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Long Beach, California, United States

Redondo Beach, California, United States

Mission Director for LEO Express-1 (Impulse's first spaceflight) throughout successful completion of all primary mission objectives, including spacecraft commissioning, payload deploy, orbital maneuvers / deltaV burns, and over the air updates.

Redondo Beach, California, United States

- First and only Mission Operations Engineer throughout tenure at Impulse (employee #62)- Ground Software RE until ~2 months prior to flight- Authored procedures and directed tests for vehicle level functional test campaign

Houston, Texas, United States

NASA’s Johnson Space Center - Integrated Mission Operations Contract (IMOC) IIVehicles & Programs supported: ISS, Dragon (CRS1, CRS2, CCP), CST-100 (CCP), Cygnus (CRS1, CRS2), HTV, Artemis (RPOD mission design)Flight Controller Certifications:• Visiting Vehicle Officer (VVO) - International Space Station (ISS) flight controller, reporting to the NASA Flight Director. Systems integration specialist for trajectory, GNC, propulsion, and crew monitoring, ensuring the safe rendezvous and departure of visiting vehicles. Responsible for managing a team of up to three flight controllers during real time operations.• Visiting Vehicle Profile (VVP) - ISS flight controller reporting to the Visiting Vehicle Officer with an in-depth focus on trajectory, relative motion, and GNC systems.• Demonstrated capability to perform in a high-pressure environment while maintaining clear, concise comm to ensure safety of crew and vehicle while maximizing mission success• Extensive experience with a variety of spacecraft, both crewed and uncrewed, during development and operations• Creation and maintenance of flight rules, procedures, and mission timelines used during dynamic spacecraft operations including test flights of new vehicles• Responsible for training new flight controllers and evaluating performance in both simulations and oral assessments• Development and maintenance of various software tools used to support human spaceflight dynamic events• Review of verification closures pertaining to NASA 50808 and 1130 requirements, as well as maturing draft requirements for new vehicles and programs• Provided technical expertise to support development of hazard reports pertaining to the ISS and Visiting Vehicles• Received multiple awards from both IMOC and NASA recognizing performance throughout my tenure

Houston, Texas, United States

NASA’s Johnson Space Center - Integrated Mission Operations Contract (IMOC) IINote: Lockheed Martin IS&GS was acquired by Leidos in August 2016

College Park, Maryland, United States

-Received a performance recognition award for response to an emergency situation during a dispatch shift, requiring continuous communication with first responders while simultaneously rerouting a significant percentage of the operational fleet and continuing to pull information from the on-scene driver-Continued regularly executing dispatch shifts-Conducted training sessions for new dispatchers and organized regular meetings regarding policy updates and reminders-Created, organized, and updated tally-sheets, sub-sheets, schedules and various other metric tracking spreadsheets-Assisted operations supervisors with finding or providing coverage for dispatch and driving shifts-Assisted the dispatch manager with inventorying and repairing all dispatch office and operations equipment-Developed innovative software tools to automate operational processes, reducing manual dispatcher overhead

College Park, Maryland, United States

-Work in a fast paced, high stress environment while efficiently prioritizing information and owning decisions-Monitor and track all Shuttle-UM vehicles to ensure all transportation services are operating as scheduled-Maintain communication with drivers to ensure safety of drivers and passengers-Provide customer service to patrons scheduling ParaTransit rides, NITE rides, and inquiring about Shuttle-UM routes and services-Assist operations with finding or providing coverage for driving shifts

College Park, Maryland, United States

-Class B Commercial Driver’s License with passenger endorsement and no air brake restrictions-Safely and responsibly operate various Shuttle-UM vehicles while adhering to a strict time schedule-Utilize radio communications to work with dispatch to efficiently resolve issues-Provide customer service to passengers

Wallops Island, Virginia, United States

NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility - NASA Sounding Rocket Operations Contract (NSROC) II•Collapsible Payload Cart Design Project-Designed a collapsible payload cart that is cost effective and easily manufactured-Modeled all of the parts and assemblies using SolidWorks and controlled them with the Adept engineering document management system-Design is human rated for an 800 pound payload and accommodates preexisting payload cradles-Worked with drafters to create and approve engineering drawings of all parts and assemblies-Presented the final design to a panel of engineers, technicians, and managers-Design was approved, built, and used to support launch operations•Modeled the Solar Pointing Attitude Rocket Control System (SPARCS) for use on upcoming payloads•Modified a solar sensor design used on a suborbital payload to accommodate an infrared filter and interfaced with vendors to ensure design requirements were achievable for all parties

Bachelor Of Science, Aerospace Engineering (Astronautical Track)

Activities and Societies: Maryland Sustainability Engineering / Engineers Without Borders, Terpski

National Outdoor Leadership School