From: nparkar@seamis1.gsfc.nasa.gov (Nuruddin Parkar)
Subject: Aerospace Systems Design Engineering (HW/SW)
Organization: Goddard Space Flight Center
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 22:05:28 GMT


                                   MICHEL A. HACHEM
                      6324 Mary Todd Lane,  Centreville, VA 22020
                          301-439-6617 (W),  703-803-8579 (H)
 
EDUCATION:
 
    Beirut University of Engineering,  Lebanon.    B.S.E.E. and  M.S.E.E 
 
EMPLOYMENT:
 
    1990 - Present   Systems Engineering and Security, Inc., Silver Spring, MD
                     Sr Systems Design Engineer/Sr Technical Staff
 
    1986 - 1990      Engineering and Economics Research, Inc., Vienna, VA
                     Sr Systems Design Engineer/Task Manager
 
    1984 - 1986      RMS Technologies, Landover, MD
                     Sr Systems Engineer/Supervisor
 
    1982 - 1984      COMSAT Corp., Fairfax, VA
                     Digital Systems Design Engineer/Team Leader
 
    1981 - 1982      American Satellite Co., Rockville, MD
                     Digital Systems Engineer
 
    1979 - 1981      Telline Radio, Inc., Springfield, VA
                     Digital Systems Design Engineer
 
    1975 - 1979      Trans Mediterranean Airways, Beirut, Lebanon
                     Boeing-707 Avionics Engineer
 
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
 
                                 NASA ACCOMPLISHMENTS
 
A.  Systems Engineering and Security, Inc.
As Senior Systems Design Engineer,  Mr Hachem performed the following designs
and development:
 
*   Prototype Instrument Test System (PITS) Design Requirements for the EOS
    space instruments fully implementing the spacecraft C&DH functions.
*   Hardware and software functions of the EOS-AM PITS system.
*   EOS Spacecraft MIL-STD-1553B Command and Telemetry (C&T) bus,  the 1553B
    Low Rate Science data bus, the CCSDS Transfer Frame Generator,  the
    spacecraft TAXI High Rate Science data handling bus.
 
Performed evaluations and analyses on the EOS Observatory C&DH system
which include:
 
    o  Command & Telemetry Interface Unit (CTIU).
    o  MIL-STD-1553B C&T bus.
    o  Spacecraft Low/High Rate Science data handling.
    o  Spacecraft Safe Mode.
    o  Flight Tape Recorder management.
    o  Command management.
    o  Rad-hard microprocessor selections.
    o  Memory management.
 
    o  CCSDS based spacecraft Commands,  Telemetry Frames and Packets.
 
Performed evaluations and analysis on the EOS SECURE Command & Control uplink.
Developed the EOS Observatory Command & Control Security Management Plan (SMP).
Developed technical proposals:  e.g. Statements of Work,  systems interface specifications,  etc.
 
B.  Engineering and Economics Research, Inc.
 
As Senior Systems Design Engineer/Task Manager,  Mr. Hachem performed the
following instruments hardware and software designs and development:
 
*  In-Flight Contamination Experiment (IFCE) Project.
    o  CPU Module: 80C86 CPU, 8259, 8252, and 8254. Programming: "C" and
                    "Assembly".
    o  I/O Module: MN7150-16 Analog-to-Digital Converter.
 
*  SMEX Project - Small Explorer Data System (SEDS) Project.
 
    o  Rad-Hard ESM Memory Module.
    o  Time-Synchronization Pulser.
    o  Nuclear Event Detector for Single Event Upsets (SEUs) prevention.
 
*  International Solar Terrestrial Physics (ISTP) Project.
 
     o  Spacecraft C&DH system
     o  Spacecraft RF communications
     o  Low/High energy science instruments
     o  Data Acquisition Subsystems
     o  Rad-Hard 80C86 & 80C51 based instruments Data Processing Units (DPUs).
 
Developed the ISTP RFPs:  e.g. Statements Of Work,  General Instrument
Interface Specifications (GIIS), Instrument Interface Requirements
Documents (IIRDs),  Contract Technical Data Requirements List (CTDRL).
Performed evaluations and analyses for the Project's microelectronics parts.
 
Provided engineering support for NASA/ESA/ISAS Science Working Groups (SWGs).
 
 
C.  RMS Technologies, Inc.
 
As Senior Systems Engineer/Supervisor,  Mr Hachem performed the
following designs:
 
*  Gamma Ray Observatory - Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope
(GRO-EGRET) Project.
 
        o  TI-9900 based Data Formatter (DF).
        o  Data Electronics Subsystem (DES).
        o  Anti-Coincidence subsystem (ACS)
        o  Total Absorption Shower Counter (TASC).
 
Provided design support for Stanford University,  Naval Research
Laboratory,  Max Planck Institute of West Germany, and supported the Project
in SRRs,  PDRs and CDRs.
 
 
COMSAT Corporation:
 
As Digital Systems Design Engineer/Team Leader,  Mr Hachem performed
the following designs and development for a major satellite telecommunications
project:
 
*  Time Division Multiple Access (MC68000/MC6809 based Reference/Traffic
     Stations) Project.
 
        o  Frame Management Processor (FMP).
        o  Frame Supervisory Processor Interface (FSPI).
        o  Redundancy Monitoring Unit (RMU).
        o  Terrestrial Interface Unit (TIU).
        o  Terrestrial Interface Switch (TIS).
        o  Expansion Memory Assembly (MEA).
        o  Voice Orderwire Unit (VOU).
        o  Software in "C" and "ASSEMBLY".
 
Performed TDMA terminals and Earth Stations RF up/down link integration,
test and calibration.
 
American Satellite Co.:
 
As Digital Systems Engineer,  Mr Hachem performed the following system
design, integration, and test:
 
*  TDM Telco Equipment for voice,  data, and video teleconferencing
 
        o  PABXs,  Voice Channel Banks (NIC-VDE),  T-1 Digital Channel Banks,
        Multiplexors, Data and Channel Service Units DSUs/CSUs, and RF
        digital Microwave Radios.
 
Telline Radio, Inc.:
 
As Digital Systems Design Engineer,  Mr Hachem performed the following designs,
integration,  and test:
 
*  HF/VHF/UHF manpack and mobile military communications systems.
        o  RF Transmit/Receive
        o  Digital Synthesizer Control.
 
*  Digital Homing Guidance and Control systems for Radar and Infra-Red missile seekers.
 
        o  Sensor Analog Electronics.
        o  CDP-1802 based Fire Control Circuits.
        o  Avionics Data Processing Units (Z-80).
        o  Data Acquisition for surveillance sensors.
 
*  Space Shuttle Get-Away-Special Autonomous Payload Controller (APC) and
General Command Decoder (GCD) for controlling on-board shuttle experiments.
 
Provided systems engineering design support for Saudi Arabia's Air Defense
Shield (Hughes Aircraft and Northrop Subcontract) project which include:
 
        o  C3 systems.
        o  ECM/ECCM/ESM/ELINT systems.
        o  Radar Surveillance
        o  Electro-Optical Surveillance systems.
        o  Computerized Network Control Centers (NCCs).
        o  Audio/Data/Video telecommunications.
        o  Hughes Helicopters Flight Training and Aircraft Maintenance
 
Trans Mediterranean Airways (TMA):
 
As a BOEING-707 and BOEING-747 Avionics Engineer,  Mr Hachem performed the
following:
 
*  Flight-line maintenance, systems integration, test, and calibration of
BOEING-707/747 avionics suites.
 
     o  Electrical and electronic systems.
     o  COM/NAV systems and ADF Receivers.
     o  Instrument Landing Systems (ILS).
     o  Auto-Pilot and Flight Computer systems.
     o  VOR/TACAN/DME systems.
     o  Radar transponders.
     o  Pratt & Wittney jet engines electrical system.
 
 
 
Memberships:  AIAA,  ASIS,  USAFA

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