# John Robinson > Senior Software Engineer at Crown Innovations, Inc. Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/johnrobinson Experienced Lead Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the aviation and aerospace industry. Skilled in Research and Development (R&D), Analytical Skills, Data Analysis, and Software Development. Strong engineering professional with a Master of Science focused in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ Crown Innovations, Inc. Jan 2024 – Present | Mountain View, California, United States ### Chief Engineer @ Cavan Solutions Jan 2019 – Jan 2024 ### Senior Engineer @ Cavan Solutions Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco, CA ### Technical Lead for SMART-NAS Test Bed @ NASA Ames Research Center Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Moffett Field, CA The Shadow Mode Assessment Using Realistic Technologies for the National Airspace System (SMART-NAS) Test Bed is an air traffic simulation platform being developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The SMART-NAS Test Bed’s overarching purpose is to conduct high-fidelity, real-time, human-in-the-loop and automation-in-the-loop simulations of current and proposed future air traffic concepts for the United States’ Next Generation Air Transportation System called NextGen. Specifically, SMART-NAS Test Bed (referred to as SNTB) is intended to enable simulations that are currently impractical or impossible for three major focus areas of NextGen research and development: • Concepts across multiple operational domains such as gate-to-gate trajectory-based operations (TBO) concepts • Concepts related to the seamless and widespread integration of new entrants into the National Airspace System (NAS) such as large and small unmanned aerial systems (UAS), on-demand urban air mobility vehicles, supersonic aircraft, and commercial space operations • Real-time system-wide safety assurance technologies to allow safe, increasingly autonomous operations in conjunction with traditional manned operations ### Concept Lead for UAS Traffic Management @ NASA Ames Research Center Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Moffett Field, CA ### Lead Engineer for Air Traffic Management Technology Demonstration #1 @ NASA Ames Research Center Jan 2010 – Jan 2014 | Moffett Field, CA Air Traffic Management Technology Demonstration #1 (ATD-1 will demonstrate the integration of three NASA research technologies with Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) In to achieve Trajectory-Based Operations from cruise to the runway threshold while maintaining high throughput in the busy terminal airspace. The expected benefits of reduced fuel consumption and improved schedule integrity are expected to stimulate equipage with ADS-B In to achieve these benefits. The NASA technologies are: • TMA-TM: “Traffic Management Advisor with Terminal Metering” (TMA-TM) for precise time-based schedules to the runway and meter points within terminal airspace • CMS: “Controller-Managed Spacing” (CMS) decision support tools for terminal airspace controllers to better manage aircraft delay using speed control • FIM: “Flight-deck Interval Management” (FIM) aircraft avionics and flight crew procedures to conduct airborne spacing operations ### Associate Principle Investigator for Super Density Operations @ NASA Ames Research Center Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 | Moffett Field, CA ### Software Developer @ Sterling Software (NASA Ames Research Center) Jan 1994 – Jan 1996 ## Education ### Master of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics Massachusetts Institute of Technology ### Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics Massachusetts Institute of Technology ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/john-robinson-90648412 - Website: https://aviationsystemsdivision.arc.nasa.gov/research/tactical/atd1.shtml - Website: https://www.cavansolutions.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/johnrobinson JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/johnrobinson/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-01