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David A. Porter 327 Catherine Street Bel Air, MD 21014 443.504.4613 EDUCATION

State University of New York at Buffalo, May 1982, Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering: Emphasis on Thermodynamics, Materials, Aerodynamics, and Design for Producibility. Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute, Spring 1986: Fracture Mechanics. American Society for Materials, December 1984 to 1999: Principles of Heat Treatment, Aluminum and Its Alloys, Electroplating, Fundamentals of Machining, Brazing, Soldering, Welding, Powder Metallurgy, Non-destructive Testing and Titanium and its Alloys. Dale Carnegie Institute, Northeastern New York, Spring 1990: Effective Public Speaking. Algor Incorporated, July 1993: Finite Element Analysis with Algor Software. Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, May 1995 Titanium and Nickel Alloy Symposium, May 1995 ISO 17025 and Accreditation, August 2001 Uncertainty and Measurement Assurance for Accredited Laboratories, March 2002

EXPERIENCE

Aberdeen Test Center, APG, MD 8/01 to Present As a government engineer, maintained ISO/IEC Guide 17025 Accreditation for the Transducer Calibration Laboratory. Provided live fire instrumentation technical support to the field and technical community, including troubleshooting, tool/equipment design, other design services and technical presentations. Prepared technical reports on instrumentation setup and failure analyses for use by test directors and other DoD personnel. Prepared Internal Operating Procedures and Technical Bulletins on a variety of instrumentation disciplines to include Strain Gages, Blast Overpressure, Chamber Pressure Measurement, Ballistic Shock and Exploding Bridgewire Firing Systems. ECIII, Yuma, AZ 4/96 – 7/01 As a contract engineer, documented unique manufacturing and quality control processes for Piezo-electric Pressure Transducers used in Ballistic Testing. Documented instrumentation failures and remedies for test directors. Used AshlarVellum Windows based CAD software to create production drawings of Transducer components and assembly fixtures. Provided assistance to the Test Director for the XM93 Wide Area Munition; duties included preparation of manual changes as a result of Production Qualification Testing and providing ancillary support to off site test agencies. Supervised testing on the Saudi Arabian National Guard Light Armored Vehicle Test Program. Provided engineering liaison to the USMC LAV Test Directorate for test integration working groups, identification of operational safety problems, development of test plans, and preparation of final test reports. Performed computer aided design work in support of test reports and “The Raider Concept”, a proposed tactics document based upon “Operational Maneuver from the Sea”. Benet Laboratories, Watervliet, NY 6/84 - 3/96 As a government engineer, worked on redesign of Production Cannon for Cost Effectiveness, Producibility, Reliability, Maintainability, and/or Performance Improvement. Traveled to Field Installations for trouble-shooting or failure analysis; diverse travel locations included Europe, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia as well as the continental US. Provided technical support to technical and user communities on cannon operation and maintenance, often obtaining feedback which was incorporated into production.

PUBLISHED WORKS

Characterization of M256 Bore Evacuator Performance, ARDEC Technical Report (ARCCB-TR-91023), June 1991, Protective Finishes for Cannon Tube Bore Evacuator Surfaces, ARDEC Technical Report (ARCCB-TR-92043), October 1992 et al, Evaluation of Cannon Tubes, TM 9-1000-202-14, 1993 Edition et al, Qualification of M256 Breechblock Repair Procedure, ARDEC Technical Report (ARCCB-TR-94013), March 1994 Safe Maximum Pressure Calculation for the Cannon, 120mm Gun: M256, ARDEC Technical Report (ARCCB-TR-96013), May 1996 Final Test Report for Initial Production Test of the Saudi Arabian National Guard Light Armored Vehicle (Six Variants), June 1996 - May 1997 The Feasibility of Using Titanium in the Manufacture of Cannon Components, ATC Report No. ATC-8305, August 2000 Final Report for the Instrumentation of the M2 .50 Caliber with Piezoelectric Transducers, ATC Report No. ATC-8403, November 2001 Final Report for the Pressure Measurement in a 62 Caliber Navy 5 Inch Gun, ATC Report No. ATC-8404, November 2001 Instrumentation of the M242 25-mm Cannon with Ballistics Pressure Transducers, ATC Report No. ATC-8549, November 2002 A Primer on Chamber Pressure Anomalies, Part 1, ATC Report No. ATC-8565, December 2002 with Donald Cox, Assessment Test for the 25-mm Reference Candidate Lot, ATC Record No. S-51347, November 2003 Final Report for the 25-mm Ballistic Test Method Investigation, ATC Report No. ATC-8737, December 2003 A Primer on Chamber Pressure Anomalies, Part 2, ATC Report No. ATC-9312, December 2006 Contributions: LAV RAIDERS and the MAGTF Final Report for Chamber Pressure Measurement in the 120mm Tank Gun

REFERENCES

Personal and Professional References Available on Request