification and Shipbuilding Specifications to the Software Detailed Design Documents.• Performed analysis of software documentation prepared by contractors for NAVSEA approval.• Reviewed requirements and preparation for formal design reviews required by MIL-STD-1521• Configuration Management (CI)o Assisted in the formal preparation of responses and maintained data tracking system to ensure that comments were correctly incorporated, issues were reported, and status of document review was maintainedo Performed CM through the review of Problem Trouble Reports, and Changes to Internal Documentation produced to alter approved baseline requirementso Verified that all changes were implemented correctly. Responsible for maintaining a confidential library of SCS and DDS CM documentation• Test and Evaluationo Participated in developing and conducting Factory Acceptance Test procedures and shipboard testingo Incorporated SCS and DDS requirements into implementation plans, test plans, descriptions and procedureso Participated in the preparation and conduct of software and hardware formal testing of the DDSo Documented results from formal tests, analyses of these results and descriptions of any deviations Show less

    • TRW Family of Companies

      Jan 1995 - Jan 2000
      System Engineer

      Sr. Systems Engineer, Team leader. Requirements specialist, EOS EDOS Ground satellite systems.• Earned TRW Special Achievement Award in recognition of outstanding performance in the preparation and presentation of the EDOS Version 2 Detailed Design and Detailed Requirements Walkthrough, resulting in high praise from the customer and making a significant contribution to the EDOS program• Detailed Requirements Engineering Leader and Sr. Systems Engineer for EDOS, a NASA Data Observing Satellite ground station • Successfully performed planning, scheduling and budgeting tasks for the Systems Engineering Detailed Requirements team, supervised team assigned tasks and provided mentoring, lead by example• Main Liaison collaborating with Software Development and Hardware teams and the customer resulting in software top-level design• Exceptional communication skills that enabled coordination with subcontractors, customers, Software Development and System Engineering to meet milestones in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) • Coordinated design meetings with Software Development Group• Derived detailed software requirements and generated data flow threads• Analyzed customer specifications and allocated requirements to software CSCIs• Participated in a series of Design Reviews• Earned five awards for my dedication and outstanding performance Show less

    • Victus Athletic

      Sept 2016 - Dec 2017
      Personal Trainer
    • SANinfotech Pvt. Ltd.

      Apr 2017 - Mar 2021
      AWS Cloud Engineer

      Project Manager for consulting start-up business. Defined business requirements. Coordinated all activities with Kanban and Agile methodologies for product definition and development. Proficient with Office for document product delivery. Integrated marketing programs with our website. Aided in web design.

    • Earthling Security

      Dec 2017 - Apr 2018
      System Engineer

      Participated in requirements analysis and traceability with MARS-E and FedRAMP requirements for Covered California Health care system. Traced SSP security controls to the security requirements in the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM). Wrote the security section for the Functional Requirements Document, (FRD) and wrote and delivered the SSP Deliverable Expectation Document (DED).

    • Earthling Security

      Sept 2021 - now
      Technical Account Manager
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Personal Trainer

      National Council of Personal Trainers
      Jun 2016
    • AWS CERTIFIED Cloud Practitioner

      Amazon Web Services
      Oct 2018
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  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Donna Benna
      TRW Special Achievement Award - May 1996  in recognition of outstanding performance in the preparation and presentation of the EDOS Version 2 Detailed Design and Detailed Requirements Walkthrough, resulting in high praise from the customer and making a significant contribution to the EDOS program
    • Awarded to Donna Benna
      TRW Winners Awar - May 1996  TRW Winners Award in recognition of the expert systems engineering support provided for the EDOS requirements baseline analysis and definition activity
    • Awarded to Donna Benna
      TRW Winners Award - May 1996  TRW Winners Award in recognition of outstanding contribution to the TRW Systems Engineering Teams' design and presentation of the EDOS Version 3 system
    • Awarded to Donna Benna
      TRW Winners Award - May 1996  TRW Winners Award in recognition of outstanding contributions, boundless energy, and personal commitment in support of the EDOS Program Systems Engineering activities, especially for the vital role in the Facilities Management and Operation Management design components
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Lord's gym volunteer

      Issued by Grace Fellowship Church Shrewsbury on Nov 2014
      Grace Fellowship Church ShrewsburyAssociated with Donna Benna