Carole Barklow

Current

• GPS Senior Systems Engineer at SAIC

Past

• Volunteer at ProMatch
• Sr. Systems Engineer Staff at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
• Sr. Flight Systems/Software Engineer at Sparta, Inc

• Sr. Systems Engineer / Software Manager at Spiral Technology
• Senior Engineer/Scientist at EER Systems
• Senior Engineer/Analyst at CTA, Inc.
• Engineer/Analyst at Loral Space and Range Systems
• Programmer/Analyst at Allied Signal-Bendix
• Programmer/Analyst at Cubic Defense Applications

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Education

• San Diego State University-California State University

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Carole Barklow’s Summary

I am a senior-level systems/software engineer in the Aerospace/Defense industry.

My background includes extensive experience as a senior systems engineer, flight systems engineer, software engineer and manager, programmer, analyst, and scientist. I also held positions as technical and science writer, editor, and research associate.

Currently I am a GPS Senior Systems Engineer at SAIC in the Ground Segment OCS IPT verifying requirements and performing risk management. Recently I supported the Space Based Infrared Satellite System (SBIRS) as a senior software/systems engineer and test lead at Lockheed Martin. In recent roles with SPARTA, Inc., I supported multiple contracts for the Army and for NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, including Future Combat Systems and X-43 (Hyper-X). With additional documented success in leading the test software development effort for the Hyper-X project, which earned recognition in the Guinness Book of World Records, I will certainly be an asset to any team.

Carole Barklow’s Specialties:

•S/W management
•Systems analysis/design
•Data analysis
•Requirements management
•Risk management
•Control Room staff
•Control Room display design
•Timelines
•Test Lead
•Configuration Control Board
•Conducting/closing Peer Reviews
•Tracking/closing Deficiency Reports/Change Requests
•Writing/editing
•Metrics
•Flignt S/W development
•Weapon and missile systems sims
•FORTRAN, Assembler, C, Ada, CSTOL, MATLAB, LabVIEW, machine languages, DOORS, ClearCase and ClearQuest

Carole Barklow’s Experience

• GPS Senior Systems Engineer

  SAIC

  (Public Company; SAI; Information Technology and Services industry)

  2008 — Present (1 year )

  Senior Systems Engineer in the Ground Control Segment OCS IPT of GPS:
  • Lead Risk Management Coordinator
  • Enterprise Master Schedule and Integrated Master Schedule Lead
  • Test and Flight Readiness Certification Lead
  • Requirements Verification
  
  Center Test Authority Test & Evaluation
  • POC for GPS Block 2 & 3
  • POC for 3rd Generation IR System

• Volunteer

  ProMatch

  (Non-Profit; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  2007 — May 2008 (1 year )

  Co-Lead, Online Member Profile Team:
  Planning, determining priorities and structure of new team, creating governing documents
  Essential Services / Operations Business Unit:
  Facilitator, Scribe, Staff Front Desk, Sgt at Arms, Timer, Usher
  Yahoo Group/Documentation Subteam:
  Updating roster and documentation

• Sr. Systems Engineer Staff

  Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; LMT; Defense & Space industry)

  February 2006 — November 2007 (1 year 10 months)

  As a Senior Systems Engineer / Subject-Matter Expert in the Space Based Infrared Systems (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) Flight Software Integration group:
  • Test Lead for two Communications tests, two Flight Demonstration System tests, two Orbital Flight Maneuver tests, and a System Services Subsystem test.
  • Analyzed test data.
  • Moderator, Recorder, or Reviewer for Peer Reviews.
  • Opened, tracked, and verified Deficiency Reports and Change Requests.
  • Wrote and edited Software Test Descriptions and Software Test Reports.
  • Mentored new employees.

• Sr. Flight Systems/Software Engineer

  Sparta, Inc

  (Privately Held; Defense & Space industry)

  1997 — 2005 (8 years )

  As Senior Engineer supporting Future Combat Systems C4ISR Modeling and Simulation & Experimentation Test and Assessment:
  •Documentation
  •Worked with DoDAF databases
  •Wrote LabVIEW scripts for Special Test Equipment
  •Inventoried test resources
  •Prepared technical display for demo
  
  As Flight Systems Engineer at NASA Dryden supporting the X-43/Hyper-X Project:
  •Managed contractors’ S/W development efforts (CMM level 5).
  •Created S/W Working Group
  •Performed systems analysis/design
  •Assisted in Hardware-In-the-Loop and Aircraft-In-the-Loop testing and integration
  •Led test S/W development effort, including designing and testing displays for the Control Room and sim
  •Staffed the Control Room
  •Created flight timelines
  •Analyzed data
  •Member of Configuration Control Board and Risk Management Board
  •Made presentations to Project
  •Documentation
  •Coordinated S/W Independent Verification and Validation efforts
  •Administered the Systems Document Server
  •Led S/W metrics program

• Sr. Systems Engineer / Software Manager

  Spiral Technology

  (Defense & Space industry)

  May 1997 — March 2005 (7 years 11 months)

  As Flight Systems Engineer at NASA Dryden supporting the X-43/Hyper-X Project with Spiral Tech / Sparta, Inc.:
  •Managed contractors’ S/W development efforts (CMM level 5).
  •Created S/W Working Group
  •Performed systems analysis/design
  •Assisted in Hardware-In-the-Loop and Aircraft-In-the-Loop testing and integration
  •Led test S/W development effort, including designing and testing displays for the Control Room and sim
  •Staffed the Control Room
  •Created flight timelines
  •Analyzed data
  •Member of Configuration Control Board and Risk Management Board
  •Made presentations to Project
  •Documentation
  •Coordinated S/W Independent Verification and Validation efforts
  •Administered the Systems Document Server
  •Led S/W metrics program

• Senior Engineer/Scientist

  EER Systems

  (Public Company; Defense & Space industry)

  April 1996 — March 1997 (1 year )

  As Senior Engineer/Scientist at China Lake Naval Weapons Center (NWC):
  • Performed software analysis and design for Operational Flight Program (OFP) Block 10A and Embedded Global Positioning System / Inertial Navigation Set (EGI) Block 12 software upgrades and 15C OFP tools development.
  • Performed requirements analysis for EGI Block 12 software.
  • Coded real-time OFP software and tools in Assembly and C languages, including converting programs written in FORTRAN, Ada and C for the VAX to C for the Sun.
  • Performed unit and integration testing.
  • Performed data reduction.
  • MIL STD 2167A documentation and metrics.

• Senior Engineer/Analyst

  CTA, Inc.

  (Defense & Space industry)

  January 1994 — April 1996 (2 years 4 months)

  As Senior Engineer/Analyst at China Lake Naval Weapons Center:
  • Performed software analysis and design for the Phoenix Missile Phase III and F-14D Phase II/F-14A/B Air Combat Maneuvering (ACM) / No Drop Bomb Scoring (NDBS) simulations.
  • Performed software analysis and design for the F/A-18 OFP EGI Block 12A and Block 10A software development efforts.
  • Performed requirements analysis.
  • Coded in FORTRAN on a Concurrent computer and assembly language on a Sun.
  • Performed unit, integration and ground testing.

• Engineer/Analyst

  Loral Space and Range Systems

  (Public Company; Defense & Space industry)

  June 1991 — January 1994 (2 years 8 months)

  As Engineer/Analyst at China Lake Naval Weapons Center:
  • Performed software analysis and design for TACTS software development efforts, including the Phoenix Missile Upgrade, F-14A/B NDBS, TACTS Slewable Emitter Threat Simulator (TASET) / Threat Radar Tactical Gun (TRTG) / HAWK / Manned Threat Emitter (MTE) Upgrade, and Threat Radar Emitter Simulator (TRES) Unmanned Threat Emitter (UMTE) Upgrade simulation projects.
  • Performed requirements analysis.
  • Performed unit, integration and ground testing.

• Programmer/Analyst

  Allied Signal-Bendix

  (Defense & Space industry)

  January 1986 — July 1988 (2 years 7 months)

  Designed, unit-tested and integrated real-time data link message tasks for the Navy's Mobile Sea Range project's simulator element. Coded and tested programs and created menu screens for scenario generation of the MST exercise using the RELIANCE database system. Created, maintained, and documented the FORTRAN databases for the MSR sim. Wrote library routines and maintained real-time and scenario generation subroutine libraries. Wrote and edited sections of CDRL design documents and specifications. Translated world map database from one coordinate system to equivalent latitudes/longitudes.

• Programmer/Analyst

  Cubic Defense Applications

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; CUB; Defense & Space industry)

  January 1980 — September 1982 (2 years 9 months)

  Implemented, debugged, and maintained HP, Tektronix, and DISSPLA/TELLAGRAF graphics packages. Adapted and debugged engineering routines for the Perkin-Elmer compter. Implemented, tested, and maintained math/stat subroutine library. Wrote plot routines used in proposals. Wrote documentation. Edited proposals. Supervised data input projects for marketing research and engineering contracts.

Carole Barklow’s Education

• San Diego State University-California State University

  astronomy, physics, math 1964 — 1969

Additional Information

Carole Barklow’s Interests:

Astronomy, computers, puzzles

Carole Barklow’s Groups:

ProMatch
China Lake Astronomical Society
High Desert Engineering Association
National Association of Female Executives
MentorNet - Mentor for 9 years

•    Facebook.com
•    SYSTEMS ENGINEERS
•    Aerospace Professionals
•    Linking Northern California
•    NASA
•    Lockheed-Martin Employees
•    San Diego State University Alumni
•    National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)
•    Defense & Aerospace
•    SAIC CONNECTIONS
•    ClearedPro Network
•    DEFENSE AND AEROSPACE CONNECTIONS
•    Aviation & Aerospace Group
•    LOCKHEED MARTIN CONNECTIONS
•    Aerospace and Defense Professionals
•    (SAIC) Employees
•    Defense Industry Network
•    San Diego State University Aztecs
•    San Diego State University Alumni Association OFFICIAL
•    Friends of NASA
•    The Official American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
•    MentorNet
•    Aerospace & Defense Industry Professionals
•    Spacecraft Flight Software
•    Star Trek Enthusiasts
•    QUALITY ASSURANCE- AEROSPACE/DEFENSE INDUSTRY
•    Aerospace Industries Association (AIA)

Carole Barklow’s Honors:

Publications: Various X-43 Hyper-X Project documents, including co-authoring two papers for the Joint Army-Navy-NASA-Air Force (JANNAF) Interagency Propulsion Committee and a paper on validation testing of the Hyper-X. Articles on Hyper-X for the Spiral Newsletter and Sparta Columns magazine.

Awards: Lockheed Martin Certificate of Commendation; Publication Award (for JANNAF paper); President’s Recognition Award.

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