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Monument, CO, US

Arlington, VA, US

Arlington, VA, US

• Assumed Flight Ops Product Lead role during mission procedure development phase.
• Finishing Mission & On-Station Ops Products for delivery to the ViaSat-3 customer.
• Developing Product Acceptance Test plan.

Arlington, VA, US

• Updated Boeing's 702 mission and on-station procedures stemming from new hardware and software changes related to the ViaSat-3 program.
• Lead meetings and coordinated with various subsystem leads in identifying updates to procedures and program documentation.
• Tested and validated updated procedures to verify flight readiness.
• Created and updated various operational products: telemetry pages, dwell tables, and data objects to name a few.

Arlington, VA, US

• Assumed leadership of a team of engineers to finish development for JCSAT-18's Mission & On-Station Ops products while providing schedule status updates to IPT and functional managers to meet flight ops products.
• Developed and executed JCSAT-18's Product Acceptance Test, which includes: test plan, Test Readiness Review (TRR), documentation and tracking of problems encountered during test event, and Post-Test Review findings and.
• Collaborated with subsystem engineering leads to update various heritage procedures to work with spacecraft's new hardware and software design using Boeing's proprietary Universal Procedure Generator (UPG).

Arlington, VA, US

• Lead a small team of engineers to developed and implemented unit testing and validation efforts for AMOS-17 customer procedures for Mission and On-Station Operations using EPOCH/ARES systems.
• Developed, scheduled, and executed Facility Acceptance Testing (FAT) event for AMOS-17’s Mission & On-Station procedures that verified Boeing's flight ops products were flight ready.
• Wrote AMOS-17 FAT test plan, presented the Test Readiness Review (TRR) and Post-Test Report (PTR), and completed other tasks that lead to a successful mission.

Arlington, VA, US

El Segundo, CA, US

• Responsible for the management and operations of Directv's satellite communication fleet.
• Reduced and mitigated service interruptions by creating a Satellite Fleet Configuration Chart from existing documentation to increase efficiency in troubleshooting and resolve satellite ground system issues on the.
• Analyzed real-time telemetry data plots to determine hardware/software ground system equipment failures for various RF uplink antenna sites, intercepting problems before affecting customers.
• Interfaced with DIRECTV broadcast centers to ensure optimal uplink levels and assist with troubleshooting of ground station equipment.
• Created telemetry displays for On-Orbit testing and integration of satellite transponders, and assisted with setting uplink levels for routine operations.
• Performed data trending, developed procedures, defined processes, and created telemetry displays.

New Hartford, NY, US

• Responsible for the management and operations of Naval fleet communication satellites.
• Supported satellite operations by collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to create comprehensive forecasting and evaluations with detailed mission planning, including resource allocations, configuration changes.
• Monitored, commanded & controlled satellites using comprehensive on-console satellite operations and ground station control procedures. Have recovered multiple satellites from detrimental anomalous conditions.
• Provided assistance, guidance, and direction for both MUOS and UHF satellites relating to ground control systems, mission planning tools, and data collection to support satellite operations.
• Troubleshot equipment failures for ground station CCS network and remote facilities during critical, time sensitive operations with an exceptionally high success rate.
• Facilitated launch and early orbit operations of 4 MUOS Communication Satellites.

• Elite Metal Finishing offers a variety of anodizing services, including aluminum anodizing, hard coat anodizing, conventional anodizing and impregnating services; Responsible for establishing, maintaining and analyzing.
• Developed quantitative models to support pricing strategies and related projects.
• Determined pricing for parts dependent on the various processes requested by vendor.
• Tracked marketplace metrics and trends to uncover key insights that shape pricing plan. Significantly contributed to increased productivity.
• Translated analysis into effective recommendations to all levels of management.
• Maintained existing pricing reports and support new reporting initiatives.

• It serves as Defense Logistics Agency's primary distribution point to the western contiguous states and the pacific area for material distribution of a wide variety of items; Tasked to work on projects that update and.
• Collaborated with Mechanical, Civil, and Electrical Engineers on AutoCAD drawings and various engineering technician duties.
• Proficiently worked on a daily basis to update as-built drawings for various projects using AutoCAD.
• Compiled project drawings for new construction contracts.
• Shadowed engineers throughout the process of the projects.

Project Management Certificate, Project Management

Bachelor Of Science, Engineering/Industrial Management