Donald Balcom

Built and operationalized a Section 508 reporting and prioritization process enabling risk-based triage and delivered reproducible WCAG 2.x–mapped violation reports with clear remediation and retest steps; contributed accessibility requirements in Agile sprints to improve remediation workflows.

Advanced readiness analytics by developing F/A-18 readiness and mission-capability simulation tools and implemented data conversion processes to compute correct simulation metrics from raw inputs, de-risking production releases through configuration-management reviews.

Delivered mission support by leading systems engineering projects, standing up TESB operations and digitizing maintenance with a CMMS and Excel automation tools; authored proposals securing $1.1M and led a Green Belt project reducing defective approvals 72% and approval time over 75%.

Owned JLTV subsystem designs and drove supplier trades to achieve a 43% weight reduction and 10% under subsystem weight requirement; directed CFD subcontractor work and standardized configuration control to reduce part counts and improve productivity.

Built Product Quality Field function, authored procedures and issue-tracking metrics to enable end-to-end field issue visibility, and drove supplier/engineering fixes to raise reliability and reduce warranty failures.

Engineered compliant CNG and diesel transit bus systems, coordinated cross-department designs to de-risk production, and deployed Pro/Engineer ModelCheck to raise modeling quality and institutionalize engineering standards.

Launched commercial mowing platforms and redesigned product lines to improve reliability and reduce manufacturing cost by ~15%, developed hydraulic and mechanical systems and collaborated on FEA and supplier manufacturability improvements.

Improved field uptime through onsite diagnostics and technical troubleshooting, authored Service Information Bulletins to scale knowledge transfer, and analyzed warranty data to drive design feedback and corrective actions.

Optimized compressor performance via thermodynamic, FEA, and bearing oil-flow analyses, improved reliability of sealing components, and standardized engineering programs to increase repeatability across global teams.

Grade: 4.0

Completed a Doctor of Computer Science with emphasis in Big Data Analytics, focusing on advanced analytics and scalable data-driven solutions.

Earned a Master of Science in Engineering Management, emphasizing management of engineering projects and processes.

Awarded a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with coursework in design, modeling, and systems engineering.

Attended secondary school at Union Springs High School.