About Dave Kenney - About Dave Kenney

NAME: Dave Kenney
PLACE OF RESIDENCE: Nova Scotia, Canada
EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Self Employed
EDUCATION:

Masters Degree/MBA/Business Administration, Athabasca University, 2000
Diploma Program/Advanced Management, Athabasca University, 1996
Bachelors Degree/Science/Mathematical Science, Carleton University, 1978

Interests

Web Site Development
3-D Modelling
Science Fiction Writing
Creating Web Comics

Social Media

Career Summary

Over thirty years’ software development and systems engineering experience including feasibility studies, requirements analysis, design, implementation, and final delivery. Experience in software development projects for the Department of National Defence (DND) and NavCanada, including communications systems and electronic warfare systems. Leadership experience includes both Project Leadership and Program Manage

Software specialist on the Undergraduate Military Flight Officer Multi-Crew Simulator (UMFO-MCS) project, a flexible, multi-seat, re-configurable training system employing simulations of generic aircraft avionics to provide students with a basic familiarity of their operation. Recent experience with the Simulation Systems team also includes two years working as a systems engineer on the Maritime Helicopter (MH) Mission Procedures Trainer (MPT) crew trainer project. Four years of experience working on the team developing the command and control software system for the Maritime Helicopter Project (MHP) at General Dynamics Canada. Involved in the requirements analysis and the high-level software design for the Mission Data Management System (MDMS).

Manager of the engineering department at Computing Devices Canada (now General Dynamics Canada) involved in the development of vehicle computer systems for transportation, world-wide tank retrofits and new ground combat vehicle computer systems. Implemented the ballistics updates in the M1 fire control control computer when the tank moved from a 105 mm rifled cannon to a 120 mm smooth bore.

Additional jobs from way in the past include shoe salesman, adding machine repair man, chokerman (logging), line painter (roads and parking lots), and operating room porter,

Additional Training and Courses

Pascal Programming Workshop, Control Data Institute 1982
‘C’ Programming, Control Data Institute 1984
Front End of the Business Training Seminar Mel Oliverson, 1993
Rational Apex Training Course, 1994
45020 Descriptor Development, Newbridge Networks 1997
Rhapsody SysML Training for Systems Engineers, Telelogic, 2007
Retirement Planning The Canadian Institute of Financial Planning October 15, 2016
Google Data Analytics, September 2021
Develop a free website with WordPress Coursera March 17, 2023
Pleasure Craft Operator’s Licence, May 2024