• Visiting Vehicle Integration Lead - Destinations Program - Responsible for coordinating technical and programmatic inputs relevant to crew and cargo integration into Space Destinations • Design integration engineer for Electrical Power Systems and Inter-Element Interfaces for the Orbital Reef commercial space station - Responsible for defining interfaces between space station modules and for the space station interface to crew and cargo visiting vehicles - Authored interface documents (IRDs/ICDs) defining requirements for berthing and docking mechanisms, for crew and resource transfers, and connectivity with visiting vehicles - Coordinate station-level electrical interfaces through electrical design specifications, power quality requirements, and system design documents - Develop and present inputs for milestone reviews and design analysis cycles), lead standing working groups, and perform integrated trade studies

• Managed over 25 engineers responsible for all System Engineering efforts for the Dream Chaser commercial cargo vehicle program• Team performed technical integration, requirements development, and verification planning and execution with all subsystem areas (ECLSS, TCS, Structures, EPS, Avionics, Software, GN&C)• Managed development and maintenance of scalable processes and related tools supporting requirements development, decomposition, allocation, validation, and verification• Tracked completion/review status ~3000 verification tasks (system/ subsystem/ components), ~4000 internal system/subsystem requirements, ~600 Customer requirements, and ~3000 Hazard Controls• Served as the ISS-NASA Integration Lead responsible technical and programmatic ISS interfaces, managing customer milestone meetings (design reviews/quarterlies), tracking programmatic actions, presenting requirement exception justifications, overseeing joint analysis and testing, and running weekly integration meetings• Co-Chair for the Systems Integration Panel that oversaw interdisciplinary trades and issue resolution activities

• Deputy for the Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test Directorate consisting of over 115 direct and consultant personnel in the following disciplines: Systems Engineering, System Analysis - Aerodynamics, Dynamic Loads, Thermal Analysis, and Integrated Vehicle Performance (IVP), Spacecraft Test, Specialty Engineering – Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), Radiation, Fracture Control, and Materials & Processes• Represented the directorate as approver at various technical and program level decision boards• Assisted in budget management, Earned Value Management (EVM) reporting, overall metrics strategies, and cross-program planning for the directorate

• Performed systems engineering activities such as requirement and verification development for system specifications, trade studies, and cross-discipline integration• Consulted, and ultimately converted to direct employee, for the Sierra Nevada Corporation on technical and programmatic interface requirements with NASA’s International Space Station Program in support of SNC’s Dream Chaser program

• NASA International Space Station Program liaison to commercial companies developing crewed space vehicles• Lead horizontal and vertical integration tasks related to the definition and verification of engineering and programmatic interface requirements• Perform technical and programmatic trade studies and technical assessments and present recommendations to NASA program management on issues based on cost, schedule, safety, and the technical impacts of all feasible options• Coordinate joint engineering analysis and tests for various teams including thermal, electrical power quality, electromagnetic compatibility, structural loads, and risk and reliability• ISSP focal for vehicle interface issues, data exchanges, and technical and schedule performance activities

• Performed interdisciplinary and inter-organizational issue resolution, strategic and tactical planning, and International Partner coordination for NASA’s ISS Program• Promoted to technical lead (July 2012) of small contractor team responsible for Systems Integration• Led the Bilateral Electrical Working Group (BEWG) consisting of NASA and Russian engineers, strategic planners, Safety representatives, and flight control operators• Performed technical and programmatic trade studies and technical assessments management boards and presented recommendations to NASA program boards based on impacts to cost, schedule, safety, and the technical feasibility of all options• Mediated issues between international and local engineering teams and maintained schedules for integration of new Russian modules despite late-cycle design flaws and failures of critical test hardware by shifting scope of verification from testing to analysis• Identified opportunities and implemented solutions that increased team efficiency through the development of software tools

-Lead engineer responsible for integrating between system specialists and NASA stakeholders to define and test requirements for hardware supporting the Space Shuttle and the ISS for projects such as GLACIER and EVA Repair Tools -Authored requirements documents for over ten hardware design projects defining functional, physical, and performance requirements in the applicable environments for the planned life cycle-Developed verification strategies ensuring final closure of requirements during acceptance review cycles-Generated and implemented test plans supporting the certification of hardware-Provided inputs on schedule and cost to project management for various test activities-Prepared all pre-test paperwork including test procedures and hazard analysis and presented documentation at NASA Test Readiness Reviews-Completed tests such as EM, vibration, thermal, vacuum, structural loading, and functional checkouts