Matt Busby
- ✉️ Matt.Busby@live.com
- 📞 (813) 480-8419
- 🔗 in/MrMattBusby
- 📍 Tampa Bay, FL
- 🔒 Active Security Clearance
Objective
Apply over a decade and a half of technical leadership & expertise to drive innovation in systems & software engineering, product development, and digital & AI engineering. Seeking to leverage proven success in multi-domain Modeling & Simulation, cross-functional management, and full lifecycle delivery to advance next-generation solutions.
Professional Experience & Accomplishments
Senior Project Engineer 2024-2025
Aero Simulation, Inc. | Tampa, FL (Hybrid) B-52 Mission Training System technical lead engineer on reconfigurable mixed-reality Level-7 training system, and 2IC on multiple previous awards for new Flight Training Device (FTD) devices, Aircrew Training Devices (ATD), modification and upgrade Engineering Change Proposals (ECP) in avionics suite, cybersecurity, and technical upgrades. Multi-program avionics systems engineering SME.
- Led 7 interdisciplinary engineering teams, managing 30+ engineers across multiple concurrent projects
- Devised AI/LLM automation strategies, technical debt proposals, and enterprise vision boards with leadership
- Oversaw virtualization design and implementation efforts for 6 Operational Flight Programs (OFP) achieving 100% software milestone targets
- Developed an enterprise Requirements Examiner, Python application improving the quality across programs
- Provided technical overview and management of 6k+ page design package with over 10k+ requirements and 2k+ drawings
- Authored, maintained, and reviewed 10+ engineering Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRL) including Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM), Interface Control Document/Interface Design Document (ICD/IDD), System/Subsystem Specification (SSS/SRS), System/Software Design Description (SSDD/SDD), and custom templates
- Developed comprehensive Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP) Git strategy, version control mechanisms, CDRL flowcharts, hook structures, network topology diagrams, data management protocols, and software catalogues
- Created extensive JIRA project governance including rules, automations, 4 custom workflows, Kanban boards, and program roadmaps
Product Owner & SW Platform Integration Lead 2022-2024
Boeing Intelligence & Analytics, subsidiary to Boeing Co. | Annapolis Junction, MD (Remote)
Internal Research & Development (IR&D) application Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) High-Fidelity Digital Twin (HFDT) team SAFe Agile Product Owner and principal-level software engineering integration lead for 777X avionics systems.
- Led IR&D integration team as Product Owner utilizing JIRA and SAFe Agile methodologies to drive product development and team velocity
- Streamlined and automated build and deployment systems achieving 300% performance improvement through WiX installer frameworks and CI/CD pipelines across Azure cloud infrastructure supporting multi-OS architectures
- Developed comprehensive documentation library in Confluence covering build procedures, system architecture, release management, and deployment protocols
- Architected and implemented low-latency, queued, logged, multi-threaded serial communication interface to NAVAID database/server supporting multiple concurrent clients
Project Engineer 2017-2022
Aero Simulation, Inc. | Tampa, FL
Technical project manager and lead systems engineer managing cross-functional 20-person team across $25m+, 5+ major trainer modifications across 2 programs at 5 OCONUS and CONUS facilities. Junior through mid-level.
- Successfully delivered 5 projects valued at $25M+ within Period of Performance and budget constraints
- Directed as lead a complex avionics technology refresh at OCONUS location, delivering early with low overhead, record profit margin, and zero warranty claims
- Architected OFP/Flight Management System (FMS) mission equipment Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) stimulation, Control Display Unit (CDU) emulation, and new power systems for OCONUS flight trainer
- Reduced cybersecurity scan times by over 50% during infrastructure upgrade across 5+ training devices at 3+ facilities
- Executed multiple Aircraft-to-Flight Simulator concurrency upgrades in SIL environments, satisfying 1k+ traceable requirements
- Initiated critical Quality Management System (QMS) and Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) improvements to Lessons Learned and Safety protocols
Software Developer & Systems Engineer >10yrs
Aero Simulation, Inc. | Tampa, FL
Systems engineer LSE, software engineer, and developer/modeler for 10+ platform avionics systems simulation and stimulation (aircraft and navigation systems, tools/libraries, aircraft-common avionics integration). Entry through junior, mid, senior, and principal-level.
- Developed C/C++ simulation models for 20+ avionics systems including OFP/FMS, CDUs, ARC-210, Pitot-Static Air-Data System, Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS), StormScope, Blue Force Tracker, Instrument Landing System (ILS), and Automated Carrier Landing System (ACLS)
- Designed comprehensive serial communication libraries (MIL-STD-1553, ARINC-429), debugger tools, FIFO implementations, and atmospheric simulation libraries in C and Python, deployed company-wide
- SME on E-2. Maintained Aircraft-Common Equipment (ACE) interoperability and concurrent avionics development for 7+ trainers across CONUS facilities
- Created data-driven Python/SciPy Automated Fidelity Test application for comprehensive validation testing
- Scripted 200+ realistic approach, taxi, and takeoff entity paths using Python/Bash, auto-generated from real-world satellite landmark data
Leadership & Management
Complex Systems Delivery
- High-fidelity simulation systems & digital twins
- Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL), System Integration Labs (SIL)
- Full Flight Simulators, 6-Degrees of Freedom (DOF) Level-D/6 devices
- Operational Flight Trainer (OFT)/Advanced Procedures Trainer (APT)
- Virtual Reality/Mixed-Reality Training Systems
- Multi-platform system integration & concurrent development
- Virtualization and Software as a Service (SaaS)*
- Application Programming Interfaces (API)
- Qualification Test Guide (QTG), Universal Automated Fidelity Testing (UAFT)
- AI Large Language Model Training, Automations, & Integrations*
Project & Program Management
- SAFe Agile Product Owner/Project Manager, Scrum, Kanban
- Vision, Strategy, SWOT, Risk Management
- V-Model, Waterfall Project Processes
- Statement of Work (SOW), CDRL Statement of Requirements Document (SRD) management
- Managing Stakeholder Expectations & Requirements, Analysis & Collaboration with Hardware/Production Teams
- Technical Reviews: SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, PMR, PMI, TIM, IPT
- Technical Proposals, Bill of Materials (IBOM), Subcontractor Statement of Work (SSOW)
Systems Engineering Leadership
- Full lifecycle engineering (requirements through sustainment)
- Cross-functional team leadership (7+ team leads, 40+ engineers)
- Conducting Internal & External Design Reviews
- Technical Documentation & Training Development
- Data Items: Requirements Traceability Verification Matrix (RTVM), Interface Control Document (ICD), etc.
- INCOSE, Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge (SEBoK), Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP*)
Technical Proficiencies
Development & Engineering
- Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Engineering & Models, Modular Open Systems Architecture (MOSA)
- Requirements Engineering, Testing, Verification & Validation, Evaluation
- Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD), Configuration Management/Data Management (CM/DM)
- Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Object Management Group (OMG) Systems Modeling Language (SysML*)
Tools & Platforms
- C/C++, Python, SciPy, Bash Script/Make, PowerShell, CI/CD YAML, HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript*, Fortran/Ada/C#/Rust*
- Visual Studio/Code, MS Project, Office 365, Azure Cloud/Virtual Machines, SharePoint
- Git, GitLab, SVN, JIRA, Confluence, Docker
- No Magic Cameo Systems Modeler Architect*, DOORS*
- Wireshark, PuTTY, O-Scopes
- Windows 10+ Pro SHB, RHEL 8+,
- AI LLM RAG, Ollama, OpenWebUI
Standards & Protocols
- ARINC-610, ARINC-429
- MIL-STD-1553
- RS-422, RS-485
- IEEE-12207, IEEE-15288, IEEE-802
- ISO-9001 Quality Management Systems
- DO-178C*
Education
Graduate Degree
Master of Science in Systems Engineering (MSSE)
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), Worldwide
Concentration: Technical Route – Requirements Engineering, Architecture, MBSE/SysML, Human Factors
Undergraduate Degree
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE)
University of Florida (UF)
Specialization: Microprocessors, C++/Python/VHDL Software
Professional Certifications & Memberships
- Scaled Agile SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (PO/PM) 5.1 – 3-day course, November 2022
- CompTIA Security+ Certification & Continuing Education – Active, May 2020
- Professional Memberships: INCOSE, PMI, IEEE, NDIA, NTSA, I/ITSEC-Events – Rolling
- Security Clearance – Active, inquire, Continuing Evaluation since January 2022
- 🌐 MrMattBusby.github.io
- 📅 2025-12-17
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