George Wilson Freas II

As founding manager of Supernal Technical Innovations LLC, led formation with focus on research, development of fresh patent ideas, and product innovation. Potential engagement in marketing, advertising for clients, with services extended to pre-seed products or patent ideas. Consultancy services and engineering project subcontracting offered. Current activities leverage established alliances, partnerships for marketing, publishing, generating early semi-passive funding. Publishing division boasts books on Amazon; marketing division collaborates with firms for comprehensive marketing tasks. Role is part-time. For further information: https://supernaltechnical.com.

As managing owner of Freas Consulting, LLC: Conceived patent disclosure designs. Rendered 3D models, illustrations of said designs. Assisted in patent development. Submitted NASA SBIR Research grant proposal, SBIR Phase I H8.01, in early 2020 - grant not awarded. Selected by NASA via Freelancer in July 2021 to participate in Astrobee Judging selection - B - Evaluation Submission. Achieved pre-qualification for judging selection via test in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Physics. Garnered 5-star rating for submission. Role was part-time until February 2020, transitioned to full-time thereafter.

At NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center, International Space Station (ISS) Payload Support Ground Software: Served as Architect, IT Security Focal & Technical Lead for: Remote Advanced Payload Test Rig (RAPTR). Designed RAPTR as next-generation payload test, checkout platform, integrating advanced automated software techniques, new hardware. Developed software, hardware for Command & Data Handling (C&DH), Analog and Discretes (A&D) modules of RAPTR, simulating corresponding ISS flight subsystems. Crafted prototype Graphical User Interface (GUI) in LabVIEW, maintained Qt-based production GUI for deployed systems. Integrated ISS Flight code, hardware into RAPTR for high fidelity simulations. Boeing secured contract to build RAPTRs for ISS after product development under Internal Research & Development (IRAD) funds. Applied Agile software development method with Scrum meetings, peer reviews. Formulated RAPTR requirements based on superset of existing ones. Deployed software subjected to Software Configuration Management (SCM), unit tested, peer reviewed, then integration tested. Created, executed unit tests before peer reviews, assisted by static analysis with PC Lint. Test team conducted formal dry runs followed by Formal Qualification Test (FQT) with Software Quality Assurance (SQA), Government Quality Assurance oversight. Key player in Help Desk for deployed ground test products, participated in user forum meetings with various users. Addressed issues with fielded units, resolved Help Desk tickets of users in field centers at Kennedy Space Center, Glenn Research Center, Johnson Space Center, Goddard Space Flight Center, AMES Research Center, MSFC (and other locations). Contributed to Software Toolkit for Ethernet Lab Like Architecture (STELLA), IRAD development. STELLA enabled payload developers to control payload on orbit, receive telemetry from experiment without knowledge of underlying ISS protocols. Licensed STELLA to several payloads prior to advent of Ku Band ethernet forward link to, from ISS payload segment. Designed updates to IT Security plan for PRCU, RAPTR. Recertified in IT Security certifications by NASA: NASA Certified Systems Administrator, IT Security for System Administrators, Linux System Administration Certifications (2018).

At NASA Marshall Space Flight Center: Ares 1 Instrument Unit Avionics (IUA): Guided Trade Study for selection of Real Time Operating System (RTOS) for Ares 1 IUA flight software, inclusive of Control and Telemetry Computer (CTC) and Flight Computer (FC). Conducted trade among Wind River VxWorks-653, Green Hills INTEGRITY-178, LynuxWorks LYNX-178, and Micrium operating systems. Required comprehension of DO-178B certification, ARINC 653 API. Finalized trade study, supported outbrief to NASA. Part-time role.

At NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Payload Support Ground Software: Served as lead software engineer, Cyber Security focal for sustaining engineering on Ground Test Software Systems, inclusive of Payload Rack Checkout Unit (PRCU), Suitcase Test Environment for Payloads (STEP), Suitcase Simulator (ScS), Common Suitcase Simulator (CScS). Ground test systems simulate various ISS subsystems to verify payload experiments before launch deployment. Systems included Sun workstations with LabVIEW GUI control software, VME card cage with 680x0 based single board computers, network switches. Led software design team for CScS, simulating flight Common Rack Software (CRS) for payload developers. CRS is control software in EXPRESS Rack Interface Controllers in ISS. CScS software enabled payload developers to test TCP/IP payloads on their own Windows-based computer. Built CScS requirements based on subset of existing ones with DOORs aid. Maintained, designed, coded, developed existing software in ground test systems, created new sustaining software releases. Supervised software releases for PRCU, fielded releases to various NASA sites nationwide. Deployed software maintained under Software Configuration Management (SCM), unit tested, peer reviewed, then integration tested. Test team conducted formal dry runs followed by Formal Qualification Test (FQT) with Software Quality Assurance (SQA), Government Quality Assurance oversight. Managed schedule milestones for multiple schedules, releases. Key player in Help Desk for deployed products, participated in Train Trainer activity, trained users at Kennedy Space Center, Glenn Research Center, Johnson Space Center, MSFC. Conducted regular user forum meetings. Assisted in building IT Security plan for PRCU. Obtained NASA certifications in IT Security: NASA Certified Systems Administrator, IT Security for System Administrators, Solaris 9 and Solaris System Administration Certifications (2007). Led Payload Support Software group, Ground Test Software team.

Contracted to Aviant, later becoming direct Boeing employee at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Payload Flight Software: Assisted International Support group as Software Technical Liaison for Japanese partners. Educated international and NASA personnel, along with Boeing team, in operation of Rack Interface Controller (RIC) software and hardware. Contributed to design, analysis of JAXA's (formerly NASDA) Centrifuge Program's (NCP) Centrifuge RIC (C-RIC) software in C on VxWorks Real Time Operating System. Generated schedules, estimates for various software design/implementation, support tasks for C-RIC, NCP. Supported sell off of C-RIC software, hardware to JAXA / NASA at project completion. Collaborated with Export Control personnel to clear all materials for export. Led C-RIC software team.

Served as subcontractor to American Sentinel University. In role of adjunct professor, designed graduate level coursework for Computer Science distance learning program. Handled grading exams, addressing student queries, and delivering lectures via Internet. Oversaw graduate level CS580 Compiler Construction course, utilizing LALL parser generator as teaching tool. Students tasked with creating compiler for language akin to C language using either LALL or YACC. Courses planned for C and C++ instruction. Held part-time position. (Note: institution transitioned from American Institute of Computer Sciences in Birmingham, Alabama to American College for Computer and Information Systems, ultimately acquired by American Sentinel University in Aurora, Colorado).

Sub-contract Work:
JUNE 1995 - OCTOBER 1998 (3 Years 4 Months)
Huntsville, Alabama, United States (US)
6/98 - 10/98 Sub-contractor role with Sun Valley Systems. Under contract with Jefferson County Health Department, executed Year 2000 conversion work on COBOL programs. Modified Financial Management systems and other systems to achieve Year 2000 compliance, utilizing COBOL 74.
10/97 - 05/98 Engaged as sub-contractor with American Sentinel University. Refer to Adjunct Professor of Computer Science entry for details.
4/95 - 6/98 Sub-contractor to Metamor. Under contract with Information Technologies Group of BellSouth: Team lead for Wireless Integrated Process System (WIPS). Oversaw and contributed to C software design on HP 9000/800 series UNIX server. Crafted client/server applications with UIM/X graphics user interface (Motif/X Windows) design tool. Successfully designed, coded, tested, and implemented two different client / server programs to process requests to BellSouth's ATLAS database. Supervised design, code, test and implementation of two additional ATLAS related programs. Utilized BellSouth's communication tools to process transactions across wide area network. Successfully deployed these software systems to BellSouth servers across wide area network. Authored internal publication to assist co-workers in software design process. Contributed to WIPS team achieving CMMI Level 3 certification in software. Co-authored Software Requirements Analysis, Top Level Design and Detailed Design documents for three client/server programs, using FrameMaker or Microsoft Word. Supported Wireless Service Center and Independent Payphone Provider System Center, serving 150 sales reps, facilitated by nine HP-9000 series servers.

Commercial Work:
APRIL 1991 - JANUARY 2009 (17 Years 9 Months)
Huntsville, Alabama, United States (US)

As President of Synergistic Consultants, Inc.: Selected and hired consultants for required tasks, guiding them to task completion. Designed, coded, and tested new features in LALL Parser Generator and related products. Led consultants in scanning antique books for conversion into electronic texts or clipart. Conducted image processing on clipart and images, including design and implementation of image processing software. Crafted web pages for clients and set them up on UNIX web servers using Telnet login. Marketed web space to prospective clients. Designed, coded, and tested new features in GEN7 Desktop Operating Environment and related products. Prepared and submitted releases to Educational Software Cooperative and other outlets. Maintained internal websites including gen7software.com. Developed patent and invention concepts. Interfaced with patent attorneys for trademarks, copyrights, and intellectual property related matters. This was a full-time position until April 1999, and part-time thereafter. (Note: Synergistic Consultants, Inc., a Subchapter-S Corporation, transitioned to a sole proprietorship: Synergistic Consultants in 2003 due to the shift in activities from full-time to part-time within the company).

Designed, coded, and tested segments of ACE Plus schematic capture system's Application Programming Interface (API) using C programming language on Intergraph IP32C and IBM-AT. Additionally, handled design, coding, and testing of chosen parts of Design Engineer PC schematic capture system in C and Intel 80x86 assembly language. Enhanced this product for operation on VGA display devices on IBM AT.

Designed, coded, and tested segments of FOG-M Embedded training system in PL/M. Conceived and implemented a Computer Aided Instruction (CAI) script interpreter, including language definition. Developed scripts for Interactive Video Disks (IVDs) demonstrating potential for war fighter training. Delivered a functional CAI system to customer after thorough testing.

Designed, coded, and tested the Visual Display Generator (VDG) function of the Northeast Corridor Improvement Project (NECIP) using a four CPU TANDEM TNS II mini-computer and TAL programming language. This fault-tolerant software codebase was designed to persist without error even in the event of CPU failure. The NECIP project was a train traffic control system featuring a control room equipped with custom-designed graphics workstations and a RAMTEK video controller. This software updated displays by sending RAMTEK-specific commands to the controller. Train locations were visualized on a map across nine projection screens in the control room. Operators could control track and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) power grid via touch screens on their graphics displays. Assisted in designing menus and displays for NECIP project. As graphics team leader, supervised VDG implementation.

Under NASA contract at Marshall Space Flight Center, Payload Planning: Designed, coded, and tested the Engineering Document Generator (EDGE) using DISSPLA Graphics Package on Univac 1100/82 in FORTRAN 77. Implemented EDGE's text processor section, enabling interactive blending of graphic plots with textual data on identical pages. Maintained Ground Resource Operations Program Executive (GROPE) in FORTRAN 77. Converted Lockheed Aerodynamics Simulator (AERO) from SC-4020 microfilm output to FR-80 microfilm output in FORTRAN 77. Redesigned and converted the Tektronix Interactive Graphics System (TIGS) from FORTRAN IV to FORTRAN 77.