National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Kennedy Space Center

CHARLES H. CHAPMAN

Computer Engineer

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Me holding a wombat in Melbourne, Australia

• Education

Master of Science, Electrical Engineering
     Midwest College of Engineering                     1981

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering
     Georgia Institute of Technology                    1979

• Employment History

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
     Computer Engineer                             2000-Present

Dynacs Engineering Company
     Senior Engineer                               1998-2000

Georgia Institute of Technology
     Senior Research Engineer                      1997-1998
     Research Engineer II                          1989-1997
     Research Engineer I                           1984-1989

U.S. Air Force, Civil Service
     Electronics Engineer                          1981-1984

Western Electric Company
     Planning Engineer                             1979-1981

Central Intelligence Agency
     Coop Student                                  1975-1978

• Experience Summary

Since coming to the Kennedy Space Center, has written real-time embedded software for a camera control system using the VxWorks operating system and is currently working on software development for the Checkout and Launch Control System (CLCS). At Georgia Tech, was involved with writing and documenting software for simulation systems and participated in the design of an interface between a radar warning receiver and an electronic countermeasures system. At the Air Force, was responsible for software updates of operational flight program used in a radar warning receiver. With Western Electric, worked on the development of a digital electronic switching system. As a co-op student with the Central Intelligence Agency, wrote assembly language programs.

• Current Fields of Interest

Software development for embedded real-time systems

• Registrations, Professional Affiliations and Special Honors

Engineer-in-Training, Georgia
Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
Member, IEEE Computer Society
Member, Eta Kappa Nu

• Major Reports and Publications
1. "Automated Software Updates of Embedded Real-Time Computer System Using FLASH Memory Filesystem", NASA New Technology Report #KSC-12020, March 1999, author.
2. "A Multiprocessor Architecture for a Threat Radar Simulation System", 1994 Australasian Workshop on Parallel and Real-Time Systems, Melbourne, Australia, July 1994, coauthor.
3. "Computer Program Product Specification for AN/TPS-T2 Radar System," Contract No. F08635-81-C-0230, August 1990, coauthor.
4. "Computer Program Product Specification for SADS VIII Radar System," Contract No. F08635-81-C-0230, March 1987, coauthor.
5. "Acceptance Test Procedure for the AN/ALR-69 FSRS A5 CCA," Contract No. F09603-82-G-3367-0018, June 1986, coauthor.
6. "Acceptance Test Plan for the AN/ALR-69 FSRS A5 CCA," Contract No. F09603-82-G-3367-0018, May 1986, coauthor.
7. "System Engineering Analysis Report for the AN/ALR-69 RWR/ECM Interface," Contract No. F09603-82-G-3367-0018, February 1985, coauthor.

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Last modified: 31 Jan 2001