Hi, I’m
Derek Clark
Technical Project Manager/ Senior Scientific Programmer
Knightdale,NC
Summary
Possess almost 20 years of experience with Defense Research & Development Canada. All previous employers required holding a high level security clearance and involved work with countries such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States as well as projects and work with NATO, specifically CMRE. Currently authorized to work in the United States and residing in North Carolina.
Commended performance in such areas as: computer systems network and management, modular and object-oriented programming, and analysis, design and implementation of defense science systems. Proven leadership and management of multi-disciplinary and technical support teams. Successfully participated in both national and international defense science trials- one such project lead to being named an inventor on a patent and another contributing to proving how much of the Arctic Canada owns through the United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Overview
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Defense Research And Development Canada, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Technical Project Manager
2018.01 - 2022.08 (4 years & 7 months)
Job overview
- Spearheaded Modernizing Underwater Warfare (UW) section's internal project workflow, processes, and supporting infrastructure and enhanced interdepartmental relationships.
- Appointed Technical Project Manager (TPM) for Next Generation Drifting Arctic Monitoring System (NGDAMS) project $3.6 million over 4 years.
- Devised 4 year Roadmap, Milestones, and Budgets for NGDAMS.
- Generated, prioritized, and assigned work packages to be performed by DRDC or contracted to industry.
- Assigned and managed budgets for work packages.
- Generated RFPs, evaluated bids, and managed contracts with industry.
- Served as technical liaison across 5 different disciplines (scientists, computer scientists, engineers, mechanical technologists, and electronic technologists) for NDAMS.
- Communicated project plans and progress to key stakeholders and project contributors.
XFACTOR Hockey Development, Halfiax, Nova Scotia
Owner/Lead Skills Development Coach
2016.09 - 2019.09 (3 years)
Job overview
- Researched, planned, and operated a small business
- Developed proprietary analytical process for customized individual hockey and ringette development based on long term athlete development, goals of athlete's, and hockey/ringette Canada's development models.
- Successfully operated for 3 years
Defense Research And Development Canada, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Senior Scientific Programmer
2003.04 - 2017.12 (14 years & 8 months)
Job overview
- Created, designed, implemented, and supported work on over 7 different embedded systems for underwater surveillance and communications, all of which successfully achieved objectives. Two systems lead to patents being developed and one of which being a named inventor.
- Successfully participated on numerous cross-functional teams both internally to Defense Research & Development Canada, as well as across various allied nations through collaboration on over 5 multi-nation projects.
- Successfully planned, conducted, and supported over 14 field trials and experiments in Canada, USA, Italy, Norway, and Sweden. Requiring well over 400 days away on travel status. Field trials were conducted on land, aboard vessels, as well as at high Arctic ice camps.
Lockheed Martin Canada, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Combat Software Systems Engineer
2001.05 - 2003.04 (1 year & 11 months)
Job overview
- Worked on Threat Evaluations and Weapons Assignment (TEWA) team.
- Developed software for Canadian Patrol Frigates command and control systems.
- Successfully investigated, modified and enhanced existing combat software system modules.
- Part of modernization team to migrate navy simulators to High Level Architecture (HLA).
Communications Security Establishment, Ottawa, Ontario
Signals Intelligence Analyst and Cryptography
1998.12 - 2001.01 (2 years & 1 month)
Job overview
- Designed, developed and supported various data collection and processing tools for analysts.
- Successfully designed and developed assigned portions of cryptographic systems.
Education
Technical University of Nova Scotia , Halifax, NS
Co-op Bachelor of Computer Science from Computer Science
1994.09 - 2000.01 (5 years & 4 months)
Skills
Planning and Coordination
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Technical Project Manager
Defense Research And Development Canada
2018.01 - 2022.08 (4 years & 7 months)
Owner/Lead Skills Development Coach
XFACTOR Hockey Development
2016.09 - 2019.09 (3 years)
Senior Scientific Programmer
Defense Research And Development Canada
2003.04 - 2017.12 (14 years & 8 months)
Combat Software Systems Engineer
Lockheed Martin Canada
2001.05 - 2003.04 (1 year & 11 months)
Signals Intelligence Analyst and Cryptography
Communications Security Establishment
1998.12 - 2001.01 (2 years & 1 month)
Technical University of Nova Scotia
Co-op Bachelor of Computer Science from Computer Science
1994.09 - 2000.01 (5 years & 4 months)
Accomplishments
- 2012 United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) - DRDC Atlantic Outstanding Achievement Team Award for work on UNCLOS.
- 2012 Promotion from CS2 to CS3 earned for work on UNCLOS.
- 2012 Named inventor on patent for Long Range Acoustic Beacon (LRAB)
- 2016 Northern Watch Team - DRDC Atlantic Outstanding Achievement Team Award for work on Arctic Surveillance System.
- Co-author on various published articles, mainly in Canadian Acoustical Association.
- Author and co-author on various DRDC internally published documents.
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