Christopher Guidice2302 Noble Victory Court, Reston, VA 20191

Cell: 703.371.3819 Email: Cguidice@mitre.orgSCHEDULE A

PROFILEProfessional Engineer/Analyst with over 25 years of experience performing simulation modeling, analysis and data mining in the Airspace and Airport Analysis program. Develop transformational solutions to multiple challenging problems in aviation using innovative analysis techniques. Analyze historical and simulated operational data to draw conclusions about the efficacy of airport design and aeronautical procedure design. Demonstrated ability to scope, plan, execute and document complex data analysis activity and utilize that information to develop simulation models.

EXPERIENCEAirspace & Airport Analyst July 2001 - presentThe MITRE Corporation, Center for Advanced Aviation System Development, McLean, VA• Analyze historical and simulated operational data and develop

simulations to draw conclusions about airport, airspace design and aeronautical procedures.• Define, plan, document and execute complex data analyses.

Identify trends, patterns and issues.• Develop simulation models, mine data and conduct analyses. • Create impact and benefits analysis of regional and terminal

airspace as well as procedure redesign for the FAA and International Aviation Authorities.• Proficient in Terminal Area Route Generation Evaluation and

Traffic Simulation (TARGETs), which contain GIS capabilities, procedure design, noise screening, CNS coverage assessment, aircraft simulation and scenario building, airspace building and metric collections.• Work closely with air traffic control and airport management to

obtain data needed to create and validate simulation models.• Developed the requirements and implemented the Procedure

Tracking tool, using Excel and Visual Basic Macros, to track changes and show milestone time lines. This allowed users to select, filter and output results in tables and charts. This tool is currently being used by both MITRE and the FAA.

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• Coordinated with subject matter experts on Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) integration analysis. Gathered and analyzed massive amounts of Air Traffic data and produced case studies to determine the pros and cons of various TRACON integrations, using TARGETs, ArcGIS, Sector Design and Analysis Tool (SDAT) and Excel. These tools were used to show impacts, comparative benefits and provide the “big picture” in the form of visuals.• Assisted the Minneapolis Terminal Radar Approach Control in

redesigning the airspace in line with the new runways to show the impact of the airspace on the Controllers before and after the proposed modifications. • Developed scripts to extract the data from Total Airspace and

Airport Modeler (TAAM) into a flat text file, using Practical Extraction and Reporting Language (Perl).• Developed macro based spreadsheet to import the data

generated from the PERL scripts to create Excel charts within a PowerPoint presentation. The macro also created a summary table to flag airspace changes that exceeded acceptable controller workload thresholds. This saved considerable time and was used by other projects with similar analysis.• In response to FAA’s request for a study of the impacts on the

Class B and C airspace, responsible for extraction of data using various sources to determine the correct current classifications, and those over the past 5 years and projected for the next 5 years. • Conducted analysis to determine the impacts on the TRACONs

that were not in the appropriate classification (especially those going from Class B to Class C). Using TARGETs, Google Earth, Excel and Tableau, the impacts of changes were presented as case studies to the FAA.• Analyzed the impact of balloon launches to the National Airspace

System (Google Loon special study) using TARGETs and Excel Pivot tables. Simulated balloon launches from various launch points in the U.S., time of day and number of balloons. The study identified issues of launch times and locations. • Evaluated impacts of a total outage on New York TRACON.

Implemented simulations using TARGETs to replicate the scenarios. Gathered metrics from the outage simulations and presented to show the lack of proper aircraft separation during the outage. Conducted

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in-depth interviews with both Pilots and Controllers to understand the process when an outage occurs. • Evaluated the impacts of various facility Chicago area outages,

which required a clear understanding of the Chicago TRACON and surrounding airspace. Using TARGETs and ArcGIS, depicted coverage analysis based on an outage scenario. Derived metrics from each outage scenario to show the impact on the traffic and Controllers workloads.• As a member of the Optimization of Airspace and Procedures

(OAPM) team, defined the requirements of OAPM duties pertaining to Next Generation Air Transportation (NextGen).• Worked on Las Vegas, Southern California, Houston, Charlotte

and Washington DC OAPM projects to improve airspace efficiency, reduce complexity, optimize flight paths and climb/descent profiles, promote performance based navigation and other efficiencies.• Worked closely with Controllers, Pilots and subject matter

experts providing TARGETs support and generating metrics.• Performed complex analyses such as “Cone of Silence” and Fuel

Burn analysis. These analyses were conducted using ArcGIS, TARGETs, Excel and in-house built modeling tools.• Supported several international projects to provide baseline and

proposed analyses. Used TARGETs and Advanced Excel formulas to show comparative Controller workload and aircraft metrics.• Worked with SMEs to redesign and optimize airspace and

arrival/departure routes.• Gathered large amounts of data around proposed spaceport

sites. Using TARGETs and Google Earth, provided visual depiction of potential issues around the proposed spaceport sites. Visuals were highly praised by FAA management because they quickly convey the issues in just a few illustrations.• Lead on Notice to Airman (NOTAM) Safety Dashboard team

where we developed a tool for FAA’s Audits and Assessment team to quickly identify errors with NOTAM entries. This required an understanding of NOTAMs, the formats and structures.• Used PYTHON programming language to parse and update the

NOTAM database. Used Tableau to connect to the NOTAM database and create user-friendly dashboards to support Audits and Assessment. Also created additional Tableau dashboards to assist

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FAA with general facility data such as staffing, runways and operations.• Utilize Geographic Information System using ESRI ArcGIS

applications.• Use SQL, Python, Java, Perl, C++, Excel Pivot tables, VBA macros

and other scripting languages.

Simulation & Modeling Engineer (Project Manager) July 1995 - June 2001Innovative Solutions International, Vienna VA (no longer in business)• Managed a team of four developers and two marketing

specialists. Carried out the full range of supervisory duties including the life cycle of PrecISIon Ware, a GPS approach procedure design tool.• Developed a tool that allowed monitoring of the Global Position

System (GPS) coverage 24/7. This tool continually monitors and generates reports of GPS signal quality and the number of GPS satellites in view, and projected these metrics 30 minutes into the future. This was created to assist the FAA and airline industry to gain confidence in GPS coverage for Aviation Navigation worldwide.• Developed and oversaw animated visual tools for multimedia

presentations of the company’s products and services.• Developed multimedia CD for the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau

(equivalent to the U.S. FAA), to demonstrate Japanese version of the proposed GPS. Development required proficiency with MacroMind Director (now called Adobe Director).• Coordinated English and Japanese voice-over sessions which

were incorporated into the media.

Technical Associate July 1987 - June 1995The MITRE Corporation, Center for Advanced Aviation System Development, McLean, VA• Created several tools to assist the FAA with studies such as:

Tower Classification Tool (Facilities Ranking model), Tower Space Model and Layout Tool. • Developed system that captures diagnostic methods of resolving

repairs to ground based navigational equipment. This tool was used to train new technicians and expedite repairs by experienced technicians.

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• Developed an Excel-based tool that helps the FAA recognize the tower cab space issues when installing new equipment. Created drawing templates of the equipment installed in tower cabs, which allows Tower Controllers to conduct optimal equipment layouts of new equipment on the new console in the Tower. This saved FAA time and money building the optimal Tower layout to the Controller’s specifications. Controllers requested modification to the consoles as a result of using the tool, which was also used at the FAA Tech Center. Researched and tested multiple paint and drawing tools for template creations. The macro-Visual Basic spreadsheet reflects detailed data of the console area and tower cab equipment. If details of the cab are not available, the tool intelligently approximates it based on the Tower Cab size and number of positions. The tool determines the space needed to house both new and old equipment during the transition period and allows for “what if” scenarios to better plan for installations.• Conducted “human factor” analysis to determine impacts of the

equipment on the Controller’s workload. This required research of human factors and interviews with Controllers to determine issues such as equipment out of their line of sight, out of reach, blocking their view and sounds.• Build interactive dashboards for data visualization.

EDUCATIONBachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Marymount University, Arlington, VA-1992

AWARDSSpot Award - ConOps documentation noted by FAA CFO - 2012Spot Award - HAATS Environmental Assessment Team - 2008SNSA Terminal Airspace Design Team Award - 2008Director’s Award Metroplex Prototype Study Team - 2008Recognition Award Florida Airspace Optimization - 2006Director’s Award Florida Airspace Optimization - 2005

SKILLSSQLPythonTableauJava

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PerlC++Visual BasicAdobe Director (MicroMind Director)Adobe PhotoshopERSI ArcGIS productsMapInfo3D modeling toolsExcel Pivot tableVBA macros and other scripting languages.Windows, UNIX, LINUS, MacMS Office Suite