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Paul E. Lecoq MS 3180 W3410 Fort Wright Drive Spokane, WA 99224
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Education:
- BS Physics
- 8 units from MS Computer Science. MS project: Internet education delivery system
Instructor of Computing & Software Engineering
- A hands-on practical curriculum which taught students to be excellent programmers.
- Curriculum included documentation, scheduling, planning, management
- Languages: C, Pascal, FORTRAN, COBOL, Basic, Visual Basic, Assembly Language
13 years teaching computer support/network support & management:
A practical program teaching students:
- how to maintain, purchase, install, and repair computers
- -- following industry standard A+ curriculum
- Network operation, installation, maintenance, and management -- Unix and NT web & other servers
- -- following MCSE material but with hands-on experience.
Other classes: Electronics, Microprocessors, Software Engineering,
CAD, Telecommunications, networks, Computer Support, Network support, Project
management
JPL / NASA
- the Surveyor spacecraft that took the first close-up pictures of the moon
- Mariner spacecraft that were the first to go to Mars, Venus, and Mercury
- Viking, the first US Mars lander
- Voyager, the outer planet spacecraft that has now left the Solar System
- Galileo, that recently dropped a probe into Jupiter's atmosphere
Systems Engineer
As a Cognizant Engineer I was responsible for all aspects of the part of the project assigned to me. Analysis, design, reliability, electronics, software, management, etc. Engineers working for me were more expert than I in their specific areas of expertise. It was my job to pull the whole thing together and to make it work. I was the Cognizant Engineer on the following subsystems:
COMGEN & SCISIM: Integrated software support systems for Mariner spacecraft Data Systems which included spacecraft simulators, assemblers, data management, and telecommunications systems. Supported the software throughout testing and flight operations.
Data System: This included the two on-board spacecraft data systems, Computer/Control system and the Flight Data System.
Unified Data System: This was a Research and Development project in which we explored the use of distributed parallel computers to make up an integrated spacecraft data and control system.
Galileo Data System: I led the design team for the original data system for the Galileo spacecraft. It was the first distributed microprocessor data system designed for any spacecraft.
Spacecraft Ground Support Equipment (GSE)
Internet education delivery system
A closed Web site suitable for proprietary education or training
Uses: Interactive College courses, Closed business meetings, Distributed
simulations(e.g. War games)
Summer jobs engaged to maintain technical currency
- ISC (now Olivetti North America) Software Quality Assurance & programming
- US Bureau of Mines Programming a test facility hydraulic controller and data acquisition system
- ISC (now Olivetti North America) Testing hierarchical networks of computers
- US Bureau of Mines Programmed windowing computer controlled testing system
- Kaiser Aluminum Technical writer
- Eastern Washington University Teaching multimedia courseware development (lab)
- JPL consulted on JPL's internet portal and archival policies.
Successful grants
- Extensible computer language for spacecraft testing (JPL) {Completed prototype}
- Implanted computer controlled osmotic insulin pump (JPL) {Left JPL before completion}
- Controlled spectrum hearing aid (JPL) {Left JPL before completion}
- Multi-media computing courses (SFCC) {1981, Completed video and several CAI applications}
- SPOCAD - cooperative consortium between public community colleges and private Jesuit University (SFCC/SCC/Gonzaga)
Alternate Energy