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Stephen Blanchette Jr's Experience:
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Department Director at The Aerospace Corporation
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Deputy Director, Client Technical Solutions at Software Engineering Institute
2013 - Present | Pittsburgh, PAOversees delivery of the full range of SEI solutions to customers worldwide. Works with clients in the U.S. and international defense and intelligence communities; federal, state, and local governments; and industry. Manages a nationally-dispersed staff of project managers, engineers, and acquisition and process professionals.
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Chief Engineer, Army Programs at Software Engineering Institute
2010 - Present | Pittsburgh, PAManages portfolio of work with the U.S. Army. Supervises execution of the Army Strategic Software Improvement Program, an SEI partnership with the Army acquisition executive, to support critical acquisition initiatives. Synthesizes solutions from the breadth of SEI and external technologies, tailoring as necessary to fit customer needs. Manages a virtual, geographically-dispersed team of project managers and engineers. Assists strategic business development.
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Deputy Chief Engineer, Army Programs at Software Engineering Institute
2009 - 2010 | Pittsburgh, PAGuided the U.S. Army's chief software architects in developing and implementing strategies across their respective portfolios of programs. Supervised contributions of a national network of recognized software researchers to a major Army program.
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Senior Member of the Technical Staff at Software Engineering Institute
2002 - 2010 | Pittsburgh, PAManaged a virtual, geographically dispersed and organizationally diverse delivery team in independent technical evaluations of critical software/cyber elements of a major U.S. Army program. Led teams to investigate acquisition improvement opportunities and develop improvement plans for several U.S. Army programs. Participated in independent expert reviews as part of Tri-Service Assessment Initiative sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
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Deputy Business Development Manager, Systems and Software Engineering at United Defense LP
2000 - 2001 | Santa Clara, CADeveloped and enacted new business initiatives for the Software and Systems Engineering department, including establishment of a satellite office in Huntsville, Alabama. Principal technical investigator for IR&D proposals.
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Bradley Software Technical Lead at United Defense LP
1998 - 2000 | Santa Clara, CAManaged development and integration of vetronics software for the U.S. Army's Bradley family of vehicles portfolio, including the M2A3/M3A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle, M7/A3 BFIST, M4 C2V, and proposal efforts. Regularly briefed status to Army general officers and civilian leadership as well as C-level corporate executives.
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Command and Control (C2) Software Lead at United Defense LP
1996 - 1998 | Santa Clara, CAManaged a staff of engineers to design, develop, and integrate command and control software for the U.S. Army M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle. Supervised software subcontractor to ensure deliveries met scope, schedule, technical, and quality requirements.
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Senior Engineering Specialist at Stanford Telecommunications, Inc.
1995 - 1996 | Sunnyvale, CADesigned, implemented, and tested embedded software to include advanced acquisition and access control protocols for a Milstar satellite communications terminal. Corrected legacy downlink and spiral scan algorithms and achieved fully automated link establishment and maintenance upon application of terminal power.
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Member of the Technical Staff II at McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Company
1989 - 1995 | Mesa, AZLed development of real-time, embedded avionics software to control warning/caution, data transfer, and fault detection functions of the U.S. Army AH-64D Longbow Apache helicopter. Led team of engineers in development of interactive electronic maintenance manual as part of the U.S. Army LHX helicopter competition. Represented company in planning of corporate-wide repository of reusable software.
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Member of the Technical Staff I at McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Company
1987 - 1989 | Mesa, AZDesigned, developed, and integrated ground-based diagnostic software to support the U.S. Army AH-64A Apache helicopter.