David Galvan Email & Phone Number

El Segundo, Ca, Us

El Segundo, California, United States

Section manager for Geopositioning Systems Section, Navigation and Geopositioning Systems Department. Conduct and lead engineering-level analyses for geolocation uncertainty for multiple remote sensing techniques and GPS interference analysis. Supervise teams of engineers, mathematicians, and scientists supporting these efforts.

El Segundo, Ca

Engineering Specialist in the Navigation and Geopositioning Systems Department. Conduct geolocation, orbit determination analysis, and GPS interference analysis for spacecraft.

Santa Monica, Ca

--Evaluation of Position, Navigation, Timing alternatives for critical infrastructure (sponsor: DHS, FY2018)-4th and 5th Generation Fighter Interoperability Study (sponsor: USAF, FY2018)-Life Cycle Cost Assessment of Alternative Satellite Constellation Space Systems Architectures (sponsor: Office of the Secretary of Defense, FY2017)

Santa Monica, Ca

Research and analysis contributions to multiple projects, including:-U.S. Air Force Aircraft Survivability Study (sponsor: U.S. Air Force, FY2015-2017)-Follow-On Analysis of Distributed Air-Deployable and Reusable UAVs (sponsor: Office of the Secretary of Defense, FY2017-Evaluation of Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (sponsor: California Energy Commission, FY2015-2017)-Analysis of Air Dominance System of Systems Architectures (SoSITE) (sponsor: DARPA, FY2014-2017)-Analysis of Resilient Commercial Space Services (sponsor: U.S. Air Force, FY2016)-Solid Rocket Motor Industrial Base study (sponsor: U.S. Air Force, FY2015)-DoD Leveraging of Commercial Space Services (sponsor: Office of the Secretary of Defense, FY2015)-Long Range Standoff Munitions Planning process (sponsor: U.S. Air Force, FY2015)-Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances (sponsor: U.S. Intelligence Community, FY2014)-Impact of Disaggregated Architectures on Space Launch Enterprise (sponsor: U.S. Air Force, FY2014)-National Security impacts of foreign components on the EELV program (sponsor: Office of the Secretary of Defense, FY2013)-Benefits of a satellite anomaly database, and obstacles to its development (sponsor: DARPA, FY2012-14)-Disaggregated Architectures for National Security Space (GPS) (sponsor: U.S. Air Force, FY2013)-Evaluation of strategic carbon capture technologies (sponsor: National Energy Technology Lab, FY2013) -Alternative Space Architectures for National Security Space (sponsor: U.S. Air Force, FY2012)

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Ca

-Developed research and analysis techniques using remote sensing observations to study the impact of earthquakes and tsunamis on the ionosphere. -Used measurements of total electron content (TEC) from global positioning system (GPS) stations and satellites to study gravity waves generated after earthquakes or tsunamis which affect the electron density of the ionosphere. Such techniques may contribute to an improved tsunami tracking system in the future.

Los Angeles, Ca

-Developed research and analysis techniques using remote sensing observations to study the Earth's inner magnetosphere and ionosphere. -Used extreme ultraviolet (EUV) images from the IMAGE satellite mission to study the plasmasphere, a population of cold plasma confined to near-Earth space by the geomagnetic field.-Used measurements of total electron content (TEC) from global positioning system (GPS) stations and satellites to study both the plasmasphere and the ionosphere.-Repaired and deployed geophysical field magnetometers at Arecibo Ionospheric Observatory in Puerto Rico, and at the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide in Antarctica.

Houston, Tx

Worked for three "tours of duty" as a civil servant in JSC’s Cooperative Education Program.(6/2003 – 9/2003)EVA, Robotics, & Crew Systems Operations Division: Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) (DX12).Duties: -Integrated external requirements for Astronaut training with dive operations to provide tank configurations. -Underwater Video Camera Diver to support dive operations during tests. -Updated procedures documentation, researched mockup and test records, created ISS Truss layout reference drawings.(4/2002 - 9/2002)Flight Design and Dynamics Division: Orbit Dynamics Branch, Automated Vehicles and Orbit Analysis group (DM35).Duties: -Developed an Excel-based analysis tool to determine line-of-sight access opportunities between the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station during rendezvous and proximity operations. -Modification of console support software used in Mission Control. (C++ programming)(9/2001 - 12/2001) Operations Division: Cargo Integration and Operations Branch, Cargo Support Engineering Group (DO54).Duties: -Management of cargo and payload inventory onboard the International Space Station. -ISS Pre-pack OJT (On the Job Trainee) console support. -STS-108 Transfer OJT console support. -JSC Representative for Increment 3 EarthKAM operations.

Ucsd, La Jolla, Ca

Student Manager / Chief of Operations: -Management of undergraduates involved in the EarthKAM project, assigning and delegating tasks, training new members. -Chief of UCSD Mission Operations Center during operations.Image Analysis Team Lead: -Research and analysis of digital images of the Earth taken by EarthKAM camera, management and training of other team members. Orbit Propagation Team Lead: -Propagation of orbital trajectory of Space Shuttle during Shuttle mission STS-99 using Satellite Tool Kit (STK) software.

Nasa Ames Research Center Moffet Field, Ca

-Assisted in research at the Martian Surface Wind Tunnel Aeolian Research Facility. -Prepared dust samples in wind tunnel before atmospheric pressure pump-down. -Studied threshold wind velocity required to initiate saltation, a possible cause of Martian dust storms.

Ph.D., Geophysics And Space Physics

Dissertation: “Using Extreme Ultraviolet Images and Total Electron Content to Study the Earth’s Plasmasphere”

Masters Of Science, Geophysics And Space Physics

By Comprehensive Examination during Ph.D. program.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Physics

Activities and Societies: ISS EarthKAM, Golden Key International Honor SocietyMinor in Space Science and Engineering