I'm now supporting the NASA ACCESS project as a Systems Engineer. This is the recently formed organization composed of much of what used to be the Space Network and the Near Earth Network.

Still at KBR, but ran out of room in the profile section below.With the evolution of SGSS from Development to Implementation, my role changed to include additional duties witnessing various aspects of testing both at the IC facility and at the White Sands Complex. I am still overseeing aspects of Development as related to problem resolution and product enhancement, but now it is mainly oriented towards "Let's get this system to the site and make it work".Besides dealing with signal processing and data distribution issues, this phase has given me a chance to get back to some of my roots dealing with RF systems on large antennas. Trying to determine why they do not work properly and how to make them do what they are supposed to has brought me back to looking at antenna optics, pointing systems, waveguides, coaxial cables, high power amplifiers, and low noise amplifiers - all the "fun" stuff.

Well, it's really KBR for the past few years and Bendix, AlliedSignal, and Honeywell before that. I haven't changed my employer, but the employer name keeps changing!From September 2015 to early 2018 I was the Acting Development Manager for the NASA Space Network Ground Segment Sustainment Project (SGSS) responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Implementation Contractor’s (IC) development of this complex software, firmware, and hardware system and later an SME with responsibility for multiple technical areas. My activities included identification and resolution of technical and management issues, interaction with multiple levels of NASA and IC management and other NASA organizations, and coordination of the development activities with other SGSS project entities.For the 4 years prior to September 2015 I was a subject matter expert for SGSS on Digital Signal Processing, RF and Antenna Engineering, Systems Engineering, and Ground Site configurations and also the Digital Signal Processing development lead. Even earlier I was the Task Lead on several Ground Network (GN), Space Network (SN), and crosscutting tasks, the Technical Lead on leading edge activities which spanned the SN and GN, the Deputy Advance Planning Manager for the NENS contract, and a key person on numerous special activities and studies. Many of my activities have dealt with assessing, identifying requirements, exploring solutions, and finding alternatives to deal with new customer requirements and unusual situations. During the first 21 years of my career with this employer I was a technical expert for and the manager of the Very Long Baseline Interferometry support activity with responsibility for worldwide operations activities, development engineering, and maintenance support. During the last few years of this period I expanded my role to cover Satellite Last Ranging support.