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Jim Durling

RAMS Engineering Professional
Jim Durling - Engineering Consultant
Freelance Consultant in Reliability, Maintainability, and Safety (RAMS) Engineering.

At CN, I am mandated as an engineering consultant at the only North American transcontinental railroad My work involves Positive Train Control (PTC) a safety overlay system along with overall CN. Operations Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) for worst case collision/derailment hazard scenarios and PTC Locomotive On-Board Electronics (LOBES) FMECA.

For many years as an electronics engineer, I was the RAMS Engineering Champion (SME) for Bombardier Aerospace, then the world's third-largest aircraft manufacturer. I have gained a vast amount of knowledge and wisdom within the realm of New Product Development Engineering. 

During my career, I have worked on the equivalent product development phases. My background and experience are something that could benefit your organization.

My engineering skills are varied are of use to your organization:

• Coaching and Training
• Knowledge Management
• Product Development
• Project Management
• RAMS
• Technical Documentation.

Since the late 1970s, as an engineer, I have experience with commercial, defense, space, and transport related product development, with a dozen aerospace-related corporate entities. I have gained wisdom and knowledge from each step. My knowledge is with different types of sophisticated projects:

• Aircraft Engine Subsystems
• Aircraft Tracking Systems
• Amphibious Aircraft
• Business Aircraft
• Commercial Aircraft
• Electronic Countermeasure System
• Engine
• Forward Looking Infrared
• Helicopter Avionics
• Hypersonic Reentry Vehicles
• Military Aircraft
• Military Aircraft Refuel Tankers
• Missile Range Safety
• Railroad and Transit Transportation Safety
• Satellite and Space Electronics
• Strategic Defense Initiative
• Submarines
• Tanks
• Torpedoes
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.