Barbara Hickman

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GOES NOP Principal Engineer and Engineering Architect (Site Task Lead) @ Riverside Technology, inc.
Washington, DC, US
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Washington DC-Baltimore Area, United States
About Barbara Hickman

Key End-End SME at the NOAA/NESDIS Central; most recently at NSOF NESDIS/OSD/GSD & GOES-R at NASA/GSFC. Over 30+ years of extensive depth & breadth in successful End-End Engineering design, fabrication, test, integration, & management of high performance 24x7 production systems (HW/SW & telecommunications interfaces) for geostationary (GEO) & low earth orbiting (LEO) Operational missions. GOES GS Virtualization, GOES-R Export Control lead &Spectrum Management lead. Anomaly Resolution lead resolving major show stopping (Nav/Cal) ground systems and product systems anomalies. Over 25+ years as a Management & Technology Solutions "strong force" guiding the NOAA NESDIS operational mission up from GOES AAA through GVAR into the GOES-R era &from POES to Suomi-NPP & JPSS. Currently at the NOAA Satellite Operations Facility (NSOF) Virtualizing a Common Legacy GOES (& POES) Ground Systems responsible for L0 wideband data acquisition through L1B processing & dissemination systems, satellite C3 & Interface systems, & GVAR rebroadcast (i.e., the Flight side of the Ground Segment). GOES-R work emphasized Spectrum Management Study specification, definition, & technical oversight for Interference analysis for NOAA operational L-, S-, & X-Band frequencies to ensure preservation of mission data & services for legacy & next generations. First Fast Track Federal Auctions (Nov 2014) including 1695-1710 MHz bands for sharing exceeded $41 Billion. Export control technical lead for GOES-R PSE. Prior work at the NOAA Integrated Program Office emphasizes next-generation satellite design, T&I readiness for Launch of the Suomi-NPP Ground Systems. NOAA Central’s Systems Engineering Design repertoire includes: Custom innovation of micro-circuitry, & 3 GL micro-circuitry Test systems; advanced production laser robotics control systems; large-scale turnkey automated storage & retrieval robotics systems, & design T&I of Real Time 4GL satellite ingest & multi-mission Ops product systems.

Barbara Hickman's Current Company Details
Riverside Technology, inc.

Riverside Technology, Inc.

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GOES NOP Principal Engineer and Engineering Architect (Site Task Lead)
Washington, DC, US
Website:
riverside.com
Employees:
91
Barbara Hickman Work Experience Details
  • Riverside Technology, Inc.
    Goes Nop Principal Engineer And Engineering Architect (Site Task Lead)
    Riverside Technology, Inc.
    Washington, Dc, Us
  • Riverside Technology, Inc.
    Goes Nop Principal Engineer/Engineering Architect (Site Task Lead)
    Riverside Technology, Inc. Mar 2013 - Present
    Nsof
    NOAA/NESDIS/OSD/GSD GOES NOP Principal Engineer/Engineering Architect (Site Task Lead) - 3/2013 – Present Provide overall technical staff leadership and government contact site lead in supporting NOAA/NESDIS/OSD/GSD goal of developing/deploying Engineering development & refresh for the legacy GEO (& LEO) satellite Ground Systems. Principle Engineer/Architect for the GOES-R Program Systems Engineering leading integration of Flight & Ground Segments & End-End oversight. Main duties for the Program include: OSD/GSD PAC 5 Year Funding Requests maintenance (Annual Presentations & Tracking Spreadsheets), GOES GS Stakeholder Management Plan; Technical Study generation & presentation (e.g., GOES NOP Viability/Risk Mitigation Study, GOES NOP GS Overview Presentation, Linux Migration Study, Virtualization Backup/Archive Product/Technology Study, etc.); And Virtualization SME for the Legacy GOES (& POES) Ground Systems responsible for L0 wideband data acquisition through L1B processing & dissemination systems, satellite C3 & Interface systems, & GVAR rebroadcast (i.e., the Flight side of the Ground Segment). Provide overall technical staff site leadership and government contact site lead
  • Riverside Technology, Inc.
    Goes-R Principal Engineer/Engineering Architect (Site Task Lead -Spectrum Management [Sme] Technical
    Riverside Technology, Inc. Feb 2010 - Mar 2013
    Gsfc
    GOES-R Principal Engineer/Engineering Architect (Site Task Lead -Spectrum Management [SME] Technical Lead & Export Control Technical Lead 2/2010 – 3/2013 Provide overall technical staff leadership and government contact site lead in supporting NOAA/GOES-R Program Systems Engineering (PSE)goal of developing/deploying next generation GEO satellites. Principle Engineer/Architect for the GOES-R Program Systems Engineering leading integration of Flight & Ground Segments & End-End oversight. Main duties for the Program include Managing the GOES-R Spectrum [& all other NOAA frequencies] Interference modeling, analysis, and test to preserve mission data/services in the face of NTIA & FCC mandates for sharing/vacating L-Band, S-Band, & X-Band frequencies with high power AWS-4 terrestrial mobile. Identify, create, and oversee SOW tasking to ensure continuity of legacy & future mission data/data services; oversee progress & risk/cost mitigations. Lead Export Control for the GOES-R mission. Technical oversight for Interference analysis studies & tests for NOAA operational L-Band, S-Band, and X-Band frequencies to ensure preservation of mission data & services for current & next generations. First of several Fast Track Federal Auctions (Nov 2014) of which the 1695-1710 MHz bands were included for sharing exceeded $41 Billion. Team Lead for the GOES-R – Outstanding Team of the Quarter Award, (Telecommunications/Spectrum Team) awarded Q3 2011. Generated & maintained the GOES-R Export Control document for GOES-R PSE. Support activities also included SRR, PDR, CDR & other Programmatic key milestones through informal, Dry Run and Formal presentations
  • Riverside Technology, Inc.
    S-Npp (Npoess) Task Lead/Principal Engineer For Gsd/Idps
    Riverside Technology, Inc. Sep 2007 - Feb 2010
    Ipo
    IPO Task Lead/Principal Engineer for GSD/IDPS 9/2007 – 2/2010 Provide overall technical staff leadership and government contact in supporting NOAA/IPO goal of developing/deploying next generation LEO satellites. Principle Engineer for the IPO Ground Systems Division who’s most recent tasking involved the very successful completion of: NPP IDPS Qual/FAT/SAT tests (NESDIS & AFWA), FCA & dFCA audits, MOT Handover and successful Transition to Operations, and NPOESS CDA/CDR. Key monitor for IDPS in (NASA’s) system wide NCT, ICT, EEO and GSIT tests and the NPOESS BAR. Prior to transitioning to IPO GSD in 2007, provided RTi support to the Perot Systems’ ESPC contract at NSOF as the NPOESS Data Exploitation (NDE) Telecommunications task lead and the NDE CIP/COOP lead.
  • Riverside Technology, Inc.
    Lead Npoess Data Exploitation (Nde) Telecoms &Lead Nde Cip/Coop 11/2005 – 9/2007
    Riverside Technology, Inc. Nov 2005 - Sep 2007
    Nsof
    Lead NPOESS Data Exploitation (NDE) Telecoms &Lead NDE CIP/COOP 11/2005 – 9/2007 Provide RTi support to the Dell/Perot Systems’ ESPC contract at NSOF Central as the NPOESS Data Exploitation (NDE) Telecommunications task lead and the NDE CIP/COOP lead. Provided data volume models for next generation LEO & GEO to establish telecommunications support requirements for the NSOF Central & Key Stakeholders. Contribute same to NDE Preliminary & Critical Design Reviews[PDR & CDR]; and communicate risks, costs, solutions to NOAA leadership & GAO.
  • Rs Information Systems
    Rs Information Systems (Rsis) Noaa-Sdds Program Manager
    Rs Information Systems Feb 2004 - Oct 2005
    Wwb/Nsof
    RS Information Systems (NOAA/SDDS) - 3/2001 - 10/2005 RSIS NOAA-SDDS Program Manager 2/2004 - 10/2005 Program Manager for the RSIS SDDS-NOAA/GOES Program in Camp Springs, MD. Ensured personnel, technical, financial, facilities, & subcontractor management fulfillment of COMMITS contractual obligations for this 5 year CPAF Operations & Maintenance Contract for RS Information Systems (RSIS). Contract value of $27,895,430.00 with all options exercised. Under her very capable 2 year leadership, the SDDS Program consistently raised the Award Fee Evaluation scores (breaking the 20-year old 91+% ceiling). Final Award Fee scores ranked 2 consecutive 96.2 scores, the highest evaluation scores ever reached in the history of the Program. RSIS’ SDDS also provided critical support of the OSDPD Consolidation of the 2 NESDIS divisions: Satellite Services Division (RSIS-SDDS contract) & the Information Processing Division (CSC-CEMSCS contract). Instrumental to the smooth rollout of NSOF migration (facilities moves) during this consolidation period which appeared on the heels of severe FY04 government budget shortfalls, as well as during a newly consolidated ESPC bid. Under Ms Hickman’s leadership, her program made the ‘corner turning difference’ for OSDPD by undertaking very successfully, the consolidation beginning tasks of CEMSCS Amdahl Migration to IBM P-series & Help Desk consolidation while maintaining all SDDS duties, spinning up the CDA-Wallops GINI backup, & stepping up to $520+ K additional SDDS development/integration support tasks for the mission. Continued to guide the mission technical preparation for next generation satellite systems design /End-End integration/rollout.
  • Rs Information Systems
    Rsis Noaa-Sdds Systems Engineering Mgr (& Rsis Quality Mgr)
    Rs Information Systems Mar 2001 - Mar 2004
    Wwb
    RSIS NOAA-SDDS Systems Engineering Mgr (& RSIS Quality Mgr) 3/2001 - 3/2004 Architect of the Rapid Application Development (RAD) COTS redesign of the GOES Ingest NOAAPort Image System (GINI) which is the NESDIS delivery system to NWS/AWIPS for all of its real time satellite imagery and critical weather products. Systems Architect of RAD COTS design of the real time SATEPS Ingest Pathfinder Systems that reduced PG&D Program acquisition and tech refresh costs by $4.5+ M with additional significant savings on an annual recurring basis. Retired mainframes for high end distributed client server technology, and then migrated again to low cost LINUX. Y2K End-End Technical Lead, End-End PG&D real time Ingest Systems Lead (GVAR, MET/MSG, GMS/MTSAT, INDOEX, INSAT, etc.), PG&D End-End Test & Integration Lead, PG&D End-End IV&V and Anomaly Resolution Lead (including SOCC/CDA-W and NCDC & SSEC archive segments as well as NESDIS PG&D), BPR Technical Lead, Technical Lead for Next Generation Systems Planning (NDE and GOES-R), and the chief player in establishing many excellent "Firsts" for the program. Awarded the RSIS December 2003 President’s Award for Technical Excellence stemming from brilliant successes in AWIPS Lossy and Lossless compression studies and PG&D NOAAPort supply systems re-host design.
  • Prc Inc.
    (Noaa/Goes Program) Systems Integration Group (& Etc.)
    Prc Inc. Mar 1990 - Aug 1992
    Wwb
    PRC Inc. NOAA-GOES Systems Integration Group Manager 9/2000 - 3/2001PRC Inc. NOAA-GOES Senior Engineer (Associate Manager) from 3/1997 - 9/2000PRC Inc. NOAA-GOES Senior Systems End-End Test Engineer from 8/1992 - 3/1997PRC Inc. NOAA-GOES Systems Test Engineer(Ingest Lead & End-End V&V) from 3/1990 - 8/1992Collective Highlights / Significant Achievements:PG&D Lead-GVAR Systems Inverted Mode Processing (NOAA wide E-E Ground compensation for GOES Solar Sail deployment failure) - Direct SME guidance &GVAR skills provided helped 2 NESDIS Ground Teams to win Dept. of Commerce Gold medals.PG&D Lead for Anomaly Resolution - GOES-8 (first of GOES I/M series) O&A navigation (YAW/ Ranging) error prevented the satellite series from going operational &retiring recurring Meteosat costs. AWIPS Navigation errors (spherical-geometric/ellipsoidal-geodetic earth model design incongruence), GVAR calibration striping, etc.PG&D Technical Rep for NOAA’s GOES-R WG's– GOES Operations Requirements Document (GORD) & Mission Requirements Document (MRD), GOES-R Communications &Data Distribution (C&DD) Subcommittee; & the GOES-R Mission Requirements and Concept of Operations (MREQ/CONOP’s) Over-site Committee, the NOAA/NASA DRI/GHIS design working group, NOAA/GOES Program AMS representative for SATEPS, &McIDAS User's Group (MUG) Rep for SATEPS.GOES Program Capacity Planning Lead, NO-GOES Operation Planning Lead, Operations Logistics Lead, & CM Lead.
  • Prc Inc.
    Prc Inc. Noaa-Goes Systems Test Engineer(Ingest Lead & End-End V&V) From 3/1990 - 8/1992
    Prc Inc. Mar 1990 - Aug 1992
    Wwb
    PRC Inc. NOAA-GOES Systems Test Engineer(Ingest Lead & End-End V&V) from 3/1990 - 8/1992Collective Highlights / Significant Achievements:Lead Engineer for RT data acquisition systems & NRT-RT product dissemination systems including: MIDAS GVAR Ingestor, CDA/Wallops GVAR IVV/IV&V, GOES-I/M Navigation & Calibration Testing, & End- End GOES-I/M Pre-Launch PG&D Ground Segment Systems Tests (GSST). Responsibilities:GOES-I/M GVAR Ingestors; Bulk, Product & Synoptic Archive Systems; Product Monitor System (PM); GOES-I/M Ingest &NOAAPORT Interface System (GINI); GOES-I/M Sectorizer System (GSS); GOES-I/M Soundings System (GIMSS); Real Time GOES Processor (RTGP) System; WEFAX System; GVAR Simulator; Anomaly Tracking System (ATS); Bit Error Rate Monitoring (BER) System; & the VAS Interface Electronic (VIE) Systems. (RSIS-SDDS) QA Manager, (Litton/PRC) Corporate Market Sector & Division Level QI Team Lead. 28 years TQM Lead. 5 years PRC Weather Systems Quality Management Board (QMB) member, division Quality Improvement (QI) Team Lead -Improving Team Reward & Recognition across the Weather Systems, &PRC's Civil Services Systems (CSS) Market Sector QI Team Member for improving R&R
  • Microtechnology Inc.
    Design Engineer/Qa 4/1988 - 6/1989
    Microtechnology Inc. Apr 1988 - Jun 1989
    Se Wisconsin
    SDLC design, analysis, test, & integration of 22 thick-film hybrid micro-circuitry workstation systems (including Arcnet LAN micro-cards) involving state-of-the-art laser technology. Work station design repertoire of custom HW & SW innovation using 3GL Microsoft systems with integration & enhancement of COTS products to in-house micro circuitry & microcircuit test beds; custom system device driver programming; as well as robotics laser control systems software design/development. Software contributions to the digital oscilloscope program library helped the company to automate its manual Singapore Operation. Initiation & pursuit of advanced analysis in the creation of Op-Amp computer models enabled her to completely automate all Analog Circuit Analysis for the Test Engineering section, saving 50% of the design & evaluation workload. Additionally, initiated & completed circuit inductance efficiency studies using Fourier Analysis which contributed to a more cost-effective hybrid design manufacturing method across hybrid families.
  • P&H Harneschfeger Corporation
    Real Time Programmer 4/1983 - 12/1983
    P&H Harneschfeger Corporation Apr 1983 - Dec 1983
    Se Wisconsin
    Real Time Programmer 4/1983 - 12/1983Real-time top-down software development for proprietary turn-key 4GL robotics systems. Contributed to I/O Protocol, Alarm Handling, and other modular code sections for the $7 million Automated Storage and Retrieval System.
  • Lavelle Industries
    R&D Chemist 1/1978 - 12/1980
    Lavelle Industries Jan 1978 - Dec 1980
    Lake Geneva, Wi
    R&D Chemist 1/1978 - 12/1980Design, test, & evaluation of new polymeric materials (high performance plastic and rubber compounds) used to create state-of-the-art: seals, o-rings & other OEM products for the Automotive, Jet-Aircraft, Earth-Moving & Mining, & Housing Industries. Phenolic resin testing improved product functional ranges and metal bonding processes
  • Albert Trostel Packing Company
    R&D Chemist 5/1976 - 11/1978
    Albert Trostel Packing Company May 1976 - Nov 1978
    Se Wisconsin
    R&D Chemist 5/1976 - 11/1978Design, test, & evaluation of new polymeric materials (high performance plastic and rubber compounds) used to create state-of-the-art: seals, o-rings & other OEM products for the Automotive, Jet-Aircraft, Earth-Moving & Mining, & Housing Industries. Phenolic resin testing improved product functional ranges and metal bonding processes.

Barbara Hickman Skills

Systems Engineering Program Management Integration Testing Quality Assurance Software Development Software Engineering Telecommunications Analysis Engineering System Deployment

Barbara Hickman Education Details

  • Milwaukee School Of Engineering (M.S.O.E.)
    Milwaukee School Of Engineering (M.S.O.E.)
    Bsee Candidate 168/196 Quarter Hours Completed (1 Quarter <@Overload> Remaining)

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