Course Date
Monday, October 20th
Speaker(s)
Course Description
Telemetry operations often require personnel to be on-site with receive systems or at remote consoles, leading to increased travel demands and potential operator shortages. The integration of remote-control capabilities and centralized data collection can significantly reduce operational costs while enhancing real-time system insights. The Test and Training Enabling Architecture (TENA) and the Joint Mission Environment Test Capability (JMETC), combined with Big Data tools and techniques, enable more efficient use of current and future telemetry range resources. These technologies facilitate range resource integration, which is essential for validating system performance in a cost-effective manner. This session will explore the current and future impact of TENA, JMETC, and Big Data Analytics on the test and evaluation (T&E) community, as well as their benefits to range operations and the warfighter.
Following this discussion, the course will transition to CHEETAS for Beginners, introducing attendees to the Cloud Hybrid Edge-to-Enterprise Evaluation & Test Analysis Suite (CHEETAS) framework. CHEETAS provides a vendor- and hardware-agnostic tool suite for building evaluation infrastructure across diverse acquisition portfolios. Offered at no cost by the Test Resource Management Center (TRMC), CHEETAS supports time-series data ingestion in formats such as IRIG 106 Chapter 10, DarV3, and CSV, while also enabling live data streaming from TENA.
This beginner-friendly session will cover fundamental CHEETAS functionalities, including:
- Navigating the CHEETAS Dashboard and Entity Editor
- Importing, viewing, and editing Interface Control Documents (ICDs)
- Processing and querying telemetry data
- Managing entities and parameter sets
- Playing back data and video for analysis
- Installing and updating UI modules
By attending this combined session, participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of how JMETC portfolio tools, including TENA, Big Data Analytics, and CHEETAS, are shaping the future of telemetry operations. Whether you’re looking to optimize range resource management or get started with CHEETAS, this course will provide valuable insights and hands-on knowledge.
About Gene Hudgins
Mr. Gene Hudgins works for KBR as Director of Test and Training Environments and supports the Test Resource Management Center’s (TRMC’s) Test and Training Enabling Architecture (TENA) Software Development Activity (SDA) and Joint Mission Environment Testing Capability (JMETC) as the lead for the TENA and JMETC User Support Team. Since October 1998, the Central Test and Evaluation Investment Program (CTEIP) has overseen the development of TENA – which drastically improves range interoperability and resource reuse among DoD range systems, facilities, and simulations. As a key member of the TENA SDA and JMETC Program Office, Gene is responsible for Distributed Event Coordination, Design, and Integration. Gene also manages TENA training and Range Commanders Council coordination. Gene is an active member of the International Test and Evaluation Association (ITEA) and recently served as President on the Executive Committee of the ITEA National Board of Directors (BOD). Prior to this work for the TRMC, Gene worked on Eglin AFB as an Instrumentation Engineer and Department Head. Gene has a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from Auburn University (War Eagle!), a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida (Go Gators!), and an MBA from the University of West Florida.
About Douglas Audirsch
Doug Audirsch works for KBR as the Training Lead for the CHEETAS application on the Big Data and Knowledge Management team within the Test Resource Management Center (TRMC). Douglas has served as a training consultant within multiple industries, predominantly Technology and Energy, for 3 decades. He has also served on the boards of several educational non-profits and been an invited speaker at educational public speaking engagements. He calls Houston, Texas home where he lives with his beautiful wife and sometimes obedient children.