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John Zalass, M. Eng., PMP

John Zalass, M. Eng., PMP

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Director of Operations at Landry Simulation

  • Education

    • Concordia University

      1981 - 1985
      Engineer’s Degree Mechanical Engineering

      Activities and Societies: Secretary of the first Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) student chapter at the university Discipline: Automation and Control SystemsGraduated with Distinction

    • Concordia University

      1987 - 1991
      Master of Engineeering Mechanical Engineering

      Activities and Societies: Topic of Paper:“Non-Contact Position and Orientation Feedback of a Hydraulic Robotic Manipulator” Discipline: Robotic Control and System DesignF. A. Gerard Prize for the Most Deserving Graduate of the Master of Engineering Program

  • Experience

    • CAE

      Jan 1985 - Jan 2005

      - Initiated redesign of the helmet for CAE’s Fibre Optic Helmet Mounted Display to a one-size-fits-all configuration. (see HMD File below)- Prepared technical section of proposal for Robotic Manipulator Telepresence System for Hydro Quebec / Électricité de France. - Designed miniature dual camera gimbal system slaved to helmet movement for a remote presence vehicle. - Designed, coded and implemented a unique single camera resection algorithm for overcoming a major snag on the German F-4 simulator. - Designed mechanical systems and components of head tracker, eye tracker and optical alignment devices for the USAF F-16 simulator. (See HMD file below) Show less

      • Senior Group Leader - Display Systems

        Jan 1998 - Jan 2005

      • Group Leader - Project Engineering and Test

        Jan 1994 - Jan 1998

      • Engineer

        Jan 1985 - Jan 1994

    • Northern Simulation Services

      Jan 2005 - Jan 2007
      Owner

      Founder and Vice President of a corporation that provided services to the simulation industry.Brokered the services of simulation experts for updates and installations. Clients included L3-MAPPS.

    • Zalent

      Jan 2007 - Jan 2010
      Project Manager / Project Engineer

      Consulting services for airlines, aerospace and simulation manufacturers.

    • RSI Visual Systems

      Jan 2007 - Jan 2009
      Visual Simulation Field Engineer (on contract)

      RSI Field Engineer working in Montreal at Mechtronix Inc. (now TRU Simulation). Installed and maintained software and hardware for RSI PC-based image generators and their displays on FAA and JAR Level C and D simulators.

    • CAE

      Jan 2010 - Jan 2015
      Bid Manager (Update Services)

      As a Bid Manager, I facilitate the proposal development process from start to finish. I ensure completed bids are professional in presentation, delivered on time and in compliance with the specifications noted in the customer's bid request.

    • Landry Simulation

      May 2016 - now

      Landry Simulation provides services for flight simulator installations and relocations world-wide. Services range from turn-key solutions to power-by-the-hour personnel services.My responsibilities include operations, scheduling, proposals and project management. I am also the Controlled Goods Program Designated Official for Landry Simulation.

      • Director Of Operations

        May 2016 - now

      • Program Manager

        May 2016 - Sept 2017

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • PMP

      PMI
      Feb 2010