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Houston, Texas

Houston, Texas Area

Houston, Texas Area

Stafford Texas

• Managed multiple high visibility projects to deliver safety relief valves to critical customers.
• Met expectations of customer through delivery of quality hardware and supporting documentation.
• Took on high visibility customers with difficult projects that had been mishandled by previous project managers.
• Helped establish and deliver transformation plan/products and standards within the project management group to better manage and deliver on time.

Houston Texas

• Identified and captured new business in Human and Commercial Space Markets for UTAS products and services.
• Developed winning strategy for capture of new space suit life support systems by establishing and maintaining customer relationships, as well direct corporate research and development investment, resulting in delivery.
• Led successful capture of multiple engineering services contracts, resulting in increased revenue, skill… Show more Identified and captured new business in Human and Commercial Space Markets for UTAS products and.
• Led successful capture of multiple engineering services contracts, resulting in increased revenue, skill retention and reduced corporate rates.
• Established strong network of government and contractor contacts, resulting in productive teaming opportunities and direct sales.
• Teamed with industry and NASA shaping overall Exploration Roadmaps with respect to Extravehicular Activity systems and Environmental Control and Life Support systems. Show less

Houston Texas

• Assisted Program Director in management of complex life-critical Human Space Extravehicular Activity (EVA) development and sustaining program worth ~$80M per year. Managed monthly technical, costs, and schedule reviews.
• Led critical issue resolution teams for various technical systems issues and presented results to both corporate and customer upper-level management, leading to significant process improvements and customer satisfaction.
• Ensured Mission Readiness for… Show more Assisted Program Director in management of complex life-critical Human Space Extravehicular Activity (EVA) development and sustaining program worth ~$80M per year. Managed.
• Ensured Mission Readiness for all EVA activities and presented flight readiness to NASA management by leading internal team, reducing turnaround time from customer need to contract authority to proceed, as well as.

NASA, Johnson Space Center

• Implemented best practices in Project Management (PM) and guided directorate in consistent and appropriate use of assets to accomplish mission in most cost-effective and safe manner.
• Established and shaped role of Chief Engineer for directorate, which ensured proper use of PM processes and procedures.
• Created "benchmarking" process and led benchmarking of control center and training divisions by visiting extremely diverse government and industry entities both inside and outside of… Show more Implemented best.
• Created "benchmarking" process and led benchmarking of control center and training divisions by visiting extremely diverse government and industry entities both inside and outside of aerospace industry; condensed.
• Provided oversight and review of all projects within directorate, including projects at other NASA centers providing end products to Mission Operations. Show less

NASA, HQ/Johnson Space Center

• Established CEV Program Office (PO) and recruited team to develop and execute CEV competitive contracts worth over $1.2B. Moved entire PO across country in Fall 2005.
• Recruited diverse team from within NASA to co-locate at NASA Headquarters, developed and executed CEV procurement strategy, meeting all scheduled milestones and released Request for Proposal (RFP), which resulted in.
• Established and presented CEV procurement strategy to upper-level NASA… Show more Established CEV Program Office (PO) and recruited team to develop and execute CEV competitive contracts worth over $1.2B. Moved entire.
• Established and presented CEV procurement strategy to upper-level NASA management for approval, while maintaining all procurement milestones and agency objectives.
• Transitioned CEV program office successfully to NASA Johnson Space Center in Fall 2005 without impact to execution of contracts or impact to development of next round of CEV competitive procurement activities. Show less

NASA, Johnson Space Center

• Served as Avionics Design Lead, then promoted to Project Manager in 1998 for X-38 project within Crew Rescue Vehicle (CRV) Program. Guided design, systems engineering, fabrication, installation, vehicle level and.
• Led initial design of vehicle avionics systems based on commercial off-shelf and military-grade hardware, resulting in an order of magnitude cost savings over previous spacecraft avionics systems costs.
• Ensured all aspects of vehicle design, including flight control, vehicle systems, flight test and recovery were performed and executed to highest of standards through rigorous review, frequent testing, and detailed.
• Led flight readiness reviews tailored to each manager and pre-coordination with key staff personnel at multiple NASA centers and NASA Headquarters, which led to successful reviews, and resulted in avoiding delays and.
• Performed $1.2B worth of classical development work for $500M by leading team successfully through project, under budget and on schedule at cancellation, which was a result of changes in NASA’s direction and.

Physics

Associate Of Arts (Aa), General Studies

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