Bob Knasin

Experience

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  United States Air Force

  Oct 1980 - Aug 1984

  Avionics Specialist

  Was a member of the U.S. Air Force as an Avionics Inertial and Radar Navigation Systems Specialist in the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing. Performed preflight checkout, post flight troubleshooting and repair of SR-71, U-2 and KC-135 aircraft navigation systems.

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  Boeing

  Aug 1984 - Dec 1989

  Avionics / Flight Test Technician

  Worked in the U.S. Air Force B-1B Bomber flight test program and various weapons test programs on B-52 aircraft. Conducted configuration control, testing, troubleshooting, and maintenance of the B-1B and B-52 Offensive Avionics Systems (OAS) hardware and wiring. Diagnosed hardware, software, and Mil-Std-1553 anomalies.

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  Northrop Grumman Corporation

  Oct 1989 - Jun 1995

  Flight Test Technician / Flight Test Engineer

  I began my tenure at Northrop Grumman as a Flight Test Technician & Instrumentation Technician on the B-2 Bomber program and was promoted into Flight Test Engineering after one year. I worked primarily with avionics, flight controls and armament systems.

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  US Navy

  Jul 1995 - Oct 1996

  Avionics Software Test Engineer

  Performed Verification and Validation of the AV-8B Mission Computer OFP software. Developed test plans and software tools to validate OFP software performance. Analyzed and detected software anomalies by reviewing flowcharts and software requirements documentation. Led problem analysis and error correction by isolating the location of errors in the code. Generated Software Anomaly Reports, which were used to document anomalies discovered during testing & integration.

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  Lockheed Martin

  Oct 1996 - Jun 2000

  Tested all aspects of system integration between the U-2 Avionics suite, onboard sensors, & datalink systems.Evaluated electrical interfaces between the U-2 sensors and datalinks with the power generation system. Maintained configuration and readiness of the U-2 System Integration Lab (SIL) to ensure availability. Performed Test and Evaluation of the F-117 Operational Flight Program (OFP) software. Developed Software Test Plans, Software Test Descriptions, and Software Test Reports per DoD-Std-2167. Performed testing and troubleshooting of the OFP and simulation software in the F-117 avionics simulator.

  • System Integration Engineer

    Jul 1998 - Jun 2000

  • Avionics Software Test Engineer

    Oct 1996 - Jul 1998
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  Self Employed Content Creator, IT Consultant

  Jun 1999 - Jan 2020

  Business Owner

  As a photographer, videographer & editor, I created content for a variety of customers' needs.

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  Informa Co Strategic Planning & Operations

  Mar 2014 - Jan 2020

  Partner / Management Services

  Conducted Information Technology (IT) security analysis, Windows server migration, IT software & hardware evaluation and system upgrades.Installed, configured, maintained and provided support for networks software and hardware.Developed class content for a symposium on IT and infrastructure security to educate water agency and utility officials on safeguarding their networks and improving their network and physical security.

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  N/a

  Jan 2020 - now

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  Jan 2020 - Jan 2020

  Owner

  After 20+ years of operating my own business, I sold it and relocated to Gilbert, Arizona (Phoenix metro area). I am taking some time off while casually exploring the job market in the areas of software testing, avionics software / hardware testing, troubleshooting, repairing in an engineering/technician position.