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El Segundo, California, United States

Project Name: Moonlighter Role: Project Manager Instrument Type: Small Satellite (HackASat 4) Successfully managed end-to-end development of a cybersecurity testbed on a satellite platform, achieving project completion within an aggressive 24-month timeline.Orchestrated critical milestones including Systems Requirements Review, Space Segment Critical Design Review, Ground Segment Critical Design Review, Test Readiness Review, and Pre-Ship Review.Proactively handled non-conformance issues, maintaining project schedule and quality through efficient resolution, while leading cross-functional teams and fostering clear communication with stakeholders.-- Project: Phenomenology Imager Atmospheric Near Infrared (PIANO)Role: Project ManagerType: Space Weather InstrumentLed end-to-end development of the PIANO nighttime imager, from the interface preliminary design review to the successful installation on the International Space Station. Oversaw cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment with project objectives and space-specific requirements.Milestone Management: Guided the project through critical milestones, including Interface Preliminary Design Review, hardware fabrication, rigorous testing phases, and final integration for launch. Meticulously ensured compliance with space environment constraints and technical specifications.Successfully shepherded the PIANO project from initial design to its operational installation on the International Space Station

El Segundo, California, United States

Project Name: NASA GTOSat Relativistic Electron Magnetic Spectrometer (GTOSat REMS)Instrument Type: Space Weather Instrument Successfully co-proposed and secured approval for the NASA GTOSat REMS project, demonstrating persuasive communication and visionary leadership alongside the principal investigator.Led the project through pivotal milestones, including a rigorous instrument design review and a comprehensive pre-ship review, ensuring alignment with project goals and adherence to NASA's exacting standards.---- Project Name: Daily Atmospheric Ionosphere Limb Imager (DAILI), a 6U small satellite. Project Name: Low Latitude Ionosphere Enhancement in Density (LLITED), a pair of 1.5U small satellites.Project Role: Project ManagerCustomer: NASADirected end-to-end spacecraft and payload development, ensuring seamless integration and compliance with NASA's stringent standards for both projects.Orchestrated cross-functional collaboration, optimizing resource allocation and managing risks to meet project milestones, budgets, and technical objectives.Delivered successful launches of DAILI and LLITED, contributing significantly to advancements in atmospheric and ionospheric research while showcasing expertise in project management and technical leadership.

United States

Responsible for leading multidisciplinary teams to develop space hardware, and meet project deliverables, projects such as: Development of Special Testing Equipment for Focal Plane Arrays, which included working with the Space Instrumentation Dept (SID), and the Sensor Systems Subdiv (SSS) · AeroCube-X (1.5U CubeSat); working along side with the Small Satellite Group, SID, Spacecraft Thermal Dept, Digital Comm Implementation Dept, Spacecraft Software Dept · FPA Latchup Anomaly Investigation, included working with the Contamination Dept, Material Physics and NDE Dept, and SSS.Responsible for schedule management which encompasses the development, maintenance, control, and archival of integrated master schedules. Ensure schedule management processes are applied in a manner that supports the project’s requirements and objectives. In addition, responsible for plan approvals, schedule execution, and ensuring the Aerospace Corporation processes and procedures are being met, the necessary resources, tools, techniques are applied to ensure requirements are adhered to by the project team.

El Segundo, California

•Responsible for all aspects of the Art Services department, including concepts, design, and providing technical directions to vendors. •Design brochures, posters, signage, event identity, awards, certificates, and wall boards. Finishing of final presentations including mounting, framing, laminating, and binding.•Operate and train users in CNC router, Laser engraver, Vinyl Printer, and Vinyl Plotter.

Master Of Science

Bachelor'S Degree