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El Segundo, CA

• Director, Software EngineeringResponsible for managing the Conditional Access applications that control service rights to over 55 million satellite receiver set top boxes.
• Design new features and upgrades of Conditional Access Systems and the systems interfacing with Conditional Access Systems.
• Interface with internal and external business and engineering, organizations for identification of requirements and integration activities.
• Manage the vendor that produced the critical software components of the Conditional Access Systems.
• Responsible for project management of system upgrades of hardware and software for both test and production environments.
• Manage acceptance testing of internally and vendor developed Conditional Access related software.

El Segundo, CA

• Responsible for managing the software program development for monitoring and controlling in-orbit satellite operations.
• Project lead of a team of a dozen to develop software programs that control satellite operations procedures.
• Led efforts to design, develop and implement software programs which interfaced with telemetry, tracking and command systems.
• Interfaced with internal and external organizations for identification of requirements.
• Provide technical leadership for establishing satellite operations philosophy, procedural and coding rules, standards and specifications. Held lead responsibility for the project direction, development, scheduling.
• Generated standards and processes to provide a controlled stable product line.

El Segundo, CA

• Responsible for monitoring and managing the health of ten in-orbit military and commercial satellites.
• Investigate and resolve spacecraft anomalies. Monitor and evaluate contingencies and events.
• Create, review and maintain satellite control computer database, software procedures, operating instructions, contingency plans and special test procedures.
• Plan and direct satellite inversion maneuver procedures to maintain life of an ailing spacecraft.
• Provided training and technical support to system engineers of the Japan Communications Satellite Company.
• Wrote software programs which predicted normal satellite battery charging durations during solar eclipses.

El Segundo, CA

• Shift leader for monitoring and controlling ten in-orbit military and commercial satellites.
• Implement scheduled satellite control activities, monitoring satellite, earth station, communication performance and respond to system anomalies.
• Wrote and tested satellite programs and procedures which controlled and read from telemetry, tracking and command systems.
• Provided training and shift supervision to other satellite controllers.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Electrical And Electronics Engineering, Gpa 3.7

Activities and Societies: Member of Tau Alpha Pi Honor Society

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Technical Management Extension Program, Technical Management

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