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. • Provide training to QA test engineers.

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, implementation, planning, reporting and management.• Generated standards and processes to provide a controlled stable product line.• Managed on-site customer training support.• Provided Mission Operations support as Flight Director for Galaxy/Westar dual satellite launch.

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.

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.