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Houston, Texas, Us

Cupertino, California, Us

Driving system-level engineering efforts in support of autonomous technology R&D.

Greenbelt, Md, Us

Project Manager:Perform project management duties for robotic missions and projects.Responsible for full life cycle, including definition, development, integration, testing and delivery of robotic systems.Develop project control plans, to include Project Statement & Objectives, Work Breakdown Structure, resource assignment matrix, integrated master plan and integrated master schedule.Manage multi-million dollar budgets for hardware/software, facilities, civil servants, multiple contractors and procurements distributed across multiple NASA centers.Define, organize and manage product lifecycle reviews.Develop and present technical, cost & schedule reports to headquarters, program and center management.Project Manager, Astrobee Project, 2014-Present:Free flying robots that perform mobile sensor tasks inside the International Space Station (ISS) for flight and payload controllers.Deputy Project Manager, Human Exploration Telerobotics (HET) Project, 2010-2014:Development and testing of robots on the ISS that enhance human exploration missions.Project Manager, Smart SPHERES Project, 2011-2014:Development and testing of a robot using smartphone technology on the ISS.Acting Project Manager, Surface Telerobotics Project, 2013:ISS astronauts remotely controlling a robotic rover at Ames Research Center for a simulated lunar mission.SGT Task Lead, 2013-Present:Line manager for all SGT employees in the Intelligent Robotics Group.Manage contract budget and deliverables.Approve purchases, travel and timecards.Develop monthly and quarterly reports.Perform annual performance appraisals.Manage all personnel issues.

Webster, Tx, Us

Deputy Project Manager:Information Architecture System Project, 2008-2010Software system that defines the data architecture, registers all data artifacts, and performs software build management of Constellation Program flight software.Senior Systems Engineer:Constellation System Engineering & Integration (SE&I), Software & Avionics Integration Office, 2006-2008Perform systems engineering integration activities across Software & Avionics disciplines.Provide Communication, Command, Control, Information and Software requirements development and maturation support.Provide systems engineering support to Constellation program relative to all Command, Control, Communications, Information and Software architecture related requirements, interface management, and analyses/trades/architecture.

Houston, Tx, Us

Conduct classroom, hands-on and simulation training on the International Space Station (ISS) Communication & Tracking (C&T) system for astronauts, cosmonauts and flight controllers.Develop certification plans and training flows for flight crews, instructors, and flight controllers.Develop training objectives and generate lesson plans. Evaluate instructor, flight controller, and flight crew performance during training.Participate in integration of International Partner training with the U.S. systems training.Served as NASA interface to Russian communications instructors from the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Moscow, Russia.Develop and write requirements for Space Station simulators, trainers and mockups.Create databases and software tools to manage crew training data.Certified as ISS Training Facility Crew Monitor.C&T project lead for improved instructor/flight controller certification processes (project ICE) and enhanced crew training products (project Evolution).C&T training lead for 12A.1, 13A (Space Shuttle) and Expedition 11 (ISS) flights.

Design electrical and electronics hardware for use in the ISS simulator based on requirements from NASA. Coordinate design with systems engineers, software engineers, and other members of the Integrated Product Team. Conduct and present Preliminary Design Reviews and Final Design Reviews.Prepare technical design documentation and schematics.Coordinate selection and procurement of parts. Prototype, test and validate hardware designs. Develop System Acceptance Tests.Electrical project lead for multiple simulator products to include: advanced payload virtual simulator, Japanese Segment Trainer lighting and power, secondary Lab lighting and power, and Portable Electrical Equipment Kits.

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Ms, Computer Engineering

Bs, Electrical & Computer Engineering