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Worked with a collective of philanthropic and technical partners in founding a community effort - Earth Fire Alliance - that guides the development of space-based tools supporting the frontline of the global wildfire crisis, FireSat. Assists in leading the effort, delivering on the commitment of Earth Fire Alliance to provide transformative data on a.

Providing business formation, venture, strategy, innovation, emerging technology, and data analytics services to companies that are doing their part to use technology to make the world a better place.Mission Operations LLC was founded to bring together skills, strategy, community, and hustle to do our part in accelerating purpose-driven projects and.

Assisted in business formation, web development, UX services, logistics, supply chain management, communications, branding, marketing, and strategy. People Love Art is a brand and community celebrating the art of people with disabilities. The mission is to make art from the disability community more accessible by featuring it on apparel and home goods and.

Established in 2016, ThinkSpace Consulting is on a mission to accelerate purpose-driven endeavors that seek to build a better future for our planet and our people who live on it. We provide operations and innovation consulting services to support cutting edge missions aboard the ISS and organizations with a mission to do good here on our planet..

Developed operational strategy and oversaw successful execution multiple Space Frontier Foundation operations. The Space Frontier Foundation is a space advocacy nonprofit dedicated to a freer and more prosperous life for all humankind. The Foundation works towards this mission through on-going programs (currently 7 active projects), political advocacy.

Directed operations for the AstroAccess Flight 1 including flight experiment planning, team coordination, program management, and execution of 3-day operations in Long Beach California culminating in the zero gravity parabolic flight on October 17th. Additionally managed external communications and press opportunities for the team and Ambassadors.Planned.

Royal Oak, MI

• Create and lead internal and external Business Strategy around innovation
• Run the R&D practice, utilizing research, insights, and data to invent and drive internal projects that help define the future and push the boundaries of what is possible
• Develop programs and tools to help accelerate innovative ideas and transform them into potential business and venture opportunities
• Collaborate to develop custom solutions that utilize emerging technology and human-centered design to tackle challenges within organizations and help prevent industry disruption
• Experiment with the latest technology - Virtual and Augmented Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Robotics, Internet of Things, Wearables, Autonomous Vehicles, Sensors - and develop inventive enterprise.
• Lead the Innovation Consultancy offering, helping companies envision the future and develop unique business opportunities within their organization. Facilitate collaborative innovation working sessions with internal.

Moffett Field, CA

• Lead the Operations Team for the Rodent Research (RR) Project
• Rodent Research is the flagship mission to enable animal research on board the International Space Station (ISS)
• Optimize hardware for launching on the SpaceX Dragon Capsule and for use by astronauts onboard the ISS
• Oversee crew training for astronauts that will be working with RR on orbit
• Write crew procedures for use during on-orbit life science studies
• Provided mission control support for the Rodent Research 1 flight to two astronauts enabling them to execute the largest experiment on the ISS

Palo Alto, California

• Head of Operations Development for the Solar Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) Program
• Ground Processing Lead for SUVI data products and liaison to the ground system contractor
• Lead data analyst for the overall structural, thermal, and optical performance analysis for the SUVI telescope system
• Functional and comprehensive performance test conductor for flight level instrumentation
• Manage and run the weekly tag-up meetings with the SUVI program customer
• Developed the pre-launch and on-orbit calibration procedures for the SUVI instrument

Master Of Engineering (Meng), Space Systems

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Astronomy And Astrophysics

Activities and Societies: Golf Team, Women in Science Project (WISP)