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Owens Cross Roads, Al, Us

Annapolis Junction, Md, Us

Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Systems Integration, Test, & Readiness (SITR)

Arlington, Va, Us

Arlington, Va, Us

Supporting the Systems Engineering Integration and Test IPT Lead for the Space Launch System (SLS)* Proposal Development* Control Account Manager for multiple teams within SEIT* SEIT Change Integration Review Board Representative * Develops project plans & deliverables* Directs all project phases & acts as primary contact and lead to all cross-organization project stakeholders. * Develops mechanisms for establishing, monitoring & integrating project elements, product configuration & communications concerning change management processes & decisions.* Coordinates the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project & team, finance, planning, scheduling & line management. * Coordinates project assessments with customer stakeholders. Oversight, & management responsibility (including performance mgmt & reporting) * Identifies key stakeholder project specific objectives & requirements.* Ensures assigned individuals are executing the identified & assigned tasks & providing appropriate tracking & reporting per plan. * Provides assessment of team performance to appropriate management. * Develops solutions to complex problems that require ingenuity & innovation. * Provides in depth analysis; identify lessons learned, provide historical reports to incorporate into future project plans. * Provides input of team member performance to management, where appropriate. * Facilitates or leads others in facilitating negotiations involving major project parameters such as deliverable definition & performance objectives * Engages with senior staff & line management personnel at the enterprise level. * Works with external suppliers and/or local, federal and state governmental agencies. Leads project objectives & deliverables.* Presents project status to steering committee, senior management, project sponsor &/or other stakeholders. Assembles recommendations from project team concerning workarounds, recovery plans & work scope changes

Coordinate and interface with the NASA customer, as the direct representative of the Boeing Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (SEIT) IPT Leader within the NASA customer liaison office for the SLS contract. Interface with IPT Leaders, customers, and peers within the contractual model.* Manage Systems Engineering, requirements integration, functional architecture, design reviews, design synthesis and implementation, component test and system test integration, verfication, and validation strategies for the SEIT IPT.* Apply an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to research, plan, design, estimate, develop, and verify complex system solutions.* Perform analyses and integration activities to optimize and validate total subsystem architecture.* Ensure that designs meet or exceed all the critical NASA product requirements.* Provide senior-level briefings/presentations to technical and commercial resources.* Evaluate customer/operational needs to define system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters and assure compatibility of all physical, functional and program interfaces.* Attend design review meetings to allow the customer a chance to provide feedback and ensure the design project is going according to contract.* Communicate with customers, management, and other personnel to clarify specifications, coordinate and track designs, provide regular status updates, and successfully execute projects.* Serve as athe day-to-day focal for these relationships, issue resolution, change integration and assessment, and to leverage integration synergies.

Reston, Va, Us

* Supporting the Battle Operations Software Suite (BOSS) Project Office* Writing all System Level Requirements for several different handheld/laptop devices to support the war fighter in the field.* Manage System level Project Risks.* Create the Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP).

Reston, Va, Us

• Assist the Software Engineering Directorate and the Missile Defense Agency’s IV&V effort for several different classified missile systems.• Supported the development of the LV-2 Hardware-in-the-Loop Design Definition Document. This document describes in detail all the different flight components, connectors, and cables that make up the Hardware-in-the-Loop.• Supported the development of the Extended Medium Range Ballistic Missile (eMRBM) Hardware-in-the-Loop Design Definition Document. This document describes in detail all the different flight components, connectors, and cables that make up the Hardware-in-the-Loop.• Act as our IV&V team’s internal configuration manager, updating our internal change request forms, and Item Discrepancy spreadsheet. • Worked the logistics of borrowing a Space Shuttle Space Integrated GPS/INS (SIGI) from Johnson Space Center for use in our classified lab until ours was delivered by Honeywell.• Collect and maintain all requirement/specification documents pertaining to six different missions encompassing four different missile systems.• Represent the government customer and the IV&V group in weekly reviews and boards with the Missile Defense Agency project managers (both civilian and military). During these meetings I give an overview of our schedule, costs, and any issues or concerns we are currently tracking.• Worked the logistics of flight hardware deliveries to the Software Engineering Directorate from Lockheed Martin and Orbital Science. This includes all flight hardware in use with our hardware-in-the-loop set-ups.

* Supported the development of Ares I-X First Stage Element Requirements Document. This document was a joint venture by NASA and ATK to describe what was to be expected of the First Stage Element for Ares I-X. It laid out everything from the performance requirements, to the type of paint to use.* Assisted with the development our First Stage Project Schedule regarding the manufacture, delivery, and launch. This schedule tracked both man-hours and hardware flow in Promontory, Utah and Major Tool and Motor; * Worked Logistics for First Stage Hardware delivery from the manufacturers to Kennedy Space Center. Looked at several different options, which included land, air, and sea.* Handled all Configuration Management regarding all First Stage Change Requests and Waivers prior to launch. I also tracked all change requests that came to the First Stage to review. Once we reviewed the information, I compiled all our comments and would submit to the Control Board for acceptance.* Resource Management for transfer of historical Shuttle hardware over to the Ares First Stage Project Office. To cut the cost of the First Stage Element, we used what we could from the Space Shuttle Program. This included Solid Rocket Booster Segments, the Aft Skirt, and Space Shuttle Thrust Vector control system to gimble the nozzle. Our team also worked with Kennedy Space Center's Ground Operations group to make appropriate modifications in the Vehicle Assembly Building, where the Ares I-X was stacked and prepared for rollout to the launch pad. Modifications were also made at the launch pad to accommodate the 327-foot tall flight test vehicle.* Participated in Post Flight "Lessons Learned" Study.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs

Advanced Diploma